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1	Fight Club (1999) more movies like this directed by David Fincher featuring Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham Carter, Meat Loaf, Jared Leto In this darkly comic drama, Edward Norton stars as a depressed young man (named in the credits only as "Narrator") who has become a small cog in the world of big business. He doesn't like his work and gets no sense of reward from it, attempting instead to drown his sorrows by putting together the "perfect" apartment. He can't sleep and feels ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £10.76!
2	Waking Ned Devine (1998) more movies like this directed by Kirk Jones featuring Ian Bannen, David Kelly, Fionnula Flanagan, Susan Lynch, James Nesbitt Just as the charming British film The Full Monty told the story of simple men willing to shed their clothes for money, Waking Ned Devine is the story of older Irish men who pursue money and take off their clothes. Commercial director Kirk Jones makes his feature directing debut with a story about a small town in Ireland called Tulaigh More, where ... see all copies from £2.73! new only from £5.06!
3	American Psycho (2000) more movies like this directed by Mary Harron featuring Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto, Reese Witherspoon, Samantha Mathis Bret Easton Ellis' dark and violent satire of America in the 1980s is brought to the screen in this unsettling drama with black comic overtones. Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale), the son of a wealthy Wall Street financier, is pursuing his own lucrative career with his father's firm. Bateman is the prototypical yuppie, obsessed with success, ... see all copies from £2.73! new only from £3.41!
4	Scrooged (1988) more movies like this directed by Richard Donner featuring Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, Bobcat Goldthwait, John Glover, Carol Kane A darkly comic and surreal contemporization of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, this effects-heavy Bill Murray holiday vehicle from 1988 sees the former SNL funnyman assuming the role of television executive Frank Cross, the meanest and most depraved man on earth. Cross will stoop to unheard of levels to increase his network's ratings -- even ... see all copies from £2.73! new only from £6.49!
5	Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) more movies like this directed by Stanley Kubrick featuring Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens, James Earl Jones In 1964, with the Cuban Missile Crisis fresh in viewers' minds, the Cold War at its frostiest, and the hydrogen bomb relatively new and frightening, Stanley Kubrick dared to make a film about what could happen if the wrong person pushed the wrong button -- and played the situation for laughs. Dr. Strangelove's jet-black satire (from a script by ... see all copies from £2.82! new only from £6.49!
6	Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) more movies like this directed by Terry Gilliam featuring Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro, Craig Bierko, Ellen Barkin, Gary Busey Terry Gilliam (Brazil, Twelve Monkeys, The Fisher King) directed this colorful, stylized, pseudo-psychedelic $21-million adaptation of the 1971 Hunter S. Thompson classic, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey into the Heart of the American Dream, about stoned sportswriter Raoul Duke, Thompson's alter ego, on a wild drug-crazed road ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £3.56!
7	Office Space (1999) more movies like this directed by Mike Judge featuring Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, David Herman, Ajay Naidu Peter Gibbons (Ron Livingston) is a computer programmer working for Initech in Houston. Every day, he and his friends Samir (Ajay Naidu) and Michael Bolton (David Herman as not THAT Michael Bolton), suffer endless indignities and humiliations in their soulless workspace from their soulless boss, Bill Lumbergh (Gary Cole). For Peter, stuck in his ... see all copies from £2.73! new only from £5.06!
8	Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) more movies like this directed by Brad Silberling featuring Jim Carrey, Liam Aiken, Emily Browning, Kara Hoffman, Shelby Hoffman, Jude Law The best-selling series of subversive children's books from author Lemony Snicket (aka Daniel Handler) come to the screen in this black comedy for the whole family (and how often do you get to see one of those?). The Baudelaire siblings -- gadget freak Violet (Emily Browning), bookworm Klaus (Liam Aiken), and baby Sunny (Kara Hoffman and Shelby ... see all copies from £2.73! new only from £2.78!
9	*MASH (1970) more movies like this directed by Robert Altman featuring Elliott Gould, Donald Sutherland, Tom Skerritt, Sally Kellerman, Jo Ann Pflug, Robert Duvall, Roger Bowen, Gary Burghoff Although he was not the first choice to direct it, the hit black comedy MASH established Robert Altman as one of the leading figures of Hollywood's 1970s generation of innovative and irreverent young filmmakers. Scripted by Hollywood veteran Ring Lardner, Jr., this war comedy details the exploits of military doctors and nurses at a Mobile Army ... see all copies from £2.73! new only from £5.07!**
10	Death Becomes Her (1992) more movies like this directed by Robert Zemeckis featuring Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis, Goldie Hawn, Isabella Rossellini, Ian Ogilvy High-concept director Robert Zemeckis applies his usual polish -- helped by an equally adept cast -- for this surprisingly gruesome and extremely funny black comedy. The film begins with narcissistic actress Madeline (Meryl Streep) stealing the latest in a series of potential fiancées, wimpy plastic surgeon Ernest (Bruce Willis), from her ex-best ... see all copies from £2.73! new only from £3.38!
11 view cover	Fargo (1996) more movies like this directed by Joel Coen featuring Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare, Harve Presnell Filmmaking siblings Joel Coen and Ethan Coen both embraced and poked satirical fun at their rural Minnesota roots with this comedy-drama-thriller that earned seven Oscar nominations, winning for Best Actress and Best Original Screenplay. Frances McDormand stars as Marge Gunderson, a pregnant police chief whose affable, folksy demeanor masks a whip ... see all copies from £2.73! new only from £5.50!
12 view cover	Beetlejuice (1988) more movies like this directed by Tim Burton featuring Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Michael Keaton, Catherine O'Hara, Jeffrey Jones Thanks to the carelessness of a cute little dog, newlyweds Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin are killed in a freak auto accident. Upon arriving in the outer offices of Heaven, the couple finds that, thanks to a century's worth of bureaucratic red tape, they're on a long celestial waiting list. Before they can earn their wings, Davis and Baldwin must ... see all copies from £2.73! new only from £6.59!
13 view cover	Bad Santa (2003) more movies like this directed by Terry Zwigoff featuring Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Brett Kelly, Lauren Graham, Lauren Tom The Christmas season just got a lot less joyous in this very dark comedy. Willie T. Stokes (Billy Bob Thornton) is a con man and a thief who teams up with his friend Marcus (Tony Cox), a midget, for a very special scam each year during the holiday season. Willie gets a job as Santa Claus at a shopping mall, his pal tags along as an elf, and they ... see all copies from £2.73! new only from £7.45!
14 view cover	Harold and Maude (1971) more movies like this directed by Hal Ashby featuring Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort, Vivian Pickles, Cyril Cusack, Charles Tyner A young man with a death wish and a 79-year-old high on life find love in Hal Ashby's cult black comedy. Deadpan rich boy Harold (Bud Cort) keeps staging elaborate suicide tableaux to get the attention of his mother (Vivian Pickles), but she keeps planning his brilliant future for him instead. Obsessed with the trappings of death, Harold freaks ... see all copies from £6.49! new only from £7.45!
15 view cover	The Whole Nine Yards (2000) more movies like this directed by David Snyder, Jonathan Lynn featuring Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Rosanna Arquette, Michael Clarke Duncan, Natasha Henstridge, Amanda Peet In this black comedy, a criminal discovers a market for murder in the suburbs. After doing time in prison, mobster Jimmy the Tulip (Bruce Willis) moves to a suburban neighborhood. But Jimmy's new neighbors (Rosanna Arquette and Matthew Perry) soon figure out who he is. Mark Deming, All Movie Guide see all copies from £2.73! new only from £3.38!
16 view cover	Secretary (2002) more movies like this directed by Steven Shainberg featuring Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Spader, Jeremy Davies, Lesley Ann Warren Sadomasochism provides the backdrop for a very unusual employer/employee relationship in this very offbeat romantic drama from filmmaker Steven Shainberg. Lee Holloway (Maggie Gyllenhaal) is a shy young woman, who, after a brief spell in a mental institution, is released in the care of her overprotective mother (Lesley Ann Warren) and hard ... see all copies from £3.38! new only from £4.76!
17 view cover	The Witches of Eastwick (1987) more movies like this directed by George Miller featuring Jack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer, Veronica Cartwright The Witches of Eastwick, a memorable comedy with a dark edge, is based upon a novel by John Updike. On Thursday nights three female friends -- Alex (Cher), Sukie (Michelle Pfeiffer), and Jane (Susan Sarandon) -- meet to chug martinis, learn Chinese aphrodisiac cooking and lament the scarcity of eligible men. As they sit around, they fantasize ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £3.38!
18 view cover	The 'Burbs (1989) more movies like this directed by Joe Dante featuring Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Rick Ducommun, Corey Feldman Ward and June Cleaver have nothing on suburban couple Tom Hanks and Carrie Fisher. Together with their perfect son, Hanks and Fisher are so clean that they squeak. Thus, when new neighbors Henry Gibson, Brother Theodore and Courtney Gains begin evincing bizarre behavior, Hanks is slightly put out. Fisher thinks that Hanks is getting all worked up ... see all copies from £2.01! new only from £7.37!
19 view cover	Very Bad Things (1998) more movies like this directed by Peter Berg featuring Christian Slater, Cameron Diaz, Daniel Stern, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Jon Favreau Peter Berg made his directorial debut with this black comedy about suburbanite Kyle Fisher (Jon Favreau), his future bride Laura (Cameron Diaz) and his four pals -- brothers Adam (Daniel Stern) and Michael (Jeremy Piven), mechanic Charles (Leland Orser), and real estate agent Robert (Christian Slater). Kyle and gang head off to a stag-party fling ... see all copies from £2.73! new only from £4.30!
20 view cover	Folks! (1992) more movies like this directed by Ted Kotcheff featuring Tom Selleck, Don Ameche, Anne Jackson, Christine Ebersole, Wendy Crewson In this comedy, stockbroker Jon Aldrich (Tom Selleck) is the man who has it all, until his ill, aging parents (Don Ameche and Anne Jackson) move in with him. As his perfect life begins to disintegrate bit by bit, Jon becomes more and more depressed and disillusioned. Finally, broke and friendless, Jon begins to listen to his addled parents' ... see all copies from £2.73! new only from £5.06!
21 view cover	Freeway (1996) more movies like this directed by Matthew Bright featuring Reese Witherspoon, Kiefer Sutherland, Brooke Shields, Amanda Plummer, Wolfgang Bodison, Dan Hedaya In this postmodern exploitation flick loosely based on "Little Red Riding Hood," the uneducated daughter of a drug-addicted prostitute flees the foster-care system in search of her long-lost grandmother but meets up instead with a serial killer. Vanessa (Reese Witherspoon), a nearly illiterate firebug and serial shoplifter, desperately clings to ... see all copies from £2.73! new only from £5.06!
22 view cover	Bubba Ho-Tep (2003) more movies like this directed by Don Coscarelli featuring Bruce Campbell, Ossie Davis, Ella Joyce, Bob Ivy, Heidi Marnhout An ancient evil finds resistance in the most unlikely of places in this oddball comedy horror effort from Phantasm director Don Coscarelli. Resting in the confines of a Mud Creek, TX, nursing home after fading into obscurity following his departure from the limelight, an aging and embittered Elvis (Bruce Campbell) befriends a delusional patient ... see all copies from £3.13! new only from £3.13!
23 view cover	Deathtrap (1982) more movies like this directed by Sidney Lumet featuring Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve, Dyan Cannon, Irene Worth, Henry Jones Sidney Lumet provides another of his film adaptations of Broadway successes -- in this case Ira Levin's 1978 clever Broadway murder mystery that starred John Wood in a triumphant turn as down-on-his-luck playwright Sidney Bruhl. Wood's brittle airiness is replaced in the film version by Michael Caine's smoldering bitterness. Sidney Bruhl is a ... see all copies from £2.73! new only from £3.58!
24 view cover	Heathers (1989) more movies like this directed by Michael Lehmann featuring Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk, Kim Walker A deliciously nasty black comedy, Heathers is set at a cliquish high school in Ohio. The most exclusive of those cliques is the Heathers, comprised of the prettiest and most popular girls in town. The group's leader is the manipulative Kim Walker, who orchestrates the humiliation of anyone who fails to meet her standards. Eventually, Heathers ... see all copies from £1.97! new only from £7.45!
25 view cover	Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) more movies like this directed by George Armitage featuring John Cusack, Minnie Driver, Dan Aykroyd, Alan Arkin, Joan Cusack Most people have trouble deciding what to say when they're asked what they've been doing with their lives at a High School reunion, but Martin Blank (as played by John Cusack) has a different problem than most -- he has to make his career sound less interesting than it actually is. Martin is a former CIA operative who is now a freelance hit man, ... see all copies from £2.73! new only from £7.45!

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