Marty
1955 Best Picture

100 Words
Why should a 34 year-old man be ashamed of himself that he is not married?

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY, 1955?!

Marty wants to get married, but it hasn’t happened for him because according to him, he’s a “dog.”

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY, 1955?!

A revolutionary concept in the 50s, the plot presumes that some people haven’t married because they haven’t met the right partner, and that people who aren’t married don’t have their shit together yet or just don’t want to for some reason.

WHAT ARE YOU – actually, I agree with that.

Men need several minutes.