Movies in the Thriller/Comedy genre

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Get Shorty

The better you know movies, the more appreciation you'll have for the wit and energy of Barry Sonnenfeld's Get Shorty. While it's quite possible for the cinematically unaware to enjoy this film -- it's got a fair amount of readily-accessible comed...

Run Time: 1:45
U.S. Release Date: 1995-10-20
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: THRILLER/COMEDY
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Cast: John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo, ...
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is the breezy directorial debut of Lethal Weapon screenwriter Shane Black. Black knows film noir inside and out, because he uses the basic template here. He jazzes things up by employing an aware and self-deprecating narrator ...

Run Time: 1:43
U.S. Release Date: 2005-10-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Nudity)
Genre: THRILLER/COMEDY
Director: Shane Black
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Val Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan, ...
Fargo

Fargo takes the usual "caper gone wrong" storyline and applies a new twist. Based on a supposed series of "true events" from 1987 (a tongue-in-cheek claim made by a screen caption), the film examines what can happen when the police and criminals a...

Run Time: 1:38
U.S. Release Date: 1996-03-08
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence)
Genre: THRILLER/COMEDY
Director: Joel Coen
Cast: William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Frances McDormand, ...
Brothers Bloom, The

The Brothers Bloom is a victim of timing. Originally slated to be released late in 2008, it was pulled by Summit Entertainment because the distributor wanted to find a more comfortable slot than the crowded end-of-the-year meat market. Instead of...

Run Time: 1:49
U.S. Release Date: 2009-05-15
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Occasional Profanity, Mild Violence, Brief Rear Female Nudity)
Genre: THRILLER/COMEDY
Director: Rian Johnson
Cast: Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel Weisz, ...
Logan Lucky

In 2013, after making Side Effects, Stephen Soderbergh announced his retirement from feature filmmaking. Over the next few years, he kept busy, primarily as the main creative force behind the TV series The Knick, which he directed, executive p...

Run Time: 1:59
U.S. Release Date: 2017-08-18
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Adult Content)
Genre: Thriller/Comedy
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Channing Tatum, Hilary Swank, Seth MacFarlane, ...
BlacKkKlansman

It’s redundant to say that a Spike Lee film is angry and unapologetic; Lee has never been one to shy from controversy and BlacKkKlansman, with its absurd elements and unrepentant social commentary, is no exception. Not given to soft-peddling ...

Run Time: 2:15
U.S. Release Date: 2018-08-10
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence, Mature Themes)
Genre: Thriller/Comedy
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: : John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, ...
Killer Joe

Killer Joe earns its NC-17 rating. A gleeful and unapologetic descent into delicious decadence, Killer Joe is proud of what it is and never tries to be something it isn't. A slick looking exploitation thriller from veteran director William Friedkin...

Run Time: 1:43
U.S. Release Date: 2012-08-01
MPAA Rating: "NC-17" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Violence, Profanity)
Genre: THRILLER/COMEDY
Director: William Friedkin
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, ...
Cold Pursuit

Those going to Cold Pursuit expecting a typical early-year Liam Neeson action thriller may be disconcerted by what Norwegian director Hans Petter Moland delivers. On the surface, this is a standard-order revenge movie: a snow-plow driver, Nels...

Run Time: 1:57
U.S. Release Date: 2019-02-08
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Drugs)
Genre: Thriller/Comedy
Director: Hans Petter Moland
Cast: Liam Neeson, Domenick Lombardozzi, William Forsythe, ...
Promising Young Woman

Promising Young Woman, the auspicious, audacious debut feature of writer/actress-turned-director Emerald Fennell (she played Camilla Parker-Bowles in “The Crown”), defies classification. Is it a dark comedy with thriller overtones? Is it a...

Run Time: 1:53
U.S. Release Date: 2020-12-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Violence, Profanity, Drugs)
Genre: Thriller/Comedy
Director: Emerald Fennell
Cast: Carey Mulligan, Clancy Brown, Jennifer Coolidge, ...
2 Days in the Valley

If this is what it's really like to spend a couple days in the San Fernando Valley during the hottest time of the year, then, like W.C. Fields, I'd rather be in Philadelphia. Actually, for a movie that's so precise about time (one of the char...

Run Time: 1:47
U.S. Release Date: 1996-09-27
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity)
Genre: Thriller/Comedy
Director: John Herzfeld
Cast: Danny Aiello, Eric Stoltz, James Spader, ...