Genre: Black Comedy
An American Werewolf in London
Directed by John Landis
Landis’ unlikely mix of intense body horror and wry comedy has had lasting influence on the horror genre and become …
Big Bad Wolves
Directed by Aharon Keshales, Navot Papushado
After a girl goes missing in the woods and is later found beheaded, suspicion immediately falls on a timid religious …
Body
Directed by Margorzata Szumowska
“Balancing bleakness and mirth in equal measure, Body chronicles three haunted souls in Warsaw: an icy coroner who suspects his …
Drugstore Cowboy
Directed by Gus Van Sant
Van Sant’s acclaimed second feature is a daring and uncompromising look at outlaw junkie life based on the novel by …
Edward Scissorhands
Directed by Tim Burton
Tim Burton’s artistry is in full bloom in this enchanting tale of young Edward (Johnny Depp)—the unfinished creation of a …
Fritz the Cat
Directed by Ralph Bakshi
As the first animated film to receive an X rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, Bakshi’s film courted …
Hamlet Goes Business
Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Deadpan humor abounds in this tongue-in-cheek noir adaptation of Shakespeare’s immortal Hamlet. When Hamlet (the delightfully named Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, munching …
Harold and Maude
Directed by Hal Ashby
A classic of the much-mythologized New American Cinema of the 1970s, Harold and Maude follows Harold (Bud Cort), a moneyed yet …
Krásno
Directed by Ondrej Sokol
A black comedy with a touch of detective genre begins with Michal and Adam, two childhood friends coming back to …
Men & Chicken
Directed by Anders Thomas Jensen
“The title might hint at where this brilliant new black comedy from the outrageous mind of Anders Thomas Jensen is going to …
Sátántangó
Directed by Béla Tarr, Ágnes Hranitzky
One of the greatest achievements in recent art house cinema and a seminal work of “slow cinema,” Sátántangó, based on …
Schneider vs. Bax
Directed by Alex Van Warmerdam
The twists and turns surprise in this unsparing, deadpan, black comedy. Schneider, a contract killer, gets a phone call from …