# 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:** 130
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2025, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2582 "2025-06-04T23:43:48Z")
_Brazil_ That bureaucracy blows my mind _Office Space_ Can you spare a flair? _Barton Fink_ Man, it’s hot in here Next: **Running away** ---
**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:** [June 5, 2025, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2583 "2025-06-05T02:14:43Z")
_Dark City_ John Murdoch flees police, Strangers _Midnight Run_ DeNiro, Grodin, coast to coast _The Fugitive_ Dr. Kimble uncovers murderous conspiracy Next up: **Three great murder mysteries** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2025, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2584 "2025-06-05T03:54:58Z")
_Murder on the Orient Express_ Where everyone has a motive _Rear Window_ Flash bulbs to the rescue _LA Confidential_ It’s all on Rollo Tomasi Next: **Young adult 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:** [June 5, 2025, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2585 "2025-06-05T04:33:51Z")
**Young adult movies** _My Girl_ Reverse _Love Story_, with adolescents. _Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret_ Margaret navigates an awkward adolescence. _The Breakfast Club_ Stereotypes enter, and individuals emerge. Next: **Movies where horse racing is important to the plot** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2025, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2586 "2025-06-05T14:37:44Z")
_The Quiet Man_ Townsfolk deceive rich, gullible brute _Seabiscuit_ Tobey Maguire rides inspirational horse _Hidalgo_ Cowboy races across Arabian desert Next: **Movies filmed in Australia** ---
**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:** [June 5, 2025, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2587 "2025-06-05T17:30:45Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > Next: **Movies filmed in Australia** _My Brilliant Career_ How I loved this movie! _The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert_ How I loved this movie! _Proof_ Eh, this was good too. NEXT: **American films where a major character mostly or entirely speaks something besides English** ---
**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:** [June 5, 2025, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2588 "2025-06-05T21:57:55Z")
**American films where a major character mostly or entirely speaks something besides English** _The Godfather Part II_ Young Vito speaks only Italian. _Dances with Wolves_ The Sioux know no English. _Star Wars_ episodes IV, V, VI R2-D2 only speaks in beeps. Next: **Summer Blockbusters** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2025, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2589 "2025-06-05T22:39:17Z")
_Jaws_ Is it safe yet? Nope. _Grease_ A nice girl turns slutty _Independence Day_ Russell has something for you! Next: **Horses in movies: not one, not two, but lots and lots of horses** ---
**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:** [June 6, 2025, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2590 "2025-06-06T02:01:18Z")
_The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King_ Ten thousand Rohirrim kick ass! _Breaker Morant_ Impressive dawn raid by Boers _Waterloo_ French cavalrymen charge, die, fail Next: **Offbeat war movies** ---
**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:** [June 6, 2025, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2591 "2025-06-06T12:54:02Z")
_Kelly’s Heroes_ Offbeat characters pull off heist _Apocalypse Now_ Conrad turns over in grave _Battle for the Planet of the Apes_ Mercifully, the last ‘Ape’ movie Next: **Film Noir** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2592 "2025-06-06T21:30:34Z")
_D.O.A._ Man seeks who poisoned him _Le Samouraï_ Alain Delon’s epic French thriller _The Maltese Falcon_ Bogart, the hard-boiled dick Next: **MacGuffins** ---
**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:** [June 7, 2025, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2593 "2025-06-07T03:07:14Z")
_Casablanca_ “Letters of transit”? Implausible; important. _Pulp Fiction_ Glowing briefcase contained… who knows? _Star Wars_ Death Star plans eagerly sought. Next: **More MacGuffins** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2025, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2594 "2025-06-07T13:48:54Z")
_Rosemary’s Baby_ The baby is a Macguffin _Catch-22_ That ever-elusive quota of missions _Raiders of the Lost Ark_ Described as “beautiful” — then deadly Next: **Concert films** ---
**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:** [June 7, 2025, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2595 "2025-06-07T17:18:46Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > Next: **Concert films** Do you mean just a film of a live concert, or a narrative film that has footage of a real band in performance? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2025, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2596 "2025-06-07T21:34:25Z")
I had _Stop Making Sense_ in mind, but I’ll accept whichever way people want to go. The main criteria is that it had to have been released in theaters, or streamed as a feature. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2025, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2597 "2025-06-08T03:43:23Z")
_Stop Making Sense_ David Byrne, big suit costar. _The Last Waltz_ The Band’s farewell concert… not. _U2 3D_ Simply awesome, musically and visually Next up: **Bad movies that you still like** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2025, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2598 "2025-06-08T05:20:49Z")
_The Magic Christian_ Peter Sellers “adopts” Ringo Starr _Hell House LLC_ Hell of an opening night! _The Golden Voyage of Sinbad_ The magic of Ray Harryhausen Next: **Movies with stop-motion sequences** ---
**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:** [June 8, 2025, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2599 "2025-06-08T22:09:27Z")
> [@](#): > > Next: **Movies with stop-motion sequences** _Terminator 2_ Last big one-- then, CGI. _King Kong_ (1933) First big one-- audiences amazed. _The Wrong Trousers_ Wallace and Gromit classic (fingerprints!) NEXT: **Unusual ways to die** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2025, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2600 "2025-06-08T23:09:33Z")
_The Omen_ A fallen priest is impaled _Braveheart_ The prince’s advisor is defenestrated _This Is Spinal Tap_ Drummer spontaneously combusts while onstage Next: **Birthing scenes in 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:** [June 9, 2025, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2601 "2025-06-09T01:39:28Z")
_Gone with the Wind_ Prissy, scared, “don’t know nothin’” _Excalibur_ Arthur is born, taken away _Alien_ Very unpleasant birthing scene indeed Next up: **Non-violent death scenes** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=129) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=131)