# Name the perfect movie to see with a date on Valentine's Day **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [February 14, 2025, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293 "2025-02-14T02:42:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [February 14, 2025, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293/21 "2025-02-14T18:48:40Z")
Hereditary ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293/22 "2025-02-14T18:52:05Z")
Nothing says “I would destroy the world for you” like _ **The Cabin In The Woods.** _ ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293/23 "2025-02-14T22:31:09Z")
I _like_ **Love Actually** , dammit. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293/24 "2025-02-14T22:52:57Z")
_Joe Versus the Volcano_ _Mr. and Mrs. Smith_ _Ninotchka_ The 1935 version of _A Midsummer Night’s Dream_ The 1999 version of _A Midsummer Night’s Dream_ ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2025, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293/25 "2025-02-15T07:27:35Z")
Whatever she picks. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2025, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293/26 "2025-02-15T07:41:58Z")
A nice Bette Davis scorcher. Her love story movies are quite poignant. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2025, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293/27 "2025-02-16T01:09:45Z")
The best suggestion I have seen so far. ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2025, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293/28 "2025-02-16T02:35:22Z")
_Attack of the Giant Leeches_ (1959) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2025, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293/29 "2025-02-16T05:54:11Z")
_Brian’s Song_ She’ll be crying anyway and when she sees _you_ tearing up (which you’re going to do), you’re in. Happy VD! ---
**Author:** ![frognot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frognot/32/8752_2.png) [@frognot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/frognot)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2025, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293/30 "2025-02-17T16:46:07Z")
Casablanca ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2025, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293/31 "2025-02-17T17:41:03Z")
**While You Were Sleeping** is cute and not too challenging. And it’s amazingly romantic. ---
**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:** [February 18, 2025, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293/32 "2025-02-18T12:08:43Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Happy VD! [Terrible](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexually_transmitted_infection) abbreviation choice 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2025, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293/33 "2025-02-18T12:41:34Z")
**L.A. Story** **My Man Godfrey** ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2025, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293/34 "2025-02-18T12:46:10Z")
**Blue Velvet** No, it didn’t work for me, but I liked the movie. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293/35 "2025-02-18T14:40:07Z")
I stole it from the More Jokes thread over in MPSIMS. You don’t think I’m clever enough to come up with that on my own, do ya? BAFF! 😜 ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2025, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293/36 "2025-02-18T19:32:28Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Whatever she picks. ding ding ding - the correct answer. _The Testament of Dr. Mabuse_ _The Conversation_ _Meteor_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-perfect-movie-to-see-with-a-date-on-valentines-day/1014293.md?page=1)