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 Human Resources Manager (2010)
6.6/10
Director: Eran Riklis
The Human Resources Manager of Jerusalem's largest bakery is in trouble. He is separated from his wife, distanced from his daughter, and stuck in a jo... Read more
The Humbling (2014)
5.6/10
Director: Barry Levinson
Starring: Al Pacino, Greta Gerwig, Nina Arianda, Dylan Baker, Charles Grodin
Based on Phillip Roth's novel, an over-the-hill stage actor (Al Pacino) and his controversially invigorating relationship with a young and lustful les... Read more
The Hundred Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared (2013)
Director: Felix Herngren
Starring: Robert Gustafsson, Iwar Wikilander, David Wilberg, Mia Skaringer, Jens Hulten, B...
Allan Karlsson (Robert Gustafsson) is still at it at 99, when he uses dynamite to deal with the fox who attacked his cat Molotov. That gets him put in... Read more
The Hustle (2019)
5.4/10
Director: Chris Addison
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Rebel Wilson, Alex Sharp, Dean Norris
Josephine Chesterfield is a glamorous, seductive British woman who has a penchant for defrauding gullible men out of their money. Into her well-ordere... Read more
The Ice Harvest (2005)
6.3/10
Director: Harold Ramis
Starring: John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Platt, Randy Quaid, Mike...
Adapted from Scott Philip's novel this noirish crime comedy pairs Billy Bob Thornton as Vic, a low-level mobster, with John Cusack as Charlie, the ben... Read more
The Ice Pirates (1984)
5.7/10
Director: Stewart Raffill
Starring: Mary Crosby, Anjelica Huston, Robert Urich, Michael D Roberts, John Matuszak, Ro...
In the future, Earth is starved for water, so whoever has the ice... rules. Robert Urich, Mary Crosby and Anjelica Houston star in this nifty outer-sp... Read more
The Iceman Cometh ( aka Time Warriors ) (1989)
7.4/10
Director: Clarence Fok
Starring: Maggie Cheung, Yuen Biao, Yuen Wah
A rip-roaring ride through history as two ancient swordsmen from the Ming Dynasty are transported to the streets of present-day Hong Kong. Full of hum... Read more
The Idol (2015)
6.7/10
Director: Hany Abu-Assad
Starring: Tawfeek Barhom, Kais Attalah, Hiba Attalah
Mohammad Assaf is a young man with grand aspirations. A wedding singer from a refugee camp, he dreams of singing in the famed Cairo Opera House before... Read more
The Importance Of Being Earnest (1952)
7.6/10
Director: Anthony Asquith
Starring: Michael Redgrave, Richard Wattis, Michael Denison
Oscar Wilde's play took over 57 years to reach the big screen but it was worth the wait. A colourful theatrical film about mating rituals in Great Bri... Read more
The In-Laws (2003)
5.7/10
Director: Andrew Fleming
Starring: Michael Douglas, Albert Brooks, Robin Tunney, Ryan Reynolds, Candice Bergen, Dav...
Jerry's perfect life is now a perfect mess. Days before his daughter's wedding, he met Steve, the father of the groom. Look on the bright side, Jerry.... Read more