Comedy thriller

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

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

List of comedy thriller films

TitleRelease 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
Friend of the World 2020
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
Knives Out 2019
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

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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". Turner Classic Movies.
  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.
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