# 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:** 150
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2982 "2026-04-12T15:36:57Z")
**Movies with annoying sidekicks** _Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom_ Annoying kid later wins Oscar _The Big Lebowski_ “Shut the fuck up, Donny!” _Beauty and the Beast_ LeFou: Worst Disney Sidekick Ever Next: **Live Action Disney Princesses** ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2983 "2026-04-14T14:33:37Z")
**Live Action Disney Princesses** _Beauty and the Beast_ Emma Watson can’t sing. Period. _The Princess Diaries_ This grown man liked it. _Enchanted_ Sends up tired princess tropes. **Break a leg: movies in which a character breaks a bone.** ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2026, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2984 "2026-04-17T14:43:02Z")
_Rear Window_ Wheelchair-bound guy spies on neighbors. _Misery_ We all know what happened. _The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers_ Mortensen actually broke two toes. **Movies with made-up languages.** ---
**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:** [April 17, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2985 "2026-04-17T15:10:06Z")
_The Day the Earth Stood Still_ Tell Gort, “Klaatu barada nikto.” _Star Trek: The Motion Picture_ First use of Klingon language! _The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring_ Sindarin or Quenya? Your choice. Next up: **Movies set on the weekend** ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2986 "2026-04-17T15:35:23Z")
_Saturday Night Fever_ Tony Manero has a dream. _Black Sunday_ Most thrilling Super Bowl ever! _The Osterman Weekend_ Sam Peckinpah’s last feature film Next up: **Movies built around an over-the-top sex goddess** ---
**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:** [April 17, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2987 "2026-04-17T19:34:12Z")
_One Million Years B.C._ Raquel Welch, your typical cavegirl _And God Created Woman_ Bardot was an international sensation _The Seven Year Itch_ For Marilyn, I’m itchy oftener Next up: **Movies built around a devastatingly handsome dude** ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2026, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2988 "2026-04-18T18:35:33Z")
_Farinelli_ Handsome castrato, fire in bed. _The Picture of Dorian Gray_ Handsome libertine’s portrait absorbs sins. _Zoolander_ Dumb model caught in caper. **More movies built around a devastatingly handsome dude** ---
**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:** [April 19, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2989 "2026-04-19T15:53:37Z")
_The Sheik_ Rudolph Valentino became a superstar _Rebel Without a Cause_ James Dean’s only top-billed role _Ocean’s Eleven_ Clooney, Pitt, Damon: whatta lineup! Next up: **Films involving pagan rituals** ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2026, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2990 "2026-04-19T23:14:19Z")
_The Wicker Man_ Bad doings up in Scotland… _Fellini Satyricon_ Debauched even by Fellini standards _Apocalypto_ Human sacrifice in old Mexico **Movies where a lot of police cars get destroyed** ---
**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:** [April 21, 2026, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2991 "2026-04-21T02:25:36Z")
_The Blues Brothers_ About a hundred, I think _What’s Up, Doc?_ Funny, destructive San Francisco chase _Hot Fuzz_ Charming, sleepy English town… not! Next up: **A cop… _on the edge!_** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2992 "2026-04-21T23:47:26Z")
_Lethal Weapon_ Gibson: cop or third Stooge? _Dirty Harry_ He fired six, not five _Bad Lieutenant_ Keitel battles demons and superiors Next: **Kids acting like adults** ---
**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:** [April 22, 2026, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2993 "2026-04-22T03:07:25Z")
_Bugsy Malone_ Gangster spoof, lots of yoots _Paper Moon_ Con artist Tatum smokes, swears _Freaky Friday_ Now, which is Mom again…? Next up: **Movies with Native Americans neither reviled nor idolized** ---
**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:** [April 22, 2026, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2994 "2026-04-22T08:18:25Z")
_Let Him Go_ Costner, Lane, helped by Native. _The Quick and the Dead_ Spotted Horse? Just another competitor. _One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest_ Chief Bromden? Just another inmate. Next: **The Films of James Garner** ---
**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:** [April 22, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2995 "2026-04-22T18:55:56Z")
_Toward the Unknown_ His screen debut, in 1956 _36 Hours_ Clever World War II thriller _My Fellow Americans_ Garner as a former POTUS Next up: **More James Garner movies** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2996 "2026-04-22T21:58:23Z")
_Marlowe_ Baits Bruce Lee, who dies _The Great Escape_ Con man assists blind prisoner _Victor/Victoria_ A woman? He doesn’t care Next: **Cross-dressing roles** ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2997 "2026-04-22T22:38:03Z")
_The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert_ Drag holiday in the outback ---
**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:** [April 23, 2026, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2998 "2026-04-23T08:55:23Z")
Have you got two more, @DrDeth? We do three movies that fit the topic, then when you post three and review them, you post the next topic. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2999 "2026-04-23T16:06:59Z")
Let me pinch hit for him: _Some Like It Hot_ Joe E. Brown: “Nobody’s perfect.” _The Crying Game_ Hey, Jaye Davidson fooled me… **Movies where women cross-dress as men** ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3000 "2026-04-23T19:33:28Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Have you got two more, @DrDeth? We do three movies that fit the topic, then when you post three and review them, you post the next topic. I did not know that, sorry. Next time i will do three. > [@Horatio\_Hellpop](#): > > Let me pinch hit for him: Thank you!! ---
**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:** [April 23, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3001 "2026-04-23T19:37:01Z")
**Movies where women cross-dress as men** _Swiss Family Robinson_ “Cabin boy”? Not a boy! _Downfall_ Hitler’s secretary escapes while disguised _Albert Nobbs_ Glenn Close as secret-keeping butler Next up: **Movies set in Ireland** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=149) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=151)