# Five-Word Movie Review **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 4, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494 "2014-02-04T16:53:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 126
**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:** [May 24, 2025, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2502 "2025-05-24T19:53:03Z")
Glad to see this game resurrected! _Dr. Strangelove_ Played multiple roles, all well _The Ladykillers_ An inept criminal, like others _Being There_ Empty man to become President Next up: **Courtroom dramas** ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2025, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2503 "2025-05-24T22:03:55Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > If it’s approved, here’s the next round: But, the idea is to post three movies. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2025, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2504 "2025-05-24T22:09:58Z")
> [@](#): > > Next up: > **Courtroom dramas** _Judgment at Nuremberg_ Nazi victims get cold comfort. _Witness for the Prosecution_ Christie’s original ending was better. _12 Angry Men_ “Courtroom dramas” list incomplete without. NEXT: **Movies where animals don’t die at the end** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2025, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2505 "2025-05-24T22:23:33Z")
I’ll do better this time. **Movies where animals don’t die at the end** _Babe_ Don’t need no freakin’ spider _Bedtime for Bonzo_ This guy’s gonna be President? _Jonathan Livingston Seagull_ Bird searches for true self Next: **Young heroes with little sisters** ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2025, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2506 "2025-05-25T02:31:38Z")
**Young heroes with little sisters** _A League of Their Own_ Elder Dottie catches Kit’s pitches. _Despicable Me_ Margo leads Edith and Agnes. _The Hunger Games_ Katniss substitutes for sister Prim. Next: **Audrey Hepburn Movies**. ---
**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:** [May 25, 2025, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2507 "2025-05-25T03:28:22Z")
_Dutch in Seven Lessons_ Her screen debut, in 1948 _Sabrina_ Radiant, funny and naturally charming _Breakfast at Tiffany’s_ She’s great; Rooney’s role’s cringeworthy Next up: **Mickey Rooney movies.** ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2025, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2508 "2025-05-25T07:20:02Z")
> [@](#): > > Next up: **Mickey Rooney movies.** _Breakfast at Tiffany’s_ Ruined film for future audiences. _Babes in Arms_ Appears in **blackface** this time. _Babes on Broadway_ Blackface and drag. Getting depressing. NEXT: Screwball comedies of the golden age ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2025, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2509 "2025-05-25T07:46:58Z")
**Screwball comedies of the golden age** _You Can’t Take It With You_ Eccentric family marries serious one. _Ninotchka_ Soviet envoy seduced by America. _Mr. Deeds Goes to Town_ One of Frank Capra’s finest. Next: **Movies featuring fictional musical groups/bands**. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2025, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2510 "2025-05-25T08:10:20Z")
> [@](#): > > Next: **Movies featuring fictional musical groups/bands**. _Eddie and the Cruisers_ “Twist” ending is a letdown. _Josie and the Pussycats_ Based on comic; not superheroes. _This is Spinal Tap_ Gave us the word “mockumentary.” NEXT: **Silent movies** ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2025, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2511 "2025-05-25T08:30:09Z")
**Silent movies** _Safety Last!_ Harold Lloyd’s famous clock scene. _One A.M._ Chaplin had too much yesterday. _Silent Movie_ Mel Brooks’ tribute to silents. Next: **Movies set in New York City** ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2025, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2512 "2025-05-25T11:50:06Z")
> [@](#): > > Next: **Movies set in New York City** _Hannah and Her Sisters_ Farrow Allen problems were obvious. _The Awful Truth_ Divorcing couple argue dog custody. _Barefoot in the Park_ What are six flights to love? NEXT: **Movies based on non-musical hit plays** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2025, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2513 "2025-05-25T14:54:21Z")
**Movies based on non-musical hit plays** _The Odd Couple_ Mis-matched roommates try living together _The Sunshine Boys_ George Burns’ song and dance _Inherit the Wind_ The Scopes Monkey Trial movie Next: **Movies based on Saturday morning cartoons** ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2514 "2025-05-25T15:57:56Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > Next: **Movies based on Saturday morning cartoons** _Scooby-doo_ Applaud the casting; ditto ending. _Super Friends_ Basically, what Justice League is. _Speed Racer_ Time had passed; movie panned. NEXT: **Murder mystery movies** ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2515 "2025-05-25T16:13:45Z")
never mind ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2516 "2025-05-25T18:08:57Z")
**Murder mystery movies** _Murder on the Orient Express_ Excellent adaptation of Christie novel. _Rear Window_ Hitchcock’s take on the genre. _Murder by Death_ Funny parody of murder mysteries. Next: **Films of Mel Brooks**. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2025, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2517 "2025-05-25T18:13:47Z")
_The Producers_ Funniest movie Madame Pepperwinkle’s seen. _Young Frankenstein_ Funniest movie I’ve ever seen. _Blazing Saddles_ Funniest movie my grandson’s seen. Next: **Blonde Bombshells** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2025, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2518 "2025-05-25T18:19:32Z")
**Blonde Bombshells** _Gentlemen Prefer Blondes_ Monroe versus Russell: Everyone wins! _Legally Blonde_ Everybody bend and snap! Yay! _Bombshell_ Roger Ailes gets Me Too’ed Next: **Tom Cruise non-sequels** ---
**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:** [May 26, 2025, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2519 "2025-05-26T00:28:45Z")
_Endless Love_ His shirtless 1981 screen debut _Taps_ Plays young, ardent military cadet _Rain Man_ Puzzled but loving younger brother Next up: **Films of Dustin Hoffman** ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2025, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2520 "2025-05-26T00:29:12Z")
> [@](#): > > Next: **Tom Cruise non-sequels** _Risky Business_ Junior Achievers entrepreneur like hell. _Rain Man_ I, for one, was disappointed. _War of the Worlds_ Are all your vaccines current? NEXT: **Movies that pass the Bechdel test** (have 1. at least two women who 2. talk to each other 3. about something besides men) ---
**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:** [May 26, 2025, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2521 "2025-05-26T00:48:28Z")
_Alien_ Ripley, Lambert discuss interstellar navigation _Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country_ Uhura, Valeris discuss sabotage opportunities _Pride & Prejudice_ Lizzie and mom discuss sister’s problems Next up: **Films of Dustin Hoffman** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=125) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=127)