Comedy
Q: How many surrealists does it take to change a light bulb? A: The fish. Much like that joke, comedy comes down to personal taste and what one finds funny or not. Some like their humour light and frothy and very generalised, while others like it to have an edge and go for a more twisted, darker humour. The motherlode of this genre can be scrolled below. Either way, we're sure there will be something for everybody in the subsections on the left.
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Lovesick (1983)
5.2/10
Starring: Dudley Moore, Elizabeth McGovern, Alec Guinness, Christine Baranski
A psychiatrist, who falls in love with a patient, is visited by the spirit of Sigmund Freud, who gives him advice on how to handle it. Read more
Undercover (1983)
6.7/10
Director: David Stevens
Starring: Genevieve Picot, John Walton, Michael Pare, Peter Phelps, Barry Otto
True story set in the Roaring Twenties Sydney about the rise of Berlei, a popular Australian brand of women's lingerie, famous for its bras and girdle... Read more
The Aki Kaurismaki Collection: Part: 2 (1983)
Director: Aki Kaurismaki
Starring: Kati Outinen, Markku Peltola, Ilkka Koivula
Aki Kaurismäki is known for his extremely minimalistic style. He has been called an auteur,[5][6] since he writes, directs, produces and usually edits... Read more
The Aki Kaurismaki Collection: Part: 1 (1983)
Director: Aki Kaurismaki
Starring: Turo Pajala, Susanna Haavisto, Matti Pellonpaa
Aki Kaurismäki is known for his extremely minimalistic style. He has been called an auteur,[5][6] since he writes, directs, produces and usually edits... Read more
Blame It On Rio (1983)
5.7/10
Director: Stanley Donen
Starring: Demi Moore, Michael Caine, Joseph Bologna, Valerie Harper
Michael Caine and Joseph Bologna are best friends who journey to beautiful Rio de Janeiro for a vacation with teenage daughters Demi Moore and Michell... Read more
Private School (1983)
5.3/10
Director: Noel Black
Starring: Phoebe Cates, Betsy Russell, Matthew Modine
Chris from a girls' boarding school loves Jim from a nearby boys' boarding school. Jordan also wants Jim and plays dirty. Jim and 2 friends visit the... Read more
D.C. Cab (1983)
5.6/10
Director: Joel Schumacher
Starring: Max Gail, Alec Baldwin, Mr. T
The misadventures of a group of unfortunate but street-wise cabbies working for a Washington, D.C. decrepit taxicab company. Read more
Going Berserk (1983)
5.3/10
Director: David Steinberg
Starring: John Candy, Eugene Levy, Joe Flaherty
A drummer/chauffeur engaged to a congressman's daughter encounters a sleazy film director, the leader of an aerobics cult, and other crazed characters... Read more
Strange Brew (1983)
6.7/10
Starring: Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas, Max von Sydow
Canada's most famous hosers, Bob and Doug McKenzie, get jobs at the Elsinore Brewery, only to learn that something is rotten with the state of it. Read more
High School USA (1983)
5.7/10
Director: Rod Amateau
Starring: Michael J Fox, Todd Bridges
Set in a senior high school class, J.J. pursues the girlfriend of a rival from a higher clique. Read more