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#60 Adam's Apples (2005) 70% #60 Adjusted Score: 70479% Critics Consensus: Good and evil collide with interesting results in Adam's Apples, a dark Biblical allegory that's alternatively funny and shocking. Synopsis: Following a stint in jail, Adam (Ulrich Thomsen), a former neo-Nazi, is temporarily assigned to live in a religious enclave.... [More] Starring: Ulrich Thomsen, Mads Mikkelsen, Nicolas Bro, Paprika Steen Directed By: Anders Thomas Jensen #59 Carnage (2011) 70% #59 Adjusted Score: 76844% Critics Consensus: It isn't as compelling on the screen as it was on the stage, but Carnage makes up for its flaws with Polanski's smooth direction and assured performances from Winslet and Foster. Synopsis: When some roughhousing between two 11-year-old boys named Zachary and Ethan erupts into real violence, Ethan loses two teeth. Zachary's... [More] Starring: Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, John C. Reilly Directed By: Roman Polanski #58 The Ref (1994) 73% #58 Adjusted Score: 75771% Critics Consensus: Undeniably uneven and too dark for some, The Ref nonetheless boasts strong turns from Denis Leary, Judy Davis, and Kevin Spacey, as well as a sharply funny script. Synopsis: Bickering spouses (Judy Davis, Kevin Spacey) annoy the cat burglar (Denis Leary) who takes them hostage in their Connecticut home.... [More] Starring: Denis Leary, Judy Davis, Kevin Spacey, Robert J. Steinmiller Jr. Directed By: Ted Demme #57 The Voices (2014) 75% #57 Adjusted Score: 77975% Critics Consensus: The Voices gives Ryan Reynolds an opportunity to deliver a highlight-reel performance -- and offers an off-kilter treat for fans of black comedies. Synopsis: A mentally unhinged factory worker (Ryan Reynolds) must decide whether to listen to his talking cat and become a killer,... [More] Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Gemma Arterton, Anna Kendrick, Jacki Weaver Directed By: Marjane Satrapi #56 Better Off Dead (1985) 77% #56 Adjusted Score: 71642% Critics Consensus: Better Off Dead is an anarchic mix of black humor and surreal comedy, anchored by John Cusack's winsome, charming performance. Synopsis: Lane Meyer (John Cusack) is a teen with a peculiar family and a bizarre fixation with his girlfriend, Beth (Amanda... [More] Starring: John Cusack, Diane Franklin, David Ogden Stiers, Kim Darby Directed By: Savage Steve Holland #55 Used Cars (1980) 77% #55 Adjusted Score: 78775% Critics Consensus: Robert Zemeckis' pitch-black satire of American culture doesn't always hit the mark, but it's got enough manic comic energy to warrant a spin. Synopsis: Rudy Russo (Kurt Russell) is an unscrupulous car salesman who aspires to become a politician. In the meantime, however, Rudy... [More] Starring: Kurt Russell, Jack Warden, Gerrit Graham, Frank McRae Directed By: Robert Zemeckis #54 Freeway (1996) 76% #54 Adjusted Score: 77690% Critics Consensus: A modern update on the tale of Little Red Riding Hood, Freeway is an audacious black comedy with a star-making performance from the young Reese Witherspoon. Synopsis: Following the arrest of her mother, Ramona (Amanda Plummer), young Vanessa Lutz (Reese Witherspoon) decides to go in search of... [More] Starring: Kiefer Sutherland, Reese Witherspoon, Brooke Shields, Wolfgang Bodison Directed By: Matthew Bright #53 Bad Santa (2003) 78% #53 Adjusted Score: 85199% Critics Consensus: A gloriously rude and gleefully offensive black comedy, Bad Santa isn't for everyone, but grinches will find it uproariously funny. Synopsis: In this dark comedy, the crotchety Willie T. Stokes (Billy Bob Thornton) and his partner (Tony Cox) reunite once a... [More] Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Brett Kelly, Lauren Graham Directed By: Terry Zwigoff #52 Burn After Reading (2008) 78% #52 Adjusted Score: 87290% Critics Consensus: With Burn After Reading, the Coen Brothers have crafted another clever comedy/thriller with an outlandish plot and memorable characters. Synopsis: When a disc containing memoirs of a former CIA analyst (John Malkovich) falls into the hands of Linda Litzke (Frances... [More] Starring: George Clooney, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton Directed By: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen #51 Catch-22 (1970) 81% #51 Adjusted Score: 83406% Critics Consensus: Catch-22 takes entertainingly chaotic aim at the insanity of armed conflict, supported by a terrific cast and smart, funny work from Buck Henry and Mike Nichols. Synopsis: This scathing war satire follows Capt. John Yossarian (Alan Arkin), a pilot stationed in the Mediterranean who flies bombing missions... [More] Starring: Alan Arkin, Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin, Art Garfunkel Directed By: Mike Nichols #50 Killer Joe (2011) 80% #50 Adjusted Score: 86315% Critics Consensus: Violent, darkly comic, and full of strong performances, Killer Joe proves William Friedkin hasn't lost his touch, even if the plot may be too lurid for some. Synopsis: A cop (Matthew McConaughey) who moonlights as a hit man agrees to kill the hated mother of a desperate drug... [More] Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Gina Gershon Directed By: William Friedkin #49 Pink Flamingos (1972) 83% #49 Adjusted Score: 87298% Critics Consensus: Uproarious and appalling, Pink Flamingos is transgressive camp that proves as entertaining as it does shocking. Synopsis: A bizarre fat woman (Divine) and her misfit family compete with a Baltimore couple (David Lochary, Mink Stole) to be... [More] Starring: Divine, David Lochary, Mink Stole, Mary Vivian Pearce Directed By: John Waters #48 Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) 82% #48 Adjusted Score: 85683% Critics Consensus: A high-concept high school reunion movie with an adroitly cast John Cusack and armed with a script of incisive wit. Synopsis: After assassin Martin Blank (John Cusack) has trouble focusing on his work, resulting in a failed assignment, he returns to... [More] Starring: John Cusack, Minnie Driver, Dan Aykroyd, Alan Arkin Directed By: George Armitage #47 Happiness (1998) 83% #47 Adjusted Score: 84670% Critics Consensus: Happiness is far from a cheerful viewing experience, but its grimly humorous script and fearless performances produce a perversely moving search for humanity within everyday depravity. Synopsis: This dark ensemble-comedy is centered on the three Jordan sisters. Joy (Jane Adams) moves through lackluster jobs with no sense... [More] Starring: Jane Adams, Dylan Baker, Lara Flynn Boyle, Ben Gazzara Directed By: Todd Solondz #46 T2 Trainspotting (2017) 81% #46 Adjusted Score: 98146% Critics Consensus: T2 Trainspotting adds an intoxicating, emotionally resonant postscript to its classic predecessor, even without fully recapturing the original's fresh, subversive thrill. Synopsis: First there was an opportunity, then there was a betrayal. Twenty years later, Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor) returns to the... [More] Starring: Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle, Ewen Bremner Directed By: Danny Boyle #45 Seven Psychopaths (2012) 83% #45 Adjusted Score: 91253% Critics Consensus: Seven Psychopaths delivers sly cinematic commentary while serving up a heaping helping of sharp dialogue and gleeful violence. Synopsis: Boozy writer Marty (Colin Farrell) is a man in search of a screenplay. He has a catchy title but no... [More] Starring: Colin Farrell, Christopher Walken, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson Directed By: Martin McDonagh #44 The Brand New Testament (2015) 82% #44 Adjusted Score: 85595% Critics Consensus: The Brand New Testament takes a surreal, subversive, and funny look at Biblical themes through a modern -- and refreshingly original -- lens. Synopsis: God is discovered living in Brussels with his daughter.... [More] Starring: Pili Groyne, Benoît Poelvoorde, Catherine Deneuve, François Damiens Directed By: Jaco Van Dormael #43 Men & Chicken (2015) 84% #43 Adjusted Score: 86523% Critics Consensus: Men & Chicken's bizarre setup only skims the surface of a challenging, well-acted comedy with a warm heart to match its grotesque visuals and dark themes. Synopsis: Two outcast brothers get to know their biological family and discover the horrible truth about themselves and their relatives.... [More] Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, David Dencik, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Søren Malling Directed By: Anders Thomas Jensen #42 Four Lions (2009) 83% #42 Adjusted Score: 87513% Critics Consensus: Its premise suggests brazenly tasteless humor, but Four Lions is actually a smart, pitch-black comedy that carries the unmistakable ring of truth. Synopsis: A group of young Muslim men living in Sheffield decide to wage jihad, and they hatch an inept plan to... [More] Starring: Riz Ahmed, Arsher Ali, Nigel Lindsay, Kayvan Novak Directed By: Christopher Morris #41 Harold and Maude (1971) 86% #41 Adjusted Score: 90297% Critics Consensus: Hal Ashby's comedy is too dark and twisted for some, and occasionally oversteps its bounds, but there's no denying the film's warm humor and big heart. Synopsis: Cult classic pairs Cort as a dead-pan disillusioned 20-year-old obsessed with suicide and a loveable Gordon as a fun-loving 80-year-old... [More] Starring: Bud Cort, Ruth Gordon, Cyril Cusack, Vivian Pickles Directed By: Hal Ashby #40 The Art of Self-Defense (2019) 83% #40 Adjusted Score: 91767% Critics Consensus: The Art of Self-Defense grapples compellingly with modern American masculinity -- and serves as an outstanding calling card for writer-director Riley Stearns. Synopsis: After getting attacked on the street, Casey enlists in a local dojo that's led by a charismatic and mysterious sensei.... [More] Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, Imogen Poots, Steve Terada Directed By: Riley Stearns #39 In Bruges (2008) 84% #39 Adjusted Score: 91726% Critics Consensus: Featuring witty dialogue and deft performances, In Bruges is an effective mix of dark comedy and crime thriller elements. Synopsis: After a particularly difficult job, hit men Ray (Colin Farrell) and Ken (Brendan Gleeson) head to Belgium to hide out... [More] Starring: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ciarán Hinds Directed By: Martin McDonagh #38 The War of the Roses (1989) 85% #38 Adjusted Score: 85709% Critics Consensus: The War of the Roses is a black comedy made even funnier by hanging onto its caustic convictions -- and further distinguished by Danny DeVito's stylish direction. Synopsis: After 17 years of marriage, Barbara (Kathleen Turner) and Oliver Rose (Michael Douglas) want out. The trouble is, neither one... [More] Starring: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Marianne Sagebrecht Directed By: Danny DeVito #37 Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (2005) 86% #37 Adjusted Score: 92512% Critics Consensus: Tongue-in-cheek satire blends well with entertaining action and spot-on performances in this dark, eclectic neo-noir homage. Synopsis: Two-bit crook Harry Lockhart (Robert Downey Jr.) stumbles into an audition for a mystery film while on the run from... [More] Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Val Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan, Corbin Bernsen Directed By: Shane Black #36 Game Night (2018) 85% #36 Adjusted Score: 97291% Critics Consensus: With a talented cast turned loose on a loaded premise -- and a sharp script loaded with dark comedy and unexpected twists -- Game Night might be more fun than the real thing. Synopsis: Max and Annie's weekly game night gets kicked up a notch when Max's brother Brooks arranges a murder mystery party... [More] Starring: Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Kyle Chandler, Sharon Horgan Directed By: John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein #35 Eating Raoul (1982) 86% #35 Adjusted Score: 70672% Critics Consensus: Eating Raoul serves up its spectacularly lurid tale with a healthy heaping of pitch-black humor and anarchic vigor. Synopsis: The absurd Blands (Paul Bartel, Mary Woronov) lure swingers home to be conked by a skillet, robbed and removed by... [More] Starring: Paul Bartel, Mary Woronov, Robert Beltran, Buck Henry Directed By: Paul Bartel #34 () #34 #33 Ingrid Goes West (2017) 85% #33 Adjusted Score: 98146% Critics Consensus: Led by strong performances from Aubrey Plaza and Elizabeth Olsen, Ingrid Goes West delivers smart, topical humor underlined by timely social observations. Synopsis: Following the death of her mother and a series of self-inflicted setbacks, young Ingrid Thorburn escapes a humdrum existence by... [More] Starring: Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Wyatt Russell Directed By: Matt Spicer #32 Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) 85% #32 Adjusted Score: 88527% Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Synopsis: Writer and notorious marriage detractor Mortimer Brewster (Cary Grant) falls for girl-next-door Elaine Harper (Priscilla Lane), and they tie the... [More] Starring: Cary Grant, Raymond Massey, Priscilla Lane, Peter Lorre Directed By: Frank Capra #31 Female Trouble (1975) 90% #31 Adjusted Score: 91809% Critics Consensus: Director John Waters' affection for camp brings texture to societal transgression in Female Trouble, a brazenly subversive dive into celebrity and mayhem. Synopsis: An obese woman (Divine) gives birth to an obnoxious child and embarks upon a bizarre and violent life of crime.... [More] Starring: Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole Directed By: John Waters #30 Cheap Thrills (2013) 88% #30 Adjusted Score: 91154% Critics Consensus: Gleefully nasty and darkly hilarious, Cheap Thrills lives down to its title in the best possible way. Synopsis: A series of escalating bets pits recently reunited friends against each other.... [More] Starring: Pat Healy, Ethan Embry, Sara Paxton, David Koechner Directed By: E.L. 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Reilly Directed By: Yorgos Lanthimos #27 After Hours (1985) 91% #27 Adjusted Score: 95104% Critics Consensus: Bursting with frantic energy and tinged with black humor, After Hours is a masterful -- and often overlooked -- detour in Martin Scorsese's filmography. Synopsis: In a Manhattan cafe, word processor Paul Hackett (Griffin Dunne) meets and talks literature with Marcy (Rosanna Arquette). Later that... [More] Starring: Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Teri Garr, Verna Bloom Directed By: Martin Scorsese #26 Delicatessen (1991) 89% #26 Adjusted Score: 92325% Critics Consensus: Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet deftly combines horror, sci-fi, and humor in Delicatessen, a morbid comedy set in a visually ravishing futuristic dystopia. Synopsis: Clapet (Jean-Claude Dreyfus) is a butcher who owns a run-down apartment building in post-apocalyptic France. The building is in constant... [More] Starring: Dominique Pinon, Marie-Laure Dougnac, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Rufus Directed By: Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro #25 Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995) 92% #25 Adjusted Score: 94497% Critics Consensus: An outstanding sophomore feature, Welcome to the Dollhouse sees writer-director Todd Solondz mining suburban teen angst for black, biting comedy. Synopsis: Middle-school student Dawn Weiner (Heather Matarazzo) faces degradation at school -- where she is teased constantly -- and at home.... [More] Starring: Heather Matarazzo, Daria Kalinina, Matthew Faber, Angela Pietropinto Directed By: Todd Solondz #24 The Producers (1968) 91% #24 Adjusted Score: 98249% Critics Consensus: A hilarious satire of the business side of Hollywood, The Producers is one of Mel Brooks' finest, as well as funniest films, featuring standout performances by Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel. Synopsis: Down and out producer Max Bialystock (Zero Mostel), who was once the toast of Broadway, trades sexual favors with old... [More] Starring: Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Dick Shawn, Kenneth Mars Directed By: Mel Brooks #23 A Serious Man (2009) 89% #23 Adjusted Score: 97444% Critics Consensus: Blending dark humor with profoundly personal themes, the Coen brothers deliver what might be their most mature -- if not their best -- film to date. Synopsis: Larry Gopnik (Michael Stuhlbarg) is a physics professor at a 1960s university, but his life is coming apart at the... [More] Starring: Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind, Fred Melamed, Sari Lennick Directed By: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen #22 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) 90% #22 Adjusted Score: 118712% Critics Consensus: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri deftly balances black comedy against searing drama -- and draws unforgettable performances from its veteran cast along the way. Synopsis: After months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three... [More] Starring: Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Lucas Hedges Directed By: Martin McDonagh #21 The Trouble With Harry (1955) 88% #21 Adjusted Score: 91012% Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Synopsis: When a local man's corpse appears on a nearby hillside, no one is quite sure what happened to him. Many... [More] Starring: Edmund Gwenn, Shirley MacLaine, John Forsythe, Mildred Natwick Directed By: Alfred Hitchcock #20 Polyester (1981) 94% #20 Adjusted Score: 95454% Critics Consensus: As proudly tacky as its titular fabric, Polyester finds writer-director John Waters moving ever so slightly into the mainstream without losing any of his subversive charm. Synopsis: A frustrated housewife, Francine Fishpaw (Divine), tries to maintain her sanity while taking care of her dysfunctional household. Elmer (David... [More] Starring: Divine, Tab Hunter, Edith Massey, Mink Stole Directed By: John Waters #19 The Firemen's Ball (1967) 91% #19 Adjusted Score: 91152% Critics Consensus: The Firemen's Ball is an uproarious comedy of incompetence, mining laughs and sharp satire from an allegory that is amusing and distressing in equal measure. Synopsis: In Milos Forman's satire on Communism set in a small Czechoslovakian town in the 1960s, the local firemen decide to... [More] Starring: Jan Vostrcil, Josef Sebanek, Josef Valnoha, Josef Kolb Directed By: Milos Forman #18 Trainspotting (1996) 90% #18 Adjusted Score: 94699% Critics Consensus: A brutal, often times funny, other times terrifying portrayal of drug addiction in Edinburgh. Not for the faint of heart, but well worth viewing as a realistic and entertaining reminder of the horrors of drug use. Synopsis: Heroin addict Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor) stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends -- Sick Boy... [More] Starring: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd Directed By: Danny Boyle #17 Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) 91% #17 Adjusted Score: 105017% Critics Consensus: A thrilling leap forward for director Alejandro González Iñárritu, Birdman is an ambitious technical showcase powered by a layered story and outstanding performances from Michael Keaton and Edward Norton. Synopsis: Former cinema superhero Riggan Thomson (Michael Keaton) is mounting an ambitious Broadway production that he hopes will breathe new life... [More] Starring: Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough Directed By: Alejandro González Iñárritu #16 Heathers (1989) 93% #16 Adjusted Score: 96889% Critics Consensus: Dark, cynical, and subversive, Heathers gently applies a chainsaw to the conventions of the high school movie -- changing the game for teen comedies to follow. Synopsis: Veronica (Winona Ryder) is part of the most popular clique at her high school, but she disapproves of the other... [More] Starring: Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk Directed By: Michael Lehmann #15 Fargo (1996) 94% #15 Adjusted Score: 99724% Critics Consensus: Violent, quirky, and darkly funny, Fargo delivers an original crime story and a wonderful performance by McDormand. Synopsis: "Fargo" is a reality-based crime drama set in Minnesota in 1987. Jerry Lundegaard (William H. Macy) is a car salesman... [More] Starring: Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, William H. Macy, Peter Stormare Directed By: Joel Coen #14 Withnail and I (1987) 92% #14 Adjusted Score: 92581% Critics Consensus: Richard E. Grant and Paul McGann prove irresistibly hilarious as two misanthropic slackers in Withnail and I, a biting examination of artists living on the fringes of prosperity and good taste. Synopsis: Two out-of-work actors -- the anxious, luckless Marwood (Paul McGann) and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, Withnail (Richard E. Grant) --... [More] Starring: Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths, Ralph Brown Directed By: Bruce Robinson #13 Ruthless People (1986) 93% #13 Adjusted Score: 96107% Critics Consensus: It's sometimes crude and tasteless, but Ruthless People wrings acid-soaked laughs out of its dark premise and gleefully misanthropic characters. Synopsis: Sam Stone (Danny DeVito) hates his wife, Barbara (Bette Midler), so much that he wants her dead. He's ecstatic when... [More] Starring: Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater Directed By: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker #12 In the Loop (2009) 94% #12 Adjusted Score: 100449% Critics Consensus: In the Loop is an uncommonly funny political satire that blends Dr. Strangelove with Spinal Tap for the Iraq war era. Synopsis: During an interview, British Cabinet Minister Simon Foster (Tom Hollander) delivers an off-the-cuff remark that war in the Middle East... [More] Starring: Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander, Gina McKee, James Gandolfini Directed By: Armando Iannucci #11 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) 96% #11 Adjusted Score: 100700% Critics Consensus: Led by a volcanic performance from Elizabeth Taylor, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a scathing adaptation of the Edward Albee play that serves as a brilliant calling card for debuting director Mike Nichols. Synopsis: History professor George (Richard Burton) and his boozy wife, Martha (Elizabeth Taylor), return late one Saturday night from a cocktail... [More] Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal, Sandy Dennis Directed By: Mike Nichols #10 The Death of Stalin (2017) 94% #10 Adjusted Score: 106013% Critics Consensus: The Death of Stalin finds director/co-writer Arnando Iannucci in riotous form, bringing his scabrous political humor to bear on a chapter in history with painfully timely parallels. Synopsis: When tyrannical dictator Joseph Stalin dies in 1953, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become... [More] Starring: Steve Buscemi, Andrea Riseborough, Simon Russell Beale, Rupert Friend Directed By: Armando Iannucci #9 Monsieur Verdoux (1947) 97% #9 Adjusted Score: 97568% Critics Consensus: Charles Chaplin adds an undercurrent of malice to his comedic persona in Monsieur Verdoux, an unsettling satire that subverts the tramp's image to perversely amusing effect. Synopsis: Monsieur Verdoux (Charles Chaplin) is a dapper Parisian family man who loses his job as a bank clerk. In order... [More] Starring: Charles Chaplin, Mady Correll, Allison Roddan, Robert Lewis Directed By: Charles Chaplin #8 To Be or Not to Be (1942) 96% #8 Adjusted Score: 101690% Critics Consensus: A complex and timely satire with as much darkness as slapstick, Ernst Lubitsch's To Be or Not To Be delicately balances humor and ethics. Synopsis: Acting couple Joseph (Jack Benny) and Maria Tura (Carole Lombard) are managing a theatrical troupe when the Nazis invade Poland.... [More] Starring: Carole Lombard, Jack Benny, Robert Stack, Felix Bressart Directed By: Ernst Lubitsch #7 Brazil (1985) 98% #7 Adjusted Score: 101488% Critics Consensus: Brazil, Terry Gilliam's visionary Orwellian fantasy, is an audacious dark comedy, filled with strange, imaginative visuals. Synopsis: Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry (Jonathan Pryce) escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as... [More] Starring: Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm Directed By: Terry Gilliam #6 Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) 98% #6 Adjusted Score: 106353% Critics Consensus: Stanley Kubrick's brilliant Cold War satire remains as funny and razor-sharp today as it was in 1964. Synopsis: A film about what could happen if the wrong person pushed the wrong button -- and it played the situation... [More] Starring: Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens Directed By: Stanley Kubrick #5 Parasite (2019) 99% #5 Adjusted Score: 125077% Critics Consensus: An urgent, brilliantly layered look at timely social themes, Parasite finds writer-director Bong Joon Ho in near-total command of his craft. Synopsis: Greed and class discrimination threaten the newly formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan.... [More] Starring: Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-gyun, Jo Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-sik Directed By: Bong Joon-ho #4 Multiple Maniacs (1970) 100% #4 Adjusted Score: 101527% Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Synopsis: The Cavalcade of Perversion, a traveling freak-show, is a front for a band of psychotic kidnappers and murderers.... [More] Starring: Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole Directed By: John Waters #3 The Ladykillers (1955) 100% #3 Adjusted Score: 102748% Critics Consensus: The Ladykillers is a macabre slow-burn with quirky performances of even quirkier characters. Synopsis: Mrs. Wilberforce (Katie Johnson) likes to report suspicious behavior to the police. Unaware of her reputation, the dapper thief Professor... [More] Starring: Alec Guinness, Katie Johnson, Cecil Parker, Herbert Lom Directed By: Alexander Mackendrick #2 A New Leaf (1971) 94% #2 Adjusted Score: 95862% Critics Consensus: Elaine May is a comedic dynamo both behind and in front of the camera in this viciously funny screwball farce, with able support provided by Walter Matthau. Synopsis: A spoiled and self-absorbed man who has squandered his inheritance, Henry Graham (Walter Matthau) is desperate to find a way... [More] Starring: Walter Matthau, Elaine May, Jack Weston, George Rose Directed By: Elaine May #1 Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) 100% #1 Adjusted Score: 105143% Critics Consensus: Performed with chameleonic brio by Alec Guinness, Kind Hearts and Coronets is a triumphant farce. Synopsis: When his mother eloped with an Italian opera singer, Louis Mazzini (Dennis Price) was cut off from her aristocratic family.... [More] Starring: Alec Guinness, Dennis Price, Valerie Hobson, Joan Greenwood Directed By: Robert Hamer 2b1af7f3a8