Comedy suggestions?

[ChrisWydeman]

I have a long flight coming up in a few week do you guys have any suggestions for good comedies to watch on the plane? I have a preference for dark and off kilter comedies

[+ Truereview]

My definition of dark comedy is pretty wide, but here are some of my faves & hope you find some interesting

1. Network
   
2. Brazil
   
3. Heathers
   
4. Evil Dead
   
5. Throw Mama from the train
   
6. Death becomes her
   
7. War of the roses
   
8. Welcome to the dollhouse
   
9. To die for
   
10. Rules of attraction
    

All about Eve and who's is afraid of Virginia Woolf are classics. Again, IMO, dark or comedy dramas.

[+ Keith30309]

Dirty, Rotten Scoundrels - laugh out loud funny.

[+ WmClarke]

Cabin in the Woods

Serial Mom

Repo Man

Murder By Death

And of course, Alfred Hitchcock himself considered Psycho a comedy. If you have already seen it and paid attention the first time around, it really is funny on later viewings. If you have a dark sense of humor.

 

Hmmmm, my list is 2010s, 1990s, 1980s, 1970s, and 1960s. Sorry--can't think of one from the 2000s.

 

But let's add Kind Hearts and Coronets (1940s) with Alec Guness in multiple roles, and Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Bomb (1960s) with Peter Sellars in multiple roles.

[seaboy4hire]

Not a comedy but i saw whos afraid of virgina wolf the other night. What a mind fuck of a movie!

 

Hugs,

Greg

[seaboy4hire]

Or since you have a flight, what about the movie airplane?

 

Hugs,

Greg

[jackjackjack]

Not a comedy but i saw whos afraid of virgina wolf the other night. What a mind fuck of a movie!

 

Hugs,

Greg

Was that your first time seeing that movie, Greg? I saw it way back. Think it's her best performance ever.

[jackjackjack]

Not sure how to describe this one but it's a good movie... THE BIG FISH

[BabyBoomer]

. Think it's her best performance ever.

 

Her second Oscar. That was the role that proved she was one of the all time great actresses.

 

~ Boomer ~

[AdamSmith]

Dr Stranglove never gets old for me.

 

[+ glennnn]

Some Like it Hot is Billy Wilder's masterpiece, or how about Sunset Boulevard with The tasty Bill Holden and truly epic Gloria Swanson? Better take an around the world flight lol.

[+ Cash4Trash]

1) Wild Tales (Argentina)

2) Four Lions (England)

3) Kung Fu Hustle

[+ quoththeraven]

1) Wild Tales (Argentina)

2) Four Lions (England)

3) Kung Fu Hustle

 

Hadn't thought about it, but I second Kung Fu Hustle. I'm otherwise partial to slapstick and physical comedy, which doesn't really mesh with your preferences.

 

Oh, here's another one: Kevin Smith's Dogma. And for just plain quirky/weird, there's always Napoleon Dynamite.

[+ Truereview]

...And for just plain quirky/weird, there's always Napoleon Dynamite.

Hell yes!

[amused1]

I second Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Very funny with shades of dark though not really dark. Others I recommend... Drop Dead Gorgeous (beauty Queens dying), Sordid Lives (momma's dead and the family is a mess), Election (little miss perfect bitch runs for class pres) and Little Miss Sunshine (awkward little pagent girl has big dreams and not much else going for her... Sort of) .

[MiamiLooker]

"The Late Show" starring Lily Tomlin and Art Carney. It's not really a comedy, but Lily has some funny lines and is a quirky character.

[AdamSmith]

"The Late Show" starring Lily Tomlin and Art Carney. It's not really a comedy, but Lily has some funny lines and is a quirky character.

And Carney is a bit of a quiet revelation in how he plays that role.

[+ bashful]

The Trouble With Harry, In Bruges, Fargo, Feeling Minnesota, and not sure if originally billed as a comedy, but I remember laughing at a few scenes of Silver Linings Playbook.

[seaboy4hire]

Was that your first time seeing that movie, Greg? I saw it way back. Think it's her best performance ever.

 

Yes it was my forst time. Remember I'm not that old

 

Hugs,

Greg

[seaboy4hire]

Auntie Mame!

 

Hugs,

Greg

[amused1]

Auntie Mame!

 

Hugs,

Greg

Auntie Name is one of my favorite films but it's not really dark comedy. Still, I'm always happy to recommend it.

[Paddy]

Death Becomes Her is one of my faves too. Also The Hudsucker Proxy.

 

[+ honcho]

Corpse Bride

Groundhogs Day

[+ ArVaGuy]

A Fish Called Wanda.

You can't go wrong with John Cleese, Jamie Leigh Curtis, and Kevin Kline.

 

And speaking of John Cleese, any Monty Python film from Spamalot to the Meaning of Life.

 

If really dark comedy satire is what you seek, then try The Loved One. A satire of death and dying with Jonathan Winters, Rod Steiger, and Robert Morse. Look for cameos by Milton Berle, John Geilgud, and Liberace among many others. The film has a few flaws, like Robert Morse unable to maintain an English accent, but it's darkly funny. Reviled by critics at the time it is now considered among the first anti- establishment films of the 1960s.

 

Just about the entire Mel Brooks catalog. The Producers (original version) with Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder. The Twelve Chairs with Ron Moody, Frank Langella, and Dom DeLuise.

 

Blazing Saddles - this film would never be made today.

 

Young Frankenstein - Gene Wilder and Madeline Khan at their best.

 

Robin Hood: Men in Tights - cameos galore and Tracy Ulman is awesome.

[+ WmClarke]

If really dark comedy satire is what you seek, then try The Loved One. A satire of death and dying with Jonathan Winters, Rod Steiger, and Robert Morse. Look for cameos by Milton Berle, John Geilgud, and Liberace among many others. The film has a few flaws, like Robert Morse unable to maintain an English accent, but it's darkly funny. Reviled by critics at the time it is now considered among the first anti- establishment films of the 1960s.

Yes! I love this movie