which side are you on
women you know they think about that a
lot I mean surprisingly a lot welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 movie
battles of the sexes you want to settle
this let’s all sit down and work it out
find some compromise for this list we’re
looking at movies that feature men and
women competing against each other the
funny thing is all I really want to do
is make you happy whether it’s
politically mentally romantically
socially or even physically number 10
Basic Instinct obviously in this
neo-noir erotic thriller Michael
Douglas’s NIC Curran is a detective with
a chip on his shoulder and something to
prove I’m working my ass off and off the
sauce while Sharon Stone’s Catherine
Tramell is a crime writing murder
suspect with all the right moves
it’s nice his weapons are physical her
is are carnal he gave me a lot of
pleasure he threatens litigation are you
arresting me she uses manipulation go
with the flow Basic Instinct expresses
the power struggle of gender rivalry so
well that it’s hard to tell who to root
for particularly since the audience is
brain teased right along with the
characters and I change into something
more appropriate
it’s especially creative to keep the
viewer this confused as to whether they
should be scared or seduced it’s not
really the same thing now is it number 9
How to Lose a Guy in 10 days true or
false
most fair 11 more when fate sees an ad
executive and a magazine writer both
landing dates with each other on the
pretense of secret spiteful work-related
bets with their associates it’s a race
to see who wins this battle of the sexes
so I was thinking that I could start by
dating a guy and then drive him away
this rom-com is a spoof the gender wars
don’t always have to be malicious or
mean-spirited because it delivers
amusement that sees both sides as the
butt end of the jokes oh you are already
fun enough
I’m gonna make you wish you were dead
despite the screwball comedy the
characters not only challenge each
other’s misguided convictions just
simple I like women okay but the
dialogue takes no prisoners in its
deconstruction of gender stereotypes and
sexpectations that was the one night
that we even thought about getting close
to having sex all right she up and
decides she’s going to nickname my penis
yeah Princess Sophia ha
you want to talk about shooting a man’s
horse Oh number 8 10 Things I Hate About
You see that girl yeah that’s Kat
Stratford I want you to go out with it
even William Shakespeare knew that the
battle of the sexes was an entertainment
goldmine when he wrote the play that
inspired this film centuries ago
I know Shakespeare’s a dead white guy
but he knows his shit so we can overlook
that contemporary revisions of The
Taming of the Shrew often modify the
story of a man hired to humble a feisty
woman into becoming dating material into
a more balanced lesson on why
relationships are about sacrifices and
compromises you embarrass the girl
sacrifice yourself on the altar of
dignity and even the score at the same
time this particular film also reminds
us that true love can never be forced
nor suppressed it’s not every day you
find a girl flash someone to get you out
and it does this by exposing each
character’s deep down vulnerabilities
Oh number seven boomerang I’m sorry it’s
just that uh what you said was pretty
pathetic in boomerang
Marcus is a prideful player with no
shame in his game
I am mr. romance when I meet a woman and
then once I hit it I lose interest but
that ain’t my fault but he gets a taste
of his own medicine when the tables are
turned on him by his new female boss I’m
sorry you see I’m in charge of marketing
possible focusing mostly on the sex part
of the sexist battle this movie is the
no-holds-barred r-rated comedy that
shows us what happens when men get
treated like the sex objects they pursue
nothing that’s what sex is to remember
it also features a who’s who cast of 90s
comedy acts that help the protagonist
deconstruct what men and women want from
one another I told you that Angela and I
are just friends which is what it takes
to help him decide on his own interests
it’s because of the white man’s fear of
the sexual potency of black balled
number six what women want
I hear what women think speaking of what
women want this movie titled dares to
ask and answer that question by blessing
a male chauvinist like Nick Marshall
with the supernatural ability to hear
their thoughts
ladies and gentlemen Nick Marshall is a
sex God for a guy like him however the
gift is also a curse it’s a curse are
you kidding chock-full of social
commentary this is an insightful
observation and celebration of the
differences between genders well you
know boys and girls think very
differently about sex it’s all made
especially clear when Mel Gibson’s
character finally understands women well
enough to see them as more than mere
conquests I found out all about you and
the more I found out
and we’re you dazzled me it also gives
him an opportunity to fall for Darcy the
ultimate object of his affection number
five entrapment I said this is called
entrapment no actually it’s called
blackmail
entrapment is what cops do see
entrapment outdoes itself not only for
its cool cat-and-mouse pretense of
insurance investigator versus art thief
context but also with the excellent will
they or won’t they chemistry that fights
itself between Sean Connery and
Catherine zeta-jones I don’t know you’re
just gonna have to trust me
rule number two never trust the naked
woman not only do their motives pursuits
and age difference test their
allegiances the two also operate under
incredible circumstances that include
multiple heists international travel and
y2k sometimes a lack of trust is what
divides the sexes into battle and this
pair crosses that laser hotline number
for mr. and mrs. Smith you’re in special
cooking sweetheart this battle of the
sexes is about as literal as it gets
seeing as it’s about a married couple
going out of their way to murder each
other action movie style with all the
guns and bombs they can get their
well-trained hands on what does that
call marriage incidentally their
marriage is failing enough for them to
seek therapy made all the more
complicated by how much they use all
this violence for foreplay really expect
me to roll over and play dead you should
use to identify
six this kind of black comedy lets
couples and wood bees laugh at what
keeps them together through the
roller-coaster ride of what keeps them
apart that’s marriage run yeah you take
your best shot
oh we redid the house hmm
we did yes we did number three anchorman
The Legend of Ron Burgundy
you be a woman I’ll be a man when news
anchor Ron Burgundy’s TV station decides
to be progressive by hiring a talented
anchorwoman named Veronica Corningstone
MS Veronica Corningstone
it seems that deplorable sexist Ron is
caught between being offended and
aroused
it’s terrible she has beautiful eyes and
her hair smells like seven but when she
proceeds to threaten his very employment
they’re the real TV airwaves war begins
you’re watching Channel 4 News with
five-time Emmy award-winning anchor Ron
Burgundy and tits McGee
this film mocks 70 sex culture and
Lampoon’s dated political views on women
in the workplace it is anchorman not a
lady and that is a scientific fact first
as it is anchorman also succeeds at
boldly taking on the rising feminist
culture of its setting in a comedy
that’s as silly as it is satirical and
thanks for stopping by
but mainly stay classy thanks for
stopping by stay classy I’m Ron Burgundy
thanks for stopping back take off number
2 the War of the Roses so let’s hear it
come on let’s hear it let’s skim it
Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner
don’t need to play Assassin’s or
competitive co-workers to be violent
arch-nemesis here all their characters
need is a marriage license you’re happy
because I was dead I was happy to be
free like a weight had been lifted it’s
the story of Oliver and Barbara a
newlywed couple that starts off so
seemingly happy with children riches and
all are you happy I’m more than happy
away past happy I married that a
long-term relationship can only follow a
downward direction before it lands in
divorce court I want a divorce
the victor of this battle of the sexes
wins the house bragging rights and
battle scars from their multiple death
matches you will never get that house
this movie dares to be dreadfully dark
and is all the more successful for it
before we wield our top pick in battle
here are some honorable mentions this is
the woman in you that brings out the man
in me you think that I nag you that’s
all you do all you do is that me I lose
a promotion because of some idiot
prejudice the boys in the club are
threatened and you’re so intimidated by
any woman that won’t sit at the back of
the bus now you said you wanted to talk
about something yeah number one Kramer
vs Kramer I want my son you can’t have
this realistic drama is about a divorce
and child custody battle performed by
top tier actors in their career primes
and is the quintessential battle of the
sexes film what are you calling them a
success the marriage ended in divorce
I consider it less my failure than his
taking no specific sides and making no
explicit claims on its winner
it’s a five-time Academy Award winning
examination of fatherhood and parental
responsibilities we couldn’t stay any
more was because she couldn’t stand me
Billy family values and priorities are
the themes covered as we walk through
Ted’s growth from negligent to near
excellent dad love you I love it when
the wife who left him returns for her
child after achieving her own success
we’re well beyond a battle of the sexes
and embroiled in a tug of war do you
agree with our list you bitch
which movie battles of the sexes did we
miss sue for more gender-bending top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com do in the morning
Oh
[Music]
women you know they think about that a
lot I mean surprisingly a lot welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 movie
battles of the sexes you want to settle
this let’s all sit down and work it out
find some compromise for this list we’re
looking at movies that feature men and
women competing against each other the
funny thing is all I really want to do
is make you happy whether it’s
politically mentally romantically
socially or even physically number 10
Basic Instinct obviously in this
neo-noir erotic thriller Michael
Douglas’s NIC Curran is a detective with
a chip on his shoulder and something to
prove I’m working my ass off and off the
sauce while Sharon Stone’s Catherine
Tramell is a crime writing murder
suspect with all the right moves
it’s nice his weapons are physical her
is are carnal he gave me a lot of
pleasure he threatens litigation are you
arresting me she uses manipulation go
with the flow Basic Instinct expresses
the power struggle of gender rivalry so
well that it’s hard to tell who to root
for particularly since the audience is
brain teased right along with the
characters and I change into something
more appropriate
it’s especially creative to keep the
viewer this confused as to whether they
should be scared or seduced it’s not
really the same thing now is it number 9
How to Lose a Guy in 10 days true or
false
most fair 11 more when fate sees an ad
executive and a magazine writer both
landing dates with each other on the
pretense of secret spiteful work-related
bets with their associates it’s a race
to see who wins this battle of the sexes
so I was thinking that I could start by
dating a guy and then drive him away
this rom-com is a spoof the gender wars
don’t always have to be malicious or
mean-spirited because it delivers
amusement that sees both sides as the
butt end of the jokes oh you are already
fun enough
I’m gonna make you wish you were dead
despite the screwball comedy the
characters not only challenge each
other’s misguided convictions just
simple I like women okay but the
dialogue takes no prisoners in its
deconstruction of gender stereotypes and
sexpectations that was the one night
that we even thought about getting close
to having sex all right she up and
decides she’s going to nickname my penis
yeah Princess Sophia ha
you want to talk about shooting a man’s
horse Oh number 8 10 Things I Hate About
You see that girl yeah that’s Kat
Stratford I want you to go out with it
even William Shakespeare knew that the
battle of the sexes was an entertainment
goldmine when he wrote the play that
inspired this film centuries ago
I know Shakespeare’s a dead white guy
but he knows his shit so we can overlook
that contemporary revisions of The
Taming of the Shrew often modify the
story of a man hired to humble a feisty
woman into becoming dating material into
a more balanced lesson on why
relationships are about sacrifices and
compromises you embarrass the girl
sacrifice yourself on the altar of
dignity and even the score at the same
time this particular film also reminds
us that true love can never be forced
nor suppressed it’s not every day you
find a girl flash someone to get you out
and it does this by exposing each
character’s deep down vulnerabilities
Oh number seven boomerang I’m sorry it’s
just that uh what you said was pretty
pathetic in boomerang
Marcus is a prideful player with no
shame in his game
I am mr. romance when I meet a woman and
then once I hit it I lose interest but
that ain’t my fault but he gets a taste
of his own medicine when the tables are
turned on him by his new female boss I’m
sorry you see I’m in charge of marketing
possible focusing mostly on the sex part
of the sexist battle this movie is the
no-holds-barred r-rated comedy that
shows us what happens when men get
treated like the sex objects they pursue
nothing that’s what sex is to remember
it also features a who’s who cast of 90s
comedy acts that help the protagonist
deconstruct what men and women want from
one another I told you that Angela and I
are just friends which is what it takes
to help him decide on his own interests
it’s because of the white man’s fear of
the sexual potency of black balled
number six what women want
I hear what women think speaking of what
women want this movie titled dares to
ask and answer that question by blessing
a male chauvinist like Nick Marshall
with the supernatural ability to hear
their thoughts
ladies and gentlemen Nick Marshall is a
sex God for a guy like him however the
gift is also a curse it’s a curse are
you kidding chock-full of social
commentary this is an insightful
observation and celebration of the
differences between genders well you
know boys and girls think very
differently about sex it’s all made
especially clear when Mel Gibson’s
character finally understands women well
enough to see them as more than mere
conquests I found out all about you and
the more I found out
and we’re you dazzled me it also gives
him an opportunity to fall for Darcy the
ultimate object of his affection number
five entrapment I said this is called
entrapment no actually it’s called
blackmail
entrapment is what cops do see
entrapment outdoes itself not only for
its cool cat-and-mouse pretense of
insurance investigator versus art thief
context but also with the excellent will
they or won’t they chemistry that fights
itself between Sean Connery and
Catherine zeta-jones I don’t know you’re
just gonna have to trust me
rule number two never trust the naked
woman not only do their motives pursuits
and age difference test their
allegiances the two also operate under
incredible circumstances that include
multiple heists international travel and
y2k sometimes a lack of trust is what
divides the sexes into battle and this
pair crosses that laser hotline number
for mr. and mrs. Smith you’re in special
cooking sweetheart this battle of the
sexes is about as literal as it gets
seeing as it’s about a married couple
going out of their way to murder each
other action movie style with all the
guns and bombs they can get their
well-trained hands on what does that
call marriage incidentally their
marriage is failing enough for them to
seek therapy made all the more
complicated by how much they use all
this violence for foreplay really expect
me to roll over and play dead you should
use to identify
six this kind of black comedy lets
couples and wood bees laugh at what
keeps them together through the
roller-coaster ride of what keeps them
apart that’s marriage run yeah you take
your best shot
oh we redid the house hmm
we did yes we did number three anchorman
The Legend of Ron Burgundy
you be a woman I’ll be a man when news
anchor Ron Burgundy’s TV station decides
to be progressive by hiring a talented
anchorwoman named Veronica Corningstone
MS Veronica Corningstone
it seems that deplorable sexist Ron is
caught between being offended and
aroused
it’s terrible she has beautiful eyes and
her hair smells like seven but when she
proceeds to threaten his very employment
they’re the real TV airwaves war begins
you’re watching Channel 4 News with
five-time Emmy award-winning anchor Ron
Burgundy and tits McGee
this film mocks 70 sex culture and
Lampoon’s dated political views on women
in the workplace it is anchorman not a
lady and that is a scientific fact first
as it is anchorman also succeeds at
boldly taking on the rising feminist
culture of its setting in a comedy
that’s as silly as it is satirical and
thanks for stopping by
but mainly stay classy thanks for
stopping by stay classy I’m Ron Burgundy
thanks for stopping back take off number
2 the War of the Roses so let’s hear it
come on let’s hear it let’s skim it
Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner
don’t need to play Assassin’s or
competitive co-workers to be violent
arch-nemesis here all their characters
need is a marriage license you’re happy
because I was dead I was happy to be
free like a weight had been lifted it’s
the story of Oliver and Barbara a
newlywed couple that starts off so
seemingly happy with children riches and
all are you happy I’m more than happy
away past happy I married that a
long-term relationship can only follow a
downward direction before it lands in
divorce court I want a divorce
the victor of this battle of the sexes
wins the house bragging rights and
battle scars from their multiple death
matches you will never get that house
this movie dares to be dreadfully dark
and is all the more successful for it
before we wield our top pick in battle
here are some honorable mentions this is
the woman in you that brings out the man
in me you think that I nag you that’s
all you do all you do is that me I lose
a promotion because of some idiot
prejudice the boys in the club are
threatened and you’re so intimidated by
any woman that won’t sit at the back of
the bus now you said you wanted to talk
about something yeah number one Kramer
vs Kramer I want my son you can’t have
this realistic drama is about a divorce
and child custody battle performed by
top tier actors in their career primes
and is the quintessential battle of the
sexes film what are you calling them a
success the marriage ended in divorce
I consider it less my failure than his
taking no specific sides and making no
explicit claims on its winner
it’s a five-time Academy Award winning
examination of fatherhood and parental
responsibilities we couldn’t stay any
more was because she couldn’t stand me
Billy family values and priorities are
the themes covered as we walk through
Ted’s growth from negligent to near
excellent dad love you I love it when
the wife who left him returns for her
child after achieving her own success
we’re well beyond a battle of the sexes
and embroiled in a tug of war do you
agree with our list you bitch
which movie battles of the sexes did we
miss sue for more gender-bending top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com do in the morning
Oh
[Music]
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