# The single greatest movie of the 1980s, according to Emily Blunt: “Everyone loves that”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-single-greatest-movie-of-the-1980s-according-to-emily-blunt-everyone-loves-that/
- Published: 2026-11-03T03:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T04:54:21+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/single-greatest-movie-1980s-according-to-emily-blunt/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- Emily Blunt’s childhood favourite is *The Princess Bride*.
- Rob Reiner’s film was released in 1987.
- Blunt says it swept her away each time she watched it.

## Summary

Emily Blunt has named Rob Reiner’s 1987 fantasy comedy *The Princess Bride* as one of her favourite films and a defining comfort film from childhood. The choice reflects the family comedies that helped inspire her, alongside the varied influences behind her acting career.

Blunt said her mother would put on *The Princess Bride*, while her father tended to choose films such as *Jaws* and *The Terminator*. She told Rotten Tomatoes that she watched it many times as a child, was swept away by it each time, and thought it was widely loved and often quoted. The article also notes that Blunt’s breakthrough came with *The Devil Wears Prada* in 2006.

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