# 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:** 135
**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 16, 2019, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2683 "2019-12-16T23:34:25Z")
Movies in which the same character is in every scene 1. The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe) 2. Whiplash (Andrew Neiman) 3. Joe vs the Volcano (Joe Banks) 4. Seconds (Arthur Hamilton/Tony Wilson) Two different “characters” played by two different actors, but the same person. Seconds is a trip; you gotta see it. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2684 "2019-12-17T00:05:56Z")
Movies in which the same character is in every scene 1. The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe) 2. Whiplash (Andrew Neiman) 3. Joe vs the Volcano (Joe Banks) 4. Seconds (Arthur Hamilton/Tony Wilson) 5. Give 'Em Hell, Harry! (Harry S. Truman) One man play ---
**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 17, 2019, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2685 "2019-12-17T01:30:32Z")
Movies in which the same character is in every scene 1. The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe) 2. Whiplash (Andrew Neiman) 3. Joe vs the Volcano (Joe Banks) 4. Seconds (Arthur Hamilton/Tony Wilson) 5. Give 'Em Hell, Harry! (Harry S. Truman) 6. Hardcore Henry For certain values of “in”. ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2686 "2019-12-17T02:43:47Z")
Movies in which the same character is in every scene 1. The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe) 2. Whiplash (Andrew Neiman) 3. Joe vs the Volcano (Joe Banks) 4. Seconds (Arthur Hamilton/Tony Wilson) 5. Give 'Em Hell, Harry! (Harry S. Truman) 6. Hardcore Henry 7. Gravity (Dr. Ryan Stone) ---
**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 17, 2019, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2687 "2019-12-17T03:10:39Z")
Movies in which the same character is in every scene 1. The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe) 2. Whiplash (Andrew Neiman) 3. Joe vs the Volcano (Joe Banks) 4. Seconds (Arthur Hamilton/Tony Wilson) 5. Give 'Em Hell, Harry! (Harry S. Truman) 6. Hardcore Henry 7. Gravity (Dr. Ryan Stone) 8. Chinatown (Jake Gittes) ---
**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 17, 2019, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2688 "2019-12-17T06:29:45Z")
Movies in which the same character is in every scene 1. The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe) 2. Whiplash (Andrew Neiman) 3. Joe vs the Volcano (Joe Banks) 4. Seconds (Arthur Hamilton/Tony Wilson) 5. Give 'Em Hell, Harry! (Harry S. Truman) 6. Hardcore Henry 7. Gravity (Dr. Ryan Stone) 8. Chinatown (Jake Gittes) 9. All Is Lost (Our Man) Another one-actor movie. Robert Redford stars. His name is never revealed; he is listed as “Our Man” at IMDB. ---
**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 17, 2019, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2689 "2019-12-17T11:02:59Z")
Movies in which the same character is in every scene 1. The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe) 2. Whiplash (Andrew Neiman) 3. Joe vs the Volcano (Joe Banks) 4. Seconds (Arthur Hamilton/Tony Wilson) 5. Give 'Em Hell, Harry! (Harry S. Truman) 6. Hardcore Henry 7. Gravity (Dr. Ryan Stone) 8. Chinatown (Jake Gittes) 9. All Is Lost (Our Man) 10. Locke (Ivan Locke) He’s literally the only person who appears on screen. Movie occurs in real time and is essentially just a 90-minute medium shot of Tom Hardy driving a car and talking on the phone. It’s not just a static shot, but that’s the basic gist of it. Movies in which only one character appears on screen (or real close to it) 1. Buried It’s 90 minutes of Ryan Reynolds locked in a coffin. ---
**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 17, 2019, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2690 "2019-12-17T12:21:00Z")
Movies in which only one character appears on screen (or real close to it) 1. Buried 2. Secret Honor Richard Nixon ranting and rambling with odd conspiracy theories thrown in. It was better than it sounds 🙂 ---
**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 17, 2019, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2691 "2019-12-17T14:52:19Z")
Movies in which only one character appears on screen (or real close to it) 1. Buried 2. Secret Honor 3. Swimming to Cambodia ---
**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:** [December 17, 2019, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2692 "2019-12-17T15:42:31Z")
Movies in which only one character appears on screen (or real close to it) 1. Buried 2. Secret Honor 3. Swimming to Cambodia 4. Moon This one is really close; just Sam Rockwell and the voice of Kevin Spacey. There are a few scenes with other people on screens but it’s mostly just Rockwell. ---
**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 17, 2019, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2693 "2019-12-17T15:56:23Z")
Movies in which only one character appears on screen (or real close to it) 1. Buried 2. Secret Honor 3. Swimming to Cambodia 4. Moon 5. Silent Running ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2694 "2019-12-17T16:02:18Z")
Movies in which only one character appears on screen (or real close to it) 1. Buried 2. Secret Honor 3. Swimming to Cambodia 4. Moon 5. Silent Running 6. 127 Hours ---
**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 17, 2019, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2695 "2019-12-17T16:11:11Z")
Movies in which only one character appears on screen (or real close to it) 1. Buried 2. Secret Honor 3. Swimming to Cambodia 4. Moon 5. Silent Running 6. 127 Hours 7. Survivor Type (Gives new meaning to the concept “or real close to it”) ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2696 "2019-12-17T16:14:11Z")
Movies in which only one character appears on screen (or real close to it) 1. Buried 2. Secret Honor 3. Swimming to Cambodia 4. Moon 5. Silent Running 6. 127 Hours 7. Survivor Type (Gives new meaning to the concept “or real close to it”) 8. The Quiet Earth ---
**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 18, 2019, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2697 "2019-12-18T01:36:06Z")
Movies in which only one character appears on screen (or real close to it) 1. Buried 2. Secret Honor 3. Swimming to Cambodia 4. Moon 5. Silent Running 6. 127 Hours 7. Survivor Type (Gives new meaning to the concept “or real close to it”) 8. The Quiet Earth 9. Locke ---
**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 18, 2019, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2698 "2019-12-18T14:58:44Z")
Movies in which only one character appears on screen (or real close to it) 1. Buried 2. Secret Honor 3. Swimming to Cambodia 4. Moon 5. Silent Running 6. 127 Hours 7. Survivor Type (Gives new meaning to the concept “or real close to it”) 8. The Quiet Earth 9. Locke 10. Zulo Spanish movie about a man who wakes up in a pit. It’s my understanding “zulo” means “cache” or “hiding place.” Recent black & white movies (2000 - Current) 1. The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001) ---
**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 18, 2019, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2699 "2019-12-18T14:59:50Z")
N/M ---
**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 18, 2019, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2700 "2019-12-18T15:14:04Z")
Recent black & white movies (2000 - Current) 1. The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001) 2. Nebraska (2013) ---
**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 18, 2019, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2701 "2019-12-18T15:42:02Z")
Recent black & white movies (2000 - Current) 1. The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001) 2. Nebraska (2013) 3. The Artist (2011) I watched this about a year ago and recall really liking it. Not only b/w, but silent and filmed in Academy Ratio. ---
**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 18, 2019, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2702 "2019-12-18T16:15:07Z")
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