# Movie Marathon (Part 1)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [August 17, 2019, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780 "2019-08-17T02:03:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**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 27, 2019, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2183 "2019-11-27T15:28:15Z")

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Movies with pie or other desserts

1. Stand by Me
2. The Great Race
3. Blazing Saddles
4. Waitress
5. American Pie
6. Sweeney Todd
7. True Romance
8. In the Sweet Pie and Pie (1941)
9. Bugsy Malone
10. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me

“That’s a damn fine cherry pie…”

Next up:

Movies about family angst

1. This Is Where I Leave You

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**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2184 "2019-11-27T16:57:11Z")

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Movies about family angst

1. This Is Where I Leave You
2. Ordinary People

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**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2185 "2019-11-27T16:59:33Z")

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Movies about family angst

1. This Is Where I Leave You
2. Ordinary People
3. Pieces of April

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**Author:** ![backsidejohnny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/backsidejohnny/32/280_2.png) [@backsidejohnny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/backsidejohnny)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2186 "2019-11-27T17:32:54Z")

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Movies about family angst

1. This Is Where I Leave You
2. Ordinary People
3. Pieces of April
4. We Need to Talk About Kevin

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2187 "2019-11-27T17:40:08Z")

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Movies about family angst

1. This Is Where I Leave You
2. Ordinary People
3. Pieces of April
4. We Need to Talk About Kevin
5. Benny & Joon

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2188 "2019-11-27T17:41:39Z")

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Movies about family angst

1. This Is Where I Leave You
2. Ordinary People
3. Pieces of April
4. We Need to Talk About Kevin
5. Benny & Joon
6. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?

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**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:** [November 27, 2019, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2189 "2019-11-27T20:38:18Z")

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Movies about family angst

1. This Is Where I Leave You
2. Ordinary People
3. Pieces of April
4. We Need to Talk About Kevin
5. Benny & Joon
6. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?
7. The Great Santini

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2190 "2019-11-27T20:58:26Z")

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Movies about family angst

1. This Is Where I Leave You
2. Ordinary People
3. Pieces of April
4. We Need to Talk About Kevin
5. Benny & Joon
6. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?
7. The Great Santini
8. I Never Sang For My Father

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2191 "2019-11-27T21:42:35Z")

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Movies about family angst

1. This Is Where I Leave You
2. Ordinary People
3. Pieces of April
4. We Need to Talk About Kevin
5. Benny & Joon
6. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?
7. The Great Santini
8. I Never Sang For My Father
9. Hamlet

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**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2192 "2019-11-27T22:26:03Z")

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Movies about family angst

1. This Is Where I Leave You
2. Ordinary People
3. Pieces of April
4. We Need to Talk About Kevin
5. Benny & Joon
6. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?
7. The Great Santini
8. I Never Sang For My Father
9. Hamlet
10. Kramer vs. Kramer

Movies about political schemes

1. Charlie Wilson’s War

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2193 "2019-11-27T22:32:10Z")

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Six Word Movie Titles

1. The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox

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**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2019, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2194 "2019-11-28T02:24:55Z")

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Six Word Movie Titles

1. The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
2. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

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**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:** [November 28, 2019, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2195 "2019-11-28T02:34:06Z")

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Six Word Movie Titles

1. The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
2. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
3. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

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**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2019, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2196 "2019-11-28T03:00:24Z")

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THIS is the current topic…

Movies about political schemes

1. Charlie Wilson’s War

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**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2019, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2197 "2019-11-28T03:14:07Z")

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> [@atimnie](#):
>
> THIS is the current topic…
> 
> Movies about political schemes
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> 1. Charlie Wilson’s War

I slid that in in an edit after I had initially passed. The Prof took the reins while I was editing. I think we can go with the six word movie titles.

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**Post date:** [November 28, 2019, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2198 "2019-11-28T03:28:31Z")

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Six Word Movie Titles

1. The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
2. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
3. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
4. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Movies about political schemes

1. Charlie Wilson’s War
2. The Parallax View

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2019, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2199 "2019-11-28T10:41:46Z")

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Six Word Movie Titles

1. The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
2. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
3. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
4. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
5. The Man Who Knew Too Much

Movies about political schemes

1. Charlie Wilson’s War
2. The Parallax View
3. Seven Days in May

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2019, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2200 "2019-11-28T13:59:58Z")

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Six Word Movie Titles

1. The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
2. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
3. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
4. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
5. The Man Who Knew Too Much
6. The Man Who Knew Too Little

Movies about political schemes

1. Charlie Wilson’s War
2. The Parallax View
3. Seven Days in May
4. Primary Colors

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2019, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2201 "2019-11-28T15:05:41Z")

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Six Word Movie Titles

1. The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
2. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
3. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
4. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
5. The Man Who Knew Too Much
6. The Man Who Knew Too Little
7. He’s Just Not That Into You

Movies about political schemes

1. Charlie Wilson’s War
2. The Parallax View
3. Seven Days in May
4. Primary Colors
5. No Way Out (1987)

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**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2019, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2202 "2019-11-28T15:43:38Z")

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Six Word Movie Titles

1. The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
2. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
3. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
4. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
5. The Man Who Knew Too Much
6. The Man Who Knew Too Little
7. He’s Just Not That Into You
8. Journey to the Center of Time

Movies about political schemes

1. Charlie Wilson’s War
2. The Parallax View
3. Seven Days in May
4. Primary Colors
5. No Way Out (1987)
6. Wag the Dog

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