Best movies of their genre

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JTM
Sci-fi Action: Terminator 2

Sports Drama: Rocky

Horror: Halloween

Odd Couple: Midnight run

Epic Romance: Titanic

Comedy: Airplane

Police Detective: Seven

Western: Unforgiven

Musical Fantasy: The Wizard of Oz

Comic-book Superhero: Superman II

Rapscallion
Sci-fi: Star Wars
Pure Action: Die Hard
Action/comedy: Pirates of the Caribbean
Action/Adventure: The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring
War: Saving Private Ryan
Romance: Roman Holiday
Romantic Comedy: Garden State
Sports Drama: Million Dollar Baby
Sports Comedy: Happy Gilmore
Crime: Road to Perdition
Comedy: The Big Lebowski
Thriller: The Fugitive
Western: The Big Country
Fantasy: The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring
Mystery: Momento
Horror: Psycho
Comic Book: Spider-man
Musical: Amadeus
Documentary: Mowling for Columbine
Animated: Princess Mononoke
Family: Babe
Drama: Schindler's List

Sir Whirlysplat
Sci-fi: Bladerunner
Pure Action: Predator
Action/comedy: 48 hours
Action/Adventure: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
War: Saving Private Ryan
Romance: The Paper Chase
Romantic Comedy: Groundhog day
Sports Drama: Rocky
Sports Comedy: Dodgeball/ Gregorys Girl
Crime: Usual Suspects
Comedy: European Vacation
Thriller: The 39 Steps
Western: The Magnificent 7
Fantasy: Conan the Barbarian
Mystery: The Rear Window
Animated: Akira
Family: Watership Down
Drama: The Shawshank Redemption
Horror: The Omen
Horror/Sci Fi: Scanners
Horror/ Thriller Jaws

Most underated film - The Original Rollerball

SnakeEyes
Sci-fi: Gonna have to go with the original Star Wars trilogy.
Pure Action: Commando!
Action/comedy: Bad Boys 2
Action/Adventure: The Mummy
War: Braveheart
Romance: Garden State
Romantic Comedy: Love Actually
Sports Drama: Cinderella Man
Sports Comedy: The Longest Yard
Crime: Road to Perdition
Comedy: Anchorman
Thriller: Collateral
Western: Tombstone
Fantasy: The Lord of the Rings trilogy
Mystery: I can't really think of any "mystery" movies that I like
Horror: Dawn of the Dead
Comic Book: Batman Begins and Spider-Man
Musical: West Side Story
Documentary: Supersize Me and March of the Penguins
Animated: definitely gonna have to say The Iron Giant
Family: Elf
Drama: Life As A House

Mando
If I got into some more deeper thinking I would have better answers than these.


Sci-fi: Bladerunner or Star Wars-ESB
Action: Equilibrium or T2
Action/Adventure: Indiana Jones
War: Braveheart
Romance: King Kong
Romantic Comedy: Groundhog day
Sports Drama: Raging Bull
Crime: Reservoir Dogs
Comedy: Loaded Weapon 1 or Saving Silverman
Thriller: Fargo
Western: The outlaw Josie wayles or The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
Fantasy: LOTR : Return of the King Uncut
Mystery: Se7en
Animated: Family Guy the movie
Family: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Drama: The Shawshank Redemption
Horror: The Shining
Horror/Sci Fi: Aliens
Comic Book super hero: Batman Begins

Inspectah Deck
Sci-fi: Star Wars ROTS
Action: Scarface
War: Full Metal Jacket
Romance: Casablanca
Romantic Comedy: The Fockers
Sports Drama: Coach Carter
Crime: Goodfellas or Carlito's Way
Comedy: Don't Be A Menace To South Central While Drinking
Western: Public Enemy No. 1
Fantasy: Lord Of The Rings
Animated: Finding Nemo
Family: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Drama: Fight Club
Horror: Halloween 5
Horror/Sci Fi: Alien Ressurection
Comic Book super hero: Spider-man 2

exanda kane
Sci-fi: Star Wars-ESB
Action: Sin City? Well, kinda works as an action movie.
Action/Adventure: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
Romantic Comedy: Four Weddings *looks embarassed*
Sports Drama: Raging Bull
Crime: Godfather, Scarface, Goodfellas...its a hard choice.
Comedy: Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
Thriller: Along Came A Spider.
Western: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly.
Fantasy: Lord Of the Rings: Fellowship uncut.
Mystery: Memento
Animated: Akira
Family: The Great Escape
Horror: The Wicker Man
Comic Book Movie Adaptation: Batman Begins
Crime/Comdey: Pulp Fiction

Sir Whirlysplat
Originally posted by Sir Whirlysplat
Sci-fi: Bladerunner
Pure Action: Predator
Action/comedy: 48 hours
Action/Adventure: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
War: Saving Private Ryan
Romance: The Paper Chase
Romantic Comedy: Groundhog day
Sports Drama: Rocky
Sports Comedy: Dodgeball/ Gregorys Girl
Crime: Usual Suspects
Comedy: European Vacation
Thriller: The 39 Steps
Western: The Magnificent 7
Fantasy: Conan the Barbarian
Mystery: The Rear Window
Animated: Akira
Family: Watership Down
Drama: The Shawshank Redemption
Horror: The Omen
Horror/Sci Fi: Scanners
Horror/ Thriller Jaws

Most underated film - The Original Rollerball


comic book Superman 2 (camp but cool) "kneel before Zod"

Doctor Lecter
Sci-fi: The Star Wars Saga

Action: The Bond Movies

Sports: Rocky

Drama: The Godfather

Horror: Psycho (1960)

Odd Couple: Lethal Weapon

Romance: Blast from the Past

Comedy: Planes, Trains, & Automobiles

Police Detective: The Silence of the Lambs

Western: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly

Musical: The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Comic-book Superhero: Superman

Fantasy: The Lord of the Rings trilogy

Holiday movie: Christmas Vacation

Time travel movie: The Back to the Future trilogy

Eis
Sci-fi: Donnie Darko
Pure Action: Sin City
Action/comedy: The Rundown
Action/Adventure: Indiana Jones and the Lost Arc
War: Platoon
Romance: Diarios de Motocicleta
Sports Drama: Cinderella Man
Crime: Cidade de Deus
Comedy: Almost Famou
Thriller: Secuestro Express
Horror: Amityville Horror, it's good!!
Comic Book: Batman Begins
Musical: Sound of the Music
Animated: Ghost in the Shell
Drama: Amelie, Almost Famous

Solo
Sci-fi: Donnie Darko
Action: Sin City
Action/Adventure: Kill Bill Vol. 1
War: The thin Red Line (1998)
Romance: Casablanca
Romantic Comedy: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Sports Drama: Remember the Titans
Crime: City of God
Comedy: Dazed and Confused
Thriller: Se7en
Western: Dead Man
Fantasy: Eraserhead
Mystery: Blue Velvet
Animated: South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut
Family: The Muppets Take Manhatten
Drama: Pulp Fiction
Horror: Dawn of the Dead (1977)
Horror/Sci-Fi: Naked Lunch
Comic Book Super Hero: Batman Begins

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