# 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:** 127
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2025, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2522 "2025-05-26T05:58:14Z")
_Little Big Man_ Tall tales on high plains _Stranger Than Fiction_ “She kills her main characters.” _Istar_ Big stars can’t save this Next: **Clint Eastwood movies: non-westerns and non-franchises** ---
**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 26, 2025, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2523 "2025-05-26T06:29:48Z")
**Clint Eastwood movies: non-westerns and non-franchises** _Play Misty for Me_ Radio host attracts a stalker. _Space Cowboys_ Eastwood, Jones, Sutherland, Garner—excellent! _Escape from Alcatraz_ Follows actual Anglin, Morris, escape. Next: **Films of Sally Field**. ---
**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, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2524 "2025-05-26T09:06:12Z")
> [@](#): > > Next: **Films of Sally Field**. _Sybil_ Not one with no personality. _Not without My Daughter_ What else needs be said? _Norma Rae_ She’s liked. She’s really liked. NEXT: (let’s try this again) **Films of Irene Dunne** ---
**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, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2525 "2025-05-26T17:32:25Z")
_Leathernecking_ Her screen debut, in 1930 _The Age of Innocence_ Played an expatriate Polish aristocrat _The Mudlark_ A rather unlikely Queen Victoria **Films of Spencer Tracy** ---
**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 26, 2025, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2526 "2025-05-26T22:32:57Z")
**Films of Spencer Tracy** _Boys Town_ Father Flanagan founds Boys Town. _Inherit the Wind_ Re-enactment of Scopes Monkey Trial. _It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World_ Madcap comedy with many stars. Next: **Movies about life on the job** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2025, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2527 "2025-05-27T14:02:33Z")
_Working Girl_ Power suits and big hair _Office Space_ “I’ll burn down this place” _9 to 5_ Dabney Coleman has his comeuppance Next: **Kevin Smith movies** ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2025, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2528 "2025-05-27T14:28:32Z")
_Clerks_ Slackers in store discuss life _Mallrats_ Slackers goof off in mall _Chasing Amy_ Dude thinks he loves lesbian Next: **Alex Cox 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 27, 2025, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2529 "2025-05-27T22:41:49Z")
**Alex Cox movies** _Repo Man_ Makes me want some Drink. _Sid & Nancy_ Romeo and Juliet, punk style. _Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas_ Gilliam took over as director. Next: **Films where gambling plays a key role** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2025, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2530 "2025-05-27T23:49:39Z")
_The Grand_ World Series of Poker mockumentary _Molly’s Game_ Player X is Tobey Maguire _The Hangover_ Alan Garner channels Rain Man Next: **Bicycles in 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 28, 2025, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2531 "2025-05-28T00:12:58Z")
_The Triplets of Belleville_ Professional bicyclist’s mom rescues him. _Breaking Away_ Indiana boy wins Little 500. _Pee-wee’s Big Adventure_ Rich brat steals Pee-wee’s bike!!! Next: **Movies with Blimps/Airships/Dirigibles/Zeppelins** ---
**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 28, 2025, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2532 "2025-05-28T03:03:26Z")
_Zeppelin_ World War I aerial adventure _Chitty Chitty Bang Bang_ Baron Bomburst wants that car! _The Hindenburg_ This definitely won’t end well. Next: **Movies set mostly or entirely aboard ship** ---
**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 28, 2025, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2533 "2025-05-28T03:24:17Z")
**Movies set mostly or entirely aboard ship** _The Poseidon Adventure_ Paul Gallico story, nicely done. _A Night to Remember_ Accurate depiction of _Titanic_ disaster. _Titanic_ As above, with fictional romance. Next: **Movies set mostly or entirely aboard aircraft** ---
**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 28, 2025, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2534 "2025-05-28T03:39:23Z")
_Snakes on a Plane_ Not a bubbly romcom, really _Con Air_ Cage: “Put down the bunny!” _Air Force One_ Hero POTUS fights terrorist hijackers Next: **Movies set mostly or entirely in space, and set before 2050** ---
**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:** [May 28, 2025, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2535 "2025-05-28T13:19:14Z")
_Apollo 13_ Lovell: “Houston, we have a problem.” _2001: A Space Odyssey_ Lots of evolution going on. _The Martian_ Astronaut stranded on Mars survives. next **Movies with Big Twists** ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2536 "2025-05-28T13:59:39Z")
_The Sixth Sense_ I see dead Bruce Willis _The Village_ I totally guessed present day 🙄 _The Others_ Ghosts haunted by the living _The Usual Suspects_ Keyser Spacey fooled them good Next: **Movies that take place underwater** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2537 "2025-05-28T17:30:09Z")
_The Abyss_ Wedding ring saved his life _The Hunt for Red October_ “Careful what you shoot at.” _Crimson Tide_ No sign of Bear Bryant Next: **“Moon” in film titles** ---
**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 28, 2025, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2538 "2025-05-28T19:39:52Z")
_Moonraker_ Bond fights Jaws in space. _Paper Moon_ O’Neals in a period piece. _By The Light Of The Silvery Moon_ Insipid vehicle for Doris Day. Next: **Films that start with ‘Q’** ---
**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 28, 2025, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2539 "2025-05-28T23:16:17Z")
> [@](#): > > Next: **Films that start with ‘Q’** _Quiz Show_ It was all a fix! _Queen of Outer Space_ Gabor sister is Venusian ruler. _Quatermass 2_ Sequel to _The Quartermass Xperiment._ NEXT: **Films with unnaturally large creatures of any kind** ---
**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 29, 2025, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2540 "2025-05-29T02:26:39Z")
_Godzilla_ Radiation plus lizard equals entertainment _King Kong_ Big ape visits Big Apple _Clash of the Titans_ “Release the kraken!,” Zeus orders Next: **Movies featuring Greek gods and goddesses** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2025, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2541 "2025-05-29T03:18:48Z")
_Wonder Woman_ Steve could’ve had it all _Clash of the Titans_ So good, they made another _Jason and the Argonauts_ Will our hero get fleeced? Next: **More sword and sandals** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=126) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=128)