# Movies You Selected Because of a Face of an Actress **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 8, 2023, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-selected-because-of-a-face-of-an-actress/985221 "2023-06-08T19:14:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-selected-because-of-a-face-of-an-actress/985221/1 "2023-06-08T19:14:36Z")
I’ll be browsing movies people rate/review, and some insert posters, and for some reason, I can pick em just by the face, but it’s rare that this happens. “The Forest For The Trees” is one. “Paradise: Love”… “Dance In The Rain” was one I just saw, which is a pretty far out there movie. And all were great. I know there’s another, but I can’t think of it. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-selected-because-of-a-face-of-an-actress/985221/2 "2023-06-08T19:37:29Z")
Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill come to my mind. Uma Thurmon is hard not to notice. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-selected-because-of-a-face-of-an-actress/985221/3 "2023-06-09T03:57:01Z")
I probably saw this because of the poster… [![](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1083/5290/products/Amelie_Movie_Poster_27x40_MCP0005_large.jpg?v=1449240378) ](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1083/5290/products/Amelie_Movie_Poster_27x40_MCP0005_large.jpg?v=1449240378) ---
**Author:** ![Didi44](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-selected-because-of-a-face-of-an-actress/985221/4 "2023-06-09T04:51:42Z")
Too many times to list whom. I watch\* Asian movies and series nearly exclusively and since I’m a member of a private Asian torrent site, in addition to the several dozens of my past favorites, I’ll see someone in a thumbnail that strikes me and I’ll download the movie or series. Then if the actress does a good job or just further fascinates me, I’ll download anything and every she appears in. My 30+ year obsession with Joey Wong Jyo Yin / Wang Tsu Hsien, from the 1987 _A Chinese Ghost Story_, began with a clips of her in the movie from and episode of “The Incredibly Strange Film Show” in 1991. I’d previously seen a single B/W Xerox shot of her, but didn’t completely fall in love with her (even though my then girlfriend was right behind me!), until I saw her on screen. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-selected-because-of-a-face-of-an-actress/985221/5 "2023-06-09T13:50:00Z")
“Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle.” I had no idea that the movie was about writer Dorothy Parker when I rented it eons ago, and they could hardly have picked a less representative still from the movie to put on the cover. Props to the marketing folks. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-selected-because-of-a-face-of-an-actress/985221/6 "2023-06-09T14:47:25Z")
I haven’t seen it yet, but I will. > **[IN REVIEW: ‘Birds of Prey’ a slow lackluster film with narrative problems](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/2020/02/10/in-review-birds-of-prey-a-slow-lackluster-film-with-narrative-problems/#modal-photo)** > > Last weekend, Warner Brothers gave audiences its latest attempt at a decent movie with “Birds of Prey and the fabulous emancipation of One Harley Quinn,” directed by Cathy Yan — a movie that somewhat accomplishes its goal. “Birds of Prey” brings us... ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-selected-because-of-a-face-of-an-actress/985221/7 "2023-06-09T16:57:16Z")
Garbo [![](https://harvardfilmarchive.org/public/upload/events/medium/5cf03ae44d545.jpg) ](https://harvardfilmarchive.org/public/upload/events/medium/5cf03ae44d545.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-selected-because-of-a-face-of-an-actress/985221/8 "2023-06-09T17:11:53Z")
> [@Si\_Amigo](#): > > I haven’t seen it yet, but I will. > > [IN REVIEW: ‘Birds of Prey’ a slow lackluster film with narrative problems – The Prospector](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/2020/02/10/in-review-birds-of-prey-a-slow-lackluster-film-with-narrative-problems/#modal-photo) I already fell for that one 25 years ago… [![](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51kcM2EaOdL._AC_.jpg) ](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51kcM2EaOdL._AC_.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-selected-because-of-a-face-of-an-actress/985221/9 "2023-06-09T19:34:14Z")
If you’ve watched this movie, you’ve seen my avatar. ETA: I forgot to include the _Amelie_ poster. That’s the movie I was referring to, not _Tank Girl._ ---
**Author:** ![eburacum45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eburacum45/32/8690_2.png) [@eburacum45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eburacum45)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-selected-because-of-a-face-of-an-actress/985221/10 "2023-06-09T19:46:40Z")
I really wanted to see Aelita, Queen of Mars based on this image (and others); but it was really silly. [![](https://cps-static.rovicorp.com/2/Open/Moviedone/Aelita/_2by3/_derived_jpg_q90_310x470_m0/19386221.jpg) ](https://cps-static.rovicorp.com/2/Open/Moviedone/Aelita/_2by3/_derived_jpg_q90_310x470_m0/19386221.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-selected-because-of-a-face-of-an-actress/985221/11 "2023-06-09T19:48:32Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > I already fell for that one 25 years ago… I thought that was Gwen Stefani for years. I’d just seen Stefani in No Doubt around that time. ---
**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2023, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-selected-because-of-a-face-of-an-actress/985221/12 "2023-06-12T18:25:54Z")
Have you seen “He Loves Me… He Loves Me Not”? She’s the star, but… I won’t spoil it for anyone. I highly recommend it, but it’s been many years - one movie I saw within a year of its release. ---
**Author:** ![veryfrank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/87869e/32.png) [@veryfrank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/veryfrank)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2023, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-selected-because-of-a-face-of-an-actress/985221/13 "2023-06-12T18:33:27Z")
I’ve watched movies just because of the beauty of the main actress…Birigtte Lin, Diana Rigg and Franka Potente come to mind but I’m sure there were others. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-selected-because-of-a-face-of-an-actress/985221/14 "2023-06-12T18:40:12Z")
Movie Studio exec: “There’s no way people are going to download a movie just because the thumbnail shows an attractive woman.” Streaming Service marketing guy: “I think you’re underestimating the Older Male demographic. And the Horny Guy demographic, and the Shallow People demographic…” Movie Studio exec: “Ahh, but would the otherwise tasteful intelligentsia fall for a cheap ploy like that?” Streaming Service marketing guy: “Look, I have solid proof. Read this thread here…” Movie Studio exec: “Wow, you’re right. Okay, take that 1949 documentary on mud and put put Kate Beckinsale on the thumbnail.” Streaming Service marketing guy: “Already did! And it jumped to number three with that audience.”