A film that is dark and very funny is the Cary Grant movie Arsenic and Old Lace. I'd enjoyed it when I was a kid, but hadn't watched it in years until I found it at the public library and brought it home for the kids to see. It was wonderful to see how well that film holds up, how really funny it is, and how much my kids liked it (they're 10 and 14).

I have also recently borrowed Dr. Strangelove and another Peter Sellers movie that is very funny and dark is the film adaptation of the Jerzy Kozinsky novel Being There.

As you can see, for us the trick is to not expect much of current films and recent releases. Some of the films I've seen many times but still get lured into watching again if I pass them when flipping channels: Rear Window, Dial M for Murder, Strangers on a Train (obviously a big Hitchcock component in my list), and one you don't see much but that really is pretty hilarious is The Trouble With Harry. Most of my film viewing these days is based on what I find at the public library--and here in Fort Worth they have a very nice collection. I refuse to resubscribe to the local cable company (Charter--they STINK!) and haven't gotten around to setting up satellite yet, when I'll get American Movie Classics and a couple of the other non-premium movie channels.

Hope this list helps!

SRS