Jordanne’s Movie Picks!
By Jordanne Friedman
Contributor
Do you ever find humour in taboo topics? This is called dark humour.
The Cambridge dictionary defines dark comedy as “a film, play, etc. that looks at the funny side of things that we usually consider to be very serious, like death and illness.”
Here are 10 dark comedy films that I highly suggest watching!
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
Directed by Martin McDonagh
Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.
Fargo (1996)
Directed by Joel Coen
Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman, is bursting at the seams with debt… but he’s got a plan. He’s going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It’s going to be a snap, and nobody’s going to get hurt… until people start dying. Enter Police Chief Marge, a coffee-drinking, parka-wearing – and extremely pregnant – investigator who’ll stop at nothing to get her man. And if you think her small-time investigative skills will give the crooks a run for their ransom… you betcha!
The Lobster (2015)
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into animals and sent off into The Woods.
Snatch (2000)
Directed by Guy Ritchie
Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers, and supposedly Jewish jewellers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.
Trainspotting (1996)
Directed by Danny Boyle
Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends – Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can’t escape the life he left behind when Begbie shows up at his front door on the lam, and a scheming Sick Boy follows.
Poor Things (2023)
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.
The House That Jack Built (2018)
Directed by Lars von Trier
Failed architect, engineer and vicious murderer Jack narrates the details of some of his most elaborately orchestrated crimes, each of them a towering piece of art that defines his life’s work as a serial killer for twelve years.
Kids (1995)
Directed by Larry Clark
A day in the life of a group of teens as they travel around New York City skating, drinking, smoking and deflowering virgins.
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Directed by Spike Jonze
One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters its mad and controlling world of overtaking another human body.
Happiness (1998)
Directed by Todd Solondz
The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts that society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate search for human connection.
Hope you guys check some of these films out and enjoy them!
Source: Letterboxd