# 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:** 163
**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 31, 2026, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3242 "2026-07-31T18:30:12Z")
_Kill the Irishman_ Cleveland mobster in the crosshairs _Alex Cross_ Detroit detective hunts serial killer _Fargo_ Only opening scene set there Let’s keep it going! **More movies set in the Midwestern US, but not Chicago** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3243 "2026-08-01T03:59:05Z")
_Hoosiers_ Classic ‘David versus Goliath’ tale _August: Osage County_ We’re all just family, right? _The Bridges of Madison County_ Iced tea and split atoms Next: **Movies set in the Southwest, but not Texas** ---
**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:** [August 1, 2026, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3244 "2026-08-01T08:42:22Z")
> [@](#): > > Next: **Movies set in the Southwest, but not Texas** _Oklahoma!_ Wind sweeping through the plain. _The Milagro Beanfield War_ Misunderstanding leads to profound understanding. _Raising Arizona_ They’ll never miss just one. **Movies filmed on literal locations that are not Los Angeles or NYC.** (By “literal” location, I mean, _Star Wars_ wouldn’t count-- it was filmed “on location” in Tunisia, because that is not a studio, but it is also not Tatooine, so it doesn’t count. It has to be filmed where it was in the movie’s context. And, if interior scenes are studio scenes, it still counts.) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3245 "2026-08-01T15:38:34Z")
You’re not making it easy with these specific requests, but here goes my replies: **Movies filmed on literal locations that are not Los Angeles or NYC.** _Napoleon Dynamite_ They shoot steer in Idaho _Drugstore Cowboy_ Addicts roam streets of Portland _Mad Max_ Max goes tearing around Melbourne Next: **Movies set mostly at sea** ---
**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:** [August 1, 2026, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3246 "2026-08-01T19:40:12Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > Next: **Movies set mostly at sea** Does the ocean count? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2026, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3247 "2026-08-02T05:39:16Z")
Certainly. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2026, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3248 "2026-08-04T08:24:55Z")
**Movies set mostly at sea** _Down Periscope_ “Frasier” plays a submarine captain. _Titanic_ Good story about doomed liner. _The Caine Mutiny_ “Captain Yellowstain” and the strawberries. Next: **Non-sports movies that take place at a university or college** ---
**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:** [August 4, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3249 "2026-08-04T18:47:20Z")
_Love Story_ Handsome guy, beautiful girl: tragedy _Animal House_ “Knowledge is Good,” ya know OR My advice: start drinking heavily _The Lords of Discipline_ Military cadets learn hard lessons Next up: **Movies about the military that (at least mostly) aren’t about combat** ---
**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:** [August 4, 2026, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3250 "2026-08-04T21:06:58Z")
_Sgt. Bilko_ Steve Martin plays grifting sergeant. _An Officer and a Gentleman_ Wannabe Navy officers in training. _Stripes_ Basic training without an instructor? Next: **Military movies that _are_ about combat** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3251 "2026-08-04T22:37:40Z")
_All Quiet on the Western Front_ First really good war picture _The Red Badge of Courage_ The Civil War was hell _Saving Private Ryan_ Had to watch the opening Next: **More military movies that _are_ about combat** ---
**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:** [August 5, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3252 "2026-08-05T02:35:39Z")
_Glory_ Black troops overcome huge obstacles _Paths of Glory_ French Army a WWI mess _Stalingrad_ German soldiers’ descent into hell Next up: **“Nice” movies that aren’t twee** ---
**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:** [August 5, 2026, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3253 "2026-08-05T03:43:04Z")
_The Holdovers_ Crusty teacher, unhappy student. Friends? _Breezy_ Holden, Lenz, May-December situation. _Hidden Figures_ Who’s really behind NASA trajectories? Next: **More “nice” movies that aren’t twee** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3254 "2026-08-05T16:34:08Z")
_The Devil Wears Prada_ And she flings her coats _Two Weeks Notice_ Is she bobcat or pretzel? _When Harry Met Sally_ I had what she’s having Next: **Romantic comedies** ---
**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:** [August 5, 2026, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3255 "2026-08-05T21:20:23Z")
> [@](#): > > Next: **Romantic comedies** _The Awful Truth_ Is that they’re in love. _My Best Girl_ Starring America’s Sweetheart, Mary Pickford. _Fish_ Finally, not a coming-out story. NEXT: **Films about GBLTQ life that are _not_ coming-out stories.** ---
**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:** [August 5, 2026, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3256 "2026-08-05T23:14:45Z")
_The Birdcage_ Gay dads can’t hide sexuality. _Ma Vie en Rose_ Trans girl navigates life, bigotry. _Philadelphia_ AIDS patient hires bigoted lawyer. **More movies about the LGBTQ experience that aren’t about coming out.** ---
**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:** [August 6, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3257 "2026-08-06T17:28:28Z")
_Tea and Sympathy_ This one’s about staying in! _Cruising_ Pacino walks the wild side _Cabaret_ Master of Ceremonies? A survivor. **Movies where the person we see naked and the person we WANT to see naked are two very different people** ---
**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:** [August 8, 2026, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3258 "2026-08-08T20:31:14Z")
_Forgetting Sarah Marshall_ Prefer naked Kunis over Segel _The Wolf of Wall Street_ Prefer anyone over Jonah Hill _28 Days Later_ Selena could’ve been nude, too! **Movies about European history** ---
**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:** [August 9, 2026, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3259 "2026-08-09T02:20:52Z")
_Amadeus_ Young composer is ultra-talented buffoon _Waterloo_ Wellington’s, Napoleon’s armies fatefully clash _Downfall_ Source of a gazillion memes Next up: **Other movies which have given rise to memes** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3260 "2026-08-09T16:05:24Z")
_Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory_ You have my complete attention _LotR: The Fellowship of the Ring_ One doesn’t walk into Mordor _Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood_ Right there! That’s the one! Next: **More memes from 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:** [August 10, 2026, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3261 "2026-08-10T03:29:37Z")
_The Lord of the Rings_ Gollum’s two faces got around! _Home Alone_ Kevin reacts to aftershave… forever _Pirates of the Caribbean_ Capt. Jack bemused at… everything Next up: **Good pirate movies** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=162) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=164)