Comedy thriller explained

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
Arabesque1966
The Big Fix1978
Charade[1] 1963
1985
Crimewave1985
Deathtrap1982
Doctor2021
The Dream Team1989
Family Plot1976
Fargo1996
Foul Play1978
Fletch1985
Hanky Panky1982
Haunted Honeymoon1986
Hopscotch[2] 1980
In Bruges[3] 2008
The King of Comedy[4] 1983
[5] 2014
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang[6] 2005
The Lady Vanishes[7] 1938
The Ladykillers1955
Lucky Number Slevin[8] 2006
Mr. and Mrs. Smith2005
Men at Work1990
Pulp1972
Radioland Murders1994
Silver Streak[9] 1976
A Simple Favor[10] 2018
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate[11] 1996
The Thin Man1934
Welcome to Collinwood2002
Slither[12] 1973

See also

Notes and References

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

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