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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Batman (1966)
7.5/10
Director: Leslie Martinson
Starring: Adam West, Burt Ward, Burgess Meredith, Cesar Romero, Frank Gorshin, Lee Meriwet...
The caped crusader and his youthful sidekick jump from their popular mid 1960s T.V. series into this full-length feature film. Very silly material pla... Read more
Alfie (1966)
7.1/10
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Starring: Michael Caine, Shelley Winters, Millicent Martin, Denholm Elliott
Full of sex and delightful charm, this quick moving film tells the poignant tragedy of a cockney playboy (Michael Caine) who finds 'birds' irresistibl... Read more
The Saragossa Manuscript (Blu-ray) (1965)
7.8/10
Director: Wojciech Has
Starring: Zbigniew Cybulski
Upon finding a book that relates his grandfather's story, an officer ventures through Spain meeting a wide array of characters, most of whom have a st... Read more
Buster Keaton Rides Again (Featuring: The Railrodder) (1965)
7.3/10
Starring: Buster Keaton
This film is a documentary about the filming of one of Buster Keaton's movies: The Railrodder (1965). Read more
The Art of Love (1965)
6.3/10
Director: Norman Jewison
Starring: James Garner, Dick Van Dyke, Elke Sommer, Angie Dickinson, Ethel Merman, Carl Re...
Having failed to establish himself as a painter in Paris, Paul Sloane (Dick Van Dyke) decides to return home to his wealthy girlfriend, Laurie Gibson... Read more
The Sound of Music ( Blu-ray ) (1965)
8/10
Director: Robert Wise
Starring: Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker, Julie Andrews
The hills are alive with the sound of the Von Trapp family in this beloved Rodgers-Hammerstein epic musical. Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer lea... Read more
Loves of a Blonde ( A Blonde In Love ) (1965)
7.7/10
Director: Milos Forman
Starring: Hanna Brejchova, Vladimir Pucholt, Vladimir Mensik
Milos Forman's great comedy is an acute satire of Czech daily life. The film focuses on the relationship of a factory girl and a touring piano player.... Read more
Intimate Lighting (1965)
7.6/10
Director: Ivan Passer
One of the finest works of the Czech New Wave, Passer's film is a quietly funny film that has a lot to say about our lives and what we do to get by. I... Read more
Viva Maria! (1965)
6.4/10
Director: Louis Malle
Starring: Brigitte Bardot, Jeanne Moreau, George Hamilton
Who doesn't want to see Jeanne Moreau and Brigitte Bardot costarring as turn-of-the-century vaudevillians who get mixed up with Mexican revolutionarie... Read more
The Sucker (1965)
7.5/10
Director: Gerard Oury
Starring: Andre Bourvil, Louis De Funes
A clever fellow proves himself smarter than the gangsters who would exploit him. The trouble begins in Paris when the vacationing hero accidentally ge... Read more