Teddy Pasternak at 2011-09-20 15:09:50:

I didn't think of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind as fantasy, more sci-fi, but it most definitely has my vote in either category.

William Boxer at 2011-09-20 15:33:26:

My vote is for Groundhog Day, as I'd like to study and discuss how the writer is able to show a character's growth through a story that repeats the same series of events.

Saint McSaint at 2011-09-20 15:45:09:

For family: First Vote: The Sandlot. Second: Ratatouille or The Incredibles. Third: Princess Bride But here are some more options. Family movies as defined by IMDB: It’s A Wonderful Life, Nightmare Before Christmas, Jurassic Park, & The Fantastic Mr. Fox For fantasy: I agree with Teddy, Eternal is more Sci-Fi than fantasy. Here are more fantasy options: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Amelie, Harvey, Highlander, Field of Dreams, Scrooged, Raiders of the Lost Ark, & Who Framed Roger Rabbit? There's a lot of crossover with family: Nightmare Before Christmas, UP, Princess Bride, Pirates of the Caribbean, Elf, & Jurassic Park

Teddy Pasternak at 2011-09-20 16:00:41:

How about Being John Malkovich for fantasy?

Anna Kelian at 2011-09-20 16:29:05:

Fantasy: Pan's Labyrinth or Big Fish Family: The Wizard of Oz or Home Alone

Annika at 2011-09-20 16:46:34:

For fantasy, I say you do the genre poster-child and do something from LOTR. I vote for Return of the King, as that was the Oscar winner (though I believe it was awarded as a way to acknowledge the whole trilogy and voters just held off until #3). For family, what about Ghostbusters, as there's so much news about a third film popping up lately?

Gabe at 2011-09-20 17:42:25:

Would Home Alone also fall into the Contained Thriller category? ;) That's my vote for family - feeling the John Hughes nostalgia.

Gabe at 2011-09-20 17:45:08:

For Fantasy my vote is The Princess Bride. With Big Fish perhaps John August would be willing to offer some insights on his adaptation.

Nich Richardson at 2011-09-20 18:09:47:

Still sticking with Toy Story 3 for my family vote! :) As for fantasy, I'd love to take a look at Being John Malkovich or Ghostbusters.

Laura Deerfield at 2011-09-20 18:46:27:

Fantasy is one of my favorite genres, and is often treated as fluff or juvenile... I'd prefer to work with something that either strongly embodies the tropes of that genre. Like LOTR (Return of the King would be my preference as well) seems to be all that's available. (No luck on my other faves - Legend, Time Bandits, Edward Scissorhands, The Dark Crystal, Ladyhawke and Excalibur. Doesn't look like Pan's Labyrinth or Big Fish are there either.) The Princess Bride and Groundhog Day I love, but feel like I've read them and discussed them many places already. Other available Fantasy films: Field of Dreams The Nightmare before Christmas and (can't believe I'm even mentioning it) Zardoz

Caitlin Podiak at 2011-09-20 20:45:32:

Being John Malkovich!

Saint McSaint at 2011-09-21 00:10:04:

Hahaha Zardoz.

Atlanta at 2011-09-21 00:54:37:

For fantasy, my first thoughts (Brazil, Killing in Carnival Row, Pan's Labyrinth) not available, but LOTR is and could be fun. For family, The Incredibles, such a great job they did with a family.

Nich at 2011-09-21 09:14:33:

Yes Caitlin! Virtual high-five! *slap*

Richard at 2011-09-21 17:27:09:

For fantasy: Pan's Labyrinth For family: Toy Story 3

Sean Z P Harris at 2011-09-22 01:36:11:

My vote for Fantasy is Pan’s Labyrinth. For family, E.T.

Laura Deerfield at 2011-09-22 03:55:57:

Pan's Labyrinth would be great, but is not on myPDFscripts

Diogo Figueira at 2011-09-22 07:36:42:

From the list: 1. Pan's Labyrinth. 2. Eternal Sunshine. 3. LOTR. Others: Benjamin Button. Being John Malkovich.

Diogo Figueira at 2011-09-22 07:43:51:

And Family: I'd love The Lion King but can't find it on mypdfscripts. Toy Story (any, but chiefly the first).

James at 2011-09-22 12:50:04:

Pan's Labyrinth is also written in Spanish. So good luck. Seeing all these responses makes me want to delve into a discussion about Fantasy as a genre. It almost seems too broad if you want to "study" it on the terms of a singular genre. You have your: 1) Sword and magic fantasies. 2) Modern Fantasy -- Edward Scissorhands 3) SciFi/Fantasy -- ala Star Wars. Basically fantasy in space. 4) Superheroes 5) Comedies with fantastic elements -- Ground Hog's Day, Any body-switching comedy 6) Fairytales / Fables / Folklore -- Pan's Labyrinth, Big Fish, Witches, James and the Giant Peach. 7) Bizarro -- pretty much anything by Jeunett or Troma. Delicatessen, City of Lost Children, Poultrygeist. A lot of Horror tends to have Fantasy elements. And this list isn't even getting into cartoons, which I think need to have its own Fantasy category for the ability to so easily anthropormorphize (yeah, I verbed that word) inanimate objects and animals. And any of those stories can fall into other genres as well. I think the biggest thing about Fantasy (and SciFi as well) is that there is a certain expectation about the world the story is set in, rather than the emotional impact the story creates.