10 films for true connoisseurs of black humor

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

A selection of films for those who prefer humor to the point of foul. If you suddenly wanted to watch a movie and grin sarcastically at cynical jokes a couple of times, then you've definitely come to the right place.

Rock and Roller

• Action, thriller, crime.
• USA, UK, 2008.
• Duration: 114 minutes
• IMDb: 7, 3.

Criminal bosses, Russian millionaires, colorful gangsters, a picture that has disappeared from nowhere and great humor - all this once again creates a recognizable atmosphere of Guy Ritchie's films.

Lucky number Slevin

• Drama, thriller, crime.
• USA, Germany, 2005.
• Duration: 110 minutes
• IMDb: 7, 8.

Sometimes it’s better to think a hundred times before passing through your best friend’s apartment. It is possible that you will be mistakenly confused and that you will have to courageously resolve all problems instead of a suddenly missing comrade.

Lay low in Bruges

• Drama, comedy, crime.
• USA, UK, 2007.
• Duration: 102 minutes
• IMDb: 8, 0.

Guilt-ridden bounty hunter Rey and his partner await important orders from their evil boss in Bruges - the last place anyone would wish to be of their own free will. While the wait lasts, they simultaneously talk about their difficult fate, God and personal life.

Pulp Fiction

• Comedy, thriller, crime.
• USA, 1994.
• Duration: 154 minutes
• IMDb: 8, 9.

If suddenly there is such a person who has never watched this film, then here is a description especially for him: the lives of two hired killers, a boxer, a gangster's wife and a couple of bandits are intertwined in a tangled tangle that the viewer will have to unravel.

The Boondock Saints

• Action, thriller, drama.
• USA, Canada, 1999.
• Duration: 109 minutes
• IMDb: 7, 9.

The two Irish brothers set out to clear the streets of Boston of all villains and scum in a very dubious way (you must admit, sometimes mass murder is not such a good solution to the problem).

Seven psychopaths

• Comedy, crime.
• UK, 2012.
• Duration: 110 minutes
• IMDb: 7, 2.

Quite harmless at first glance, screenwriter Marty becomes an accidental participant in a tangled crime after his crazy friends kidnap the dog of a local eccentric gangster.

Once Upon a Time in Ireland

• Comedy, thriller, crime.
• USA, 2011.
• Duration: 96 minutes
• IMDb: 7, 3.

The recipe for a pretty good comedy with elements of crime is as follows: you need to take one extremely lazy Irish police officer, give him an FBI agent as a partner and instruct them to investigate the case of a drug smuggling gang.

Real ghouls

• Comedy, horror.
• New Zealand, USA, 2014.
• Duration: 85 minutes
• IMDb: 7, 6.

If you ever suddenly wonder how three completely different, but terribly charismatic vampires can get along with each other under one roof, then watch this film to lift the veil of secrecy over their habits, secrets, entertainment and even inner experiences.

House Hemingway

• Drama, comedy, crime.
• UK, 2013.
• Duration: 94 minutes
• IMDb: 6, 2.

After 12 years in prison and forced silence, the notorious safe cracker House Hemingway is released to return to the streets of London and finally regain what it has been deprived of all these long years.

Escape from Vegas

• Comedy, adventure.
• USA, 2010.
• Duration: 113 minutes
• IMDb: 6, 4.

A film about the adventures of a young record company specialist and an out-of-control British rock star in two of the best cities on earth: New York and Las Vegas. There will be a lot, a lot of music and alcohol.