What’s Your TOP Movie In Each Genre?

DRAMA – A BEAUTIFUL MIND

ACTION/ADVENTURE – TRUE ROMANCE

MILITARY – DEAD MANS SHOES (army trained, but not based)

COMEDY – NAKED GUNS

ROMANTIC – LEON (in a twisted way ha)

HORROR – AMERICAN PSYCHO

SCIENCE FICTION – STARSHIP TROOPERS

reply to post by Dave Rabbit


I don't really like lists of the kind, because I don't think you can pinpoint just one or two works of the kind - not to mention that many good cinema works can't be categorised as belonging to just one genre.

However, in the film noir genre, I have two definite favourites:

Double indemnity (944) and Body heat (1981), which is actually a remake of sorts of the first one, but is a terrific movie in its own right.


P.S. How would you categorise films like Midnight Cowboy, for example?
(Which I like very much, BTW.)









[edit on 15-10-2008 by Vanitas]

reply to post by Dave Rabbit


Drama- The Green Mile

Action/ Adventure- The Dark Knight

Military- Saving Private Ryan

Comedy- Dumb & Dumber

Romantic- Gone With The Wind

Horror- Cujo

Science Fiction- The Matrix

Star & Flag for a good topic. So many to choose from but the ones I picked are my favorites. I loved Shawshank Redemption but wasn't sure where to put it in the list so I went with the others.

DRAMA – Pans Labyrinth

DRAMA – The Shawshank Redemption

ACTION/ADVENTURE – Predator

MILITARY – Full Metal Jacket

COMEDY – SpaceBalls

ROMANTIC –

HORROR – Knightmare on Elms Street (any)

SCIENCE FICTION – Aliens

DRAMA – Little Big Man

ACTION/ADVENTURE – The Dark Knight (on the bandwagon)

MILITARY – Saving Private Ryan

COMEDY – Office Space

ROMANTIC – The Notebook

HORROR – In the Mouth of Madness

SCIENCE FICTION – The Matrix

FANTASY – (I’ll admit it) Harry Potter series

In order:

Little Big Man was one of those movies that captured my attention and heart when I was a kid. It has stayed there as one of my all time favorite movies regardless of genre. Great acting, great story, what else could one want?

The Dark Knight quickly removed most competition from this category with the non-stop action and great acting. I don’t care what anyone says, Ledger was the perfect Joker and will replace Jack Nicholson for all time as the best big screen Joker.

Saving Private Ryan brought the brutality and reality of what many brave souls faced during that brutal war and brutal operation to the home. Although the gore factor is in line with the Bravehearts of the movie world, it was well done.

Office Space. What can I say? Yes, there are a lot of other good comedies out there like Liar Liar or Nothing to Lose, but this one is an all time classic.

Showing my softer side, I must admit that this move, The Notebook, was a great love story. Plain and simple. It kept me in it the whole time and displayed the courage and love that a human being can give.

Yes, there are many decent and even great horror flicks out there. However, In the Mouth of Madness was one that truly messed with my mind. It literally tripped me out and I wasn’t on ANYTHING!! I promise! Honorable mentions: IT and The Stand (wish they would give them both a big screen shot. Two movies for each would be about right. Maybe 3 for the Stand.)

The Matrix. What can I say? Especially for the types of minds that we find on this site. The concept was great. Sure, they kind of went down hill a little in 2 and 3 but the overall concept was great. I just wish they would have stuck with the original plot and ending.

Yes, I had to add another category because this is my favorite one to read. Right now there is a new king of fantasy (although he passed away late last year) and that is Robert Jordan. If they ever bring the Wheel of Time to the big screen I believe that it will be as big if not bigger than the LOTR series and even the series that is currently my favorite, Harry Potter.

Great topic Dave! Thanks. Gives everyone a chance to change gears.

Originally posted by zsrgt
DRAMA – Pans Labyrinth

That one just wigged me out. It was a very interesting way to show how a child would deal with such a terrible experience as she went through. But I'm telling you, it was STRANGE!

DRAMA – Cast Away, Godfather 1-2,

ACTION/ADVENTURE – Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Die Hard, Dark Knight, Last Boy Scout, LOTR

MILITARY – Saving Private Ryan, Full Metal Jacket, Band of Brothers

COMEDY – Dumb and Dumber, Blue Harvest (really funny), Airplane!, Spaceballs, Dodgeball, Wedding Crashers, Naked Gun 1 and 2, Friday

ROMANTIC – Hitch, The Breakup,

HORROR – Braindead (awesome f`n movie!), Night Dawn and Day of the Dead, The Reanimator, [Rec] (aka Quarantine.. see Rec instead..) , Halloween 1-3, Evil Dead Trilogy, The Shining

SCIENCE FICTION – Robocop, The Matrix, Empire Strikes Back,

THRILLER- Bourne series, 6th sense,


thats all off the top of my head

DRAMA – Rudy

ACTION/ADVENTURE – The Dark Knight

MILITARY – Red Dawn

COMEDY – The Naked Gun

ROMANTIC – Notting Hill

HORROR – Friday the 13th Part 3

SCIENCE FICTION – Empire Strikes Back

DRAMA – Vertigo

ACTION/ADVENTURE – The Dark Knight

MILITARY – The Great Escape

COMEDY – Shaun of the dead

ROMANTIC – Moulin Rouge (i know its a modern musical, but the bohemian storyof love shines through strongly)

HORROR – Hostel (scary...because you know it really happens)

SCIENCE FICTION – Forbidden Planet

edit - correcting a typo

[edit on 15-10-2008 by KristianTNA]

DRAMA – The Shawshank Redemption

ACTION/ADVENTURE – The Dark Knight

MILITARY – Full Metal Jacket

COMEDY – The Big Lebowski

ROMANTIC – The Apartment

HORROR – Halloween (the original)

SCIENCE FICTION - Terminator 2: Judgment Day

DRAMA – Forest Gump & Braveheart

ACTION/ADVENTURE – Bourne Series-The Patriot (Mel Gibson)

MILITARY – Band of Brothers

COMEDY – Dumb and Dumber

ROMANTIC – First Knight

HORROR – The Grudge

SCIENCE FICTION – Total Recall

DRAMA – The Third Man

ACTION/ADVENTURE – Terminator II

MILITARY – Battle of Midway

COMEDY – Up in Smoke

ROMANTIC – Nottinghill

HORROR – The Omega Man

SCIENCE FICTION – The Time Machine *60's original

DRAMA – The God Father

ACTION/ADVENTURE – Shooter

MILITARY – Saving Private Ryan

COMEDY – The Rundown

ROMANTIC – The Notebook

HORROR – Blair Witch Project

SCIENCE FICTION – Predator

And that's all I have to say about that!

DRAMA - New Jack City

ACTION/ADVENTURE – Lethal Weapon/The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

MILITARY – Heartbreak Ridge

COMEDY – Happy Gilmore

ROMANTIC – Pretty Woman

HORROR – A Nightmare On Elm Street

SCIENCE FICTION – Predator

"Willow." I can't wait for the sequel.

reply to post by Mockmasta

the only movie i need to see is
www.zeitgeistmovie.com

reply to post by Dave Rabbit


DRAMA - Pan's Labyrinth

ACTION\ADVENTURE - Lord of the Rings - (because of the books)

MILITARY - Red Dawn

COMEDY - Abbott and Costello Movies

ROMANTIC - My Sassy Girl (2001)

HORROR - Exorcist

SCIENCE FICTION - 5th Element



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reply to post by paperplanes


can't leave out the movie The Color Purple. I always get tears in my eyes when the sister returns at the end......
one of best movies ever - period.

reply to post by Dave Rabbit


Great Post. Although, it's incredibly hard to choose a "favorite" as there's a few from each genre, so I'm gonna throw out 2 from each genre with my "favorite" being listed first. Here goes:


DRAMA – A Clockwork Orange (or) The Godfather

ACTION/ADVENTURE – Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom (or) Braveheart

MILITARY – Full Metal Jacket (or) Jarhead

COMEDY – 40 Year Old Virgin (or) Super Troopers (or) Animal House

ROMANTIC – American Beauty (or) Forrest Gump

HORROR – The Exorcist (or) The Shining

SCIENCE FICTION – Close Encounters of the Third Kind (or) Star Wars


And there it was.


- Strype