Top 10 Chick Flicks That Men Secretly Love
Those of us endowed with penises and oriented somewhere in the heterosexual spectrum are a proud and noble lot. We’re also surprisingly easy to please. Just give us a six pack, a Victoria Secret catalogue and reruns of The Dukes of Hazard and we’re as happy as pigs in shit (which incidentally, is what most straight men resemble without contact with the fairer sex). And while we men may bemoan the day when we’re forced to take our significant others to see horrible “chick flicks” such as the recently released He’s Just Not That Into You, the truth is we might actually be lying. Because here’s our darkest secret, ladies: deep down inside each and everyone us is a frightened little boy just waiting to break loose and blubber like an overly hormonal school girl. What I’m about to tell you could get me kicked out of manhood and forced to turn over my badge and testicles, but here are just a few movies that we men pretend to hate but secretly love with every fibre of our manly testosterone-driven beings…
THE TOP 10 CHICK FLICKS THAT MEN SECRETLY LOVE
10. Titanic (1997)
Sure, most guys will tell you that the only people who enjoy Titanic are menopausal house wives, Celine Dion fans and the mentally ill. The truth however, is that even the most red-blooded NASCAR-loving beer-guzzling alpha male secretly loves this movie. On the surface, we might claim it’s because the movie is directed by action-guru James Cameron, has a giant friggin’ boat being ripped in half AND features Kate Winslet’s face-melting rack (and mind you, this was before KW became contractually obligated to show her tits in every movie she appears in). The fact of the matter however, is that we REALLY love Titanic because it just happens to have one of the greatest onscreen romances of all time. Yes ladies, there are only two sure fire ways to make a man weep: kick him in the junk or make him watch the last ten minutes of Titanic.
9. Ghost (1990)
Before Demi Moore started dating that ass clown Ashton Kutcher, she cemented her place as a Hollywood hottie by starring in Ghost; a film which incidentally also appeals to 99% of the Earth’s male population. Of course, we men will claim we’ve watched it twenty-seven times because of the awesome supernatural elements (including crazy black demon things that steal people’s souls!) and the chance to watch a young Demi Moore in ass-hugging 80s tights. The truth however, is that we really love this movie because it’s just so goddamn romantic. It also explains why far too many of us become seriously aroused whenever someone mentions pottery wheels and “Unchained Melody†in the same sentence.
8. Mean Girls (2004)
On the surface Mean Girls looks like a double-threat to most self-respecting men. Not only is it a chick flick, but it’s a chick flick created for the teeny bopper set and featuring Hollywood train wreck, Lindsay Lohan! Yet, scratch below the surface and you find a film that is so well-written, charming and endlessly funny it could make even UFC champion Chuck Liddell suddenly interested in high school gossip, cheerleading and avocado facial scrubs (which is pretty damn Fetch when you think about it). The film also happens to have been written by none other than film geek poster girl Tina Fey, arguably the hottest she-nerd of all time, and remains a classic chick flick that likely appeals to those of us of both the Venusian and Martian persuasions. Best of all, in addition to being a smart, funny and realistic look at the lives of high school teens, the film features a cast of hot and occasionally scantily clad young teenaged girls. Go Fire Crotch go!
7. While You Were Sleeping (1995)
Like watching episodes of the “Golden Girls” and secretly knowing the lyrics to every Spice Girls song ever recorded, While You Were Sleeping is a guilty pleasure for a lot of men. It’s one of those movies that seems almost preternaturally stupid, yet if you were to take a poll, dollars to donuts at least half the male population of North America has seen this movie at some point – and enjoyed it. The truth of the matter is men secretly love this movie because it’s funny, smart and actually surprisingly well-written. It’s also enjoyable because it features the prototypical, handsome and successful douchebag getting run over by a train and tossed into a coma so his older (and far more relatable) brother can mack the shit out of his girl. After all who doesn’t want to watch Bill Pullman one-up that giant eyebrowed freak Peter Gallagher and nail a still smoking hot post-Speed Sandra Bullock?
6. When Harry Met Sally (1989)
Sure, most men will rank watching a Meg Ryan movie somewhere between getting their head lodged up an elephant’s ass and watching surgical room footage from Dick Cheney’s last colonoscopy. Yet When Harry Met Sally is undoubtedly one of the most engaging and entertaining chick flicks out there, even if — like Ryan herself — it is starting to show its age. Men however, secretly love the flick for the simple reason that it features a bullshit-free discussion of sex, love and relationships from both sides of the great genitalia divide. It also asks the question many of us have had at one time or another: can two people get their fuck on and still be friends? Directed by legendary meathead Rob Reiner, with a screenplay from chickliterati Nora Ephron, When Harry Met Sally is one of those rare chick flicks that some men might even publically admit to enjoying. But more importantly, it introduced men everywhere to spotting the now all too familiar signs of women faking the Big O.
5. My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
Yes, the title alone sounds like the bastard love child of Father of the Bride and Mamma Mia!, yet despite its blatant chick flick overtones, My Big Fat Greek Wedding is just funny, smart and quirky enough to be secretly entertaining to a lot of men. Sure, there’s the occasional bout of sappy dialogue and Nia Vardalos is the kind of actress who only appears sexy after you’ve had three of four shots of ouzo, but the film is entertaining none the less. In fact, My Big Fat Greek Wedding should really be required viewing for any man who has ever had to deal with psychotic in-laws or had a sudden craving for chicken souvlaki. Opa!
4. Moulin Rouge! (2001)
For a lot of men, musicals are the entertainment equivalent of giving your brain a barium enema. The dancing, the singing, the sheer pageantry of it all; before seeing a musical you might as well check your balls in along with your coat. Yet every so often there comes a musical that is not only tolerable to men, but even entertaining. Enter Moulin Rouge!, Baz Luhrmann’s hyper-stylized musical film that blends elaborate sets, a killer soundtrack and even a charming (if not somewhat formulaic) love story. Sure Nicole Kidman spends most of the film looking like a cross between an anaemic vampire and one of those Japanese sex dolls, but you can’t deny there’s a palpable chemistry between her and a young Obi-Wan Kenobi. In fact, the film is essentially The Pussy Cat Dolls on acid, maintaining the same level of fishnet stocking sluttiness without the shitty music.
3. Pretty Woman (1990)
When it comes to chick flicks, Julia Roberts is practically the living embodiment of terrible estrogen-filled rom-coms. From Steel Magnolias and Nottinghill to Runaway Bride, her body of work is enjoyed almost exclusively by either women or frustrated chronic masturbators. Yet there is one film in the pantheon of Roberts’ mediocre repertoire which all men secretly love: Pretty Woman. The film remains surprisingly interesting to men due simply to its unique subject matter and despite its overused chick flick tropes. Watching Pretty Woman is also essentially an exercise in denial for both sexes: women are willing to look passed the fact that Richard Gere is really a perv trolling for cheap ‘tang, while men secretly deny loving the movie because it taps into our Grand Theft Auto-style fantasies about banging hookers guilt-free. One interesting side note is that Pretty Woman was originally written by J.F. Lawton as a dark drama about prostitution on the streets of Los Angeles, but once Disney snagged the rights, Roberts and Gere were cast and it mutated into a lovable romantic comedy. Further proof that the only thing that sucks dick more than an L.A. hooker is Hollywood itself.
2. Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)
Starring the perpetually squinty-eyed Renée Zellweger as a lovable British frump (who is almost sexy despite herself), Bridget Jones’s Diary is one of those films that seems as though it would have every red-blooded heterosexual man running for the hills. Yet once again, it’s one of those rare chick flicks that men secretly love, probably because it features a woman who seems almost attainable and is cursed with the same healthy neurosis and realistic body image of your average woman (rather than the bulimically attractive Hollywood starlets found in most chick flicks). In this sense the movie makes men feel slightly better about the fact that we aren’t all out there fucking Scarlett Johansson and for that matter are probably lucky to be fucking anyone! It also helps that the film has some sharp dialogue, fine performances and is genuinely funny. Beyond all that though, Bridget Jones’s Diary is also an interesting exercise in how men and woman perceive the female form: women feel vindicated seeing a somewhat realistic heroine on screen, while most men will concede that in fact, Renée Zellweger is far more ass-tappable during her slightly “chunkier†Bridget Jones phase.
1. Love Actually (2003)
Okay, so the title alone probably makes most men afraid they’ll walk away from the film with hot flashes and a subscription to “O Magazine”, yet Love Actually is actually a smart, funny and insightful movie. Men secretly love this movie because its multiple stories have elements that almost every one of us can relate to (whether it’s being cheated on, falling for an unobtainable hottie or simply trying to get laid). The movie is also brilliantly written, hilarious and has some great performances, all of which makes it one of the most enjoyable chick flicks men will ever be subjected to. Sure, Love Actually also gives women a completely unrealistic notion of love which no man can ever hope to achieve, but fuck a duck if isn’t the kind of romantic bullshit that even we men can appreciate.
Adam Volk is a freelance journalist, film geek and wannabe screenwriter who actually likes watching the occasional chick flick. He can be reached at: adamjvolk@rogers.com.
Comments (139)
Is “Mean Girls” really considered a chick flick? I feel like it counts itself out because in the end the movie is about the relationships between the girls in the story and not the inevitable romantic involvement between the male and female leads (like in all the other films listed above).
Posted by Liz on February 6th, 2009I agree with some of these. I ‘ve seen them all except Greek Wedding. I can’t get on board with Moulin Rouge, Bridget Jones’ Diary, and Pretty Woman. My favorite film which I think is in this category is “About a Boy” which is based on a Nick Hornby novel. It’s probably thought of as a chick flick because it has Hugh Grant in it and is a romantic dramedy, but the top 2 main characters are males. I’ve always thought of it as one of the top films of 2002.
Posted by Mason on February 6th, 2009It’s a good list but what happens when the girl doesn’t like these? The only one on the list I’d consider re-watching would be “Mean Girls” and “Moulin Rouge!” You’d have to kill me before watching any of the others again. Still, a good list.
Hubby actually enjoys “10 Things I hate About You” (another one of these teen flicks that’s better than one would expect) and “Wimbledon”.
Posted by Marina on February 6th, 2009I don’t want to seem too contentious (or defensive), but none of these would make my own list. Granted, I haven’t seen half of your selections. Mean Girls would come closest, but I felt it really fizzled out in the last third.
I wonder if I could even rack up ten. Most of the titles I could think of, like Bring It On, would probably not be considered ‘chick flicks’ anyway. I seem to have a slippery grasp on the concept.
Posted by Steven on February 6th, 2009LOVE ACTUALLY IS THE WORST MOVIE EVER. It’s a manipulative hack job, and there’s nothing insightful or remotely real about it.
Posted by Bill on February 6th, 2009Ugh. Mean Girls. The movie I’ve never heard a guy hate on. What is up with that? I don’t see the endearing qualities…
But, When Harry Met Sally? Way to lump it into the “chick flick” category. If anything, I would say it’s a romantic comedy that men can enjoy, but I would hardly call it a full out “chick flick”.
Posted by Falsk on February 6th, 2009I actually do like all of these movies. I’ve still yet to see Mean Girls, but everyone says it’s great.
Love Actually is one of my new favorite Christmas movies to watch each year.
Posted by Andrew James on February 6th, 2009Gah! Why won’t this comment show up? I’ve typed it twice already…
I’d like to add:
Legally Blonde
and
Clueless
to the list
Posted by Andrew James on February 6th, 2009I’ve seen Titanic, My BFGW, and Bridget Jones’ Diary and I hated all of them, especially Titanic. I’m going to eventually see Mean Girls just because I’ve heard a lot of good things about it, and I really like Tina Fey. I liked that Billy Crystal movie Forget Paris. I remember it being very funny, maybe because I was much younger when I saw it.
Posted by Matt on February 6th, 2009Good list nonetheless. If it’s any consolation, my girlfriend doesn’t like “chick flicks” either. Maybe opinions about movies aren’t necessarily predetermined by sex. Maybe it’s more about having the stomach to handle that kind of movie.
btw, the line “…so his older brother can mack the shit out of his girl.” is really funny.
Titanic is not a chick-flick. Neither is Ghost. CG and supernatural elements over rule all the love story stuff and you know it. I’m not in denial (plus who actually rewatches Titanic anyways).
Andrew James is dead on w/ Clueless. Nobody of either sex can refuse that movie. I love that shit. Clueless wins.
Posted by Ryan M. on February 6th, 2009Good call on Clueless Andrew. Great pick. And someone else brought up Bring It On – I consider that a chick-flick.
Posted by Marina on February 6th, 2009I would have think hard to come up with a good chick-flick list of my own, but one I would like to add is Happy Accidents by Brad Anderson
Posted by Primal on February 6th, 2009I’d place “Silence of the Lambs” as number one, if you consider it as a chick horror-flick.
Posted by JakeTheFatMan on February 6th, 2009SHE’S THE MAN!!! This movie rules. Very “cute”. Amanda Bynes is hilarious in this one. I was a manager of a movie theatre for years when this came out and watched it with a 40ounce of Colt 45 and laughed my ass off. It’s both endearing and clever. Seriously, check your ego at the door and enjoy.
Cheers
Posted by Daemon on February 6th, 2009I admittedly haven’t seen half the movies on this list, including Titanic, because they are known as chick flicks for the most part. I did actually enjoy Love, Actually. I think it would have been tolerable to add Hugh Grant’s, Four Weddings and a Funeral, but again, is it a chick flick? I think so. If a movie involves romance where the characters end up together in some sappy way, it’s a chick flick. Hence, the new He’s Just Not Into You will not be seen by me. I did see Two Lovers last night and have a review up if interested. It probably wouldn’t be considered a chick flick though. Enjoy!
Posted by The Rake on February 6th, 2009The Rake
http://thefilmnest.com/2009/02/two-lovers-review/
I was nodding along with this list until I got to “Pretty Woman” and “Love,Actually”, two movies I despise. I would figure that stuff like “Jerry Maguire” or “Legally Blonde” might be on here instead, just to name a couple recent ones. I remember liking “Four Weddings and a Funeral” alright too. Do the “Before Sunrise/Sunset” movies count?
Posted by Snorfle on February 6th, 2009I agree with Mean Girls, When Harry Met Sally, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and Moulin Rouge, but I don’t think Mean girls fits in the “chick flick” category either. I can’t stand the rest on this list. I’d add Legally Blonde, Splash, Miss Congeniality, and Fever Pitch. Maybe Footloose and Dirty Dancing too … can guys tolerate the 80s classics?
Posted by Ashley on February 6th, 2009I like Mean Girls and From Harry met Sally on this list. The rest are horrible (the ones I’ve cared to / been forced to see anyway).
Posted by Henrik on February 6th, 2009I’ve never seen Dirty Dancing but I think time of your life is cool!
Posted by Henrik on February 6th, 2009I think the definition of chick flick is any movie that a group of heterosexual buddies would not go to see together. So I think all of Adam’s picks would qualify.
Are there any men out there who have seen and enjoyed “The Notebook”? I think I could stare at Rachel McAdams reading the phone book for two hours, so I’m guessing I would enjoy “The Notebook” which I haven’t seen, yet.
Posted by Reed Farrington on February 6th, 2009“The Notebook”, ay? All I can say is, “I’m a bird! Say I’m a bird”.
Bah. Not my cup of tea. But I get yelled at for poo-pooing it. Perhaps it’ll work for you, Reed.
Posted by Falsk on February 6th, 2009I actually do like all of these movies.
That’s because you have a vagina.
How is Me and You and Everyone We Know not on this list?
))((
So romantic!
Posted by Matt Gamble on February 6th, 2009It’s no secret that most men love Mean Girls. Every single guy friend I have told me to watch it claiming that it was hilarious and not just meant for young girls. I’d have to disagree on both points.
Also, Pretty Woman is like my dad’s favorite movie after Dances With Wolves and Hoosiers.
Posted by Rian on February 7th, 2009I liked Mean Girls for the eye candy and the plot. There were some funny parts as there were some tense ones. It flowed really well too. Lindsay Lohan was at her best looking that film.
Posted by Tomas on February 7th, 2009I agree with Titanic, When Harry Met Sally and Mean Girls. It’s been too long since I’ve seen the rest of the list, of those that I’ve seen, so I was probably too young to appreciate them.
I’ve wanted to see more of that girl who’s on the right side of the frame in the Mean Girls shot. Soooo hot. I know she was Veronica Mars’ murdered friend in the first series but I haven’t seen her in anything since then.
One film that I doubt would fall in to the Chick Flick category is the Japanese film Always. Made me cry like a woman when I watched that.
Posted by swarez on February 7th, 2009Swarez….I like the one in the middle (Lacey Chabert).
The one you like is Amanda Seyfried. According to this site, she’s been pretty busy.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1086543/
Posted by Tomas on February 7th, 2009Swarez. That actress is the oldest daughter in HBOs BIG LOVE, and she is fantastic.
Posted by kurt on February 15th, 2009I am a man and I think Bridget Jones’s Diary, and Pretty Woman suck. Julia Roberts is the worst actress ever.
Posted by dboz555 on February 23rd, 2009Excuse Me? Mean Girls? I hope that is a joke. What about the Holiday or Definatley, Maybe? Some of these are great movies, and some of them don’t even deserve to be talked about.
Posted by jsr771 on February 28th, 2009Im surprised The Notebook isn’t on here, something tells me i shouldn’t have said that lol
Posted by Movie Man on March 8th, 2009Agreed that Clueless should be on here. It’s a movie I hate to admit I really enjoyed (and still enjoy when I catch it on TV).
“Chick Flick” doesn’t have to be romantic (though it often is) just has to focus on women and men’s characters are generally one dimensional or just sort of there to act as love interests or foils (My Big Fat Greek Wedding is the perfect example of this definition of Chick Flick).
Posted by Mandrake on March 17th, 2009I so do not love any of these movies
Posted by Tony M on March 20th, 2009I have to agree with whoever said to add she’s the man. Awesome Amanda Bynes movie. I love the notebook too. What about Just like Heaven and well i could add a lot of others but I won’t go look at my collection of DVDs right now. ~~~~~~I don’t even like half of the movies on here. I do like Holiday though. Whoever had mentioned that.
Posted by Alexandra on March 20th, 2009I have seen all of these movies and I don’t secretly love any of them, I don’t even like any of them a little bit, except Mean Girls, but I openly love that movie lol. A couple better ones wouldve been like, Failure to Launch, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, 10 Things I Hate About You, Music and Lyrics, Say Anything…, Legally Blonde 1 and 2, You’ve Got Mail.. stuff like that.
Posted by Joshua on March 20th, 2009PS I also agree with She’s the Man.. and would like to add Sydney White lol.
Posted by Joshua on March 20th, 2009Is this a fucking joke?
Cowboy the fuck up. And I don’t mean that in a Brokeback Mountain Way… I’m embarrassed for whoever wrote this.
“16 candles.” That’s it.
And “Pretty in Pink.”
but that’s IT!
Posted by Shut-Up Ed on April 3rd, 2009From this list I’ve only seen Ghost… and didn’t really dig it.
The story is even more sad: three buds think they are going to see a supernatural thriller movie or some other poorly informed preconception)… and sit through Ghost not wanting to get up and be noticed for leaving early.
*brr*
Surprising is just one guy claiming to have to seen all these films (and not due to some form of punitive action)… it steps right into unbelievable to claim to love them all.
Posted by Jage on April 5th, 2009As a woman, I must say, Titanic didn’t really do it for me and I thought the people who went to it over and over were dimwhits. However, I’d like to know if there’s a man out there who enjoyed Pride and Prejudice? I’m not counting on it but it would be a breathe of fresh air if there were one.
Posted by Mandy on April 16th, 2009THANK GOD you didn’t have “PS I Love You” on this list.
But, really? These movies? This didn’t even seem like a serious attempt to me.
Titanic would’ve been interesting to guys if it was a historical novel, not a love story that blew. Ghost has not only Patrick Swayze but WHOOPI GOLDBERG – need I say more? Okay, I will. The ONLY Patrick Swayze movie guys enjoy is Red Dawn. The “You” in While You Were Sleeping refers to the audience. CHICKS don’t even like Moulin Rouge! Bridget Jones’s Diary – like anything regarding a diary – guys won’t go near it. Love Actually – actually… sucks.
Mean Girls, When Harry Met Sally, My Big Fat Greek Wedding – yes, eh… probably not, and yes. So… I would’ve tossed in The Devil Wears Prada & maybe something like Fried Green Tomatoes and called it “5 Chick Flicks…”
Posted by JLee on April 18th, 2009“The ONLY Patrick Swayze movie guys enjoy is Red Dawn.”
…and Point Break, Roadhouse, Black Dog, Steel Dawn, etc.
Posted by Wintle on April 18th, 2009Love Actually
Posted by evan on May 1st, 2009The Girl Next Door
Mean Girls
Pretty Woman
Coyote Ugly
Sixteen Candles
There’s Something About Mary
Father of the Bride
Virgin Suicides
Clueless
…best chick flicks guys love
The Girl Next Door
Coyote Ugly
There’s Something About Mary
are not chick flicks
Posted by rus in chicago on May 1st, 2009What about “Must Love Dogs”?
Posted by Andy on May 5th, 2009I personally like serendipity. Just a pure feel good film. Plus kate is hawwwt
Posted by Dunstable on May 5th, 2009I never really thought of “When Harry Met Sally” as a chick flick. It’s more of a crossover film. Oh year, I think you forgot a very important one –
Posted by John on May 8th, 2009“The Princess Bride.”
Moulin Rouge? MOULIN ROUGE????
The author is fired. Clean out your desk and turn in your penis.
Posted by Bwuh on June 15th, 2009Really? Love Actually is first? That movie has no soul or spirit (other than christmas spirirt). It is completly dumb, i’ve seen thousands of movies just like it. And the way they made reference to 911 in the begining, blah. And “Mean Girls?” No way. There are some great movies that were never mentioned.
Posted by Rhea on June 21st, 2009Oh and btw, one of my guy friends really enjoyed Pride and Prejudice. It was definaly one my favourites too.
Posted by Rhea on June 21st, 2009Love, Actually is horrible, actually, a complete waste of a great cast. Also, Titanic is bloated and DiCaprio obnoxious and unworthy of Ms. Winslet, I submit Sense and Sensibilty as better vehicles for Thompson and Winslet respectively and you can narrow the list to nine.
That leaves room for “Say, Anything” as a movie guys like that is romcom.
Here’s a romance more guys I bet like better than girls, Heaven with Cate Blanchett and Giovanni Rabisi.
I’ll check on Mean Girls.
Posted by James on June 28th, 2009wowwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Posted by valeeee on July 1st, 2009Oh cmon…you don’t really believe that chick flick only means love stories do you? Chick flick. what Chicks love to watch. It’s pretty logical.
Posted by ASD on July 1st, 2009The greatest chick flick of all time is Carrie. There’s also enough gore and mayhem so that most men will enjoy it too.
Posted by Laura on July 6th, 2009I saw half of Moulin Rouge while drunk out of my mind and I still thought it was tacky and beneath me. That’s right a guy who at that moment couldn’t walk, was vomiting in a garden bed 15 minutes earlier felt intellectually insulted by Moulin Rouge. If I were sober I probably would have killed myself.
Posted by Jesse on July 9th, 2009Out of the ten movies, I can say that I only like the first two. Ugh.. Mean Girls, it is a really mean movie and I kind of hate it. Add in Lindsay Lohan, it doesn’t help at all.
Posted by Sarah on July 21st, 2009*Clueless* is a modern adaptation of a classic Jane Austen novel. As a JA fan myself, I love that movie.
From the list above, I don’t like:
*Titanic*
*Ghost*
*My Big Fat Greek Wedding* (I hated this one)
I like a lot:
Posted by Puella63 on July 23rd, 2009*When Harry Met Sally*
*Bridget Jones Diary*
Why did you put Love Actually in there? The movie SUX!
Posted by Mr.3Dsux on July 29th, 2009I have to agree with a lot of the other posters here and wonder about the reasoning behind Love Actually. It was a horrid movie, absolutely horrid.
I did a list like this myself if you are interested in comparing. I found it nice to see you put some more of the heartfelt movies into your list. Mine really lacked some of those.
Posted by Heather on July 30th, 2009sorry – missed the mark. don’t like any of them.
Posted by rod on August 1st, 2009And Love Actually (i agree with some other people here) is excrutiatingly one of the worst and one of my most hated movies ever.
I’m just not in to male action stuff either but come on.
clueless should have been number 1.. and the recent release of The Ugly Truth will be in this category soon.. that movie was pretty good
Posted by StreetIcon on August 7th, 2009Wow… what a fruit basket. Only 2 on here that I enjoy(no secrecy involved) are Ghost and When Harry Met Sally. Even Titanic is crap and that’s coming from a huge Cameron fan. I’ve watched 2 segments, the ship sinking and the, as mentioned, tits.
Princess Bride has been mentioned, the only problem with that choice is that I don’t think most guys feel any need to keep their enjoyment of it secret.
Posted by Ben on August 13th, 2009how the fuck is what women want not on here? I would definitely say thats a chick flick, and what guy doesnt want to hear every womens thoughts so we can manipulate them into loving us haha. Just my 2 cents
Posted by Anonymous123 on August 13th, 2009Love the no1 movieee!!
i didnt even know I was a chick flick kinda girl, till the fact when I looked at ALL the greatest chick flicks & found out I love each & everyone of them!!!
Posted by loveUKtelly YOUTUBE. on August 17th, 2009Yeah Im a chick, but I actually dislike most “chick flicks”. I’m more a thriller and horror movie fanatic (and Tarantino.. lots and lots of Tarantino). Not surprisingly, I did not enjoy Titanic.. aside from the cool “action” sequences of the ship breaking apart and the people falling off and hitting the engines.. I did appreciate the special effects of that movie.
But I whole-heartedly agree that men do enjoy “Love Actually”.. from my own personal experience of going to see that movie with 4 STRAIGHT guys. I think they were personally invested in the storyline involving the young boy who was running after his “first love” in the airport. In fact, the guys were literally cheering him on, yelling out (yes, IN the theater), “Go Little Guy! Run!!!” I think I even may have seen tears.. sigh.
Posted by Rosemary on August 19th, 2009I AM DEEPLY ASHAMED by how much I enjoyed Love Actually.
Posted by terry shannon on August 22nd, 2009WOW. Can anyone say HATERS!!!! I realize not everyone had something terrible to say. But dont look up read about chick flicks if you happen to not like chick flicks. Common sense I would say!!!!
Posted by 020301090807 on August 22nd, 2009As far as the movies go I love almost all the movies on this list but I cant say that I have ever seen “love actually”. Titanic was one of my fav movies growing up. And it never made me a “dimwit” to be able to watch the movie over and over again. And pretty woman is timeless I dont think I could ever get bored of that movie!
I would just like to say that nearly everyone that had something to “say” should give their heads a shake, you sound like mindless teenagers with nothing better to do then rag on someone elses thoughts. Get real people!!!
Others we like:
The American President
Posted by anonymous guy on August 28th, 2009Overboard
Notting Hill
The Princess Bride
The Notebook
Dave
Four Weddings And A Funeral
Mrs. Brown
Shakespeare In Love
Miss Congeniality
What!? Where in the hell was this poll conducted? If it even was a poll. I’ve only seen 4 out of the movies listed and only liked 3. The Notebook, The Princess Bride, and A Walk To Remember should’ve been in there somewhere! Who the hell did this poll?
Posted by 5.9ZJ on August 31st, 2009Guess I should just be thankful that dumb movie w/ Cher wasn’t listed lol. Somethin’ about the moon I think…or a moon was on the cover, either way it wasn’t even important enough for me to remember the title lol.
Are you KIDDING ME!?
Posted by Ken B. on September 12th, 2009Seriously, i google this BS because i’m trying to find a chick flick i can watch with my lady and not puke all over the place. I thought a MAN wrote this. The first thing i see is TITANIC!?
I’ll let you know about the kinda “guy” who secretly loves “Bridget Jones Diary”. He also secretly loves “balls in his mouth”.
No Princess Bride?
Father of the bride? Roxanne?
Even “Fever Pitch” would have been better.
The “man” who wrote this list is obviously a salad eating homosexual. And thats fine. But don’t pretend to write an article about what “Men” love if your only interest in them is giving them a nice pillow to chew on.
My husband seems to like “House Bunny” as much as I do. I find it cute and funny, but if you’ve ever seen it there would be no doubts as to why any heterosexual man would find it enoyable.
Posted by bubbles 123 on October 12th, 2009This list is laughable. I try to be open-minded when it comes to movies. That said, there are few quality “chick flicks”. I’d rather be strung up than watch Titanic. Bridge Jones escaped me. Is a woman really supposed to gain power by showing some skin?
The notable exception is “Love, Actually”. I absolutely love that movie.
My own list: http://www.muchgooder.com/home/adam.nsf/lookupcontentbykey/top_10_overrated_movies
Posted by muchgooder on October 27th, 2009i must say congrats on the list but i must say im surprised ‘the girl next door’ didnt qualify.
good call on while you were sleepin but what about the’lake house’??? great movie
the notebook
a walk to remember
shakespear in love
breakfast at tiffinys
oooh
and crazy/beautiful
all my favourites – cheak them out if you havent already seen them x x x x
Posted by suzanne williamson on November 4th, 2009omg cant believe i forgot – what about ‘ps i love’ or ‘an officer and a gentleman’
great romantic movies, not sure how the guys would feel like???
xxxx
Posted by suzanne williamson on November 4th, 2009Helooooo what about the Wedding Singer?
Posted by elle on November 6th, 2009almost all of the ones they mentioned i have not seen.
and the ones i might have seen (maybe 3-ish of em tops) i don’t remember to much about.
so i can fairly confidently say that i don’t ‘secretly love’ any of those although i am fairly sure i would ‘like’ some of them.
Posted by ThaCrip on November 8th, 2009Here’s one that hasn’t been mentioned- Stardust. Guys really seem to like that movie. It’s the only chickflick besides Moulin Rouge my husband has ever allowed himself to watch.
I could see Mean Girls, Moulin Rouge, and Ghost (only because of Swayze). The rest, no. Especially Titanic. I have never met a guy that will admit to liking it. Were they forced to watch it? Yes. Did they like it? No.
Posted by Erin on November 19th, 2009Tuck everlasting
Slepless in seatle
Under the Tuscan Sun
You’ve Got Mail
dirty Dancing
City of Angels
Ever After
P.S. I Love You
Sex and the City
The Notebook
How to Loose a guy in 10 days
Posted by Vanessa on November 30th, 2009‘Pretty Woman’–ICK. I have not met a single guy who thinks that this was a ‘good’ film, in any sense. Not only does it take a sympathetic view of Johns & hos, it’s entirely unrealistic. Hookers tend to be clap-ridden, un-made up, generally homely…and, sometimes, junk-packin’. Johns, by and large, ARE creeps. The funy thing is that women from every walk of life love this film: philo-chauvinist clubbing chix and feminist ‘womyn’ tend to love this POSh movie equally.
‘Titanic’ is a good, broad-audience film. Little buys will like the people drowning, stuff breaking, submersible robots and stuff. Teen boys and men will like Winslett in the buff. Women and little girls like the decor and costumes, plus the romance angle. The prose (“a woman’s heart is an ocean of secrets”) is right out of Harlequin and lots of snot and tears are shed by female viewers. Cameron also had the sense to cast a somewhat zoftig chick in the lead, to appeal to the ‘average’ angle.
Some suggestions of mine:
*’Sleepless in Seattle’ and ‘Splash’ are two Tom Hanks films that are romantic, without being sloppy. ‘SIS’ even explains the ‘chick-flick’ genre.
*’Great Expectations’ (Alfonso Cuaron) is a guy movie, really. Great for seeing a nude Gwyneth Paltrow, painted to the tune of Pulp. Robert de Niro acts the part of ‘Lustig’ (‘Magwitch’, in the novel).
*’Phantom of the Opera’ contains shots of legs and decolettage of a barely-legal Emmy Rossum. Swordfight and destruction scenes, too.
*’Princess Bride’ is probably the inspiration for ‘Team America’s’ ‘Lisa’ character…and the reason they had Sean Penn gobbled up by a ‘panther’. Robyn Wright-[*BARF*Penn] is utterly gorgeous. A GREAT swordfight scene.
*’Notting Hill’–the line “you daft prick!” is priceless. This film is a really pleasant surprise.
*’Romeo + Juliette’ (diCaprio and Danes) is decent.
*’Brokedown Palace’ is a girlfriends-on-a-trip story that’s pretty good. Mostly, I’LL watch ANYTHING with Kate Beckinsale in it.
*’Pearl Harbor’ is another, sadly bashed, Kate Beckinsale film that’s pretty good. Baldwin is SPOT-ON AMAZING as Doolittle.
*’Good Luck Chuck’ isn’t as bad as its reputation…and Jessica Alba does a panty scene.
Cheers,
Posted by Adam C. Sieracki on December 2nd, 2009Adam
All I can say is there was a full week back in high school when my best friend and I simply could not get ahold of our boyfriends. We saw them in class and then suddenly they vanished, citing mounds of homework or having to do something for their mother or something equally respectable that we couldn’t refuse. We were starting to fear the worst… were they cheating on us? How could they be busy EVERY day after school? It was most worrisome.
Posted by Charlotte on December 3rd, 2009I’ll never forget when my best friend called me after a full week of rejection and somehow managed to blurt “THE NOTEBOOK” amidst her hysterical laughter. Turns out they had been going home each afternoon to watch Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling’s infamous kiss in the rain. By the time we found out they’d seen the movie seven straight times. They were humiliated that their secret was out but we thought it was amazingly funny, and charming too. Of course, as soon as we said we wanted to watch it with them they were way too cool and insisted on Batman Begins instead, but we knew the truth…
I just want to say that I thoroughly enjoyed reading your comments!! You are one hilarious dude. Okay, time to google “adam volk”.
peace out
P.S I’m so happy you put Moulin Rouge on your list… and every other movie mentioned my fiancee actually enjoyed watching so you def know your stuff..
Posted by Melissa on December 3rd, 2009French Kiss- period. My husband abhors pretty woman.
Posted by Candace Prosser on December 13th, 2009That Men Secretly Love? Gimme a break. That list sucks.
Only one such film came out this year : Away We Go. Someone else suggested the mighty The Princess Bride, but that’s not a chick flick though.
Most men would need a lobotomy to sit through Love Actually (and all its Credit Debt inducing aspirations), Moulin Rouge is offensive if you’d looked at any art history at all (it’s like the film makers we’re high on cocaine or something). Kurt Cobain alone should rise from the dead and sue…
Ghost was radically improved when I originally saw it in 1990, when Patrick materialises in stars for one last goodbye (oh get going already man!) and Demi’s crying for the, like, the 20th time (good grief), a rather manly and brave soul shouted whiningly from the front of the cinema (loudly) “OH BOO HOO HOO! WAAAH!” – half the audience laughed out loud and it wasnt the ladies. Allot of first dates went horribly wrong that night! Ghost? Or as a male friend put it : “We’ve all lost someone, or will, get over it.” – he’s a hilarious doctor.
And what kind of decent man can watch Pretty Woman and not comprehend the horrible undertones? (‘dress like a hooker and catch your Prince on your first trick’ – what the effing eff?) – Knights of the Round table or Robin Hood it isn’t. Biblically offensive it is.
10 Chick Flicks Metrosexuals Pretend Not To Love Lest They Exit The Closet Accidentally more like it.
Posted by N Taylor on December 23rd, 2009How about stopping wasting our time with this article and instead attempt to explain why it is that women seem to like such crappy movies?
Posted by Ben M on December 23rd, 2009So yea some of those movies on the list I wouldn’t consider a chick flick,or at least one of the best top 10s. I’m more for “A walk to remember” and “The Notebook”I would have thought these to be at the top.But whatever its not my list.
Posted by dolores on December 27th, 2009Well I am just commenting on the list as it was given not so much as what was not or should not be on it –although saying that I was surprised that The Notebook, which is the chick movie of chick movies wasn’t on here, or Notting Hill, which I actually liked–I have seen 7 of the 10 which pretty much makes me a puts me on the Vagina donors list…On second thought fuck it I am going to watch Apocalypse Now and The Road Warrior instead ,,,Two great films that have not gotten their due respect from the Junkateers
Posted by xego on December 27th, 2009Yes, I should add Notting Hill as well. Imagine, some celebrity crush actually walking into your store and actually taking a liking to you? That would be surreal.
Posted by Tommy on December 27th, 2009the sweetest thing ,
Posted by shut up on December 30th, 2009no joke .
First off. Great list. Second off. Typical response to a woman’s smaller stature. I’m just as tired of hearing smaller girls referred to as bulimic, or anorexic (when its just metabolism) as larger girls are tired of being called fat cows. Everyone needs to stop labeling everyone else and we will be just fine.
Posted by Erin on January 2nd, 2010the truth about cats and dogs was a guy friendly movie.its a guy /girl thing as well
Posted by zippy68 on January 12th, 2010I think Legends of the Fall is probably the #1. While Love, Actually is a solid film and it works. Legends just is badass with its romanticism, I mean it ends with a man fighting a bear to his death with a hackknife. Definitely, quality film and Brad Pitt making the transition from teen heartthrob to quality actor thus beginning his non-doucheness.
Posted by Ben on January 19th, 2010Booo! Who told you guys like these? This is probably the worst list I’ve ever seen. Only 2 or 3 even deserve mention. These aren’t mainstream but I recommend:
“Love Jones”- (Laurenz Tate, Nia Long, Isaiah Washington) A hip, intelligent, majority black cast, but very watchable romantic comedy.
“About last Night”- (Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Jim Belushi)Funny, sexy, 80′s, Chicago…can’t go wrong.
“One Night Stand”- (Wesley Snipes, Nastassja Kinski, Robert Downey Jr.) Visit gay friend, have an one night stand and fall in love, miserably pretend it never happened, bump into her again with your wife in tow…”uh-oh”.
Posted by Jazefilms on February 6th, 2010Thank God for comments. People have given several better options. “Princess Bride” is great, though not really a chick flick. “Sleepless” ok, “Romeo and Juliet” is good. “Truth about Cats”, “Notebook”, and “Say Anything” are great choices. Some more sleepers: “Sliding Doors”, and even though I hate Adam Sandler and i can’t remember when Drew Barrymore made a really good movie I liked “50 First Dates”. Oh and “The Break-up” is tearfully funny.
Posted by Jazefilms on February 6th, 2010Sorry but all of you people are wierdo’s!! I have yet to meet anyone that liked mean-girls and to say that love actually tops the list is more ridiculous the martine mcutheons performance. Best chick flicks are say anything/ can’t buy me love (classic)/ clueless/ when harry met sally/ breakfast at tiffs/ kinda agree with sliding doors & the notebook/ HIGH FIDELITY / the wedding singer/ music and lyrics (just for the songs)/ somethings gotta give (its got jack nicholson/ as good as it gets (its got jack nicholson)/ before sunset/ pride and pred (2005 version really impressed, and i despise knightley). Thats a bit better.
Posted by jamie on February 11th, 2010N Taylor – Your message is joke. It’s true, sooo true. Has anyone noticed that in every romantic comedy movie ever made, either they’re rich/ well off/ or have great jobs. If not then they get rich by the end, and if none of the above = than it’s a crock of shit that is as fake as sandra bullocks new face!!!
Posted by jamie on February 11th, 2010i have to agree with love actually and while you were sleeping. but i am not ashamed to admit i am a fan of 27 dresses. don’t know why but everytime it comes on tv i get sucked into it.
Posted by John on February 18th, 2010My husband refuses to watch ANY chick flicks with me. Right now we are in an awful fight and not speaking because I wanted him to see one with me. He never will. I’m so sad.
Posted by carolyn on March 8th, 2010All we see is what he wants to see all the time which is horror, action, or sports. I’m so sick of it. I can’t even have a different type of movie on when he is in the room with me.
What about Shrek?
Posted by Laura on March 14th, 2010what about ever after? sweet home alabama?
Posted by Michelle on March 14th, 2010I’m a girl and whilst I enjoy a good teen/girly drama, I really dislike all of the movies above.
Posted by Jolie on March 18th, 2010I would rather chop off my own penis than sit through Love Actually again. Awful, awful film.
Posted by Tony Davis on March 20th, 2010Are you friggin kidding me? Who came up with this list? With the exception of Mean Girls, its all crap. There are some good chick flicks out there, and none of em made the list.
Posted by wagnum357 on April 1st, 2010If guys secretly enjoy these movies, I have to assume they enjoy all romantic comedy/ chick flicks. I don’t see anything that would make this group any more or less enjoyable. I kinda sorta like “Mean Girls” but it had more potential than what came to pass. As for the rest, I would not be able to distinguish between them and “Fried Green Tomatoes”,”Little Women” or “7 Brides for 7 Brothers” or really any of a million others.
We all have a guilty pleasure or two. Personally I had “Legends of the Fall” seared into my psyche and find that movie oddly entertaining. But if you like this whole list, you may as well see a musical and start picking out drapes. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
Posted by rrpostal on April 22nd, 2010No, you are really wrong. Hate Titanic with a passion. Don’t like Love Actually, hate Bridget Jones, Ghost and My Big Fat Greek Wedding. I did love Moulin Rouge but not the rest. So you got 1 out of 10. nice one.
Posted by simon on May 1st, 2010Eleven! Eleven! Eleven!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Irrelevant Man on May 3rd, 2010I don’t know how old this list is but if you don’t include “what women want”, “Pearl harbor” and “a good year” you’re just wrong.
Posted by bob on May 4th, 2010I’ve never seen any of these movies except Titanic, which is pretty bad, Pretty Woman, which is pretty good but not great, and about 10 minutes of Mean Girls on TV once (seemed real lame and I flipped the channel).
So, I have to disagree that men “secretly love” any of these movies.
Posted by Burt on May 19th, 2010WOW… most people who commented were bitter moaning bitches man, wtf
The dude just left his views on chix flix. It’s not THE truth, just the dude’s views. So for all the maning bitches, why don’t you just go do something else and stuff your arses with a bock sausage. Most in here seem to be pretty concenrned about not falling into the pitt of the gayish hell.
I actually thank the guy for the initiative of giving some ideas on movies we can watch with chicks and enjoy ourselves, not to say I agree about the movies – haven’t watch most and actually didn’t feel compelled to, but loved Titanic for it’s greatness and always liked Ghost.
Thumbs up man.
Posted by Rafael on June 5th, 2010BTW, my google search was: “good movies to watch with chicks Point Break”. I freakkking love Point Break and think the chicks will love it too. It’s an adrenaline movie and has Reeves, Swayze and ANTHONY KIEDIS!, kicking ass. Awesome.
I need more of those 4 2nite.
cheers
Posted by Rafael on June 5th, 2010I wanted to add Top Gun to the top of the list. The story of a man in the military coming to terms with his homosexuality while conducting a love affair with a woman. It features more than one bromance has two musical numbers (one of which has a parade of men in sailor suits singing Got that loving feeling) men cry and hug each other and hangout in towels. Need I say more?
Posted by Roy S on June 10th, 2010It is really disturbing how many people get so worked up over other people’s opinions. Write your own list somewhere else if you don’t agree. Damn. I am female and I’ll give ALMOST every movie a chance but I do tend toward thrillers/horrors and comedies….Rosemary, comment #63- I wholeheartedly agree: LOTS and LOTS of Tarantino! Give me Pulp Fiction and Natural Born Killers (which could be considered a chick flick, right? Its all about their love for each other, duh!) ANY day!
Posted by Mandy on June 12th, 2010I think Chuck Liddell is the best fighter in UFC history. Nobody will be as great as him!
Posted by Issac Maez on June 12th, 2010Except for When Harry Met Sally, I totally disagree with this list. They’re all typical “chick flicks” that drive me to look forward to the cold embrace of death.
There ARE romantic/relationship movies out there that can, and do, appeal to men. The three that jump immediately to mind are ‘Chasing Amy’, ‘(500) Days of Summer’, and ‘She’s The One’. ‘Eagle vs. Shark’ and ‘The Breakup’ might also qualify. These flicks tend to get way better reviews from men than they do from women, and yet at first glance one might TRY to label them “chick flicks”.
There are three things that usually separate a “chick flick” from a “romance for men”:
1) Most importantly, you NEED a relate-able male lead. Chick flicks are made for female audiences, obviously. They tend to be written as romantic fantasies about an “everywoman” snagging the “perfect man”. What a perfect way to turn off every man in the audience. But when the male lead isn’t a “perfect man”, and is rather a reflection of the “everyman”, the guys in the audience start to relate to the movie. They see his foibles and the retarded mistakes he makes, they remember all the stupid mistakes they’ve made with women over the years, and they then connect with the story up on the screen. Unfortunately, this can turn off female viewers. Why would they pay $10 to watch an average-looking idiot grope in the dark (figuratively-speaking) for 2 hours when they can get that at home for free?
2) A genuinely strong female lead is also advisable. Many chick flicks feature a female lead who is either quite clueless and weak, or rather “superficially strong”. By that I mean the writers make it clear her real goal is simply to “find a man” who’ll solve all her problems, but women don’t want to think they’re being insulted so the female lead will also have a good education, a good career, a great apartment, awesome clothes and shoes, etc, etc, etc. If a guy wants to watch a movie featuring silly, stupid women who just happen to be really hot, he might as well rent a horror movie (or download porn). If the filmmaker wants a male audience to invest in the story, they have to make the female lead genuinely strong and also believable. That way the men in the audience start rooting for the male lead to actually learn something, stop being such an idiot, and CONVINCE the girl that he’s worth the time. Again, however, this can turn off a female audience. If the movie’s guy is an average dork and the girl’s ridiculously awesome, the women in the audience are going to be saying to themselves, “girlfriend, you can do SO much better.”
Of course, if BOTH the male lead AND the female lead are average, flawed individuals, that also works. Unfortunately, that robs the producers of the sort of eye candy that really sells tickets!
3) This isn’t a requirement that is set in stone, but you’ll sometimes find that the guys warm up to the movie more when there’s a sad, or at least bittersweet, ending. The guy and the girl don’t live happily ever after. It was either Camus or Sartre that said that the best possible romance is one where at the moment where the man and the woman are most in love, she dies. Then he has nothing but good memories, and the relationship doesn’t have a chance to fall apart. Guys don’t tend to buy the “happily ever after” ending and will unconsciously imagine how the chick flick’s fantasy relationship will eventually fall apart. If the on-screen relationship falls apart before the credits roll, that means the writer has cut the male viewer off at the pass! Of course, it also ruins the female viewer’s fantasy. Oops.
So, #2 and #3 aren’t necessarily REQUIRED, but #1 is a MUST. Take ‘When Harry Met Sally’ for example. It’s got a happy ending, and Meg Ryan’s character certainly has her neuroses. But Billy Crystal’s character is NO “every girl’s fantasy”. He’s neurotic, he’s middle-aged, he’s odd-looking, he’s often clueless, etc. Totally the sort of character a male audience can feel sympathy for. The movie’s much more of a male fantasy than a female one!
Posted by Misthiocracy on June 19th, 2010wow you pple are gay
Posted by yo mamma on June 24th, 2010If you’re don’t look for much more than breasts or surfing go for Mean girls or Blue Crush. Me, I find those those kinda films boring and want a little more depth, but I still hate the usual pitfalls of a cruddy chick flick: saccharine plot lines, unbelievable romance, or irritating neurotic characters (shoot me please Bridget Jones).
So the search is on for movies that tick some chick flick boxes (happy endings, empowering to women, dreamy romantic, etc) without overdoing it.
Option 1 – go for crossover appeal
Top Gun, The Princess Bride, Moulin Rouge, Toy Story, Wall E, Shrek, etc.
Option 2 – take one for the team
The Notebook, When Harry Met Sally, 10 things I hate about you, How to lose a guy in 10 days, Titanic, Wedding Singer, Notting Hill, Love Actually, Stardust, Dirty Dancing, Clueless, Ghost.
One last side tip: avoid at all costs the pointlessly depressing movies (eg. Beaches). These are not for guys and are likely a hormonal thing
Posted by Rick on June 25th, 2010Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless mind
Posted by Tom on July 1st, 2010I don’t know about this. Titanic and Ghost considered chick flicks. Come on… Anyway, I watched Mean Girls because of the hot girls. LOL!
Posted by Eric Schiffer Fanatic on July 21st, 2010The only ones I would agree with here are mean girls and pretty women. Mean girls is pretty good like, the best bit is when the fat guy comes out to sing beautiful by Christina Aguilera and says “dont look at me”!!classic!!
Posted by R.MacK on July 21st, 2010bridget jones, pretty woman, mean girls and titanic are the only ones i have seen and i loved them
Posted by dawson on August 2nd, 2010Love Actually is “brilliantly written”? Sir, get real, I beseech you! Curtis is an unspeakable wretch, or his flms are, at least. I was so incensed by his unstoppable rise and rise that I blogged a 78 Reasons I Hate The Films of Richard Curtis. ergo:
http://tinyurl.com/382rz4d
Posted by Trevor Johnson on December 10th, 2010When Harry Met Sally and Pretty Woman might be loved by men but they’re great movies. The problem with the romantic comedy in general is that the films are rubbish. If more were like The Apartment, Some Like It Hot, The Goodbye Girl, and 500 Days of Summer, more men would be able to stomach the things.
Posted by Dan on January 27th, 2011French Kiss, with Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline, was a really good film that I feel should be on the list.
Posted by Mark on February 12th, 2011Why so much hate for Love Actually? From girls and guys?
Someone should put out a list of movies us “chicks” dig, that aren’t typically chick-flicks…
Posted by Lisa on February 16th, 2011definitely don’t love any of these movies. not even a little.
if they had put the princess bride or wedding crashers on here then yeah i would have understood. and don’t argue with me. both of those, while i love them, have classic chick flick elements that one could use to support their status as a chick flick.
Posted by Gregory Hoffman on February 25th, 2011I haven’t seen it– but I’m suprised The Notebook isn’t on this list. I’m not into chick flicks (more into “dude flicks”-I’m a weird girl) but this movie has been recommended to me again and again by… dudes. Not a single chick has told me to watch this- always dudes.
The only movies on this list that I really like are When Harry Met Sally and Moulin Rouge. Moulin Rouge mainly because I think Obi Wan is freakin hot.
Posted by KindaGirly on February 25th, 2011Love Actually is a great movie. Between the the dialog which appears to have been scripted specifically for each member of the cast. The typically outstanding acting talents of the individual cast members and the way the story is allowed to grow and intertwine, ultimately becoming a universal observation by the director. It doesn’t want to be realistic rather just wants to make the viewer think about how great things can be.
Posted by robert brown on February 27th, 2011I have never seen any of these films. The trailers and clips that I have seen just didn’t appeal to me.
Posted by Hyugren on February 28th, 2011I don’t secretly love Ghost, I absolutely love Ghost and I think everyone should ! ;d
Posted by Emil Vassilev on March 24th, 2011What about Good Will Hunting ?
Posted by Jay on April 1st, 2011A Walk to Remember should be on that list i know a bunch of guys who seen it and some even cryed to it.
Posted by Robert Adams on April 7th, 2011my best friend’s wedding anyone?
Posted by garr on May 7th, 2011SNAKES ON A PLANE is the best chick flick ever. such a tear jerker
Posted by Girliestgirlygirl on May 22nd, 2011Yeah! Get your girlfriends to watch snakes on a plane! she will love it, and afterwords you will feel SO connected to eachother
Posted by GuyliestGuylyGuy on May 22nd, 2011Elizabethtown
Posted by CoconutPuff on May 22nd, 2011Wimbleton
Serendipity
Garden State
Across the Universe
Devil Wears Prada
Bride Wars
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Shes the Man
Knocked Up
Life as we know it
Prime
The Breakup
Marley and Me
The House Bunny
The Wedding Singer
Its Complicated
Oh well Rosemary you don’t know what you’re talking about, I’m a guy and ‘Love Actually’ sucked! Overlong, boring, and generally shite. Maybe your four ‘straight’ friends are closeted homosexuals. ‘Ghost’ was terrible too.
Posted by Jamie on May 25th, 2011You could not pay me to sit through Titanic. I would rather sit out in muggy 90 degree weather, perspiring all over myself, and listening to the bugs make creaking noises for three hours than watch Titanic. Mean Girls would probably make me so angry that my girlfriend would tell me to get a hold of myself because it’s only a movie. Most everything else is a big blah. The only one of these that I might watch is Pretty Woman. And that’s an awfully big ‘might.’
Posted by Reuben on July 25th, 2011she’s the man movie i love the most
Posted by wooow on August 8th, 2011The only film in this this I can stomach is ‘While you were sleeping’ and it’s not a “chick flick”, it’s a romantic comedy.
Posted by Pal on November 17th, 2011Gotta say; Moulin Rouge sucked big time, and I strained at suspending my critical facilities ’til I almost got a hernia.
It had its moments (the lovely comedy-of-errors bit with the stars in the boudoir), but when they’re traipsing thru the banal wash of pop snippets (I won’t dignify it by calling it a medley), I finally cried, “Hold! Enough!”
Posted by Ron A. Zajac on December 18th, 2011Confirmed on numbers 4 and 1
Posted by Marty on June 3rd, 2012I would rather staple my foot to a bear than watch love actually. What a load of garbage. Do women really think men act like this?
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