# 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:** 6
**Author:** ![Ready\_for\_my\_closeup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c37758/32.png) [@Ready\_for\_my\_closeup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ready_for_my_closeup)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/101 "2008-06-25T17:29:06Z")
Is it a live-action movie? Is it European? ---
**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 25, 2008, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/102 "2008-06-25T17:38:13Z")
> [@](#): > > Is it a live-action movie? #18: Yes > [@](#): > > Is it European? #19: Yes ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/103 "2008-06-25T17:47:11Z")
Was it made after 1977? ---
**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 25, 2008, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/104 "2008-06-25T17:51:02Z")
> [@](#): > > Was it made after 1977? #20: Yes ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/105 "2008-06-25T18:28:14Z")
Would it be considered a documentary or non-fiction film? ---
**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 25, 2008, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/106 "2008-06-25T18:29:31Z")
> [@](#): > > Would it be considered a documentary or non-fiction film? #21: No, neither of those. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/107 "2008-06-25T18:36:30Z")
Nevermind. Japan != Europe. ---
**Author:** ![Ready\_for\_my\_closeup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c37758/32.png) [@Ready\_for\_my\_closeup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ready_for_my_closeup)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/108 "2008-06-25T18:39:01Z")
Is the movie set in a different time than it was made? ---
**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 25, 2008, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/109 "2008-06-25T18:44:16Z")
> [@](#): > > Is the movie set in a different time than it was made? #22: Yes ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/110 "2008-06-25T18:45:07Z")
In your opinion, if we find out who scored it, would that give us a tremendous advantage in solving this? ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/111 "2008-06-25T18:47:47Z")
Is it more than 60 minutes in length? ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/112 "2008-06-25T18:48:17Z")
Was Phillip Glass involved? ---
**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 25, 2008, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/113 "2008-06-25T18:50:42Z")
> [@](#): > > In your opinion, if we find out who scored it, would that give us a tremendous advantage in solving this? #23: Yes/Sort of, in an indirect way. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/114 "2008-06-25T18:54:49Z")
[QUOTE=garygnu] #23: Yes/Sort of, in an indirect way. [/QUOTE] I take it to mean that the score is not of paramount importance, so the movie is not something like Fantasia or Amadeus or Koyaanisqatsi. Does it have human actors? ---
**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 25, 2008, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/115 "2008-06-25T18:56:21Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] I take it to mean that the score is not of paramount importance, so the movie is not something like Fantasia or Amadeus or Koyaanisqatsi. [/quote] That is correct. > [@](#): > > Does it have human actors? #24: Yes ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/116 "2008-06-25T18:58:29Z")
This just gets weirder and weirder. Does dancing have any major significance in it? ---
**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 25, 2008, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/117 "2008-06-25T19:13:17Z")
> [@](#): > > Does dancing have any major significance in it? #25: No I promise the movie does actually exist. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/118 "2008-06-25T19:18:55Z")
The movie has human actors. They don’t speak. They don’t dance. Since the score isn’t a huge deal, I’m assuming they don’t sing. Does it have a plot? ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/119 "2008-06-25T19:20:21Z")
You still haven’t answered the question in Post 111… ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/120 "2008-06-25T19:26:00Z")
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