# Please recommend some movies for my wife. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 21, 2007, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-some-movies-for-my-wife/401046 "2007-04-21T07:20:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![blinkingblinking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2007, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-some-movies-for-my-wife/401046/1 "2007-04-21T07:20:08Z")
My wife has only lived in Melbourne for a year. She has a limited understanding of English. She likes movies with action,comedy and romance in the same movie. Obviously with little amount of just ‘talking heads’. She likes Jackie Chan movies.I believe we have watched every one of his movies in the last year. She loves Bollywood movies, so no need for recommendations there. Recently she has enjoyed ‘Charlotte’s Web’, and ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’. Thanks for any help. ---
**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:** [April 21, 2007, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-some-movies-for-my-wife/401046/2 "2007-04-21T07:39:26Z")
[QUOTE=blinkingblinking] She likes movies with action,comedy and romance in the same movie. [/QUOTE] \*\*Romancing the Stone Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Ferris Bueller’s Day Off \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2007, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-some-movies-for-my-wife/401046/3 "2007-04-21T07:41:33Z")
How about porn? No English required, lots of action scenes, happy endings. What’s not to love? ---
**Author:** ![blinkingblinking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2007, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-some-movies-for-my-wife/401046/4 "2007-04-21T07:45:31Z")
Romancing the Stone- she has already seen. Roger Rabbit is a good suggestion. As for porn. There is almost never comedy, very few action sequences and little romance. Most porn is in fact very boring with terible acting and crappy dialogue. She has not seen any. I have. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2007, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-some-movies-for-my-wife/401046/5 "2007-04-21T08:17:51Z")
Big Trouble in Little China Spiderman 1 & 2 Pirates of the Caribbean Speed ---
**Author:** ![blinkingblinking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2007, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-some-movies-for-my-wife/401046/6 "2007-04-21T08:36:04Z")
Big Trouble in Little China -Saw it last week. Spiderman 1 & 2 -Good suggestion Pirates of the Caribbean -we went to the sequel. She was disgusted by the ocean creatures. Speed- Too long and no comedy or romance. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2007, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-some-movies-for-my-wife/401046/7 "2007-04-21T08:44:06Z")
[QUOTE=blinkingblinking] My wife has only lived in Melbourne for a year. She has a limited understanding of English. She likes movies with action,comedy and romance in the same movie. Obviously with little amount of just ‘talking heads’. She likes Jackie Chan movies.I believe we have watched every one of his movies in the last year. She loves Bollywood movies, so no need for recommendations there. Recently she has enjoyed ‘Charlotte’s Web’, and ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’. Thanks for any help. [/QUOTE] What culture is your wife from? I’m assuming Indian, since you mentioned Bollywood. Maybe she would like _Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle._ It may sound like a joke, but actually it’s a very entertaining movie, despite being kind of crude. The “romance” part might be a bit lacking but it has a lot of comedy and a lot of action. She might also like E.T., which is _not_ just a kid’s movie and was actually much more enjoyable when I watched it last night than it was when I was 10. Has she seen the original Star Wars movies? She might like those too - there’s romance and action, plus some comic relief. Sorry if this comes off as implying that a non-English speaker would automatically have the tastes of a kid when it comes to English-language movies - I’m just trying to think of films that are entertaining, not boring, and contain both comedy and action, and movies which mix the comedy and action genre are typically targeted towards younger people. ---
**Author:** ![blinkingblinking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2007, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-some-movies-for-my-wife/401046/8 "2007-04-21T09:13:23Z")
[QUOTE=Argent Towers] What culture is your wife from? I’m assuming Indian, since you mentioned Bollywood. Maybe she would like _Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle._ It may sound like a joke, but actually it’s a very entertaining movie, despite being kind of crude. The “romance” part might be a bit lacking but it has a lot of comedy and a lot of action. She might also like E.T., which is _not_ just a kid’s movie and was actually much more enjoyable when I watched it last night than it was when I was 10. Has she seen the original Star Wars movies? She might like those too - there’s romance and action, plus some comic relief. Sorry if this comes off as implying that a non-English speaker would automatically have the tastes of a kid when it comes to English-language movies - I’m just trying to think of films that are entertaining, not boring, and contain both comedy and action, and movies which mix the comedy and action genre are typically targeted towards younger people. [/QUOTE] She is Cambodian. Maybe she may like ET. But, I think that movie is boring with virtually no action, comedy or romance. It is nice to find movies we can both enjoy. When she watches the Bollywood DVDs I try to watch but they are not my cup of tea. ---
**Author:** ![blinkingblinking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2007, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-some-movies-for-my-wife/401046/9 "2007-04-21T09:14:32Z")
Thanks for the suggestions guys, even the ones I reject. Keep them coming. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2007, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-some-movies-for-my-wife/401046/10 "2007-04-21T10:03:46Z")
If she likes Bollywood extravagnzas, how about some big production number musicals from classic hollywood? I adore Kismet - it has singing, dancing, comedy and a wedding train with horses [and maybe a camel, I cant remember offhand] and the music is opulent. Annie Get Your Gun, Victor/Victoria, another absolute favorite Kiss Me Kate, just to name a few. How about South Pacific? Romantic, lots of singing, some comedy, some drama … enjoyable way to spend a couple of hours and absolutley beautiful island scenery. How about the D’oiley Carte companies Mikado? Or the Pirates of Penzance [kevin klein version, with linda rondstat running around in a nighty, woot!] ---
**Author:** ![blinkingblinking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2007, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-some-movies-for-my-wife/401046/11 "2007-04-21T10:31:48Z")
[QUOTE=aruvqan] If she likes Bollywood extravagnzas, how about some big production number musicals from classic hollywood? I adore Kismet - it has singing, dancing, comedy and a wedding train with horses [and maybe a camel, I cant remember offhand] and the music is opulent. Annie Get Your Gun, Victor/Victoria, another absolute favorite Kiss Me Kate, just to name a few. How about South Pacific? Romantic, lots of singing, some comedy, some drama … enjoyable way to spend a couple of hours and absolutley beautiful island scenery. How about the D’oiley Carte companies Mikado? Or the Pirates of Penzance [kevin klein version, with linda rondstat running around in a nighty, woot!] [/QUOTE] The thing is with Bollywood movies- they have everything- action,comedy romance,drama. ---
**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:** [April 21, 2007, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-some-movies-for-my-wife/401046/12 "2007-04-21T11:02:52Z")
Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid Some of those old Terence Hill, Bud Spencer spaghetti westerns. Blazing Saddles. The Gods Must Be Crazy series. Silent Movie. Astaire/Kelly musicals perhaps. ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2007, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-some-movies-for-my-wife/401046/13 "2007-04-21T11:56:02Z")
What, eleven responses and nobody’s said _Princess Bride_ yet? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2007, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-some-movies-for-my-wife/401046/14 "2007-04-21T12:02:00Z")
[QUOTE=blinkingblinking] The thing is with Bollywood movies- they have everything- action,comedy romance,drama. [/QUOTE] I thought the idea was to come up with nonbollywood suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2007, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-some-movies-for-my-wife/401046/15 "2007-04-21T12:08:50Z")
[QUOTE=Krokodil] \*\* Ferris Bueller’s Day Off \*\* [/QUOTE] Absolutely. 🆒 Fast moving comedy, a stupendous musical scene and a real insight into the educational system. 😃 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Amazingly graceful martial arts; wonderful music (featuring Yo Yo Ma on cello), absorbing romance and a beautiful style throughout. ---
**Author:** ![Girl\_From\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Girl\_From\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_From_Mars)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2007, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-some-movies-for-my-wife/401046/16 "2007-04-21T12:26:34Z")
Princess Bride, as mentioned. Also: Hudson Hawk Labyrinth Moulin Rouge Strictly Ballroom Priscilla Queen of the Desert Bridget Jones’s Diary So I married an axe murderer The truth about cats and dogs Sione’s Wedding Zorro ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2007, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-some-movies-for-my-wife/401046/17 "2007-04-21T12:33:37Z")
Let’s see - _The Terminator_, I and II, have some romance, plenty of action, but not a whole lot of comedy. _Ghostbusters_ has a lot of all three ingredients, as does _Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit_ ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2007, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-some-movies-for-my-wife/401046/18 "2007-04-21T13:22:08Z")
If she liked Charlotte’s Web, then hou about Babe? And I’ll second Strictly Ballroom. ---
**Author:** ![blinkingblinking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2007, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-some-movies-for-my-wife/401046/19 "2007-04-21T18:40:02Z")
[QUOTE=Aspidistra] What, eleven responses and nobody’s said _Princess Bride_ yet? 😃 [/QUOTE] Seen it twice. ---
**Author:** ![blinkingblinking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2007, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-some-movies-for-my-wife/401046/20 "2007-04-21T18:41:12Z")
[QUOTE=aruvqan] I thought the idea was to come up with nonbollywood suggestions? [/QUOTE] Yes. I know she will like practically every Bollywood movie because they all include those elements. So I do not need recommendations [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-some-movies-for-my-wife/401046.md?page=2)