THEME EXPLORATION

macabre humor

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Toni Erdmann
Toni Erdmann
2016 · Maren Ade
The Boss Baby
The Boss Baby
2017 · Tom McGrath
A Shot in the Dark
A Shot in the Dark
1964 · Blake Edwards
Gloria
Gloria
1999 · Sidney Lumet
La vaquilla
La vaquilla
1985 · Luis García Berlanga
MASH
MASH
1970 · Robert Altman
Scrubbers
Scrubbers
1982 · Mai Zetterling
Until Victory Day
Until Victory Day
1945 · Mikio Naruse
The Joke (film)|The Joke
The Joke (film)|The Joke
1968 · Florina Titz
Gilda Live
Gilda Live
1980 · Mike Nichols
Hercules Against Karate
Hercules Against Karate
1973 · Antonio Margheriti
The War of Jan-Ken-Pon
The War of Jan-Ken-Pon
1971 · Shuji Terayama
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Tim Burton USA

His films blend gothic aesthetics with whimsical dark comedy, creating a signature style of macabre humor that celebrates the grotesque and melancholic.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His deadpan absurdist approach to disturbing scenarios creates deeply unsettling yet darkly funny films that find humor in the grotesque and surreal.

 David Lynch USA

He masterfully weaves horrifying and bizarre elements with dark comedy, exploring the weird and sinister lurking beneath mundane American surfaces.