[WARNING: This list contains language and images that may be offensive to some readers] This list will be especially useful for a date (not the first though – you shouldn’t go to the movies on your first date!) This is a list of movies that are aimed at the female market but still have elements of appeal for men. Next time you need to impress your girlfriend, pick one of these! Thanks to Catriona for the suggestion!
10. Deuce Bigalow Male Gigolo
Why will guys like it? The video clip above says so much more than I could!
Deuce Bigalow is a fish tank cleaner until he gets a temporary job watching over a gigolo’s house. But when Deuce accidentally wrecks the house, he is forced to compensate by becoming a gigolo himself! He takes on interesting clients (a tall Norwegian woman, a rotund eater in drag, a roommate who curses every five seconds, a nurse)…and together with a detective chasing Deuce down…
9. P.S. I Love You
Why will guys like it? Gerard Butler (of 300 fame) playing a goofball! While it is a romantic comedy, it avoids all the cliches and gives a fresh approach to the genre.
Holly Kennedy is beautiful, smart and married to the love of her life – a passionate, funny, and impetuous Irishman named Gerry. So when Gerry’s life is taken by an illness, it takes the life out of Holly. The only one who can help her is the person who is no longer there. Nobody knows Holly better than Gerry. So it’s a good thing he planned ahead. Before he died, Gerry wrote Holly a series of letters that will guide her, not only through her grief, but in rediscovering herself.
8. Lost in Translation
Why will guys like it? Guys will love this for one scene in particular (though the “lip my stockings scene” is also classic). The scene I am talking about involves a “titty” bar and brilliant music by Peaches.
Bob Harris is an American film actor, far past his prime. He visits Tokyo to appear in commercials, and he meets Charlotte, the young wife of a visiting photographer. Bored and weary, Bob and Charlotte make ideal if improbable traveling companions. Charlotte is looking for “her place in life,” and Bob is tolerating a mediocre stateside marriage. Both separately and together, they live the experience of the American in Tokyo.
7. Thelma and Louise
[WARNING: Spoilers in the video clip]
Why will guys like it? A 1966 Thunderbird convertible and sex scenes! Of course it also includes a car chase and a road trip which is always a plus.
Whilst on a short weekend getaway, Louise shoots a man who had tried to rape Thelma. Due to the incriminating circumstances, they make a run for it but are soon followed closely by the authorities including a local policeman who is sympathetic to their plight. The federal authorities, however, have less compassion and thus a cross country chase ensues for the two fugitives.
6. Desperately Seeking Susan
Why will guys like it? A young Madonna running around for the entire film in slutty clothes. Of course. It actually isn’t too bad a story either.
Bored Roberta spots a regular personal ad in the paper titled ‘Desperately Seeking Susan’. She heads off to New York, following one of the ads, and finds Susan. When Susan sells her jacket, Roberta – trying to emulate her mystery ad writer – buys the jacket and wears it. Little does she know someone is looking for the jacket – and its owner…
5. Charlie’s Angels
Why will guys like it? Easy: Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu. As simple as that!
Based on the popular 70′s TV show, three cute chicks work for the mysterious “Charlie”. They are the female ‘James Bonds” of our time. They get to blow stuff up, kick the crap out of people, and wear really tight clothing, all whilst trying to retrieve stolen software and balance in high heels.
4. Grease
Why will guys like it? The T Birds gang, machismo, and the cars!
When wholesome good girl Sandy and greaser renegade Danny fall in love over the summer, they never expect to see each other again. But when they both discover that they’re now attending the same high school, social differences challenge their romance.
3. Meet Joe Black
Why will guys like it? I have to be careful not to give too much away here, but it involves a rather brutal death scene early on in the film and great acting all round by Anthony Hopkins.
Bill Parrish, media tycoon, loving father and still a human being, is about to celebrate his 65th birthday. One morning, he is contacted by the Inevitable – by hallucination, as he thinks. Later, Death itself enters his home and his life, personified in a man’s body: Joe Black has arrived. His intention was to take Bill with him, but accidentally, Joe’s former host and Bill’s beautiful daughter Susan have already met.
2. True Romance
Why will guys like it? Isn’t it obvious? It was written by Quentin Tarantino. Need another reason? Here is the synopsis: “Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.”
This Quentin Tarantino scripted film uses the theme of ‘boy meets girl.’ Here, though, boy meets girl, boy kills girl’s pimp, couple takes pimp’s coke, and bad boys chase couple. And Elvis is their Guardian Angel….
1. Something About Mary
Why will guys like it? There are just so many scenes that will have a guy in stitches on the floor – this is a unique chick flick in that it somehow manages to be more of a guy movie than a chick movie! This totally deserves its place in position 1.
Ted and Mary were high school sweet hearts who hadn’t seen each other since their senior prom. Thirteen years later Ted hires Pat, a private eye, to find his long lost love. Pat finds Mary and himself becomes infatuated. Wackiness ensues.
Synopsis text courtesy of IMDB
True Romance…great movie but not a chick flick. RUSHMORE (another Bill Murray movie) might also be considered.
No First Knight, or Fools Rush In, or even Crocodile Dundee? C’mon, looks like the list needs some work here. Good effort, though.
I thought the first Terminator was kinda romantic for a sci fi film about a cyborg with a thick, inexplicable Austrian accent.
I’m not sure if someone has said this already, but most of these films aren’t really chick flicks. I don’t know how Deuce Bigalow Male Gigolo would even be considered a chick flick and True Romance is never been considered one at all.
What no 51st Dates? it stars Drew Barrymore nufsed!
i mean 50 first dates..
Great list,I definately agree with number 1.But I think “Keeping the faith” and “Knocked up” are missing.
“The Wedding Singer” should be on the list!
If possible, I’d make #1 and #3 swap places. Ben Stiller simply isn’t funny enough to be there.
How can the superbowl possibly be compared to the world cup? The world cup grips nations from all parts of the world for weeks every few years. The superbowl grips the US for a couple of weeks and small pockets of interest in other countries.
Learn the difference between ‘the USA’ and ‘the world’.
That aside I totally agree with number one, but have a soft spot for ‘ten things i hate about you’.
I never thought of Deuce Bigalow as a “Chick flick”-I know A LOT more guys that like this movie than girls. Surprised…
Knocked Up, Keeping the Faith, Wedding Singer, and other similar movies starring comedians, are all GUY films which some women might find enjoyable. A “chick flick”, though I hate the implication of this term, is a movie that appeals to women due to the romantic focus of its story. Usually the star of the movie is a woman. Notable “chick flicks”: The Notebook, How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days, The Wedding Planner.
funbutfunctional: It can be compared to the world cup in that they are both huge sporting events which determine the champion of a major sporting league. No one is saying that the superbowl is as big as the world cup, but Harsha is correct in saying that the hype here in the states is comparable to that which you would find in nations where the world cup is popular.
Meet Joe Black? are you kidding me!? i thought that that was the most boring movie with the lamest love scene and the most annoying, sappiest music… and i’m a chick! However, I whole-heartedly agree with True Romance as number two. not your typical chick flick, but pretty cool nonetheless. all the gruesome parts lend themselves to close contact with available brave, solicitous, muscular guy. and really, isn’t that the real definition of a chick flick?
I don’t really think Deuce Bigalow is considered as a chick flick. Good move making Something About Mary number one, though. And one of my guy friends admits to liking P.S. I Love You =]
Uh, the new site looks great. How come I can’t see about 2 inches of the left side of the screen. The whole page is shifted to the left. I’m using IE6. Please fix it.
Good list btw.
Now I shall attempt to click on the 1mm right edge of the Submit button that is visible!
Tomo: hi – this is a problem with the cache – hold shift and press F5 – that should fix it. Let me know.
I’m having the same problem, and pressing shift-F5 isn’t working for me…
Tomo: it may not be that actually – give me a sec while I try to fix it.
Sam:
Yeah I agree with you about Deuce Bigalow not being a chick flick…
Okay – it is fixed – I forgot to upload the modified IE style sheet
If the problem still seems to be happening now, try shift-f5 (or maybe control f5)
I gotta hurry. Gonna be late for work. I have seen most of these movies and own some.
Lost in Translation is a beautiful piece of work. It was written and directed by a woman. True Romance is great. I don’t think Deuce Bigelow is a chick flick. I thought that Something About Mary had some pretty funny things in it but was generally too stupid over all.
The only criteria I have for a chick flick is that they hafta make you cry/go misty or do the sweet tender thing once or twice through the film. More than that, I give it a pass. I want pathos and tragedy, I will read the newspaper…so my top 10 chick flicks for guys in no particular order
Whats Eating Gilbert Grape?; Huge mom, troubled kid, funny/sad
Pulp Fiction; Can’t tell me the Bruce Willis love scenes weren’t sweet and romantic. plus wanton violence, Yeah! (I thought the Uma/Travolta dance scene pretty *****ified too)
Blade Runner; The whole film is dark and *****y, and young Harrison Ford. mmmmmmmm
Lord of the Rings; Aragorn and Arwen, classic love tale. Sam to Frodo – the best kind of love
Mask; One of the few tear-jerkers I would recommend; the story centers around a teenager and bikers. And Sam Elliott is uber-*****y.
Terminator; I agree wholeheartedly with whomever mentioned this one earlier (I can’t find it now, I looked 2X). The whole John Connor romance thing…..awwwwwww
Reservoir Dogs; This one only makes the list because I don’t know any woman that doesn’t bury her face in her mans chest during the horrible torture scene….(hint to guys; don’t let go, we need reassurance after that)
Armageddon; C’mon it got Bruce Willis and Steve Buscemi. As if it could be bad. And who doesn’t cry when Bruce saves the day?
Cold heartless bastards – thats who.
The Wedding Singer/50 1st Dates; Sappy romantic crap that I could tolerate. Sweet, Funny, non-threatening. Saved by pretty close to slap-stick humour.
I’ve run out of time, so one of the other ladies that visits this site will have to finish it for me. I’ve noted that many of the women here are as weird-ass as myself….
Good list. I’ve always liked watching chick flicks.
Gilbert Grape! Good call. Also Benny and June.
And Gilbert Grape had Johnny Depp as the ever so caring older brother to Leonardo’s brilliant performance of an autistic child.
can it (there’s something about mary) truly be a chick flick with jokes about balls? (and i don’t mean sports equipment) from my experience, through my wife, balls are hardly ever funny. she just doesn’t get jackass type humor, which i would assume most of the fairer ***** would agree.
i tried to get her to watch “the waiting”, about the waiters who play the ‘look at my balls’ game. wow, it got chilly in my house that night.
Ummm…..I don’t know about this one. A couple of these arn’t even chick flicks. How about REAL chicks that guys can enjoy? For instance, you forgot:
1. What Women Want, with Mel Gibson
and
2. As Good As It Gets, with Jack Nicholson
Both ACTUAL chick flicks, both ACTUALLY entertaining to men as well.
DiscHuker: Waiting is hilarious!! I love the guys who get high in the back with the whipped cream containers… it brought back my childhood.
Thelma and Louise is a great movie for everyone! Except kids.
REAL chicks = REAL chick flicks
lol, my bad
Here I go showing my age again with some of these movies.
Maybe I’m showing too much of my feminine side as well but what the heck when you get my age you don’t really care.
It Happened One Night (Also mentioned in the Road Trip category)
The Goodbye Girl
An Officer and a Gentleman
Somewhere in Time (Total Chick Flick but sorry I loved it)
When Harry Met Sally
Ghost
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Moonstruck
Nine to Five
I agree with Sun. Deuce Bigalow seems more like a guy movie to me
The one film I always defend as as much a film for guys as girls is “Beautiful Girls.” At heart, it’s a movie about guys, and the various emotional pedestals on which we place women (often to the detriment of the sanity of both!) I don’t know one guy who can’t relate to the guys in this film rating women 1-10 on face, body, personality…
Votes for Beautiful Girls, The Sweetest Thing, 10 Things I Hate About You, and Ghost. I know lots of guys who like these movies. Deuce Bigalow, no way! True Romance, not a chick flick. Grease and Thelma and Louise definitely earned their spots here.
I hate Cecelia Aherne and her *****ty *****ty crappy crap crap “books”.
There’s Something About Mary is one of the great films of the nineties.
jayfray: who made this list? perhaps we should ask the author why they thought deuce bigalow and true romance were chick flicks.
Forgot about Beautiful Girls this morning. Also should of had A Life Less Ordinary, with Ewan McGregor and Cameron Diaz.
DiscHuker; why do you think I made my list the way I did. If it’s got deuce bigalow on the list, all of mine are contenders….
(and I truly dislike romantic crap, I cry way too easy and make a spectacle of myself, like The Lion King….)
DiscHuker; why do you think I made my list the way I did. If it’s got deuce bigalow on the list, all of mine are contenders….
(and I truly dislike romantic crap, I cry way too easy and make a spectacle of myself, like The Lion King….)
Blogball; I didn’t mind Ghost or Moonstruck,,good picks!, but you like When Harry met Sally?
Haha I love Deuce Bigalo and There’s something about Mary.Great List!
Slickwilly; I am more real woman than you could ever handle! lol
I just don’t like mush. I do mush, I don’t wanna watch it.
mom424: no offense meant, i just mean that it seems most people do not understand those two picks. what is your reasoning for including what a majority, seemingly, don’t agree even fit the category?
I was being mostly flip, but not more so than some of them on the list. Most chick flicks really don’t appeal to me most of the chicks I know…more aptly date flicks…gotta remember I’m old
i thought the title mentioned something about chick flicks. my wife would not see any of these.
lets try:
Coyote Ugly (eye-candy for me, sappy romance for her)
Thomas Crown Affair (great cat-and-mouse romance, with nudity!)
American President (hilarious)
I have to agree with “Something about mary”.
copperdragon: “American President” is good as well.
You forgot about “A Life Less Ordinary” but “Something about mary” as the #1
MEAN GIRLS!MEAN GIRLS!MEAN GIRLS!
@rearden:
Well, sorry to break the trend, but The Woman I Love is a big fan of “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days”, so I watched it with her last year. It was probably one of the five worst movies I’ve ever seen. What was supposed to be humor seemed to me to be perverse, creepy manipulation (by/of the characters, not the audience). It really gave me the willies. It’s right up there with “Vampire’s Kiss” (Nicolas Cage) and “What About Bob?” (Bill Murray) in my book.
Definitely Mean Girls and the Princess Bride.
I highly suggest The Baxter, it’s a rom-com made by Michael Showalter, of Stella/ The State fame. Not only is it wicked cute, but it’s got bits of that type of humor mixed in, so it is good for people like me who like obscure funny. Plus you can test your dates indy cred at the same time.
I got in on this topic a wee bit late, so no one will see this, but if you do… The Baxter.
Mom424: I don’t know. I have big arms. If I can’t touch my fingers together behind a woman’s back, she MIGHT be too much woman for me. Then again, I wouldn’t know if you fall under this criteria. You might be too much woman for me. You might not be enough. Who’s to say?
I would hardly consider What Women Want mush. The main character is a self-centered, arrogant, cheuvanist pig. You know, someone a guy like myself can really identify with…just kidding. As Good As It Gets is one of my fav. movies in general. The performances of Nicholson, Hunt, and Kinear are first rate, as is Cuba, in the small role he is in. Yeah, yeah, it might get a little mushy towards the end, but thats what makes it a chick flick.
Yondofan12 beat me to the punch but yeah mean girls is awesome probably lohan’s best movie.
I agree that these should be on the list:
Princess Bride
Stardust
Amelie (fantastic)
Phenomenon (my favorite romance of all time)
Just Visiting
A Life Less Ordinary
My Life
50 First Dates
Tortilla Soup
As good as it gets
what women want
Officer and a gentleman
And these should not:
Deuce Bigalow
Grease (all musicals should be banned
Guy films for girls?
Knocked up
Wedding singer
Something about mary
Others – not sure about
Love Actually
Spanglish
Cube is the ultimate movie for trying to get laid!
Did I read the title of this list right? Are you sure this isn’t the “chick flick” list? “Thelma and Louise?”….”Desperately Seeking Susan?” With some of these, I don’t even know where to start. Here’s my list
10 “Super Troopers”
9 “Rocky”
8 “Glory”
7 “A Man For All Seasons” (’66 version only)
6 “Rudy”
5 “The Forty Year Old Virgin”
4 “Twelve Angry Men” (’57 or ’97 version)
3 “Remember the Titans”
2 “The Greatest Game Ever Played”
1 “Raiders of the Lost Ark”
Forget (or delete) my last post. I DID misread the title. “Chick Flicks for Guys.”…I KNEW there was a reason why they were so awful. Forgive me.
A League of Their Own
I’m a little surprised that you didn’t find a space on the list for “10 Things I Hate About You” (I dig modernized Shakespeare, and the female lead – whose name escapes me at the moment – is very talented and cute), or “50 First Dates”. I quite liked those….