# Name movies of blended genres **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 10, 2010, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-movies-of-blended-genres/560238 "2010-11-10T22:34:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-movies-of-blended-genres/560238/1 "2010-11-10T22:34:10Z")
Take any two of the genres below (or add any legitimate genre I’ve missed), and name a movie that qualifies Comedy Western Gangster Biblical Samurai Prison Mystery Science Fiction Fantasy Sports Horror Psycho Killer War Romance Superhero Historical For example, all with Sean Connery: for Historical + Mystery, **The Name of the Rose** ; Historical + Romance **Robin and Marian** ; Science Fiction + Western \*\*Outland \*\*. Best entries are those with the least-obvious-until-you-think-of-it examples. More than two genres? ---
**Author:** ![Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-movies-of-blended-genres/560238/2 "2010-11-10T22:41:34Z")
The first ones that came to mind mind: _Blade Runner_ and _Gattaca_ = Film Noir + Science Fiction ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-movies-of-blended-genres/560238/3 "2010-11-10T22:50:05Z")
Comedy + Horror: **Tremors** and its spiritual successor **Slither**. ---
**Author:** ![Telperion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telperion/32/509_2.png) [@Telperion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperion)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-movies-of-blended-genres/560238/4 "2010-11-10T22:50:57Z")
_Inglourious Basterds_: (Black) Comedy Western Historical War Fantasy movie. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-movies-of-blended-genres/560238/5 "2010-11-10T22:54:47Z")
Are there any War movies that _don’t_ include another of those themes? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-movies-of-blended-genres/560238/6 "2010-11-10T23:08:11Z")
If you add “Martial Arts” or “Kung Fu” as a Genre, then you can have _Shaolin Soccer_ (Martial Arts and Sports) and _Kung Fu Hustle_ (Gangster + Martial Arts) plus almost every Jackie Chan movie is Comedy + Martial Arts. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-movies-of-blended-genres/560238/7 "2010-11-10T23:42:27Z")
war film + mystery + courtroom drama + prison escape = \*\*Hart’s War \*\* comedy + horror = **The Frighteners** ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-movies-of-blended-genres/560238/8 "2010-11-10T23:43:29Z")
> [@spark240](#): > > Are there any War movies that _don’t_ include another of those themes? I’d say the same about fantasy. ---
**Author:** ![drillrod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@drillrod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drillrod)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-movies-of-blended-genres/560238/9 "2010-11-11T11:14:48Z")
[The Exorcism of Emily Rose](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0404032/) is Courtroom Drama + Horror. ---
**Author:** ![Fugazi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f08c70/32.png) [@Fugazi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fugazi)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-movies-of-blended-genres/560238/10 "2010-11-11T11:38:06Z")
Serenity - Sci-fi & Western ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-movies-of-blended-genres/560238/11 "2010-11-11T11:47:46Z")
You forgot disaster. Disaster+Comedy= **Airplane!** ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-movies-of-blended-genres/560238/12 "2010-11-11T11:52:01Z")
**Army of Darkness** is action/sci-fi/ horror/comedy. So is **Ghostbusters**. Before he died–well, when else could he have? SHORTLY before he died–Steve Gerber (creator of **Howard the Duck** ) joked that the best pitch for a movie would be “an action/sci-fi/buddy flick based on a Jane Austen novel.” ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-movies-of-blended-genres/560238/13 "2010-11-11T12:17:53Z")
To start at the top of your list: Comedy + Western: _Support Your Local Sheriff_ (oldie, but it holds up really well) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-movies-of-blended-genres/560238/14 "2010-11-11T12:26:38Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > To start at the top of your list: > > Comedy + Western: _Support Your Local Sheriff_ (oldie, but it holds up really well) Same for _Support Your Local Gunfighter_. Much of the same cast, different story and not related in any way to _Sheriff_. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-movies-of-blended-genres/560238/15 "2010-11-11T12:30:37Z")
Supernatural+Horror+Private Eye = [Angel Heart](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092563/combined) ---
**Author:** ![multimediac17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@multimediac17](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/multimediac17)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-movies-of-blended-genres/560238/16 "2010-11-11T13:44:33Z")
Disaster + Romance + Historical = **Titanic** For some reason **Dancer In The Dark** sticks out in my mind as a choice for a thread like this, but I can’t quite articulate why. Maybe it’s just a film that is so strange that it feels like it’s blending all these genres together when really it’s just taking the viewer into unexpected places. Musical + drama + 60s America + courtroom + weird scenes where people slowdance at inappropriate times + Bjork? ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-movies-of-blended-genres/560238/17 "2010-11-11T13:49:23Z")
Science fiction + war = **Starship Troopers** Sports + Prison = **The Longest Yard** Science fiction + Horror + Comedy + Romance = **Young Frankenstein** ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-movies-of-blended-genres/560238/18 "2010-11-11T17:20:51Z")
I think “Musical” is a Genre that could be included. Thus Comedy+Horror+Musical = Little Shop Of Horrors , Science Fiction + Horror + Musical = Rocky Horror Picture Show, Western + Musical = Paint Your Wagon, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-movies-of-blended-genres/560238/19 "2010-11-11T17:28:15Z")
> [@Krokodil](#): > > **Army of Darkness** is action/sci-fi/ horror/comedy. So is **Ghostbusters** I’ve got to disagree about **Ghostbusters**. What horror? The only thing that springs to mind is the minor and entirely predictable bit with the ghost of the librarian in the basement that turns around, changes into the standard scary monster and gives the standard scary roar. Any other scenes you want to nominate to back **Ghostbusters** ’s horror cred? ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-movies-of-blended-genres/560238/20 "2010-11-11T18:14:07Z")
Sci Fi + Sports = _Rollerball_, _Death Race 2000_, _The Running Man_ > [@Alpha\_Twit](#): > > Any other scenes you want to nominate to back **Ghostbusters** ’s horror cred? Rotting corpse taxi driver [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-movies-of-blended-genres/560238.md?page=2)