Comedy thriller
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Comedy thrillers are a hybrid genre that draw subject matter generally from comedy, thrillers, spy, science-fiction, action, horror and suspense. They include a disproportionate amount, relative to other genres, of humor.
Examples of comedy thrillers in films, plays and novels are Charade,[1] The Thin Man, The Lady Vanishes, In Bruges, Silver Streak, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, No Way to Treat a Lady, Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, The Big Fix, To Catch A Thief, Lucky Number Slevin,[2] Deathtrap, The King of Comedy.[3]
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