12 Angry Men
But I also want to throw this cool website (so I don't have to add it to my thousands of bookmarks, lol), even though I disagree with THEIR selections.
https://www.listchallenges.com/movies-without-a-love-interest
Beverly Hills Cop.
All Quiet on the Western Front
Fail-Safe and Dr. Strangelove ... there is one scene in Strangelove where it's implied that a general is having an affair with his secretary, but it's played for laughs and has no relevance to the rest of the movie.
shareThe first movie that came to mind is ...
Stalag 17
I imagine a lot of war movies fit the bill, but then, they may not all be "great."
> I disagree with [the linked site's] selections.
I'm not too crazy about some of their choices either, but I'd like to hear which ones you disagree with and your reasons. I'd disagree with The Shining, for example -- Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) and Wendy Torrance (Shelly Duvall) have a troubled relationship but do love each other, and the conflict between that and Jack's increasing insanity is an important part of the story.
That's what makes this a little hard. I was about to say Phone Booth, but part of the story is that he is cheating on his wife and that could be considered as a love interest. Even a movie like Dead Poets Society has a very minimal love interest story.
shareI guess to me it's whether the love plays an important part in the story. For example, in The Hunt For Red October, Jack Ryan (Alec Baldwin) is married and we see his wife (Gates McFadden). It's clear that they're happily married, they love each other, and so on blah-blah-blah. But we only see her briefly and that relationship plays no part in the story thereafter. So I'd feel comfortable adding that one to the list.
But what is a "love interest"? To me it's a romantic love, including sexuality except if under unusual circumstances. What about another one from the list, The Shawshank Redemption? Do Andy (Tim Robbins) and Red (Morgan Freeman) love each other? Sure, but in a way that's not at all romantic or sexual. It's quite possible for two heterosexual men to love each other deeply in that way, something that those determined to read gayness into everything don't understand. But I suppose some might argue that sort of relationship qualifies as a love interest, or argue that there *are* homosexual undertones there that straight guys like me just don't see.
Of course we could just go silly on this and take up that side of the argument -- 2001: A Space Odyssey shouldn't be on that list, there's an obvious and blatant gay thing going on between HAL and the monolith.
I think the apes had a thing for the monolith too. Why else would they be interested in something so long and hard?
sharePredator
The Thing
Ace Ventura Pet Detective
Dredd
The Interview
The Thing. Great answer.
shareBut he banged Courtney Cox in Ace Ventura. Or is it bung?
shareDid he? Damn. I was sketchy on including it but for the life of me I couldn't recall any love interest in it.
shareYep, they did it to the "In the Jungle" song while all the animals in his apartment looked on.
Aweem awhack. Aweem awhack. Aweem awhack. Dee-dee-dee-deeeeee, dee-dee-dee-dee-deeeeee, the lion sleeps tonight.
I'm going to be a little controversial here, "War Games" from 1983. It's a teen boy and girl sure but they never seem romantically involved or interested in each other.
shareI thought he was trying to impress her with changing her grade and showing off his hacking skills. She seemed to care about him and even travelled quite a way to help him. Their romance was there but definitely more innocent and subtle than most teen film couples.
shareIt's very G rated and yes you can see he is trying to impress her but all very subtle. I don't even think they hold hands unless it is trying to stay together while running from something.
shareAlien (1979)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
District 9 (2009)
Mad Max 2 (1981)
Come to Daddy (2019)
Frailty (2001)
Harry Brown (2009)
Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)
Logan (2017)
Gravity (2013)
Misery (1990)
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (1971)
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane (1962)