What’s Your TOP Movie In Each Genre?

Originally posted by Demandred
ROMANTIC –

I just wanted to say that made me laugh pretty hard!

DRAMA: The Shawshank Redemption, GodFather, The Bucket List, Hero (2002)

ACTION/ADVENTURE: The Dark Knight, V For Vendetta, 300, The Boondock Saints, LOTR

COMEDY: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, O Brother Where Art Thou, Life of Brian, I Love You To Death

ROMANCE: Lost in Translation, The Notebook, House of Flying Daggers

SCIENCE FICTION: Matrix, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Scanner Darkly, 12 Monkeys


So yeah, that's my list after trying to keep it short... I'm sorry.

reply to post by Dave Rabbit



DRAMA - Into The Wild

ACTION/ADVENTURE - The Matrix

MILITARY - Apocalypse Now

COMEDY - The Big Lebowski

ROMANTIC - Lost in Translation

HORROR - The Shining

SCI-FI - Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back

DRAMA – Network

ACTION/ADVENTURE – Memento, Blues Brothers, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

MILITARY – Forrest Gump

COMEDY – O Brother Where Art Thou?

ROMANTIC – The Graduate

SUSPENSE – Brick

SCIENCE FICTION – Star Wars

DRAMA – The English Patient

ACTION/ADVENTURE – Face/Off

MILITARY – probably Full Metal Jacket

COMEDY – Dumb And Dumber

ROMANTIC – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (harrowing, because it mirrors my life experiences, not the mind-tampering mind you!)

HORROR – Countess Dracula

SCIENCE FICTION – The Fifth Element

hey my first post well I Just got a job at a movie store so I guess here I go

DRAMA – The Fountain

ACTION/ADVENTURE – Fight club

MILITARY – Jar head

COMEDY – Dr Strangelove

ROMANTIC – Eternal Sunshine of a spotless mind

HORROR – Evil dead 2

SCIENCE FICTION – Blade runner

Kid/family - Hook

independent - Mischief Series

Strait to dvd - Outpost

Low Budget - Jack Brooks Monster Slayer

Classic- One flew over the cocos nest

western -High noon

Anime - Paprika

Animated - Aladdin

Movie based off Video game -Silent Hill

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DRAMA – Taxi Driver

ACTION/ADVENTURE – Once Upon a Time in the West

MILITARY – A Bridge Too Far

COMEDY – Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

ROMANTIC – The Graduate

HORROR – Nosferatu (1922)

SCIENCE FICTION: They Live

Special selection: Shichinin no samurai, The Godfather, No Country for Old Men, Pulp Fiction, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, A Clockwork Orange, Raging Bull, Reservoir Dogs, Trainspotting, The Big Lebowski, Bronenosets Potyomkin, Akira ...

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DRAMA – Godfather Movies

Action – 300

Military – Uncommon Valor

Comedy – Fish Called Wanda - hand in hand tie with - Pirates of the Caribbean

Romantic – Revenge (Ok, lots of drama and action, but still, quite a love story)...

Horror– Creature From the Black Lagoon (the BEST) ok, so a tie with Candyman (Eeek!)

Science Fiction – The Fifth Element

Animated - Monster Co.

Western - The Cowboys

Musical - Paint Your Wagon

Family - Hook

Mystery - Usual Suspect (For me it was a mystery )

Crime - Se7en (What’s in da box!)

War - Braveheart


Time to go hit Subway and Blockbuster...

Oh wait, I dont' have Subway and Blockbuster...


...taps...

Drama: The Lion King, Crash, Squid and the Whale

Action: Kill Bill I, Ong Bak, Iron Man, Dark Knight, V for Vendetta

Comedy: Quest for Holy Grail

Military: 300, Saving Private Ryan

Romantic: The Lion King

Sci-Fi: Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, 2001 Space Odessey

Horror: House on Haunted Hill (Vincent Price Original) The Orphanage

DRAMA – The Shawshank Redemption

ACTION/ADVENTURE – Raiders Of The Lost Ark

MILITARY – Full Metal Jacket

COMEDY – Trading Places / This Is Spinal Tap

ROMANTIC – As Good As It Gets

HORROR – The Shining / Videodrome

SCIENCE FICTION – Aliens

I really struggled with the ROMANTIC category...

[edit on 15/10/08 by thebox]

DRAMA – 'Trainspotting'

ACTION/ADVENTURE – 'Indiana Jones / Raiders of the Lost Ark'

MILITARY – 'Full Metal Jacket'

COMEDY – 'Braindead'

ROMANTIC – 'James Bond / Live and let die'

HORROR – 'Halloween I'

SCIENCE FICTION – 'Aliens'

And in the categorie 'ANIMATION' – 'The Incredibles'...

DRAMA – As it is in heaven

ACTION/ADVENTURE – The Dark Knight

MILITARY – Downfall

COMEDY – Anchorman

ROMANTIC – The Secretary

HORROR – American Psycho

SCIENCE FICTION – Matrix (first movie only).

DRAMA – Schindler's List

ACTION/ADVENTURE – The Matrix I

MILITARY – Saving Private Ryan

COMEDY – The Water Boy

ROMANTIC – Wall-E

HORROR – The Night Flyer

SCIENCE FICTION – Cloverfied ( one of the most innovative movies I've seen so far! )

reply to post by Dave Rabbit


Here you go. Just understand that this is my best list today. Yesterday it was different, and tomorrow's will be different. Today's list reflects my mood at the moment. If I had filled this out at noon today it would be different. Anway:

Drama: Do the Right Thing

Action/Adventure: Heat

Military: Platoon

Comedy: Manhattan

Romantic: Before Sunrise

Horror: Alien

Science Fiction: Blade Runner

I LOVE WATCHING MOVIES, AND IT WOULD BE UNFAIR TO PICK ONLY ONE MOVIE IN EACH CAT'. I HOPE YOU DONT MIND IF I PUT 3 IN EACH CAT'.EVEN THEN I WOULD BE EXCLUDING SOME PERSONAL CLASSICS!

DRAMA.... ROCKY 1 , BLOOD DIAMOND , PULP FICTION

ACTION/ADVENTURE.... PERFECT STORM , INDIANNA JONES-RAIDERS OF LOST ARK , BRAVEHEART

MILITARY...... SAVING PRIVATE RYAN , SCHINDLERS LIST , EMPIRE OF THE SUN

COMEDY..... KNOCKED UP , GROUNDHOG DAY , SOMETHING ABOUT MARY

ROMANTIC.... JERRY MCGUIRE , GHOST , JERSEY GIRL

HORRER..... EVENT HORIZON , THE GRUDGE 1 , THE THING

SCIENCE FICTION..... MATRIX TRILOGY , CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND , STAR WARS( IV,V,VI)

GAMER TAG, SUPERXNOVA

great!thats for me I love watching movies

drama beyond borders
action star wars(all) V for vendetta
military schindler s list
comedy johnny English
romantic the lovely titanic
horror the exorcist stigma
sci fi (my favourites I have a lot)matrix blade runner 12 monkeys the 5th element
can I add one???
animated Monster INC finding nemo WallE

I have to split Action/Adventure.

Action: Heat

Adventure: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

There's just no way I can leave Sergio Leone's classic off the list!

DRAMA The Godfather

MUSICAL Grease

COMEDY Goldmember

MILITARY Red Badge of Courage

WESTERN Shane

HORROR John Carpenter"s "The Thing"

SCI-FI Forbidden Planet

FILM NOIR Things to do in Denver when you're Dead

ACTION/ADVENTURE – The Dark Knight

FANTASY – King Arthur (2004 Clive Owen version)

MILITARY – Saving Private Ryan

COMEDY – Jason X (it is actually hilarious, especially the sleeping bag scene)

HORROR – The Ring

SCIENCE FICTION – Independence Day

DRAMA – Inherit the Wind; One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

ACTION/ADVENTURE – Quest for Fire

MILITARY – The Alamo (new); The Last Castle

COMEDY – Pass the Ammo; Undercover Blues

ROMANTIC – I.Q.

HORROR – The Shining

SCIENCE FICTION – Rollerball (original version)



[edit on 15-10-2008 by argentus]