# Guess the movie based on the unflattering description **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 25, 2011, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-based-on-the-unflattering-description/607348 "2011-12-25T08:15:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-based-on-the-unflattering-description/607348/1 "2011-12-25T08:15:43Z")
Just a little bit of fun for those of us online during the holiday. Feel free to add your own. 1. A reclusive industialist with his own twisted sense of right and wrong tortures and mutilates small children in his secretive facility while his unpaid, illegal immigrant workers mock them for their alleged moral failings. 2. A man betrays his employer, his country, and his species so that he can become a robot and have sex with an alien. 3. A man and his friends travel cross-country to return an unwanted piece of jewelry. 4. An orphan embezzles millions of dollars from his employer in order to fund a home improvement project and a line of non-lethal personal armaments in order to engage in a terrorist campaign against respected members of the community. 5. A wealthy, eccentric Serbian travels to England looking for love. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-based-on-the-unflattering-description/607348/2 "2011-12-25T08:22:16Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Just a little bit of fun for those of us online during the holiday. > > Feel free to add your own. > > 1. A reclusive industialist with his own twisted sense of right and wrong tortures and mutilates small children in his secretive facility while his unpaid, illegal immigrant workers mock them for their alleged moral failings. > > 2. A man betrays his employer, his country, and his species so that he can become a robot and have sex with an alien. > > 3. A man and his friends travel cross-country to return an unwanted piece of jewelry. > > 4. An orphan embezzles millions of dollars from his employer in order to fund a home improvement project and a line of non-lethal personal armaments in order to engage in a terrorist campaign against respected members of the community. > > 5. A wealthy, eccentric Serbian travels to England looking for love. Only 3 & 4 baffle me. 1 & 2 are too obvious. 5 - DRACULA ---
**Author:** ![magnusblitz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@magnusblitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magnusblitz)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-based-on-the-unflattering-description/607348/3 "2011-12-25T08:24:33Z")
[spoiler]#2 is Avatar. #4 is Batman.[/spoiler] Not sure on the other ones. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-based-on-the-unflattering-description/607348/4 "2011-12-25T08:25:10Z")
> [@FriarTed](#): > > Only 3 & 4 baffle me. 3 is Lord of the Rings ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-based-on-the-unflattering-description/607348/5 "2011-12-25T08:34:28Z")
1) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. 1. A harried business owner attempts to acquire financing for his latest venture while learning how to parent three orphans. ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-based-on-the-unflattering-description/607348/6 "2011-12-25T08:35:47Z")
are we certain with 2? he doesn’t become a robot. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-based-on-the-unflattering-description/607348/7 "2011-12-25T09:03:00Z")
I was expecting that to take longer than 20 minutes. 😛 6: Was there a Ducktales movie, perhaps? Here’s a few more; 1. A former government employee invites some backpackers to enjoy free cosmestic surgery. 2. A girl finds herself having to choose between an attractive man who stands up for her, and a man whose complexion isn’t as nice, but enjoys talking about her emotions. 3. Minimum wage workers spend their down-time bullshitting while one of them works out some relationship problems. 4. A young boy, abandoned by his parents and ignored by law enforcement, is forced to rely only on his wits to protect himself from vicious criminals. 5. An NYPD detective uncovers corruption and mismanagement in the city’s waste management and urban welfare system. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-based-on-the-unflattering-description/607348/8 "2011-12-25T09:08:34Z")
7) Human Centipede 9) Clerks 10) Home Alone 6) No, not ducktales but it is animated. ---
**Author:** ![Sr\_Siete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Sr\_Siete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sr_Siete)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-based-on-the-unflattering-description/607348/9 "2011-12-25T09:12:55Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > I was expecting that to take longer than 20 minutes. 😛 > > 6: Was there a Ducktales movie, perhaps? > > Here’s a few more; > > 1. A former government employee invites some backpackers to enjoy free cosmestic surgery. > > 2. A girl finds herself having to choose between an attractive man who stands up for her, and a man whose complexion isn’t as nice, but enjoys talking about her emotions. > > 3. Minimum wage workers spend their down-time bullshitting while one of them works out some relationship problems. > > 4. A young boy, abandoned by his parents and ignored by law enforcement, is forced to rely only on his wits to protect himself from vicious criminals. > > 5. An NYPD detective uncovers corruption and mismanagement in the city’s waste management and urban welfare system. [SPOILER]7) Texas Chainsaw massacre? 1. Beauty and the beast? 2. Home alone?[/SPOILER] ---
**Author:** ![Sr\_Siete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Sr\_Siete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sr_Siete)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-based-on-the-unflattering-description/607348/10 "2011-12-25T09:15:55Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > 1) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. > > 1. A harried business owner attempts to acquire financing for his latest venture while learning how to parent three orphans. Despicable me ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-based-on-the-unflattering-description/607348/11 "2011-12-25T09:23:20Z")
Inner Stickler was correct on 7, 9, and 10. 12) A former member of the government starts a campaign against the new administration calling for lower taxes and the right of the people to bear arms. 1. A teenager goes into the desert, takes drugs, and starts thinking he’s the Messiah. 2. A woman sets out to get custody of her daughter back after a messy breakup. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-based-on-the-unflattering-description/607348/12 "2011-12-25T09:44:53Z")
> [@Sr\_Siete](#): > > Despicable me Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-based-on-the-unflattering-description/607348/13 "2011-12-25T10:12:38Z")
8) Twilight Series ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-based-on-the-unflattering-description/607348/14 "2011-12-25T22:40:07Z")
Bumping and adding a few more; 1. A man considers giving up the family business, but his hand is forced after a rival firm attempts a hostile takeover. 2. A man with a fastidious dedication to cleanliness commits identity theft in order to land a better job. 3. When the holiday weekend is threatened by an international incident, the President must call on an unwed father and a cable TV technician to save the day. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-based-on-the-unflattering-description/607348/15 "2011-12-26T01:03:04Z")
Clarification from the OP on #2? He was a clone of sorts, not a robot. #15 is The Godfather ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-based-on-the-unflattering-description/607348/16 "2011-12-26T01:32:08Z")
13 Dune 14. Kill Bill 1. A man’s inability to handle his hallucination leads to the death of his family and the collapse of his country. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-based-on-the-unflattering-description/607348/17 "2011-12-26T01:52:04Z")
The guesses for #2 were correct. 1. Hamlet? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-based-on-the-unflattering-description/607348/18 "2011-12-26T02:08:48Z")
18 is correct ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-based-on-the-unflattering-description/607348/19 "2011-12-26T02:35:18Z")
1. gattaca ---
**Author:** ![SCSimmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@SCSimmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCSimmons)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-based-on-the-unflattering-description/607348/20 "2011-12-26T02:47:11Z")
1. An off-duty police officer a thousand miles out of his jurisdiction interferes in a hostage negotiation against the advice of the local police and FBI, resulting in dozens of fatalities. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-based-on-the-unflattering-description/607348.md?page=2)