I now have in my Netflix list “Classic Romantic Mistaken-Identity Movies”, “Heartfelt Dramas based on contemporary literature”, and “Independent Gambling Movies”. I suppose I must have watched something that matched those criteria, but where is the “Something the wife will watch and not bore me to death” category?
It's free.
Try Doc Martin, it's a British show about a surgeon who develops a bloodphobia and becomes a GP in the small town of Portwen, Cornwall. He has the charm of most surgeons and this is rather offputting to the locals. It's not a chick-flick series. The first three seasons are free and hubby and I HAD to buy season 4 from Amazon just to see what was going to happen.
Please let me know if you discover this category. I need it desperately.
Sorry, but I think you ask too much of even Netflix. Better stick to the "Something I can watch with the wife that won't emasculate me" category. Admittedly the available choices won't fill a whole row but at least you'll be able to watch the occasional movie with the wife while keeping your man card.