# Movie Marathon (Part 1) **URL:** \ **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:** 130
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2019, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2583 "2019-12-14T00:09:14Z")
Australian films 1. BMX Bandits 2. The Dressmaker 3. Muriel’s Wedding ---
**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 14, 2019, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2584 "2019-12-14T00:12:41Z")
Australian films 1. BMX Bandits 2. The Dressmaker 3. Muriel’s Wedding 4. The Castle ---
**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 14, 2019, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2585 "2019-12-14T00:22:32Z")
Australian films 1. BMX Bandits 2. The Dressmaker 3. Muriel’s Wedding 4. The Castle 5. Journey Among Women ---
**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 14, 2019, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2586 "2019-12-14T00:46:10Z")
Australian films 1. BMX Bandits 2. The Dressmaker 3. Muriel’s Wedding 4. The Castle 5. Journey Among Women 6. Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears coming to theaters in 2020, hurrah! ---
**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 14, 2019, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2587 "2019-12-14T00:57:34Z")
Australian films 1. BMX Bandits 2. The Dressmaker 3. Muriel’s Wedding 4. The Castle 5. Journey Among Women 6. Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears 7. These Final Hours ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2019, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2588 "2019-12-14T04:04:20Z")
Well, damn. I had several movies to nominate, but they all ended up being New Zealand films! That’s almost the same thing, right? ---
**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 14, 2019, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2589 "2019-12-14T05:00:07Z")
Australian films 1. BMX Bandits 2. The Dressmaker 3. Muriel’s Wedding 4. The Castle 5. Journey Among Women 6. Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears 7. These Final Hours 8. [Rabbit-Proof Fence](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lbnk8wSVMaM) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2019, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2590 "2019-12-14T05:17:37Z")
Australian films 1. BMX Bandits 2. The Dressmaker 3. Muriel’s Wedding 4. The Castle 5. Journey Among Women 6. Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears 7. These Final Hours 8. [Rabbit-Proof Fence](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lbnk8wSVMaM) 9. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2019, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2591 "2019-12-14T06:49:02Z")
Australian films 1. BMX Bandits 2. The Dressmaker 3. Muriel’s Wedding 4. The Castle 5. Journey Among Women 6. Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears 7. These Final Hours 8. Rabbit-Proof Fence 9. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert 10. Chopper Next: Silent Films: 1. Broken Blossoms (1919) ---
**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 14, 2019, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2592 "2019-12-14T07:23:59Z")
Next: Silent Films: 1. Broken Blossoms (1919) 2. The Gold Rush (1925) ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2019, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2593 "2019-12-14T14:02:23Z")
Next: Silent Films: 1. Broken Blossoms (1919) 2. The Gold Rush (1925) 3. Metropolis (1927) ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2019, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2594 "2019-12-14T14:42:40Z")
Silent Films: 1. Broken Blossoms (1919) 2. The Gold Rush (1925) 3. Metropolis (1927) 4. A Story of Floating Weeds (浮草物語) (1934) ---
**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 14, 2019, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2595 "2019-12-14T15:05:47Z")
Silent Films: 1. Broken Blossoms (1919) 2. The Gold Rush (1925) 3. Metropolis (1927) 4. A Story of Floating Weeds (浮草物語) (1934) 5. Sherlock, Jr. (1924) ---
**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:** [December 14, 2019, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2596 "2019-12-14T15:26:19Z")
Silent Films: 1. Broken Blossoms (1919) 2. The Gold Rush (1925) 3. Metropolis (1927) 4. A Story of Floating Weeds (浮草物語) (1934) 5. Sherlock, Jr. (1924) 6. Nosferatu (1922) ---
**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 14, 2019, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2597 "2019-12-14T17:14:52Z")
Silent Films: 1. Broken Blossoms (1919) 2. The Gold Rush (1925) 3. Metropolis (1927) 4. A Story of Floating Weeds (浮草物語) (1934) 5. Sherlock, Jr. (1924) 6. Nosferatu (1922) 7. The Mark of Zorro (1920) ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2019, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2598 "2019-12-14T17:43:03Z")
1. Broken Blossoms (1919) 2. The Gold Rush (1925) 3. Metropolis (1927) 4. A Story of Floating Weeds (浮草物語) (1934) 5. Sherlock, Jr. (1924) 6. Nosferatu (1922) 7. The Mark of Zorro (1920) 8. Safety Last! (1923) ---
**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 14, 2019, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2599 "2019-12-14T17:58:22Z")
Silent Films: 1. Broken Blossoms (1919) 2. The Gold Rush (1925) 3. Metropolis (1927) 4. A Story of Floating Weeds (浮草物語) (1934) 5. Sherlock, Jr. (1924) 6. Nosferatu (1922) 7. The Mark of Zorro (1920) 8. Safety Last! (1923) 9. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) ---
**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:** [December 14, 2019, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2600 "2019-12-14T18:01:12Z")
Silent Films: 1. Broken Blossoms (1919) 2. The Gold Rush (1925) 3. Metropolis (1927) 4. A Story of Floating Weeds (浮草物語) (1934) 5. Sherlock, Jr. (1924) 6. Nosferatu (1922) 7. The Mark of Zorro (1920) 8. Safety Last! (1923) 9. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) 10. The Phantom of the Opera (1925) pass ---
**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 14, 2019, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2601 "2019-12-14T18:36:54Z")
Modern twists on classics 1. Phantom of the Paradise, based on Faust and Phantom of the Opera ---
**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 14, 2019, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2602 "2019-12-14T19:42:37Z")
Modern twists on classics 1. Phantom of the Paradise, based on Faust and Phantom of the Opera 2. West Side Story, based on Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=129) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=131)