| Gremlins (1984) | 7.3 | |
| Wag the Dog (1997) | 7.1 | |
| Withnail & I (1987) | 7.5 | |
| Heathers (1989) | 7.1 | |
| Underground (1995) | 8.0 |
Black comedy movies and TV shows – page 5
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New films
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Team America World Police follows an international police force dedicated to maintaining global stability. Learning that dictator Kim Jong il is out to destroy the world, the team recruits Broadway star Gary Johnston to go undercover. With the help ...
Style:
parody, funny, black comedy, humorous, political ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
puppet, puppetry, terrorist, terrorism, satire, secret agent, death, visceral, actor, stupidity, stoner, prejudice ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
cairo egypt, washington d.c., south dakota, north korea, france ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.
Style:
dark comedy, witty, humorous, talky, black comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
dark humor, gangster, psychopath, screenwriter, dog, murder, serial killer, crime gone awry, mob boss, strong violent content, buddies, violent ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, year 1947, year 1963, year 1954 ...
Place:
los angeles, california, united kingdom, america, usa ...
Is relevant?
221K
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent ...
Style:
surreal, cult classic, mind bending, psychological, futuristic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
dystopia, dream, satire, distopia, cyberpunk, surrealism, surveillance, absurdism, fighting the system, bureaucracy, christmas, hallucination ...
Time:
future, year 1985, year 1984
Place:
england, london, britain, europe, brazil ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Sheffield, England. Gaz, a jobless steelworker in need of quick cash persuades his mates to bare it all in a one-night-only strip show.
Style:
feel good, black comedy, funny, humorous, hilarious ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
working class, unemployment, gay, gay interest, stripper, woman urinating, striptease, male stripper, friendship, nudity, dance, loser ...
Time:
80s, year 1997, 90s, 20th century
Place:
england, northern england, britain, united kingdom, yorkshire ...
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: France, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Steve Russell is a small-town cop. Bored with his bland lifestyle, Russell turns to fraud as a means of shaking things up. Before long, Russell's criminal antics have landed him behind bars, where he encounters the charismatic Phillip Morris. ...
Style:
romantic, black comedy, funny, sweet, offbeat ...
Plot:
gay, gay love, prison, gay relationship, gay couple, lgbt, homosexual, prison life, gays and lesbians, gay lead character, couples, hopes ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 90s, year 1998, year 2006 ...
Place:
virginia, georgia, usa, key west florida, texas ...
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662K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Columbus has made a habit of running from what scares him. Tallahassee doesn't have fears. If he did, he'd kick their ever-living ass. In a world overrun by zombies, these two are perfectly evolved survivors. But now, they're about to ...
Style:
humorous, funny, absurd, parody, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, manly ...
Plot:
zombie, apocalypse, post apocalypse, zombie apocalypse, virus, survival, road trip, amusement park, living dead, dark humor, chaos and mayhem, danger ...
Time:
year 2009, near future, year 2000, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., los angeles, columbus ohio, ohio, usa ...
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82K
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Looking for work, Aaron comes across a cryptic online ad: “$1,000 for the day. Filming service. Discretion is appreciated.” Low on cash and full of naiveté, he decides to go for it. He drives to a cabin in a remote mountain town where he meets ...
Style:
scary, black comedy, creepy, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
found footage, psychopath, obsession, stalker, woods, killer, home invasion, cameraman, lake, serial killer, wolf, hugging ...
Time:
year 2012
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When a depressed woman is burglarized, she finds a new sense of purpose by tracking down the thieves alongside her obnoxious neighbor. But they soon find themselves dangerously out of their depth against a pack of degenerate criminals.
Style:
black comedy, satirical, dark comedy, melancholic, stylized ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
vigilante, dark humor, violence, revenge, existentialism, loneliness, twists and turns, mental illness, depression, burglary, eccentricity, weapons ...
Time:
year 2017
Place:
america
Is relevant?
158K
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:
cult classic, black comedy, philosophical, ironic, cerebral ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, midlife crisis, rabbi, existentialism, teacher, suburban life, synagogue, divorce, bar mitzvah, jewish stereotype, life, religion ...
Time:
year 2009, 60s, 2000s, 90s, 20th century ...
Place:
minnesota, bolivia, usa, poland, israel ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Four Lions tells the story of a group of British jihadists who push their abstract dreams of glory to the breaking point. As the wheels fly off, and their competing ideologies clash, what emerges is an emotionally engaging (and entirely plausible) ...
Style:
unusual plot structure, satirical, humorous, funny, dark comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
terrorism, dark humor, suicide, stupidity, sarcasm, recruit, farce, comedy of errors, islam, terrorist, religion, goofy hero ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
england, britain, iraq, pakistan, northern england ...
Is relevant?
213K
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:
philosophical, satirical, cerebral, clever, absurd ...
Plot:
depression, satire, twins, filmmaking, siblings relations, writer's block, mentally unstable, imagination, loser, existentialism, loner, writers ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
florida, new york, california, usa, new orleans
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Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Farmer Vincent kidnaps unsuspecting travellers and is burying them in his garden. Unfortunately for his victims, they are not dead. He feeds his victims to prepare them for his roadside stand. His motto is: It takes all kinds of critters...to make ...
Style:
parody, gothic, dark comedy, scary, spoof ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
cannibalism, cannibal, murder, psychopath, backwoods, violence, trap, butcher, rural setting, female nudity, farmer, satire ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1980, 70s
Place:
california, texas
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play. As opening night approaches, his attempts to become more altruistic, rebuild his career, and reconnect with friends and ...
Style:
surreal, dark comedy, psychedelic, black comedy, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, date night, adult
Plot:
midlife crisis, existentialism, satire, theater, surrealism, actor, dark humor, showbiz, father daughter relationship, mental illness, alter ego, backstage ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, ethiopia, america, los angeles ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The life and times of Dawn Davenport, showing her progress from loving schoolgirl to crazed mass murderer - all of which stems from her parents' refusal to buy her cha-cha heels for Christmas. She runs away from home, is raped, becomes a single ...
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, sexy, controversial, erotic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
satire, absurd violence, juvenile delinquent, absurd humor, fat woman, female nudity, male nudity, murder, dysfunctional family, kidnapping, disfigurement, absurdism ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
baltimore, california
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.
Style:
tragicomedy, black comedy, dark comedy, funny, satirical ...
Plot:
character study, obsession, desire for fame, ambition, delusion, showbiz, dark humor, satire, artists and showbiz, nervous breakdown, kidnapping, manic ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, new jersey
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
This is a follow-up to the comedy Beetlejuice (1988), about a ghost who's recruited to help haunt a house.
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, dark fantasy, gothic, surprise ending ...
Plot:
halloween, ghost, surrealism, mother daughter relationship, haunted house, female protagonist, artist, train, mansion, priest, funeral, frenchman ...
Time:
2020s, middle ages, 21st century
Place:
connecticut, new england, new york
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Young and disenchanted Sam meets a mysterious and beautiful woman who's swimming in his building's pool one night. When she suddenly vanishes the next morning, Sam embarks on a surreal quest across Los Angeles to decode the secret behind ...
Style:
neo noir, atmospheric, black comedy, dark comedy, surreal ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
surrealism, disappearance, conspiracy, conspiracy theory, swimming pool, sect, secret society, secret message, obsession, skinny dipping, male nudity, lake ...
Time:
2010s, year 2019, year 2011, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl (Sookee) is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress (Hideko) who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle (Kouzuki). But the maid has a secret. ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, atmospheric, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, adult
Plot:
lesbian, plot twist, lgbtq, lesbian relationship, lesbian love, twists and turns, sapphic, sex, lust, lesbian romance, lesbian sex, lesbianism ...
Time:
1930s, year 2016, ancient times, 2010s
Place:
japan, south korea, indiana, asia, korea ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Four egocentric friends who run a neighborhood Irish pub in Philadelphia try to find their way through the adult world of work and relationships. Unfortunately, their warped views and precarious judgments often lead them to trouble, creating a ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, witty, black comedy, dark comedy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
slacker, satire, pub, stupidity, nothing goes right, misfit, buddies, friends who hate each other, alcoholic, bartender, friends, homoerotic friendship ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success – which propels him into a macabre universe.
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, philosophical, absurd, surreal ...
Audience:
date night, family friendly
Plot:
black american, satire, social satire, capitalism, labor union, absurdism, labor strike, surrealism, absurd humor, slave labor, protest, performance art ...
Time:
90s, 2010s
Place:
oakland california, california
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
After five (or six) years of vanilla-wedded bliss, ordinary suburbanites John and Jane Smith are stuck in a huge rut. Unbeknownst to each other, they are both coolly lethal, highly-paid assassins working for rival organisations. When they discover ...
Style:
sexy, entertaining, romantic, exciting, action comedy ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, kids, girls' night, boys' night ...
Plot:
secret agent, hitman, spy, secret identity, secret service, couples, battle of the sexes, cia, strong female lead, female killer, tough girl, female assassin ...
Time:
year 2005, 20th century, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, iran, italy, coney island brooklyn new york city, new york ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When Ashtray (Shawn Wayans) moves to South Central L.A. to live with his father (who appears to be the same age he is) and grandmother (who likes to talk tough and smoke reefer), he falls in with his gang-banging cousin Loc Dog (Marlon Wayans), who ...
Style:
parody, hood, funny, absurd, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, date night, adult
Plot:
gang, friendship, stoner, dumb, youth, ghetto, social satire, african american, gangster, hip hop, city life, stupidity ...
Time:
90s
Place:
california
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Natha a poor farmer from Peepli village in the heart of rural India is about to lose his plot of land due to an unpaid bank loan. A quick fix to the problem is the a government program that aids the families of indebted farmers who have committed ...
Style:
black comedy, semi serious, dark comedy, offbeat, suspenseful ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
media circus, satire, dark humor, farmer, media, society, nothing goes right, media hype, suicide attempt, poverty, corrupt politician, social injustice ...
Time:
year 2010, 21st century
Place:
india, asia
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Three friends discover their new flatmate dead but loaded with cash.
Style:
neo noir, black comedy, suspense, dark comedy, action thriller ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
friendship, dark humor, manipulation, betrayal, greed, cop, paranoia, crime gone awry, deception, caper, robbery, death ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s, 20th century
Place:
scotland, britain, edinburgh scotland, rio de janeiro
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant.
Style:
road movie, feel good, melancholic, funny, sweet ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, girls' night, family friendly ...
Plot:
road trip, dysfunctional family, on the road, nothing goes right, loser, gay, honest, obsessive quest, escapades, coming of age, suicide attempt, journey ...
Time:
2000s, year 2006, 21st century
Place:
california, arizona, los angeles, nebraska, north america ...
Is relevant?
563K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Top London cop, PC Nicholas Angel is good. Too good. To stop the rest of his team from looking bad, he is reassigned to the quiet town of Sandford, paired with simple country cop, and everything seems quiet until two actors are found decapitated. ...
Style:
parody, funny, humorous, dark comedy, horror comedy ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
buddy cop, chase, police, murder, cop, small town, partner, new job, dark humor, investigation, workaholic, gunfight ...
Time:
year 2007, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
england, britain, europe, london
Is relevant?
109K
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
When a Sumatran rat-monkey bites Lionel Cosgrove's mother, she's transformed into a zombie and begins killing (and transforming) the entire town while Lionel races to keep things under control.
Style:
bloody, dark comedy, cult classic, horror comedy, creepy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
gory, zombie, dark humor, living dead, infection, eaten alive, terror, monster, supernatural, zombie attack, body horror, macabre ...
Time:
90s, year 1992, 20th century, 50s, 1950s ...
Place:
new zealand, oceania
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Siblings Wednesday and Pugsley Addams will stop at nothing to get rid of Pubert, the new baby boy adored by parents Gomez and Morticia. Things go from bad to worse when the new "black widow" nanny, Debbie Jellinsky, launches her plan to ...
Style:
gothic, humorous, dark comedy, black comedy, funny ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, date night, family friendly, horror for children ...
Plot:
goth, eccentric family, halloween, nanny, farce, satire, dark humor, summer camp, dysfunctional family, childhood, thanksgiving, parenthood ...
Time:
90s, year 1993, 20th century
Place:
hawaii
Is relevant?
52K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Tells the seemingly random yet vitally connected story of a set of incidents that all converge one evening at 11:14pm. The story follows the chain of events of five different characters and five different storylines that all converge to tell the ...
Style:
non-linear, dark comedy, psychological, black comedy, sexy ...
Plot:
murder, twists and turns, dark humor, accident, multiple perspectives, chase, vandalism, crime gone awry, car accident, police, obsession, creativity ...
Time:
year 2003, y2k, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Fed up with the cruelty and stupidity of American culture, an unlikely duo goes on a killing spree, killing reality TV stars, bigots and others they find repugnant in this black comedy.
Style:
black comedy, cynical, funny, sexy, talky ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
killing spree, dark humor, female killer, mass murder, stupidity, vigilante, serial killer, murder, layoff, society, revenge, rage ...
Time:
70s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new jersey, seattle
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