# 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:** [March 9, 2020, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4163 "2020-03-09T04:18:23Z")

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Films with a military rank in the title

1. Saving Private Ryan
2. Sergeant York
3. Major Payne

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**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:** [March 9, 2020, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4164 "2020-03-09T04:33:07Z")

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Films with a military rank in the title

1. Saving Private Ryan
2. Sergeant York
3. Major Payne
4. Captains Courageous

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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:** [March 9, 2020, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4165 "2020-03-09T05:01:41Z")

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Films with a military rank in the title

1. Saving Private Ryan
2. Sergeant York
3. Major Payne
4. Captains Courageous
5. The French Lieutenant’s Woman

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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:** [March 9, 2020, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4166 "2020-03-09T09:44:26Z")

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Films with a military rank in the title

1. Saving Private Ryan
2. Sergeant York
3. Major Payne
4. Captains Courageous
5. The French Lieutenant’s Woman
6. The General

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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:** [March 9, 2020, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4167 "2020-03-09T10:43:45Z")

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Films with a military rank in the title

1. Saving Private Ryan
2. Sergeant York
3. Major Payne
4. Captains Courageous
5. The French Lieutenant’s Woman
6. The General
7. Ensign Pulver

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**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:** [March 9, 2020, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4168 "2020-03-09T12:53:56Z")

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Films with a military rank in the title

1. Saving Private Ryan
2. Sergeant York
3. Major Payne
4. Captains Courageous
5. The French Lieutenant’s Woman
6. The General
7. Ensign Pulver
8. Private Benjamin

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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:** [March 9, 2020, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4169 "2020-03-09T17:05:21Z")

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Films with a military rank in the title

1. Saving Private Ryan
2. Sergeant York
3. Major Payne
4. Captains Courageous
5. The French Lieutenant’s Woman
6. The General
7. Ensign Pulver
8. Private Benjamin
9. The Colonel

At least three unrelated films of that title.

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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:** [March 9, 2020, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4170 "2020-03-09T17:11:19Z")

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Films with a military rank in the title

1. Saving Private Ryan
2. Sergeant York
3. Major Payne
4. Captains Courageous
5. The French Lieutenant’s Woman
6. The General
7. Ensign Pulver
8. Private Benjamin
9. The Colonel
10. Captain America; The First Avenger  
Next: Remembering Max Von Sydow in the movies.
11. Flash Gordon - Ming the Merciless

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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:** [March 9, 2020, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4171 "2020-03-09T17:13:52Z")

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Remembering Max Von Sydow in the movies.

1. Flash Gordon - Ming the Merciless
2. Father Merrin - The Exorcist

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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:** [March 9, 2020, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4172 "2020-03-09T17:18:44Z")

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Films with a military rank in the title

1. Saving Private Ryan
2. Sergeant York
3. Major Payne
4. Captains Courageous
5. The French Lieutenant’s Woman
6. The General
7. Ensign Pulver
8. Private Benjamin
9. The Colonel
10. Master and Commander

Horror movies that start with S

1. 'Salem’s Lot

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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:** [March 9, 2020, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4173 "2020-03-09T17:26:57Z")

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Horror movies that start with S

1. 'Salem’s Lot
2. Suspiria

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**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:** [March 9, 2020, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4174 "2020-03-09T17:28:31Z")

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Remembering Max Von Sydow in (horror) movies that start with “S”

1. Brewmeister Smith - Strange Brew

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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:** [March 9, 2020, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4175 "2020-03-09T17:42:06Z")

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Horror movies that start with S

1. 'Salem’s Lot
2. Suspiria
3. Saw

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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:** [March 9, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4176 "2020-03-09T18:14:22Z")

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Remembering Max Von Sydow in the movies.

1. Flash Gordon - Ming the Merciless
2. The Exorcist - Father Merrin
3. Strange Brew - Brewmaster Smith
4. Ghostbusters II - Vigo (Voice, uncredited)

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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:** [March 9, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4177 "2020-03-09T18:50:57Z")

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Wow! I really messed that one up!

Remembering Max Von Sydow in the movies.

1. Flash Gordon - Ming the Merciless
2. The Exorcist - Father Merrin
3. Strange Brew - Brewmaster Smith
4. Ghostbusters II - Vigo (Voice, uncredited)
5. Conan the Barbarian - King Osric

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**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:** [March 9, 2020, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4178 "2020-03-09T19:09:51Z")

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Remembering Max Von Sydow in the movies.

1. Strange Brew - Brewmaster Smith

It’s “Brewmeister.” Let’s get it right.

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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:** [March 9, 2020, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4179 "2020-03-09T20:40:05Z")

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May he rest in peace - quite an actor.

Remembering Max Von Sydow in the movies.

1. Flash Gordon - Ming the Merciless
2. The Exorcist - Father Merrin
3. Strange Brew - Brewmeister Smith
4. Ghostbusters II - Vigo (Voice, uncredited)
5. Conan the Barbarian - King Osric
6. Three Days of the Condor - Joubert

Terrific as an it’s-nothing-personal assassin.

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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:** [March 9, 2020, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4180 "2020-03-09T21:02:36Z")

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Remembering Max Von Sydow in the movies.

1. Flash Gordon - Ming the Merciless
2. Father Merrin - The Exorcist
3. Strange Brew - Brewmiester Smith
4. Ghostbusters II - Vigo (Voice, uncredited)
5. Conan the Barbarian - King Osric
6. Three Days of the Condor - Joubert

Horror movies that start with S

1. 'Salem’s Lot
2. Suspiria
3. Saw
4. Shaun of the Dead
5. Shining, The
6. Sinister

Okay, I think we’re back on track.

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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:** [March 9, 2020, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4181 "2020-03-09T21:28:44Z")

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Remembering Max Von Sydow in the movies.

1. Flash Gordon - Ming the Merciless
2. Father Merrin - The Exorcist
3. Strange Brew - Brewmiester Smith
4. Ghostbusters II - Vigo (Voice, uncredited)
5. Conan the Barbarian - King Osric
6. Three Days of the Condor - Joubert
7. Never Say Never Again - Ernst Stavro Blofeld

Horror movies that start with S

1. 'Salem’s Lot
2. Suspiria
3. Saw
4. Shaun of the Dead
5. Shining, The
6. Sinister
7. Silent Hill

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**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4182 "2020-03-10T01:23:17Z")

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Remembering Max Von Sydow in the movies.

1. Flash Gordon - Ming the Merciless

2. Father Merrin - The Exorcist

3. Strange Brew - Brewmeister Smith

4. Ghostbusters II - Vigo (Voice, uncredited)

5. Conan the Barbarian - King Osric

6. Three Days of the Condor - Joubert

7. Never Say Never Again - Ernst Stavro Blofeld

8. Minority Report - Lamar Burgess  
Horror movies that start with S

9. 'Salem’s Lot

10. Suspiria

11. Saw

12. Shaun of the Dead

13. Shining, The

14. Sinister

15. Silent Hill

16. Slither

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