# 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:** 16\ **Page:** 169
**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:** [October 25, 2026, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3362 "2026-10-25T07:41:56Z")
_Blade Runner_ Opinion: Theatrical cut is best. _Logan’s Run_ Future utopia? Dystopia? Hopeful ending. _Silent Running_ Forests in space. For real. Next: **Hugh Grant Romcoms** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2026, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3363 "2026-10-25T17:16:32Z")
_Four Weddings and a Funeral_ Grant’s kind of a dick _Bridget Jones’s Diary_ Grant is really a dick _Two Weeks Notice_ Grant is a younger Trump Next: **Hugh Grant in non-romcom 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:** [October 26, 2026, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3364 "2026-10-26T01:50:30Z")
_Privileged_ His screen debut, in 1982 _Cloud Atlas_ Plays several roles (one scary) _Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery_ Cameo as Benoit Blanc’s sweetie Next up: **Favorite mysteries** ---
**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 26, 2026, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3365 "2026-10-26T02:51:23Z")
_The Ring_ Yes, a mystery is unraveled. _Se7en_ Seven Deadly Sins: Murder metaphors. _The Usual Suspects_ Heist goes awry; unreliable narrator. **Movies Set in Eastern or Central Europe** ---
**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 27, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3366 "2026-10-27T14:07:39Z")
_A Serbian Film_ (Serbia) You don’t want to know. _4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days_ (Romania) Woman seeks an illegal abortion. _The Death of Mister Lazarescu (Romania)_ Systemic neglect in nationalized healthcare. **Movies Set in Africa** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3367 "2026-10-27T17:20:53Z")
_District 9_ Meet the Prawns, African style _Hotel Rwanda_ Refugees check in, and survive _Hatari_ Baby elephants walking! How cute! Next: **More movies set in Africa** ---
**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 30, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3368 "2026-10-30T15:17:49Z")
_Out of Africa_ Aristocrat moves to Kenya, uh-oh. _Gorillas in the Mist_ Life of famed primate researcher. _The Gods Must Be Crazy_ Tribesman finds discarded Coke bottle. **Movies set in Australia/New Zealand** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2026, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3369 "2026-10-30T17:55:17Z")
_Quigley Down Under_ Selleck carries a “super” rifle _The Man from Snowy River_ Beautiful scenes of Australian landscapes _Crocodile Dundee_ Got everyone saying “G’day, mate” Next: **Movies set behind the Iron Curtain** ---
**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 31, 2026, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3370 "2026-10-31T12:32:53Z")
_Good Bye, Lenin!_ Concealing Communism’s collapse from Mom _The Lives of Others_ Stasi agent is terrible nibnose _Bridge of Spies_ Explores secret American, Soviet deals Next up: **Spy comedies** ---
**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:** [November 1, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3371 "2026-11-01T16:11:52Z")
_Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery_ Spoof of James Bond films. _Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me_ Fat Bastard enters the canon. _Austin Powers: In Goldmember_ Star killed his career afterwards. **Earnest, non-Bond spy films** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2026, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3372 "2026-11-01T16:46:47Z")
_The Falcon and the Snowman_ Teens pass secrets to Soviets _Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy_ The return of George Smiley _Ronin_ (1998) De Niro’s caught between two factions Next: **Robert De Niro 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:** [November 2, 2026, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3373 "2026-11-02T04:16:19Z")
_Taxi Driver_ Nutty cab driver, zany hijinks _Angel Heart_ Don’t work for Mr. Cyphre! _Limitless_ Plays smart, ruthless investment tycoon Next up: **Movies about high finance** ---
**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:** [November 5, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3374 "2026-11-05T15:49:32Z")
_Trading Places_ A swindle involving orange juice. _The Wolf of Wall Street_ Sex, blow, money, the 80s. _Dumb Money_ Reddit manipulates stock for lulz. **Movies where the characters are solidly lower middle class (but not desperately poor)** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3375 "2026-11-05T16:42:13Z")
_The Slums of Beverly Hills_ Arkin leads family of hustlers _Napoleon Dynamite_ Uncle Rico lives in van _Little Miss Sunshine_ Get her to the pageant Next: **Rich kids’ lives** ---
**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:** [November 8, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3376 "2026-11-08T16:10:12Z")
_Cruel Intentions_ Did she really offer anal? _Traffic_ Additction affects rich people too. _Richie Rich_ Not the best comics adaptation. **Comic book and graphic novel adaptations.** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3377 "2026-11-08T16:44:09Z")
_Tank Girl_ Lori Petty cosplays steam punk _Hellboy_ Demons and Nazis? Oh, my… _The Dark Knight_ Batman turns gritty and dark Next: **The many reboots of Batman** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=168)