Absurdist fiction

1942 novel by Albert Camus

American animated television series

French novel by Albert Camus

2022 film by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert

theatrical genre

Catch-22 is a satirical war novel by American author Joseph Heller. It was his debut novel. He began writing it in 1953; the novel was first published in 1961. Often cited as one of the most significant novels of the 20th century, it uses a distinctive non-chronological third-person omniscient narration, describing events from the points of view of different characters. The separate storylines are out of sequence so the timeline develops along with the plot.

2023 film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos

2018 film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos

novel series by Lemony Snicket

2015 film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos

American comedy television series

1985 novel by Patrick Süskind

2014 film directed by Seth MacFarlane

2014 anthology film by Damián Szifron

1994 film directed by Peter Segal

2017 film by Yorgos Lanthimos

1991 film by David Zucker

1956 philosophical novel by Albert Camus

2024 film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos

1962 film by Luis Buñuel

2009 film by Yorgos Lanthimos

2016 film directed by Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan

2019 film directed by Jim Jarmusch

2002 film by Paul Thomas Anderson

2008 film by Charlie Kaufman

Japanese manga series

1971 satirical film directed by Arthur Hiller

1999 book by Lemony Snicket

2022 film directed by Noah Baumbach

2001 film by Tom Green

novel by Albert Camus

2010 film by Quentin Dupieux

1973 film by Carlos Saura

Thunderpants is a 2002 family absurdist comedy film about a boy whose incredible capacity for flatulence gets him a job as an astronaut. The film was directed by Pete Hewitt, with the script was written by Phil Hughes, based on a story by Pete Hewitt about a boy who dreams of being a spaceman, despite his chronic flatulence.

Russian writer (1899–1934)

2022 film directed by Kristoffer Borgli

2022 film directed by Hanna Bergholm

fiction podcast by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor

Japanese media franchise

2022 film directed by Eric Appel

2024 film directed by Quentin Dupieux

2024 film by Matthew Rankin

play by Max Frisch

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Renjuro Kindaichi which ran in Square Enix's Monthly Shōnen Gangan magazine from 1997 to 2002. A sequel ran from 2003 to 2009. The series focuses on the story of a ten-year-old boy named Haré who lives in the jungle and his misadventures with Guu, a liminal being who usually presents herself as a young girl.

1966 film by Jan Němec

1976 novel by Kurt Vonnegut

2008 film directed by Bouli Lanners

2018 film by José Luis Cuerda

1969 film by Carlos Saura

thumb|right|Tokugawa Iemitsu's "Rabbit painting" is considered by modern viewers to be a pioneering example of heta-uma.

novel by Paul Auster

2015 fifth film of Blender Foundation directed by Mathieu Auvray

2002 novel by Christopher Moore

2020 film directed by Brian Patrick Butler

2025 Australian animated comedy film

Daaaaaalí! is a 2023 French absurdist comedy film written, directed, shot and edited by Quentin Dupieux. It has been described as a "real fake biopic" about the artist Salvador Dalí.

genre of fictional narrative that focuses on the experiences of characters in situations where they cannot find any inherent purpose in life

Pizza Movie is a 2026 American absurdist stoner comedy film written and directed by Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher. It stars Gaten Matarazzo, Sean Giambrone, Lulu Wilson, Jack Martin, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Marcus Scribner, Caleb Hearon, Sarah Sherman, Justin Cooley, and Daniel Radcliffe.

1967 novel by Flann O'Brien

2025 film directed by Amalia Ulman