Which film should I see with my mum?

[partygirluk]

I'm going to take my mum out to a film some time soon. I like any good film, whether Spirited Away, Amadeus, Godfather, The Incredibles, Spellbound, Amelie etc. As long as it is good, I will probably like it.

My mum claims quite traditional taste in films. She likes film where a man and a woman fall in love, the language is clean etc. However, I have got her to see some more arthouse films, and she has enjoyed them. She would not enjoy a film like Terminator though.

My friend Natalie wants to go and see "an intelligent, thinking film" with me next week. So I guess this is really a two part question. What should I see with my mum, and what with my friend.

The options are:

The Aviator
Closer
Elektra
The House of Flying Daggers
Ladder 49
Lemony Snicket
Meet the Fockers
National Treasure
Team America - World Police
A Very Long Engagement
White Noise

Also Ray and Vera Drake, although seeing these films would be a bit out of the way for the date with my mum.

I am not doing a poll as the results would likely reflect the most seen film rather than the most appropriate.

[Boris]

Team America for both.

[bholdr]

i think 'a very long engagement' is your obvious choice, here, for you and your mother. i'd say the avaitor for your freind (don't gals still think leonardo dicaprio is hot? i heard it's a chick flick disguised as a biopic)

[partygirluk]

Natalie does not think Leo is hot.

[tdarko]

for your moms i would say national treasure, entertaining but clean.
for your friend--i dont know her or if its your gf. closer is a decent movie but about infedility and makes it awkward if you are on a date. aviator is a good movie but my gf thought it was weird. i am gonna have to go with meet the fockers, good date movie

[partygirluk]

Which part of "My friend Natalie" don't you understand? This is not a date! Is it impossible to imagine that a guy could go to the films with a girl and not be planning to slip her one?

[astroglide]

aviator is awesome

[tdarko]

i have a lot of friends that are girls and every one of them i either eventually "slip them one" or i want to. so calm down there tigress i didnt know if this was a girl you were interested in or not...i wasnt being rude--actually being helpful and gave options so no need to be a dick.

[private joker]

House of Flying Daggers is the best film on that list by this much: