Films in Laugh
From laugh-out-loud through romantic comedy to dry and understated – humour in all its forms.
Laugh gala
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Toni Erdmann
A lonely prankster father visits his estranged, high-powered consultant daughter, creating a fictional alias to embarrassingly insinuate himself into her stressed corporate life.
Features
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Barakah Meets Barakah
A humble government official and rebellious vlog star develop a tentative romance amid strict Saudi Arabian cultural taboos in this warm-hearted, slyly subversive romantic comedy.
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Don’t Think Twice
A New York improv comedy troupe’s hopes of success and fears of failure are tested when one of their number gets his big TV break.
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Down Under
After Sydney’s 2005 race riots, a group of white racists and Lebanese immigrants gear up for a beachside showdown in this Australian black comedy.
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Houston, We Have a Problem!
An incredible story of Cold War-era international intrigue, the space race, declassified top-secret documents and a clandestine deal between President Kennedy and Yugoslavia’s President Tito.
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The Last Laugh
Documentary examining whether taboo subjects like the Holocaust are ever acceptable material for comedy, including interviews with famous comedians – Mel Brooks, Sarah Silverman - and survivors alike.
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Lost in Paris
Beanpole comedy duo Gordon and Abel return in this ingeniously entertaining story of a librarian searching for her aunt. Misunderstandings and delicious sight gags abound.
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Mascots
An assortment of furry costumed performers battle it out at the World Mascot championships in the new ‘mockumentary’ from Christopher Guest and his regular crew.
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Mindhorn
A fading actor can redeem himself by reprising his 80s TV role as a sleuth with a robotic truth-telling eye, to catch a deranged killer.
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One Week and a Day
After sitting Shiva for their adult son’s death, the next day a reeling Israeli couple chooses very different ways to deal with their grief.
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Prevenge
Alice Lowe directs and stars in this riotous tale of a pregnant serial killer, hellbent on revenge.
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Tickling Giants
Documentary on Egyptian surgeon-turned-comedian Bassem Youssef, whose hit TV satire show took on successive oppressive regimes at great personal risk during the turbulent Arab Spring.
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Women Who Kill
A commitment-phobic true crime Brooklyn podcaster fears that her new girlfriend might have a murderous past in this darkly witty relationship comedy-thriller.
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The Young Offenders
Two halfwit Irish teenagers get in over their heads when they plot to steal cocaine washed up on the Irish coast in a drugs bust.
Short films programme
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Only Wanna Laugh
Knockabout comedy and some bizarre gimmicks. You won’t just raise a smile, you’ll be laughing out loud.
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