# 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:** 156
**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 29, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3102 "2026-05-29T13:48:28Z")
**Odd casting choices that worked** **Patrick Stewart** in _Green Room_ White supremacist boss? Not Picard! **Bruce Willis** in _Die Hard_ Comedy TV actor does action. **Heath Ledger** in _The Dark Knight_ Rom-com hearthrob plays villain gloriously. **“Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” Movies where nuclear bombs are used.** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3103 "2026-05-29T14:21:53Z")
_Dr Strangelove_ Kubrick’s hilarious black comedy scores! _Beneath the Planet of the Apes_ Charlton Heston destroys the planet _Terminator 2: Judgment Day_ Where Artificial Intelligence takes over Next: **Movies with dead people who appear alive** ---
**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 30, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3104 "2026-05-30T15:28:49Z")
_Ghost Story_ Never, _ever_ mess with Eva _Truly, Madly, Deeply_ Some ghosts are just annoying _The Sixth Sense_ You know who I mean Next up: **Movies with electronica soundtracks** ---
**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 31, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3105 "2026-05-31T15:53:16Z")
_It Follows_ Allegory for STDs in teens. _Blade Runner_ Is Deckard secretly a replicant? _Drive_ Stuntman caught up in heist. **Movies with ambiguous endings that leave the audience guessing.** ---
**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:** [June 1, 2026, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3106 "2026-06-01T19:55:12Z")
_Inception_ Will that thingy keep spinning? _The Hidden_ Does the little girl know? _2001: A Space Odyssey_ What will Star Child do? Next up: **Other Kubrick movies** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3107 "2026-06-01T22:31:03Z")
_Lolita_ Stranger danger! – wait, she what? _The Shining_ “Danny isn’t here, Mrs. Torrance.” _Dr Strangelove, Or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Bomb_ “Mein Fuhrer, I can valk!” Next: **More movies with Peter Sellers** ---
**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:** [June 2, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3108 "2026-06-02T15:36:01Z")
_The Pink Panther_ Bumbling Inspector Clouseau in introduced. _A Shot in the Dark_ Fleshes out Inspector Clouseau’s character. _Revenge of the Pink Panther_ Lookalike Clouseau killed, hijinks ensue. **Movies that involve uncomfortable topics** ---
**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:** [June 2, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3109 "2026-06-02T21:23:19Z")
_Happiness_ Suicide, loneliness, and child molestation _Welcome to the Dollhouse_ More sunshine from Todd Solondz _I Spit on Your Grave_ Rape, but still ogle her. **NEXT: French movies that hit big in America** ---
**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:** [June 4, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3110 "2026-06-04T13:23:23Z")
_Amélie_ Quirky woman does good deeds. _La Cage aux Folles_ Gay couple pretend they’re straight. _Chocolat_ Woman’s chocolate shop transforms town. **Full frontal: non-porn films where a guy’s wang is clearly visible** ---
**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:** [June 6, 2026, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3111 "2026-06-06T14:02:00Z")
**(bumping)** ---
**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:** [June 7, 2026, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3112 "2026-06-07T15:03:05Z")
_Boogie Nights_ Dirk Diggler’s dangling dingdong displayed. _28 Days Later_ Naked guy walks through hospital. _Borat_ There’s that famous wrestling scene. **Movies about the movie industry** ---
**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:** [June 7, 2026, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3113 "2026-06-07T22:36:09Z")
_The Player_ Murder, blackmail, infidelity, money… Hollywood! _Sunset Boulevard_ Ready for close-up, Mr. DeMille! _Galaxy Quest_ Behind the scenes, TREK style! **Late 60s films that tried and failed to connect with the “youth” demographic** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3114 "2026-06-08T03:27:15Z")
_The Love-Ins_ College professor turns hippie messiah _The Hippie Temptation_ Hippies as seen by newsreels _Riot on Sunset Strip_ LA cop fights hippie agitators Next: **'60s screwball comedies** ---
**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:** [June 8, 2026, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3115 "2026-06-08T20:33:59Z")
_It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World_ [Epic Brit rant about America](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hln19l9RtWg) _The Producers Springtime for Hitler_ is boffo! _Bedazzled_ The Devil is fiendishly clever Next up: **Courtroom dramas with a twist** ---
**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:** [June 9, 2026, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3116 "2026-06-09T07:28:06Z")
> [@](#): > > Courtroom dramas with a twist _Witness for the Prosecution_ Christine knew Leonard was [spoiler]. _The Exorcism of Emily Rose_ Ho-hum twist, but supposedly true. _Anatomy of a Murder_ Twist more shocking at release. NEXT: **Movies without a twist, that were plenty good anyway.** ---
**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:** [June 9, 2026, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3117 "2026-06-09T13:22:22Z")
_The Godfather_ Son assumes control of family. _Alien_ Unwanted visitor aboard the _Nostromo_. _The Ring_ Demon girl propagates through videotape. **Movies with plot lines left unresolved** ---
**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:** [June 9, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3118 "2026-06-09T18:49:05Z")
_Solo: A Star Wars Story_ What about Han and Qi’ra? _Contact_ Was it aliens or hoax? _Pride & Prejudice_ Will Kitty and Mary marry? Next up: **Movies that include, but aren’t really about, a wedding** ---
**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:** [June 9, 2026, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3119 "2026-06-09T23:29:52Z")
_Forrest Gump_ Life’s a box of chocolates. _Bull Durham_ Check out the X-rated cake. _Star Trek Nemesis_ Remembered mostly for Data’s death. New category: **Films about businesses** ---
**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:** [June 10, 2026, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3120 "2026-06-10T01:36:16Z")
_The Hudsucker Proxy_ Sells their own stock short _Mystic Pizza_ They _need_ a good review _The Apartment_ Jack Lemmon draws the line **Movies about the restaurant business specifically** ---
**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:** [June 10, 2026, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3121 "2026-06-10T03:43:11Z")
_Big Night_ Two brothers’ restaurant is jeopardized _Scotland, PA Macbeth_ set in burger joint _The Founder_ Ray Kroc both visionary, jerk Next up: **Movies where the protagonist is deeply flawed but not evil** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=155) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=157)