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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Up in the Air (2009)
7.4/10
Director: Jason Reitman
Starring: George Clooney, Melanie Lynskey, Vera Farmiga, Danny McBride, J K Simmons, Jason...
George Clooney is a downsizing consultant who has spent his entire life in airport hotels, collecting air miles and browsing the departure lounge reta... Read more
Up in the Air ( Blu-ray ) (2009)
7.4/10
Director: Jason Reitman
Starring: George Clooney, Melanie Lynskey, Vera Farmiga, Danny McBride, J K Simmons, Jason...
George Clooney is a downsizing consultant who has spent his entire life in airport hotels, collecting air miles and browsing the departure lounge reta... Read more
Uptown Girls (2003)
6.1/10
Director: Boaz Yakin
Starring: Brittany Murphy, Dakota Fanning, Marley Shelton, Donald Faison, Heather Locklear
As the daughter of a late rock legend, spoiled socialite Brittany Murphy has never had to work a day in her life. But when a shady business manager ma... Read more
Used Cars (1980)
6.8/10
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Kurt Russell, Jack Warden, Gerrit Graham
Outrageous comedy about used car dealer rivalry. 'A classic screwball fantasy - a neglected modern comedy that's like a more restless and visually hig... Read more
Ushpizin (2005)
7.4/10
Director: Gidi Dar
Starring: Shuli Rand, Michal Bat Sheva Rand, Shaul Mizrahi, Ilan Ganani
Devout Orthodox Jews Moshe and Mali (played by scriptwriter and devout Orthodox Jew Shuli Rand and his real-life wife) are celebrating Sukkot, a time... Read more
Utopia (1950)
8.5/10
Director: Leo Joannon
Starring: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Suzy Delair, Max Elloy
Aka 'Atoll K'. Laurel and Hardy's last film has the boys inheriting a South Seas island, only to discover that their paradise is rich in uranium. Read more
Valentine's Day (2010)
5.7/10
Director: Garry Marshall
Starring: Hector Elizondo, Jessica Biel, Julia Roberts, Kathy Bates, Patrick Dempsey, Quee...
An all-star ensemble cast highlights this romantic comedy about a group of people who all struggle with the complexities of love. As Valentine's Day l... Read more
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (2009)
5.7/10
Director: Yoshihiro Nishimura, Naoyuki Tomomatsu
Starring: Yukie Kawakura, Eihi Shiina, Takumi Saito, Eri Otoguro
The plot is goofy, yet endearing, as sweet young vampire Monami falls for Mizushima, "the only acceptable boy in school." Unfortunately, Mizushima is... Read more
Vampire's Kiss (1988)
5.9/10
Director: Robert Bierman
Starring: Maria Conchita Alonso, Nicolas Cage, Kasi Lemmons, Jennifer Beals
A bizarre black comedy (from the writer of 'After Hours'), with a suitably demented Nicolas Cage ('Raising Arizona') playing an arrogant, pretentious... Read more
Van Wilder: Party Liaison (2002)
6.4/10
Director: Walt Becker
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Tara Reid, Tim Matheson, Tom Everett Scott, Kal Penn, Curtis Arms...
Kooky campus comedy starring Ryan Reynolds as the title character, the popular "Big Man on Campus" for seven years running, who has no aspirations of... Read more