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How newish or well known do these have to be?
Crime and Deviance: Monsieur Verdoux, Rope
Family: Nothing in Common
Gender and Sexuality: The Philadelphia Story
Families: Life With Father, Kildred Pierce
Socialization: Now Voyager
Social Stratification: The Adventures of Robin Hood
Would Social Interaction include "circle of friends" movies? I'm thinking of Steel Magnolias, which I've never seen but sounds like it would fit here.
Gender and Sexuality: The Philadelphia Story
I would actually put that under "Social Stratification".
I think it works under either, depending on your focus. I was thinking of all the men's treatment of Tracy, especially her father and Dexter claiming that her failure to "act like a woman" (my words describing their sentiments) causes so many problems.
But if you center on the very class-conscious Mike or George, Social Stratification also works.
Oh good god.
I read "The Philadelphia Story", but my brane translated it as "Philadelphia".
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Which I guess, same goes.
I think the movies should be fairly newish and not too obscure. but I'm going to throw in a few classics where they really fit the theme.
Thanks again everyone, this is very helpful.
I threw in Monsieur Verdoux because I just saw it and really liked it. Charlie Chaplin in a comedy about a Bluebeard. Truly weird and truly wonderful.
Gender and Sexuality: Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Crime and Deviance: Dressed to Kill (De Palma) [this could fit under gender and sexuality as well]
Technology and Society: Sliver, Cloverfield
Religion: Wide Awake
Social Stratification: Gattaca, Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
Also, Strega mentioned Cronenberg's Crash, which could fit under Technology and Society in addition to Gender and Sexuality.
The Ruling Class - Peter O'Toole: Social Strata and possibly gender - a quirky choice for one of your classics.
Disability: Rory O'Shea Was Here (aka Inside I'm Dancing)
Social Interaction: Mean Girls
Someone said Heathers, right?
Yeah, I skimmed. Possibly skipped. Wanna make something out of nothing? I means--it's patently impossible with the differing number of letters.
And also, the drugs talking. Way too much effort to search.