# What are your American Movies?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-american-movies/260327>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 18, 2004, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-american-movies/260327 "2004-08-18T01:12:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-american-movies/260327/41 "2004-08-19T03:19:20Z")

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_Dog Day Afternoon_.

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**Author:** ![Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9dc877/32.png) [@Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightwatch_Trailer)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-american-movies/260327/42 "2004-08-19T03:30:06Z")

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How about _Apollo 13_?

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**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-american-movies/260327/43 "2004-08-19T04:54:08Z")

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Did I read this thread right? I’m the 43rd post and the first to suggest Casablanca? :eek:  
How is this possible?

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**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-american-movies/260327/44 "2004-08-19T06:38:23Z")

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And it took until the 44th post for anyone to say the movie I thought of immediately on seeing the thread title: _The Graduate_.

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**Author:** ![Rainbowthief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4bbf92/32.png) [@Rainbowthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rainbowthief)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-american-movies/260327/45 "2004-08-19T07:42:20Z")

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_Dogville_, of course.

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**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-american-movies/260327/46 "2004-08-19T08:02:45Z")

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> [@Rick](#):
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> Did I read this thread right? I’m the 43rd post and the first to suggest Casablanca? :eek:  
> How is this possible?

How is that an “American” movie?

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