Movies by Genre, Rough Draft
I came across a survey online of favorite movies by genre, so I thought I'd fill out my own. I can't really pick just one in some of the categories, though. And not all of my favorite movies are on the list because I don't normally sort by genre. And some of these categories seem flexible; for example, Fargo could easily go under "Dark Comedy" as well as "Crime." But here is a preliminary shot:
- Drama: Magnolia, American Beauty
- Romantic Comedy: Love Actually, L.A. Story
- Slapstick Comedy: The Man with Two Brains, The Naked Gun
- Dark Comedy: Heathers
- Sci-Fi: The Empire Strikes Back
- Thriller: The Silence of the Lambs
- Musical: Moulin Rouge
- Western: Unforgiven
- War: Saving Private Ryan
- Crime: Fargo, Pulp Fiction
- Horror: The Shining
- Action: The Rock, The Bourne Supremacy
- Fantasy: Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
- Animated: Shrek
I would love to see other people's lists, so feel free to comment profusely.
offered up to the world by CoachDub @ 10:39 AM
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Drama: Ratcatcher, Midnight Cowboy
Romantic Comedy: Annie Hall
Slapstick Comedy: My Man Godfrey
Dark Comedy: The Player
Sci-Fi: Metropolis
Thriller: The Vanishing
Musical: Dancer in the Dark, Cannibal! the Musical, Hedwig
Western: High Noon
War: Throne of Blood
Crime: Chinatown
Horror: Freaks, Rosemay's Baby
Animated: Southpark: Bigger Longer and Uncut
Documentary: Born into Brothels, My Flesh and Blood, Capturing the Friedmans
Foreign: The Seventh Seal
Based on a True Story: My Left Foot
i took out action and fantasy and replaced it with documen and foreign
oh yeah and i didn't go to that website it's just from my mind and brain and im sure i'll wanna change it in like, 2 minutes
Unforgiven is definately a very good example of the more modern western. Personally, I prefer some of Clint Eastwood's other works, though. My favorite would probably have to be Pale Rider, just because its sweet.
my fav western: blazzin saddles.
drama. the goonies
comedy. this is spinal tap
sci-fi. empire strikes back
thriller. memento
western. the good, the bad, and the ugly
war. saving private ryan
horror. evil dead trilogy
animated. princess mononoke, spirited away, porco rosso (actually pretty much all Miyazaki's movies)
doc. we're never going home
drama: lorenzo's oil
comedy: office space
dark comedy: shaun of the dead
sci Fi: Revenge of the Sith
thriller: 28 days Later
musical: Blues Brothers
western: Tombstone
horror: Rosemary's Baby, the Omen
action: Sin City, Kiss of the Dragon
fantasy: LOtR trilogy
animated: Akira
foriegn: Le Pacte des loups
war: Saving Private Ryan, Enemy at the Gates
crime: Snatch, Pulp Fiction, trainspotting
based on true: swing kids
romantic comedy: anything with hugh grant.. no wait, richard gere, no..... darn, i cant decide.... ok fine, french kiss... but dont tell anyone...
drama: adaptation, magnolia
romantic comedy: when harry met sally
slapstick comedy: big lebowski, waiting for guffman
dark comedy: fargo
musical: singin in the rain, west side story, hedwig, purple rain
western: that jesse james one where they go out shooting at the end, i'm unable to remember
sci-fi: all things star wars IV, V, VI
crime: pulp fiction, all things hitchcock
horror: the shining
i can't fulfill all the categories, and i'm okay with that.
i guess hitchcock could cover my Thriller category? and Horror?
He has a widespread umbrella.
These are all very fun lists, by the way.
Drama: Romeo+Juliet(Baz luhrmann one),
comedy: Office Space, South Park
dark comedy: Wonderboys, lord of war
sci Fi: Star trek II
thriller: memento,
musical: Singing in the Rain.
western: Tombstone or Wyatt Earp
horror: Ring
action: Resevoir Dogs,
fantasy: Two Towers
animated: Pocahontas
foriegn: Downfall
war:Lawrence of Arabia, Das Boot, CASABLANCA!!, Last of the Mohicans
crime: Layer cake, Pulp Fiction
based on true: KIDS
romantic comedy: Love Actually, Chasing Amy, Garden State, Shes the One,
Drama: Gladiator
Romantic Comedy: Breakfast Club
Slapstick Comedy: Dumb and Dumber
Dark Comedy: Sideways
Sci-Fi: Matrix
Thriller: Scream
Musical: Phantom of the Opera
Western: American Outlaws
War: Saving Private Ryan
Crime: Strange Brew
Horror: none
Action: Matrix Revolutions
Fantasy: Return of the King
Animated: Shreck
Drama:
Romantic Comedy: About a Boy
Slapstick Comedy: Holy Grail
Dark Comedy: Rushmore
Sci-Fi: Star Wars, Empire strike back
Thriller: Little Giants
Musical: Blues Brothers
Western: Pale Rider
War: We Were Soldiers
Crime: Pulp Fiction
Horror: they are all horrible.
Action: Brave Heart
Fantasy: LotR
Animated: Princess Mononoke
oooh i was going to throw rushmore into mine, but i thought of it too late. nice.
Drama: Fight Club, Million Dollar Baby
Comedy: Office Space, Naked Gun
Sci-Fi: ET, Clash of the Titans
Thriller: 28 Days Later, Silence of the Lambs
Musical: History of the World (just for the Inquistion Song)
War: Saving Private Ryan
Crime: Pulp Fiction
Horror: The Shining, The Exorcist
Action: Scarface
Fantasy: LOTR
Animated: Aladdin
foreign: that "i dare you to love me" or whatever that heartbreaking french movie was that kali told me about. it made me cry for about 2 hours straight. also goodbye lenin and lola rennt
Drama: Collateral, Million Dollar Baby
Romantic Comedy: Bewitched
Slapstick Comedy: Wedding Crashers, Spaceballs
Dark Comedy: Shawshank Redemption, Patton
Sci-Fi: The Empire Strikes Back, Independence Day
Thriller: The Langoliers
Musical: The Blues Brothers
Western: Maverick (yeah i know it's a fudge)
War: Saving Private Ryan
Crime: Pulp Fiction (doubles as favorite period)
Horror: The Birds (switchable with Silence probably)
Action: Gladiator
Fantasy: Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Animated: The Lion King
Shawshank is probably placed wrong, but I didn't want to overload drama. Also Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Pirates of the Carribean, and Braveheart should all be on there somewhere, I just again didn't want to make one category with 4+ entries.
Parker, I put Little Giants under the Thriller category. Don't feel too guilty.
wait, wait, wait.... since when is the breakfast club a romantic comedy?
Drama: The Shawshank Redemption,
Romantic Comedy: The Terminal (does that count???)
Slapstick Comedy: Dodgeball, anything done by Mel Brooks, especially Spaceballs and History of the World: Part I
Dark Comedy: Fargo
Sci-Fi: Gattica
Thriller: The Sixth Sense
Musical: The Phantom of the Opera
Western: The Quick and the Dead
War: The Patriot
Crime: Resevoir Dogs, The Godfather, Scarface
Horror: I tend to stay away from these. I did see saw II however, so there.
Action: The Punisher, Pulp Fiction
Fantasy: Lord of the Rings Series (duh)
Animated: The Jungle Book
Doc.: Supersize Me
I like that Tay managed to spell Shrek wrong. Hopefully, that won't be on any entrance exams.
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