# 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:** 143
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2842 "2025-10-01T01:58:21Z")
_Alfie_ What’s it all about, Alfie? _The Hand_ “There! That’s my bloody hand!” _Batman Begins_ Finally, a dignified role. Kinda. Next: **Best Picture Winners** ---
**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:** [October 2, 2025, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2843 "2025-10-02T01:51:17Z")
_Wings_ The very first, in 1927 _The Silence of the Lambs_ Scary good; Hopkins is terrific _Gladiator_ A personal favorite - Crowe rules! Next up: **Best Picture winners that you really liked, too** ---
**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:** [October 3, 2025, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2844 "2025-10-03T01:09:18Z")
_It Happened One Night_ Gable falls for Claudette Colbert. _You Can’t Take It With You_ Script by George S. Kaufman _Casablanca_ Surprised at its non-dated excellence. Next up: **Films of John C. Reilly** ---
**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:** [October 3, 2025, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2845 "2025-10-03T01:30:36Z")
_Boogie Nights_ Sad story of porn industry. _The Perfect Storm_ Sad story of fisheries tragedy. _Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story_ Fun story of music history. Next: **Films of Jack Lemmon** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2025, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2846 "2025-10-03T15:19:29Z")
_The Odd Couple_ Maybe his best known role— _Glengarry Glen Ross_ —Or is this the one? _Save the Tiger_ Where he won his Oscar Next: **Films of Walter Matthau** ---
**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:** [October 3, 2025, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2847 "2025-10-03T16:31:19Z")
_The Bad News Bears_ Terrific as Little League coach _First Monday in October_ Gotta love crusty SCOTUS justice _Hopscotch_ Best [Eleanor Roosevelt impersonation evah!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rsmTiz6XVE) Next up: **Movies about or featuring the Roosevelts** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2025, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2848 "2025-10-04T02:53:01Z")
_FDR: American Badass!_ FDR fights Axis Power Werewolves _Hyde Park on Hudson_ Murray is quite the player _Night at the Museum_ Teddy before the White House Next: **More POTUS 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:** [October 7, 2025, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2849 "2025-10-07T03:02:11Z")
_Fail Safe_ Henry Fonda: excellent in crisis _Escape from New York_ Donald Pleasence: sniveling and untrustworthy _Dave_ Kevin Kline: very funny throughout! Next up: **Movies featuring a VPOTUS, however briefly** ---
**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:** [October 19, 2025, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2850 "2025-10-19T20:24:07Z")
_My Fellow Americans_ John Heard: a scheming mastermind. _Idiocracy_ Dax Shepard: stoner becomes Veep. _Air Force One_ Don’t mess with Glenn Close. Next: **Films of Morgan Freeman** ---
**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:** [October 20, 2025, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2851 "2025-10-20T03:02:47Z")
_Glory_ Terrific as gravedigger, then sergeant _Se7en_ Weary detective confronts monstrous evil _Driving Miss Daisy_ Dignified chauffeur bonds with widow Next up: **Films of Jessica Tandy** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2852 "2025-10-21T15:03:22Z")
_The Indiscretions of Eve_ Strong debut as a maid \*_batteries not included_ Starred opposite her long-time husband _The Birds_ Mama-bird reacts to son’s fiancé Next: **Movies by Alfred Hitchcock** ---
**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:** [October 22, 2025, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2853 "2025-10-22T08:36:37Z")
_Rear Window_ Murder among many people’s stories. _Psycho_ “Disturbing.” Best way to describe. _Rope_ Leopold and Loeb’s story, filmed. Next: **Cheesy B-pictures** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2854 "2025-10-26T02:15:20Z")
_Beyond the Valley of the Dolls_ Roger Ebert scripted this turkey _Amityville 3-D_ As scary as marshmallow fluff _The Room_ The _Titanic_ of bad movies Next: **More big-screen cheese** ---
**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:** [October 26, 2025, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2855 "2025-10-26T02:37:19Z")
_Two Lane Blacktop_ Interestingly, characters have no names. _Vanishing Point_ Car chase is entire plot. _Electra Glide in Blue_ Cops, motorcycles, and unsatisfying ending. Next: **Films about horse racing** ---
**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:** [October 26, 2025, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2856 "2025-10-26T03:10:30Z")
_Seabiscuit_ Racehorse lifts Great Depression spirits _National Velvet_ Sequel released 34 years later! _Racing Stripes_ Zebra is unlikely race winner Next up: **M. Emmet Walsh movies** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2857 "2025-10-31T00:51:29Z")
_Midnight Cowboy_ Appeared as (uncredited) bus passenger _Romer + Juliet_ Mixer of poison for Romeo _Raising Arizona_ Machinist with lots of stories Next: **Directors who appeared in their movies** (other than Hitchcock) ---
**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:** [October 31, 2025, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2858 "2025-10-31T20:59:41Z")
> [@](#): > > Directors who appeared in their movies **John Sayles** Usually minor roles, sometimes unflattering. **Spike Lee** Large, small, none: did all. **Woody Allen** Made few films without himself. NEXT: **films directed by women** ---
**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:** [November 1, 2025, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2859 "2025-11-01T04:26:40Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > _Romer + Juliet_ I must’ve missed that one. Was it any good? 😏 In play: _The Hurt Locker_ Kathryn Bigelow won Best Director Oscar _Little Women_ Greta Gerwig did Alcott proud _The Piano_ Jane Campion crafted historical drama Next: **Films with an important silent character** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2025, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2860 "2025-11-01T17:44:22Z")
(Not in play) > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I must’ve missed that one. Was it any good? 😏 Honestly I can’t remember any notable lines other than what I’ve read/seen in other adaptations. > **[Romeo + Juliet (1996)](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117509/mediaviewer/rm4096231937/)** > > M. Emmet Walsh in Romeo + Juliet (1996) > **[Romeo + Juliet (1996)](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117509/mediaviewer/rm1827836929/)** > > M. Emmet Walsh in Romeo + Juliet (1996) ---
**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:** [November 2, 2025, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2861 "2025-11-02T03:05:57Z")
Look more carefully at your original post. 😉 Still next: **Films with an important silent character** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=142) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=144)