# Dark Comedy faves **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 14, 2017, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-comedy-faves/804508 "2017-12-14T16:13:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2017, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-comedy-faves/804508/61 "2017-12-16T19:36:47Z")
:p::As I blow a nice cloud of Afghani Bullrider into **StusBlues** ’s face.::😛 Kind Hearts and Coronets Delicatessen Cul de Sac American Psycho Scenes From the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills Westworld (while more under the heading “sci-fi”, still lots of darkly comic moments in it) Bob Roberts The Producers Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan Basket Case (+II) Evil Dead 2 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Liquid Sky Reservoir Dogs (more under crime drama tag, but again - lots of funny set pieces that I wouldn’t call family viewing) Young FrankentSTEEEEN!!! The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie Punch Drunk Love Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! The Ruling Class (part musical, I spose) There’s Something About Mary Withnail & I To Die For Kingpin After Hours Lolita Being John Malkovitch Brazil The Informant! The Interview Defending Your Life Reel Life Fubar Groundhog Day Bad Taste Raising Arizona Stepford Wives (some call it horror; me - dark satire) American Werewolf in London Happiness Shaun of the Dead King of Comedy Serial Team America: World Police Rabid The Trouble With Harry Second Best Rodger Dodger Dead Alive Broken Flowers The Hospital The Party A Fish Called Wanda They Live Orgazmo Death Race 2000 High Anxiety True Romance (sure - more a crime film, but still deserves a spot here) Lavender Hill Mob Shallow Hal Welcome to the Dollhouse Ed Wood Foul Play Leolo Office Killer The Room (unintentionally so :p) ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2017, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-comedy-faves/804508/62 "2017-12-16T21:30:19Z")
The Party? It was a feel good movie. And maybe the only modern film shot sequentially. ---
**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2017, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-comedy-faves/804508/63 "2017-12-16T22:02:37Z")
_I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore_ is a solid addition. It has the mix of pseudo-realistic clumsy action scenes and bloody violence in the style of _Green Room_ and _Blue Ruin_, but with jokes. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2017, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-comedy-faves/804508/64 "2017-12-16T23:31:30Z")
> [@marshmallow](#): > > _I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore_ is a solid addition. It has the mix of pseudo-realistic clumsy action scenes and bloody violence in the style of _Green Room_ and _Blue Ruin_, but with jokes. I… liked that film, but the final run to the finish took a deep-dive into WTF-town, almost to the point that it felt like a different film. +1 _Catch-22_. One of my favorite novels. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2017, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-comedy-faves/804508/65 "2017-12-17T00:12:13Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > The Party? It was a feel good movie. And maybe the only modern film shot sequentially. Blake Edwards? [nope](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Party_(2017_film)) (but not as good, though) ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2017, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-comedy-faves/804508/66 "2017-12-17T12:34:27Z")
Robery Altman was pretty good at dark comedy. Probably the best in this regard, IMHO, is _The Player_. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2017, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-comedy-faves/804508/67 "2017-12-17T14:26:50Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > Robery Altman was pretty good at dark comedy. Probably the best in this regard, IMHO, is _The Player_. Agree with Altman but MASH is a much better example, imo. The Player isn’t really a comedy and is not as good nor dark as Short Cuts. A Wedding is another good example; Carol Burnett gives a brilliant straight dramatic performance. And Brewster McCloud. ---
**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2017, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-comedy-faves/804508/68 "2017-12-17T15:04:44Z")
Didn’t see any mentions of _Eating Raoul_. ---
**Author:** ![LVBoPeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/858c86/32.png) [@LVBoPeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVBoPeep)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2017, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-comedy-faves/804508/69 "2017-12-17T16:23:31Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > Fargo > In Bruges > Natural Born Killers (not sure if it’s comedy or just satire) _In Bruges f_or the win… also known as the best Christmas movie ever. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2017, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-comedy-faves/804508/70 "2017-12-17T16:43:00Z")
> [@whitetho](#): > > Didn’t see any mentions of _Eating Raoul_. See post [post #9](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20666195&postcount=9) > [@furryman](#): > > …Eating Raoul… One of my all-time favourites! ---
**Author:** ![jerez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c68b51/32.png) [@jerez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerez)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2017, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-comedy-faves/804508/71 "2017-12-17T18:29:08Z")
Adding to some things mentioned upthread: Army of Darkness (Bruce Campbell) is a good laugh, once you realize that it’s being stupid on purpose. I’ve only seen it once, but I enjoyed several aspects of The Ladykillers (Coen brothers), like the photography, acting, dialogue and casting. Mars Attacks! Oh, and Johnny Got His Gun. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2017, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-comedy-faves/804508/72 "2017-12-17T21:47:07Z")
> [@jerez](#): > > Oh, and Johnny Got His Gun. Outside of the shot of a howling Donald Sutherland as a howling steam train engineer Jesus, I don’t remember anything amusing about this film ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-comedy-faves/804508/73 "2017-12-18T04:39:46Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > Outside of the shot of a howling Donald Sutherland as a howling steam train engineer Jesus, I don’t remember anything amusing about this film Nor me. One of the grimmest films ever. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-comedy-faves/804508/74 "2017-12-18T04:47:49Z")
Another vote for _Dr. Strangelove_ and _Arsenic and Old Lace_. ---
**Author:** ![jerez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c68b51/32.png) [@jerez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerez)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-comedy-faves/804508/75 "2017-12-18T09:39:24Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > Outside of the shot of a howling Donald Sutherland as a howling steam train engineer Jesus, I don’t remember anything amusing about this film It’s dark humor (as in woosh). ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-comedy-faves/804508/76 "2017-12-18T10:05:19Z")
> [@jerez](#): > > It’s dark humor (as in woosh). No. There is no humor in a soldier who has lost his arms and legs; his sight and hearing and speech. Trapped in his own body begging for death. ---
**Author:** ![jerez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c68b51/32.png) [@jerez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerez)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-comedy-faves/804508/77 "2017-12-18T14:43:04Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > No. There is no humor in a soldier who has lost his arms and legs; his sight and hearing and speech. Trapped in his own body begging for death. Of course there isn’t. Sorry if you took my post too seriously. ---
**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:** [December 18, 2017, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-comedy-faves/804508/78 "2017-12-18T14:47:52Z")
How about _Thank You For Smoking_? Would that count? Love that movie. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-comedy-faves/804508/79 "2017-12-18T15:37:32Z")
> [@jerez](#): > > Of course there isn’t. Sorry if you took my post too seriously. In sorry for misreading. That was a movie you couldn’t get me to rewatch for large sums of money or even a St Louis pizza. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-comedy-faves/804508/80 "2017-12-18T16:13:37Z")
There are those (including, it seems, the folks who do nominations for the Golden Globes) who view _Get Out_ as an extremely dark comedy. I’m not sure I’m on board with that, but there you are. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-comedy-faves/804508.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-comedy-faves/804508.md?page=5)