# What is your absolute favorite movie of all time? **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627 **Category:** Cafe Society **Tags:** movies **Created:** [January 12, 2022, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627 "2022-01-12T05:25:15Z") **Posts on this page:** 20 **Page:** 4
### Author: ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt) #### Post date: [January 12, 2022, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/61 "2022-01-12T21:12:36Z")
I’m not a Tom Cruise fan but I do like _The Last Samurai_. ---
### Author: ![Sal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58f4c7/32.png) [@Sal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal) #### Post date: [January 12, 2022, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/62 "2022-01-12T21:30:45Z")
The Three Godfathers.1948 John Ford classic with John Wayne. ---
### Author: ![Proudest\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/proudest_monkey/32/13257_2.png) [@Proudest\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Proudest_Monkey) #### Post date: [January 12, 2022, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/63 "2022-01-12T21:49:18Z")
I’ll go with The Sound of Music for today. ---
### Author: ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard) #### Post date: [January 12, 2022, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/64 "2022-01-12T23:19:01Z")
The Godfather. No waffling, no caveats. mmm ---
### Author: ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep) #### Post date: [January 12, 2022, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/65 "2022-01-12T23:21:17Z")
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) ---
### Author: ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby) #### Post date: [January 13, 2022, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/66 "2022-01-13T03:02:46Z")
Top pick: _Apollo 13_ Runner-up: _The Martian_ ---
### Author: ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy) #### Post date: [January 13, 2022, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/67 "2022-01-13T03:10:21Z")
“Stand By Me”, Rob Reiner’s perfect adaptation of the Stephen King story “The Body”, which is also one of my favorite tales. It evokes my own childhood very well. ---
### Author: ![Toxylon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon) #### Post date: [January 13, 2022, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/68 "2022-01-13T03:18:10Z")
Silence of the Lambs ---
### Author: ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong) #### Post date: [January 13, 2022, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/69 "2022-01-13T03:30:42Z")
Probably Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. I don’t think it’s perfect; the Brody escape from the tank is kinda shitty, but if I see that on, I’m watching it. Probably also true of Raiders, which is probably the more perfect movie, but doesn’t resonate as much, I think. Shawshank and Pulp fiction are up there too. ---
### Author: ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner) #### Post date: [January 13, 2022, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/70 "2022-01-13T03:34:45Z")
The Thing (John Carpenter, 1982) ---
### Author: ![Galactus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galactus/32/3581_2.png) [@Galactus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galactus) #### Post date: [January 13, 2022, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/71 "2022-01-13T04:17:47Z")
**Back to the Future** ---
### Author: ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham) #### Post date: [January 13, 2022, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/72 "2022-01-13T05:02:49Z")
Miller’s Crossing. ---
### Author: ![veryfrank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/87869e/32.png) [@veryfrank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/veryfrank) #### Post date: [January 13, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/73 "2022-01-13T18:41:14Z")
It changes, and of course my picks for “best movie” and “favorite movie” would no doubt be different, but possibly Dr. Strangelove. (Blade Runner, or Taxi Driver) ---
### Author: ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu) #### Post date: [January 13, 2022, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/74 "2022-01-13T19:35:26Z")
_The Goonies_ ---
### Author: ![MacCat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maccat/32/216_2.png) [@MacCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacCat) #### Post date: [January 14, 2022, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/75 "2022-01-14T00:51:53Z")
> [@And\_his\_buzzer\_goes](#): > > Groundhog day was also my first choice. Mine too. ---
### Author: ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf) #### Post date: [January 14, 2022, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/76 "2022-01-14T00:53:00Z")
Gone with the Wind. ---
### Author: ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi) #### Post date: [January 14, 2022, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/77 "2022-01-14T01:57:16Z")
West Side Story. When I was in my late teens and early 20s I was obsessed by this, particularly the music. ---
### Author: ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man) #### Post date: [January 14, 2022, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/78 "2022-01-14T02:11:30Z")
Harold and Maude. ---
### Author: ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann) #### Post date: [January 14, 2022, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/79 "2022-01-14T02:57:46Z")
_Star Wars_. (1977) The original version --NOT The Special Edition. _Commando_ (1985) As one critic put it-- “The ultimate '80s Schwarzenegger movie, replete with a threadbare plot, outsized action, and endless one-liners.” _Con Air_ (1997) The best of big dumb fun action movies ---
### Author: ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby) #### Post date: [January 14, 2022, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/80 "2022-01-14T09:18:57Z")
2001: A Space Odyssey for awe. Dr. Strangelove for laughs. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? for drama. The Exorcist for the heebie-jeebies. The Wizard of Oz for nostalgia. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627.md?page=5)