Comedy Movies

The seminal, sick satire on class, culture and politics in the 1980s from The Comic Strip, starring Lemmy from Motorhead and the usual suspects: Nigel Planer, Adrian Edmonson, Miranda Richardson, Rik Mayall, and French & Saunders. Look out for cameos from Bill Wyman and Paul McCartney.

An aged hippie, working as a roadie and hung up on his last girlfriend, Tree, accidentally bumps into his son for the first time and, while neither knows who the other person is, they bond through the music scene. Meanwhile Tree is searching for her son. Will this quirky family be brought back together?

A conflicted Jewish yuppie learns that, courtesy of an artificial insemination blunder, his real father is a Yorkshire pig farmer. He journeys north on a mission of self-discovery, in this acclaimed culture clash comedy.

A mockumentary focusing on a year in the life of fictitious mid-1990s hip-hip outfit NWH, with groupies, gunshots and inter-band rivalries galore. Fear of a Black Hat does for rap what Spinal Tap did for stadium rock.

In the Nottingham suburb of Sneinton, Malc is torn between partner Kate and his wannabe gangster friends, led by the infantile Jumbo. And when Jumbo plots a major heist (by his standards), Malc is finally forced to choose. An early crime caper from director Shane Meadows.

Under the pretext of writing for a fake magazine, The Next Big Thing, Simon Geist wages war against upcoming actors, models, comics and rock bands. But as his confrontations escalate, he finds himself becoming the very thing he is railing against.

Inspired by Daniel Defoe, the eccentric, unseen Robinson and his researcher companion set off on a tour of England, encompassing the nation's cultural and industrial history.

A group of former Brazilian soccer aces gather in a São Paolo bar to share memories, with their reminiscences regularly spiralling off in strangely comic directions.

An award-winning comedy: Hylnur is nearly 30 but still lives with his mother, sleeping all day, watching online porn and living on unemployment benefit. But when Lola, a Spanish flamenco instructor comes to stay, Hylnur finds himself at the centre of an unexpected love triangle.

 Phil and Anna are a young, married couple, who begin to suspect one other of an affair. When a shady private investigator gets involved in their relationship, things begin to spin out of control, in this turn-of-the-millennium thriller.

Alone in Glasgow, with a baby on the way, Marie hides out with three mechanics. But they are eager to part her from her money, with the help of an American imposter.

A comic retelling of the Snow White fairytale, with seven tall dwarves, one beautiful princess and a whole lot of slapstick. One of the most successful German films of all time.

Philip and Casper are friends, but also rivals, forever competing for the girls they meet around London's Brick Lane. It's the same story when they hook up with beautiful au pair Marie, only this time there is a crime caper brewing too.

What happens when zen meets noir? A film spoof in which a hard-bitten private detective tries to solve the mysterious death of a monk, only to discover that his sleuthing skills are useless in the non-linear world of Zen Buddhism.

Dark Arc is a mysterious tale of love between an artist, a graphic designer and their muse as the three experiment with staged visual events to learn the power of a charged image.

Acclaimed comedy focusing on a pair of Copenhagen slackers: Daniel is a graffiti artist, incapable of dealing with responsibility, while his flatmate “Grandpa” is desperate to shape up as a football referee.

A public appearance from international soccer player Marquinhos at Aurelio's bar launches a series of vignettes which spotlight Brazil's obsession with the round ball game.

When her boyfriend is sent to jail, spoilt Hildur is forced to get a job to make ends meet. Taking a position in the local "geek shop" she is thrust into a world of RPGs and fantasy. But when a real crisis lands will their practise in fantasy battles give them the courage to fight?

Cheap thrills! It's bargain basement horror time: four college students accidentally release a demon that was trapped inside a website. When one of them gets possessed the remaining three must perform an exorcism.

When Mike steps out of his house ahead of a big date, he is robbed, leaving him with just one hour to catch up with those responsible. A real time gangster comedy from New Zealand.