Which is your favourite film in each of these categories?

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I realise that there have been several threads on favourite films.
Hopefully this is different enough to be interesting.
(Mods, if it’s not original enough, feel free to close it. No hard feelings! :wink:

So, which is your favourite film in each of these categories*?
(*I decided to ben arbitrary :grinning: - and here are my answers to start things off…)

Action / Adventure:
Die Hard

Classic:
Casablanca

Comedy:
Princess Bride

Fantasy:
The Fellowship of the Ring

Horror:
Final Destination

Romance:
Groundhog Day

SF:
Terminator

War:
The Great Escape

Western:
Magnificent Seven (the original)

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Off the top of my head:

Action / Adventure:
Any one of the Rambo movies.

Classic:
Casablanca, followed by The Best Years of Our Lives and Double Indemnity.

Comedy:
The Producers (1967).

Fantasy:
The Magic Sword.

Horror:
The Fearless Vampire Killers. (I’m not much of a Horror fan.)

Romance:
Roman Holiday.

SF:
The Day the Earth Stood Still.

War:
Objective: Burma.

Western:
True Grit (1969).

I’ll add:

Suspense:
Wait until Dark.

Musical:
My Fair Lady.

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Action / Adventure:
Speed

Classic:
The Wizard of Oz

Comedy:
The Jerk

Fantasy:
Willow

Horror:
Jaws

Romance:
When Harry Met Sally

SF:
Dark City

War:
Glory

Western:
The Wild Bunch

Suspense:
The Usual Suspects

Musical:
The Music Man

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Some more:

Historical Drama:
A Man for All Seasons.

Adaptation of a Novel:
War and Peace. (Soviet version.)

Autobiography:
American Graffiti. (Based on George Lucas’s memories.)

Farce:
Start the Revolution without Me.

Detective:
Experiment in Terror.

Courtroom Drama:
Anatomy of a Murder.

Crime Drama:
Goodfellas.

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Action / Adventure:
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

Classic:
Dr. Strangelove

Comedy:
Airplane!

Fantasy:
The Princess Bride

Horror:
The Shining

Romance:
Hmm, not really into romance.

SF:
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn

War:
Full Metal Jacket

Western:
True Grit (2010)

Suspense:
A toss up between Duel and Psycho

Musical:
Sweeny Todd, though I prefer the play to the film.

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Action / Adventure:
King Salomon’s Mines (1950)

Classic:
Citizen Cane

Comedy:
To Be Or Not To Be / Life of Brian (cannot make my mind up). Or whatever by Harold Lloyd.

Fantasy:
Not my cup of tea.

Horror:
The Thing (John Carpenter 1982)

Romance:
The War of the Roses

SF:
Dark Star (John Carpenter 1974)

War:
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) or Paths of Glory (depending on my level of depression)

Western:
Rio Bravo and High Noon

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My answers to any of these could possibly change by the mood and what I’ve watched and/or read recently, but for right now -

Action / Adventure: Bunraku

Classic: Dr. Strangelove

Comedy: Kung Fu Hustle

Fantasy: Dark Crystal

Horror: Tremors

Western: Unforgiven

Musical: Pirates of Penzance (1983)

Scifi: Chronicles of Riddick

War: 1917

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Action / Adventure:
Raiders of the Lost Ark

Classic:
Casablanca

Comedy:
Ninotchka

Fantasy:
Lord of the Rings

Horror:
the Bela Lugosi version of Dracula

Romance:
Joe Versus the Volcano

SF:
Star Wars

War:
Zulu

Western:
Hang 'Em High

Historical Drama:
Cleopatra

Adaptation of a Novel:
The Leopard

Autobiography:
The Last Emperor

Farce:
The Villain

Detective:
The Maltese Falcon

Courtroom Drama:
To Kill a Mockingbird

Crime Drama:
Casino

Suspense:
Mulholland Falls

Musical:
Singin’ in the Rain

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I’m sure people can argue about how these are classified but…

Action / Adventure:
Back to the Future

Classic:
Gone with the Wind

Comedy:
The World According to Garp

Fantasy:
What Dreams May Come

Horror:
The Blair Witch Project
Honorable Mention: Nightmare on Elm Street

Romance:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

SF:
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (70s version)

War:
The Deer Hunter
Honorable mention: Enemy at the Gates

Western:
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

A few others:

Historic reference
The Majestic

Sexuality
The Birdcage

Dark Humor
Grosse Pointe Blank

Excellent adaptation from book
Deliverance

Mockumentary
This is Spinal Tap

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Action / Adventure:
The Avengers (the Marvel one)

Classic:
The Quiet Man

Comedy:
Young Frankenstein

Fantasy:
The Lord of the Rings trilogy

Horror:
None (do not care for the genre)

Romance:
Ghost

SF:
The Empire Strikes Back

War:
Midway

Western:
Silverado

Bonus:

Musical:
The Music Man

Animated Film
The Incredibles

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Adaptation of a Play:
Pygmalion. (1938)

Christmas/Holiday:
We’re No Angels. (1955)

Animated Film:
Toss-up between 101 Dalmatians and Lady and the Tramp.

Period Drama:
The Heiress.

Social Consciousness:
Gentleman’s Agreement.

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Action / Adventure:
Mad Max II The Road Warrior

Classic:
Around The World In 80 Days (1956 version)

Comedy:
Blazing Saddles

Fantasy:
Krull

Horror:
28 Days Later

Romance:
While You Were Sleeping

SF:
Serenity

War:
The Cruel Sea

Western:
Support Your Local Sheriff

Musical:
Singin’ In The Rain

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[nitpick] Kane [/nitpick]

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WWI:
Joyeux Noel

WWII
Sophie’s Choice

Musical:
Sound of Music

Soundtrack:
American Graffiti

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Now that I think about it, the one Horror movie that scared me was Carrie. Like most people, I literally jumped out of my seat at the big moment.

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I still do, even though I know when it’s coming.

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Comparable only to the canteen scene in Crocodile Dundee. (Or “the lunge” in Wait until Dark.)

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Action / Adventure:
Raiders Of The Lost Ark

Classic:
Lawrence Of Arabia

Comedy:
A Fish Called Wanda

Fantasy:
The Lord Of The Rings trilogy

Horror:
Alien

Romance:
The Crying Game

SF:
2001 - A Space Odyssey

War:
All Quiet On The Western Front

Western:
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Suspense:
Pulp Fiction

Musical:
Rocky Horror Picture Show

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NITPICK: Lost Ark.

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Fixed it, with some other things. :wink: