absurdist humor

58 movies and shows

Bottoms

Fri, 25 Aug 2023

Unpopular best friends PJ and Josie start a high school self-defense club to meet girls and lose their virginity. They soon find themselves in over their heads when the most popular students start beating each other up in the name of self-defense.

Jackass Forever

Tue, 01 Feb 2022

The Jackass crew, along with some newcomers, returns for one final round of hilarious, absurd, and dangerous stunts.

The Toxic Avenger

Tue, 15 May 1984

A gang of thugs devise a cruel hoax that goes horribly wrong as Melvin, a nerdy emaciated janitor at the local health club, is cast through a third story window into a vat of hazardous toxic waste.

Jackass 4.5

Fri, 20 May 2022

Through outrageous, never-before-seen footage, witness the making of the Jackass crew's last go at wild stunts.

Sasquatch Sunset

Fri, 12 Apr 2024

In the misty forests of North America, a family of Sasquatches—possibly the last of their enigmatic kind—embark on an absurdist, epic, hilarious, and ultimately poignant journey over the course of one year. These shaggy and noble giants fight for survival as they find themselves on a collision course with the ever-changing world around them.

Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing

Tue, 17 Jan 1989

Teodoro, a Spanish engineer working as a professor in the United States, returns to Spain to enjoy a sabbatical year.

Omicidio all'italiana

Thu, 02 Mar 2017

To save his crumbling and rapidly-depopulating rural town, its mayor fakes a gruesome murder to attract media attention. His plan initially succeeds, but soon the situation will spiral out of control.

Jim Gaffigan: The Skinny

Fri, 22 Nov 2024

Jim Gaffigan provides the skinny on everything from appetite suppressants to raising teenagers.

Some Time Later

Fri, 28 Dec 2018

Planet Earth, 9177. The remains of humankind live in a post-apocalyptic environment divided into only two social classes: the ruling king and the oligarchs who inhabit the Representative Building and the poor of the world who hardly survive in the slums built around it.

110 Lombard

Fri, 01 Jan 1988

Three single guys share their personal problems as well as a loft apartment.

Empty Jars

Wed, 21 Aug 2024

Twisting in from Chile, Guillermo Ribbeck’s phenomenal EMPTY JARS is a stylishly directed dark fantasy set in a decaying student residence where a woman (Ana Burgos, THE SEA) frees a ghost from a jar and works to find it a suitable human vessel to possess. Potent, inventive and wildly entertaining with a prankster heart and a melancholic soul.

An Affair to Remember!

Sat, 25 Nov 2023

A wife reveals to her younger husband that she is having an affair.

One Way Pendulum

Thu, 21 Jan 1965

A study of absurdity in a suburban family: father recreates the Old Bailey in the living room while the son teaches speak-your-weight machines to sing in the attic.

Congratulations!

Sun, 17 Mar 2013

When a young boy goes missing inside his own house, Detective Skok of the Missing Persons Unit immediately recognizes the unusualness of the case and takes the opportunity to have his team move in with the family and become residents of the crime scene. What follows is an investigation that leaves no stone unturned, no family member un-interrogated – and no wall without an entire wallpaper made up of missing posters.

Naughty Boys

Sat, 03 Aug 2002

Gacchan is marking his birthday and his partner Takayuki is waiting for him at home so they can celebrate. However, not only does Gacchan forget about his partner but he is also flirting with others in the hood. Takayuki leaves their apartment and embarks on a night journey that will lead him to cheat on his partner. Will they be able to rehabilitate their relationship?

Every Dog Has Its Day

Fri, 12 Jun 1998

After getting fired from his teaching job and dumped by his girlfriend, Jack, a painter, embarks on a soul searching road trip with his dog, Scout. However, bad weather and bumps in the road quickly cause more problems than he can handle. An impulsive decision to take from a bag full of unknown pills leads him on a drug-fueled journey with no destination in sight, and he soon finds himself making both friends and foes along the way.