# 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:** 161
**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 16, 2026, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3202 "2026-07-16T10:37:27Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Next: **Your Favourite Movies Filmed in Black-and-White** _The Awful Truth_ Is that they’re in love! _To Be Or Not to Be_ Is that really a question? _Metropolis_ He makes the robot Maria. NEXT: **More great B&Ws!** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3203 "2026-07-16T14:26:12Z")
_Persepolis_ Great story, told in animation _Raging Bull_ DeNiro as LaMotta packs punches _Young Frankenstein_ He has an enormous schwanstücker Next: **Even more great B/Ws!** ---
**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, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3204 "2026-07-16T20:33:03Z")
_Notorious_ Spy thriller; my favorite Hitchcock _Paper Moon_ Terrific Great Depression road movie _Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid_ Martin’s hilarious _film noir_ spoof Next up: **Even more even more great B&W movies!** ---
**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 17, 2026, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3205 "2026-07-17T08:32:20Z")
> [@](#): > > Even more even more great B&W movies! _Psycho_ Hitchcock thought color too gory. _Blackmail_ Hitchcock’s first dip into sound. _My Favorite Wife_ Dunne at home in B&W. NEXT: **Movies where character has some kind of medical condition (like diabetes or a psych diagnosis) and it ends up being a plot point.** ---
**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 18, 2026, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3206 "2026-07-18T04:37:13Z")
_Rear Window_ Jimmy Stewart stuck in apartment _One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest_ Asylum wrong for Jack Nicholson _The Andromeda Strain_ Dr. Leavitt’s epilepsy is significant Next up: **Science fiction movies with important doctor characters** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3207 "2026-07-18T15:56:06Z")
_Lost In Space_ Freaky Oldman is Dr. Smith “The pain, the pain…” _Planet of the Apes_ Dr. Zaius warns our hero _Back to the Future_ Doc Brown saved the letter Next: **“B” westerns** ---
**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 18, 2026, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3208 "2026-07-18T18:23:19Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > _One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest_ > Asylum wrong for Jack Nicholson More like a medical condition he didn’t have, but nevermind ---
**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 19, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3209 "2026-07-19T16:00:53Z")
That’s why it was wrong for him. 😉 ---
**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 19, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3210 "2026-07-19T16:05:46Z")
**“B” westerns** _Custer’s Last Stand_ 1936 flick actually murder mystery _The Outcast_ John Derek in 1954 oater _Hollywood Cowboy_ Very meta 1937 cowboy pic Next up: **Spy movies that don’t involve 007** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2026, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3211 "2026-07-19T20:01:48Z")
_In Like Flint_ James Coburn spoofs spy movies _Our Man in Havana_ Vacuum cleaner salesman turns spy _Bridge of Spies_ Superpowers make a prisoner swap Next: **Good movies made on shoestring budgets** ---
**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 19, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3212 "2026-07-19T20:53:04Z")
_Paranormal Activity_ Homeowner records spooky sights, sounds. _The Blair Witch Project_ Young adults lost in forest. _Clerks_ Two slackers, one typical day. **More good movies made on shoestring budgets** ---
**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:** [July 20, 2026, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3213 "2026-07-20T06:10:42Z")
_The Terminator_ “I’ll be back,” he said. _Monty Python and the Holy Grail_ An African, or European swallow? _Clerks_ Wasn’t supposed to be here! New category: **Quentin Tarantino films** ---
**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 20, 2026, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3214 "2026-07-20T07:38:00Z")
> [@](#): > > More good movies made on shoestring budgets **I really wanna do this topic.** _Stranger than Paradise._ Slackers’ find drug-money: road trip! _She’s Gotta Have It_ Lee refuses to follow Lucas. _Return of the Secaucus 7_ You knew Sayles had something. NEXT: **Films of Quentin Tarantino** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3215 "2026-07-20T18:27:32Z")
_Pulp Fiction_ A watch survives POW prison _Jackie Brown_ Bail-bondsman falls for flight attendant _Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood_ Lots of dirty bare feet Next: **More films of Quentin Tarantino** ---
**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 21, 2026, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3216 "2026-07-21T04:18:20Z")
_Reservoir Dogs_ His screen debut, in 1992 _Django Unchained_ So many N-words, ye gods! _The Hateful Eight_ Western mystery set in winter Next up: **Cary Grant movies** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3217 "2026-07-21T14:47:35Z")
_North By Northwest_ Planes, trains, and Mount Rushmore _Arsenic and Old Lace_ It could be your grandmother _Bringing Up Baby_ Baby has some sharp teeth Next: **James Cagney 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 21, 2026, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3218 "2026-07-21T20:23:32Z")
**James Cagney movies** _Sinners’ Holiday_ His screen debut, in 1930 _The Fighting 69th_ Played doughboy in WWI drama _Ragtime_ Last played an old cop Next up: **Movies with old cops** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2026, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3219 "2026-07-21T21:58:18Z")
_The Untouchables_ Sean Connery steals the show _The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad_ Leslie Nielsen plays comedy straight _No Country for Old Men_ Jones pines for olden days (Technically, he’s a sheriff but it’s kinda the same) Next: **More senior lawmen in movies** ---
**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 21, 2026, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3220 "2026-07-21T22:42:57Z")
_Men in Black_ Agent K trains young upstart. _Tombstone_ “Hell’s coming with me!!! [four words are enough here]” _Seven_ Killer evokes Seven Deadly Sins **Panned movies that you actually enjoyed.** ---
**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 22, 2026, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3221 "2026-07-22T09:53:36Z")
> [@HeyHomie](#): > > Panned movies that you actually enjoyed. _Slaves of New York_ I liked the book, too. _Heathers_ Initial response lukewarm; theater empty. _To Be Or Not to Be_ (1942) Personal favorite; initially panned; 180°. NEXT: **Movie starring someone who was famous in the silent era** but the film you review does not have to be silent-- about half of Lillian Gish’s films were sound films, and Joan Crawford starred in a number of silents, but is best known for her sound films. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=160) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=162)