# 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\
**Page:** 123

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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:** [December 9, 2019, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2443 "2019-12-09T05:17:49Z")

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More Double Features whose Titles together express one thought

1. There’s Something About Mary / Being John Malkovich
2. Bennie And Joon / Meet The Kranks
3. Driving Miss Daisy / Crash
4. Thelma and Louise / Watchmen

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**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:** [December 9, 2019, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2444 "2019-12-09T05:55:02Z")

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More Double Features whose Titles together express one thought

1. There’s Something About Mary / Being John Malkovich
2. Bennie And Joon / Meet The Kranks
3. Driving Miss Daisy / Crash
4. Thelma and Louise / Watchmen
5. My Left Foot / Inside Llewyn Davis

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2019, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2445 "2019-12-09T13:37:49Z")

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More Double Features whose Titles together express one thought

1. There’s Something About Mary / Being John Malkovich
2. Bennie And Joon / Meet The Kranks
3. Driving Miss Daisy / Crash
4. Thelma and Louise / Watchmen
5. My Left Foot / Inside Llewyn Davis
6. Play Misty For Me / Dirty Harry

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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:** [December 9, 2019, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2446 "2019-12-09T14:33:14Z")

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More Double Features whose Titles together express one thought

1. There’s Something About Mary / Being John Malkovich
2. Bennie And Joon / Meet The Kranks
3. Driving Miss Daisy / Crash
4. Thelma and Louise / Watchmen
5. My Left Foot / Inside Llewyn Davis
6. Play Misty For Me / Dirty Harry
7. I Hate You / So I Married An Axe Murderer

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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:** [December 9, 2019, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2447 "2019-12-09T14:34:05Z")

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More Double Features whose Titles together express one thought

1. There’s Something About Mary / Being John Malkovich
2. Bennie And Joon / Meet The Kranks
3. Driving Miss Daisy / Crash
4. Thelma and Louise / Watchmen
5. My Left Foot / Inside Llewyn Davis
6. Play Misty For Me / Dirty Harry  
7.Hair/Grease/Shampoo

If I may sneak a triple in there.

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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2019, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2448 "2019-12-09T15:12:10Z")

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“Hair Grease Shampoo” isn’t really a complete thought though, is it?

More Double Features whose Titles together express one thought

1. There’s Something About Mary / Being John Malkovich
2. Bennie And Joon / Meet The Kranks
3. Driving Miss Daisy / Crash
4. Thelma and Louise / Watchmen
5. My Left Foot / Inside Llewyn Davis
6. Play Misty For Me / Dirty Harry  
7.Hair/Grease/Shampoo
7. Raising Arizona / Until September

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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:** [December 9, 2019, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2449 "2019-12-09T15:20:40Z")

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More Double Features whose Titles together express one thought

1. There’s Something About Mary / Being John Malkovich
2. Bennie And Joon / Meet The Kranks
3. Driving Miss Daisy / Crash
4. Thelma and Louise / Watchmen
5. My Left Foot / Inside Llewyn Davis
6. Play Misty For Me / Dirty Harry  
7.Hair/Grease/Shampoo
7. Raising Arizona / Until September
8. A Mighty Wind / On Golden Pond

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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:** [December 9, 2019, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2450 "2019-12-09T15:36:28Z")

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More Double Features whose Titles together express one thought

1. There’s Something About Mary / Being John Malkovich
2. Bennie And Joon / Meet The Kranks
3. Driving Miss Daisy / Crash
4. Thelma and Louise / Watchmen
5. My Left Foot / Inside Llewyn Davis
6. Play Misty For Me / Dirty Harry  
7.Hair/Grease/Shampoo
7. Raising Arizona / Until September
8. A Mighty Wind / On Golden Pond
9. All the President’s Men / On the Road

Next up:

Favorite Christmas movies

1. It’s A Wonderful Life

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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:** [December 9, 2019, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2451 "2019-12-09T15:57:33Z")

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Favorite Christmas movies

1. It’s A Wonderful Life
2. A Christmas Carol (Alastair Sim)

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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2019, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2452 "2019-12-09T15:59:00Z")

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Favorite Christmas movies

1. It’s A Wonderful Life
2. A Christmas Carol (Alastair Sim)
3. Muppet Christmas Carol

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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:** [December 9, 2019, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2453 "2019-12-09T16:28:14Z")

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Favorite Christmas movies

1. It’s A Wonderful Life
2. A Christmas Carol (Alastair Sim)
3. Muppet Christmas Carol
4. Miracle on 34th Street

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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:** [December 9, 2019, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2454 "2019-12-09T16:28:53Z")

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Favorite Christmas movies

1. It’s A Wonderful Life
2. A Christmas Carol (Alastair Sim)
3. Muppet Christmas Carol
4. Miracle on 34th Street
5. Scrooged

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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:** [December 9, 2019, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2455 "2019-12-09T16:44:05Z")

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Favorite Christmas movies

1. It’s A Wonderful Life
2. A Christmas Carol (Alastair Sim)
3. Muppet Christmas Carol
4. Miracle on 34th Street
5. Scrooged
6. Die Hard

Yes! It is a Christmas Movie!

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**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:** [December 9, 2019, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2456 "2019-12-09T16:46:27Z")

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Favorite Christmas movies

1. It’s A Wonderful Life
2. A Christmas Carol (Alastair Sim)
3. Muppet Christmas Carol
4. Miracle on 34th Street
5. Scrooged
6. Die Hard
7. A Christmas Story

Yes, it gets overplayed. But blame the networks for that. It’s still a great movie on its own merits.

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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:** [December 9, 2019, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2457 "2019-12-09T16:50:28Z")

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Just because it takes place on Christmas does not make it a Christmas movie.

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2019, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2458 "2019-12-09T18:28:17Z")

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Favorite Christmas movies

1. It’s A Wonderful Life
2. A Christmas Carol (Alastair Sim)
3. Muppet Christmas Carol
4. Miracle on 34th Street
5. Scrooged
6. Die Hard
7. A Christmas Story
8. Scrooge (the musical with Albert Finney)

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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:** [December 9, 2019, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2459 "2019-12-09T18:29:28Z")

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Favorite Christmas movies

1. It’s A Wonderful Life
2. A Christmas Carol (Alastair Sim)
3. Muppet Christmas Carol
4. Miracle on 34th Street
5. Scrooged
6. Die Hard
7. A Christmas Story
8. Scrooge (the musical with Albert Finney)
9. White Christmas

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**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2019, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2460 "2019-12-09T18:39:44Z")

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Favorite Christmas movies

1. It’s A Wonderful Life
2. A Christmas Carol (Alastair Sim)
3. Muppet Christmas Carol
4. Miracle on 34th Street
5. Scrooged
6. Die Hard
7. A Christmas Story
8. Scrooge (the musical with Albert Finney)
9. White Christmas
10. Bad Santa

Beep boop beep (movies about robots)

1. Short Circuit

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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:** [December 9, 2019, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2461 "2019-12-09T18:43:24Z")

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Beep boop beep (movies about robots)

1. Short Circuit
2. Wall-E

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**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:** [December 9, 2019, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2462 "2019-12-09T19:13:19Z")

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Beep boop beep (movies about robots)

1. Short Circuit
2. Wall-E
3. Ex Machina

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