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Plots with a ViewPlots with a View (Undertaking Betty) (2002) Recommended
Dir. Nick Hurran
Feat. Brenda Blethyn, Alfred Molina, Naomi Watts
Lunatic Welsh farce in which an unhappy Brenda Blethyn contrives with a besotted funeral director (Molina) to fake her own death so as to escape a…
PumpkinPumpkin (2002)
Dir. Adam Larson Broder, Tony R Abrams
Feat. Christina Ricci, Hank Harris, Brenda Blethyn
Politically–confused blackly comic satire that follows the progress of Christina Ricci's 'inappropriate' romantic fixation with a disabled…
Punch-Drunk LovePunch-Drunk Love (2002)
Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
Feat. Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Popular mainstream comic Adam Sandler takes a left turn for the director of MAGNOLIA and BOOGIE NIGHTS in this doggedly off–beat yet beguiling…
Relative EvilRelative Evil (Ball in the House) (2002) Recommended
Dir. Tanya Wexler
Feat. Jonathan Tucker, Jennifer Tilly, David Strathairn
Deceptively marketed as a kind of "wicked stepmother" thriller, this is instead a well–constructed, paranoid black comedy about a teenage…
Roger DodgerRoger Dodger (2002) Aro Favourite
Dir. Dylan Kidd
Feat. Campbell Scott, Jesse Eisenberg, Jennifer Beals
Dodging expectations all–round, this devastating black comedy has a standout script and performances, especially Campbell Scott as the callous…
SecretarySecretary (2002) Aro Favourite
Dir. Steven Shainberg
Feat. James Spader, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeremy Davies
A spanking good black comedy detailing the bizarre relationship between a peculiar, ill–tempered lawyer and the meek secretary he…
Suicide ClubSuicide Club (Suicide Circle) (2002)
Dir. Sion Sono
Feat. Ryo Ishibashi, Akaji Maro, Masatoshi Nagase
Off–beat Japanese thriller based on apparently real–life incidents in which groups of high–school children commit mass…
Sweet RevengeSweet Revenge (The Revenger's Comedies) (2002)
Dir. Malcolm Mowbray
Feat. Sam Neill, Helena Bonham Carter, Kristin Scott Thomas
A blackly comic caper, this adaptation of Alan Ayckbourn’s “Revenger’s Comedies” concerns two would–be suicides who, on…
Fun at the Funeral Parlour (TV Series)Fun at the Funeral Parlour (TV Series) (2001-2002)
Feat. Rhys Thomas, William Thomas, Alex Lowe
A BBC comedy series set around the Swansea area of South Wales, where four funeral directors, all known as Thomas, are running a funeral business…
Happiness of the KatakurisHappiness of the Katakuris (2001) Recommended
Dir. Takashi Miike
Feat. Kenji Sawada, Keiko Matsuzaka, Kiyoshiro Imawano
A delirious confection from Japanese bad boy dir., Takashi Miike, this “zombie musical” is his most benevolent yet purely entertaining…

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