comic drama
Example Sentences
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Shot on a handheld digital camera, the film applies an anarchic home-movie aesthetic to a superbly performed, discomfitingly comic drama of darkness within a family.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
The Hollywood Reporter's Stephen Farber said while the movie "is not without its flaws, it is an engaging and often touching comic drama that builds power as it moves toward its immensely satisfying conclusion".
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2023
“The Horror of Dolores Roach,” based on the hit podcast, is a darkly comic drama with a contemporary “Sweeney Todd” twist.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2023
Two years later, he produced Mr. De Palma’s comic drama about a disfigured composer who sells his soul, “Phantom of the Paradise,” which has become a cult favorite.
From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2023
Mercadet You and my husband are bent upon resorting to some very ancient expedients proper to the comic drama, and I have employed one which is more ancient still.
From Mercadet A Comedy in Three Acts by Balzac, Honoré de
