# what is your ONE favorite film of all time? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 21, 2010, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-one-favorite-film-of-all-time/525768 "2010-01-21T00:21:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2010, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-one-favorite-film-of-all-time/525768/161 "2010-01-22T19:20:36Z")
Hard to believe I’m posting on Page 4 and my (clearly) favorite movie has yet to be mentioned: _Raiders Of The Lost Ark_. Just the most entertaining movie ever. It set a standard for action/adventure that has yet to be equaled. ---
**Author:** ![purple\_cow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b487fb/32.png) [@purple\_cow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purple_cow)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2010, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-one-favorite-film-of-all-time/525768/162 "2010-01-22T19:33:57Z")
Not surprised to find my favorite hasn’t been mentioned. _Joe versus the Volcano._ It’s funny, and sweet, and this bit of dialog is pretty much my mantra in life: Joe: I want to _know_. Dede: Know what? Joe: Everything! ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2010, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-one-favorite-film-of-all-time/525768/163 "2010-01-22T19:54:37Z")
> [@purple\_cow](#): > > Not surprised to find my favorite hasn’t been mentioned. > _Joe versus the Volcano._ > It’s funny, and sweet, and this bit of dialog is pretty much my mantra in life: > Joe: I want to _know_. > Dede: Know what? > Joe: Everything! That movie has stuck in my head for… 20 years or so?, as the worst comedy I have ever seen. Come on, a _brain cloud_?? ---
**Author:** ![purple\_cow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b487fb/32.png) [@purple\_cow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purple_cow)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2010, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-one-favorite-film-of-all-time/525768/164 "2010-01-22T20:44:47Z")
Exactly, Joe’s a hypochondriac. The doctor made up something stupid and he bought it anyway. Anything real and the audience wouldn’t know he wasn’t really dying. Sure, brain cloud itself isn’t very funny, but so what. I don’t actually love it for the comedy anyway. It’s funny, but much more. And yes, i know most people don’t like it. Doesn’t change my choice. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-one-favorite-film-of-all-time/525768/165 "2010-01-22T21:06:20Z")
Big Trouble in Little China. ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2010, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-one-favorite-film-of-all-time/525768/166 "2010-01-24T03:16:59Z")
> [@purple\_cow](#): > > Not surprised to find my favorite hasn’t been mentioned. > _Joe versus the Volcano._ “I have no response to that” 😃 It’s in my top five. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2010, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-one-favorite-film-of-all-time/525768/167 "2010-01-24T13:33:53Z")
**The Color Purple.** It’s the most beautiful story of human survival. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2010, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-one-favorite-film-of-all-time/525768/168 "2010-01-24T14:52:59Z")
**Saving Private Ryan**. It’s been my favorite ever since I saw it on opening night, and I doubt that’ll ever change. ---
**Author:** ![Stan\_Shmenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2010, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-one-favorite-film-of-all-time/525768/169 "2010-01-24T15:02:14Z")
Very hard to choose. Someone mentioned Jaws. Nobody has mentioned Apocalypse Now. Citizen Kane is great, as is 2001. But I gotta go with my heart. Babe. This is a movie that does everything it sets out to do and does it so perfectly, that you can’t find one fault in the whole piece. The message is so hopeful, and the story so emotionally touching, that you can’t do better. If I could make a perfect day for you… ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Skeezix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aca169/32.png) [@Red\_Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Skeezix)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2010, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-one-favorite-film-of-all-time/525768/170 "2010-01-24T16:15:44Z")
**Once upon a time in the West** - Sergio Leone knows how manufacture thrills. Peter Fonda, Charles Bronson, and Jason Robards do not fail to deliver the grit either. The part where Cheyenne and Harmonica meet for the first time is such a gut twisting ride, the music is completely on point. It’s just all around a great movie. My short list:\*\* A Man for all Seasons Jackie Brown The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly A Funny Thing Happened on The Way to the Forum 12 Angry Men\*\* ---
**Author:** ![fizzestothetop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e79b87/32.png) [@fizzestothetop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fizzestothetop)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-one-favorite-film-of-all-time/525768/171 "2010-01-24T16:41:09Z")
Shaun of the Dead. It’s got romance. It’s got comedy. It’s got Simon Pegg and most importantly it’s got Zombies. It’s everything I love all rolled up into one movie. (ask me tomorrow and it’ll probably be the Princess Bride again. I switch back and forth between the two almost daily) ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-one-favorite-film-of-all-time/525768/172 "2010-01-24T16:45:15Z")
> [@fizzestothetop](#): > > Shaun of the Dead. > > It’s got romance. It’s got comedy. It’s got Simon Pegg and most importantly it’s got Zombies. It’s everything I love all rolled up into one movie. Not to mention Dawn (from “real” The Office) ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2010, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-one-favorite-film-of-all-time/525768/173 "2010-01-24T17:04:30Z")
> [@caligulathegod](#): > > My all-time favorite film is an obscure little gem starring Lon Chaney Jr. called Spider Baby. Hey, you didn’t mention that it’s available to watch instantly on Netflix! (also on youtube in installments) Chaney does a wonderfully (?) dead-pan job as the chauffeur/caretaker, not to mention he sings the title song! ---
**Author:** ![pudytat72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@pudytat72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pudytat72)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-one-favorite-film-of-all-time/525768/174 "2010-01-24T17:46:52Z")
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