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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Words and Pictures (2013)
6.6/10
Director: Fred Schepisi
Starring: Amy Brenneman, Bruce Davison, Clive Owen, Juliette Binoche, Navid Nagahban
Jack Marcus is a seemingly washed up writer turned English professor teaching honors students. Not having published anything in years, not only is hi... Read more
World's Greatest Dad (2009)
6.9/10
Director: Bobcat Goldthwait
Starring: Robin Williams, Daryl Sabara, Henry Simmons, Alexie Gilmore
Robin Williams stars as Lance Clayton, a man who has learned to settle. He dreamed of being a rich and famous writer, but has only managed to make it... Read more
World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One (2006)
Starring: Dylan Moran, Mike Wilmot, Lee Evans, David Hyde Pierce, Wanda Sykes, Omid Djalil...
Recorded live at the prestigious Montreal International Comedy Festival this compilation features a eclectic mix of comedic talent from the UK, Irelan... Read more
Would I Lie To You, Again? (2001)
Director: Thomas Gilou
Starring: Richard Anconina, Bruno Solo, Jose Garcia, Gilbert Melki, Gad Elmaleh, Daniel Pr...
A more than worthy sequel to the 1997 comedy that reunites the original cast as Jewish businessmen in the rag trade. Unfortunately business is on the... Read more
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
7.7/10
Director: Rich Moore
Starring: John C Reilly, Jane Lynch, Sarah Silverman, Alan Tudyk, Jack McBrayer
For decades, Wreck-It Ralph (voiced by John C. Reilly) has played the villain in a popular '80s video game. Looking to expand his horizons and prove h... Read more
Wreck-It Ralph ( Blu-ray ) (2012)
7.7/10
Director: Rich Moore
Starring: John C Reilly, Jane Lynch, Sarah Silverman, Alan Tudyk, Jack McBrayer
For decades, Wreck-It Ralph (voiced by John C. Reilly) has played the villain in a popular '80s video game. Looking to expand his horizons and prove h... Read more
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
7.3/10
Director: Goran Dukic
Starring: Patrick Fugit, Shannyn Sossamon, Shea Whigham, Tom Waits, John Hawkes, Will Arne...
After breaking up with his girlfriend, Zia (Patrick Fugit) commits suicide, only to find himself in a bleak afterlife populated by lost souls and mela... Read more
Written and Directed by Preston Sturges 2: Sullivan's Travels / The Lady Eve / The Great Moment / Christmas in July (1941)
Director: Preston Sturges
Starring: Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Dick Powell, Ellen Dr...
This collection of four films from legendary writer/director Preston Sturges includes: "Sullivan's Travels" (1941) - Preston Sturges' gem of Hollywood... Read more
Wrong (2012)
6.3/10
Director: Quentin Dupieux
Starring: William Fichtner, Alexis Dziena, Steve Little, Jack Plotnick, Eric Judor
Dolph Springer (Jack Plotnick) awakens one morning to find he has lost the sole love of his life - his dog, Paul. Desperate to reunite with his best f... Read more
X+Y ( X Plus Y ) (2014)
8.4/10
Director: Morgan Matthews
Starring: Asa Butterfield, Rafe Spall, Sally Hawkins, Eddie Marsan, Jo Yang
Aka "A Brilliant Young Mind". A young maths genius sees logic thwarted by one truly baffling equation: love. Teenage maths prodigy Nathan (Asa Butterf... Read more