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 Ref (1994)
6.9/10
Director: Ted Demme
Starring: Denis Leary, Judy Davis, Kevin Spacey
This caustic black comedy has a cat burglar (Denis Leary) on the lam holding a perennially bickering married couple (Judy Davis and Kevin Spacey) host... Read more
The Reivers (1969)
6.9/10
Director: Mark Rydell
Starring: Steve McQueen
An episodic jaunt from rural Mississippi to Memphis, Tennessee, provides laughs and adventure for a young boy, a scampish farmhand (Steve McQueen) and... Read more
The Reluctant Infidel (2011)
Director: Josh Appignanesi
Starring: Matt Lucas, Omar Djalili, Richard Schiff, Archie Panjabi
For Mahmud Nasir, being a Muslim living in the UK hasn't been too easy these past few years, but just as he's learning to live with the suspicious loo... Read more
The Retirement Plan (2023)
5.1/10
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Ashley Greene, Ron Perlman, Jackie Earle Haley, Ernie Hudson, Lynn...
When Ashley and her young daughter Sarah get caught up in a criminal enterprise that puts their lives at risk, she turns to estranged father Matt, cur... Read more
The Return of Captain Invincible (1982)
5.7/10
Director: Philippe Mora
Starring: Alan Arkin, Arthur Dignam, Bill Hunter, Christopher Lee, David Argue, John Bluth...
During World War II, superhero Captain Invincible (Alan Arkin) helped us fight the cause and was called a hero. But soon after, he was labeled a commu... Read more
The Return of Swamp Thing (1988)
4.5/10
Director: Jim Wynorski
Starring: Heather Locklear, Louis Jourdan, Sara Douglas, Dick Durock
Everyone's favourite muck-encrusted plant-man is back and once again fighting the evil Dr Arcane, in this tongue-in-cheek action-adventure. But this t... Read more
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
7.1/10
Director: Blake Edwards
Starring: Peter Sellers, Christopher Plummer, Catherine Schell, Herbert Lom, Burt Kwouk
An assortment of props, including a steam bath, vacuum cleaner, waxed dance room floor and a deliriously deranged monkey are the comic springs for Pet... Read more
The Return of the Pink Panther (Blu-ray) (1975)
7.1/10
Director: Blake Edwards
Starring: Peter Sellers, Christopher Plummer, Catherine Schell, Herbert Lom, Burt Kwouk
An assortment of props, including a steam bath, vacuum cleaner, waxed dance room floor and a deliriously deranged monkey are the comic springs for Pet... Read more
The Revenant (2011)
8/10
Director: Kerry Prior
Starring: Jacy King, Louise Griffiths, Chris Wylde, David Anders
Special effects artist Kerry Prior makes his feature directorial debut with this oddball horror comedy about a fallen soldier who joins the ranks of t... Read more
The Revenant (Blu-ray) (2011)
8/10
Director: Kerry Prior
Starring: Jacy King, Louise Griffiths, Chris Wylde, David Anders
Special effects artist Kerry Prior makes his feature directorial debut with this oddball horror comedy about a fallen soldier who joins the ranks of t... Read more