# 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:** ![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 31, 2020, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4623 "2020-03-31T20:23:09Z")

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Movie Musicals That Bombed

1. Rock of Ages
2. Rent
3. Newsies
4. Cats
5. Pootie Tang

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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 31, 2020, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4624 "2020-03-31T21:02:05Z")

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Movie Musicals That Bombed

1. Rock of Ages
2. Rent
3. Newsies
4. Cats
5. Pootie Tang
6. Doctor Doolittle

The 1967 version with Rex Harrison

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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 31, 2020, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4625 "2020-03-31T21:30:28Z")

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Movie Musicals That Bombed

1. Rock of Ages
2. Rent
3. Newsies
4. Cats
5. Pootie Tang
6. Doctor Doolittle
7. Burlesque

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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 31, 2020, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4626 "2020-03-31T22:24:13Z")

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Movie Musicals That Bombed

1. Rock of Ages
2. Rent
3. Newsies
4. Cats
5. Pootie Tang
6. Doctor Doolittle
7. Burlesque
8. A Chorus Line

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**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:** [March 31, 2020, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4627 "2020-03-31T22:50:34Z")

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Movie Musicals That Bombed

1. Rock of Ages
2. Rent
3. Newsies
4. Cats
5. Pootie Tang
6. Doctor Doolittle
7. Burlesque
8. A Chorus Line
9. Xanadu

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**Author:** ![Mike\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Mike\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_H)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4628 "2020-03-31T23:05:42Z")

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1. Rock of Ages
2. Rent
3. Newsies
4. Cats
5. Pootie Tang
6. Doctor Doolittle
7. Burlesque
8. A Chorus Line
9. Xanadu
10. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

Fictional Movies featuring one or more Beatles

1. How I Won the War (John)

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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 31, 2020, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4629 "2020-03-31T23:49:38Z")

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Fictional Movies featuring one or more Beatles

1. How I Won the War (John)
2. The Magic Christian (Ringo)

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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:** [April 1, 2020, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4630 "2020-04-01T01:55:10Z")

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Fictional Movies featuring one or more Beatles

1. How I Won the War (John)
2. The Magic Christian (Ringo)
3. Monty Python’s Life of Brian (George)

He was one of the producers and had an uncredited cameo

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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:** [April 1, 2020, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4631 "2020-04-01T11:27:10Z")

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Fictional Movies featuring one or more Beatles

1. How I Won the War (John)
2. The Magic Christian (Ringo)
3. Monty Python’s Life of Brian (George)
4. Caveman (Ringo)

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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:** [April 1, 2020, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4632 "2020-04-01T11:53:41Z")

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Fictional Movies featuring one or more Beatles

1. How I Won the War (John)
2. The Magic Christian (Ringo)
3. Monty Python’s Life of Brian (George)
4. Caveman (Ringo)
5. Help! (all)

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**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:** [April 1, 2020, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4633 "2020-04-01T14:45:16Z")

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Fictional Movies featuring one or more Beatles

1. How I Won the War (John)
2. The Magic Christian (Ringo)
3. Monty Python’s Life of Brian (George)
4. Caveman (Ringo)
5. Help! (all)
6. Shanghai Surprise (George)

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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:** [April 1, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4634 "2020-04-01T15:20:11Z")

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Fictional Movies featuring one or more Beatles

1. How I Won the War (John)
2. The Magic Christian (Ringo)
3. Monty Python’s Life of Brian (George)
4. Caveman (Ringo)
5. Help! (all)
6. Shanghai Surprise (George)
7. [Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (Paul)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXguuRXrFSU)

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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:** [April 1, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4635 "2020-04-01T15:20:32Z")

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Fictional Movies featuring one or more Beatles

1. How I Won the War (John)
2. The Magic Christian (Ringo)
3. Monty Python’s Life of Brian (George)
4. Caveman (Ringo)
5. Help! (all)
6. Shanghai Surprise (George)
7. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (Paul)
8. The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (George)

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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:** [April 1, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4636 "2020-04-01T15:54:23Z")

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Fictional Movies featuring one or more Beatles

1. How I Won the War (John)
2. The Magic Christian (Ringo)
3. Monty Python’s Life of Brian (George)
4. Caveman (Ringo)
5. Help! (all)
6. Shanghai Surprise (George)
7. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (Paul)
8. The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (George)
9. How I Won the War (John)

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**Author:** ![Mike\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Mike\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_H)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4637 "2020-04-01T17:45:41Z")

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Fictional Movies featuring one or more Beatles

1. How I Won the War (John)
2. The Magic Christian (Ringo)
3. Monty Python’s Life of Brian (George)
4. Caveman (Ringo)
5. Help! (all)
6. Shanghai Surprise (George)
7. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (Paul)
8. The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (George)
9. Give My Regards to Broad Street (Paul)

#9 was a duplicate of #1.

Haven’t seen Give My Regards… but by all accounts I’ve read it was terrible.

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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:** [April 1, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4638 "2020-04-01T18:38:46Z")

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D’oh! Dunno how I missed that. Thanks.

Fictional Movies featuring one or more Beatles

1. How I Won the War (John)
2. The Magic Christian (Ringo)
3. Monty Python’s Life of Brian (George)
4. Caveman (Ringo)
5. Help! (all)
6. Shanghai Surprise (George)
7. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (Paul)
8. The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (George)
9. Give My Regards to Broad Street (Paul)
10. The Cooler (Paul)

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Movies set during relatively obscure wars

1. Breaker Morant (Boer War)

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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:** [April 1, 2020, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4639 "2020-04-01T18:48:47Z")

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Movies set during relatively obscure wars

1. Breaker Morant (Boer War)
2. A Message to Garcia (Spanish-American War)

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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:** [April 1, 2020, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4640 "2020-04-01T19:08:34Z")

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Movies set during relatively obscure wars

1. Breaker Morant (Boer War)
2. A Message to Garcia (Spanish-American War)
3. A Field in England (English Civil War)

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**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:** [April 1, 2020, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4641 "2020-04-01T19:13:55Z")

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Movies set during relatively obscure wars

1. Breaker Morant (Boer War)
2. A Message to Garcia (Spanish-American War)
3. A Field in England (English Civil War)
4. [Resurrected](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098190/) (Falklands War)

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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:** [April 1, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4642 "2020-04-01T19:27:28Z")

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Movies set during relatively obscure wars

1. Breaker Morant (Boer War)
2. A Message to Garcia (Spanish-American War)
3. A Field in England (English Civil War)
4. [Resurrected](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098190/) (Falklands War)
5. Heartbreak Ridge (American invasion of Grenada)

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