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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I Was Born, But... (1932)
7.2/10
Director: Yasujiro Ozu
Two young brothers throw a tantrum when they discover that their father isn't the most important man in his workplace. Read more
The Ealing Studios Rarities Collection: Volume 3 (1932)
7.6/10
A global byword for cinematic quality of a quintessentially British nature, Ealing Studios made more than 150 films over a three decade period. A cher... Read more
An Affectionate Look At W.C. Fields (1932)
Starring: W C Fields
The monumental talent of film comedian W.C. Fields has entertained people for generations. This compilation includes a look at his laughter-filled car... Read more
Kings of Slapstick: In The Park (1915) / The Balloonatic (1923) / The High Sign (1917) / The Dentist (1932)
Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, W C Fields
Four classic shorts from the masters of slapstick. 'In The Park' sees Charlie Chaplin helps out after a purse-snatching; 'The Balloonatic' and 'The H... Read more
Trouble in Paradise (1932)
8.2/10
Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Starring: Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis, Herbert Marshall, Charlie Ruggles, Edward Everett H...
When thief Gaston Monescu (Herbert Marshall) meets his true love in pickpocket Lily (Miriam Hopkins), they embark on a scam to rob lovely perfume comp... Read more
Horse Feathers (1932)
7.7/10
Director: Norman Z McLeod
Starring: The Marx Brothers, Thelma Todd, David Landau
Groucho is head of Huxley College, building up a winning football team with the help of Chico and Harpo, in crazy Marx brothers nonsense. (The passwor... Read more
Tokyo Chorus (1931)
7.7/10
Director: Yasujiro Ozu
A married Tokyo man faces unemployment after standing up for an older colleague. Read more
Buster Keaton: Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1931)
8.9/10
Director: Edward Sedgwick
Starring: Buster Keaton, Charlotte Greenwood
A rare Buster Keaton film of the sound era in which he proves he was as brilliant as ever; Keaton is a sign-tacker hit by a car outside a mansion, bro... Read more
Laurel and Hardy: Be Big / Laughing Gravy (1931)
7/10
Director: Various
Starring: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy
In this extraordinary collection we are proud to present superb quality restorations of five distinct Laurel and Hardy motion pictures, including two... Read more
City Lights (1931)
8.6/10
Director: Charlie Chaplin
Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee
Chaplin's final silent film is one of the screen's true masterworks. Charlie plays the Little Tramp, who falls in love with a blind flower girl and vo... Read more