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 (75)
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.
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