How to Choose The Perfect Date Movie

Here's how to choose the perfect date movie. Not everyone enjoys the stereotypical boy meets girl date movie, but not many every date would survive a trip to serious, depressing drama. Here's how to pick a date movie that's entertaining and enjoyable.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Read online reviews from multiple sources. Visit a review site like rottentomatoes.com that lists multiple reviews from different highly regarded reviewers. The short review in a daily newspaper is no real indication of the quality of a movie.

2. Pick a movie that seems appropriate to your relationship. Don't pick a marriage themed movie for a first date. Be wary of overly childish movies. The best "first date" movies should at least carry some common thread of interest from both perspectives of the relationship.

3. Your movie choice should meet your date in the middle. If you are a guy, don't fall into the trap of taking your girlfriend to see a sophomoric college humor film. If you are a girl, be wary of movies with princess or Elizabethan themes. You risk alienating your prospective date.

Tips & Warnings

• Be sure that the movie you want to see is playing at at the theater you plan to attend.
• Never watch or attend a movie that either person has already seen. This devalues the shared experience of the movie.
• Most movie theaters have at least two or three date movies playing at any one time. Choose a film that you and your date can bond over. If you want to appear sophisticated, a non-violent, Oscar nominated film can be a sure winner. The older and more confident you are, in general, the more sophisticated the film should be.