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1	King of Hearts (1966) more movies like this directed by Philippe de Broca featuring Alan Bates, Geneviève Bujold, Jean-Claude Brialy, Julien Guiomar, Micheline Presle, Pierre Brasseur The French/Italian/British King of Hearts (Le Roi de Coeur) takes place during World War I, but it might as well have been the Vietnamese conflict so far as its youthful "core" audience was concerned. Overacting outrageously, Adolfo Celi plays British colonel Alexander MacBibenbrook, who orders mild-mannered Scotsman Pvt. Charles Plumpick (Alan ... see all copies from £25.24! new only from £28.62!
2	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!
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	A Clockwork Orange (1971) more movies like this directed by Stanley Kubrick featuring Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates, Adrienne Corri, Warren Clarke, Aubrey Morris Stanley Kubrick dissects the nature of violence in this darkly ironic, near-future satire, adapted from Anthony Burgess' novel, complete with "Nadsat" slang. Classical music-loving proto-punk Alex (Malcolm McDowell) and his "Droogs" spend their nights getting high at the Korova Milkbar before embarking on "a little of the old ultraviolence," such ... see all copies from £5.40! new only from £13.90!
5	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!
6	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!
7	Idiocracy (2006) more movies like this directed by Mike Judge featuring Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard, Terry Crews Mike Judge wrote and directed this offbeat sci-fi comedy which gives a new meaning to the expression "people are getting dumber all the time." In 2005, Pvt. Joe Bowers (Luke Wilson) is a soldier chosen to take part in a secret military scientific experiment in which he will be put into induced hibernation for one year, along with a woman named ... see all copies from £7.17! new only from £7.28!
8	The Office: Season 01 (2005) more movies like this The American TV version of the award-winning British sitcom The Office opens by establishing its faux documentary format, as Michael Scott (Steve Carell), regional manager of a branch office of Dunder-Mifflin Paper, jumps through hoops to convince the filmmakers that he presides over a happy, well-running ship. This is but one of Michael's many ... see all copies from £14.41! new only from £14.41!
9	Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) more movies like this directed by Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones featuring Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin The Meaning of Life is without a doubt the most tasteless of the Monty Python feature films; it also happens to be one of the funniest. Life's questions are "answered" in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a pre-credits sequence at a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. One of our ... see all copies from £1.97! new only from £6.81!
10	*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!**
11 view cover	The Court Jester (1956) more movies like this directed by Melvin Frank, Norman Panama featuring Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns, Basil Rathbone, Angela Lansbury, Cecil Parker Danny Kaye spoofs medieval swashbucklers in this classic musical comedy. While the infant King of England awaits his rightful place as leader of the British Empire, his rule is usurped by Roderick (Cecil Parker), an evil pretender to the throne. Brave rebel leader The Black Fox (Edward Ashley) intends to remove Roderick from the palace and bring ... see all copies from £2.73! new only from £5.05!
12 view cover	The Office: Season 02 (2005) more movies like this see all copies from £23.56! new only from £23.56!
13 view cover	My Fellow Americans (1996) more movies like this directed by Peter Segal featuring Jack Lemmon, James Garner, Dan Aykroyd, John Heard, Everett McGill, Sela Ward In this comedy, Russell P. Kramer (Jack Lemmon) and Matt Douglas (James Garner) are two former U.S. Presidents who sit on opposite sides of the political fence. Kramer is a stuffy Republican reluctant to part with a dollar, while Douglas is a left-leaning Democrat with an eye for the ladies. Douglas succeeded Kramer in office after a single term, ... see all copies from £2.73! new only from £4.65!
14 view cover	Election (1999) more movies like this directed by Alexander Payne featuring Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, Chris Klein, Jessica Campbell, Mark Harelik In this satirical comedy, a hotly contested high school election becomes a metaphor for the current state of American politics. Jim McAllister (Matthew Broderick) is a popular and well-respected instructor at George Washington Carver High School in Omaha, Nebraska, but lately he's been unhappy in both his personal and professional life, and his ... see all copies from £2.73! new only from £3.42!
15 view cover	Death Race 2000 (1975) more movies like this directed by Paul Bartel featuring David Carradine, Simone Griffeth, Sylvester Stallone, Mary Woronov, Roberta Collins Cult hero Paul Bartel directed this low-budget satire in which America's passion for cars, violence, and sporting events are finally brought together in one convenient package. In the not-so-distant future, the United States has become a totalitarian regime overseen by the charming but sinister Mr. President (Sandy McCallum), who, in order to ... see all copies from £2.01!
16 view cover	Soapdish (1991) more movies like this directed by Michael Hoffman featuring Sally Field, Kevin Kline, Robert Downey, Jr., Cathy Moriarty, Whoopi Goldberg In the comedic farce Soapdish, the behind-the-scenes lives of several soap opera actors are just as melodramatic as those of their television counterparts. Sally Field stars as Celeste Talbert, the star of a declining TV show. To make matters worse, Talbert's career is thrown into turmoil when her rival, Montana Moorehead (Cathy Moriarty), tries ... see all copies from £2.73! new only from £6.33!
17	Monty Python's Flying Circus [TV Series] (1969) more movies like this directed by Ian MacNaughton featuring Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones Created in 1969 as the British Broadcasting Corporation's answer to America's Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (one of its guiding forces was BBC executive and former Laugh-In writer Barry Took), Monty Python's Flying Circus was both the title of the series and the name of the comedy troupe appearing in the show. (The name was chosen precisely because it ... see all copies from £2.01! new only from £3.08!
18 view cover	Where the Buffalo Roam (1980) more movies like this directed by Art Linson featuring Peter Boyle, Bill Murray, Bruno Kirby, René Auberjonois, R.G. Armstrong Based on the writings and experiences of "gonzo" journalist Hunter S. Thompson, Where the Buffalo Roam details the adventures of Thompson (Bill Murray) and his attorney (Peter Boyle), whose character is rewritten as Mexican-American rather than Samoan, as they pillage and plunder their way across America on a drunken, drug-saturated mission to.. ... see all copies from £6.02! new only from £6.12!
19 view cover	Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) more movies like this directed by Howard Hawks featuring Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe, Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid, Tommy Noonan Second-billed Marilyn Monroe is the blonde in question in this second film version of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: Miss Lorelei Lee, whose philosophy is "diamonds are a girl's best friend." Together with her best human friend Dorothy (top-billed Jane Russell), showgirl Lorelei embarks upon a boat trip to Paris, where she intends to marry millionaire ... see all copies from £2.73! new only from £6.83!
20 view cover	Defending Your Life (1991) more movies like this directed by Albert Brooks featuring Albert Brooks, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn, Lee Grant, Buck Henry Albert Brooks wrote, directed, and stars in this philosophical comedy about a man having a hard time making a case for himself in the afterlife. When advertising executive Daniel Miller (Albert Brooks) finds himself in a fatal car crash minutes after taking delivery on a new BMW, he's whisked away to Judgment City, where the recently dead are put ... see all copies from £2.73! new only from £4.06!
21 view cover	Sunset Boulevard (1950) more movies like this directed by Billy Wilder featuring William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich Von Stroheim, Nancy Olson, Fred Clark Billy Wilder's Sunset Boulevard ranks among the most scathing satires of Hollywood and the cruel fickleness of movie fandom. The story begins at the end as the body of Joe Gillis (William Holden) is fished out of a Hollywood swimming pool. From The Great Beyond, Joe details the circumstances of his untimely demise (originally, the film contained a ... see all copies from £2.73! new only from £6.14!
22 view cover	The Associate (1996) more movies like this directed by Donald Petrie featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Dianne Wiest, Eli Wallach, Tim Daly, Bebe Neuwirth In this comedy, a woman discovers that it's impossible to get ahead in business without a man to guide her -- so she invents one. Laurel (Whoopi Goldberg) is an expert financial analyst with a top Wall Street brokerage; however, she keeps getting passed over for raises and promotions, and she's convinced that no one at her firm takes her seriously ... see all copies from £2.73! new only from £5.28!
23 view cover	Being There (1979) more movies like this directed by Hal Ashby featuring Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Jack Warden, Richard Basehart, Richard Dysart Having lived his life as the gardener on a millionaire's estate, Chance (Peter Sellers) knows of the real world only what he has seen on TV. When his benefactor dies, Chance walks aimlessly into the streets of Washington D.C., where he is struck by a car owned by wealthy Eve Rand (Shirley MacLaine). Identifying himself, the confused man mutters ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £11.09!
24 view cover	Li'l Abner (1959) more movies like this directed by Melvin Frank featuring Peter Palmer, Leslie Parrish, Stubby Kaye, Howard St. John, Julie Newmar 1959's Li'l Abner was adapted from the hit 1956 Broadway musical--which, in turn, was inspired by the satirical comic strip by Al Capp. Peter Palmer recreates his Broadway role as Li'l Abner Yokum, the handsome, muscle-bound, muscle-brained leading hillbilly of Dogpatch, USA. The citizens of Dogpatch are in an uproar because their ramshackle ... see all copies from £2.73! new only from £5.26!
25 view cover	Lover Come Back (1961) more movies like this directed by Delbert Mann featuring Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall, Edie Adams, Jack Oakie Although not as well known as Pillow Talk (1959), this romantic-comedy pairing of stars Rock Hudson and Doris Day earned an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay. Hudson stars as Jerry Webster, a Madison Avenue advertising executive who has achieved success not through hard work or intelligence but by wining and dining his big-shot clients, even ... see all copies from £2.01! new only from £3.90!

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