Film titles that are just people's names.

[Fez909]

when harry met sally

Nope. Has context.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Being John Malkovich

 

[Sea Star]

Nope. Has context.

could be 'when some bloke met a woman'.

 

[marty21]

Marty

 

[T & P]

I think we ought to keep it to single words (first name only, or surname only) for an extra challange.

Lucy.

 

[Fez909]

Kong

 

[Sea Star]

((Pinocchio))

ok - add to that when its based on pre-existing works, be it books or tv or another film.

 

[Fez909]

Ray

 

[Sea Star]

Jaws

 

[Pickman's model]

king kong

 

[Pickman's model]

alfie

 

[Sea Star]

Rita, Sue and Bob Too!

 

[Nine Bob Note]

Doctor Who
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OK, I know, I just wanted to take some of the heat away from Ms Whittaker

 

[Maharani]

Harold and Maude

That's in my top 5 fillums.

 

[Maharani]

Malcolm X

 

[Maharani]

JFK

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Leon

 

[Maharani]

Nakita.

Leon.

 

[Maharani]

Santa Claus

 

[twentythreedom]

If there's not a film called 'Colin' I for one demand to know why not, and that the situation is rectified at the earliest opportunity

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Doctor Who

 

[ffsear]

Steve jobs

 

[DotCommunist]

Lolita

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Heathers

 

[DaveCinzano]

I have a sense of festering feminist injustice that where men's names are the title they're more likely to include an adjective, surname, or rank or status marker (John Wick, etc) ..... whereas women's names in titles are common as muck, even in the classics (Rebecca! Gilda! Frida! Emma! Hannah! Lore! etc etc etc) and far less likely to include a full name or an adjective or any more detail at all. Because all women are basically interchangeable while men are special and individual something something something?

(I'd be happy to be proved wrong on this one, btw.)

• Morvern Callar
• Veronica Guerin
• Veronica Mars
• Charlotte Gray
• Foxy Brown
• Jane Eyre
• Annie Hall
• Anna Karenina
• Erin Brockovich
• Jackie Brown
• Barb Wire
• Vera Drake
• Elvira Madigan
• Mildred Pierce
• Calamity Jane
• Stella Dallas
• Marie Gallante
• Norma Rae
• Mary Poppins

 

[twentythreedom]

Doctor Who

If his real name is Colin Who then I'll accept that

 

[trabuquera]

^ a fine list DaveCinzano (and thanks for reminding me of many things I'd like to watch again) - but the argument is: Of ALL films whose titles are just a man/woman/animated character's name, are female characters more or less likely than male ones to have *just* a first name? I still think male characters are *more likely* to be given more distinguishing details. But I can't be bothered to do the stats to really find out

 

[Magnus McGinty]

If his real name is Colin Who then I'll accept that

One of the Doctors was a Colin iirc

 

[Sprocket.]

Serpico.

 

[Sirena]

Locke