# 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:** 168
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3342 "2026-10-13T02:13:52Z")
_Quarantined_ Newsperson sequestered in plague-ridden building _Late Night with the Devil_ TV host interviews possessed girl _Hell House LLC_ Opening night includes Hell’s portal **More found footage films that don’t suck** ---
**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:** [October 13, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3343 "2026-10-13T15:31:22Z")
_The Blair Witch Project_ Student filmmakers explore haunted forest. _Paranormal Activity_ Shit’s weird in San Diego. _Lake Mungo_ Look closely at the stills. **Horror Anthologies** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3344 "2026-10-13T15:52:17Z")
_The ABCs of Death_ A story for each letter _Tales from the Hood_ Homies get trapped in mortuary _3:15_ First French found footage\* film \*also an anthology Next: **More horror anthologies** ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3345 "2026-10-13T16:03:39Z")
**More horror anthologies** _Tales From The Darkside: The Movie_ Blondie Witch’s tales before dinner _Creepshow_ Romero, King’s five creepy tales _The Monster Club_ Features greatest movie striptease ever Next: **Zombie 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:** [October 15, 2026, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3346 "2026-10-15T04:23:11Z")
_Night of the Living Dead_ One of the genre’s first _Shaun of the Dead_ Popular British zombie comedy… zomedy? _Zombieland_ Stay off the carnival rides! Next up: **Films of Woody Harrelson** ---
**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:** [October 16, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3347 "2026-10-16T14:14:37Z")
_Kingpin_ Washed-up, one-handed bowler makes good. _No Country For Old Men_ Do not underestimate Anton Chigurh. _Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri_ Revenge ends poorly for everyone. **Films with ambiguous endings and/or endings that don’t tie up the loose ends.** ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3348 "2026-10-16T17:09:02Z")
_Inception_ Top stop or not? Whatever. _2001: A Space Odyssey_ Space baby…uhh, what now? _Mulholland Drive_ David Lynch movie: 'nuff said. **Next: More Films with ambiguous endings and/or endings that don’t tie up the loose ends.** ---
**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:** [October 20, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3349 "2026-10-20T14:05:39Z")
_The Kids Are All Right_ Family endures trauma, moves on? _The Blair Witch Project_ So the witch imprisoned them? _The Thing_ Did anyone survive the alien? **Movies that take place in the autumn** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3350 "2026-10-20T18:02:45Z")
_Back to School_ Rodney performs the Triple Lindy _October Sky_ Coal miner’s son builds rockets _Halloween_ Introducing the unstoppable Michael Meyers Next: **Movies that take place entirely (or almost entirely) at schools** ---
**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:** [October 20, 2026, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3351 "2026-10-20T23:04:07Z")
**Movies that take place entirely (or almost entirely) at schools** _Goodbye, Mr. Chips_ Damn, I loved that song! _Animal House_ Satire doesn’t always age well. _Madchen in Uniform_ The original’s _much_ more provocative **More movies taking place mostly at schools** ---
**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:** [October 21, 2026, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3352 "2026-10-21T04:25:39Z")
_The Holdovers_ Christmas: teacher, students uneasily bond _Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone_ Young wizards learn a lot _Dead Poets Society_ “O Captain! My Captain!” recited Next up: **Movies which seem to be anti-learning** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3353 "2026-10-21T15:05:01Z")
_Idiocracy_ A warning from the future? _Dumb and Dumber_ What’s the most annoying sound? _Beavis and Butt-Head Do America_ “Huh-huh, huh-huh, huh-huh, huh-huh, yeah!” Next: **Not your typical buddy 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:** [October 22, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3354 "2026-10-22T14:04:32Z")
_Turner & Hooch_ Cop and ugly, destructive dog _Every Which Way but Loose_ Trucker and his pet orangutan _Midnight Run_ Bounty hunter and mob accountant Next up: **Movies which made an already-existing song more famous** ---
**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:** [October 22, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3355 "2026-10-22T16:06:39Z")
_Ferris Bueller’s Day Off_ “Danke Schoen” lip-synced by truant. _Benny & Joon_ “500 Miles” becomes iconic hit. _Reservoir Dogs_ Classic rock juxtaposed with torture. **Movies with exquisite soundtracks** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3356 "2026-10-22T16:42:51Z")
“Exquisite”? Hmm… _FM_ Forgettable movie, but terrific soundtrack _The Sound of Music_ Rodgers and Hammerstein’s best musical _Saturday Night Fever_ Started a new music genre Next: **More exquisite 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:** [October 22, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3357 "2026-10-22T17:01:57Z")
_National Lampoon’s Animal House_ Best soundtrack ever; chef’s kiss. _The Big Chill_ A microcosm of 60s music. _Purple Rain_ Can’t go wrong with Prince. **Movies starring musicians** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3358 "2026-10-23T16:25:15Z")
_True Grit_ (1969) Glen Campbell as The Texan _A Star is Born_ (1976) Kris Kristofferson and Barbra Streisand (Two for one!) _The Phantom Empire_ Gene Autry’s first starring role Next: **Famous faces in “oaters”** _(B-movie westerns)_ ---
**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:** [October 24, 2026, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3359 "2026-10-24T03:10:06Z")
_Tumbling Tumbleweeds_ Gene Autry at his best _Man from Cheyenne_ Roy Rogers, Gabby Hayes costar _The Ox-Bow Incident_ It’s Henry Fonda, Harry Morgan! Next up: **Truly bad Westerns** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3360 "2026-10-24T17:40:51Z")
_The Ridiculous 6_ Cowboy Sandler is an embarrassment _The Villain_ Ahnold in _Blazing Saddles_? Terrible! _Billy the Kid Versus Dracula_ Outlaws and vampires don’t mix Next: **Movies that crossed genres** _(good or bad)_ ---
**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:** [October 25, 2026, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3361 "2026-10-25T04:31:20Z")
_Abbott and Costello Go to Mars_ Spoiler alert!: title is misleading _Monsters vs. Aliens_ Rainn Wilson is especially good _Cowboys & Aliens_ Even worse than you think Next up: **Your personal favorite sf movies** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=167) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=169)