10 Great Dark Film Comedies You Have To See

Hitting theatres in 2013, Filth is an adaptation of a book by Irvine Welsh - the same writer who brought audiences Trainspotting and its sequel. As is expected, coming from such a creative mind, Filth is an incredibly dark, stylish and surreal comedy-drama with no issues when it comes to making its characters flawed and unlikable, though it's still able to have fans rooting for James McAvoy despite his increasingly insane exploits.

The film follows Bruce (McAvoy), a corrupt police officer with severe bipolar disorder who attempts to solve a murder whilst manipulating and lucking his way to a promotion.

Though morally bankrupt and unhinged, Bruce's endgame is to win back his estranged wife and daughter by creating more stability in his life. The only things standing in his way is his colleague, Ray (Jamie Bell), an intense drug habit, and severe hallucinations.

As Bruce falls down a rabbit hole of deceit and manipulation, he becomes ever-more detached from reality. But with McAvoy at the wheel, ensuring Bruce is both despicable and somehow easy to root for, and a bonkers, off-the-wall script, Filth emerges a well-controlled piece of social satire and a brilliant, expansive journey into the mind of a man quickly losing his senses.