# Looking for a Good Date Movie
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-date-movie/258967
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [August 9, 2004, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-date-movie/258967 "2004-08-09T01:58:33Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author:  [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2004, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-date-movie/258967/1 "2004-08-09T01:58:33Z")
I met this girl over the weekend at a party and was thinking of doing the classic dinner and a movie special. The only problem is I don’t see many movies out there right now that would be good for a first date, aside from _The Village_ which I don’t really want to see. Is there anything else worth seeing? I mean I’ll see _The Village_ if it comes down to it but is there anything better out there?
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### Author:  [@Treviathan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treviathan)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2004, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-date-movie/258967/2 "2004-08-09T02:04:29Z")
If you’re thinking of something romantic but not cheesy, you could try seeing [Before Sunset](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381681/). Its prequel, “Before Sunrise,” is one of my favorite date movies, and from what I’ve heard you don’t have to see one to enjoy the other.
The only question is whether or not it’s playing in Scarborough.
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### Author:  [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2004, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-date-movie/258967/3 "2004-08-09T02:13:24Z")
It is playing in Scarborough. Thanks **Treviathan** , it looks like a good choice.
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### Author:  [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2004, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-date-movie/258967/4 "2004-08-09T14:40:26Z")
Also, if you can, do movie then dinner. That way you’ll have something to talk about during the dinner.
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### Author:  [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2004, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-date-movie/258967/5 "2004-08-09T14:55:23Z")
Or better yet, go see a play. Much more interactive, makes a better impression than going to a typical movie, and (depending on the venue) not terribly more expensive.
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### Author:  [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2004, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-date-movie/258967/6 "2004-08-09T15:11:30Z")
To be honest, we’re going to have plenty to talk about during dinner regardless of the movie. To avoid turning this into a MPSIMS thread, let me just say we were both trashed off of faces when we met and in ~3 weeks we’re both heading back to school. 9 1/2 hours from each other. So it’ll be interesting regardless.
Part of the problem in picking a movie/any other social event is that I know very little about her. Hell at this point, I’d rather just go for a coffee with her, so we can figure out if we’re actually attracted to each other when sober.
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### Author:  [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2004, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-date-movie/258967/7 "2004-08-09T15:50:06Z")
> [@Kid\_A](#):
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> Hell at this point, I’d rather just go for a coffee with her, so we can figure out if we’re actually attracted to each other when sober.
Well, then, why don’t you do that?
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### Author:  [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2004, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-date-movie/258967/8 "2004-08-09T15:57:39Z")
Because I’m an idiot, that’s why. Seriously though, I’m going to give her a call tonight and see how she feels about it. I’ve never met anyone this way before, so I’m not entirely sure of the “rules” in this case.
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### Author:  [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2004, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-date-movie/258967/9 "2004-08-09T16:02:58Z")
If it’s still playing, I think Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a great first date movie. Either that or it’s a really really awful first date movie…
Well, for me it would be a great first date movie 😃 .
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### Author:  [@burundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burundi)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2004, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-date-movie/258967/10 "2004-08-09T16:37:58Z")
I think _Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind_ would be a great first date movie. The person’s reaction would help me figure out if I’m interested in a second date.
_Spiderman II_ would be another good first-date movie. I have a hard time imagining anyone–except maybe a few rabid fanboys–not enjoying it.
I’d steer away from suggesting a stereotypical “girly” movie just because she’s a woman (not implying that _Before Sunset_ is such a movie).
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### Author:  [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2004, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-date-movie/258967/11 "2004-08-09T16:57:12Z")
Best. Date. Movie. EVER:
[_ **Oleanna** _](http://imdb.com/title/tt0110722/)
_Whichever side you take, you’re wrong._
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### Author:  [@JoeSki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeSki)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2004, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-date-movie/258967/12 "2004-08-09T17:26:18Z")
The Nightmare Before Christmas seems to have become a popular date movie lately, at least in some circles.
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### Author:  [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2004, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-date-movie/258967/13 "2004-08-09T17:30:00Z")
Yeah, I never saw _Spiderman I_ :o so that may not be the best idea. Thanks for all the help ladies and gents.