7 Movies That Would Have Been Better If The Lead Role Changed Gender

1) Pretty Woman.

With Jake Gyllenhaal instead of Julia Roberts, this could be the Brokeback of chick-flicks. Can you imagine the shopping scene? Or when Richard Gere turns to him and, looking down, then slowly up as Richard Gere does to prove he's acting, says "I wish I knew how to quit paying for you".

2) Die Hard.

Forget John Mclane, here's Joanne Mclane. Good luck Alan Rickman, she's starting her period in two days and not in the mood for your shit. She'll fuck you up for the mess you're making alone. And if you think you're taking her man hostage, you clearly know nothing about how horny pre-menstrual women are and the lengths they'll go to for it. You are one screwed baddie-with-an-English-accent-because-it-was-that-or-Russian.

3) Pulp Fiction.

More a switching of roles here - John Travolta and Uma Thurman should have played each other's parts (*giggles*). If they had, then it would have been Travolta who OD'd and there's no way Thurman could have lifted him to get a big needle in his heart, thereby saving his life.
Sure, you'd lose Travolta's toilet death thingy, but oh, man would Ving Rhames have been pissed. And do you know what the biggest problem is with every movie ever made? Ving Rhames not getting enough screen time.
Plus, how much more satisfying would him getting Gimped have been if you'd seen him throwing Uma Thurman out of a window first?

4) Gladiator

With Reese Witherspoon. Ok, given this movie was set in ancient Rome, it might have been called Look! There's A Destitute Widow, Let's Sell Her Into Prostitution And Treat Her Like Shit. But Gladiator is more catchy.
Reese would never lose her cheerful demeanour. With the help of her plucky little chihuahua, she'd face adversity with a smile - including the 15 minute sex scene she'd have with Oliver Reed.
Joaquin Phoenix would become her love interest, and she'd teach him how to find warmth in his cold, cold heart by doing a snappy dance routine. Win all round.

5) Schindler's List.

With Mel Gibson's new girlfriend. You know what... I'm not even going to go there.

6) Finding Nemo.

If Nemo was a girl fish instead of a boy fish, how much more protective do you think Marlin would be? Especially since in the time it took him to find her, puberty would have started to set in and Marlin would have found Nemo getting to second base with a catfish and killed him. Or possibly experimenting with her sexuality with Dory, who'd forget about it anyway.

7) Bridget Jones' Diary.

With Steven Segal. And a sex scene between Steven Segal and Hugh Grant. And a sex scene between Steven Segal and Colin Firth.
Oh, come on, you know that would be awesome.

(Big thanks and hugs to Dougie for the idea and the photoshop)