In the short story "The Gift of the Magi", written by O. Henry, a young married couple deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money. What do you consider to the most thoughtful or unusual gift given in a film?
Della sells her hair to buy a platinum fob chain for Jim's watch. Jim sells his watch to buy Della an assortment of expensive hair accessories known as combs.
Kevin gives a Christmas tree ornament in the shape of a turtledove to the homeless/pigeon lady, and keeps one for himself. As long as they both have their turtledove, they will always have a bond.
Glinda, the good witch of the North, gives Dorothy Ruby slippers. Later, the Wizard of Oz gives The Scarecrow a brain, The Cowardly Lion courage, and The Tin Man a heart.
Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) calls the airline to transfer five hundred thousand miles each to the newlyweds, enough for them to fly around the world for their honeymoon.
At the beginning Frank Costello tells the shop assistant to fill a shopping bag with groceries for the young Colin Sullivan, a couple of loaves of bread, a couple of quarts of milk, and an X-man Wolve…
The gruff heart of gold owner of the diner and the waitress sell bread and peppermint sticks to Pa Joad for only ten cents. Everybody in the scene gets a gift; Winfield and Ruthie get candy, Pa gets t…
A group of Spanish filmmakers get stuck in some protests in Bolivia regarding water privatization. The producer of the film gets involved on it at at the end of the film a Bolivian actor gives him a l…
Scott Calvin (Santa Claus) gives a whole room of high school teachers their childhood favorite toys. They starts playing with them as if they were kids again.
As of June 22, 2016, the IMDb polls have reached TEN MILLION VOTES. Celebrating this great event, which of these 25 TEN-word movie quotes do you think is the most memorable? Discuss here
John Wayne (a.k.a The Duke) is best known for western films throughout his fifty year career. Which of the 35 most popular Westerns in his filmography is your favorite? Discuss the list here
The popularity of the Western genre peaked in the 1950s. According to William Indick's book 'The Psychology of the Western' (2008), the number of Western films produced in the 1950s outnumbered all ot…
The Grand Canyon State is the official nickname of Arizona. In 1912 it became the 48th state of the United States of America. These movies have a connection with Arizona. It's a topic in the story or …
Movies released in 1948 are now 75 years old. This poll includes the top rated 35 of the 1,568 movies released in 1948. Which one of these is your favorite? After voting, you may discuss the poll here…
The Beehive State is the official nickname of Utah. In 1896 it became the 45th state of the United States of America. These movies have a connection with Utah. It's a topic in the story or they are (p…
Some original movie and TV scores* reached such an iconic status that they became classic standards defining very specific situations. Which classic movie/TV score would you say is the most iconic? Af…
RKO Pictures was an American film production and distribution company. In its origin, as RKO Radio Pictures (a subsidiary of Radio-Keith-Orpheum) it was one of the Big Five studios of Hollywood's Gol…
Maureen O'Hara (August 17, 1920 – October 24, 2015) was an Irish-American film actress and singer. The famously red-headed O'Hara has been noted for playing fiercely passionate heroines with a highly …
2019 marks the 40th anniversary of the death of John Wayne, nicknamed the "Duke", the legendary American actor and filmmaker who was among the top box office draws for more than three decad…
In some movies there are underdog characters that totally gained the attention of the audience. Many of them had an impact that lasted for decades. Some others are of newer date. Which of these iconic…
Which of these films shot on location in beautiful places would most entice you to pack your bags and hop on the next plane to see the place for yourself? Discuss the list here: http://www.imdb.com/bo…
Oscar winning director, writer and producer, John Ford, might be best known for his prestige westerns. Which one of his westerns would you consider to be your favorite? After voting, you may discuss…
All these Westerns feature actors in leading roles whom one does not primarily associate with Westerns. Whose appearance in a Western surprises you most? Discuss here
These are movies, released in the 1940s, widely considered to be one of the best decades in cinema, recommended by poll authors and commentators. Which of these relatively little-known but highly reco…
The poster child for the U.S. Military is the United States Army. The largest and most famous of the services gained prominence shorty after its establishment in 1775 under the command of eventual fir…