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What are some of the best dark comedies?

posted 3 years ago by M1sterDoct0r (4095)
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Assuming you're into them. I'm gonna start us off...

1. Death at a Funeral (2007) - The British one. I was genuinely holding my sides watching this for the first time. Legit one of the absolute best

2. Seven Psychopaths (2012) - My favorite Sam Rockwell film (along with Moon). Everyone in this is great. Especially Sam & Christopher Walken

3. Burn After Reading (2008) - I honestly don't think that this one gets as much love as the Coen Brothers' other films. I absolutely love it. So freaking hilarious. I laughed so freaking hard at the death of Brad Pitt's character that I honestly had to pause the film. It's that little face he made before, you know, it happened.

4. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) - It's Robert Downey Jr just a bit before his big Iron Man stardom/comeback. But it's Val Kilmer who steals this film. He's so freaking fantastic in this!

[–] Mrmojo4700 (20777) 3 years ago

Buffalo 66

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

yes, absolutely this one. one of the funniest movies i've ever seen.

[–] Mrmojo4700 (20777) 3 years ago

I just saw it for the first time within this year. Now it’s in my top 25 favorite films. Love it!

[–] Rockman4 (1607) 3 years ago

A lot of the ones I was gonna say were said but I'll add

American Psycho (2000)
Repo Man (1984)
Ready or Not (2019)
Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
Suicide Kings (1997)
Zero Effect (1998)

[–] ODB82 (2055) 3 years ago

8 Heads in a Duffel Bag and Very Bad Things come to mind.

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

MASH 1970
Vice 2018

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

in the company of men (1997)
wild tales (2014)
the color wheel (2011)

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

Sightseers, 2012

[–] capuchin (2809) 3 years ago

Just going through my four- and five-star rated films on Letterboxd... But also restricting myself to films that actually have 'comedy' listed as one of their genres, because there's some movies - such as Wake in Fright - that I think of as dark comedies, but the genre police disagree:

The Cremator (Juraj Herz, 1969)
Ghost World (Terry Zwigoff, 2001)
Parasite (Bong Joo-ho, 2019)
Withnail & I (Bruce Robinson, 1987)
The Death of Stalin (Armando Iannucci, 2017)
Brazil (Terry Gilliam, 1985)
La Dolce Vita (Federico Fellini, 1960)

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4095) 3 years ago

The Death of Stalin is excellent!

[–] MonStar (12085) 3 years ago

Adding to what others have listed:

Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (2010)
Rocket Science (2007)
Black Sheep (2006) (New Zealand)
Bad Santa (2003)
The 'Burbs (1989)
Raising Arizona (1987)
After Hours (1985)
Used Cars (1980)
Catch-22 (1970)
The Producers (1967)
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) (Cary Grant)

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4095) 3 years ago

I had to turn off the trailer for Tucker & Dale vs Evil midway. Cause it gives away most of the funny scenes.

The film is absolutely fantastic though. And so freaking hilarious.