Dark Comedies on Netflix
Last updated January 22, 2025
Wristcutters: A Love Story
2006 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsDepressed over a breakup, Zia slits his wrists, only to find himself sent to a bleak corner of the afterlife reserved for those who kill themselves. When he learns that his ex-girlfriend also committed suicide, he sets off on a quest to find her.
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Dead Like Me: Life After Death
2009 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIn this feature follow-up to the short-lived cult hit, a new assignment hits home for grim reaper George when her latest reaping, Hudson Hart, turns out to be the secret love of her sister. Meanwhile, Cameron Kane takes over as Head Reaper.
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Leaves of Grass
2010 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsEdward Norton stars in this quirky tale centered on a respected Ivy League professor who's lured back to Oklahoma to help his equally brilliant twin brother -- who grows the world's finest hydroponic marijuana -- best a big-time pot pusher.
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsAfter learning that his ex-girlfriend had an experimental medical procedure to purge all memories of him, a man decides to do the same with her. But during the operation, he realizes he doesn't want to lose what's left of their relationship.
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Barton Fink
1991 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsWhen Hollywood taps him to pen a movie script, idealistic playwright Barton Fink develops severe writer's block and soon falls victim to a strange sequence of events, culminating in a murder investigation.
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She-Devil
1989 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWhen her two-timing husband deserts her for a toffee-nosed romance novelist, dowdy housewife Ruth Patchett goes berserk and -- aided by her mother -- sets out to methodically ruin his life in this dark comedy.
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Celeste and Jesse Forever
2012 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsHigh school sweethearts Celeste (Rashida Jones) and Jesse (Andy Samberg) married young, and though they're still close friends, they've decided to divorce. Back on the singles scene, the two struggle to keep their friendship alive despite their physical separation.
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Faintheart
2008 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsRichard's (Eddie Marsan) wife Cath (Jessica Hynes) dumps him because of his passion for historical re-enactments -- in other words, because he wears homemade armor and runs around in the forest with other wannabe Vikings. Richard hopes to win back Cath and prove a hero to his bullied son, Martin (Joseph Hamilton), but all he's got is a hopeless Trekkie friend (Ewen Bremner) to help him discover his path back to adulthood.
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The Bothersome Man
2006 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsMysteriously deposited in a perfectly serene but colorless city where every need is met, Andreas soon realizes that not even a new lover can change the sterile banality drowning him. Is this placid life a dream come true or an inescapable hell?
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Lost in Translation
2003 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsTwo lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.
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He Died with a Felafel in His Hand
2001 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsBased on the cult novel by John Birmingham, He Died with a Felafel in His Hand is a darkly humorous search for love, meaning and ... bathroom solitude. The film follows Danny (Noah Taylor) through a series of shared-housing experiences in a succession of cities on Australia's east coast. Put together, these vignettes form a forceful, sometimes turbulent narrative that leaves the viewer entertained, exhausted and surprisingly reflective.
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The Upside of Anger
2005 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsTerry Wolfmeyer (Joan Allen) has been dumped by her husband -- who, in a clichéd ending, ran off with his secretary -- and is left to raise her four daughters alone. But there could be a silver lining to it all when Terry hooks up with a retired baseball player (Kevin Costner). Erika Christensen, Alicia Witt, Keri Russell and Evan Rachel Wood co-star in this comic drama about tangled family ties from writer-director Mike Binder.
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World's Greatest Dad
2009 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsAfter his son dies in an awkward freak accident, high school poetry teacher Lance ghostwrites a suicide note to spare the family embarrassment. But when the note becomes an unexpected hit, Lance sees a chance to resurrect his writing career.
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Prelude to a Kiss
1992 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsIt's love at first sight for Alec Baldwin and Meg Ryan. Within days of meeting, they're walking down the aisle, until a strange thing happens: an old man shows up and kisses the bride. Then, on the honeymoon, Baldwin begins to suspect that the woman he's with isn't the person he married. Screenwriter Craig Lucas' comedy is a thought-provoking mix of romance and philosophy.
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A Serious Man
2009 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsLarry Gopnik has hit a "rough patch," according to a colleague, and it would seem so: People are dropping dead all around him, his wife wants a "get," and his whining kids only add to the heavy load. Can a few rabbis guide him to life's answers?
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Broken Flowers
2005 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsAfter being dumped by yet another girlfriend, serial bachelor Don vows he'll be alone forever. But when an anonymous letter informs him he has a 19-year-old son, Don sets out on a cross-country journey to confront his past -- and a few old flames.
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Toys
1992 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsRobin Williams stars as Leslie Zevo, a fun-loving inventor who must save his late father's toy factory from his evil uncle, Leland (Michael Gambon), a war-mongering general who rules the operation with an iron fist and builds weapons disguised as toys. LL Cool J and Joan Cusack co-star in Barry Levinson's loopy comedy, which received a Razzie nomination for worst director but two Oscar nods for Best Costume Design and Art Direction.
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Punch-Drunk Love
2002 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsBarry, a bathroom supply salesman prone to spasms of rage, tries to escape constant harassment from three thugs and his seven sisters. He finds his life refreshed when he meets Lena, who falls in unconditional love with him.
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Solitary Man
2009 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsMichael Douglas stars as a former car dealership owner who sees his personal and professional lives take a nosedive when the repercussions of years of shady business dealings and chronic womanizing finally catch up with him.
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Anywhere, USA
2008 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsThree widely disparate stories come together in this feature film that touches on themes of penance, ignorance and loss in the context of American society. Alternating between the comic and tragic, the segments are linked by overlapping characters and thematic content. Director Anthony (Chusy) Haney-Jardine shot the film in Asheville, N.C., and employed mostly nonprofessional actors, with an exception being his daughter Perla Haney-Jardine.
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Old Cats
2010 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsNow in her 70s, Isadore (Bélgica Castro) begins to realize that her mental faculties are failing. However, she's determined to hide this fact from her domineering daughter Rosario (Claudia Celedón), whom she fears will take advantage of her. Indeed, both Rosario and her no-good druggie girlfriend (Catalina Saavedra) would like nothing more than to steal Isadore's flat. But Isadore also shows some cunning in this black-humored domestic farce.
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Shotgun Wedding
2013 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsAfter a mishap involving a shotgun derails Robert's impending wedding, his scheming mother will do anything to get the nuptials back on track, even if it means conspiring with her ex-husband or abducting the maid of honor.
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The Catechism Cataclysm
2011 | NR | 2.7 out of 5 StarsAfter his relationship to the church sours, a young priest and his high-school pal take a canoe trip, where they recall their glory days in rock bands. But they realize they're lost as darkness falls -- and the night brings a bizarre turn of events.
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Miss December
2011 | NR | 2.5 out of 5 StarsA serial killer creates a horrific pin-up calendar by stalking and murdering one woman a month. Now he only needs Miss December to complete his project -- and, after reading a letter he publishes in the paper, Ari is convinced he's targeting her.
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Reality
2012 | NR | 2.5 out of 5 StarsJovial fishmonger and small-time con artist Luciano hopes to enrich his humble family by participating in the Italian version of "Big Brother," but his obsession with appearing to be an ideal contestant soon has his family doubting his sanity.
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