Top 20 Best Dark Comedies of All Time
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- Опубліковано 11 чер 2024
- Who says comedy needs to be lighthearted? For this list, we’ll be looking at the most popular and critically acclaimed dark comedy films of all time. Our countdown includes “The Wolf of Wall Street”, “Heathers”, “In Bruges”, “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang”, “Bad Santa”, and more! Did YOUR favorite dark comedy make the list? Let us know in the comments!
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What's your favorite dark comedy?
I like how this comment was 5 days ago
Julius Balayan Oh shoot! You’re right! 😆
My favorite dark comedy is the Cleveland Cavaliers franchise
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Instantly stopping everyone spamming first comments lmao
20. The Cable Guy
19. Horrible Bosses
18. Bad Santa
17. World's Greatest Dad
16. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
15. Arsenic and Old Lace
14. Happiness
13. Four Lions
12. The Death of Stalin
11. The War Of The Roses
10. Snatch
9. The Wolf Of Wall Street
8. After Hours
7. Heathers
6. Election
5. Parasite
4.The Big Lebowski
3. In Bruges
2. Fargo
Honorable Mentions: Observe and Report, Super, Death at a Funeral, The Trouble With Harry, In The Loop
1. Dr.Strange love
Save your time squad. Give me a heart :)
My dad wrote the cable guy. Thanks so much for including it!!
What
It checks out. Written by Lou Holtz Jr
You know if that is him
Your dad is a legend!
I'm sorry bud, no one will believe you
Dr. Strangelove isn't just one of the finest dark comedies of all time, it is also one of the greatest movies of all time, and one of Kubrick's definitive masterpieces.
"Gentlemen there's no fighting in the war room!"
😀😀😀
“Four Rooms”
“Shallow Grave ”
“Death Becomes Her”
Tracy Kyncl never heard it.
Trainspotting and Shallow Grave cemented Ewan McGregor's place as one of my favorite actors.
Really Death At A Funeral is Honorable Mention?
@@tianapitesr8553 ^^ "Death Becomes Her" :P
@@benallyteamak9755 "Four Rooms" (1995: directed by Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, Allison Anders, & Alexandre Rockwell - interesting cast including Banderas, Madonna, Quentin, Tim Roth (as the lead)
"Shallow Grave" (1994 - directed by Danny Boyle starring Ewan McGregor)
"Death Becomes Her" (1992 - directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Goldie Hawn, Meryl Streep, & Bruce Willis)
Death Becomes Her was a good dark comedy and deserved a spot on this list.
I couldn't agree with you more. maybe they didnt put it because it's more like a *horror* comedy
Harold and Maude definitely deserved at least a mention
That's a really beautifully put together film, it does have a dark undercurrent, but it's overall kind of upbeat.
I agree. The beginning where he hangs himself and his mom acts like it is an everyday stunt. Very funny movie
Harold and Maude used to be THE black comedy, it's not even an honorable mention? For Shame!
A masterpiece in its genre! Not to mention the marvelous Cat Stevens soundtrack...
Favorite scene during number 19 was when Charlie Day's character was in the car singing "that's not my name"
Great scene
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I don’t know who that second person is.
Thanks 😁
Hannah Lowe he directed prisoners, enemy, sicario, arrival, blade runner 2049 and is gonna direct dune
"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This this the War Room!"
I'm SO HAPPY you guys included Horrible Bosses. I was pissed when you didn't include it in the top 20 best comedies of the century, it's probably in my top 10 favourite movies.
Shaun of the Dead.
I'd say that's more of a horror comedy.
that's a horror comedy and a satire
It's more of a horror comedy, not dark comedy
I didn't see the difference at first, but you are all absolutely right! Definitely a horror comedy, still a great film though ;P
"The Nice Guys" is criminally underrated...
"Very Bad Things"
Is one of my favorites!
I just mentioned that one...such a warped, crazy movie...lmao
2019: I think WatchMojo is running out of ideas for top 10 videos
2020: Top 20s! There we are!!
Jeffrey Durfey top 20s are just top 10s with more steps, if anything it makes it harder
@@burnout1256 ....how are there more steps? It's still just one video it's just longer lol
Some people have a warped sense of humor.
I know I do
I easily have ten out of the 20 movies on DVD or Bluray.
This is actually a really good list! Yes, there are always going to be other great choices that could have been included but that's going to happen with any list with such a subjective topic.
Overall, I think they did a really great job with this one 👍
Couldn’t have ended with a better film though. But I do have a ridiculous bias 😂 dr strangelove got me into the genera
Once in a while, you get a really good list. Great picks.
coen brothers are really good at making dark comedy movies
I dig their style.
I love them.
Burn After Readings hysterical
@@joeriley5099 HYSTERICAL.
@@joeriley5099 i switched it off the brad pitts character.. well u know but i think i gotta revisit it
So happy to see “Dr. Strangelove” and “Death of Stalin” get respect! Two hilarious films!!!
I don’t know if it’s really “dark” comedy, but Scream is really freaking funny.
Scream is defined as a horror movie. It is hilarious though. One of my favorites!
You could say it's a horror comedy
Scream is a horror satire film, not dark comedy
Watch "Scary Movie" then scream
I've been working on this list for a while now, but I have to say, I'm so happy it led me to Four Lions. I could watch that movie every day.
"Life" with Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence should have made the list.
Really funny dark comedy 😍
A real sleeper of a dark comedy is "Wristcutters - a Love Story" about a depressing after life for suicides. An appearance by Tom Waits knocks it out of the park. Quirky with a capital Q. Could be hard to find but I found it to be sweet in a recently deceased sort of way...you decide for yourself
I enjoyed Death Becomes Her and Very Bad Things.
Also, Idiocracy is the most frightening, but also funny at the same time
The thing about idiocracy is that it's based on the flawed assumption that nurture plays no developmental role and that nature is all. In the real world, things are rarely that _black and white._ In the real world, nature AND nurture play their roles in the development of children and dumb people CAN have smart children. This is particularly true of advanced nations (but not the usa), where educational opportunities aren't limited by family wealth; where admission to university isn't determined by whether you can afford to go, but rather if your grades are are good enough to warrant a (free) tertiary education. In fact, I think the usa is the ONLY developed nation where a smart kid might have his/ her dreams of going to university quashed for no other reason than that they can't afford tuition.
So, while the film _Idiocracy_ might indeed be a look into the future of the usa, I would like to reassure you that no such thing will happen to the rest of the world.
I love dark comedy! This whole list was awesome!!!
I can't wait to stream In Bruges, World's Greatest Dad, so many more!
Thanks for giving me something to do at home WatchMojo!!!
I've been waiting for a dark comedy list. Genius. Thank you
I really love The Cable Guy and Fargo. Fargo is a huge Masterpiece.
Its crazy that the cable guy was directed by Ben stiller
Why is it crazy?
@@FullVisionFooty As if everyone forgetting Tropic Thunder. He is also well known as a director and has decades worth of movies in his pocket. I remember watched this Gen-X coming of age movie years ago, called. Reality Bites, from 1994. That was Ben Stiller as director/actor.
Brian Fantana You would know your enemy since you fought him in Anchorman the legend of Ron Burgandy.
I said it's crazy because it was a horrible movie and he did heavyweights with kenon Thomson and basically all the damn might ducks cast
For me The Lobster has got to be the movie that defines both 'Dark' and 'Comedy' perfectly, and then combines them flawlessly
So sad that I had to scroll prettt far down to find any mention of the lobster 😔
Great video and I enjoyed it and have a blessed night
Death Becomes Her was also a great underrated dark comedy! Excellent performances from Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn and Bruce Willis. Highly original and puts a great spin on the "live forever" concept.
Yes,, good one.
The Art of self-defence fits this list..
Seven psychopaths
Hot Fuzz
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Arsenic and Old Lace is actually one of my favorite movies. It's awesome. Teddy's digging the Panama Canal. Another dead from the yellow fever!
That's a total classic that not enough people know about nowadays.
Mine too
Amazing film. I had been wanting to watch it for ages and was so glad when I did.
"Chaaaaarge!!!"
No Man's Land (2001); Bubba Ho-Tep (2002); Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998); American Werewolf in London (1981); Scotland, PA (2001); Office Space (1999); Army of Darkness (1993); Dark Star (1974) and Throw Momma off the Train (1987).
MASH
There's Dark Comedy, then there's Horror Comedy - I think they're two very different genres. For example, I think Bubba Ho-Tep, American Werewolf and Army of Darkness are classic Horror Comedies, but Throw Momma from the Train was really more of a Comedy with a shadow. Not really dark, like many on this Mojo list. The Wolf of Snow Hollow I think is debatable, but because I enjoyed it so much, I'll label it a Dark Horror Comedy. That Father of the Year movie, though, just wow. Magnificent.
Was sad to see my favorites didn't make the list this time. Death to Smootchy, 8 Heads in a Duffle Bag, Drop Dead Gorgeous, House of Yes, Voices.. All wonderful dark comedies.
If TV Shows counted, South Park would 100% be number one. 😂
There's a film called South Park Bigger Longer Uncut so it should count
Collateral Channel
Yeah exactly dude!
I am watching friends now.since it is boring to me.should I shift to south park?
Agreed
OMG, "In the Loop" is an honorable mention! Thank you!
Hoping whoever sees this has a great day ❤️❤️
You have a great day too☺
Thank you so much hope u also have a great day
Thanks You 2!🙂
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That depends... Ya lak dags?
Are you kidding me? No Pulp Fiction?
I was so happy to see Election, Heathers, the two Coen Brothers snd Dr. Strangelove but what about Seven Psychopaths?
I’m glad they ain’t sleeping on Heathers anymore!
I’m so happy that Dr Strangelove is #1 it’s such an enduring film that stays relevant! It’s a must watch during this time especially!
You guys nailed #1.
Also in Bruges is so great. Has some of my best rants
Boondocks saints didn't even get an honourable mention? How can an iconic black comedy like that be over looked?
Dark comedy*
@@jordanatack Horror comedies have usually been know as black comedies in Australia due to the subject matter.
I watched postal today for the first time, that movie was crazy.
Good to see Arsenic and Old Lace and The Trouble with Harry on this list. The Trouble with Harry is one of Hitchcock's most underrated films. Glad when WatchMojo acknowledges movies prior to the 1960s.
I was surprised not to see even a mention of Very Bad Things. That’s about as good as dark comedy gets
Four lions is pure genius. Dark slapstick and intelligent humour
Arsenic and Old Lace is an utter gem, do not sleep on this one...Cary Grant at his screwball comedy best
Yay someone's talking about Election! That's one of my favorite movies. And YES Observe and Report is an excellent movie. It's a shame more people don't know about it.
Holy shit! You included "Arsenic and Old Lace"! I LOVE that movie! ❤️
"Death Becomes Her"
"Game Night"
“Burn after Reading” deserved a mention
The best line from that film would have to be Malkovich’s “With all due respect... What the f@&k are you talking about?”
Arsenic and old lace ive forgot about that one. Haven’t seen it in 20 years. But it’s good should be higher on the list. It’s very well done.
I was sure I'd see Very Bad Things in this list, but I was SO glad to see Election! SO good!
I feel like Game Night should be here. It was absolutely hilarious and deserves more recognition
If In Bruges isn't on here...
This is amazing
I love mostly all your lists . One movie you def def def forgot on this list is . What we do in the shadows! Cmon, that’s gotta be top 10
Deadpool should be on the list
That's more gory, adult satire (depending on the age rating) than dark humor.
i agree
Often ignored as a dark comedy just cuz it's a superhero film
It's a superhero comedy film, not dark comedy
Genuinely surprised my favorite dark comedy, The House of Yes with Parker Posey, is not on the list. But I guess it really is under the radar.
You guys should do a Top Ten or Top Twenty Comedic Actors Who Played A Dramatic Role
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a underrated flick.Crazy both stars also played rich superheroes how crazy is that😁
"Brazil." Heck of an omission.
Any movie that can make you genuinely laugh at the line, "Care for a little necrophilia?" definitely belongs on a list like this. (And yes, it IS funny in context. See it and find out why.)
The Voices with Ryan Reynolds is pretty good
Grossly underated
I was hoping somebody would post it here. Loved that movie
That's more of a horror comedy than dark comedy. There is overlap in the genres, but distinct differences. Good movie though and I also recommend the director's other excellent movie (based on her autobiographical graphic novel) Persepolis (2007).
This WM list includes some of my favourite movies, dont sleep on Four Lions- one of the funniest movies of the last decade. One older one i thought deserved at least an honorable mention: Our Man in Havana.... great flick
OMG! What about Throw Mamma from the Train. Definitely needs to be on the list
Fargo’s the best. Still waiting on that 4th season.
you betcha!
R u kidding me?!! Season 4 started on FX Sundays 4/19!!
Oh yeah?
The Death of Stalin is criminally underrated
So true, and so sad they didn’t even mention Michael Palin.
What a wonderful list of movies
I was watching arsenic and old lace when my 4 year old walked in and sat down and watched the whole thing. After that he would ask almost daily to watch it. It's been his favorite movie his whole life, and now he has started showing it to his 4 year old
The original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is pretty dark when you rewatch it as an adult..
What about death to smoochy? That was the best dark comedy. Ed norton, danny devito robin williams come on
Yeah death to smoochy doesn't make the list for me either. I just didn't find it to be funny
Death to Smoochy is WONDERFUL. I don't understand why - to this day - people hate it so much. Robin Williams is cast perfectly as an unhinged Rainbow Randolph. Ed Norton adds gut-busting comedic flourishes to what is essentially a straight man performance. Catherine Keener is predictably good. Danny DeVito's direction is snappy and fast paced, and his acting reminds me of Jerry Stiller in Zoolander - but without the schmaltzy redemption arc. It prefigures his renaissance in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
Death to Smoochy's problem, I think, is that it came out at the wrong time, the year after 9/11. No one was looking for a black comedy. Also, it comes too late to be timely to 90s children's television, and it is too early for how sniveling and insipid children's television became. Jon Stewart was a nobody at the time. (It doesn't help that Stewart has since mentioned that he thinks Smooch is a terrible movie.) Let's not forget that Williams starred in a string of darker films, playing against his type, with One Hour Photo and Insomnia both being released the same year as Smoochy. While Williams isn't playing against type, so to speak, in Smoochy, most people knew the movie was a dark comedy and lumped it in with these other films.
If I had to take a stab and why Smoochy has never really found a true cult following, I'd probably point to a line from an uncharacteristically positive review of the movie in The Village Voice from 2002: "The film has the distinction of being made for no discernible demographic. Who could be the audience for this impressively designed, unrelentingly foulmouthed, exuberantly mean-spirited, and increasingly violent send-up of kids’ television?" You could probably argue it is the same demographic that loves The Big Lebowski and Superbad. Smoochy doesn't measure up to the "cool" of those movies though. It doesn't Michael Cera or The Coen Brothers. Sadly, I think Death to Smoochy will likely continue to be overlooked.
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Robin Williams made the best black comedies for me
World's greatest dad, Death to smoochy, the world according to garp and many other great films
Dr Strangelove is My #1 Favorite Black Comedy Movies I Love George C Scott in The Movie!
a bit surprised you didn't include BEETLEJUICE, but pleasingly amazed that your no.1 was a black-and white from 50+ years ago, and that you'd heard of ARSENIC AND OLD LACE. But what of THE CAT AND THE CANARY (1939), MY LEARNED FRIEND, MURDER,HE SAYS, KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS, THE LADYKILLERS (1955), SOME LIKE IT HOT
Heathers is my favorite dark comedy
Molly Fischer Same!!! It’s my fav film in general as well lol
I'm amazed that JoJo Rabbit isn't on this list. It's one of the best and most original idea in years.
The Rules Of Attraction (2002) is a dark comedy so dark that they couldn't even mention it on its list lmao
I remember election being in Cable all the time back then. I’ve seen that movie a million times. It’s actually really good.
Death to Smoochie! Great dark comedy with Robin Williams and Ed Norton.
I relate to Cable Guy's character. I think I've read into relationships with people too much and came on too strong. We spend alot of time to ourselves and struggle making friends. It's a tough ordeal.
Seek out empaths and good listeners in your friendships! Sometimes “weird" outgoing people are a great friend to those that overcompensate or are eager (and/or also shy)!
@@M3PH1ST0PH0LES With me it's like it's goes both ways. I've always been a shy timid person. But if I run into someone that makes me feel comfortable I come out my shell and then I think I overdo it. So I think my best course of action is probably to not try at all and just keep people at a distance unless an opportunity comes that I feel is worth it and so far I'd say it's worked for me. Coming to terms with my loneliness and social poverty has made easier I'd say. I don't get as mad or sad about it as I used to. I don't remember when it happened exactly, maybe last year or something, but that's gotta be what it is. I think I've just come to terms with it. That must be why it doesn't bother me as much anymore. Also knowing at the end of the day I can always dream of better. Dream of having someone who loves me. That helps I think. All this stuff might not work for anyone else but it's been working for me. Just not dwelling on it basically I'd say. But thanks for the advice.
There is a dark comedy from 1974 called Dark Star which, in my opinion deserves a place on your list. Directed by John Carpenter and co-written by himself and Dan O'Bannon, Dark Star explores the effects of 20 years in space has on a small crew of a ship whose solitary mission is to explode stars before they can go super nova. A seemingly minor problem escalates out of control, fueled by the paranoia which is ever present amongst the crew. If you haven't viewed this one then I thoroughly recommend it.
Just this small clip reminds me of watching In the Loop once again. Such a great depiction of politics!
“Raising Arizona” - Cohen Bros
Finally Heathers is on a list! My fav film!
Great list (although I've only seen 6 out of 20... ) I'm kind of surprised TO DIE FOR didn't merit an Honorable Mention.
Dark humor is like democracy/food, not everyone gets it.
But for the ppl that do get it, we shall enjoy it
Fax.
Gulag for you
lleres nightll I agree
Yes, not everyone gets food.
Really, not even an honorable mention for Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil!? I thought it could be #1 on the list.
So, the only people who don't cite Tucker and Dale as one of if not THE best horror-comedies ever, are the people who haven't seen it yet. I think not everyone thinks of it as a dark comedy.
It's def one of the best horror comedies, idk what the difference is, I was thinking gore, but Fargo gets pretty gory too, all I know is horror comedy n dark comedy are my fav genres
Death to Smoochy is so underrated which was not on the list.
Little Miss Sunshine. Don’t know if it’s classified as a dark comedy but it was for me when I saw it for the first time.
Trainspotting is fucking amazing. I first saw it a couple years ago on Netflix and ended up showing it to like 3 different friends that week. One of those movies that has no boring moments
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Definitely Terminator
Ice Age
Terminator
Fast and Furious
Star wars, sadly
I understand that Kevin Spacey is a no-go for most people because of what he did...however, Swimming With Sharks is one of the best dark comedies you could ever watch
I love Arsenic and Old Lace!!! I watched with my mom when I was a kid.
Clicked on this to see where In Bruges would come. Not disappointed, amazing film ❤️
I recommend 2006 Black Sheep, and 2020 Gun's Akimbo
When you search for a horror movie but sees it's also comedy
syeda dhini Tremors is catagorized like that on Netflix. I saw it under comedy & I was like “How is this a comedy?!” Still have yet to watch it to get my answer. Lol!
@@TaraLyz Tremors is one of my most watched movie. I fucking love it. Not very scary but pretty funny and the characters are great. The second one is decent too
@@TaraLyz Tremors is really funny actually. Fantastic movie.
You all have forgotten about Return of the Living Dead. Scary and Hilarious and I loved it. Also Bride of Chucky could fit in that category. Not to mention Innocent Blood. Not as good as the first two but definitely worth watching.
Edgar Wright is the boss of it.
Not a movie recommendation, but one I want to see made. Sean Bean in a movie titled “Survivors Guilt” where a lot of people die throughout the film except his character.
This needs to happen
I'm glad I waited all the way until the end, because I found the answer I was looking for... I was trying to find the name of the early-to-mid-1960s dark comedy movie about President Kennedy in the War Roon during the Bay of Pigs Cuban missile crisis...It was, of course, "Dr. Strangelove". I almost fast forwarded the video, because I did suspect it would have made #1 on the list 😁