Subgenre Sampler
Black Comedy: 497 Films to Buy & Rent
Jekyll (TV Series) (2007)
- Dir. Douglas Mackinnon
Feat. James Nesbitt, Gina Bellman
- A modern adaptation of the 'Jekyll and Hyde' tale, this twisted comedy series focuses on an everyday guy who morphs into his violent alter ego 'Hyde'…
Just Buried (2007)
- Dir. Chaz Thorne
Feat. Rose Byrne, Jay Baruchel, Graham Greene
- Unrepentant dark comedy focused on a young man inheriting a struggling funeral home who tries to drum up some business by killing off the town…
Married Life (2007)
- Dir. Ira Sachs
Feat. Chris Cooper, Pierce Brosnan, Patricia Clarkson…
- A potentially murderous love quadrangle develops between two wealthy businessmen – one of whom is married – and the mistress they covet…
Meet Bill (2007)
- Dir. Melisa Wallack, Bernie Goldmann
Feat. Aaron Eckhart, Elizabeth Banks, Jessica Alba…
- Discomforting mid–life comedy with Eckhart as a hen–pecked husband who vicariously rebels through his mentoring of a troubled teen.…
Nobel Son (2007)
- Dir. Randall Miller
Feat. Alan Rickman, Bryan Greenberg, Shawn Hatosy…
- Peppy crime caper about a recent Nobel Prize winner whose son is kidnapped and ransomed for the $2 million prize money.
Directed with whiz, pop,…
Noise (2007)
- Dir. Henry Bean
Feat. Tim Robbins, Bridget Moynahan, William Hurt…
- Irreverent black comedy stars Tim Robbins as an outraged citizen impelled to take a stand against the daily irritation of New York noise…
Planet Terror (2007)
- Dir. Robert Rodriguez
Feat. Rose McGowan, Freddy RodrÃguez, Josh Brolin…
- Robert Rodriguez's half – and quite possibly, the better half – of the "Grindhouse" double bill (with Quentin Tarantino's DEATH PROOF),…
Pushing Daisies (TV Series) (2007-2008)
- Feat. Anna Friel, Jim Dale, Ellen Greene…
- Quirksome comedy series focused on a guy with the awkward gift of being able to bring the dead back to life for one minute, any longer and someone…
Rats and Cats (2007)
- Dir. Tony Rogers
Feat. Jason Gann
- Warped black comedy from the makers of strange comedy series WILFRED, tracking down a talentless retired movie star, 'Darren McWarren', who retreats…
Sarah Silverman Program, The (TV Series) (2007)
- Feat. Sarah Silverman
- Controversial comedienne Silverman's sitcom is considerably more wholesome than her stand up show, but it still pushes the envelope in an often…