# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/61 "2023-01-31T20:15:47Z")
(I’ll try this again, just to move it along) Do you see these scars? Want to know how I got them? Why so serious? ---
**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:** [February 1, 2023, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/62 "2023-02-01T19:39:33Z")
_Django Unchained_? Little alien befriends boy in the suburbs Elliot phone home ---
**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:** [February 1, 2023, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/63 "2023-02-01T23:17:15Z")
_E.T._ Ted sweats Elaine frets Passengers in a panic Can Otto save them? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/64 "2023-02-02T04:41:58Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > Do you see these scars? > Want to know how I got them? > Why so serious? It’s from _The Dark Knight_ (In play) Ted sweats Elaine frets Passengers in a panic Can Otto save them? _Airplane_ Clementine’s erased Joel tries to fight the process “Meet me in Montauk” ---
**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:** [February 4, 2023, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/65 "2023-02-04T03:38:01Z")
_Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind_ Unhappy banker adopts new approach to life; meets photographer ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/66 "2023-02-07T04:00:14Z")
_Yes Man_ Three friends enter woods Make a documentary Never seen again ---
**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:** [February 7, 2023, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/67 "2023-02-07T13:41:28Z")
_Blair Witch Project_ Man from Sicily Head of a crime syndicate Son Michael is heir ---
**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:** [February 7, 2023, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/68 "2023-02-07T17:16:19Z")
_The Godfather_ Scarlett loves Ashley Ashley won’t reciprocate Curtains make nice dress ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/69 "2023-02-07T19:54:08Z")
_Gone With the Wind_ Girl caught in twister Wakes up in a strange new land Must see a wizard ---
**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:** [February 8, 2023, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/70 "2023-02-08T17:41:33Z")
_The Wizard of Oz_ Superman’s not here The robot Maria is But then they burn her ---
**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:** [February 8, 2023, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/71 "2023-02-08T17:45:10Z")
_Metropolis_ His life filmed from birth Not knowing his life’s all staged In the end finds out ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/72 "2023-02-08T19:33:00Z")
_The Truman Show_ Harold lives his life Tragedy or comedy? Author rewrites end ---
**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:** [February 9, 2023, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/73 "2023-02-09T04:00:37Z")
Is that _Stranger Than Fiction_? Sam is office drone oft dreams of heroic flight bittersweet ending ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2023, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/74 "2023-02-09T15:12:48Z")
_Brazil_ Rich guy, Roman times First becomes a galley slave And then a sports star. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2023, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/75 "2023-02-09T17:51:09Z")
_Ben-Hur_ Superheroes stay hidden until crisis arises; to Nomanisan! ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2023, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/76 "2023-02-11T04:04:18Z")
_The Incredibles_ Man with no country Lives at JFK airport Falls for stewardess ---
**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:** [February 11, 2023, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/77 "2023-02-11T14:17:00Z")
_The Terminal_ Japanese soldiers refuse to give up the fight until just one’s left ---
**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:** [March 27, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/78 "2023-03-27T12:55:02Z")
_The Last Samurai_ Set in Korea Really About Viet Nam Fun army doctors ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/79 "2023-03-27T15:01:43Z")
> [@Cardigan](#): > > Set in Korea > Really About Viet Nam > Fun army doctors Hmm… where have I heard that before? 🤔 > [@Cardigan](#): > > Follows the antics > Of doctors in Korea > Fun during wartime ---
**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:** [March 27, 2023, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203/80 "2023-03-27T15:04:01Z")
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