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Macunaíma
Macunaíma (1969), Joaquim Pedro de Andrade's adaptation of Mário de Andrade's 1928 modernist novel, stars Grande Otelo and Paulo José as the black and white trickster hero; Cinema Novo's only box-office hit, censored under Brazil's military dictatorship.
Mamá cumple cien años
Mamá cumple cien años (Mama Turns 100) is Carlos Saura's 1979 Spanish comedy-drama, sequel to Ana y los lobos, starring Rafaela Aparicio, Geraldine Chaplin, and Fernando Fernán Gómez; San Sebastián Special Jury Prize and Oscar nominee.
Maps to the Stars
Maps to the Stars is a 2014 satirical drama film directed by David Cronenberg and written by Bruce Wagner, about a dysfunctional Hollywood family chasing celebrity while haunted by ghosts.
Mecánica Nacional
Mecánica nacional (National Mechanics) is a 1972 Mexican dark comedy written and directed by Luis Alcoriza, starring Manolo Fábregas, Lucha Villa, Héctor Suárez, and Sara García; it won five 1973 Ariel awards including Best Picture.
Miss Meadows
Miss Meadows (2014) is an American black comedy crime film written and directed by Karen Leigh Hopkins, starring Katie Holmes as a tap-dancing schoolteacher vigilante. Premiered at Tribeca April 21, 2014; released November 14, 2014; 88 minutes; 21% on Rotten Tomatoes, Metascore 43.
Mr. Donkey (驴得水)
Mr. Donkey (驴得水) is a 2016 Chinese black-comedy film by Zhou Shen and Liu Lu, Mahua FunAge's second feature, adapted from their 2012 stage play about a rural school's donkey posing as a teacher; it earned 172 million yuan and a 476% return rate.
Naked (1993 film)
Naked is Mike Leigh's 1993 British comedy drama starring David Thewlis as Johnny, a Mancunian drifter on a nocturnal London odyssey; it won Cannes Best Director and Best Actor in 1993.
No Man's Land (2001 film)
No Man's Land (Ničija zemlja) is Danis Tanović's 2001 Bosnian war satire about a Bosnian and a Serb trapped in a trench with a wounded man on a spring mine; it won Cannes Best Screenplay 2001 and the 2002 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
Nothing but the Best
Nothing but the Best (1964) is a British black comedy directed by Clive Donner, written by Frederic Raphael from Stanley Ellin's story, starring Alan Bates and Denholm Elliott as social-climbing tutor and pupil, restored in 4K in 2024.
O Cheiro do Ralo
O Cheiro do Ralo (Drained) is a 2006 Brazilian dark comedy by Heitor Dhalia, adapted from Lourenço Mutarelli's 2002 novel, starring Selton Mello as pawn shop owner Lourenço; low-budget, FIPRESCI-winning, Sundance 2007.
One Plus One
One Plus One (1 + 1), aka Sympathy for the Devil, is Jean-Luc Godard's 1968 British film mixing Rolling Stones studio rehearsals with Black Power and revolutionary vignettes; producer Iain Quarrier re-edited it, sparking Godard's on-stage attack.
Orphans (1998 film)
Orphans (1998) is Peter Mullan's debut feature, a Glasgow-set black comedy-drama about four siblings scattered through a stormy night before their mother's funeral; it won Best Film at Venice Critics' Week 1998.
Parasite (기생충) (2019 film)
Parasite (기생충, Gisaengchung) is Bong Joon Ho's 2019 South Korean dark comedy thriller about the poor Kim family infiltrating the wealthy Park household. First Korean Palme d'Or winner and first non-English-language Best Picture Oscar winner, with four 2020 Academy Awards.
Pasqualino Seven Beasts
Pasqualino Settebellezze (Seven Beauties), 1975 Italian film by Lina Wertmüller starring Giancarlo Giannini; four 1977 Oscar nominations and the first Best Director nomination for a woman.
Patrimonio Nacional
Patrimonio nacional (National Heritage) is a 1981 Spanish comedy by Luis García Berlanga and Rafael Azcona, the second Leguineche-family film, in which the marquis returns from exile to Franco-era Madrid; it competed at Cannes 1981.
Perdita Durango (1997 film)
Perdita Durango (Dance with the Devil) is Álex de la Iglesia's 1997 Spain-Mexico-US crime film starring Rosie Perez and Javier Bardem, adapted from Barry Gifford's novel, a Goya-winning Spanish box-office hit.
Personal Tailor (私人订制)
Personal Tailor (私人订制, aka 私人定制) is Feng Xiaogang's 2013 Chinese New Year comedy, written by Wang Shuo, starring Ge You, about a wish-fulfillment company; it set Chinese-language opening-day records (84 million yuan) and grossed 713 million yuan despite poor reviews.
Pink Flamingos
Pink Flamingos (1972) is John Waters's black comedy starring Divine as Babs Johnson, defending her 'Filthiest Person Alive' title. Made for about $12,000 in Baltimore, it became a midnight-movie landmark, was censored worldwide, and joined the National Film Registry in 2021.
Rossini
Rossini (full title Rossini – oder die mörderische Frage, wer mit wem schlief) is a 1997 German satire comedy by Helmut Dietl and Patrick Süskind set in a Munich restaurant, drawing 3.2 million admissions and winning the 1997 German Film Prize for Best Film; distinct from Monicelli's 1991 Rossini! Rossini! and the composer Rossini.
Silent Night (2021 film)
Silent Night (2021) is Camille Griffin's British apocalyptic comedy-drama debut, starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Goode at a last Christmas before a toxic climate cloud ends humanity; distinct from Will Thorne's 2021 crime thriller and John Woo's 2023 action film.
Simón del Desierto
Simón del Desierto (Simon of the Desert) is Luis Buñuel's unfinished 1965 Mexican medium-length film about the ascetic Simeon Stylites, starring Claudio Brook and Silvia Pinal as the Devil, his last Mexican film.
Simon of the Desert
Simon of the Desert (Simón del desierto) is Luis Buñuel's 1965 Mexican satirical short feature about the pillar ascetic Simeon Stylites, starring Claudio Brook and Silvia Pinal as the Devil; his last Mexican film, a Venice prize winner.
Skins (2017 film)
Skins (Pieles) is a 2017 Spanish drama and black comedy, the feature debut of Eduardo Casanova, about deformed outsiders including Samantha, Laura, and Ana; it premiered at Berlin Panorama and earned three Goya nominations.
Slack Bay
Slack Bay (Ma Loute) is Bruno Dumont's 2016 French-German absurdist comedy, set in 1910 on the Bay of the Slack, starring Juliette Binoche and Fabrice Luchini, in Competition at Cannes 2016.
Spin Me Round
Spin Me Round is a 2022 comedy directed by Jeff Baena, co-written with star Alison Brie, about a chain-restaurant manager whose Italian company retreat turns chaotic; released by IFC Films, mixed reviews.
Su Excelencia
Su Excelencia (1966, released 1967) is a Mexican satirical comedy directed by Miguel M. Delgado starring Cantinflas as Lopitos, an embassy clerk of Los Cocos who becomes ambassador in Pepeslavia and holds the deciding vote between two Cold War blocs.
Tango (1993 film)
Tango (1993) is a French black comedy directed by Patrice Leconte, written with Patrick Dewolf, starring Philippe Noiret, Richard Bohringer, and Thierry Lhermitte; a judge blackmails an acquitted wife-killer into murdering his nephew's estranged wife.
Tatie Danielle
Tatie Danielle (Auntie Danielle) is a 1990 French black comedy by Étienne Chatiliez starring Tsilla Chelton as a cruel elderly widow who tyrannizes her family; three César nominations, over 2 million French admissions.
Taxidermia (Таксидермия)
Taxidermia (Таксидермия) is György Pálfi's 2006 Hungarian-Austrian-French body-horror drama, premiered at Cannes Un Certain Regard, following three generations of Hungarian men: wartime orderly, champion speed eater, taxidermist.
The Banshees of Inisherin
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) is Martin McDonagh's dark comedy-drama starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, and Barry Keoghan; set in 1923 on an Irish island during the Civil War, it earned nine Oscar nominations and won Golden Globe and BAFTA awards.