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 Fisher King (1991)
7.6/10
Director: Terry Gilliam
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Amanda Plummer, Robin Williams, Mercedes Ruehl
Terry Gilliam's ('Brazil', The Adventures of Baron Munchausen') thoughtful, magical offering deals with life's quest, the Holy Grail, free video club... Read more
The Five-Year Engagement (2012)
6.2/10
Director: Nicholas Stoller
Starring: Rhys Ifans, Emily Blunt, Jason Segel, Chris Pratt, Alison Brie
Happily engaged after a year of dating, Tom (Jason Segel) and Violet (Emily Blunt) are continually faced with unexpected circumstances that keep forci... Read more
The Flame Of New Orleans (1941)
6.6/10
Director: Rene Clair
Starring: Bruce Cabot, Marlene Dietrich, Roland Young
In old New Orleans, a beautiful adventuress juggles the attentions of a rich banker and a dashing sea captain. Director René Clair stated he and scree... Read more
The Flim-Flam Man (1967)
7/10
Director: Irvin Kershner
Starring: George C Scott, Harry Morgan, Michael Sarrazin, Slim Pickens, Sue Lyon
George C. Scott plays Mordecai C. Jones (self-styled "M.B.S., C.S., D.D. - Master of Back-Stabbing, Cork-Screwing and Dirty-Dealing!"), a drifting con... Read more
The Foot Fist Way (2006)
6.4/10
Director: Jody Hill
Starring: Ben Best, Danny McBride, Mary Jane Bostic
Fred Simmons (Danny McBride - the latest Hollywood hot property, seen in 'Up In The Air' and 'Land of the Lost') was not the most stable person to beg... Read more
The Fortune Cookie (1966)
7.4/10
Director: Billy Wilder
Starring: Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Ron Rich, Cliff Osmond, Judi West
Jack Lemmon and Oscar-winning Walter Matthau star in Billy Wilder's hilarious, cynical fable about a TV cameraman who is injured while shooting a foot... Read more
The Four Seasons (1981)
7.2/10
Director: Alan Alda
Starring: Alan Alda, Carol Burnett, Jack Weston, Sandy Dennis, Rita Moreno
A film for all seasons. Alan Alda wrote, directed and stars in this witty, sophisticated comedy of three married couples whose ups and downs are chart... Read more
The French Dispatch (2021)
7.2/10
Director: Wes Anderson
Starring: Elisabeth Moss, Bill Murray, Adrien Brody, Benicio Del Toro, Tilda Swinton, Lea...
A love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional twentieth century French city that brings to life a collection... Read more
The French Kissers (2009)
6.4/10
Director: Riad Sattouf
Starring: Irene Jacob, Valeria Golino, Anthony Sonigo, Vincent Lacoste, Alice Tremolieres
Herve and his mulleted best mate Camel are fourteen and in possession of some serious hormones. They're forever fantasising over the girls in their cl... Read more
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The French Minister (2013)
6.4/10
Director: Bertrand Tavernier
Starring: Niels Arestrup, Thierry Lhermitte, Julie Gayet, Raphael Personnaz, Anais Demoust...
Bertrand Taverniers bracing new film The French Minister (also known as Quai dOrsay) is a screwball comedy set in the heart of French political life... Read more