Ironic movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant ironic movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out ironic, humorous, funny, realistic, semi serious and offbeat films and TV shows about / with family relations, love, couples, friendship, dark humor, eccentricity, husband wife relationship, mission, twists and turns and father son relationship plots mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as ironic: Wild Tales (2014), The Lobster (2015), Patrick Melrose (2018), The End of the F***ing World (2017), Miracle Workers (2019), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Heathers (2018), A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017), Holmes & Watson (2018), A Man Called Ove (2015).

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 8.1
 215K
Wild Tales (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Spain, France, UK
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Six short stories that explore the extremities of human behavior involving people in distress.
Style: dark comedy, suspense, psychological, anthology, tense ...
Plot: multiple storylines, dark humor, human nature, revenge, vengeance, fighting the system, corruption, sex scene, wedding party, twists and turns, violence, coincidence ...
Time: year 2014, 2010s, y2k, 21st century
Place: argentina, persia, south america, latin america
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 7.1
 291K
The Lobster (2015)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Ireland, UK, Greece, France, Netherlands, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods.
Style: surreal, art house, absurd, ironic, allegory ...
Audience: date night, adult
Plot: dystopia, society, blindness, distopia, absurdism, manhunt, love, solitude, suicide attempt, hotel, relationships, woods ...
Time: 2010s, year 2015, year 2016, near future, future
Place: ireland, greece, hellas
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Patrick Melrose (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 302 min.
TV show
Story: Based on the Patrick Molrose Novels by Edward St. Aubyn
Style: ironic, suspense, captivating, surreal, psychological ...
Plot: mental illness, father son relationship, child abuse, drug addiction, depression, alcohol abuse, traumatic childhood, childhood trauma, loneliness, violence, millionaire, dysfunctional family ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, 80s, 60s, 90s
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The End of the F***ing World (2017)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: James is 17 and is pretty sure he is a psychopath. Alyssa, also 17, is the cool and moody new girl at school. The pair make a connection and she persuades him to embark on a darkly comedic road trip in search of her real father.
Style: tragicomedy, ironic, captivating, road movie, slang ...
Audience: teens, date night, teen drama
Plot: teenager, underage, murder, psycho, road trip, psychopath, teenage love, relationships, dark humor, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, tragic love, love ...
Place: united kingdom
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story: King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure. On the way, Arthur battles the Black ...
Style: humorous, absurd, surreal, parody, ironic ...
Audience: chick flick, teens
Plot: monty python, knight, holy grail, king arthur, medieval, arthurian legend, satire, sword fight, surrealism, breaking the fourth wall, monk, legends and myths ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 10th century, 20th century, year 1975
Place: england, britain, arizona, europe, xian ...
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Miracle Workers (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: A comedy set in the offices of Heaven Inc. When God plans to destroy the Earth, two low-level angels must convince their boss to save humanity. They bet him they can pull off their most impossible miracle yet: help two humans fall in love.
Style: ironic, humorous, feel good, anthology, satirical ...
Plot: god, friendship, satire, fantasy world, angel, partner, outside help, topical humor, social satire, relationships, workplace situations, love ...
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Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.
Style: ironic, talky, humorous, witty, sentimental ...
Audience: date night
Plot: infidelity, thanksgiving, sisters, dysfunctional family, family relations, writers, audition, opera, midlife crisis, love, artist, hypochondriac ...
Time: 20th century, year 1986, 80s
Place: new york, usa
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 5.7
 3K
Heathers (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story: A pitch-black comedy anthology set in the present day, as our heroine Veronica Sawyer deals with a very different but equally vicious group of Heathers. Based on the 1988 cult classic film.
Style: ironic, dark, cynical, dark comedy, art house ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: suicide, apathy, high school, sociopath, bullying, teenager, adolescence, dark humor, irreverence, violence, teenage love, social misfits ...
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A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 1164 min.
TV show
Story: The orphaned Baudelaire children face trials, tribulations and the evil Count Olaf, all in their quest to uncover the secret of their parents' death.
Style: captivating, ironic, suspense, melancholic, spooky ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: orphan, children, life is a bitch, steampunk, danger, escapades, breaking the fourth wall, storytelling, coming of age, cynicism, dishonesty, obsession ...
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Holmes & Watson (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson join forces to investigate a murder at Buckingham Palace. They soon learn that they have only four days to solve the case, or the queen will become the next victim.
Style: ironic, humorous, not serious, feel good, parody ...
Plot: sherlock holmes, clue, doctor, crime investigation, villain, saving a life, prank, judge, irony, humour, batman, secret service ...
Time: victorian era, 1900s, 1860s, 1910s, 1890s
Place: england, london, buckingham palace, wyoming
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A Man Called Ove (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Despite grumpy 59 year-old Ove being deposed as president of his condominium association, but he keeps looking over the neighbourhood with an iron fist. When pregnant Parvaneh and her family move into the terraced house opposite Ove and she ...
Style: touching, ironic, emotional, feel good, scenic ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: unlikely friendships, suicide attempt, love, aging, swedish, mentor, life & death, pregnant woman, cancer, friendship, destiny, adaptation ...
Time: year 2015, 2010s, year 2016, year 2014
Place: spain, scandinavia, eastern europe
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David Cross: Bigger and Blackerer (2010)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Bigger and Blackerer was taped during two shows, back-to-back on the same evening at Boston's Wilbur Theatre. Only by watching this video will you learn of Cross unique relationship with the deaf community, share his canny insights into the ...
Style: ironic, stylized, witty, funny, alternative comedy
Plot: alter ego, sarcasm, road trip, culture clash, politics, stand up comedy, friendship, self discovery, unlikely friendships, race issues, dysfunctional family, character study ...
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 7.7
 60K
Good Girls (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Three "good girl" suburban wives and mothers suddenly find themselves in desperate circumstances and decide to stop playing it safe and risk everything to take their power back.
Style: funny, ironic, feel good, captivating, humorous ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: female friendship, housewife, female protagonist, money laundering, criminal, family relations, women, crime gone awry, passion, danger, twists and turns, gang ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
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 6.6
 3K
Cherish (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: After a martini-induced rampage, a fantasy-prone young woman is placed under house arrest.
Style: ironic, talky, lyrical, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot: obsession, twists and turns, loneliness, creativity, life philosophy, eccentricity, isolation, police investigation, false accusation, dishonesty, house arrest, stalker ...
Time: year 2002, 80s, 21st century
Place: san francisco
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 5.9
 93K
Nacho Libre (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Nacho Libre is loosely based on the story of Fray Tormenta ("Friar Storm"), aka Rev. Sergio Gutierrez Benitez, a real-life Mexican Catholic priest who had a 23-year career as a masked luchador. He competed in order to support the orphanage ...
Style: funny, humorous, ironic, light, not serious ...
Audience: teens, kids, adult
Plot: wrestling, follow your dream, nun, catholic, eccentricity, monastery, monk, fight scenes, contests and competitions, hopes, goofy hero, ambition ...
Time: year 2006, 21st century
Place: mexico, latin america
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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A comedic thriller that follows the bizarre adventures of eccentric “holistic” detective Dirk Gently and his reluctant assistant Todd. An adaptation of Douglas Adams’ wildly successful comic novels.
Style: ironic, psychological, detective, intellectual, captivating ...
Plot: clue, time travel, private detective, murder investigation, unstoppable, hallucination, investigation, strange person, superpower, government agent, partner, magic ...
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The Red Snowball Tree (1974)
Genre: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A former thief is released from a prison. He tries to start a new life with his penfriend - a good village woman, but his past doesn't let him go.
Style: ironic, disturbing, sentimental, thought provoking, touching ...
Plot: redemption, criminal, guilt, alienation, peasant, middle aged man, village, mother son relationship, family relations, couple relations, modernism, prison ...
Place: soviet union, ussr, russia
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Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Frank Hathaway, a hardboiled private investigator, and his rookie sidekick Lu Shakespeare form the unlikeliest of partnerships as they investigate the secrets of rural Warwickshire's residents.
Style: feel good, ironic, witty, captivating, detective ...
Audience: boys' night, chick flick
Plot: private investigator, investigation, eccentricity, female detective, female police detective, murder mystery, unconventional method, crime investigation, partner, uncover truth, whodunit, coworker ...
Time: future, 21st century
Place: britain
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Denise Calls Up (1995)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: A group of friends in New York, working away at their PCs and laptops, keep in touch exclusively by phone and fax. They are all too busy to meet face to face. Gale plays matchmaker, by phone, to Jerry and Barbara who, in turn, hit it off beautifully ...
Style: ironic, satirical, humorous, independent film, realistic ...
Audience: date night
Plot: friendship, eccentricity, loneliness, looking for love, love and romance, pregnancy, self discovery, dark humor, phone sex, masturbation, silly humor, computers and web ...
Time: 90s
Place: new york
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To Rome with Love (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: USA, Italy, Spain
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Four tales unfold in the Eternal City: While vacationing in Rome, architect John encounters a young man whose romantic woes remind him of a painful incident from his own youth; retired opera director Jerry discovers a mortician with an amazing ...
Style: feel good, romantic, surreal, ironic, sexy ...
Audience: date night, family friendly, chick flick
Plot: love story, love, art, culture clash, meet the parents, adultery, farce, life philosophy, marriage, architect, newlyweds, love and romance ...
Time: year 2012, 21st century
Place: rome italy, italy, europe
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 6.8
 4K
Fubar (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: Canada
Duration: 76 min.
Story: Terry and Dean are lifelong friends who have grown-up together: shotgunning their first beers, forming their first garage band, and growing the great Canadian mullet known as "hockey hair". Now the lives of these Alberta everymen are ...
Style: mockumentary, humorous, ironic, funny, witty ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: friendship, musician's life, nothing goes right, music band, introspection, ambition, buddies, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, found footage, beer, death ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
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 6.7
 3K
$9.99 (2008)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Israel, Australia
Duration: 78 min.
Story: Have you ever wondered "What is the meaning of life? Why do we exist?" The answer to this vexing question is now within your reach! You'll find it in a small yet amazing booklet, which will explain, in easy to follow, simple terms ...
Style: surreal, humorous, ironic, adult animation, touching ...
Audience: adult
Plot: stop motion, loneliness, life philosophy, self discovery, society, human nature, introspection, hopes, social misfits, meaning of life, apartment building, suicide ...
Time: year 2008
Place: australia, middle east
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In China They Eat Dogs (1999)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Denmark
Duration: 91 min.
Story: An intent fast paced Danish dark comedy film about two separately motivated brothers who with their slightly psychopathic tendencies end up in a touchy situation. One brother gets in serious trouble after a bank robbery and begs the other brother ...
Style: dark comedy, humorous, ironic, black comedy, melancholic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: eccentricity, brutality, violence, sarcasm, unlikely criminals, family relations, fish out of water, heist, robbery, gangster, dark humor, food ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: denmark, asia, china, copenhagen
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 7.0
 149K
A Serious Man (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: A Serious Man is the story of an ordinary man's search for clarity in a universe where Jefferson Airplane is on the radio and F-Troop is on TV. It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik, a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been ...
Style: dark comedy, black comedy, philosophical, ironic, cynical ...
Plot: midlife crisis, dysfunctional family, professor, rabbi, teacher, suburban life, divorce, marijuana, religion, mysticism, life, neighbor ...
Time: year 2009, 60s, 2000s, 90s, 20th century ...
Place: minnesota, usa, poland, bolivia, israel ...
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Daria in 'Is It College Yet?' (2002)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, South Korea
Duration: 66 min.
Story: All vile things must come to an end, and for Daria Morgendorffer that means it's time to look beyond high school to college. Our little girl has grown up so fast. It's time for higher learning, lowered expectations, and a heavy dose of ...
Style: humorous, ironic, semi serious, witty, computer animated ...
Audience: teens, date night
Plot: high school, friendship, sarcasm, graduation, buddies, drinking, family relations, college, lifestyle, young lovers, love and romance, eccentric family ...
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Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA, Japan, Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Coffee And Cigarettes is a collection of eleven films from cult director Jim Jarmusch. Each film hosts star studded cast of extremely unique individuals who all share the common activities of conversing while drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes.
Style: atmospheric, philosophical, intellectual, black and white, ironic ...
Plot: musician, conversation, dialogue, addiction, actor, smoking, art, coffee, lifestyle, cafe, dark humor, deadpan ...
Time: year 2003, 1920s, 70s, 21st century
Place: usa, california, america, paris france, las vegas ...
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 7.7
 202K
Adaptation. (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A love-lorn script writer grows increasingly desperate in his quest to adapt the book 'The Orchid Thief'.
Style: satirical, absurd, black comedy, mind bending, dark comedy ...
Plot: twins, filmmaking, depression, writer's block, writers, imagination, mentally unstable, loser, existentialism, obsession, siblings relations, eccentricity ...
Time: year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place: florida, new york, california, usa
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 6.9
 2K
Diamond Men (2000)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: After 30 years on the road, a veteran jewellery salesman is forced to show his young replacement the tricks of the trade. But when the kid introduces him to the ladies of the "Altoona Riding Club," the old dog is introduced to a whole new ...
Style: touching, ironic, cynical, feel good, talky ...
Plot: aging, mentor, character study, self discovery, introspection, workplace situations, heist, partner, mentor protege relationship, prostitute, diamond, gambling ...
Time: 90s
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 7.0
 16K
Alfie (1966)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 114 min.
Story: The film tells the story of a young man who leads a promiscuous lifestyle until several life reversals make him rethink his purposes and goals in life.
Style: witty, ironic, intense, emotional, talky ...
Plot: womanizer, playboy, abortion, infidelity, character study, jazz, promiscuity, self discovery, lifestyle, coming of age, morality, love and romance ...
Time: year 1966, 60s, 20th century
Place: london, england, europe, united kingdom
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 7.1
 133K
Carnage (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Germany, Poland, Spain
Duration: 80 min.
Story: After 11-year-old Zachary Cowan strikes his classmate across the face with a stick after an argument, the victim's parents invite Zachary's parents to their Brooklyn apartment to deal with the incident in a civilized manner.
Style: talky, dark comedy, ironic, black comedy, minimal cast ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: marriage, psychology, dialogue, dark humor, family drama, bully, satire, parenthood, family relations, family problems, husband wife relationship, lawyer ...
Time: 2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place: usa, new york, brooklyn new york city, africa
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