# 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:** 8
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/141 "2008-06-26T00:24:02Z")
Is the title three words or longer? ---
**Author:** ![Gukumatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/142 "2008-06-26T01:12:03Z")
[QUOTE=MsWhatsit] Is the title three words or longer? [/QUOTE] #2: Yes. ---
**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:** [June 26, 2008, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/143 "2008-06-26T04:29:16Z")
Is it an American film? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/144 "2008-06-26T05:12:24Z")
[QUOTE=garygnu] _Le Dernier Combat_ (English: _The Last Combat_) directed by Luc Besson, his first feature. In a post-Apocalyptic world with air so polluted humans can no longer speak, sand dunes burying skyscrapers, and fish raining from the sky, a lone man struggles to survive against gangs, thugs, and the elements. He befriends a scientist and fights a villainous young Jean Reno. [/QUOTE] Oh! Of course! I have the DVD, and watch it at least twice a week. Not to sound bitter or anything, but I think that this game might work better if we exclude really obscure art films. Not that we need to be all Hollywood Blockbuster, but let’s keep it within the realm of solvable by most moviegoers. ---
**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 26, 2008, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/145 "2008-06-26T05:33:03Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] Oh! Of course! I have the DVD, and watch it at least twice a week. Not to sound bitter or anything, but I think that this game might work better if we exclude really obscure art films. Not that we need to be all Hollywood Blockbuster, but let’s keep it within the realm of solvable by most moviegoers. [/QUOTE] OK, OK, fine. You really should watch it if Netflix ever gets it in their inventory, it’s really interesting. (Try taking notes at the same time, that’s a trip.) I’ll save the _really_ obscure stuff for **ArchiveGuy**. I promise not to use the other movie I was thinking of using, [Thomas In Love](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0262826/), if I’m up again. ---
**Author:** ![Gukumatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/146 "2008-06-26T09:33:05Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Is it an American film? [/QUOTE] #3: Yes. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/147 "2008-06-26T13:13:55Z")
[QUOTE=garygnu] OK, OK, fine. You really should watch it if Netflix ever gets it in their inventory, it’s really interesting. (Try taking notes at the same time, that’s a trip.) [/QUOTE] I will. And, I mean, no worries, but sheesh. That was pretty obscure. **Gukumatz** , is it a comedy? ---
**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:** [June 26, 2008, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/148 "2008-06-26T13:24:19Z")
Would it generally be considered a blockbuster? ---
**Author:** ![Gukumatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/149 "2008-06-26T13:40:21Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] **Gukumatz** , is it a comedy? [/QUOTE] #4: No. [QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Would it generally be considered a blockbuster? [/QUOTE] #5: No. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/150 "2008-06-26T13:44:04Z")
If I were to look for it in a video store, might I find it in Drama, Documentary, or Animation? ---
**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:** [June 26, 2008, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/151 "2008-06-26T13:47:19Z")
Has its director ever won an Oscar? ---
**Author:** ![Gukumatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/152 "2008-06-26T14:23:15Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] If I were to look for it in a video store, might I find it in Drama, Documentary, or Animation? [/QUOTE] #6: No. [QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Has its director ever won an Oscar? [/QUOTE] #7: No. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/153 "2008-06-26T14:29:05Z")
Is it something that children might enjoy? ---
**Author:** ![Gukumatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/154 "2008-06-26T14:40:13Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] Is it something that children might enjoy? [/QUOTE] #8: No. (That calls for speculation, though. I was tempted to answer yes because I certainly enjoyed it as a child, but I really wouldn’t take that as a general indicator) ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/155 "2008-06-26T14:52:21Z")
OK, so I take it that it is not a kid’s movie. We can safely assume that it is not Shrek. Gotcha. Does it have either an original or adapted screenplay? ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/156 "2008-06-26T17:37:08Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] Does it have either an original or adapted screenplay? [/QUOTE] How is that a Yes or No question? 😕 Is there a third kind? And I have to disagree about **garygnu** ’s excellent choice. _Combat_ is far from obscure (it was directed by Luc Besson, for pete’s sake–not exactly an unknown in the U.S.); it’s quite well-known among film buffs, which is why I head-smacked myself. It’s got 1300 votes on IMDB, which is more than a number of French classics (_The Sorrow and the Pity, A Day in the Country, The Mother and the Whore_) have. ---
**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:** [June 26, 2008, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/157 "2008-06-26T18:36:17Z")
[QUOTE=ArchiveGuy] … It’s got 1300 votes on IMDB, which is more than a number of French classics (_The Sorrow and the Pity, A Day in the Country, The Mother and the Whore_) have. [/QUOTE] None of which I’ve ever heard of, so there ya go. 😉 Did it have an original screenplay? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/158 "2008-06-26T18:47:12Z")
[QUOTE=ArchiveGuy] How is that a Yes or No question? 😕 Is there a third kind? [/QUOTE] Yes. Some movies have no screenplay at all. Documentaries, for one example. What I’m really trying to find out is if it’s scripted. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/159 "2008-06-26T19:05:07Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] Yes. Some movies have no screenplay at all. Documentaries, for one example. What I’m really trying to find out is if it’s scripted. [/QUOTE] Well, we’d already ruled out Documentaries from one of your previous questions, so… ---
**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 26, 2008, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/160 "2008-06-26T19:25:25Z")
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