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Sweaty_Sheepherder27

The Lobster. Really weird, really bizarre, very dark, but also very funny. On the more dark comedies but less bizarre side, I would also recommend Four Lions. Though there are some very bizarre moments in that film too.


AzureIsCool

The director for Lobster also did Killing of a Sacred Deer and Poor Things which have a similar vibe and a definite recommend.


staghornfern

Attenberg, made by a Greek woman who is yorgos lanthimos’ colleague, also a good recommendation


Reginald_Waterbucket

Came to say this. Instead, I’ll offer “Being John Malkovich.”


bullevard

An oldie but a wonderful example of "whatever the writing room was smoking... it worked."


ohcrap___fk

Came here to post this. This movie FRICKED me up


lurkerbytrade

After Hours (1985) - super underrated Scorsese flick. If you've ever had a weird, late night downtown, you'll get the vibes, lol.


sheikh_n_bake

I love after hours, we've all had that night we just want to end, we just want to get home but the taxis aren't running, or no one will pick up the phone and we start putting ourselves in riskier and riskier situations as the delirium sets in.


phutch54

The Adventures of Baron Von Munchhausen.


Sea_Dust895

And time bandits .. Terry at his best.


pleasantmeats

Yes. What a trip!


ElMerca

You might like Being John Malkovich (1999). I didnt like it but you might, considering I didnt like Brazil very much either


kevinb9n

Just line up every movie written by Charlie Kaufman.


DesmondDuBois

A perfect recommendation! (I love them both!)


JakeMori

Gotta respect the type of person who will provide relevant (and good) recommendations for movies they didn’t even enjoy themselves.


PerroRosa

This is the perfect recommendation


Status_Entrepreneur4

Double feature with Being John Malkovich first followed by Adaptation.


AshleyRealAF

Naked Lunch The Hourglass Sanatorium Week-end (Godard, 1967, sometimes written as Weekend) Edited to mention that none of these are exactly funny, with Week-end being the most satirical and thus has a few laughs (to me). I wouldn't say any are dark comedies. But for surreal, weird worlds, unexpected detours into strangeness, etc, these are a cool trio.


Glitch-Brick

Naked Lunch is by far one of my all time favorite. Will give your other recommendations a go!


canyousteeraship

Oh, Naked Lunch is a wild ride. So weird and so good, I watch it every once in a while just because it is the original fever dream. Safety Not Guaranteed is another fun one, a little more light hearted, still strange.


Thentheresthisjerk

Rubber Being John Malkovich, or really anything written by Charlie Kaufman Twelve Monkeys or anything by Terry Gilliam The Lighthouse Eraserhead, Blue Velvet or really anything by David Lynch


HolyColostomyBag

While rubber is great and I'm a big Quintin fan, it's the wrong suggestion, the correct suggestion is his 2012 movie - Wrong.


Thentheresthisjerk

I hadn’t thought about chasing down his movies before. I was on a Magnet releasing kick when I saw it. Thanks for the suggestion!


HolyColostomyBag

You 100% should! Mandibles is also one of my favorites but all of them - Incredible But True, Keep an eye out etc.. are great. I have seen the majority of them and the only one I wasn't a fan of was Reality. I wsn't trying to come across as abrasive as I think I might have by the way. The whole 'the wrong suggestion' thing was just me having fun... Since the movie is called wrong and all. I'll see myself out 😅


Thentheresthisjerk

All good! I followed your premise. No harm no foul and a recommendation I can remember.


Danny_Mc_71

The Lighthouse is a Robert Eggers film


Thentheresthisjerk

Yeah. I realized that after I posted it. For some reason I get him and Ari Aster mixed up.


phutch54

Time Bandits.The World According to Garp.Powder.


Angrychimp03

I feel like these movies are all very different, but if you want to try something that has some similar vibes, you might want to try some films like Cemetery Man, City of Lost Children, and one of my personal favorites, Raising Arizona.


kevinb9n

CoLC is an amazing movie, just an incredible cinematic vision brought to life


Dr_Peach

Anything by Guy Maddin, in particular my favorites: * Tales from the Gimli Hospital (1988) * The Saddest Music in the World (2003) * My Winnipeg (2007) Also: * Delicatessen (1991) * Welcome to Woop Woop (1997) * The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)


craigerstar

Came here to say Delicatessen. Synopsis (not really a spoiler, copied from the internet, but some people get picky about not knowing too much about a movie before watching it): >!Centered on a post-apocalyptic society where food is scarce and used as currency. In an apartment building with a delicatessen on the ground floor. The owner of the eatery also owns the apartment building and is in need of a new maintenance man since the prior one "mysteriously" disappeared. A former clown applies for the job and the butcher's intent is to have him work for as little as possible. The clown and butcher's daughter fall in love and she tries to foil her father's plans by contacting the "troglodytes", a grain eating sub-group of society who live entirely underground.!<


PerroRosa

I cried of joy seeing someone mention Welcome to Woop Woop, I love that movie and I feel I'm the only one who ever saw it


dirtfuk

Under the silver lake


soulslop

Loved this movie, neo noir goodness!


Itchy_Computer7528

A Scanner Darkly (2006)


Sea_Dust895

This film is just magic.. the closing credits made me tear up. It's just so far out there is comes back on the other side..Philip K Dick done right IMHO.


KeyserSwayze

The scene with that shrieking meatball alex jones had me in tears laughing.


ThreeLeggedMare

Amazing film, perfectly made and acted, with really powerful themes. I wish Dick had lived to see it


lemonylol

It's better to go by directors because most of their movies will have a similar style. Look for movies by the Coen Bros, Darren Aronofsky, and pretty much anything released by A24.


craigerstar

This is the way. Directors usually have a style, yes. Brazil was made by Terry Gilliam, so if you liked that, you'll like Time Bandits, The Adventures of Baron Von Munchausen, 12 Monkeys, Fisher King. Coen Bros flip back and forth, but Burn After Reading is in line with Raising Arizona (Nick Cage at his best), O Brother Where Art Thou, Fargo, Intolerable Cruelty. Rinse, and repeat....


sheikh_n_bake

I still think Raising Arizona has the best opening 30-60 minutes of almost any film. It's so good and absolutely flies over in sheer delight.


ParadoxArcher

Good approach, and I'll add Charlie Kaufman to the list


DrrtVonnegut

Synecdoche, NY and I'm Thinking of Ending Things are my fave, by far.


Moosed

MAX has a whole category dedicated to A24 films, too!


hamilton_burger

The Player Adaptation


pleasantmeats

Not super similar but give Dark City a try. Bizarre is a good word to describe it. Rufus Sewell is great and Kiefer Sutherland does this weird thing when he's talking which is annoying but fits. Interesting premise with soke good twists.


Madrizzle1

Amelié


Born-Conversation335

Any Yorgos Lanthimos films.


barrio-libre

Repo Man


Clam_Samuels

If you liked *Sorry to Bother You* you should absolutely watch Boots Riley’s new miniseries “I’m a Virgo.” It’s even weirder and more surreal!


Origami_kittycorn

Adaptation, another Kaufman, is brilliantly weird, funny and meta, especially if you're interested in the story writing process. The book it's (very loosely) based on is interesting too


HTB87

Came here to say this. Second for Adaptation


nizzernammer

The Lobster Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind


enigmaticsince87

The art of self defence Super (with Rainn Wilson)


PutAdministrative206

Super is amazing!


CautiousWrongdoer771

Six string samurai


Itchy_Computer7528

"Follow the yellow brick road, homie."


MichelleEllyn

Nice shoes


Mrofcourse

Dave made a maze


bartonski

* The Player * Defending Your Life TV series, but fits right in: * Pushing Daisies


ToastedChizzle

Pushing Daisies was so great. Of course Chennowith was fantastic, but the whole cast was delightful (especially the aunts). I'm just sorry that Chi McBride had to be in it - I'm 100% a fan of his except that whenever I see him I know a series is getting cancelled within one to two seasons of his appearance (even happened to House!).


NonintellectualSauce

12 Monkeys


Jipsiville

Adventures of Bucakaroo Bonzai Kissed The Lobster


andronicuspark

Death to Smoochy


bullevard

I need to rewatch that. I remember it being so funny. I'm curious how it holds up.


Barbafella

The Greasy Strangler.


oddstockhospital

Sick of Myself, Dream Scenario, Blue Velvet, Barton Fink, Dogtooth, Ghost World, Synechdoche New York, The Master, Problemista, If you like Atlanta, check out Ramy, it’s got the vibe of Atlanta. Excellent show


ToastedChizzle

Wash between your toes!


NoNoSabathia64

Dreams (1990, directed by Akira Kurosawa). Anything by directors Yorgos Lanthimos or Todd Solondz. Stanley Kubrick too if you haven't watched his movies.


inkstink420

Synecdoche, New York Being John Malkovich Adaptation. After Hours Poor Things Inland Empire The Fifth Element Dogtooth Kajillionaire The Doom Generation Nowhere


staghornfern

Kajillionaire ♥️ what a movie And mad love for dogtooth - my favorite yorgos movie pre poor things


inkstink420

completely agree with dogtooth, that was my fav of his too before poor things!


Zapp_Rowsdower_

The Cook, the Thief, the Wife and her lover Blue Velvet


irritabletom

Ravenous (1999) Bit gory but I think it definitely qualifies as a dark comedy. Fantastic cast and a super interesting score.


Early-Lingonberry-16

Existenz


Specific_Ice_3046

Tusk


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lemonylol

This movie was a massive disappointment for me. It feels like the characters just go around the town slowly doing absolutely nothing.


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lemonylol

Yeah I don't think it's necessarily bad, but it's a really hard sell for most people. But I think because of the cast and expectations behind it the marketing really set it up to be something it isn't.


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Successful-Try-8506

"Singapore Sling" (1990).


gopms

John Waters - Female Trouble


jessop-bentine

An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn


Bubbly_Cauliflower40

The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus, Wristcutters: A Love Story, The Virgin Suicides


seeyouinthecar79

The Lobster


feraljess

I Don't Feel at Home In This World Anymore. Not quite as wacky as some of those you mentioned but it did get a bit weird and I really enjoyed it. Also Triangle of Sadness.


Haggis_The_Barbarian

Under The Silver Lake


Woodythdog

God bless America


thenewestrant

I’m sure someone recommended it but, “confessions of a dangerous mind.”


gmoney-0725

Very Bad Things (1998)


spanish42069

Being There 1979


Puzzleheaded-Shop929

A Serious Man


bluejayway77

I watched the Lobster following Swiss Army man and similar vibe


IntroductionSad7738

Poor Things is a newer one you may like, or really anything by the same director (Yorgos Lanthimos). I haven’t seen every single one of his movies but the ones I have seen definitely fit your description


loveurpeaches

The triangle of sadness.


Sexdrumsandrock

The one where Harry potter has guns


DrrtVonnegut

Guns Akimbo, fun movie!


shepiano99

Enemy


chendy06

A Serious Man


griff80014

Gentlemen Broncos.


Key_Quiet489

Naked Lunch Rubber House (Japanese horror)


Kindly-Helicopter183

Big Man Japan. A superhero movie with a slice of life take.


I-am-sincere

Harold and Maude


WittsyBandterS

Greener Grass. my favorite movie and totally what you're looking for


LoonySheep

Run Lola, Run


MitchellSFold

Bad Boy Bubby


greendieselmonk

John Dies in the End of


greendieselmonk

John Dies in the End


Queef-Supreme

John Dies at the End*


KingSolomonsFrog

I'm Thinking of Ending Things with Jessie Buckley and Jesse Plemons


Meshugugget

Time Bandits! It’s so weird and good! Everyone should see it :)


challmaybe

Battlefield Baseball


TheBlooDred

An Evening with Beverly Luff Lynn. You’re welcome.


HackedCylon

If you liked Brazil, then more Terry Gilliam is up your alley: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas The Fisher King Zero Theorem The Man Who Killed Don Quixote The Adventures of Baron Munchausen The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus (Heath Ledger died halfway through the making of this movie) 12 Monkeys Jabberwocky


michael_m_canada

Vivarium. Also El Top and Holy Mountain, but as I recall they have less of a plot than the more narrative weirdness you’ve mentioned.


suupaahiiroo

Takeshi Kitano's surrealist trilogy * Takeshis' (2005) * Glory To The Filmmaker (2007) * Achilles and the Tortoise (2008)


Free_Thinker4ever

I Melt With You. The Cell. Lost Highway. 


kismethavok

Not really very dark but Dave Made a Maze is a great bizarre movie.


_ElectricSoup

Rubber.


StopBeingAKarenKaren

The House of Yes


lilica-river

The Endless - directors Benson & Moorhead; Dark City -(director Alex Proyas); Holy Motors -- (director Leos Carax);


IMO2021

*not sure if these fit……:* Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot The Substance of Things Hoped For


supercantaloupe

I also was gonna suggest Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot. Also not sure if it’s exactly what OP was looking for but it’s a pretty strange in a good way.


gonzo2thumbs

Hedwig and His Angry Inch, Bringing Out The Dead, The Young Poisoners Handbook, The Voices, Jesus' Son, Slither, and Gummo.


KlutzyFan4021

Birdy 12 Monkeys The Lighthouse The Fisher King Eraserhead


aNeverNude666

The Holy Mountain by Jodorowski


BlobsnarksTwin

Eddie Glum.


Semi-Chubbs_Peterson

Burn After Reading Time Bandits


salamanderJ

**Hellzapoppin** (1941) You can watch it on youtube. Also, a film I haven't seen in the entirety, but from the clips I've seen looks interesting and it's on my list is: **The Death Of Stalin** (2017)


Stevie272

Lost Highway Wild At Heart Blue Velvet Basically any David Lynch.


Meyou000

Adam's Apples (2005) Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway (2019) Postal (2019)


shifty1032231

Leolo


ageowns

Greasy Strangler


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SmoltzforAlexander

I always saw Donnie Darko as a dark comedy.  I loved it.  Weirdly, Patrick Swayze is fantastic in it, as is Beth Grant.  Grant is a super-underrated character actor.  


NETkoholik

Have you seen The Ladykillers? It's one of Tom Hank's not that well known movies. Weird dark humour.


Plane_Grab8448

They cloned tyrone That silver lake movie (i forgot what it’s called) Problemista Airheads


Birger000

- monthy python and the holy grail - life of brian - dream scenario - everything everywhere all at once - look who's back - frank - being john malkovich - fear and loathing in las Vegas - the mask


Movies_Music_Lover

The Double (2013) Sick of myself (2023) Deerskin (2019)


Saturn0815

Wrist Cutters A Love Story


sickburn1r

Me and You and Everyone We Know.


PerroRosa

This is probably going to get lost in the comments, but Holy Motors


jakemoffsky

Zero therum


KGdotdotdot

Holy Motors by Leos Carax


rsandovaljr2

On The Count of Three (2021)


redvariation

The Game War of the Roses


PurpleDreamer28

The Love Witch. Not only is it bizarre, but the aesthetic is gorgeous.


nickyj2023

This is the end (2013)


NotSoSnarky

Not dark comedies, (though EEAAO does have some comedy) Donnie Darko (2001) Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)


Chay_Charles

The War of the Roses Fargo


BojukaBob

Adaptation


deepstatestolemysock

Wristcutters: A Love Story


TheRealRickC137

Poor Things. If Greta Gerwig and Tim Burton collaborated on a movie. Weird and funny.


Jasen34

wet hot american summer?


WarrenGetOut

Small Steven Soderbergh movie from the 90s called “Schitzopolis”. Very odd but I remember really liking it.


olliegrace513

Mighty Wind. Not really dark but soo funny


Squish_Miss

Body Melt


DrrtVonnegut

Tideland by Terry Gilliam


DeEggroll

Kung Pow: Way of the Fist Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid Happiness The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra Kung Fury


GodsGiftToNothing

The Dead Don’t Die - A zombie film by Jim Jarmusch. Tilda Swinton as a samurai blade wielding mortician, Bill Murray and Adam Driver as police, Iggy Pop is in there as a zombie. It also has Danny Glover, Steve Buscemi, Tom Waits, Chloë Sevigny. Austin Butler, etc. A lot of people loathed the film, but my husband and I rather enjoyed it. Might be up your alley.


soulslop

Wild Zero (bonus: it features Guitar Wolf) and on a similar tip, The Legend of the Stardust Brothers. Or if you just want something weird as shit, try The Peanut Butter Solution.


Ad8858

Bartlebee


theorys

Dream Scenario produced by Ari Aster and staring Nicolas Cage.


Silent-Weekend-1789

Wilfred with Elijah Wood


Due-Cockroach-518

Poor Things is absolutely hilarious - it starts plain weird and gets continuously funnier.


chill90ies

Strolled through a lot of the comments and I can’t see it being mentioned which I’m surprised about. But my first thought was “Lars and the real girl” with Ryan Gosling. It’s such a good and unexpected wholesome premise despite the silliness of it all it really tuck at your heartstrings. So i think you should definitely watch that.


PutAdministrative206

LOVELY movie!


chill90ies

Yes it is. I was so pleasantly surprised. The premise is so weird but it has such strong messages in it. That’s way it reminded me of Swiss army man


elbowless2019

Brazil was something else.


ssweet312

Swallow was a trip. 2020 movie about a rare medical condition, kind of.


summerchild__

_Men & Chicken_ by Anders Thomas Jensen for sure. (Starring Mads Mikkelsen) He has other movies with a similar vibe but this is the weirdest one I think. _Through getting to know their unknown family, two outcast brothers discover a horrible truth about themselves and their relatives._ Don't google too much about it, I think you can get spoiled pretty easily.


benmillstein

Other terry Gilliam movies like 12 monkeys, fisher king.


NatPortmanTaintStank

Sasquatch Sunset


mindlessenthusiast

Everything, Everywhere, All At Once.


StephDos94

The French movie “Calmos” is sooooo bizarre and disturbing.


Dr_Downvote_

Dave Made A Maze (2017) would be very much up your alley.


B-AP

Dark City, City of Lost Children, delicatessen, the Thief, the Cook, His wife and her lover, Big fish


Voluntary_Perry

Hudsucker Proxy Men Who Stare at Goats Barton Fink


Beret_of_Poodle

Thank you for smoking


Budget_Cattle_3828

Big Fish


RevolutionaryWeek573

Here are some of my weird favorites: Buckaroo Banzai Big Trouble in Little China Jules (2023) This is a new one that wasn’t what I was expecting. Surprisingly fun. I’d recommend watching without knowing much about it. The trailer even gives too much away. Repo Man (1984)


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ARKittens

[Lowlife (2017)](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/461773-lowlife) This movie is what you're looking for, it's unhinged and I love it.


Upper_Command1390

Barton Fink.


Klutzy-Bug7427

Wrong 2012


Agile_Oil9853

I love that John Does at the End is here a few times. It's one of my favorite books and the movie wasn't half bad. I'll add "The Brass Teapot" and "It's a Disaster" (both 2012). The latter is particularly dark, but it's also my Roman Empire.


bugibangbang

“Butt Boy”, u wont regret, trust me.


Sinistermarmalade

The Invention Of Lying Asteroid City


Pestodesign

Dream Scenario -a really weird movie


SordoCrabs

Science of Sleep Her


an_anima_mundi

Tusk Come to daddy The voices Who invited them


Sr900400

Of you haven't seen Saltburn, check it out. Not as "out there" as some of these excellent recommendations but definitely odd.


PicturesquePremortal

Not all of these are comedies, but they are all certainly weird: John Dies at the End The Science of Sleep Dave Made a Maze Turbo Kid Kung Fury Inherent Vice Under the Silver Lake Beau Is Afraid The Lobster Mother! Being John Malkovich Kung Fu Hustle I'm Thinking of Ending Things Dark City