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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Club Zero (2023)
5.9/10
Director: Jessica Hausner
Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Sidse Babett Knudsen
Nutrition teacher Miss Novak accepts a job at an elite school and forms a close bond with five students, but a relationship ends up taking a dangerous... Read more
There's Still Tomorrrow (2023)
Director: Paola Cortellesi
Starring: Paola Cortellesi, Valerio Mastandrea, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Emanuela Fanelli,...
In postwar Rome, a working-class woman dreams of a better future for herself and her daughter while enduring abuse at the hands of her husband. When a... Read more
Poor Things (Blu-ray) (2023)
7.8/10
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Starring: Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo, Christopher Abbott
Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the pr... Read more
La Chimera (2023)
7.3/10
Director: Alice Rohrwacher
Starring: Josh O'Connor, Carol Duarte, Isabella Rossellini, Alba Rohrwacher
Tuscany, early 1980s. Arthur has just been released from a short stint in prison. During his earlier studies in the region, he fell in love with Benia... Read more
Wicked Little Letters (2023)
7/10
Director: Thea Sharrock
Starring: Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Timothy Spall, Joanna Scanlan
A 1920s English seaside town bears witness to a farcical and occasionally sinister scandal in this riotous mystery comedy. Based on a stranger than fi... Read more
Fallen Leaves (2023)
7.4/10
Director: Aki Kaurismaki
Starring: Alma Poysti, Jussi Vatanem
In modern-day Helsinki, two lonely souls meet in a karaoke bar and try to build a relationship. Their path to happiness is beset by obstacles, from lo... Read more
The Retirement Plan (2023)
5.1/10
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Ashley Greene, Ron Perlman, Jackie Earle Haley, Ernie Hudson, Lynn...
When Ashley and her young daughter Sarah get caught up in a criminal enterprise that puts their lives at risk, she turns to estranged father Matt, cur... Read more
80 For Brady (2023)
5.8/10
Starring: Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, Sally Field, Tom Brady
Four best friends live life to the fullest when they embark on a wild trip to see their hero, Tom Brady, play in the 2017 Super Bowl. Read more
Wonka (Blu-ray) (2023)
Director: Paul King
Starring: Timothee Chalamet, Hugh Grant, Keegan-Michael Key, Matt Lucas, Sally Hawkins, Ro...
Armed with nothing but a hatful of dreams, young chocolatier Willy Wonka manages to change the world, one delectable bite at a time. Read more
Wonka (2023)
7.1/10
Director: Paul King
Starring: Timothee Chalamet, Hugh Grant, Keegan-Michael Key, Matt Lucas, Sally Hawkins, Ro...
Armed with nothing but a hatful of dreams, young chocolatier Willy Wonka manages to change the world, one delectable bite at a time. Read more