Hi,

i just love black comedies, but actually I don't own much of them. I like Severance, Black Sheep and Stuck (released a few days ago) but I'm sure there are much more.

So which (really dark) black comedy movies do you recommend?

Thanks a lot!

Here are some Black Comedies from my collection. I'd have to say my favorites would be "Fargo", "A Fish Called Wanda" and "Monty Python and the Holy Grail".

Some proposals:















If you take tv series into consideration, I would recommend as well:
Six Feet Under
Dead Like Me
Pushing Daisies
Dexter
Nip/Tuck

Thanks a lot, I actually added some movies to my wishlist! 

First off to answer the question at the top of the thread.
My two favorite's are 'The Magic Christian", and "The Ruling Class".

Of course "The Ruling Class" had the best blurb of any film I know of, and excuse me for mangling it here my DVD  is on the other side of the house & I am just lazy. The blurb in the ad & the the poster read, 'When did you first believed you were G-d?  When I was praying, and found I was talking to myself."


I quick story about Black Comedy. This is not one of those heard from a friend as I was there.
Years ago there was a movie theater in Dallas name Northpark I & II. With all the publicity surrounding it we were showing Monty Python's Life of Brian". Thirty minutes into the film a rather irate African American woman came out form the theater demanding to see the manager.
She said she read all about the controversy surrounding the film, and that is was very good Black Comedy.

Well she was very upset that she did not see any Black's in the film!

Of course this was in the 70-80's period after the Blackexploitation rage, and before the emergence of such Director's as Spike Lee and others.

Dallas than was still a place for racism, and accusations of such things when there were misunderstandings.
(And if you want to hear of the near riot over the Premier of "The Wiz" ask me in another place.

Good to see Death To Smoochy and In China They Eat Dogs listed. I'd recommend both.

Since some movies listed I would consider "dark" rather than "black", here are some more that fit in (hopefully unlisted):











Save the Green Planet is easily the darkest of the lot. I think the main reason Series 7 came up as comedy is that it is a parody.

If you guys like "In China they eat dogs", than I would highly recommend "Old men in new cars", original title: Gamle mænd i nye biler.

For the friend of danish movies we also have "Pusher"