# 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:** 158
**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 19, 2026, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3142 "2026-06-19T08:48:18Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > Next: **Riches to rags movies** _The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre_ Obsessions never work out well. _Overboard_ Hawn’s fall 95% of film. _A Star is Born_ (1937) Depending whose career you follow. NEXT: **Films with lookalike confusion** (IRL twins, old-fashioned trick photography, CGI, whatever; only one version of _The Parent Trap_ allowed; bonus points for no versions) ---
**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 19, 2026, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3143 "2026-06-19T13:25:01Z")
_Face / Off_ Travolta, Cage switch their faces. _The Prestige_ There’s huge twist involving twins. _Double Impact_ Pure van Damme 90’s schlock. **Movies where a riddle or puzzle plays a role.** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3144 "2026-06-19T14:45:35Z")
_Glass Onion_ Party invitees must solve invitation _The Batman_ (2022) Cryptic riddles at crime scenes _Citizen Kane_ Kane’s mistress loves jigsaw puzzles Next: **Orson Welles’ oeuvre** ---
**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 19, 2026, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3145 "2026-06-19T20:34:17Z")
_The Third Man_ Terrific _noir_ Cold War drama _The Magnificent Ambersons_ Saw in college; was underwhelmed _Chimes at Midnight_ Welles played an enormous Falstaff Next up: **Other meh Shakespeare adaptations** ---
**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 21, 2026, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3146 "2026-06-21T15:03:34Z")
_Hamlet (2000)_ Melancholy Dane in Modern NYC _Macbeth (2006)_ Looked like campy 70s horror _John Tucker Must Die_ Bard inspires lowbrow teen flick. **Movies about or involving The Pope (not necessarily the current one)** ---
**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 21, 2026, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3147 "2026-06-21T18:05:12Z")
> [@](#): > > Movies about or involving The Pope (not necessarily the current one) _Foul Play_ Librarian fouls assassination of Pope. _The Pope Must Diet_ Won a British technical award. _The Agony and the Ecstasy_ Jul2 and Michelangelo decorate Sistine. NEXT: **Movies with nuns** (and you can have **only** 3!) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3148 "2026-06-21T18:49:22Z")
_The Nun_ WW2 bombings unleash malevolent force _Doubt_ Nuns suspect priest of abuse _Agnes of God_ Novice nun finds herself “immaculate” Next: **Movies with demons** (no comedies, please) ---
**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 23, 2026, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3149 "2026-06-23T22:10:56Z")
> [@](#): > > Next: **Movies with demons** (no comedies, please) _Night of the Demon_ Creepy suspense film from 1957. _The Exorcist_ Satan, or Pazuzu, whatever-- scary! _The Possession_ A dybbuk is kinda demon-adjacent. NEXT: **Films that genuinely scared you.** ---
**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 24, 2026, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3150 "2026-06-24T13:26:44Z")
_The Ring_ Dead girl in the closet! _The Grudge_ That clicking sound! Jesus Christ! _The Woman in Black_ Singularly best haunted house movie. **Films that made you sob uncontrollably.** ---
**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 25, 2026, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3151 "2026-06-25T00:16:48Z")
> [@](#): > > Films that made you sob uncontrollably. _Penny Serenade_ Film I cannot see twice. _Cool Runnings_ The end-- and through credits. _Psycho_ I watched it while pregnant. NEXT: **Films about science** ---
**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 25, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3152 "2026-06-25T18:31:36Z")
_The Martian_ Stranded astronaut “sciences the shit…” _Altered States_ Sensory deprivation leads to weirdness _Weird Science_ Because of course it is! Next up: **Totally implausible movies about science** ---
**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 26, 2026, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3153 "2026-06-26T19:26:51Z")
_The Day After Tomorrow_ Global Cooling all at once. _Volcano_ Lava flows down Wiltshire Blvd. _Armageddon_ Oil crew destroys killer asteroid. **Movies with plausible science** ---
**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 27, 2026, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3154 "2026-06-27T04:57:30Z")
_The Martian_ All except the terrible windstorm _Oppenheimer_ The Gadget really did work _Titanic_ Cameron used actual underwater footage Next up: **Movies with particularly good villains** ---
**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:** [June 27, 2026, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3155 "2026-06-27T05:59:38Z")
_Despicable Me_ Gru: Bad guy? Maybe not. _The African Queen_ Captain’s order: marriage _then_ execution. _Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II_ Snape displays a complex character. Next: **Films of Alan Rickman** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3156 "2026-06-27T15:20:48Z")
_CBGB_ As club owner Hilly Kristal _Truly Madly Deeply_ Rickman as the romantic lead _The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy_ As Marvin, provides excellent exposition Next: **More movies with Alan Rickman** ---
**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:** [June 27, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3157 "2026-06-27T17:28:03Z")
_Blow Dry_ Western rebooted with English hairdressers _Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone_\* Alan never needed money again. _Alice In Wonderland_ The snarkiest caterpillar of all. **Films of Emma Thompson** ---
**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 28, 2026, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3158 "2026-06-28T03:50:28Z")
_Sense and Sensibility_ She’s terrific; wrote it, too! _Dead Again_ Clever LA reincarnation / murder thriller _I Am Legend_ Uncredited cameo as innovative researcher Next up: **More films of Emma Thompson** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3159 "2026-06-28T17:14:33Z")
_Stranger Then Fiction_ Writer must kill the hero _Nanny McPhee_ Ugly nanny undergoes amazing transformation _Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban_ Hermione thinks she’s a fraud Next: **_Harry Potter_ cast in other roles** ---
**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 29, 2026, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3160 "2026-06-29T04:25:28Z")
_Thunderpants_ Rupert Grint in farting farce _Noah_ Emma Watson as Noah’s DIL _The Tailor of Panama_ Daniel Radcliffe’s screen debut (2001) Next up: **Other Daniel Radcliffe roles** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3161 "2026-06-29T05:06:14Z")
_Swiss Army Man_ Adventures with Daniel Radcliffe’s corpse _Weird: The Al Yankovic Story_ Al’s story, warts and all _Trainwreck_ Appears in movie within movie Next: **Emma Watson movies** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=157) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=159)