# Describe the movie in five words **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 29, 2008, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134 "2008-12-29T23:49:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/41 "2008-12-30T18:51:13Z")
Whoops. Let’s do Brad Bird’s previous movie, _The Iron Giant_. ---
**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/42 "2008-12-30T18:53:28Z")
Kids befriends giant alien robot. _Mr. Brooks_ ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/43 "2008-12-30T18:54:16Z")
Deleted. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/44 "2008-12-30T18:56:03Z")
> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > Deleted. Has anyone seen this movie? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/45 "2008-12-30T18:58:16Z")
> [@Jayn\_Newell](#): > > _Mr. Brooks_ My alter ego kills people. “Blazing Saddles” ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/46 "2008-12-30T18:58:26Z")
> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > Deleted. > [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Has anyone seen this movie? The plot was non-existant. ---
**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:** [December 30, 2008, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/47 "2008-12-30T19:08:37Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > …“Blazing Saddles” Mel Brooks at his finest. _Silent Movie_ ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/48 "2008-12-30T19:30:07Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > _Silent Movie_ Marcel Marceau has last word. _Chicago_ ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/49 "2008-12-30T19:39:10Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > _Chicago_ Hot ladies kill and sing. Next up: _Amadeus_ ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/50 "2008-12-30T19:47:56Z")
Italian is jealous of Mozart. _A Beautiful Mind_ ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/51 "2008-12-30T19:50:42Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > _A Beautiful Mind_ Paul Bettany isn’t real, alas. _Tropic Thunder_ ---
**Author:** ![picker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/picker/32/13969_2.png) [@picker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picker)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/52 "2008-12-30T19:51:15Z")
dude plays a dude-playing dude _Clash of the Titans_ ---
**Author:** ![Man\_from\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Man\_from\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_from_Mars)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/53 "2008-12-30T20:27:28Z")
Severed head saves the day. _Jacob’s Ladder_ ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/54 "2008-12-30T20:51:57Z")
> [@Tony](#): > > Severed head saves the day. > > _Jacob’s Ladder_ Plot is impossible to predict. _Atonement_ ---
**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:** [December 30, 2008, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/55 "2008-12-30T21:22:04Z")
Misunderstanding, tragic romance, Dunkirk, Keira! _Talladega Nights_ ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2008, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/56 "2008-12-31T00:10:38Z")
Ricky Bobby kicks NASCAR ass! **Dukes of Hazzard** ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2008, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/57 "2008-12-31T00:27:37Z")
Two bumpkins in a Charger. _Finding Nemo_ ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2008, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/58 "2008-12-31T01:02:06Z")
Little lost fish goes home. A Knight’s Tale ---
**Author:** ![Library\_Boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cab0a1/32.png) [@Library\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Library_Boy)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2008, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/59 "2008-12-31T01:16:24Z")
Knights joust to Queen music. The Sting. ---
**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2008, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/60 "2008-12-31T01:36:41Z")
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