Black Comedies?

[bedhead_dl]

I think this is allowed in this forum...

Anyway, could you lot help me out and post all the best black comedy films that you can think of. They don't have to be great films that you enjoy them but they have to be great BLACK COMEDY'S.

Oh and if you're wondering yeah it's for my course.

Cheers. :)

[Grebdron]

It's a love or hate film, but I loved it.

Very Bad Things

[BorderEevilIII]

War Of The Roses I believe qualifies

[zeppelin]

Pulp Fiction
Dr. Strangelove
The Royal Tenenbaums
Fargo
Full Metal Jacket
Happiness
American Beauty
etc.

[arto_j]

Trainspotting & Shallow Grave come to mind first. And Heathers, of course.

[dollface]

what about Home Fries?

or donnie darko?

The Good Girl?

[dollface]

thought of some more:

Welcome to the Dollhouse
Better off Dead
Misery
Army of Darkness
Ghostworld??

[BorderEevilIII]

Donnie Darko is Dark but Comedy? ummmm noooo

[Annie Hall]

Harold and Maude
Heathers
To Die For
Trainspotting
Shallow Grave

[Shockwave]

Ive heard good things about HEATHERS. :)

My vote goes to Gremlins! Best Black comedy ive ever seen.

That and The Frightners.

[bankholdup]

Barbershop ;)

[dollface]

Originally posted by BorderEevilIII
Donnie Darko is Dark but Comedy? ummmm noooo

I wouldn't say it was a comedy either, I have heard other classify it as a black comedy though. I guess just because there are some funny moments in it, doesn't make it a comedy

[BorderEevilIII]

With repsonses of Barbershop is making me question.....

What is the Question? :confused:

[Jyrka]

Reservoir Dogs?

[bankholdup]

Originally posted by BorderEevilIII
With repsonses of Barbershop is making me question.....

What is the Question? :confused:


The topic, I believe, is for dark comedies, such as Dr. Strangelove or Fargo. I put Barbershop as a joke. Sorry for the confusion.

[bedhead_dl]

Thanks all for your replies and keep them comming and I will watch most of these in greater detail.

However one title that came up earlier was "Full Metal Jacket".

I don't see that as a black comedy at all...

Can somebody please explain to me how it is? :confused:

[Sigur509]

Pulp Fiction - One of the funniest films I have ever seen
The Royal Tenenbaums
Fight Club
Donnie Darko
American Beauty

[BorderEevilIII]

Seeing what went on in Full Metal Jacket is not even anything in the realms of a dark comedy.
Maybe Clockwork Orange fits in this category.

Thanks bankholdup, I was just checking.... :D

[MickeyKnox]

The War of the Roses-10/10 my all time favorite black comedy.

[arby19]

American Psycho comes to mind.

[Frank the Tank]

Heathers
Bad Santa
The Ref
The Frighteners

[Giselle]

The Frighteners

American Psycho

[Hannibal21]

The Graduate

Do you find me undesirable?
Oh no, Mrs. Robinson. I think you're the most attractive of all my parents' friends. I mean that.

[Deckard]

some my faves that I can watch repeatedly


Kubrick's DR STRANGELOVE
Hitchcocks THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY
Dave Dobkins CLAY PIGEONS
Oliver Stones U-TURN
MAN BITES DOG
Don Roos THE OPPOSITE OF SEX
Tod Solondz's STORY TELLING
AMERICAN PSYCHO
Peter Jackson's BRAINDEAD
Neil La Bute's IN THE COMPANY OF MEN
Coen Brothers BARTON FINK
MURDER BY DEATH/DEATH TRAP/SLEUTH etc
David Fincher's FIGHT CLUB
SERIES 7
PTA BOOGIE NIGHTS
John waters CECIL B DEMENTED
Tim Burton's BEATLEJuice
GHOSTWORLD
SECRETARY
MOTHER, JUGS & SPEED
TREE LOUNGE




to many faves ............

[soundbomb81]

The Exorcist - 'It's a riot!' :D

Dr. Strangelove
Brazil
Fight Club
American Beauty
Mulholland Drive
Reservoir Dogs
Happiness
Trainspotting
Donnie Darko
Sunset Boulevard
Mystery Train
Fargo
Crimes and Misdemeanors
The King of Comedy
Snatch
Goodfellas
Pulp Fiction
The Royal Tenenbaums

[bedhead_dl]

Through my research I'm kind of getting confused...

Is a dark comedy necissrily a black comedy?

Are they two entirly different genre's?

Are they both the same?

I'm having trouble making up my mind... any help?

[Cronos]

the only black comedies ive ever found remotely funny (or interesting) are

Very Bad Things
The Last Supper

[BorderEevilIII]

Originally posted by bedhead_dl
Through my research I'm kind of getting confused...

Is a dark comedy necissrily a black comedy?

Are they two entirly different genre's?

Are they both the same?

I'm having trouble making up my mind... any help?

This goes back to the questioned that I posed earlier on really what type of (I don't wanna say genre) films is being aimed at here.

All the replies has listed movies classifed as "Dark Comedies". My take on "Black Comedies" is a whole different page. Movies like Barbershop, Car Wash, & Friday just to name a few I consider Black Comedies.

[bedhead_dl]

So...

...could you perhaps explain those differences for me?

[TheDeadWalk]

Is the proper term here "Film Noir Comedy"?

That's just to help you out for technicality on your course... Film Noir is supposed to mean "Dark Film"...

And I do believe Cabin Fever would technically fit.

[Raymond Babbit]

Where's Papa? is, imo, one of the best dark comedies ever made.

[martyds761]

Originally posted by Frank the Tank
Heathers
Bad Santa
The Ref
The Frighteners Agreed a 100 percent w/ these.

[martyds761]

Originally posted by Frank the Tank
Heathers
Bad Santa
The Ref
The Frighteners Agreed a 100 percent w/ these.

[Unicron]

Heathers

Very Bad Things

American Beauty

Donnie Darko

The Last Supper

[SkyNet]

border: you are thinking Black Comedy being that it is comedies that are aimed at an african americans!

But Black Comedies are Comedies that are more grown up. Or sometimes the humor is more subtle. Or stuff of that nature.

so i agree w/ the above titles like:

Bad Santa
The Ref
The Frighteners
Very Bad Things

stuff of thise nature. Most black comedies are rated R!

[ilovemovies]

Heathers
The War of the Roses
American Beauty
The Royal Tenenbaums
Swimming with Sharks
Clay Pigeons
Falling Down??? (not sure it counts but it does have some darkly funny moments in it)