Black humor is quite peculiar, but still has a considerable audience of fans. A good movie with successful peculiar jokes has always been a success with fans to laugh.
The ranking lists the best black comedies of all time.
10. The Blind Man | 2005 year
“Zhmurki”(2005) - black comedy from Russian cinema opens the top ten best films with black humor. In the center of the plot are two bandits Sergey and Semyon nicknamed Simon, working for the criminal authority of Sergei Mikhailovich. The next operation, which is entrusted by the main bandit to his wards, ends in failure. Sergei Mikhalych gives a new task: now the guys have to make an exchange of money for heroin. But here, Sergei and Simon faced unfavorable circumstances. They decide to escape from Mikhalych to the capital along with drugs. The bandits are waiting for a new life: Sergey becomes a deputy, Simon - his assistant. Now they have a common business.
9. Welcome to Zombieland | year 2009
“Welcome to zombieland”(2009) - black American comedy. The plot spins in the country of Zombieland, once called the United States. The city is empty, now it’s hard to meet people, since everything was captivated by the living carrion. But some units still managed to survive and now their task is not to become a zombie lunch. Among these is a nerd boy who is developing his own safety plan. On his way, he meets an experienced killer of the walking dead. They unite to fight - the two are safer and more fun. And everything goes well with the guys until they get acquainted with the two sisters. This is where their real adventures begin.
8. Back to back | 2010 year
“End to end”(2010) - an American film with notes of black humor tells about the unfortunate adventures of two men who, by the will of fate, ended up in one place and one plane. Peter is a successful businessman who has everything going according to plan and every minute is scheduled. He completes his business, buys a plane ticket to another country, where his pregnant wife was left to wait. As soon as Peter lands on the flight, trouble begins that will haunt him throughout the film. The reason for this is a faddish bearded man with a dog, his neighbor on board. Due to a stupid accident, men are disembarked from the plane, accusing Peter of terrorist fraud. He loses money and documents, but he acquires a woeful partner, thanks to which Peter will fall into no stupid situation.
7. Nine Yards | year 2000
“Nine yards”(2000) can rightly be called a classic of black humor. One of the main characters Nicholas Ozeransky appears before the viewer, he is also Oz, who is full of problems, both personally and financially. The wife and mother-in-law did not give the man a minute of rest, moreover, the father-in-law left him enormous debts, which would have to be paid off. But all these twists and turns are flowers. Hired killer Jimmy Tadeski, nicknamed “Tulip,” settles down next to Oz. Nikolos's wife learns about the activities of the new settler and his past. She persuades her husband to convey to “Tulip” his former accomplices from whom he hid. They should get a decent amount of money for this information. Oz goes to another city to track down these people and meets his wife Jimmy. A spark of passion flashes between the heroes. It is from this moment that Oz begins to have serious problems.
6. Dumb and dumber | 1994 year
“Dumb and Dumber”(1994) - one of the funniest black comedies from American cinema. In the center of the plot are two incredible morons - Harry Dunn and Lloyd Crismas, who are worthless and can only cause trouble to others. One day, two friends saw a beautiful girl named Mary and fell in love with her. The beauty forgets her diplomat, who Dunne and Crismas are in a hurry to return to her. But the girl is by no means observing the loss and is in a hurry to return home to her city. Fools, of course, do not realize that the suitcase was dropped on purpose and contains a large sum of money - a prepared ransom for the bandits for the release of her husband Mary. Now criminals are chasing after two friends in order to get their money back, but they get into trouble after trouble. And the cheerful fools are still lucky.
5. From dusk to dawn | 1995 year
“From dusk to dawn”(1995) - one of the best black comedies from the horror genre. In the center of events are two brothers with a criminal past. They are going to cross the Mexican border with a large amount of money that they stole from the bank. But before they leave America, they stop overnight in a roadside cafe. Here the criminals will have to face the devilry, who is not averse to making money on guys. The brothers find themselves in the lair of the vampires, they need to show all the wit to escape from a boring place. But locals are in no hurry to part with new guests.
4. Gloomy shadows | year 2012
“Dark Shadows”(2012) - a black comedy of the fantasy genre, which tells about the unfortunate events in the life of the wealthy owner of the estate Barnas Collins. He is an incorrigible local Casanova, regularly poking at local ladies. The witch Angelica Boshard falls in love with him, with whom he cruelly broke his heart. To take revenge on her lover, the sorceress turns him into a vampire and buries him alive. Only after two centuries, he manages to escape from the crypt, and he decides to return to his estate, where his descendants now live.
3. The Evil Dead 3: Army of Darkness | 1992 year
“Evil Dead 3: Army of Darkness”(1992) - a black comedy with elements of horror and fantasy is rightfully included in the top three films with eccentric humor. The main character of the film, Ash Williams, makes a fatal mistake due to improper handling of the oldest spell book and falls into the distant past. Here the hero is waiting for the demons of darkness, who are not averse to cracking down on the guy. Williams meets a local sage. He tells Ash that his appearance was predicted many centuries ago. Now the hero must free the locals from the dark forces and return back to the future. The only difficulty is that Ash is one, and the sinister dead are an army. To help him come a chainsaw and a rifle, which he took with him from the future.
2. Bad Santa | 2003 year
“Bad santa”(2003) - German black comedy about alcoholic and criminal Willie. On the eve of Christmas, he is robbing a partner with another hypermarket. Robbers are developing an ingenious plan to safely hide with money. But a random acquaintance who is crazy about Santa Clauses and a lonely boy looking for a friend in the Christmas wizard get in their way. The accomplices will have to try extremely hard so that they can not be suspected of what they intended.
1. Machete | 2010 year
“Machete”(2010) - one of the blackest crime comedies from American filmmakers. The plot focuses on the experienced and merciless hired assassin Machete. He is ordered to kill the senator for a tidy sum. The killer does not suspect that after the operation, they also intend to kill him. When the daring plan is revealed, Machete is going to brutally take revenge on his customer. His best friends will help him in this.
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