After accidentally killing his girlfriend, the businessman flees and is confronted by the fetishist’s spirit and the two merge in an extremely stylized, psychedelic climax. $0.05M, Not Rated Claudia Cardinale, | Gross: Jack Nance, Twin gynecologists take full advantage of the fact that nobody can tell them apart, until their relationship begins to deteriorate over a woman. | Darren Aronofsky Surreal British comedy in which Vince Noir and Howard Moon have adventures filled with oddball characters while working as Zoo Keepers, before pursuing a musical career and running a second-hand shop. Stars: | Gross: | Rachel Korine, Votes: Stars: | Gross: This underrated gem deserves a wider audience and is a bright spot in the great director’s career. Michael Haneke | Stars: Michael Lerner, Votes: Drama, Sci-Fi. For example Vertigo is my favorite movie of all time with elements of surrealism, so it is not the "most surreal movie of all time". Even if horror movies are not your cup of tea, the artistic expression in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and its innovation of the craft make this a must see for film lovers. Michel Gondry Eight Fantastic, Surreal Animal Moments from Horror Movies Amino Apps Top 5 Surreal Horror Movies Another Elm Five Fantastic Surrealist Films To Watch Now Culture Vultures 4 Essential Surrealist Movies From the Last Decade Film Inquiry Surrealist Cinema: 100 Years Of Psychedelia Flick Chart The Best Surrealist Films of All Time Horror News | 13,936 Mark McKinney, Other examples include The Falls by Peter Greenaway and Brazil by Terry Gilliam . Silvia Pinal, Drama. | Biography, Drama, Fantasy. Ernst-Hugo JäregÃ¥rd, Votes: Viridiana, a young nun about to take her final vows, pays a visit to her widowed uncle at the request of her Mother Superior. Director: Luis Buñuel | $11.40M, See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc, The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives. Watch Queue Queue. One of the most jarringly weird films on this list, this Japanese haunted house picture switches up the common haunted house scenario by infusing it with goofy, dated special effects that were popular in Japan at the time. 6. 128 min Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Fernando Rey , Delphine Seyrig , Paul Frankeur , Bulle Ogier Drama, Horror, Mystery. $0.03M, R John Turturro, He becomes obsessed with her behavior and begins following her, but cannot figure out where she spends all of her time. German Expressionism is in full force here, with kaleidoscopic sets, wacky camera angles and extensive use of shadows to convey fear and other emotions. Astrid Holm, PG Eric Deacon, 100 min 38,499 | 178 min | David Fox, Votes: Geneviève Page, Votes: 102,364 The films on this list not only show the greatest potential for surreal comedy films, but they also display the wide variety in which the films can take form, featuring many different styles and moods of comedy. Don't yell at me if your favorite is not on here, I like some directors far more than other usual favorites (lynch), R | 135 min Jessica Tandy, Crime, Drama. Tore Svennberg, Frances’s carefree life was interrupted when, during a town festival, a mysterious man named Dr. Caligari takes the stage with his somnambulist partner, Cesare, who magically answers the crowd’s questions while asleep. Jonathan Pryce, | All content Copyright Taste of Cinema - Criterion Film Reviews and Classic Film Lists, Powered byWPtouch Mobile Suite for WordPress, Taste Of Cinema - Movie Reviews and Classic Movie Lists, The Girl With All The Gifts - VIFF 2016 Review, The 20 Best Melancholic Movies of The 21st Century. Anonymous videotapes presage a musician's murder conviction, and a gangster's girlfriend leads a mechanic astray. | | Natthakarn Aphaiwonk, Votes: | | 7. Delphine Seyrig, José Calvo, R Paul Frankeur, | Lars von Trier Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth. José Lewgoy, | | 114 min Director: | | The film’s scattered, fantastical plot starts when a “metal fetishist” gets hit and killed by a businessman and his girlfriend in a car. Drama, Romance. Stars: Frances Barber, R Without giving away the film, I will try to explain its strengths. Genesis Rodriguez, Votes: | Gross: John Roselius, Just after W.W.II, an American takes a railway job in Germany, but finds his position politically sensitive with various people trying to use him. | If you are curious about surreal and horror movies, videogames or art check my blog: www.surrealandcreepy.wordpress.com Refine See titles to watch instantly , titles you haven't rated, etc. | | Gross: 137,503 | Gross: Jan Svankmajer Luis Buñuel I scanned the images several times and finally gave in to one that I intentionally dismissed previously. Pages in category "Surreal comedy" The following 106 pages are in this category, out of 106 total. Jeanne Bates, Votes: Naomi Watts, Ingmar Bergman Stars: Maria de Medeiros, A former police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with a hauntingly beautiful woman. | Harriet Andersson, Votes: Alejandro Jodorowsky, Director: Isabella Rossellini, 116 min Noel Fielding talks about 'surreal' comedy - Duration: 1:28. | Stars: Director: 320,403 Drama. | | | Gross: $0.04M, Unrated Juan Ferrara, Votes: | A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people. $1.29M, PG | Stars: Zamira Saunders, T he best dark comedy movies and TV shows go for the jugular. Stars: Nane Germon, Votes: 111 min The horror genre is one of the most widely varied film types in the medium. Michel Piccoli, A. Director: Adolfo Celi, Stars: I would watch "Love Surreal… Jeremy Irons, David Lynch John Goodman, | | Gross: Barbara Bel Geddes, Alejandro Jodorowsky Anna Wetlinská, Not Rated A former circus artist escapes from a mental hospital to rejoin his armless mother - the leader of a strange religious cult - and is forced to enact brutal murders in her name as he becomes "her arms". Robert De Niro, | $7.22M, R Ashley Benson, | 362,920 Stars: Roy Dupuis, Stars: You need to tap into deep, disturbing levels of discomfort… and build a summer home. Stars: | Gross: Justin Long, | Gross: Unfortunately, I had seen most to the movies currently available on the Hallmark channel. Selena Gomez, Stars: | | While partying, drinking, and taking drugs, they are arrested, only to be bailed out by a drug and arms dealer. Crime, Drama. Javier Bardem, Gaston Modot, $3.20M, PG-13 | Michael Pitt, $0.67M, PG-13 | Gross: | Gross: | Barbara Gordon, Votes: Stars: After a wealthy banker is given an opportunity to participate in a mysterious game, his life is turned upside down when he becomes unable to distinguish between the game and reality. Richard Bohringer, Perfect for the slice of life and for the history fan alike, these tend to be the easiest to watch because they will actively try to relate the punchlines to the viewer’s experience and actual knowledge instead of relying on surreal jokes. $0.06M, Not Rated Votes: 20,367 Action, Adventure, Fantasy. Peter Greenaway Director: David Fincher Big Top is the Temple of Doom to Big Adventure's Raiders, and Playhouse's Last Crusade (Big Holiday is the Crystal Skull), and being the weirdest Pee Wee Herman movie has to qualifiy as surreal. But when the cook, a thief, his wife and her lover all come together, they unleash a shocking torrent of sex, food, murder and revenge. Director: This brief but incredibly memorable cult film is one of the most energetic and bizarre movies ever made. At Le Hollandais gourmet restaurant, every night is filled with opulence, decadence, and gluttony. | 22,406 | Gross: Posted on May 5, 2016 May 5, 2016 by Kieran Fisher. 187,138 93 min Pamela Flores, A man seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague. $1.82M, R | Directors: | Gross: | | | | Gross: | | The film is important for many reasons as well as being one of the first horror films. Fantasy, Horror. 41,333 Director: | $0.03M, R Max von Sydow, | Louis Eppolito, Votes: Benedict Wong, Votes: Director: It’s not enough to just be edgy, or even malicious. | Gross: | | The horror genre is one of the most widely varied film types in the medium. Barbara Sukowa, | Gross: | Gross: Twin zoologists lose their wives in a car accident and become obsessed with decomposing animals. 190,384 | Gross: Indeed, that night an intruder sneaks into the friend’s room and kills him, leading Frances on an investigation of the killer and the mysterious Dr. Caligari. Perhaps you already know your Malle from your Melville, and are fluent in … Charlotte Stewart, | The 10 Best Surreal Horror Movies of All Time. 147 min | Gross: 107 min Michelle Pfeiffer, Votes: Stars: Director: | Gross: The girls try to escape the house but become stopped as the house has come alive and throws everything at them. Luis Buñuel | | A surrealist tale of a man and a woman who are passionately in love with each other, but their attempts to consummate that passion are constantly thwarted by their families, the Church, and bourgeois society. Ethan Coen Drama, Sci-Fi. | They dispose of the body but the fetishist’s spirit comes back to torment the businessman. Tom Wilkinson, 11. The film is also notable for implementing a great twist ending, that has been copied countless times since. The film’s one of kind aesthetics have understandably given it a large cult following and a reputation as one of the most significant underground films of its time. The slasher films are perhaps the most popular of the horror sub-genres while tales of hauntings are the most classic format. Stars: Chloë Sevigny, | | Alan Howard, Votes: 2. Drama, Fantasy, Horror. | Featuring a demonic cat, a killer piano and often being described as an episode of Scooby Doo on drugs, 'House' is most deserving of its reputation as one of the great surrealist films ever made. If you’ve ever stayed up late and watched the Adult Swim channel, which is like the adult-oriented Cartoon Network on coffee and drugs, then you’re already all too familiar with what surreal humor is. Some of the unexpected horror combinations that have sprung up throughout film history include science-fiction horror, romance horror and even comedy horror. Brontis Jodorowsky, 94 min Miguel Ángel Fuentes, Not Rated $9.13M, R 908,517 Michel Piccoli, Stars: | Sean Penn, Luis Buñuel The surreal nature of the Voodoo culture that Dennis surrounds himself with is filled with mysticism and the unknown that an air of unpredictability surrounding the plot makes the viewer second guess everything they see. Clara Furey, Director: | 167,631 95 min Things start out normally until one of the girls goes go missing. | Jean Sorel, Six people unknowingly form a cycle of masturbation as they each cause others to privately indulge in their fetishes. When I read the words “surreal comedy” in the same press release as the synopsis that tells me there may be a man reincarnated into a cat, I expect things to get pretty surreal. by Pranavist | created - 27 Mar 2014 | updated - 20 Nov 2014 | Public Refine See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc. Alfred Hitchcock These are listed by how well they use surrealism rather than quality, most of the time. René Clément The guests at an upper-class dinner party find themselves unable to leave. Two psychopathic young men take a family hostage in their cabin. Alejandro Jodorowsky In a corrupt, greed-fueled world, a powerful alchemist leads a messianic character and seven materialistic figures to the Holy Mountain, where they hope to achieve enlightenment. | They talk about a relationship movie or a paper bag over the head movie. Jeremias Herskovits, 25,809 Kevin Smith Louis Negin, Of course, there is also a great deal of classic comedy jokes and situations to accompany the surreal content. | Stars: From one of the most influential master of horror, Wes Craven, The Serpent and the Rainbow is one of the most original horror films to come out in 1980s Hollywood. David Lynch Mila Parély, Drama, Western. Stars: Julian Barratt, Noel Fielding, Michael Fielding, Rich Fulcher. $7.00M, 85 min Jean-Marc Barr, | Petr Meissel, Comedy. | Alexander SkarsgÃ¥rd, Votes: Director: Director: James Stewart, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy. Jean Marais, Jacqueline Andere, We made the ultimate list of dark comedy movies and TV shows, plus a video essay that takes a deep dive into one dark comedy, The Lobster. | Stars: 34,839 Director: 158 min Director: Gerry Robert Byrne, Votes: When they go looking for the missing girl, one finds the girl’s decapitated head, which promptly flies across the room and bites her on the rear. | Danny Glover, Posted on October 11, 2016 October 11, 2016 by Matthew Benbenek. Andréa Ferréol, $232.64M, Not Rated A romantic comedy, the movie relies on a lot of surreal humor, physical comedy, and shenanigans to keep the two protagonists falling in love. A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town she finds out that their support has a price. It is a prominent feature in the television and cinematic work of the British comedy troupe Monty Python (1969–2015). Director: | Guy Maddin The surreal nature of the movie, similarly is due to the dreamlike atmosphere that surrounds the film. 2,931 This video is unavailable. Comedy, Drama, Horror. 46,552 114 min Stars: This list may not reflect recent changes . | Gross: Luis Buñuel A brash and arrogant podcaster gets more than he bargained for when he travels to Canada to interview a mysterious recluse... who has a rather disturbing fondness for walruses. | American filmmaker Darren Aronofsky is a master of the surreal genre, particularly with his thriller Pi: Faith in Chaos (1998), a surreal movie about mathematics, religion, and number theory; many also consider Requiem for a Dream (2000) to be a surrealist movie given the dreamscapes and cinematography distortions throughout the movie. | Alfonso Arau, Votes: Dying of kidney disease, a man spends his last, somber days with family, including the ghost of his wife and a forest spirit who used to be his son, on a rural northern Thailand farm. Laura Harring, Director: Combining that with the sudden, brutal violence that is interspersed and the creepy atmosphere, Possession is an utterly unique psychological horror film that should be searched out by horror fans. | Stars: $1.53M, Not Rated The film follows a young girl named Gorgeous who visits her aunt’s house with her three school girl friends. In this non-linear amalgamation, submarine crewmen and a woodsman wend their way through a voyage of odd experiences. 94 min Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi. Alejandro Jodorowsky, Votes: Azazel Jacobs' arch comedy 'French Exit' feels like it was designed to showcase Michelle Pfeiffer: a tiny, gilded jewel box of a movie with her outsize presence nestled at the center. | | Even the previous summation of the film’s plot cannot do justice to the surreal oddity that is film. | Thanapat Saisaymar, 19,764 | Blanca Guerra, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Robert Weine, 1920). José Legarreta, Stars: My favorite films that have mostly surreal qualities. 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