# 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:** 155
**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 23, 2026, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3082 "2026-05-23T07:28:44Z")
_Luna_ Jill Clayburg sleeps with son _Ma Barker’s Killer Brood_ Mom and sons rob banks _Losing Isiah_ Junkie mom/white foster throwdown **Movies on the Criterion Channel** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3083 "2026-05-23T14:33:55Z")
_Lost Highway_ Robert Blake makes creepy appearance _The Fisher King_ Underrated Robin Williams is heroic _Night of the Living Dead_ Romero’s black and white classic Next: **Last three movies you watched on Netflix** ---
**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 25, 2026, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3084 "2026-05-25T15:30:15Z")
_The Twister: Caught in the Storm_ Survivors recall deadly Joplin tornado. _Happy Gilmore 2_ Alcoholic widower returns to golf. _Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F_ Detroit cop in Beverly Hills. **Movies with gay subtext** ---
**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:** [May 25, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3085 "2026-05-25T18:31:06Z")
> [@](#): > > Movies with gay subtext _Tea and Sympathy_ Come, now-- he’s just shy. _Fried Green Tomatoes_ She said “our bed”! **Our**! _Rope_ Based on real-life ambiguous couple. NEXT: **Movies from before 2000, that are explicitly gay, no subtext** ---
**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 25, 2026, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3086 "2026-05-25T19:59:36Z")
_Cruising_ Al Pacino: Lips or hips? _Madchen in Uniform (1931)_ Oh, those boarding school girls! _Making Love_ Kate Jackson, Harry Hamlin, dude. NEXT: **Movies featuring Dirty Damn Hippies** ---
**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 25, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3087 "2026-05-25T20:47:52Z")
_Woodstock_ It’s Woodstock, for Christ’s sake. _Hair_ Guy gets drafted, meets hippies. _Alice’s Restaurant_ Trash incident = disqualified for war. **The films of John Hughes** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3088 "2026-05-25T21:37:07Z")
_Uncle Buck_ Bachelor reconnects with brother’s family _Sixteen Candles_ Teen’s sixteenth birthday is forgotten _The Breakfast Club_ Brain, Athlete, Nutjob, Princess, Criminal Next: **More Brat Pack movies** ---
**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 26, 2026, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3089 "2026-05-26T01:40:14Z")
_Some Kind of Wonderful_ Dating techniques I never use _St. Elmo’s Fire_ Emilio Estevez digs older chick _Pretty in Pink_ I overly related to Ducky. Next **Movies where the dog tragically dies** ---
**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 26, 2026, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3090 "2026-05-26T03:19:53Z")
_Old Yeller_ Rabies is a terrible disease _Marley & Me_ Adorable, troublesome Lab snuffs it _Hachi: A Dog’s Tale_ Very loyal dog’s finally rewarded Next up: **Movies about offbeat artists** ---
**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:** [May 26, 2026, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3091 "2026-05-26T03:44:03Z")
_Great Balls of Fire_ Skilled pianist marries young cousin. _Amadeus_ Eccentric Mozart upsets Antonio Salieri. _Moulin Rouge_ Lautrec gets a little Toulouse. Next: **Movies You’ve Seen, but that You Never Want to See Again** ---
**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 27, 2026, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3092 "2026-05-27T13:30:54Z")
_The Mist_ The ending just killed me. _The Kids Are Alright_ A depressing family crumbles slowly. _Little Miss Sunshine_ Except Olive, unlikeable characters all. **Movies with scenes where food plays an important role** ---
**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:** [May 27, 2026, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3093 "2026-05-27T22:28:34Z")
_When Harry Met Sally_ What was Meg Ryan eating? _Lady and the Tramp_ Dogs eat spaghetti? Who knew? _The Godfather_ How to make pasta sauce. Next: **Moves made from/inspired by TV shows** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3094 "2026-05-28T16:06:03Z")
_The Naked Gun_ Based on TV’s _Police Squad_ _Serenity_ _Firefly_ takes a theatrical run _Borat_ From _Da Ali G Show_ Next: **More movies made from/inspired by TV shows** ---
**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 28, 2026, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3095 "2026-05-28T19:25:25Z")
_Baywatch_ Dwayne, Zac in saltwater stinker _The Dukes of Hazzard_ (2005) Just 14% on Rotten Tomatoes _Star Trek: The Motion Picture_ Got the Trekker franchise started Next up: **Good movies made from/inspired by TV shows** ---
**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 28, 2026, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3096 "2026-05-28T20:33:04Z")
> [@HeyHomie](#): > > _Little Miss Sunshine_ > Except Olive, unlikeable characters all. That’s an important feature of the story. Everyone in the family is a speciic type of over-the-top loser; remember Paul Dano’s rant in the desert right before Olive calms him down? “Divorce! Bankrupt! Suicide!” And now he’s inescapably just like them. Olive might be the first one in the family to break the chain–she won’t but they don’t know that yet, she is their last desperate hope. This is actually one of my favorite movies! ---
**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:** [May 28, 2026, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3097 "2026-05-28T21:05:03Z")
**Good movies made from/inspired by TV shows** **The Addams Family** Creepy, crawly family defends inheritance **Batman: Mask of the Phantasm** Arguably best 90s Batman movie **The Muppet Movie** Henson brings magic to screen Next: **Movies with Muppets** ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2026, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3098 "2026-05-28T21:14:18Z")
_The Great Muppet Caper_ The fourth wall? Totally shattered! _Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird_ Welcome to Toadstool: Mushroom City _Muppets Treasure Island_ Tim Curry: The Greatest Muppet Next: **Movies with foxes in them** ---
**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 29, 2026, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3099 "2026-05-29T08:52:23Z")
_The Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)_ Cellar’s full of boozy cider _Robin Hood (1973)_ Disney’s take on the legend. _The Bad Guys (2022)_ Foxy Diane keeps poor company. Next: **Movies with seriously miscast characters** ---
**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:** [May 29, 2026, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3100 "2026-05-29T09:24:00Z")
_Airport_ Dean Martin sober? Flying airliner? _Down Periscope_ Grammer’s “Frasier” character commands submarine. _Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves_ Costner cannot do English accent. Next: **More movies with seriously miscast characters** ---
**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:** [May 29, 2026, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3101 "2026-05-29T11:51:16Z")
> [@](#): > > Next: **More movies with seriously miscast characters** **Lindsay Lohan** as Elizabeth Taylor in _Liz & Dick_ No “old Hollywood” presence whatsoever. **John Wayne** as Genghis Khan in _The Conqueror_ Seriously? Really? who thought this? **Vince Vaughn** as Norman Bates in _Psycho_ (non-Hitchcock poorly-imagined remake of 1998) Vaughn vacationing from college football? NEXT: **Odd casting choices that worked.** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=154) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=156)