# Who else likes "chick flicks"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [July 13, 2023, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-likes-chick-flicks/986991 "2023-07-13T13:22:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2023, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-likes-chick-flicks/986991/21 "2023-07-13T23:50:13Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > I love _The Cutting Edge._ I Toe pick! šŸ˜‰ As much as I detest Blinky Grant, there are worse ways to spend a couple hours than watching the likes of Notting Hill, About a Boy, or Love Actually. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2023, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-likes-chick-flicks/986991/22 "2023-07-14T00:01:45Z")
Iā€™m a sucker for rom-coms but I almost never admit to it around friends and family. I wonā€™t deny I like them but neither do I ever recommend them (or very rarely at most). They are just easy to watch and nice when I donā€™t really want my brain challenged too much and want something light and humorous. ---
**Author:** ![Capn\_Carl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2023, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-likes-chick-flicks/986991/23 "2023-07-14T01:36:15Z")
I think _The Winslow Boy_ qualifies, and I watch it every few years. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2023, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-likes-chick-flicks/986991/24 "2023-07-14T03:14:06Z")
I overwatched **As Good As It Gets.** ---
**Author:** ![Win\_Place\_Show](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/win_place_show/32/13469_2.png) [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2023, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-likes-chick-flicks/986991/25 "2023-07-14T04:09:25Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > I love _The Cutting Edge._ I need some humor in my rom com/chick flicks. Crazy - I hadnā€™t seen it in 10 years, but that was the first one I thought of before I even opened the thread, and it looks like you and I arenā€™t alone. Iā€™d add : Crazy Stupid Love Trainwreck Four Christmases The Break-Up The Heavenly Kid (1985) ---
**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:** [July 14, 2023, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-likes-chick-flicks/986991/26 "2023-07-14T04:27:43Z")
I personally think the very best rom-coms were in the 1950s/60s. Roman Holiday, Breakfast at Tiffanyā€™s, Sabrina (the originalā€¦although the re-make was ok), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and, my personal all time favorite, [Blithe Spirit](https://youtu.be/7-ZADmE9zfo) (free on YouTube!) and Thoroughly Modern Millie (which my brother says sucks but I loved it when I was a kid). There are more but silly to try and list them all. Blithe Spirit is a real treatā€¦youā€™re welcome. šŸ™‚ Edit to add: Ooh! Whatā€™s Up Doc. 1970s but close enough. Great movie. And one of my all-time favorite moviesā€¦ Harold & Maude (more of a dark comedy than a rom-com but so great Iā€™m tossing it in hereā€¦trigger warning: suicide). Also, The Graduate (is that a rom-com?) ---
**Author:** ![alovem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2023, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-likes-chick-flicks/986991/27 "2023-07-14T10:53:24Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Watch it again; you should enjoy it. Thanks, Iā€™ll keep it in mind. My viewing is limited to free-to-air TV, and that film is one of several that Iā€™m waiting to see and record. ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2023, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-likes-chick-flicks/986991/28 "2023-07-14T11:36:03Z")
> [@Capn\_Carl](#): > > I think _The Winslow Boy_ qualifies, and I watch it every few years. Now there is an example of a chick flick that is subtle, well made, and with impressive acting. I rewatch this one too. These are the only kind I like. A few of the Jane Austen adaptations make the cut ā€“ P & P with Colin Firth is one. One I just watched, though formulaic, was saved by the wonderful actors: a German film called Faraway. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society was another. So was Moonstruck, with Cher and Nick Cage. I also enjoyed Strictly Ballroom. And there are a few others. They come along ever so often. But the genre as a whole? Not really. When you can see the whole plot in the first five minutes, and itā€™s just a sappy boy meets girl and they overcome manufactured obstacles and unrealistic misunderstandings film, no. The pluses ā€“ no gratuitous violence, superheroes, CGI, and explicit sex ā€“ sometimes outweigh the sentimentality. Sometimes they donā€™t. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2023, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-likes-chick-flicks/986991/29 "2023-07-14T16:51:34Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > > [@carrps](#): > > > > I love _The Cutting Edge._ I > > Toe pick! Ha! I walked right by D. B. Sweeney once at the Fabulous Forum at a hockey game. I wanted to sing out ā€œtoe pick,ā€ but my friends squelched me. > [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > Whatā€™s Up Doc. 1970s but close enough. Great movie. The original (_Bringing Up Baby_) was better. Actually, I prefer the 1930s screwball comedy/romances. I think itā€™s almost impossible to recreate those today ā€“ the world is so different ā€“ but I enjoy watching them a lot. _That Winslow Boy_ is great! Is everyone talking about the one with Jeremy Northam and Rebecca Pigeon? Thatā€™s the one I liked. There was an earlier version in the 40s or 50s that was o.k., but a little stodgy. Speaking of Northam, _An Ideal Husband_ with him is a good version. I even liked Minnie Driver in it, and she usually makes my teeth itch. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2023, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-likes-chick-flicks/986991/30 "2023-07-14T16:56:22Z")
I donā€™t know what it is about this movie, but I assumed I was all by my lonesome in this guilty pleasure. I donā€™t remember it being really popular. But Iā€™ve even heard dudes say ā€œtoe pick!ā€ so maybe it was more popular than I realized. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2023, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-likes-chick-flicks/986991/31 "2023-07-14T17:01:07Z")
I love telling the story of when my mom and sister went to see this when it was first released. There was an older African American man sitting in front of them, and he was getting a huge kick out of the movie. My sister said when Moira Kelly said her ā€œDonā€™t let me keep you from the troughā€ line, she thought he was going to choke he was laughing so hard. So, yeah, this movie appeals to most all types! ---
**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:** [July 14, 2023, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-likes-chick-flicks/986991/32 "2023-07-14T17:02:34Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > The original (_Bringing Up Baby_) was better. I loved this! Saw it last year. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2023, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-likes-chick-flicks/986991/33 "2023-07-14T17:32:38Z")
_Chasing Amy_ was good, despite the extended Joey Lauren Adams singing scene šŸ˜. She seemed fully committed to it, at least. _When Harry Met Sally_ is a classic. _The Princess Bride_ definitely counts. _A Fish Called Wanda_, if that counts. _Her Alibi_ is a good old-fashioned ā€œheavy rotation on cable TVā€ movie that I almost know by heart just from watching it so many times because it was _always on_. _Roxanne_ is an excellent take on Cyrano de Bergerac. I guess I like my rom-coms to lean heavily to the ā€œcomā€ side. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-likes-chick-flicks/986991/34 "2023-07-14T17:36:26Z")
[Moderating] Jokes like that do nothing to contribute to the thread. Please maintain some minimum level of decorum. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2023, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-likes-chick-flicks/986991/35 "2023-07-14T18:46:06Z")
I unabashedly love ā€œchick flicksā€, at least the quality ones. (Hell, I even like certain Hallmark flicks, if there is chemistry between the leads and the script commits to its own cheesiness) Jane Austen, the godmother of most rom com tropes? Iā€™m there. Here are some films Iā€™ve seen and enjoyed in the last 6 months that many would call chick flicks ( **bold** indicates movies that could/might fit as a Rom Com): Alice, Darling (Boy meets girl, boy psychologically abuses girl, boy loses girl) Close Return to Seoul Moving On A Good Person **Tehranto** Showing Up Petite Solange Mafia Mamma Somewhere in Queens Are You There God? Itā€™s Me, Margaret **Other Peopleā€™s Children** (Boy meets girl, boy returns to ex-wife, girl moves on) **Whatā€™s Love Got To Do With It?** Lā€™Immensita Monica **You Hurt My Feelings** The Starling Girl **Past Lives** (the best picture of 2023, so far) **Sanctuary** **No Hard Feelings** Prisonerā€™s Daughter Scarlet (this is _Cinderella_, if her stepfamily loved her unreservedly) The Passengers of the Night I guess this means I forfeit my man card (lays man card on the table) And the fact that when I say I enjoyed a move I donā€™t mean ā€œOMG, itā€™s the best one ever, ever, ever!!!ā€ means I forfeit my internet card (lays internet card on the table, walks away to the theme from _Branded_) ---
**Author:** ![Capn\_Carl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2023, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-likes-chick-flicks/986991/36 "2023-07-14T20:51:59Z")
Yes, I meant the Pidgeon/Northram version of _The Winslow Boy._ _Enough Said_ and _Please Give_ are a couple more good ones by Nicole Holocener, who made _You Hurt my Feelings._ ---
**Author:** ![journeyman\_southpaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5e9695/32.png) [@journeyman\_southpaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/journeyman_southpaw)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2023, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-likes-chick-flicks/986991/37 "2023-07-14T22:34:23Z")
Anyone who likes good characterizations and smart dialogue (and doesnā€™t mind loose, slice-of-life storylines) really canā€™t go wrong with Nicole Holofcener except maybe _Friends With Money_, the only film of hers I didnā€™t like because I found it a little TOO slack plot-wise. _Walking and Talking_ is a little '90s indie gem about maintaining a childhood friendship into adulthood, but without the soap opera melodramatics of, say, _Beaches_. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-likes-chick-flicks/986991/38 "2023-07-15T18:49:04Z")
Have you watched **Hobsonā€™s Choice** also directed by _David Lean_ (Blithe Spirit)? Itā€™s brilliant! Victorian England~ Hobson has three adult daughters who run his boot shop, the eldest is considered a spinster and the other two are keen to go a courting and get married. Maggie the eldest decides that she too will get married and makes her own plans unbeknown to the shops bootmaker Willie who she decides is her man. Iā€™ve watched it neatly 25 times by now still makes me laugh. Charles Laughton as Hobson. Brenda deBanzies [https://youtu.be/OYz8-UYyot0](https://youtu.be/OYz8-UYyot0) ---
**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:** [July 15, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-likes-chick-flicks/986991/39 "2023-07-15T21:48:24Z")
Isnā€™t Prunella Scales (Mrs. Basil Fawlty) also in this? ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-likes-chick-flicks/986991/40 "2023-07-15T22:16:16Z")
Yes the fresh faced Vicky, Iā€™m not familiar with her otherwise, so Fawlty Towers? Time to look that one up again. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-likes-chick-flicks/986991.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-likes-chick-flicks/986991.md?page=3)