# 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:** 160
**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:** [July 9, 2026, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3182 "2026-07-09T22:05:56Z")
_The Fugitive_ Deserved its Best Picture nomination. _The Brady Bunch Movie_ 70’s family in 90’s zeitgeist. _21 Jump Street_ Obvious adults play teen narcs. **Movies based on banned books** ([reference](https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/g68849151/most-banned-books-today/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=mgu_ga_opr_md_dsa_prog_org_us_20579276554&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20579276554&gbraid=0AAAAACWDcWq0jcfg9AsveZ9HdTPoW1IJP&gclid=Cj0KCQjwjb3SBhDgARIsAMKiWzjCZ9Pco_oMMzkLT23DFK9CJJg7pBWsrkfOj4m4GoLdE3fRpVn4QuEaAo9uEALw_wcB)) ---
**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:** [July 10, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3183 "2026-07-10T18:31:50Z")
_Beloved_ Former slave is sorrowful, haunted _The Perks of Being a Wallflower_ High school can really suck _Sold_ “Happiness House” is helluva misnomer Next up: **Other films of Gillian Anderson** ---
**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:** [July 12, 2026, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3184 "2026-07-12T01:49:43Z")
_Johnny English_ Mr. Bean is James Bond. _Moby Dick_ Whale is metaphor for obsession. _The Last King of Scotland_ Bored doctor befriends Idi Amin. **Movies not called _Titanic_ that take place on a boat or a ship.** ---
**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:** [July 12, 2026, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3185 "2026-07-12T03:46:50Z")
_Captains Courageous_ Spencer Tracy’s Portuguese accent rules! _Boat Trip_ “Gay cruise? But I’m straight!” _The Ra Expeditions_ Thor Hyerdahl’s papyrus boat trip. **Movies that take place on a submarine** ---
**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:** [July 12, 2026, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3186 "2026-07-12T04:05:33Z")
_Das Boot_ Germans’ view of submarine warfare. _U-571_ British ignored; Americans take credit. _Down Periscope_ Grammer can’t stop being Frasier. Next: **Courtroom movies** ---
**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:** [July 12, 2026, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3187 "2026-07-12T04:29:19Z")
_Breaker Morant_ Great war movie, courtroom drama _Liar Liar_ Crooked lawyer finds humorous redemption _Runaway Jury_ High-stakes case manipulated very adroitly Next up: **Movies which disappointed you** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2026, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3188 "2026-07-12T06:09:13Z")
_The Matrix Reloaded_ The first was so good… _The Dead_ “Lived”(?) up to its billing _Ex Machina_ Gratuitous, with no likeable characters Next: **Movies about machines** ---
**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:** [July 12, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3189 "2026-07-12T14:14:27Z")
> [@](#): > > Next: **Movies about machines** _Demon Seed_ Horror film: computer commits rape. _The Mangler_ Demonic clothes-wringer demands human sacrifice. _Modern Times_ Cranks and cogs not fun. NEXT: **Movies about AI before the term “AI” existed.** ---
**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:** [July 14, 2026, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3190 "2026-07-14T19:26:48Z")
_Metropolis_ Maria, gynoid are key characters _The Day the Earth Stood Still_ “Klaatu barada nikto,” he said _2001: A Space Odyssey_ HAL won’t open pod-bay doors Next up: **Movies that were well ahead of their time** ---
**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:** [July 14, 2026, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3191 "2026-07-14T20:52:07Z")
_The Handmaid’s Tale_ Terrifyingly prescient even pre-_Dobbs._ _Cannibal Holocaust_ Found footage three decades early. _The Truman Show_ 24/7 for-profit voyeurism’s human toll. **Movies that aged terribly.** ---
**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:** [July 14, 2026, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3192 "2026-07-14T21:30:50Z")
> [@](#): > > Movies that aged terribly. _Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?_ Stale while still in can. _Breakfast at Tiffany’s_ Racial impersonation, and ennui? Sheesh. _Johnny Belinda_ Oh. My. Freaking. Gawd. Can’t… NEXT: **Movies that aged surprisingly well** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3193 "2026-07-14T23:57:38Z")
_Die Hard_ Great movie to chill with _The Sting_ Great movie with great leads _The Great Escape_ McQueen on motorcycle: 'Nuff said Next: **Movies you find most entertaining** ---
**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:** [July 15, 2026, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3194 "2026-07-15T03:51:56Z")
_Star Wars_ Space opera at its finest _Raiders of the Lost Ark_ Dr. Jones at his best _True Lies_ Terrific Ahnuld spy comedy adventure Next up: **Movies Ahnuld just shouldn’t have made** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2026, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3195 "2026-07-15T04:41:07Z")
_Junior_ Ahnold went and fucked himself _Batman & Robin_ Shove this under the ice _Terminator: Dark Fate_ Should’ve been terminated long ago Next: **Movies featuring little people (not kids)** ---
**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:** [July 15, 2026, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3196 "2026-07-15T11:33:34Z")
> [@](#): > > Next: **Movies featuring little people (not kids)** _Cyrano_ (2021) Dinklage swaps nose for achondroplasia _Under the Rainbow_ Littles amok while filming WOZ. _Freaks_ Don’t mess with little people. NEXT: **Films where a disabled character is played by an actor WITH that disability** (the film does not have to be about the disability) ---
**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:** [July 15, 2026, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3197 "2026-07-15T13:28:17Z")
_Children of a Lesser God_ Hearing teacher loves Deaf janitor. _CODA_ Deaf parents raise hearing daughter. _Champions_ Goofy baseball comedy champions disabilities. **MORE Films where a disabled character is played by an actor WITH that disability** ---
**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:** [July 15, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3198 "2026-07-15T21:23:29Z")
_Elf_ Dinklage plays talented, angry author _Lincoln_ Actual amputees played wounded soldiers _The Best Years of Our Lives_ Russell lost hands, acted, won Oscars Next up: **Movies with a memorable color palette** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2026, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3199 "2026-07-15T21:40:07Z")
_Punch-Drunk Love_ Director sets moods with colors _What Dreams May Come_ Paintings appear as immersible scenery _The Wizard of Oz_ B/W movie transitions to color Next: **Lazy heroes** ---
**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:** [July 16, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3200 "2026-07-16T04:36:30Z")
_Raiders of the Lost Ark_ Indy just shoots big swordsman _The Big Lebowski_ The low-energy Dude abides, man _Buried_ Jeez, Ryan Reynolds hardly moves! Next up: **Good movies to watch for USA 250** ---
**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:** [July 16, 2026, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3201 "2026-07-16T07:28:02Z")
_Harry and Tonto_ Carney and cat discover America. _National Lampoon’s Vacation_ More “discover America”; but funnier. _Coming to America_ African prince learns American ways. Next: **Your Favourite Movies Filmed in Black-and-White** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=159) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=161)