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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. Right: There's Something About Mary's hairdo...

The Librarian 3: The Curse of the Judas Chalice (2008)

Director: Jonathan Frakes
Starring: Noah Wyle, Bob Newhart, Stana Katic, Jane Curtin, Bruce Davison

Returning for a third outing, Flynn Carsen (Noah Wyle) is in New Orleans for some well-earned rest and recreation when he is spotted by a damsel in di... Read more

The Librarians: Series 1 (2007)

7/10
Starring: Robyn Butler, Roz Hammond, Heidi Arena, Stephen Ballantyne, Keith Brockett, Bob...

The humble suburban library takes on a whole new meaning in this Australian comedy-drama series. The six-part series centres on the trials and tribula... Read more

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)

7.3/10
Director: Wes Anderson
Starring: Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett, Anjelica Huston, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Go...

Internationally famous oceanographer Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) and his crew - Team Zissou - set sail on an expedition to hunt down the mysterious, el... Read more

The Life Coach (2009)

6.6/10
Director: Olivier Doran
Starring: Didier Bezace, Richard Berry, Jean-Paul Rouve, Anne Marivin, Melanie Bernier, Je...

A.k.a. "Le coach". Under pressure from mounting gambling debts, and with his wife with leaving him, life coach Maximilien Chene is at his wits end. Wh... Read more

The Likely Lads (1976)

6.7/10
Director: Michael Tuchner
Starring: James Bolam, Rodney Bewes

Returning to their TV roles after several years, Rodney Bewes (Bob) and James Bolam (Terry) play a pair of funny Northern Englishmen with the usual 't... Read more

The Linguini Incident (1992)

6.4/10
Director: Richard Shepard
Starring: Rosanna Arquette, David Bowie, Eszter Balint

A Manhattan waitress (Rosanna Arquette), obsessed with Houdini, schemes to get money to develop her own magic act by robbing the trendy restaurant whe... Read more

The Lion King 3 (2004)

Director: Bradley Raymond
Starring: Julie Kavner, Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella

A.k.a. "The Lion King 1 1/2". Hakuna Matata! Witness the events of "The Lion King" through the eyes of Timon and Pumbaa in a hilarious spin-off from D... Read more

The Little Colonel (1935)

7.1/10
Director: David Butler
Starring: Shirley Temple, Lionel Barrymore, Evelyn Venable

In the post-Civil War South, Elizabeth Lloyd marries a Yankee. In response, her stern Confederate father vows to never speak to her again. That is, un... Read more

The Lonely Guy (1983)

6.2/10
Director: Arthur Hiller
Starring: Charles Grodin, Judith Ivey, Steve Martin

Steve Martin is shy guy Larry Hubbard who suddenly finds himself back on the singles market in New York. Charles Grodin is his geeky pal in the same... Read more

The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)

6.7/10
Director: Renny Harlin
Starring: Samuel L Jackson, Geena Davis, Craig Bierko, David Morse, Brian Cox, Patrick Mal...

Eight years after she was found suffering from amnesia, mild-mannered teacher and suburban mum Geena Davis discovers she has a few hidden talents that... Read more