Absurdism
"absurdism" Movies and TV Shows
#1
Phineas and Ferb
Synopsis:
Each day, two kindhearted suburban stepbrothers on summer vacation embark on some grand new project, which annoys their controlling sister, Candace, who tries to bust them. Meanwhile, their pet platypus plots against evil Dr. Doofenshmirtz.
Starring:
Dee Bradley Baker,
Vincent Martella,
Ashley Tisdale
#2
Monogatari
Synopsis:
Although there are still traces of the brief period he became a vampire, third-year high school student Koyomi Araragi is human again. He happens upon others with their own supernatural problems and finds that he can empathize. Koyomi becomes involved in their lives, seeking to help them and occasionally asking for advice from Meme Oshino, the homeless man who helped him become human again.
Starring:
Saori Hayami,
Miyuki Sawashiro,
Maaya Sakamoto
#3
Zoolander
Synopsis:
Clear the runway for Derek Zoolander, VH1's three-time male model of the year. His face falls when hippie-chic Hansel scooters in to steal this year's award. The evil fashion guru Mugatu seizes the opportunity to turn Derek into a killing machine. It's a well-designed conspiracy and only with the help of Hansel and a few well-chosen accessories like Matilda can Derek make the world safe for male …
Starring:
Ben Stiller,
Jon Voight,
Owen Wilson
#4
Wild at Heart
Synopsis:
After serving prison time for a self-defense killing, Sailor Ripley reunites with girlfriend Lula Fortune. Lula's mother, Marietta, desperate to keep them apart, hires a hitman to kill Sailor. But he finds a whole new set of troubles when he and Bobby Peru, an old buddy who's also out to get Sailor, try to rob a store. When Sailor lands in jail yet again, the young lovers appear further than ever…
Starring:
Nicolas Cage,
Crispin Glover,
Harry Dean Stanton
#5
Videodrome
Synopsis:
As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract viewers. When he happens upon "Videodrome," a TV show dedicated to gratuitous torture and punishment, Max sees a potential hit and broadcasts the show on his channel. However, after his girlfriend auditions for the show and never returns, Max investigates the truth behind Videodrome and discovers that th…
Starring:
Julie Khaner,
James Woods,
Jack Creley
Plot:
snuff film,
hallucination,
surrealism,
suicide,
satire,
cyberpunk,
cult,
body horror,
canuxploitation,
illegality
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#6
Un Chien Andalou
Synopsis:
Un Chien Andalou is an European avant-garde surrealist film, a collaboration between director Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali.
Starring:
Luis Buñuel,
Salvador Dalí,
Simone Mareuil
Plot:
surrealism,
donkey,
breast fondling,
female nudity,
eye injury,
ant,
beach,
piano,
grand piano,
bicycle accident
...
#7
The Witches
Synopsis:
A young boy named Luke and his grandmother go on vacation only to discover their hotel is hosting an international witch convention, where the Grand High Witch is unveiling her master plan to turn all children into mice. Will Luke fall victim to the witches' plot before he can stop them?
Starring:
Anjelica Huston,
Jane Horrocks,
Rowan Atkinson
#8
The Running Man
Synopsis:
By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and U.S. society has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity. The government pacifies the populace by broadcasting a number of game shows in which convicted criminals fight for their lives, including the gladiator-style The Running Man, hosted by the ruthless Damon Killian, where “runners” attempt to evade “stalkers” and certai…
Starring:
Yaphet Kotto,
Arnold Schwarzenegger,
María Conchita Alonso
#9
The Return of the Pink Panther
Synopsis:
The famous Pink Panther jewel has once again been stolen and Inspector Clouseau is called in to catch the thief. The Inspector is convinced that 'The Phantom' has returned and utilises all of his resources – himself and his Asian manservant – to reveal the identity of 'The Phantom'.
Starring:
Christopher Plummer,
Peter Sellers,
Herbert Lom
#10
The Phantom of Liberty
Synopsis:
This Surrealist film, with a title referencing the Communist Manifesto, strings together short incidents based on the life of director Luis Buñuel. Presented as chance encounters, these loosely related, intersecting situations, all without a consistent protagonist, reach from the 19th century to the 1970s. Touching briefly on subjects such as execution, pedophilia, incest, and sex, the film featu…
Starring:
Michel Piccoli,
Adriana Asti,
Claude Piéplu
#11
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Synopsis:
When the incompetent Lieutenant Frank Drebin seeks the ruthless killer of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.
Starring:
Leslie Nielsen,
Ricardo Montalban,
George Kennedy
#12
The Meaning of Life
Synopsis:
Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. Then there's the National Health doctors who try to claim a healthy liver from a still-living donor. The world's most voracious glutton brings the art of vomiting to new heights before his spectacular demise.
Starring:
John Cleese,
Eric Idle,
Michael Palin
Plot:
death,
greed,
philosophy,
gluttony,
vomiting,
monty python,
meaning of life,
exploding body,
restaurant,
blood
...
#13
The Man Who Wasn't There
Synopsis:
A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity and a mysterious opportunity presents him with a chance to change it.
Starring:
Billy Bob Thornton,
Scarlett Johansson,
Tony Shalhoub
#14
The Holy Mountain
Synopsis:
The Alchemist assembles together a group of people from all walks of life to represent the planets in the solar system. The occult adept's intention is to put his recruits through strange mystical rites and divest them of their worldly baggage before embarking on a trip to Lotus Island. There they ascend the Holy Mountain to displace the immortal gods who secretly rule the universe.
Starring:
Juan Ferrara,
Alejandro Jodorowsky,
Richard Rutowski
#15
The General
Synopsis:
During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnnie Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an attached boxcar—and he single-handedly must do all in his power to both get The General back and to rescue Annabelle.
Starring:
Buster Keaton,
Joe Keaton,
Marion Mack
Plot:
train,
confederate army,
national film registry,
army,
spy,
rescue,
escape,
civil war,
soldier,
union army
...
#16
The Exterminating Angel
Synopsis:
After a lavish dinner party, the guests find themselves mysteriously unable to leave the room.
Starring:
Silvia Pinal,
Claudio Brook,
Jacqueline Andere
#17
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Synopsis:
In Luis Buñuel’s deliciously satiric masterpiece, an upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually thwarted by a vaudevillian mixture of events both actual and imagined.
Starring:
Michel Piccoli,
Jean-Pierre Cassel,
Claude Piéplu
#18
The Crazies
Synopsis:
Citizens of a small town are infected by a biological weapon that causes its victims to become violently insane. As uninfected citizens struggle to survive, the military readies its own response.
Starring:
Richard France,
Lynn Lowry,
Lane Carroll
#19
Street Fighter
Synopsis:
Col. Guile and various other martial arts heroes fight against the tyranny of Dictator M. Bison and his cohorts.
Starring:
Jean-Claude Van Damme,
Wes Studi,
Damian Chapa
#20
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Synopsis:
It's the 23rd century, and a mysterious alien power is threatening Earth by evaporating the oceans and destroying the atmosphere. In a frantic attempt to save mankind, Kirk and his crew must time travel back to 1986 San Francisco where they find a world of punk, pizza and exact-change buses that are as alien as anything they've ever encountered in the far reaches of the galaxy. A thrilling, actio…
Starring:
Catherine Hicks,
George Takei,
Nichelle Nichols
Plot:
probe,
whale,
alien probe,
humpback whale,
time travel,
back in time,
punk,
pizza,
bootstrap paradox,
talking to a computer
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