Funny (13 titles)
These comedies are funny. They will make you laugh. If you don't laugh you have no sense of humour.
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Withnail And I
Every line a classic quote, this film paints a tragic figure of a man with every opportunity "reduced to the status of a bum". Best ever British comedy.
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Withnail And I
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Paul McGann, Richard E. Grant, Richard Griffiths
Director: Bruce Robinson
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WITHNAIL AND I is a quirky semiautobiographical account of filmmaker Bruce Robinson's early years as an actor. In 1969 London, two unemployed thespians--Withnail (Richard E. Grant) and Marwood (Paul McGann)--take a holiday in the Lake District at the home of Withnail's uncle Monty (Richard ..read more »
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Fargo
Cohen Brothers breakthrough film. The comedy comes out fo the situations and the characters. Not at all wacky.
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Fargo
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare
Director: Joel Coen
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Poor Jerry Lundegaard. He's deep in debt. His wealthy father-in-law has no respect for him. He cheats customers at the car dealership where he works. And now he's hired a bumbling duo to kidnap his wife--a plan that goes horribly awry, leading to homicide.Enter Marge Gunderson, one of the most ..read more »
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Shaun Of The Dead
Best British Comedy since Withnail. Also works as a Zombie film. Even Romero is a fan.
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Shaun Of The Dead
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield
Director: Edgar Wright
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Shaun (Simon Pegg) is not quite your average twentysomething. Lacking any real ambition and drifting along in a job that he hates, he drives his long-suffering girlfriend Liz (Kate Ashfield), up the wall. Despite being a very decent chap, Shaun suddenly gets a very rude wake up call when the undead ..read more »
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Young Frankenstein
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Young Frankenstein
on DVD
(1974)
Starring: Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman
Director: Mel Brooks
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An affectionate parody that pays homage to the FRANKENSTEIN films (from the novel FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Shelley) directed by James Whale in the 1930s, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN is both a zany comedy and cinematic tour de force. Written by director Mel Brooks and the star of the film, Gene Wilder, YOUNG ..read more »
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Evil Dead 2
Best horror film ever, and that's not despite the comedy, it is because of the comedy.
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Evil Dead 2
on DVD
(1987)
Starring: Bruce Campbell, Sarah Berry, Dan Hicks
Director: Sam Raimi
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In this sequel-remake of the original EVIL DEAD, a group of people are trapped in a cabin while ancient evil lurks outside and threatens a fate worse than death. Can brawny wiseguy Ash save the day, or will his dead girlfriend come back to cause more trouble
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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Subtly funny, deadpan performance from Bill Murray. I love this film.
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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett
Director: Wes Anderson
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With a plan to exact revenge on a mythical shark that killed his partner, oceanographer Steve Zissou (Murray) rallies a crew that includes his estranged wife (Huston), a journalist (Blanchett), and a man who may or may not be his son (Wilson).
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Monty Python And The Holy Grail
Python's first film, charming in its cheapness; hilarious, inventive, even Cleese gives good performnces.
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Monty Python And The Holy Grail
on DVD
(1974)
Starring: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam
Director: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
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This classic Monty Python comedy, directed by Pythons Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones, is a hilarious send-up of the grim circumstances of the Middle Ages as told through the story of King Arthur and framed by a modern-day murder investigation. When the mythical king of the Britons leads his knights ..read more »
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O Brother, Where Art Thou?
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O Brother, Where Art Thou?
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson
Director: Joel Coen
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In the Depression-era deep South, three escapees from a Mississippi prison chain gang: Everett Ulysses McGill, sweet and simple Delmar, and the perpetually angry Pete, embark on the adventure of a lifetime as they set out to pursue their freedom and return to their homes. With nothing to lose and ..read more »
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Monty Python's Life Of Brian
A more polished effort from Python, takes on a serious subject and though much of this film is quoted at you in pubs by irritating men in anoraks, it is still quite funny.
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Monty Python's Life Of Brian
on DVD
(1979)
Starring: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam
Director: Terry Jones
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Monty Python delivers a scathing, anarchic satire of both religion and Hollywood's depiction of all things biblical with their second--and tightest--full-length film. The setting is the Holy Land in 33 A.D., a time of poverty and chaos, with no shortage of messiahs, followers willing to believe in ..read more »
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from 53,810 members
The Producers
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The Producers
on DVD
(1968)
Starring: Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Dick Shawn
Director: Mel Brooks
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An early Mel Brooks classic and regarded by many as one of his best. Max Bialystock (Zero Mostel), one-time King of Broadway, now living upon the crazy whims and cash of amorous old ladies meets Leo Bloom (Gene Wilder), a neurotic accountant. Together they plan to produce the biggest theatrical ..read more »
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