Aro Favourite: Comedy
53 Comedy Films have attained the hallowed status of Aro Favourite
- Red, White and Brass (2023)
- John–Paul Foliaki leads a lovable ensemble cast in this joyous, uplifting comedy set in the Tongan community of Te…
- DVD $29.95
- Flux Gourmet (2022)
- Required viewing for those with an interest in the machinations of the Arts, director Peter Strickland steps up as the rightful heir to British…
- DVD $29.95
- Nude Tuesday (2022)
- A full–frontal body and sex–positive farce performed entirely in a made–up “gibberish” language (and then subtitled later by…
- DVD $29.95
- I'm Your Man (2021)
- A fabulously entertaining high concept comedy from Germany about a skeptical scientist who agrees to a three week product test of a humanoid robot…
- DVD $29.95
- Worst Person in the World, The (2021)
- Gloriously provocative and richly perceptive comedy drama from talented Norwegian director Joachim Trier (THELMA), which follows an unpredictable,…
- DVD $29.95
- Booksmart (2019)
- Sensational directorial debut for actor Olivia Wilde, who transforms the High School coming–of–age comedy into a riotous celebration of…
- DVD
$24.95 $18.70
- Truth, The (2019)
- Dazzling modern family drama from master auteur Kore–eda Hirokazu (SHOPLIFTERS), pairing French screen icons Catherine Deneuve and Juliette…
- DVD $29.95
- Breaker Upperers, The (2018)
- Madeleine Sami and Jackie Van Beek write, direct and star in this frisky and flat–out hilarious Kiwi comedy as heart–burned pals who form…
- DVD $14.95
- Mega Time Squad (2018)
- Ingenious low–budget sci–fi comedy set in the tiny North Island town of Thames, New Zealand in which a small–town criminal finds an…
- DVD
$25 $18.75
- Wellington Paranormal (TV Series) (2018)
- An inspired spin–off TV series from WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS that expands the role of lovably clueless police officers O'Leary and Minogue…
- DVD $29.95, $29.95, $34.95, $39.95
- Woman at War (2018)
- A droll yet heroic tale of a fifty–year–old environmental activist who is secretly waging a one–woman–war on the local…
- DVD $29.95
- 20th Century Women (2017)
- Recalling her turn in THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT, Annette Bening shines once again as a bohemian Californian mom, who here enlists Greta Gerwig and Elle…
- DVD
$20 $15
- Battle of the Sexes, The (2017)
- Entertainingly playful telling of the story behind the milestone 1973 tennis match in which the 29–year–old women's champ Billie Jean…
- DVD
$20 $15
- Disaster Artist, The (2017)
- A satirical yet empathetic adaptation of Greg Sestero's autobiographical book of the same name depicting his friendship with one Tommy Wiseau, the…
- DVD
$24.95 $18.70
- Mom and Dad (2017)
- Pitch–black horror–comedy featuring Nicolas Cage in a wonderfully crazed performance alongside an impressive Selma Blair as parents who…
- DVD $29.95
- Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
- A feel–good comic misadventure in which a rebellious city kid and his reluctant foster uncle become subjects of a manhunt after they "go bush"…
- DVD $29.95
- Lost in Paris (Paris pieds nus) (2016)
- Another gem from husband–and–wife team, Abel & Gordon, featuring a roster of typically clever sight gags that follows the trail of a…
- DVD $29.95
- Big Short, The (2015)
- A nimble and pointed comedy with a serious agenda about four denizens in the world of high–finance who predict the credit and housing bubble…
- DVD
$24.95 $18.70
- Diary of a Teenage Girl, The (2015)
- This brave and bittersweet portrait of an unusual sexual awakening has Bel Powley as a fledgling cartoonist entering into a relationship with her…
- DVD
$20 $15
- Detectorists (TV Series) (2014-2017)
- Irresistible comedy about lives of two eccentric metal detectorists, who spend their days plodding along ploughed tracks and open fields, hoping to…
- DVD $24.95, $24.95, $29.95, $34.95
- Cheap Thrills (2013)
- A devilishly effective black comedy about a pair of old friends who enter into an increasingly bloody game of one–upmanship with a wealthy…
- DVD $29.95
- Orange is the New Black (TV Series) (2013)
- A bracing, darkly humorous addition to the women–in–prison genre, centred on the plight of a privileged young woman whose fling with a…
- DVD
$20 $15
- Kids Are All Right, The (2010)
- Feathers fly in this smart and insightful comedy–drama anchored by three terrific lead performances whose character's unique relationships are…
- DVD
$20 $15
- Trip, The (2010)
- Comedians Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon embark on a jovial restaurant tour of the North of England in this hilarious culinary road trip movie derived…
- DVD
$34.95 $19.95
- Trip, The (TV Series) (2010)
- The complete, original BBC incarnation of Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon's culinary romp through the North of England, as popularised by Michael…
- DVD $39.95
- In The Loop (2009)
- Crushingly sharp political satire set in the hubbub of Whitehall and Washington, where petty political games are hilariously played out while the…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
- Be Kind Rewind (2008)
- Master of invention and crazy (in a good way) Frenchman Michel Gondry concocts another wacky original, this time centred around a subject close to…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
- Dean Spanley (2008)
- This Kiwi–British production cross–breed is a charmingly eccentric, surprisingly moving 'drawing room' drama set in Edwardian Britain in…
- DVD
$29.95 $22.45
- Flight of the Conchords - Season 1 (TV Series) (2007)
- Local heroes Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie's unique two–man 'digi–folk' routine finds its way onto American screens in this applauded…
- DVD
$25 $18.75
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
- A miraculous, complex 'domestic fantasy' from the twin genius of writer Charlie Kaufman and director Michel Gondry, who find a satisfying narrative…
- DVD
$24.95 $18.70
- John Safran vs God (TV Series) (2004)
- Ozzie media–satirist John Safran explores religion in the modern world with high irreverance, low humour and agnostic scepticism.
Among the…
- DVD $29.95
- Office, The (TV Series) (2002)
- A BAFTA–winning, mock–documentary–style situation comedy about a team of paper–merchant administrators who allow a film crew…
- DVD
$35 $26.25
- Royal Tenenbaums, The (2001)
- Spinning another pathologically eccentric comedy, the dir. of BOTTLE ROCKET and RUSHMORE will either have you declining to be amused or else…
- DVD
$24.95 $18.70
- Da Ali G Show (TV Series) (Ali G, Innit; Ali G, Aiii; Ali G in da USAiii) (2000-2004)
- A hilarious batch of subversive, satirical interviews and gags from Britain’s preposterous hiphopping comedy host, played by Sacha Baron Cohen.
- DVD $19.95, $19.95
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
- The Coen Brothers' return to their best form with what they neatly describe as the Rolls–Royce of 'hayseed' movies (by which they mean a…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
- Bedrooms and Hallways (1999)
- Utterly delightful relationship comedy about men, and gay men in particular, but appealing to human beings of any of the three sexual orientations…
- Poster (VG) $9.95
- Being John Malkovich (1999)
- Surrealist comic marvel distinguished by the most bizarre of plots – washed–up puppeteer John Cusack's new position as a filing clerk…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
- Election (1999)
- Mid–life crisis intersects with teenage foibles in this cheerily cynical high–school tale for adults, as crumpled teacher Matthew…
- DVD
$25 $18.75
- Freaks and Geeks (TV Series) (1999)
- Much loved but unfortunately short lived classic about two distinct groups of teenagers dealing with high school in the eighties. Created by a…
- Shakespeare in Love (1998)
- Shakespeare's art imitates life according to this gloriously fanciful, Oscar–winning tragicomedy, as the Bard himself (Joseph Fiennes), stuck…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
- Love Serenade (1996)
- Two sisters fall for a middle–aged, schmoozing radio–jock in this perfectly measured Australian comedy set in a tinpot outback town.…
- Poster (VG) $14.95
- Mars Attacks! (1996)
- Tim Burton once again turns tacky into an art form, but this time with a monster budget to match the alien carnage.
This gleefully (though…
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$19.95 $14.95
- Do the Right Thing (1989)
- Spike Lee's tour–de–force of racial friction and personal politics, forged his status as the most important black director in history.…
- DVD $39.95
- Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
- Exceptional comic fantasy about a depression–era housewife (Mia Farrow) whose solace in the movies blossoms into a romance with a screen…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
- Family Ties (TV Series) (1982-1989)
- Perhaps the quintessential 80's family sitcom, based around the 'politically–correct' ex–hippie parents who find themselves in the…
- DVD $29.95, $29.95, $29.95, $29.95
- Middle Age Spread (1979)
- Grant Tilly is priceless as the philandering high–school deputy who reluctantly hosts a dinner party for six. Based on the play by Roger Hall,…
- DVD
$29.95 $22.45
- Flying High (Airplane!) (1978)
- Side–splittingly funny lampoon of the Airport / Disaster movie genre, voted the best comedy of all time in 1999 by EMPIRE magazine.
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
- Fawlty Towers (TV Series) (1975)
- TV comedy approaches perfection in John Cleese's irreverent, madcap sitcom set in a small West Country hotel.
Vol. 1: Communication Problems, The…
- DVD $29.95
- Fred Dagg - All Purpose (1974-2006)
- Fred Dagg finally makes it to DVD in this “Authorised Daggography” from legendary Kiwi comic (and now honorary Australian) John Clarke, collating…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95, $25 $18.75
- Happy Days (TV Series) (1974)
- Rockin’ and rollin’ time capsule nostalgia recaptures the simple, all–American life of the Cunninghams in the jukebox fifties, and their…
- DVD
$15 $11.25
- Goodies, The (TV Series) (1970-1981)
- Inspired by Monty Python and The Goons, The Goodies – a three man agency whose brief is to do "anything, anytime" – are a British comedy…
- DVD $34.95
- Graduate, The (1967)
- An endearing Dustin Hoffman in his first leading role, is seduced by a middle–aged woman and then falls in love with her daughter. A brilliant…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
- Get Smart (TV Series) (1965-1968)
- Iconic 60's spy spoof series following the enduringly hilarious adventures of an enthusiastic but incompetent secret agent and his loyal, glamorous…
- DVD
$29.95 $20