# Guess the Movie Game in 30 questions **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 24, 2008, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080 "2008-06-24T16:53:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/1 "2008-06-24T16:53:31Z")
Puzzle #t1: I’m thinking of a movie. Can you guess it? Ask yes or no questions only. One question per post, please. Build on the answers given to others to arrive at your conclusion. If you don’t get it in 30 questions, I win. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/2 "2008-06-24T17:09:08Z")
Question One: Did it win at least one Academy Award? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/3 "2008-06-24T17:10:40Z")
[QUOTE=ArchiveGuy] Question One: Did it win at least one Academy Award? [/QUOTE] Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/4 "2008-06-24T17:26:49Z")
Was it released since 1990? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/5 "2008-06-24T17:29:49Z")
[QUOTE=Little Nemo] Was it released since 1990? [/QUOTE] No. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/6 "2008-06-24T17:40:22Z")
Was it released on or after 1965? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/7 "2008-06-24T17:45:44Z")
[QUOTE=ArchiveGuy] Was it released on or after 1965? [/QUOTE] Yes. ---
**Author:** ![ArizonaTeach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/45deac/32.png) [@ArizonaTeach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArizonaTeach)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/8 "2008-06-24T17:48:39Z")
Did it win Best Picture and a Best Actor or Best Actress Academy Award? ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/9 "2008-06-24T17:48:51Z")
Is it a Western? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/10 "2008-06-24T17:54:01Z")
No, no, and no. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/11 "2008-06-24T17:56:43Z")
Is it a children’s movie? ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/12 "2008-06-24T17:57:54Z")
Did any of the following actors appear in it: Paul Newman, Dustin Hoffman, Robert DeNiro, Meryl Streep, Gene Hackman, Jack Nicholson, Jane Fonda, Robert Duvall, or Jack Warden? ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/13 "2008-06-24T17:59:13Z")
[QUOTE=ArizonaTeach] Did it win Best Picture and a Best Actor or Best Actress Academy Award? [/QUOTE] Are you counting this as two questions, **tdn** (your answer suggests you are)?\* \*And, no, this shouldn’t count as a question, but is meant for clarity purposes only 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/14 "2008-06-24T18:05:49Z")
[QUOTE=ArchiveGuy] Did any of the following actors appear in it: Paul Newman, Dustin Hoffman, Robert DeNiro, Meryl Streep, Gene Hackman, Jack Nicholson, Jane Fonda, Robert Duvall, or Jack Warden? [/QUOTE] Yes, one of them. I’ll count your AA question as one question, but it did not win for direction nor acting. It was nominated for both, though. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/15 "2008-06-24T18:19:37Z")
Is the running time longer than 2 hours? ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/16 "2008-06-24T18:24:26Z")
I’ve found at least one movie that meets all the above criteria. Was the movie a winner of the Cannes Palme d’Or? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/17 "2008-06-24T18:31:05Z")
> [@](#): > > Is the running time longer than 2 hours? Yes. > [@](#): > > Was the movie a winner of the Cannes Palme d’Or? Yes. I feel that you are close to a solve. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/18 "2008-06-24T18:39:28Z")
**Taxi Driver**? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/19 "2008-06-24T18:43:13Z")
Not Taxi Driver. (Great guess, though.) I missed this question. [QUOTE=MsWhatsit] Is it a children’s movie? [/QUOTE] Oh. Hell. NO. 20 questions left. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/20 "2008-06-24T18:46:42Z")
Then I think it’s gotta be **MASH**. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080.md?page=2)