# What movies appeal equally to both men and women? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 21, 2024, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-appeal-equally-to-both-men-and-women/999137 "2024-03-21T11:47:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-appeal-equally-to-both-men-and-women/999137/41 "2024-03-22T00:49:12Z")
In a different direction, Twilight : 4.9, 5.9 Divergent: 6.4, 7.3 Sex and the City: 4.9, 6.6 I suspect if there’s a bigger spread on a movie than that last one, it isn’t by much. ETA Ghostbusters 2016: 4.9, 6.4. Close. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-appeal-equally-to-both-men-and-women/999137/42 "2024-03-22T01:05:20Z")
> [@ASanders](#): > > Films like The Sting, Silverado, The Untouchables, L.A. Story, and so on. May I say, you have exceptionally good taste. _L.A. Story_ is not very well known, but I love it. It’s clearly a rom-com, and there’s not much action, but there’s something charmingly goofy about it. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-appeal-equally-to-both-men-and-women/999137/43 "2024-03-22T01:55:34Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > ETA Ghostbusters 2016: 4.9, 6.4. Close. More recent movies will have to be pro-rated [due to potential review bombing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_review-bombing_incidents#Film_and_television). A lot of the male downvotes are likely motivated by things other than the actual quality of the movie. ---
**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:** [March 22, 2024, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-appeal-equally-to-both-men-and-women/999137/44 "2024-03-22T01:58:38Z")
Tombstone When Harry met Sally City Slickers The Fugitive ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-appeal-equally-to-both-men-and-women/999137/45 "2024-03-22T03:22:26Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > I watched Barbie yesterday - and my conclusion (right or wrong) was that women would have been more likely to enjoy it than men. Not according to my Think Tank …otherwise known as _Older Dads Who Wind Up At The Bar After Supper._ We think that people (and Hollywood fat cats) assume that “guys like this, but gals like the opposite”. If men like explosions more, and women like “meet cutes” more, that leaves a huge middle ground of movies we can’t call a Guy Movie or a Chick Flick. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-appeal-equally-to-both-men-and-women/999137/46 "2024-03-22T04:04:12Z")
Since _My Cousin Vinny_ was already mentioned, I’ll add _The Sixth Sense_. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-appeal-equally-to-both-men-and-women/999137/47 "2024-03-22T06:38:41Z")
There are some romances and romantic comedies that appeal to both men and women, like When Harry Met Sally, Once, and Roman Holiday. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-appeal-equally-to-both-men-and-women/999137/48 "2024-03-22T06:44:37Z")
_Titanic_ is mostly a chick-flick. The guys are waiting 90-minutes for the iceberg to hit. It’s a disaster movie (guy thing) with a romantic story tacked on to fill time. Everyone loves _The Princess Bride_ though. And _The Wizard of Oz_. ---
**Author:** ![Toxylon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-appeal-equally-to-both-men-and-women/999137/49 "2024-03-22T07:12:19Z")
I think it’s bullshit to think guys aren’t into romantic stories, macho-posturing aside. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-appeal-equally-to-both-men-and-women/999137/50 "2024-03-22T07:22:11Z")
I’m a man and I am a sucker for romantic stories. Especially rom-coms. So cheesy but I like them. I found the romance for _Titanic_ to just be filler though. They had to do something other than sink the ship else it would be more documentary. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-appeal-equally-to-both-men-and-women/999137/51 "2024-03-22T12:53:05Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Sex and the City: 4.9, 6.6 > > I suspect if there’s a bigger spread on a movie than that last one, it isn’t by much. What surprises me is that women only give it a 6.6. I would imagine there would be possible movies that women REALLY liked, but men didn’t (or the opposite.) What is the most recent movie listed - 5 yrs ago? ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-appeal-equally-to-both-men-and-women/999137/52 "2024-03-22T13:09:41Z")
_North By Northwest_ ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-appeal-equally-to-both-men-and-women/999137/53 "2024-03-22T13:11:46Z")
_Clue_ ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-appeal-equally-to-both-men-and-women/999137/54 "2024-03-22T13:19:52Z")
Murder mysteries aren’t very gendered, are they? I’d think movies like _Knives Out_ are pretty equal in their fandom. What about the Star Wars and Star Trek franchises? ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-appeal-equally-to-both-men-and-women/999137/55 "2024-03-22T14:23:54Z")
All great suggestions. My Wife and I share our taste in movies, music and just about everything except mushrooms on pizza. I did not see American Beauty suggested above, so I’ll suggest that. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-appeal-equally-to-both-men-and-women/999137/56 "2024-03-22T14:50:14Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > _Knives Out_ At last - a relatively recent suggestion. Made me think of the Roger Craig James Bond movies. I could imagine those having wide gender appeal. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-appeal-equally-to-both-men-and-women/999137/57 "2024-03-22T15:09:15Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > the Roger Craig James Bond movies Roger Moore + Daniel Craig? ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-appeal-equally-to-both-men-and-women/999137/58 "2024-03-22T15:13:41Z")
_Rocky Horror_ ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-appeal-equally-to-both-men-and-women/999137/59 "2024-03-22T16:02:16Z")
I think the James Bond movies in general have a lot of cross-gender appeal, much more than most action movies. ---
**Author:** ![anny\_m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-appeal-equally-to-both-men-and-women/999137/60 "2024-03-22T16:15:25Z")
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