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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After Hours (1985)
7.7/10
Director: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Rosanna Arquette, Verna Bloom, Thomas Chong, Griffin Dunne, Linda Fiorentino, Te...
A bored, buttoned-up, buttoned-down word processor (Griffin Dunne) sets out on a late night date and finds that different rules apply when it's after... Read more
After the Fox (1966)
6.5/10
Director: Vittorio De Sica
Starring: Peter Sellers, Victor Mature, Britt Ekland, Martin Balsam, Akim Tamiroff, Paolo...
This wildly funny farce gives the comic genius of Peter Sellers free reign as he assumes several wacky personalities, each one funnier than the last!... Read more
After the Thin Man (1936)
7.7/10
Director: W S Van Dyke
Starring: William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart
William Powell and Myrna Loy are back as society sleuths Nick and Nora in this second entry in the 'Thin Man' series. When Nora's cousin is wrongly ac... Read more
Agatha Raisin (2014)
7.3/10
Starring: Ashley Jensen, Mathew Horne
High-flying, PR whiz Agatha Raisin (Extras, Catastrophe) leaves London to retire to the quiet, picturesque Cotswold village of Carsely. Entering a loc... Read more
Air America (1990)
5.7/10
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Starring: Mel Gibson, Robert Downey Jr, Nancy Travis
Two pilots (Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr.) fly the unfriendly skies over Cambodia during the Vietnamese war. The Thai locations are beautiful, the... Read more
Air Buddies (2006)
4.8/10
Director: Robert Vince
Starring: Jane Carr
When dad BUDDY and mom MOLLY are dognapped, their five adorable pups, the AIR BUDDIES, must save the day... Read more
Airheads (1994)
6.1/10
Director: Michael Lehmann
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler
Michael Lehmann's best film since the black comedy 'Heathers' splices the rock 'n roll satire of 'Wayne's World' with an inspired 'Die Hard' pastiche... Read more
Alan Davies: Life Is Pain (2013)
6.9/10
Starring: Alan Davies
Recorded live at Hammersmith Apollo, Alan Davies' "Life Is Pain" covers every aspect of the modern condition. While famous as an actor - the eponymous... Read more
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013)
6.9/10
Director: Declan Lowney
Starring: Colm Meaney, Steve Coogan
Alan Partridge has had many ups and downs in his life. National television broadcaster. Responsible for killing a guest on live TV. Local radio broadc... Read more
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (Blu-ray) (2013)
7.6/10
Director: Declan Lowney
Starring: Colm Meaney, Steve Coogan
Alan Partridge has had many ups and downs in his life. National television broadcaster. Responsible for killing a guest on live TV. Local radio broadc... Read more