THEME EXPLORATION

instructional humor

22 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
How to Ride a Horse
How to Ride a Horse
1947 · Jack Kinney
Toni Erdmann
Toni Erdmann
2016 · Maren Ade
The Boss Baby
The Boss Baby
2017 · Tom McGrath
La vaquilla
La vaquilla
1985 · Luis García Berlanga
Scrubbers
Scrubbers
1982 · Mai Zetterling
Until Victory Day
Until Victory Day
1945 · Mikio Naruse
The Joke (film)|The Joke
The Joke (film)|The Joke
1968 · Florina Titz
Gilda Live
Gilda Live
1980 · Mike Nichols
Hercules Against Karate
Hercules Against Karate
1973 · Antonio Margheriti
The War of Jan-Ken-Pon
The War of Jan-Ken-Pon
1971 · Shuji Terayama
Tom Tight et Dum Dum
Tom Tight et Dum Dum
1903 · Georges Méliès
Delicatessen
Delicatessen
1991 · Jean-Pierre Jeunet
The Addams Family 2
The Addams Family 2
2021 · Greg Tiernan
A Fistful of Fingers
A Fistful of Fingers
1995 · Edgar Wright
Ali G, Aiii
Ali G, Aiii
2000 · James Bobin
Do you know the latest on the crazy ones?
Do you know the latest on the crazy ones?
1982 · Mariano Laurenti
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007 · John Landis
One Day...
One Day...
2001 · Michel Gondry
Shrek Stories
Shrek Stories
2013 · Simon J. Smith
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
2012 · Peter Lord
Stories Our Nannies Don't Tell
Stories Our Nannies Don't Tell
1979 · Oswaldo de Oliveira
The King and the Clown
The King and the Clown
2005 · Lee Joon-ik
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jacques Tati France

His films use silent comedy and physical humor to satirize modern life and instructional systems, teaching audiences through laughter rather than exposition.

 Buster Keaton United States

His comedy demonstrates problem-solving and physical principles through ingenious gags that function as visual lessons in cause-and-effect humor.

 Wes Anderson United States

His meticulously composed frames and deadpan humor offer visual instruction in composition, symmetry, and narrative structure while entertaining through absurdist comedy.