# 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:** 135
**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:** [July 22, 2025, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2682 "2025-07-22T17:35:35Z")
**Jodie Foster movies** _Bugsy Malone_ Teen gangs fight with pies _Taxi Driver_ Vet wants scum off streets _Freaky Friday_ Teen body swaps with mom Next: **Iggy Pop is in the soundtrack** ---
**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:** [July 22, 2025, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2683 "2025-07-22T20:27:38Z")
_Repo Man_ Iggy wrote, performed title song _Bill, The Galactic Hero_ Iggy wrote, performed theme song _Coffee and Cigarettes_ Hey, he can act, too! Next up: **Best movie soundtracks with electronica** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2684 "2025-07-22T23:26:39Z")
I’m not certain I know the diffference between electronica and _electronic_, but here goes: _Beverly Hills Cop_ Young brash Eddie Murphy vehicle _The Breakfast Club_ Those kids destroyed the library _The Terminator_ Don’t worry, he’ll be back Next: **Henry Mancini soundtracks** ---
**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:** [July 23, 2025, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2685 "2025-07-23T01:16:55Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > Next: **Henry Mancini soundtracks** _Victor/Victoria_ Something strangely attractive about Victor. _Breakfast at Tiffany’s_ Sadly marred by racial impersonation. _Experiment in Terror_ Score heightens tension and fear. NEXT: **Films with animated intros** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2686 "2025-07-23T06:45:42Z")
_It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World_ It’s a great big double-ya! _A Shot In the Dark_ “Kato, you swine! Not now!” _Monsters Inc_ If I didn’t have you Next: **Non-Disney animations** ---
**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:** [July 23, 2025, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2687 "2025-07-23T17:11:11Z")
_The Iron Giant_ Boy, giant robot become pals _Castle in the Sky_ Best Miyazaki IMHO - soaring, adventurous _Ice Age_ Follows ragtag group of critters Next up: **Miyazaki films** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2688 "2025-07-23T17:30:30Z")
_Kiki’s Delivery Service_ Girl learns to trust herself _Spirited Away_ People can become such pigs _Howl’s Moving Castle_ A girl and her scarecrow Next: **Least favorite Pixar 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:** [July 25, 2025, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2689 "2025-07-25T03:02:34Z")
_Ratatouille_ Just never clicked for me _Cars 2_ Underwhelming sequel; haven’t watched again _Coco_ Almost put me to sleep Obviously YMMV. To each their own. Next up: **Movies with a bad dog** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2025, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2690 "2025-07-25T05:20:36Z")
_Marley and Me_ Guaranteed to make you cry _Turner and Hooch_ Dog helps Hanks solve crimes _Cujo_ Nice dog? Wanna Milk Bone? Next: **Movies with animals in title but not about animals** ---
**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:** [July 25, 2025, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2691 "2025-07-25T05:32:04Z")
_They Shoot Horses Don’t They?_ Dance marathoner breaks down and … _The Sterile Cuckoo_ First love is bittersweet love. _Reservoir Dogs_ Tipping? Always a good idea. Next: **Movies with one-word titles** ---
**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:** [July 25, 2025, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2692 "2025-07-25T05:58:22Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Next: **Movies with one-word titles** _Jaws_ 50th Anniversary-- ocean still worrying. _Deliverance_ Also places containing armed rednecks. _Titanic_ See? Even with bigger boat… NEXT: **Movies that made you afraid of something specific.** ---
**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:** [July 25, 2025, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2693 "2025-07-25T19:52:38Z")
_You’ve Been Trumped_ Shows how awful he is _The Amityville Horror_ My first haunting movie - yikes! _Apocalypse Now_ Water-buffalo slaughter shook me Next up: **Movies set along a major river** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2025, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2694 "2025-07-25T23:05:22Z")
_Show Boat_ Life on Old Man River _Deliverance_ Buddy trip goes to hell _The African Queen_ Where will the honeymoon be? Next: **Movies set in Africa** ---
**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:** [July 26, 2025, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2695 "2025-07-26T01:57:12Z")
_The African Queen_ Bogart, Hepburn, in river adventure. _Casablanca_ Drama, comedy, and “La Marseillaise.” _The Gods Must Be Crazy_ Story of a Coke bottle. Next: **Movies about Football** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2025, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2696 "2025-07-26T15:19:29Z")
_The Blind Side_ Sandra Bullock never looked better _Varsity Blues_ Concussed Billy Bob keeps playing _Any Given Sunday_ Washed up coach inspires team Next: **Baseball 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:** [July 26, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2697 "2025-07-26T15:25:17Z")
_Damn Yankees_ Baseball musical with the Devil _Angels in the Outfield_ Kids movie with divine intervention _The Pride of the Yankees_ Gary Cooper as Lou Gherig Next: **Movies where the villain falls to his/her death** ---
**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:** [July 26, 2025, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2698 "2025-07-26T15:38:40Z")
> [@](#): > > Next: **Movies where the villain falls to his/her death** _Saboteur_ Fall from Statue of Liberty. _Snow White & the Seven Dwarves_ Evil Queen tumbles off cliff. _Batman_ The Joker falls from helicopter. NEXT: **Movies where the villain doesn’t win, but doesn’t die** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2025, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2699 "2025-07-26T17:52:07Z")
_The Dark Knight_ Joker goes to Arkham Asylum _The Watchmen_ Veidt remains in arctic solitude _Amadeus_ Salieri is committed to sanitarium Next: **Movies that take place over a considerably long period of time** ---
**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:** [July 26, 2025, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2700 "2025-07-26T21:52:04Z")
Nitpick: it’s just _Watchmen_. **Movies that take place over a considerably long period of time** _Atonement_ Briony ages about fifty years _Cloud Atlas_ From 1849 to beyond 2321 _2001: A Space Odyssey_ Story jumps six million years Pass. ---
**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:** [July 26, 2025, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2701 "2025-07-26T21:54:16Z")
Next: **Movies that take place over a considerably long period of time** _Dreamchild_ Long life of Alice Liddell. _63 Up_ 63-year cross-section of several Britons. _It’s a Wonderful Life_ George Bailey, childhood to middle-age. NEXT: **Biographies of people who were alive when the film was released.** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=134) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=136)