The Best R-Rated Dark Comedies
List of R-Rated black comedies, ranked from best to worst with movie trailers when available. This list takes the best R-Rated black comedies and pits them against each other to see once and for all what the greatest R-Rated Black comedy movie of all time is. This list of popular R-Rated black comedies includes information like who directed the film, when it was released and which actors starred in the movie. If you think the top R-Rated dark comedy movie isn't as high as it should be then be sure to vote it up so it can take its rightful place among the other great R-Rated Black comedy films on this list. If you're trying to find a specific R-Rated Black comedy film you can search this list and filter to find what you're looking for.
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What kind of directors have worked on Black comedy R movies in the past? Clint Eastwood and Woody Allen both have, as have other great directors.
- 1Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent
- Released: 2007
- Directed by: Edgar Wright
As a former London constable, Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) finds if difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement of the big ...more - 2Faye Dunaway, Peter Finch, William Holden
- Released: 1976
- Directed by: Sidney Lumet
In this lauded satire, veteran news anchorman Howard Beale (Peter Finch) discovers that he's being put out to pasture, and he's none too happy about it. After threatening to shoot himself on live ...more - 3Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch
- Released: 1999
- Directed by: Sam Mendes
Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey) is a gainfully employed suburban husband and father. Fed up with his boring, stagnant existence, he quits his job and decides to reinvent himself as a pot-smoking, ...more - 4Brad Pitt, Ed Norton, Helena Bonham Carter
- Released: 1999
- Directed by: David Fincher
A depressed man (Edward Norton) suffering from insomnia meets a strange soap salesman named Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) and soon finds himself living in his squalid house after his perfect apartment is ...more - 5Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, David Herman
- Released: 1999
- Directed by: Mike Judge
Corporate drone Peter Gibbons (Ron Livingston) hates his soul-killing job at software company Initech. While undergoing hypnotherapy, Peter is left in a blissful state when his therapist dies in the ...more - 6Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty
- Released: 1989
- Directed by: Michael Lehmann
Veronica (Winona Ryder) is part of the most popular clique at her high school, but she disapproves of the other girls' cruel behavior. When Veronica and her new boyfriend, J.D. (Christian Slater), ...more - 7Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, Vanessa Angel
- Released: 1996
- Directed by: Robert Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Roy Munson (Woody Harrelson) is a young bowler with a promising career ahead of him until a disreputable colleague, Ernie McCracken (Bill Murray), tricks him into participating in a con game that ...more - 8Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster
- Released: 1988
- Directed by: John Carpenter
Nada (Roddy Piper), a wanderer without meaning in his life, discovers a pair of sunglasses capable of showing the world the way it truly is. As he walks the streets of Los Angeles, Nada notices that ...more - 9Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, Chris Klein
- Released: 1999
- Directed by: Alexander Payne
Jim McAllister (Matthew Broderick), a well-liked high school government teacher, can't help but notice that successful student Tracy Flick (Reese Witherspoon) uses less than ethical tactics to get ...more - 10Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam
- Released: 1983
- Directed by: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
The stages of life are told through multiple sketches and songs by the British comedy troupe. The seven parts of life cover birth, growing up, war, middle age, organ transplants, old age and death. ...more - Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto
- Released: 2000
- Directed by: Mary Harron
In New York City in 1987, a handsome, young urban professional, Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale), lives a second life as a gruesome serial killer by night. The cast is filled by the detective (Willem ...more - Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro, Craig Bierko
- Released: 1998
- Directed by: Terry Gilliam
Raoul Duke (Johnny Depp) and his attorney Dr. Gonzo (Benicio Del Toro) drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycle race. As their ...more - 13John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener
- Released: 1999
- Directed by: Spike Jonze
In this quirky cult-favorite comedy, unemployed New York City puppeteer Craig Schwartz (John Cusack) reluctantly takes a temp job as a filing clerk for the eccentric Dr. Lester (Orson Bean). While at ...more - 14Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Brett Kelly
- Released: 2003
- Directed by: Terry Zwigoff
In this dark comedy, the crotchety Willie T. Stokes (Billy Bob Thornton) and his partner (Tony Cox) reunite once a year for a holiday con. Posing as a mall Santa and his elf, they rip off shopping ...more - 15James Spader, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeremy Davies
- Released: 2002
- Directed by: Steven Shainberg
Lee Holloway (Maggie Gyllenhaal), a young woman with a history of severe emotional problems, is released into the care of her overbearing parents following a stay at a mental institution. She finds ...more - 16John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis
- Released: 1991
- Directed by: Joel Coen
Set in 1941, an intellectual New York playwright Barton Fink (John Turturro) accepts an offer to write movie scripts in L.A. He finds himself with writer's block when required to do a B-movie script. ...more - 17Jack Nicholson, Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney
- Released: 2002
- Directed by: Alexander Payne
Warren Schmidt (Jack Nicholson) has arrived at several of life's crossroads all at the same time. To begin with, he is retiring from a lifetime of service as an actuary for Woodmen of the World ...more - Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone
- Released: 2009
- Directed by: Ruben Fleischer
After a virus turns most people into zombies, the world's surviving humans remain locked in an ongoing battle against the hungry undead. Four survivors -- Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) and his ...more - 19Jack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon
- Released: 1987
- Directed by: George Miller
Three small-town friends, Alexandra (Cher), Jane (Susan Sarandon) and Sukie (Michelle Pfeiffer), each having lost the man in their lives, are feeling unfulfilled -- until a furtive stranger, Daryl ...more - Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz
- Released: 2009
- Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
It is the first year of Germany's occupation of France. Allied officer Lt. Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) assembles a team of Jewish soldiers to commit violent acts of retribution against the Nazis, ...more - 21Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker
- Released: 1994
- Directed by: Tim Burton
Because of his eccentric habits and bafflingly strange films, director Ed Wood (Johnny Depp) is a Hollywood outcast. Nevertheless, with the help of the formerly famous Bela Lugosi and a devoted cast ...more - 22Robert Duvall, Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould
- Released: 1970
- Directed by: Robert Altman
MASH is a 1970 American satirical black comedy film directed by Robert Altman and written by Ring Lardner, Jr., based on Richard Hooker's novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors. The picture is ...more - Robert Downey, Val Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan
- Released: 2005
- Directed by: Shane Black
Two-bit crook Harry Lockhart (Robert Downey Jr.) stumbles into an audition for a mystery film while on the run from the cops. Winning the part, he lands in Hollywood, where he's flung into a tangled, ...more - 24Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Barbara Hershey
- Released: 1993
- Directed by: Joel Schumacher
A middle-aged man dealing with both unemployment and divorce, William Foster (Michael Douglas) is having a bad day. When his car breaks down on a Los Angeles highway, he leaves his vehicle and begins ...more - 25Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes
- Released: 2008
- Directed by: Martin McDonagh
After a particularly difficult job, hit men Ray (Colin Farrell) and Ken (Brendan Gleeson) head to Belgium to hide out until things cool down. Ray hates the medieval city they land in, but Ken finds ...more