# Describe a movie in haiku **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 24, 2022, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203 "2022-08-24T03:05:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2023, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/41 "2023-01-12T21:33:20Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > A Nazi’s daughter > helps a suave American; > they fall in love, natch > [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > _North By Northwest_ Kinda warm, but no. Anyone else? ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2023, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/42 "2023-01-12T22:13:50Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Kinda warm, but no. Anyone else? _Notorious_? ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/43 "2023-01-13T14:37:10Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > British mate plays cards > Owes debt to pornographer > Hates traffic wardens _Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels_ Follows the antics Of doctors in Korea Fun during wartime ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/44 "2023-01-13T16:02:41Z")
_MASH_ Rich man adopts son Everybody has their price Ship never leaves dock ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2023, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/45 "2023-01-14T03:50:50Z")
Don’t know that one. > [@Railer13](#): > > > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > > Kinda warm, but no. Anyone else? > > _Notorious_? Correct! My favorite Hitchcock. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2023, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/46 "2023-01-15T15:30:57Z")
(Bump) Rich man adopts son If you want it, here it is Ship never leaves dock ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/47 "2023-01-15T22:45:26Z")
_The Magic Christian_ When Caitlyn was Bruce Disco already dying This film did not help ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2023, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/48 "2023-01-16T04:24:16Z")
_Can’t Stop the Music_ Two cavalry men woo the same spunky woman; Wayne averts a war. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/49 "2023-01-21T01:46:13Z")
_She Wore A Yellow Ribbon_ When the wind-storm clears, He finds a circus in his Yard! Romance ensues. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/50 "2023-01-21T17:54:03Z")
_Big Top Pee Wee_ Boy gets to visit Place where his grandpa once worked Will get to run it ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/51 "2023-01-23T18:54:15Z")
_Charlie and the Chocolate Factory_ Looting artifacts Bullwhip and high adventure Nazis get punished ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/52 "2023-01-23T19:14:32Z")
_Raiders of the Lost Ark_ Soldier wants to die Gets sent to run down outpost Many ta-tonka ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/53 "2023-01-23T21:38:45Z")
_Dances With Wolves_ Shipwrecked family Lush green tropical island Gramps to the rescue ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/54 "2023-01-24T01:04:19Z")
_The Swiss Family Robinson_ Ultra-rich on yacht Everything goes badly wrong Social roles reversed ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/55 "2023-01-25T06:13:13Z")
_Triangle of Sadness_ Island restaurant The Chef tells many stories Does everyone die? ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/56 "2023-01-25T06:36:15Z")
_The Menu_ Couple run hotel His paranoia worsens In hell without end ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/57 "2023-01-25T18:17:47Z")
This may have been quite hard, since it’s almost impossible to google if you don’t recognize it. Additional clues: foreign language film from the 1990s; the haiku is a straightforward plot summary, and contains the actual name of the film (translated to English, obviously). ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/58 "2023-01-25T18:33:40Z")
No clue. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/59 "2023-01-25T21:51:29Z")
_The Night_ Musical savant In the eighteenth century Salieri’s revenge ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/60 "2023-01-26T02:37:34Z")
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