# Which is your favourite film in each of these categories? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [January 12, 2022, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-your-favourite-film-in-each-of-these-categories/957663 "2022-01-12T21:55:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-your-favourite-film-in-each-of-these-categories/957663/21 "2022-01-13T02:47:52Z")
Liberty _Valance_. (Had to look this one up myself. 🙂 ) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-your-favourite-film-in-each-of-these-categories/957663/22 "2022-01-13T02:56:30Z")
Damn it! Fixed that too. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-your-favourite-film-in-each-of-these-categories/957663/23 "2022-01-13T03:12:57Z")
I want to add one more category: films that do not fall into a category, or are their own category. Like my favorite movie of all, as I posted in the favorite movies thread, “Night On Earth”. It’s the best film about people driving through the night in taxis in five different cities of the world. It’s also the only. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-your-favourite-film-in-each-of-these-categories/957663/24 "2022-01-13T03:19:26Z")
That would be a Documentary, wouldn’t it? Slice of Life? ---
**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, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-your-favourite-film-in-each-of-these-categories/957663/25 "2022-01-13T03:19:55Z")
**Action / Adventure:** Raiders of the Lost Ark tied with the first Star Wars film **Classic:** Treasure of the Sierra Madre **Comedy:** Young Frankenstein **Fantasy:** Lord of the Rings trilogy **Horror:** 30 Days of Night **Romance:** African Queen **SF:** The Martian **War:** Saving Private Ryan **Western:** Unforgiven tied with Dances With Wolves ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-your-favourite-film-in-each-of-these-categories/957663/26 "2022-01-13T03:21:34Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > That would be a Documentary, wouldn’t it? Nope, not at all, it’s fiction and one of the most moving and funny films I’ve seen. > **[Night on Earth (1991) ⭐ 7.7 | Comedy, Drama](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102536/)** > > 2h 9m | R ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-your-favourite-film-in-each-of-these-categories/957663/27 "2022-01-13T03:21:55Z")
**Action / Adventure:** Seven Samurai **Classic:** Les Enfants du Paradis (Children of Paradise) **Comedy:** Young Frankenstein (pronounced _Frahnkensteen_) **Fantasy:** Ladyhawke **Horror:** The Shining (pronounced _Shinning_) **Romance:** Mostly Martha (Bella Martha) **SF:** Ex Machina **War:** The Big Red One **Western:** Open Range **Suspense:** Out of Sight **Musical:** Singin’ in the Rain **Animated:** Spirited Away ETA: Hmm, I quoted EinsteinsHund to get the template and it seems that even after I remove the quoting, it keeps the link, ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-your-favourite-film-in-each-of-these-categories/957663/28 "2022-01-13T03:24:47Z")
An Anthology, then. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-your-favourite-film-in-each-of-these-categories/957663/29 "2022-01-13T03:27:02Z")
Yes, or an episodic movie about a very special subject. It’s one of a kind. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-your-favourite-film-in-each-of-these-categories/957663/30 "2022-01-13T03:29:40Z")
**Anthology** _ **Pulp Fiction** _. (Though it isn’t really, once you assemble the scenes in the proper order.) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-your-favourite-film-in-each-of-these-categories/957663/31 "2022-01-13T03:36:58Z")
> [@peccavi](#): > > ETA: Hmm, I quoted EinsteinsHund to get the template and it seems that even after I remove the quoting, it keeps the link, I had the same issue when I copied the OP as a template and clicked “Reply” at the bottom of the thread. I had to cancel this, post anew and paste it. Some weird quirk of discourse. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-your-favourite-film-in-each-of-these-categories/957663/32 "2022-01-13T04:02:55Z")
Action/Adventure _Raiders of the Lost Ark_ Classic _Casablanca_ Comedy _Monty Python and the Holy Grail_ Fantasy _Being John Malkovich_ Horror _The Tenant_ Romance _Bringing Up Baby_ SF _E.T. the Extraterrestrial_ War _3 Kings_ Western _Support Your Local Sheriff_ Suspense _Rear Window_ Musical _Singin’ in the Rain_ Animated _Arthur Christmas_ ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-your-favourite-film-in-each-of-these-categories/957663/33 "2022-01-13T04:03:00Z")
**Action / Adventure** : Commando and Con Air **Adaptation of a Novel** : The Secret of NIMH **Biopic** : The Last Emperor **Classic** : Psycho and Dr. Strangelove **Comedy** : Airplane! or Galaxy Quest **Courtroom Drama** : Twelve Angry Men and To Kill a Mockingbird **Crime Drama** : No Country for Old Men **Fantasy** : The Wizard of OZ **Historical Drama** : Frost/Nixon ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-your-favourite-film-in-each-of-these-categories/957663/34 "2022-01-13T04:04:04Z")
**Horror** : Halloween and Jaws **Musical** : Les Miserable **Romance** : Groundhog Day **SF Franchise** : 1. Star Wars 2. Star Trek 3. The Terminator **SF stand-alone film** : The Day The Earth Stood Still, Soylent Green, and Logan’s Run **Superhero film** : Superman II, Logan, Joker, and Spiderman **Suspense** : The Silence of The Lambs **War** : Saving Private Ryan **Western** : Shane and The Outlaw Josey Wales ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-your-favourite-film-in-each-of-these-categories/957663/35 "2022-01-13T04:06:27Z")
**Action / Adventure:** _Swordsman II_ (1992) **Classic:** _The Third Man_ (1949) **Comedy:** _Casino Royale_ (1967) **Fantasy:** _King Kong_ (1933) **Horror:** _Curse of the Demon_ (1957) **Romance:** _Danger: Diabolik_ (1968) **SF:** _Latitude Zero_ (1969) **War:** Don’t like war films **Western:** _The Valley of Gwangi_ (1969), the greatest Western ever made **Film Noir:** _Out of the Past_ (1947) _Kiss Me Deadly_ (1955) _Touch of Evil_ (1958) **Kaiju:** _Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster_ (1971) **Pre-Code:** _Kongo_ (1932) **Prison Escape:** _Strange Cargo_ (1940) **Samurai:** _The Sword of Doom_ (1966) **Silent Film:** _The General_ (1927) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-your-favourite-film-in-each-of-these-categories/957663/36 "2022-01-13T05:18:15Z")
_Josey Wales_ fills about all these, except SF, I reckon. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-your-favourite-film-in-each-of-these-categories/957663/37 "2022-01-13T05:42:31Z")
**Action / Adventure:** Kill Bill Parts 1 & 2 **Classic:** Dr. Strangelove **Comedy:** Monty Python and the Holy Grail **Fantasy:** Star Wars: The Last Jedi **Horror:** Alien **Romance:** The Princess Bride **SF:** The Man Who Fell to Earth **War:** Saving Private Ryan **Western:** 3:10 To Yuma (2007) **Suspense:** Reservoir Dogs **Musical:** The Rocky Horror Picture Show **Biography:** Man on the Moon **Kaiju:** Shin Godzilla **Superhero:** Watchmen **Tradtional Animation:** The Lion King **CGI Animation:** The Lion King (2019) ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-your-favourite-film-in-each-of-these-categories/957663/38 "2022-01-13T09:29:18Z")
That is not a nitpick, that is a stupid mistake of mine. And it is too late to correct it, sorry. My writing is getting worse and worse with age in all the languages I write. This is not going to end well. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-your-favourite-film-in-each-of-these-categories/957663/39 "2022-01-13T11:29:07Z")
**Action / Adventure:** Raiders of the Lost Ark **Classic:** Casablanca **Comedy:** Blazing Saddles **Fantasy:** Lord of the Rings **Horror:** Alien **Romance:** The Quiet Man **SF:** Forbidden Planet **War:** Kelly’s Heroes **Western:** Little Big Man **Suspense:** The Maltese Falcon **Musical:** The Court Jester ---
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**Action / Adventure:** Mad Max 2 **Classic:** The Third Man **Comedy:** O Brother Where Art Thou? **Fantasy:** The Fellowship of the Ring **Horror:** The Thing (Carpenter) **Romance:** Annie Hall **SF:** Star Trek II **War:** Glory **Western:** A Fistful of Dollars [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-your-favourite-film-in-each-of-these-categories/957663.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-your-favourite-film-in-each-of-these-categories/957663.md?page=3)