Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Comedy > Black Comedy: 284 Films to Rent
- Bernie (2011)
- Dir. Richard Linklater
Feat. Jack Black, Shirley Maclaine, Matthew McConaughey
- A memorable (Jack) Black comedy about a gregarious Texas mortician who befriends a clingy spinster (Maclaine), with murderous results. The film's…
- Black Pond (2011)
- Dir. Tom Kingsley, Will Sharpe
Feat. Chris Langham, Simon Amstell, Amanda Hadingue…
- Distinctive indie thriller from acclaimed up–and–coming UK writer–directors Tom Kingsley and Will Sharpe. A suburban man in a…
- Details, The (2011)
- Dir. Jacob Aaron Estes
Feat. Tobey Maguire, Elizabeth Banks, Laura Linney…
- A confidently delivered black comedy of a idealised suburban existence turned inside out, this stars Tobey Maguire as successful young doctor whose…
- God Bless America (2011)
- Dir. Bobcat Goldthwait
Feat. Joel Murray, Tara Lynne Barr, Melinda Page Hamilton
- Irrepressible writer/director Bobcat Goldthwait returns with another sizzling, charcoal–black comedy that takes aim at the worst proponents of…
- Hick (2011)
- Dir. Derick Martini
Feat. Chloe Grace Moretz, Blake Lively, Rory Culkin…
- A strained, if mildly amusing redneck comedy of a small–town teenager who flees her abusive parents, only to hook up with a violent cowboy,…
- Horrible Bosses (2011)
- Dir. Seth Gordon
Feat. Kevin Spacey, Colin Farrell, Jennifer Aniston…
- Savage workplace comedy about three long–suffering employees (Bateman, Day, Sudeikis) who plot to kill their respective…
- Burke and Hare (2010)
- Dir. John Landis
Feat. Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis, Tom Wilkinson…
- An oddball comedic take on the infamous grave robbing duo, with Serkis and Pegg supported by a terrific ensemble of British comedic thesps.
While…
- Hesher (2010)
- Dir. Spencer Susser
Feat. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Natalie Portman, Devin Brochu…
- Cruel comedy as black as the tee–shirt of its stringy–haired, metal–loving, borderline–sociopath titular character, who…
- It's a Wonderful Afterlife (2010)
- Dir. Gurinder Chadha
Feat. Shabana Azmi, Goldy Notay, Sanjeev Bhaskar…
- The director of BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM serves up an less–than–subtle mix of cultural satire, black comedy, and Ealing–style humour in…
- Klown (2010)
- Dir. Mikkel Nørgaard
Feat. Frank Hvam, Casper Christensen, Marcuz Jess Petersen
- Danish comedians Frank Hvam and Casper Christensen play debauched versions of themselves on a weekend canoe trip away with their long–suffering…