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The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch

Rated: 0 | 219 Views Released Year: 2002

Genre: Best of British Humor
About: The Rutles -- Beatles wanna-bes from Liverpool, the same English town that the Fab Four called home -- are once again the subject of a pseudo-documentary by nerdy TV reporter S.J. Krammerhead (Eric Idle) in this hilarious sequel. Visit with vocalist Ron Nasty (Neil Innes), guitarist Stig O'Hara (Ricky Fataar), bassist Dirk McQuickley (Idle) and drummer Barry Womble (John Halsey) as they recall their journey to the top.
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Ali G Indahouse

Rated: 0 | 179 Views Released Year: 2002

Genre: Best of British Humor
About: Ali G (Sacha Baron Cohen), the white gangsta-rapper wanna-be from the U.K., makes his big-screen debut in this wacky comedy. This time around, Ali G takes a stand against the demolition of his beloved John Nike Leisure Centre and soon finds himself elected to government. But it's not long before he's unwittingly embroiled in a political scandal led by Deputy Prime Minister David Carlton (Charles Dance), who plots to unseat the current P.M.
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Withnail and I

Rated: 0 | 182 Views Released Year: 1987

Genre: Best of British Humor
About: Two unemployed actors -- Withnail (Richard E. Grant) and Marwood (Paul McGann) -- take a trip to the British countryside in 1969. But instead of rejuvenation, they experience a lack of food, an abundance of rain and a plethora of alcohol. Their host, Withnail's gay Uncle Monty (Richard Griffiths), displays a love for life and a lust for Marwood. This classic art-house comedy won an Evening Standard British Film Award.
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I'm All Right Jack

Rated: 0 | 164 Views Released Year: 1959

Genre: Best of British Humor
About: Recent Oxford graduate and old money aristocrat Stanley Windrush (Ian Carmichael) takes a menial job in his uncle's factory -- and keep his background a secret. His incompetence earns him both suspicion and sympathy, and he becomes a pawn in the battle between management and a labor union boss (Peter Sellers). But Windrush's innocence could destroy the economy and become the symbol of integrity for a nation in this sly satire of class struggle.
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I Really Hate My Job

Rated: 0 | 177 Views Released Year: 2007

Genre: Best of British Humor
About: Neve Campbell stars as a waitress in this comedy about five women working dead-end jobs in a London restaurant while they nurture their alter identities as a writer, an artist, an actor, a lover and a revolutionary. But before they can realize their dreams, they have to make it through the next shift. Oana Pellea, Anna Maxwell Martin, Shirley Henderson and Alexandra Maria Lara co-star in director Oliver Parker's ensemble film.
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The Emperor's New Clothes

Rated: 0 | 136 Views Released Year: 2002

Genre: Best of British Humor
About: In this whimsical tale based on Simon Leys's novel The Death of Napoleon, the exiled Napoleon Bonaparte (Ian Holm) trades places with a look-alike -- a common drunk -- and makes his way back to Paris in disguise, intent on reclaiming his throne. During his travels, he discovers that France has changed in many humorous ways -- and finds love with a melon-selling widow named Pumpkin (Iben Hjejlie).
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Casino Royale

Rated: 0 | 270 Views Released Year: 1967

Genre: Best of British Humor
About: Five directors (including John Huston) crafted this wonderful, hilarious, all-star spoof of Ian Fleming's 007 stories. Sir James Bond (David Niven) comes out of retirement to squash an evil organized crime ring and pass on his top-spy status to his blundering son (Woody Allen). The top-notch cast includes Orson Welles, Peter Sellers, Deborah Kerr, Usula Andress and many more.
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O Lucky Man!

Rated: 0 | 174 Views Released Year: 1973

Genre: Best of British Humor
About: This surreal 1970s musical (that's an avant-garde allegory for the evils of capitalism) sees ambitious young coffee salesman Mick Travis (Malcolm McDowell) plying his trade and reveling in his many triumphs (as well as some inevitable failures) as he climbs the ladder of success. Rotund comic actor Arthur Lowe won a British Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his multicharacter performance as Mr. Duff/Charlie Johnson/Dr. Munda.
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Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

Rated: 0 | 132 Views Released Year: 1959

Genre: Best of British Humor
About: Terry-Thomas and Peter Sellers star in this 1950s comedy. When the king of a small Pacific island dies, the island's evil and greedy prime minister (Sellers) looks to profit from the monarch's death. But the British quickly send a diplomat, the bumbling Carlton-Browne (Thomas), to establish friendly ties with the heir to the throne -- and, more importantly, to prevent other powers from tapping into the island's potentially rich mineral deposits.
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A Fish Called Wanda

Rated: 0 | 148 Views Released Year: 1988

Genre: Best of British Humor
About: A crooked foursome commits the heist of the century and is about to get away ... until the London police arrest one of them. Can the three on the lam (Michael Palin, Jamie Lee Curtis and Kevin Kline) persuade their comrade's lawyer (John Cleese) to reveal the stolen loot's location? Laugh-out-loud funny, A Fish Called Wanda explores the notion of "honor" among thieves.
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