# Black (or dark) comedies recomendations **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [January 12, 2023, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-or-dark-comedies-recomendations/978115 "2023-01-12T17:24:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2023, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-or-dark-comedies-recomendations/978115/41 "2023-01-12T21:17:33Z")
> [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > I am surprised **Heathers** hasn’t been mentioned. [snip] > > There’s another black comedy that I absolutely love, and I sometimes wonder if I am the only person who has seen it: [Miss Nobody](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Nobody_(2010_film)), made in 2010. I enjoyed both of these. I honestly thought _Ready or Not_ (2019, starring Samara Weaving) would qualify here, too. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2023, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-or-dark-comedies-recomendations/978115/42 "2023-01-12T21:23:29Z")
A few I wanted to add, for various flavors of dark comedies, although most of them are very blurred with other categories. First, the Cornetto Trilogy, ie Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and The World’s End. All are dark comedies of different flavors, although compared to many in this thread, they lean more heavily into the comedy than the dark. That being said, they also have their own unspeakably dark moments, and since each are blended with different elements, at least one is generally likely to speak to you more than the others. The last are more of an edge case than the above. That would be the 80s classic scifi/horror/satire “The Stuff”. It, like the similarly edge case of “They Live” are horror movies that satirize our society, in an incredibly dark way, that makes you go more “ha ha… ouch.” They aren’t comedies in the sense of some of the others listed, but I think they overlap enough to be at least mentioned. ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2023, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-or-dark-comedies-recomendations/978115/43 "2023-01-12T22:55:18Z")
A mix of highbrow and lowbrow: _Sunset Blvd._ (1950) _A Bucket of Blood_ (1959) _The Skeleton of Mrs. Morales_ (1960) _Viridiana_ (1961) _The Graceful Brute_ (1962) _Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!_ (1965) _No Way to Treat a Lady_ (1968) _Beyond the Valley of the Dolls_ (1970) _The Abominable Dr. Phibes_ (1971) _Cry Uncle_ (1971) _Pretty Maids All in a Row_ (1971) _Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein_ (1973 – but ONLY in 3D!) _Theater of Blood_ (1973) _Andy Warhol’s Dracula_ (1974) _Going Places_ (1974) _Monty Python and the Holy Grail_ (1975) _Network_ (1976) _Andy Warhol’s Bad_ (1977) _Winter Kills_ (1979) _An American Werewolf in London_ (1981) _The Fourth Man_ (1983) _From Beyond_ (1986) _Evil Dead II_ (1987) _Brain Damage_ (1988) _Marquis_ (1989) _Frankenhooker_ (1990) _Dead Alive_ a.k.a. _Braindead_ (1992) _Innocent Blood_ (1992) _Thursday_ (1998) _The Woman Chaser_ (1999) _Revengers Tragedy_ (2002) _The Big Empty_ (2003) _Kick-Ass_ (2010) _The Gentlemen_ (2019) ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2023, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-or-dark-comedies-recomendations/978115/44 "2023-01-12T22:59:52Z")
> [@dirtball](#): > > _After Hours,_ with Griffin Dunne as a guy who just wants to get home, and the whole world seems to be conspiring against him I’ve never looked at an ice cream truck the same way since. > [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > _Burn After Reading_,which is a conspiracy thriller with no conspiracy populated by idiots. (J.K. Simmons only has a couple of scenes in the entire film but he clears the decks with every line.) I adore this movie! Tuckman Marsh! Tuchmna Marsh! I laughed so _hard_ at the final scene with J. K. Simmons. I’m always happy when “pretty boy” leading men play ridiculous characters, and both Brad Pitt and George Clooney are ridiculous in this film. ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2023, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-or-dark-comedies-recomendations/978115/45 "2023-01-12T23:11:54Z")
I’d recommend _Happy Death Day 2U_. The original was straight horror, despite the _Groundhog Day_ hook. The sequel comes off more as a dark comedy. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2023, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-or-dark-comedies-recomendations/978115/46 "2023-01-12T23:14:33Z")
[The End of the F\*\*\*ing World](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6257970/reference/) centers on a psychopath and his true love. Two seasons. [You’re the Worst](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3228420/reference/) centers on two toxic, self-centred people who fall in love. Five seasons. ---
**Author:** ![El\_DeLuxo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_deluxo/32/9043_2.png) [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-or-dark-comedies-recomendations/978115/47 "2023-01-13T00:47:54Z")
What, nobody’s mentioned any John Waters movies yet? Okay, I will: _Female Trouble_ and _Desperate Living_ are dark, violent, and fucking hilarious. Also _Pink Flamingos_ and _Polyester_. I like JW’s outrageous earlier movies much better than his more recent, more mnainstream stuff. And, leaving the esteemed Mr. W’s ouevre for now, we’ve got: _Spun_, a funny, dark-edged, realistic comedy/drama following the misadventures of a group of speedfreaks, _Arnold_, a 1973 horror/comedy where everyone who’s greedy ends up gory; _Man Bites Dog_ about the media’s undue interest in serial murderers, and _Baxter_, told from the point of view of a murderous bull terrier. _Shakes The Clown_ is also pretty dark while also being a laff-riot. _Repo Man_ is one of my all-time favorite movies; it’s dark, sardonic, violent, and funny as Hell, and it has the most kick-ass soundtrack to ever grace a movie. Lastly, I don’t know about anyone else, but I think _Whatever Happened To Baby Jane_ and _Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte_ are pretty hilarious when they’re not being horrific. So’s _Stuck_, a more recent horror comedy crime flick based on a true story. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-or-dark-comedies-recomendations/978115/48 "2023-01-13T00:53:59Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > ETA: I’ve seen the Coen brothers mentioned a few times, but not “Fargo”. Very dark, very funny. Go watch it. My recommendation as well. I love black comedy. ---
**Author:** ![omenran](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omenran/32/3318_2.png) [@omenran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omenran)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-or-dark-comedies-recomendations/978115/49 "2023-01-13T02:20:14Z")
After seeing some of these suggestions I’d like to add _Series 7: The contenders_ (2001). It’s about six contestants on a reality TV game show where they are killing the other contenders to be the winner. The movie focuses on the returning Champion who is a pregnant woman and the show takes place in her little hometown. Looking at some of the actresses I also saw _Nurse Jacky_ (2009-2015) which intrigued me but I don’t watch enough TV. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-or-dark-comedies-recomendations/978115/50 "2023-01-13T02:38:54Z")
> [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](#): > > Four Lions, a jihad satire following a group of homegrown terrorist jihadis from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. I was going to suggest that. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-or-dark-comedies-recomendations/978115/51 "2023-01-13T14:46:06Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > > [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](#): > > > > false memory syndrome. I coulda sworn it was in black and white. Maybe some scenes were? > > Mandela effect? 😉 That’s weird, I thought The Hudsucker Proxy was in B&W too. Is two people enough to qualify for it being a Mandela effect? According to this trailer, there were some ‘newsreel’ scenes in the movie in B&W, and a lot of the movie had a washed-out color palette (though other parts were pretty colorful). [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/dBa8p0NFwM8/hqdefault.jpg "The Hudsucker Proxy Official Trailer #1 - Charles Durning Movie (1994) HD") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBa8p0NFwM8) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-or-dark-comedies-recomendations/978115/52 "2023-01-13T16:48:04Z")
The mention of _Four Lions_ reminded me of _[Secondhand Lions,](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondhand_Lions)_ which goes pretty dark at times. ---
**Author:** ![2\_More\_Bits](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2_more_bits/32/4148_2.png) [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-or-dark-comedies-recomendations/978115/53 "2023-01-13T17:15:57Z")
Has no one mentioned [The Death of Stalin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Death_of_Stalin)? Brilliant. Hilarious. Dark. (And reasonably historically accurate) ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-or-dark-comedies-recomendations/978115/54 "2023-01-13T18:12:48Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > The mention of _Four Lions_ reminded me of _[Secondhand Lions,](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondhand_Lions)_ which goes pretty dark at times. For that matter, The Lion King gets dark. Well, as dark as one might expect for a family film. ---
**Author:** ![Apodder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/apodder/32/17727_2.png) [@Apodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apodder)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-or-dark-comedies-recomendations/978115/55 "2023-01-13T18:58:20Z")
I really enjoyed this one. Great cast. As for horror, I saw it was characterized as such and watched it, anyway. Mama don’t do horror 😉 and it turned out to be dark and weird but fun. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-or-dark-comedies-recomendations/978115/56 "2023-01-13T19:59:41Z")
> [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > [Miss Nobody](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Nobody_(2010_film)), made in 2010. The first one I ticked off the list. The wife and I loved it - thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-or-dark-comedies-recomendations/978115/57 "2023-01-13T20:01:40Z")
Yea, I find it bewildering that it is so obscure. It’s just so well done, IMO. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-or-dark-comedies-recomendations/978115/58 "2023-01-13T20:12:27Z")
Yeah, well, that stuff happens, I guess. Raise your hands if you’ve seen “Out of the Furnace”. Stunningly great movie - fantastic cast - seems forgotten. And the movie I started this thread with “Filth”, James McAvoy deserved the Oscar for that - hands down. But politics, ad budgets, etc… ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-or-dark-comedies-recomendations/978115/59 "2023-01-13T20:37:39Z")
Seconded. Probably the darkest comedy I have ever seen (or certainly equal to Dr Strangelove). ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2023, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-or-dark-comedies-recomendations/978115/60 "2023-01-14T02:08:16Z")
**Bad Santa** **Fido** is more satire than laugh out loud, but I adore it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-or-dark-comedies-recomendations/978115.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-or-dark-comedies-recomendations/978115.md?page=4)