Subgenre Sampler
Black Comedy: 497 Films to Buy & Rent
Last Word, The (2008)
- Dir. Geoffrey Haley
Feat. Wes Bentley, Winona Ryder, Ray Romano
- Quirky black comedy centered on a man who makes a living writing suicide notes for the depressed, and has his life is turned upside down when he…
Little Britain USA (TV Series) (2008)
- Feat. Matt Lucas, David Walliams
- Adaptation of the successful Brit sketch show LITTLE BRITAIN sees creators Lucas and Walliams reprise their familiar grotesques in the USA, as well…
Louise - Michel (2008)
- Dir. Benoit Delepine, Gustave Kervern
Feat. Yolande Moreau, Bouli Lanners, Benoit Poelvoorde…
- A black comedy treasure about a newly redundant factory worker who hires a dodgy hit man to take out her rich employers. The trouble starts when the…
Otis (2008)
- Dir. Tony Krantz
Feat. Daniel Stern, Illeana Douglas, Bostin Christopher…
- A cult favourite in the making, this outrageous black comedy is an assuredly twisted, dark and laugh–out–loud funny satire of vigilantism…
Pain in the Ass, A (L'emmerdeur) (2008)
- Dir. Francis Veber
Feat. Richard Berry, Patrick Timsit, Pascal Elbé…
- Fast–paced black comedy arises out of an unlikely friendship between a hitman and a depressive who find themselves sharing hotels.
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Promotion, The (2008)
- Dir. Steven Conrad
Feat. Seann William Scott, John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer…
- A meek assistant manager's dreams of managing his very own supermarket are in doubt when a Canadian nice–guy transfers to the store.…
Quid Pro Quo (2008)
- Dir. Carlos Brooks
Feat. Nick Stahl, Vera Farmiga
- Offbeat indie thriller focused on a wheelchair–bound radio reporter sent to investigate the emerging trend of people paying doctors to remove…
Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)
- Dir. Darren Lynn Bousman
Feat. Alexa Vega, Paul Sorvino, Anthony Head…
- Gore–soaked goth opera set in a future necropolis where worldwide organ failure has necessitated a global organ–selling empire with an…
Sunshine Cleaning (2008)
- Dir. Christine Jeffs
Feat. Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Alan Arkin…
- Amy Adams lends her considerable charms to this quirky yet easy–going comedy–drama about two sisters who start up a cleaning service that…
Tony Manero (2008)
- Dir. Pablo Larrain
Feat. Alfredo Castro, Paola Lattus, Héctor Morales
- Unsettling drama set against the Pinochet regime in Chile in 1978, where a psychopathic disco fan steals and kills in an effort to become the…