Looking for dark comedies to change my mood

Submitted by Bolton_McThunderpecs t3_10ogy0j in movies

I absolutely love fucked up movies, but I think I overdid it today; after watching Funny Games, The House That Jack Built, and Speak No Evil, I feel super gross and am questioning my own humanity lol. Looking for some movies that are still kinda dark, but have comedic undertones and don’t have endings that are completely fucked up.

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MovieMike007 t1_j6eo026 wrote

Tucker and Dale vs Evil

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Bolton_McThunderpecs OP t1_j6eppbf wrote

One of my all-time favorites. HEYYY! COLLEGE KIDS! WE GOT UR FREYEND!!

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not_cinderella t1_j6fr00d wrote

I was here, minding my own business, working on some repairs for my new house, when these kids starting killing themselves all over my property.

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Jadeidol65 t1_j6gmov2 wrote

The Death of Dick Long is very dark and hilarious.

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Dayofsloths t1_j6eky11 wrote

Death to Smoochy

Death Becomes Her (ending is kind of an existential nightmare)

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Malkyre t1_j6i51f8 wrote

Death to Smoochy, seconded.

"I'm going on safari motherfucker. SAFAAARRRRIIIII! PLPHWWWWW (elephant noises)"

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Foritified_5 t1_j6esp95 wrote

Give The Death of Stalin a shot. It's funny as shit while simultaneously conveying the terror and mistrust which surrounded Stalin, his closest advisors, and the Soviet Union in general.

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mavrodialo t1_j6ejs8i wrote

Dr Strangelove always makes me smile while contemplating mutually assured thermonuclear destruction …

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winksatcows t1_j6f3fhw wrote

We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when...

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imnotsteven7 t1_j6ei8or wrote

I found The Art of Self Defence to be pretty good.

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Serioli t1_j6etoxl wrote

Walk Hard, a story about a guy finding happiness after accidentally cutting his brother in half with a machete

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Dayofsloths t1_j6ezgjx wrote

One of the worst cases of cut in half with a machete I've ever seen.

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Son_of_El_Duce t1_j6gzpof wrote

You would be surprised how easy it is to halve someone.

The wrong kid died!

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beebz10 t1_j6fwdrm wrote

Banshees of Inisherin

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Archamasse t1_j6eun7v wrote

War of the Roses.

First half feels like any ol' meetcute movie romance of the era, with Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner. But it's not - it's a Danny Devito movie, and the black comedy emerges as the marriage starts breaking down and getting ugly. One of my favorite movies, because it's just so well written and Douglas and Turner subvert the kinds of roles they're both famous for brilliantly.

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732dlrowthgiliwt t1_j6f4gq5 wrote

Not a movie but Barry (TV show) is a great dark comedy.

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Parking_Mall_1384 t1_j6emuwi wrote

House of Yes

To Die For

Happiness

Party Girl

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cbbuntz t1_j6fdjxe wrote

I was going to bring up Happiness. Truly a fucked up movie. Don't watch it with a date.

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5of1of2 t1_j6em40b wrote

Dead Alive its gross and fucked up but ultimately hilarious and has a happy ending

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xnerdyxrealistx t1_j6gaurf wrote

One of my favorite movie quotes of all time "I kick ass for the lord"

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ESTeaNtheOcha t1_j6es7cp wrote

After life on Netflix isn't a movie but is sad and dark while being funny.

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satluvscheese t1_j6ewats wrote

"Problem Child"

"Game Night"

"Fargo"

"Little Miss Sunshine"

"Extract"

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mojon72 t1_j6ffj87 wrote

Very Bad Things

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politebearwaveshello t1_j6elx7w wrote

Sick of Myself (2022) from Norway is batshit insane. The pitchest black of black comedies. It’s about a narcissist woman who willingly consumes a banned pharmaceutical drug with a horrible side effect so that she can earn sympathy and attention from her friends.

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Bolton_McThunderpecs OP t1_j6enfdn wrote

That sounds amazing and right up my alley. Thanks!

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politebearwaveshello t1_j6enpxf wrote

Though I regret bringing it up if you’re looking for an ending that isn’t fucked up. It’s fucked up, but I’m also cringe smiling the whole way through. 😬

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Bolton_McThunderpecs OP t1_j6eosmo wrote

I mean…I have a stomach for these kinda things, but I also just watched 3 straight movies with children being murdered. Sooooo….if there’s no child murdering going on, I think I can handle it today

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mothershipq t1_j6fmjav wrote

Ari Aster the director of Midsommar considered that movie to be a dark comedy.

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Seahearn4 t1_j6fxowc wrote

Being John Malkovich - And most other Charlie Kaufman or Spike Jonze movies.

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vynz00 t1_j6h0qza wrote

Silver Linings Playbook. Different kind of dark comedy.

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Mortegro t1_j6ewu18 wrote

I'm surprised nobody has listed The Royal Tenenbaums yet.

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Gene_Phillips t1_j6feavz wrote

Triangle of Sadness Cabin Fever Evil Dead 2 Parasite In Bruges After Hours American Psycho Headhunters War of the roses

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billiehetfield t1_j6fex2p wrote

Four Lions, The Devil’s Double, Calvary

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jsmys t1_j6fzb2d wrote

Banshees of Inisherin is funny and pretty dark.

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Level-Coast8642 t1_j6g6kg4 wrote

Throw Mama From the Train. The War of the Roses. Death to Smoochie.

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Nicokenobeh t1_j6gf0gn wrote

Not a movie, but the White Lotus is great

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Bodymaster t1_j6gxtp3 wrote

I've seen some good ones recently:

Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)

Triangle Of Sadness (2022)

The Kid Detective (2020)

Dinner In America (2020)

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Jouka t1_j6gyc3a wrote

Triangle of Sadness

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Ghanzos t1_j6f3xvq wrote

Villains, Housebound, True Romance, and Seven Psychopaths

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Bobby9k t1_j6fl77u wrote

8 Heads in a Duffel Bag

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nosubstance98 t1_j6fmdn8 wrote

dead in a week or your money back

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dontry90 t1_j6fqijz wrote

Anything Todd Solondz, basically. Welcome to the Dollhouse, damn... I need to give this guy a rewatch!

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terminalblue t1_j6gbbod wrote

Bullet train and worlds greatest dad

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rsandovaljr2 t1_j6gfwwh wrote

while you’re at it add one more dark then cleanse soul

Soft & Quiet (2022)

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J0ZXYQK t1_j6gjf1u wrote

The Voices

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trevdak2 t1_j6gvavc wrote

Another vote for Triangle of Sadness. Don't watch the trailers, they reveal too much.

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acuteredditor t1_j6hn305 wrote

Care to watch a new Malayalam Dark Comedy?

Mukundan Unni Associates

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Soyoulikedonutseh t1_j6hs9u6 wrote

I don't know if you consider Taratino's works as dark comdies But he does and I sure do to, some scenes get me laughing so hard

Hollywood, Basterds, Django and Pulp have some of the best comedic bits

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Odd-City7669 t1_j6i16ny wrote

Big Nothing (Simon Pegg & David Schwimmer) and Four Lions

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Alopecia_Diva t1_j6i6rf1 wrote

Watch “The Art of Self Defense” a dark comic take on toxic masculinity

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LauraPalmersMom430 t1_j6kgeqt wrote

  • The Lobster
  • Fresh
  • Barbarian
  • Infinity Pool
  • Sorry to Bother You
  • Under the Silver Lake
  • Zola
  • Secretary
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contaygious t1_j6gar04 wrote

Funny games is a comedy? Dear lord both versions are disturbing as shit lol

The plot involves two young men who hold a family hostage and torture them with sadistic games in their vacation home.

Try

Serbian Film Audition August Underground's Mordum Cannibal Holocaust Eraserhead Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer The Human Centiped

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