Comedy

A mainstay genre, as old as the hills, good for a laugh, light in tone, and not to be taken too seriously…

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Farewell, The (2019): Dir. Lulu Wang
Feat. Awkwafina , Tzi Ma, Zhao Shuzhen…; Widely acclaimed comedy-drama of family dysfunction, based on the real-life experiences of Chinese writer director Lulu Wang. A Chinese-born American returns to her family in Changchun to discover that her beloved grandma has only weeks to live, and the rest of her family have decided not to tell her. A…
Booksmart (2019): Dir. Olivia Wilde
Feat. Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein; Sensational directorial debut for actor Olivia Wilde, who transforms the High School coming-of-age comedy into a riotous celebration of girlhood. Dever and Feldstein are just perfect as academically brilliant teens on the cusp of graduation, desperate to make up for four years of hard work in a single night…
Yesterday (2019): Dir. Danny Boyle
Feat. Himesh Patel, Lily James, Kate McKinnon…; Another smash hit from writer Richard Curtis which, like ABOUT TIME, works a fantasy element into his patented brand of well-scrubbed English romantic comedy. Himesh Patel plays a struggling musician, who, after an accident, finds himself the only person who remembers the Beatles and becomes famous after…
Sometimes Always Never (2018): Dir. Carl Hunter
Feat. Bill Nighy, Sam Riley, Alice Lowe…; Charming British comedy about a ageing tailor (Bill Nighy) whose eccentricities drive his family up the wall. Based on a short story by Frank Cottrell Boyce (MILLIONS, GOODBYE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN).
Thoroughbreds (2018): Dir. Cory Finley
Feat. Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy, Anton Yelchin; Deliciously dark comedy thriller following two childhood friends who reconnect as teenagers, bonding over a murder plot in prim upper-class Connecticut.
Top End Wedding (2019): Dir. Wayne Blair
Feat. Miranda Tapsell, Gwilym Lee, Kerry Fox; Charming Australian rom-com with impressive actress Miranda Tapsell playing a woman who is in love and and newly engaged, but before her dream wedding she must first find her mother, who has gone AWOL in remote Northern Australia. An unashamedly warm and fuzzy story from the director of THE SAPPHIRES.
Swimming With Men (2018): Dir. Oliver Parker
Feat. Rob Brydon, Jane Horrocks, Rupert Graves; Rob Brydon plays an accountant with a mid-life crisis who joins an all-male synchronised swimming team and trains for the world championships. A low-key delight.