# Your favorite movie in the given genre/category **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 2, 2007, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movie-in-the-given-genre-category/386383 "2007-01-02T04:53:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ensign\_Edison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ab992/32.png) [@Ensign\_Edison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ensign_Edison)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movie-in-the-given-genre-category/386383/1 "2007-01-02T04:53:27Z")
Title says it all, except that of course some of these ‘genres’ aren’t. Copy mine and/or make up yer own. Romantic Comedy: [Annie Hall](http://imdb.com/title/tt0075686/) Least likely to watch with your mother: [Strange Days](http://imdb.com/title/tt0114558/) Science Fiction: [Dark City](http://imdb.com/title/tt0118929/) Most embarrassing item you actually enjoy in your collection: [Mannequin](http://imdb.com/title/tt0093493/) Noir: [Double Idemnity](http://imdb.com/title/tt0036775/) Thriller: [M](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022100/) Actually did psychological trauma to you upon first viewing: [Mulholland Dr.](http://imdb.com/title/tt0166924/) Worst 80s movie: [Less Than Zero](http://imdb.com/title/tt0093407/), actually one of the worst movies ever Best way to get your friends never to let you pick the movie again: [Stranger than Paradise](http://imdb.com/title/tt0088184/) ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movie-in-the-given-genre-category/386383/2 "2007-01-02T05:30:28Z")
Romantic Comedy: **Shakespeare In Love** Least likely to watch with your mother: **Sin City** Science Fiction: **12 Monkeys** Most embarrassing item you actually enjoy in your collection: **Popeye** Noir: **Blade Runner** Thriller: **Jaws** Actually did psychological trauma to you upon first viewing: **The Mosquito Coast** Worst 80s movie: **The Gate** Best way to get your friends never to let you pick the movie again: **Waking Life** ---
**Author:** ![TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movie-in-the-given-genre-category/386383/3 "2007-01-02T05:40:53Z")
Most hilarious unintentional comedy: **The Door in the Floor** ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movie-in-the-given-genre-category/386383/4 "2007-01-02T05:42:36Z")
Romantic Comedy: **When Harry Met Sally** Least likely to watch with your mother: **Rocky Horror Picture Show** Science Fiction: **Serenity** Most embarrassing item you actually enjoy in your collection: n/a - I don’t own that many, and what I do own would be considered good by most people. Noir: **The Big Sleep** (the Bogart version) Thriller: I don’t like thrillers that much Actually did psychological trauma to you upon first viewing: Soylent Green Worst 80s movie: gee, there are so many to choose from Best way to get your friends never to let you pick the movie again: My friends and I have similar tastes Movie you know like the back of your hand: **the Princess Bride** ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movie-in-the-given-genre-category/386383/5 "2007-01-02T05:42:54Z")
Romantic Comedy: Overboard Least likely to watch with your mother: Blue Velvet Science Fiction: Blade Runner Most embarrassing item you actually enjoy in your collection: Tommy Boy Noir: The Third Man Thriller: The Mummy (well, **I** was thrilled) Actually did psychological trauma to you upon first viewing: Cult of the Cobra Worst 80s movie: The Sentinel Best way to get your friends never to let you pick the movie again: Session 9 ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movie-in-the-given-genre-category/386383/6 "2007-01-02T05:44:34Z")
Oh! We get to make up our own? Best 50’s mutant monsters: **Them!** Best movie ever about a big pig: **Razorback** ---
**Author:** ![kung\_fu\_lola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@kung\_fu\_lola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kung_fu_lola)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movie-in-the-given-genre-category/386383/7 "2007-01-02T06:31:41Z")
Romantic Comedy: **L.A. Story** Least likely to watch with your mother: **Shortbus** Science Fiction: **Serenity** Most embarrassing item you actually enjoy in your collection: **Swept Away** Noir: **Sin City** Actually did psychological trauma to you upon first viewing: **Grave Of The Fireflies** Worst 80s movie: **Weird Science** Best way to get your friends never to let you pick the movie again: **Dangerous Game** Movie you know like the back of your hand: **Desperately Seeking Susan** ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Purl_McKnittington)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movie-in-the-given-genre-category/386383/8 "2007-01-02T09:26:44Z")
Romantic Comedy: **Shakespeare in Love** Least likely to watch with your mother: **Clerks** Most embarrassing item you actually enjoy in your collection: [Kate & Leopold](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035423/) Noir: I don’t really watch noir, unless **Who Framed Roger Rabbit?** counts. Thriller: Don’t watch 'em. Actually did psychological trauma to you upon first viewing: [The Day After Tomorrow](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0319262/) (Embarassingly, one of my biggest fears is the earth being wiped out, especially where everyone I know and love is killed by a giant blizzard. I had nightmares.) Worst 80s movie: [For Keeps?](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095169/) And yet I watch it whenever it’s on. Best way to get your friends never to let you pick the movie again: **Master & Commander** Movie you know like the back of your hand: [North & South](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417349/) (mini-series based on Elizabeth Gaskell’s novel – rar, Richard Armitage!) Movie that brought you the most nerdly pleasure: **Master & Commander** – fantastic research and an absolutely wonderful movie, to boot. My friends are unappreciative of the great drama and the sex that is Paul Bettany. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movie-in-the-given-genre-category/386383/9 "2007-01-02T11:55:29Z")
[QUOTE=kung fu lola] Most embarrassing item you actually enjoy in your collection: **Swept Away** [/QUOTE] The original or the remake? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movie-in-the-given-genre-category/386383/10 "2007-01-02T16:07:43Z")
Romantic Comedy: don’t really do those, but _Bridget Jones’ Diary_ wasn’t bad Least likely to watch with your mother: _Betty Blue (37.5 le Matin)_ Science Fiction: _Blade Runner_ Most embarrassing item you actually enjoy in your collection: _The Omega Man_ (it really hasn’t held up very well) Noir: _The Maltese Falcon_ Thriller: _Ronin_ Actually did psychological trauma to you upon first viewing: _Eraserhead_ Worst 80s movie: _Flashdance_ Best way to get your friends never to let you pick the movie again: _Zelig_ Movie you know like the back of your hand: _North by Northwest_ And a couple to add: Giant monsters destroying Tokyo or some other large city: _Mothra_ WW II: _Das Boot_ ---
**Author:** ![Key\_Lime\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/48db29/32.png) [@Key\_Lime\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Key_Lime_Guy)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movie-in-the-given-genre-category/386383/11 "2007-01-02T16:18:46Z")
Romantic Comedy: **Sabrina** (original) Least likely to watch with your mother: **Basic Instinct** Science Fiction: n/a Most embarrassing item you actually enjoy in your collection: **Dumb and Dumber** Noir: **Sunset Boulevard** Thriller: does **Ronin** count? Actually did psychological trauma to you upon first viewing: **Jacob’s Ladder** Best way to get your friends never to let you pick the movie again: **Mindwalk** Movie you know like the back of your hand: **The American President** Sweepstakes Trophy: **Hoop Dreams** ---
**Author:** ![Molly\_Polly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea5d25/32.png) [@Molly\_Polly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Molly_Polly)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movie-in-the-given-genre-category/386383/12 "2007-01-02T20:02:12Z")
Swiss Family Robinson for adventure ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movie-in-the-given-genre-category/386383/13 "2007-01-02T21:15:30Z")
Romantic Comedy: **Charade** Least likely to watch with your mother: **Flesh Gordon** Science Fiction: **Forbidden Planet** or **2001** , depending on the day Most embarrassing item you actually enjoy in your collection: **Starship Troopers** Noir: **The Maltese Falcon** Thriller: **the Day of the Jackal** Actually did psychological trauma to you upon first viewing: **Eraserhead** or **Freaks** Worst 80s movie: **King Solomon’s Mines** Best way to get your friends never to let you pick the movie again: **the Forbidden Zone** ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movie-in-the-given-genre-category/386383/14 "2007-01-02T21:25:08Z")
Romantic Comedy: _The Awful Truth_ Least likely to watch with your mother: _Visitor Q_ Science Fiction: _Solaris_ Most embarrassing item you actually enjoy in your collection: _Life with Mikey_ Noir: _Detour_ Thriller: _The General_ (Keaton) Actually did psychological trauma to you upon first viewing: The Shining Worst 80s movie: [I don’t do worsts] Best way to get your friends never to let you pick the movie again: _Empire State Building_ Back of my hand: _The Passion of Joan of Arc_ Western: _The Searchers_ Crime caper: _Rififi_ ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movie-in-the-given-genre-category/386383/15 "2007-01-02T21:35:35Z")
Romantic Comedy: **Say Anything** Least likely to watch with your mother: **Syriana** , She simply cannot folow complicated plots and I have to eplain EVERYTHING Science Fiction: **Brazil** Most embarrassing item you actually enjoy in your collection: **Swordfish** Noir: **Chinatown** Thriller: **Jaws** Actually did psychological trauma to you upon first viewing: **Jacob’s Ladder** Worst 80s movie: **Superfuzz** Best way to get your friends never to let you pick the movie again: **Tommy** ---
**Author:** ![StuffLikeThatThere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@StuffLikeThatThere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StuffLikeThatThere)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movie-in-the-given-genre-category/386383/16 "2007-01-02T21:36:45Z")
Romantic Comedy: _Crossing Delancey_ Most embarrassing item you actually enjoy in your collection: _The Replacements_ Actually did psychological trauma to you upon first viewing: _Training Day_, though I can’t say it’s a favorite. Worst 80s movie: _Sixteen Candles_ Best way to get your friends never to let you pick the movie again: I’m usually pretty good at this. Back of my hand: _Crossing Delancey_ Western: _Unforgiven_ Crime caper: _Ocean’s Eleven_ ---
**Author:** ![Rebecca\_DiMwitter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a87d85/32.png) [@Rebecca\_DiMwitter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebecca_DiMwitter)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movie-in-the-given-genre-category/386383/17 "2007-01-02T21:48:48Z")
Romantic Comedy: **French Kiss** Least likely to watch with your mother: **9 1/2 Weeks** Science Fiction: **Alien** Most embarrassing item you actually enjoy in your collection: **Clash of the Titans** Noir: **Blood Simple** Thriller: **Don’t Look Now** Actually did psychological trauma to you upon first viewing: **The Serpent and the Rainbow** and more recently, **The Ring** Worst 80’s movie: **Howard the Duck** Best way to get your friends never to let you pick the movie again: **The French Lieutenant’s Woman** Most re-watched movie in my collection: **Dangerous Liaisons** The western that made me love Westerns: **The Good, the Bad and the Ugly** –Beck ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movie-in-the-given-genre-category/386383/18 "2007-01-02T21:59:58Z")
[QUOTE=Ensign Edison] Title says it all, except that of course some of these ‘genres’ aren’t. Copy mine and/or make up yer own. Romantic Comedy: **Love Actually** Least likely to watch with your mother: **Lord of the Rings** (a tough category since my mom was game to watch the uncensored [Crash](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115964/), though my dad quickly turned it off. So I just went with “what movie would be hell to have to explain every minor plot point.” Nine plus hours of that would drive anybody insane.) Science Fiction: **Empire Strikes Back** Most embarrassing item you actually enjoy in your collection: **Starship Troopers** (actually within arm’s reach right now) Noir: **The Third Man** Thriller: **The Third Man** (it’s worth two listings) Actually did psychological trauma to you upon first viewing: **Silence of the Lambs** Worst 80s movie: darn, **Empire Records** is 90s… So I’ll go with **Sixteen Candles** (Whassa happenin’ hot stuff?) Best way to get your friends never to let you pick the movie again: **Robin Hood** (the animated Disney one) Movie you know like the back of your hand: **Princess Bride** (natch) and I will add Favorite not-quite-historical: **Excalibur** ---
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(I added genres which were sorely needed) Romantic Comedy: Keeping the Faith (I think that’s it. With Norton, Stiller and Elfman) Least likely to watch with your mother: Brokeback Mountain… again. Science Fiction: Star Wars- Empire Strikes Back Most embarrassing item you actually enjoy in your collection: Nothing But Trouble (Chase, Moore and Ackroyd) Noir: LA Confidential Thriller: …ehh… I don’t know if I have one. Western: One Upon A Time in the West Horror: Dawn of the Dead (original) Actually did psychological trauma to you upon first viewing: Russ Meyers’ UP (I bought it on DVD for 30 bucks a few years later) Worst 80s movie: One Crazy Summer Best way to get your friends never to let you pick the movie again: the 1920 silent movie version of Wizard of Oz. (Larry Semon and a young Oliver Hardy) ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movie-in-the-given-genre-category/386383/20 "2007-01-02T22:02:55Z")
Also meant to add one other category, but hit ‘Submit’ too soon: Explosion filled action: **V for Vendetta** [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movie-in-the-given-genre-category/386383.md?page=2)