Comedy thriller

Comedy thrillers are a hybrid genre that draw subject matter generally from comedy and thrillers.

Criteria

They often include a darker tone, relative to other genres, of humor.

List of comedy thriller films

Title Release Year
Arabesque 1966
The Big Fix 1978
Charade[1] 1963
Clue: The Movie 1985
Crimewave 1985
Deathtrap 1982
Doctor 2021
The Dream Team 1989
Family Plot 1976
Fargo 1996
Foul Play 1978
Fletch 1985
Hanky Panky 1982
Haunted Honeymoon 1986
Hopscotch[2] 1980
In Bruges[3] 2008
The King of Comedy[4] 1983
Kingsman: The Secret Service[5] 2014
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang[6] 2005
The Lady Vanishes[7] 1938
The Ladykillers 1955
Lucky Number Slevin[8] 2006
Mr. and Mrs. Smith 2005
Men at Work 1990
Pulp 1972
Radioland Murders 1994
Silver Streak[9] 1976
A Simple Favor[10] 2018
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate[11] 1996
The Thin Man 1934
Welcome to Collinwood 2002
Slither[12] 1973

See also

References

  1. ^ Crowther, Bosley (December 6, 1963). "Screen: Audrey Hepburn and Grant in 'Charade':Comedy-Melodrama Is at the Music Hall Production Abounds in Ghoulish Humor". The New York Times. Movies. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  2. ^ "Walter Matthau Sings! (and Other Delights of Hopscotch) | Current | The Criterion Collection".
  3. ^ Kitchen, Hal (July 2, 2021). "The Mistakes We Made In Bruges | Film Obsessive |". Film Obsessive.
  4. ^ Itzkoff, Dave (March 28, 2013). "A Restored 'King of Comedy' Will Close Tribeca Film Festival". The New York Times. ArtsBeat. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  5. ^ "Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) - Matthew Vaughn, Adam Bohling | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
  6. ^ "The DVD Journal | Quick Reviews: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang". www.dvdjournal.com.
  7. ^ "My favourite Hitchcock: The Lady Vanishes". The Guardian (London), 24 July 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  8. ^ Robertson, Campbell (March 23, 2006). "At a Screening of a Comedy Thriller About Revenge". The New York Times. New York / Region. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  9. ^ "Silver Streak". prod-www.tcm.com.
  10. ^ "Why Paul Feig Aimed to Revive the "Hitchcockian Thriller" With 'A Simple Favor'". The Hollywood Reporter. 14 September 2018.
  11. ^ Baumgarten, Marjorie (April 19, 1996). "A Thin Line Between Love and Hate". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  12. ^ Canby, Vincent (March 8, 1973). "Slither, 'Film of Illogical Events.:The Cast". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-01-12.