September 13Sep 13 Author Did the Omega Man beget all the rest if the "dystopic future movies?" 12 Monkeys, Se7en, etc, all copied the tone and look. If not that movie. then it hasta be Soylent Green.
September 13Sep 13 2 hours ago, Im_smarter_then_you said: Hot tub Time Machine- time travel I don't know which posts are serious, but if there is a genre-defining time travel movie, I'm pretty sure that is Back to the Future.
September 13Sep 13 2 hours ago, Red Five said: I don't know which posts are serious, but if there is a genre-defining time travel movie, I'm pretty sure that is Back to the Future. back to the future is the "amazing amount of plot holes" genre
September 13Sep 13 6 hours ago, notre dame joe said: I forgot about The Exorcist. There are only a few where the genre is an eponym for one film. Since it came out they make a bunch of exorcism movies every year. Another in Bond. The spy who is glamorous is defined by James Bond and he is defined by Goldfinger. The 39 steps by hitchcock as defining the everyman getting caught in a spy web. but for pure govt agent spy it seems to be Dr. No, IMO.
September 13Sep 13 back to the future is the "amazing amount of plot holes" genreHey! Make like a tree and get out of here asshole.
September 13Sep 13 6 hours ago, Im_smarter_then_you said: Hot tub Time Machine- time travel national lampoons - Middle America family fun Face Off- trading places Grease - dance
September 13Sep 13 I don’t think “genre-defining” means first, it means the best or most platonically ideal example. Although often the they can be the same. It’s a movie you recommend to someone and say “this is what genre X means.” Batman Begins: Comic book movies with no sense of humor about themselves. Little Mermaid: The Mouse conquers all media; modern animated movies built around songs. The Shining: Psychological horror. The Maltese Falcon: Film noir. Fast Times at Ridgemont High: Coming of age
September 13Sep 13 6 minutes ago, 956 Worldwide said: Fast Times at Ridgemont High: Coming of age Could just as easily be The Breakfast Club, or a few other John Hughes movies.
September 13Sep 13 Airport may have been first but I’d think Poseidon Adventure was the catalyst for disaster movies… Earthquake, Towering Inferno, Ishtar, Hindenburg, Meteor, several Bee movies.
September 14Sep 14 The Jazz Singer, 1927. First talkie. It put an end to silent films as a commercial medium.
September 14Sep 14 Spartacus: Historical epic Fatal Attraction: Erotic thriller It’s A Wonderful Life: Christmas movie Raging Bull: Biopic Stagecoach is a good choice for Classic Western but I’d also submit The Searchers.
September 14Sep 14 On 9/9/2025 at 11:18 PM, dcar00 said: I would agree. i was trying to avoid technical advancement stuff. I was looking for more no doubters ------- some are hard like Westerns and WWII movies because there are so many of them and have been made for decades in different styles. I want The Wild Bunch to be one but then how do you describe it vs. westerns before it as a genre. as always with these threads to each his own and some people have different opinions on defining a movie genre. It kind of has to be extremely unique when it came out. I would lobby for a subgenre of Westerns and would nominate Shane (1953) starring Alan Ladd in the Lone *Anti-Hero category with Unforgiven (1992) as a modern contender in that subgenre as well. It's a tricky category within Westerns as there have been quite a few solo lead movies in Westerns both before and after the George Steven's directed the highly nominated film that debuted in the 50's but I think it is well known enough among cinephiles to hold the lead in that category. *I went with anti-hero as I am rather fond of morally gray characters. This wasn't the Lone Ranger.
September 14Sep 14 Author Several of these movies RE defined genres. Unforgiven, for example. Same for John Wick. It's an action movie with lotsa gun play, but totally changed action movies with lotsa gun play.
September 14Sep 14 On 9/13/2025 at 5:33 AM, notre dame joe said: Another in Bond. The spy who is glamorous is defined by James Bond and he is defined by Goldfinger. North by Northwest by Hitchcock starring Cary Grant defined and established this genre. Even the Broccolis acknowledge this. They'll tell you that Fleming's Bond doesn't get made without NxNW.
September 14Sep 14 Another one that comes to mind...Basic Instinct from 1992. Pretty much set up the '90s erotic thrillers. Silver, Color of Night, Wild Things, Unfaithful, Eyes Wide Shut.
September 15Sep 15 45 minutes ago, DeepEastTexas said: Another one that comes to mind...Basic Instinct from 1992. Pretty much set up the '90s erotic thrillers. Silver, Color of Night, Wild Things, Unfaithful, Eyes Wide Shut. Also known as the "Mommy and Daddy are going to watch a movie, so y'all just go play with friends or something. Here's some money for pizza" genre of movie. Edited September 15Sep 15 by HornOnTheBayou
September 15Sep 15 On 9/13/2025 at 12:22 PM, 956 Worldwide said: I don’t think “genre-defining” means first, it means the best or most platonically ideal example. Although often the they can be the same. It’s a movie you recommend to someone and say “this is what genre X means.” Batman Begins: Comic book movies with no sense of humor about themselves. Little Mermaid: The Mouse conquers all media; modern animated movies built around songs. The Shining: Psychological horror. The Maltese Falcon: Film noir. Fast Times at Ridgemont High: Coming of age This means a Western has to have things like the black hat, the Indian attack, the piano + brawl in the saloon and others.
September 15Sep 15 Prognosis Negative - Brought the medical drama/thriller back to the big screen. Allowing for films like Outbreak and Contagion. Death Blow - Resurrected the vigilante genre after a long break from films like Taxi Driver and Death Wish. Paved the way for films like Man on Fire, the Equalizer, etc. Rochelle Rochelle - really established the coming of age tales with an erotic twist
September 15Sep 15 6 hours ago, notre dame joe said: This means a Western has to have things like the black hat, the Indian attack, the piano + brawl in the saloon and others. aka 'trope.' although not a fan of horror, it's loaded with them.
September 15Sep 15 Red Dawn when I got my high school letter jacket I said I was ready to go fight commies in the mountains. first movie I recall to entertain the topic of the U.S. being invaded. Edited September 15Sep 15 by Rockwell Torrey
September 16Sep 16 21 hours ago, Mrs Whiggins said: aka 'trope.' although not a fan of horror, it's loaded with them. Psycho by Hitchcock is an interesting reverse of the above where the film is titled after the genre and ends up defining the genre. Here the ubiquitous 'Psychologocal Horror'
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