Comedies with black humor are loved all over the world. Situations familiar to everyone, masterfully beaten by the actors, a healthy share of cynicism and the ability to laugh at troubles - how can you resist and not dive for an hour - another in a fictional world? What are the best rated films in this genre?

Top 10 American comedies with black humor

Americans are the most notorious jokers in the dark genre. Nobody can keep up with them.

Do you want it to be very funny and at the same time very gloomy? Look for your own movie among American films.

These American films with black humor can be safely put in the top 10 comedies.

  1. "To sink to the bottom in Bruges" (USA). This film was awarded prestigious awards - he received the Oscar and Golden Globe. The killer-loser Ray and his colleague Ken, the boss sent to the small town of Bruges. The guys want to have fun, but they get a difficult task.
  2. “Slaughter holidays” (USA, Canada). Students go outdoors to have fun. However, the picnic is in jeopardy: nearby are guys who resemble killer maniacs. Indeed, blood was shed, but the reason was different.
  3. "Seven Psychopaths" (USA, UK). The writer and his friends abduct the dog of the famous gangster. Now they have to escape from persecution.
  4. “Burnie (USA).” The rich widow and the owner of the funeral home made friends. But a woman begins to control every step of her companion, and he is looking for an opportunity to hide from her obsessive worries.
  5. "Major Payne" (USA). A heartfelt movie with catchy jokes and songs. Major can not get the next rank. In the end, he, a cruel soldier, is sent as an instructor to an educational institution.
  6. "Addams Family" (USA).This comedy with black humor is suitable for family viewing, despite the fact that the jokes in it relate to death and the afterlife.
  7. "The Boondock Saints." Brothers Connor and Murphy lived, did not grieve, until they realized that the Lord sent them to this world not by chance, but with a specific purpose. The film contains jokes on a religious theme, but they are so good-natured that they are unlikely to offend the feelings of believers.
  8. “Welcome to Zombieland” (USA). Apocalypse - zombies attacked America. The few surviving people decided to take refuge in an amusement park.
  9. "Four rooms". Black comedy consists of 4 short stories. The viewer looks at the world through the eyes of the corridor Ted. The hapless guy will have to go through many adventures. He will meet witches, and an angry alien husband will almost kill him ... In a word, it will be fun and scary.
  10. “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back” (USA). Two friends unexpectedly became the heroes of the comic. According to this comic book, they were going to make a film at the film studio. Where is the fee of Jay and Silent Bob?

Films of Russian cinema

Top rated domestic films in the black humor genre are also worthy of attention. What are the only "Zhmurki"! This humor is closer to us, but it may seem completely incomprehensible to a foreign audience, which means that we won’t see an Oscar for our films ... Well, okay! But we, trembling with fear, laugh heartily.

  1. "Timur and his commandos." Timur's father is a criminal authority hiding from persecution. The boy comes from England to Russia on vacation. As a result, he finds himself alone in a huge parental home, except for the servants and guards. How to complete the task that Timur was entrusted with in the scout squad? There is only one way out - to put together a commando group.
  2. "Black Sea". So employees call one of the cells in an illegal morgue. In general, their task is to quickly get rid of dead bodies. But curiosity gnaws at them - what secret does the Black Sea hide?
  3. "To smithereens." This comedy will appeal primarily to young people. The main roles are played by the stars of domestic show business. Two mentally ill girlfriends run away from the boarding school. They do not just follow a certain direction - on the road they kill ...
  4. "There will be no winter." Of course, it won’t be, if the apocalypse is ahead. A huge meteorite is approaching Earth. You need to have time to do what you have long dreamed of. For example, to declare love to the mother of your friend. Or twist a romance with a sophisticated literature teacher.
  5. "Criminal circumstances." The world is overtaken by the financial crisis. An attempt was made on a famous Russian banker. In addition, attackers kidnapped his lover. But a strange nuance - the bandit’s wife was also abducted ...
  6. "Girl with a scythe." The film was awarded a prize at the Window to Europe festival. On the streets of New Year's Moscow walks a girl with a scythe. She has to find the right address and the one who will recover with her in the next world. And at this time everyone is busy preparing for the holiday - buying food and beautiful clothes.

The best black comedies of European cinema

Europeans also love the black comedy genre. And filmmakers take this fact into account. What films shot in Europe should you pay attention to?

  1. “Legs for love” (Great Britain). Professional killers, two William - Bark and Har, decide to supply corpses for the anatomical theater. After all, they pay very well for them! Their girlfriend becomes a charming confused Ginny.
  2. “Armageddets” (Great Britain). To visit all the pubs in your hometown in one evening, to pass the Golden Mile is a real feat. Once, school friends failed to make it. But many years later, they intend to try again. What can stop them? Army of robots? Maybe. But friends will do their best to reach the end.
  3. "Iron Sky" (Finland). In 1945, the Nazis, fleeing the persecution, go to the moon. They get along well there and even open a source of energy.But in 2018, an expedition flies to the Earth’s satellite. This is done as part of an advertising campaign of the president’s choice.
  4. Cockney vs. Zombies (UK). The main character's grandfather lives in a nursing home, which they are going to demolish. You can save the house only by buying land ... And the hero and his friends will try to rob the bank. At this time, a virus spreads in the city, turning people into zombies. Grandfather needs to be saved from terrible creatures!
  5. "Delicatessen" (France). The guy finds work in a butcher shop. Of course, he does not know that the owner occasionally makes meat delicacies from his workers. The main character would face the same fate, but the owner’s daughter falls in love with him.

What to see from Asian projects

Black comedies shot by filmmakers from Asian countries (alone or together with the directors of the USA) will also bring the audience a lot of pleasure. However, this humor, in addition to being black, is also completely special.

Want to see something completely new? You to the rack with Asian dark comedies.

  1. "Toys for adults" (USA, China). Comedy action movie, where the dolls have the same rights as people. They participate in shows, play films, even marry people. Several puppet stars suddenly die. The detective is taken up.
  2. “Never Talk About Death” (China). Chinese comedy literally saturated with black humor. The main characters - an athlete who loves money so much that he is ready to lose for a bribe, and a young journalist - suddenly change their bodies. And everything seems to be not so bad, but everyone wants to become himself again.
  3. “Absurd chance” (China). A Chinese comedy in which a hotel owner hires a hitman to kill his unfaithful wife. But by mistake another person dies, and unwanted witnesses appear at the crime scene.
  4. Midnight University (Thailand, Cambodia). If a graduate of this university failed to pass the exam, he dies. A call is heard about the imminent death, ringing at midnight. But the spirits of the deceased do not leave the walls of the university, and they even manage to capture ghosts on camera.
  5. "Stacy: Attack of the Zombie Schoolgirls" (Japan). 21 century. Schoolgirls turn into zombies and attack people. This type of zombie is called “stacy” in the press. To cope with the disaster, a special squad is created.

New items

And what will please the audience in 2018? New comedies were released, where there is more than enough black humor.

  1. Slice (USA). In this city, people and ghosts coexist peacefully. Here are just pizza delivery men die one by one. It looks like the killings on the conscience of one of the werewolves. The local journalist is taken up.
  2. "Bloody Festival" (USA). Horror movie fans come to themed film festival. And they themselves find themselves in the role of victims.
  3. "Ninth Passenger" (Canada). On board the yacht, 8 people celebrate a fun party. But their plans are violated by an unexpected ship breakdown. Now the yacht is uncontrollable, she can only drift. And on board is another passenger - the killer.

Comedy in the black humor genre is able to cheer up, give an unforgettable, tickling nerves, evening, and induce a desire to look at life with optimism. This is a special genre that movie fans around the world love.

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