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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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
The Longest Yard (1974)
7.1/10
Director: Robert Aldrich
Starring: Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert, Ed Lauter, Mike Conrad
A.k.a. 'The Mean Machine'. In this hilarious, rough-and -tumble comedy Burt Reynolds is a former American football pro who winds up behind bars after... Read more
The Look of Love (2013)
6/10
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Starring: Anna Friel, Stephen Fry, Steve Coogan, Shirley Henderson, Matt Lucas, David Wall...
The outrageous true story of Paul Raymond (Steve Coogan), the controversial entrepreneur and property baron who established the Raymond Revue Bar and... Read more
The Lost Boys (1987)
7.3/10
Director: Joel Schumacher
Starring: Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Kiefer Sutherland, Corey Feldman, Jami Gertz, Edward H...
A new family moves into a small California town, and the teenage son is immediately taken with a local girl, only to discover that she (and most of th... Read more
The Lost Boys ( Blu-ray ) (1987)
7.3/10
Director: Joel Schumacher
Starring: Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Kiefer Sutherland, Corey Feldman, Jami Gertz, Edward H...
A new family moves into a small California town, and the teenage son is immediately taken with a local girl, only to discover that she (and most of th... Read more
The Lost City (2022)
6.1/10
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Brad Pitt, Daniel Radcliffe
A reclusive romance novelist on a book tour with her cover model gets swept up in a kidnapping attempt that lands them both in a cutthroat jungle adve... Read more
The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (2001)
7/10
Director: Larry Blamire
Starring: Fay Masterson, Andrew Parks, Susan McConnell, Brian Howe
A parody of 50's B-grade sci-fi and horror flicks, this deliriously silly tale has a dedicated scientist and his clueless wife journey to a remote cab... Read more
The Love Guru (2008)
3.8/10
Director: Marco Schnabel
Starring: Jessica Alba, Omid Djalili, Meagan Good, Ben Kingsley, Romany Malco, Mike Myers,...
Mike Myers returns to live action comedy with a nod to Bollywood as Guru Pitka, the world's second most popular self-help advisor. He is hired by the... Read more
The Love Witch (2016)
6.2/10
Director: Anna Biller
A modern-day witch uses spells and magic to get men to fall in love with her, with deadly consequences. Read more
The Lovers (2017)
6.1/10
Director: Azazel Jacobs
Starring: Debra Winger, Melora Walters, Aidan Gillen, Tracy Letts
A man and his wife, each embroiled in an extramarital affair, are sent reeling when they suddenly fall for the least likely person imaginable -- each... Read more