Do I see a high-IQ intellectual searching for the best dark comedy movies? Firstly, the Google algorithm landed you on the right page. And secondly, no, I'm not being sarcastic about you having a big brain. That's what science says, and we trust science, right? A recent study published in the journal Cognitive Processing found a significant link between IQ and dark humor. After surveying 156 men and women, researchers concluded that people with a dark sense of humor have higher IQs. Look at you, intelligent and with a (twisted) sense of humor, one lucky fella, ain't you?
Enjoying dark comedy movies and laughing at things you shouldn't by no means makes you a bad person, contrary to popular belief. Instead, it might mean that you have bigger and faster neurons or a higher IQ in plain people's language. Or you simply have a morbid sense of humor. It's either one of the two. It has also been proven that people use dark comedy to cope with difficult or stressful situations. You may think that a person who cracks a dark joke at a funeral is heartless, but it's probably just their way of coping with loss. To cite one of Mark Twain's quotes, "The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter."
One might think that black comedy movies are quite a niche in the movie world because people might not get them or get offended and give the movie a low rating. However, some of the best comedy movies feature plenty of morbid humor. One of our features on the list, horror-comedy Ready or Not, was a surprise box office hit and made $31 million worldwide on a $6 million production budget. And although the stakes are pretty high, with the film being either an absolute flop or a total hit, it's a risk that filmmakers are willing to take.
Below, we have featured, in our opinion, the best black comedy movies that may not be everyone's cuppa but will for sure be enjoyed by buffs of dark humor. What are your favorite dark comedies? Let us know!
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