# 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:** 152
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3022 "2026-04-28T05:58:57Z")
_Bullet Train_ Mostly overheard on the phone _When the Party’s Over_ Shouldn’t be mistaken for _Singles_ _Bird Box_ Audience wishes they were blindfolded Next: **Movies with Keanu Reeves in supporting role** ---
**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 28, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3023 "2026-04-28T15:46:40Z")
_River’s Edge_ One of teen killer group _Parenthood_ Solid part of ensemble cast _Thumbsucker_ A dentist? Sure, why not…? Next up: **Movies with Alex Winter in a supporting role** ---
**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 29, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3024 "2026-04-29T15:02:56Z")
_Death Wish 3_ He portrays minor street gangsta. _The Lost Boys_ He portrays minor vampire gangsta. _Grand Piano_ He portrays pianist Frodo’s assistant. **Movies based on books by modern, non-American authors (so no Shakespeare, Shelly, Cervantes, etc.)** ---
**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 29, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3025 "2026-04-29T15:38:16Z")
_Hateship, Loveship_ Canadian author Munro’s short-story adaption _Never Let Me Go_ Japanese-born British novelist’s dystopic tale _The Name of the Rose_ Italian author’s monastery murder mystery Next up: **Movies about the Roman Catholic Church** ---
**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 30, 2026, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3026 "2026-04-30T05:06:04Z")
_True Confessions_ The Black Dahlia, DeNiro style! _The Godfather 3_ Who killed the new Pope? _We’re No Angels_ Look like a coupl’a hoosiers! **Movies about nuns** ---
**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 30, 2026, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3027 "2026-04-30T07:14:33Z")
_The Singing Nun_ Fictionalized biopic of “Dominique” singer. _The Sound of Music_ Nuns play an important role. _Sister Act_ Whoopi Goldberg improves convent choir. Next: **Films where an actor portrays the Pope** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3028 "2026-04-30T14:43:22Z")
_The Agony and the Ecstasy_ Harrison as Pope Julius II _Two Popes_ Jonathan Pryce vs Anthony Hopkins _Elizabeth_ (1998) Sir John Gielgud as Pope Next: **Movies with religious persons who aren’t Catholics** ---
**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 30, 2026, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3029 "2026-04-30T15:52:22Z")
_Signs_ Gibson’s a retired Episcopal priest. _Apostle_ Preacher kills guy, reinvents himself. _The Posession_ Judaic version of _The Exorcist_. **More movies with religious persons who aren’t Catholics** ---
**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 30, 2026, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3030 "2026-04-30T17:39:59Z")
_Keeping the Faith_ Ben Stiller as… a rabbi?!? _The Golden Child_ Eddie Murphy saves Buddhist savior _Angel Heart_ Satanists mess with private detective Next up: **Private detectives** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3031 "2026-05-01T05:57:31Z")
_The Black Bird_ Features son of Sam… Spade _Murder By Death_ A who’s who of detectives _Nancy Drew_ (2007) A teen girl solves mysteries Next: **Dirty/corrupt cops** ---
**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 1, 2026, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3032 "2026-05-01T13:55:50Z")
_The Big Easy_ Charming, but still corrupt, cops _Serpico_ One brave detective stands up _Mississippi Burning_ FBI intervenes in Deep South Next up: **Honest cops** ---
**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:** [May 2, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3033 "2026-05-02T15:46:02Z")
_Hot Fuzz_ London cop investigates cult-y town. _RoboCop_ Murdered cop resurrected as cyborg. _The Untouchables_ Eliot Ness pursues Al Capone. **Movies about The Mob/Mafia** ---
**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 3, 2026, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3034 "2026-05-03T03:21:42Z")
_The Godfather_ Michael just can’t break away _GoodFellas_ Gangster ends up in Youngstown _Married to the Mob_ Mafia wife, FBI agent bond Next up: **Movies set in the American West that aren’t Westerns** ---
**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:** [May 3, 2026, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3035 "2026-05-03T04:58:49Z")
_Giant_ Rock Hudson and James Dean _Raising Arizona_ Coen brothers’ surreal caper film _Singles_ Intro to Seattle and grunge **Fictional movies based on actual crimes** ---
**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:** [May 3, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3036 "2026-05-03T14:41:41Z")
_Dick_ Teen girls plus Watergate scandal. _Summer of Sam_ Slice-of-life during the Berkowitz murders. _Unce Upon a Time in Hollywood_ Pitt, DiCaprio, the Manson murders. **Movies that had an affect on real life (such as _ET_ causing sales of Reese’s Pieces to spike)** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3037 "2026-05-03T15:59:28Z")
_The Bourne Identity_ Mini Coopers sold like hotcakes _Sideways_ Merlot sales hit rock bottom _Barbie_ Anything pink was in demand Next: **More inspired product placements** ---
**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:** [May 3, 2026, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3038 "2026-05-03T17:24:16Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > _Sideways_ > Merlot sales hit rock bottom I’m not drinking any _ **FUCKING** _ Merlot! ---
**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:** [May 3, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3039 "2026-05-03T21:38:54Z")
_Goldfinger_ Bond’s first Aston Martin DB5 _Moonstruck_ Return of wife beater shirts _L.A. Story_ Roller skate shoes for adults **Movies that made YOU fall in love with the male or female lead** ---
**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 3, 2026, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3040 "2026-05-03T22:46:28Z")
_Breaker Morant_ Capt. Hunt’s sister? A knockout. _While You Were Sleeping_ A young Sandra Bullock: adorbs. _Pride & Prejudice_ Keira Knightley was simply… luminous. Next up: **Movies that actually turned you against its star** ---
**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:** [May 7, 2026, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3041 "2026-05-07T13:35:10Z")
_Jack and Jill_ Pacino raps in Sandler bomb. _Dirty Grandpa_ Robert DeNiro phones it in. _The Happening_ Mark Wahlberg talks to … grass?? **Devastating gut-punches or tear-jerkers** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=151) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=153)