# What Is Your Absolute Single Favorite Movie? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 23, 2019, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-single-favorite-movie/839092 "2019-08-23T07:24:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2019, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-single-favorite-movie/839092/141 "2019-08-26T18:45:13Z")
> [@Vic\_Parrish](#): > > BRAZIL > The real version, not the one with the happy sanitized ending. > The baby-masked torturer working in “Information Retrieval”, De Niro the renegade HVAC repairman, the deterioration of technology rather than its advancement, the end… > I’ve heard it called “a flawed masterpiece”. Nope. Just a masterpiece. Yep. No quibbles from me. This is the movie that made me a total Terry Gilliam fan. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2019, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-single-favorite-movie/839092/142 "2019-08-26T18:51:10Z")
Real genius I haven’t watched it for a long time so I may not enjoy it as much as I used to. But at the time I first watched it was exactly the pro science nerd message I needed. It is the only movie I ever watched and then immediately rewound the tape and watched it again. ---
**Author:** ![Rough\_Draft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/76d3ee/32.png) [@Rough\_Draft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rough_Draft)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2019, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-single-favorite-movie/839092/143 "2019-08-26T21:08:38Z")
For years my automatic answer has been _The Godfather_, so I’ll stick with that. However, _The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly_ is a very close second. It’s just so damn entertaining. Honorable Mentions: _The Wild Bunch, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Once Upon a Time in the West_. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2019, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-single-favorite-movie/839092/144 "2019-08-26T21:12:03Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > Real genius > > I haven’t watched it for a long time so I may not enjoy it as much as I used to. But at the time I first watched it was exactly the pro science nerd message I needed. It is the only movie I ever watched and then immediately rewound the tape and watched it again. I’m surprised by how well this gem has held up. I love it. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2019, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-single-favorite-movie/839092/145 "2019-08-26T23:46:39Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > Oh, I don’t know if I could watch that one again. Yes, achingly sad. I loved the book, but the performances were so letter perfect, I have to actually give a slight nod to the movie. > > I forgot that \*Miller’s Crossing \* is close to my favorite movie. So many ways it’s perfect…you could probably watch it with the sound off it’s so beautifully photographed. Cinematagraphed??? Photographed. I’m a Cinematographer. The word doesn’t get used that way !!! Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![yo\_han\_go](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yo_han_go/32/130_2.png) [@yo\_han\_go](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yo_han_go)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-single-favorite-movie/839092/146 "2019-08-27T01:13:57Z")
There were quite some movies mentioned I would also not turn off TV if stumbled on. And I raise one Life of Brian. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-single-favorite-movie/839092/147 "2019-08-27T01:18:01Z")
Well, it used to be _Braveheart_, but I can’t really watch Mel anymore. Tombstone is a favorite. And Fifth Element. I can’t narrow it down anymore than that. ---
**Author:** ![cutman74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@cutman74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cutman74)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-single-favorite-movie/839092/148 "2019-08-27T01:42:06Z")
You guys are killing me!!!😃 I love Airplane! and can never turn it off if I come across it. Same goes for Shawshank and Princess Bride. I think my favorite comedy of all time is The Jerk though. My wife and I have been watching the Savage Steve Holland masterpiece Better Off Dead every year on Valentine’s day since we were hitched in '05. Just for the sentimentals, I reckon that’s my favorite. ---
**Author:** ![cutman74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@cutman74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cutman74)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-single-favorite-movie/839092/149 "2019-08-27T01:45:55Z")
incidentally, hers is and always will be Stand By Me. I know every word of the dialogue in that movie just from cohabitating. ---
**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:** [August 27, 2019, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-single-favorite-movie/839092/150 "2019-08-27T01:56:29Z")
> [@cutman74](#): > > You guys are killing me!!!😃 I love Airplane! and can never turn it off if I come across it. Same goes for Shawshank and Princess Bride. I think my favorite comedy of all time is The Jerk though. My wife and I have been watching the Savage Steve Holland masterpiece Better Off Dead every year on Valentine’s day since we were hitched in '05. Just for the sentimentals, I reckon that’s my favorite. $2! ---
**Author:** ![cutman74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@cutman74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cutman74)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-single-favorite-movie/839092/151 "2019-08-27T02:16:27Z")
You see, right now’s a bad time. My grandma dropped acid and hijacked a schoolbus full of penguins… ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-single-favorite-movie/839092/152 "2019-08-27T02:42:00Z")
> [@cutman74](#): > > You guys are killing me!!!😃 I love Airplane! and can never turn it off if I come across it… Surely you can think of a better movie than that. ---
**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:** [August 27, 2019, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-single-favorite-movie/839092/153 "2019-08-27T02:43:03Z")
(My Absolute Single Favorite Line From A Movie: ) Now that’s a real shame when folks be throwin’ away a perfectly good white boy like that. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-single-favorite-movie/839092/154 "2019-08-27T02:49:32Z")
> [@Cartooniverse](#): > > I’m a Cinematographer. The word doesn’t get used that way !!! Then you should know the correct verb is cinematogratize. Past tense: cinematogratoze. Future tense: fleen (in honor of Arthur Fleen, the man who invented Cinematography). ---
**Author:** ![cutman74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@cutman74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cutman74)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-single-favorite-movie/839092/155 "2019-08-27T02:54:54Z")
It’s possible, and stop calling me shirley! ---
**Author:** ![cutman74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@cutman74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cutman74)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-single-favorite-movie/839092/156 "2019-08-27T02:56:01Z")
For the record, I am also absolutely in love with Life of Brian ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-single-favorite-movie/839092/157 "2019-08-27T03:05:46Z")
> [@cutman74](#): > > For the record, I am also absolutely in love with Life of Brian Shut up, Big Nose. ---
**Author:** ![cutman74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@cutman74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cutman74)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-single-favorite-movie/839092/158 "2019-08-27T03:09:09Z")
splitter! ---
**Author:** ![slatsg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/edb3f5/32.png) [@slatsg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slatsg)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-single-favorite-movie/839092/159 "2019-08-27T04:20:48Z")
_Field of Dreams_. I grew up in the sixties and like the protagonist, had a sometimes contentious relationship with my Dad. And yes I would love the opportunity to play catch with him once again. \*Shawshank Redemption \*and _To Kill a Mockingbird_ are also favorites, as are the comedies \*Young Frankenstein \* and _Monty Python and the Holy Grail_. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-single-favorite-movie/839092/160 "2019-08-27T10:00:53Z")
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