The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Ranked 2 of 5 fantasy films by recommenders
People recommend this fantasy film as a fun, beautiful, culturally resonant favorite for all ages, and say the Goldman book is worth reading alongside it.
People recommend this fantasy film as a fun, beautiful, culturally resonant favorite for all ages, and say the Goldman book is worth reading alongside it.
13 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 13
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 13 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Widely loved, longtime favorite film
“The Princess Bride still remains a favorite.”
Comment from 15 Dec 2025 in “Rob Reiner has died” “one of my all-time favorite movies”
Comment from 15 Dec 2025 in “Rob Reiner has died” “I think it's aged pretty well”
Comment from 11 Nov 2025 in “The 'Toy Story' You Remember” Fun to watch and share
“In college, we printed out the screenplay, and picked parts, and read it together. It was tremendous fun.”
Comment from 15 Dec 2025 in “Rob Reiner has died” “It's a wonderful movie that can be thoroughly enjoyed by young and old alike!”
Comment from 15 Dec 2025 in “Rob Reiner has died” Culturally resonant, celebrated filmmaking
“Three great movies that he directed that everyone around my age would be relatively intimately familiar with”
Comment from 15 Dec 2025 in “Rob Reiner has died” “an unusually strong and culturally-resonant line of movies”
Comment from 15 Dec 2025 in “Rob Reiner has died” “What an eclectic set of masterpieces.”
Comment from 15 Dec 2025 in “Rob Reiner and wife found dead” Book worth reading with the movie
“The book's outstanding and different enough to be worth reading”
Comment from 15 Dec 2025 in “Rob Reiner has died” “Worth reading if you love the movie, definitely.”
Comment from 15 Dec 2025 in “Rob Reiner has died”
Other fantasy films people recommend
The four most recommended other fantasy films, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lord of the Rings film trilogy | 18 | 13 | 58% | 7 | — | — |
| The Princess Bride by William GoldmanThis page | 13 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Conan the Barbarian (1982 film) | 9 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
| Legend (1985 film) | 6 | 2 | 75% | 1 | — | — |
| Highlander (1986 film) | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
All 13 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“one of my all-time favorite movies”
“In college, we printed out the screenplay, and picked parts, and read it together. It was tremendous fun.”
“Worth reading if you love the movie, definitely.”
“The book's outstanding and different enough to be worth reading”
“It's inconceivable how good that movie is.”
“It's a wonderful movie that can be thoroughly enjoyed by young and old alike!”
“a really fun, unique and beautiful piece of art”
“Thanks for The Princess Bride and Sleepless in Seattle.”
“an unusually strong and culturally-resonant line of movies”
“The Princess Bride still remains a favorite.”
“What an eclectic set of masterpieces.”
“Three great movies that he directed that everyone around my age would be relatively intimately familiar with”
“I think it's aged pretty well”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.