# 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:** 241
**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 13, 2020, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4803 "2020-04-13T13:49:01Z")
Sports movies that do not involve football, baseball, basketball, or hockey: 1. Whip It (roller derby) 2. Raging Bull (boxing) 3. Tin Cup (golf) 4. Rollerball (rollerball) 5. Cool Runnings (bobsledding, and briefly, sprinting) 6. A River Runs Through It (fly fishing) 7. Balls of Fury (Ping pong) 8. Personal Best (track) ---
**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:** [April 13, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4804 "2020-04-13T15:57:53Z")
Sports movies that do not involve football, baseball, basketball, or hockey: 1. Whip It (roller derby) 2. Raging Bull (boxing) 3. Tin Cup (golf) 4. Rollerball (rollerball) 5. Cool Runnings (bobsledding, and briefly, sprinting) 6. A River Runs Through It (fly fishing) 7. Balls of Fury (Ping pong) 8. Personal Best (track) 9. Kansas City Bomber (roller derby) ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4805 "2020-04-13T16:02:01Z")
Sports movies that do not involve football, baseball, basketball, or hockey: 1. Whip It (roller derby) 2. Raging Bull (boxing) 3. Tin Cup (golf) 4. Rollerball (rollerball) 5. Cool Runnings (bobsledding, and briefly, sprinting) 6. A River Runs Through It (fly fishing) 7. Balls of Fury (Ping pong) 8. Personal Best (track) 9. Kansas City Bomber (roller derby) 10. Breaking Away (bicycle racing) Movies based on true crimes 1. Compulsion (the Leopold/Loeb case) ---
**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:** [April 13, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4806 "2020-04-13T16:29:16Z")
Movies based on true crimes 1. Compulsion (the Leopold/Loeb case) 2. Monster (based on serial killer Aileen Wuornos) ---
**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:** [April 13, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4807 "2020-04-13T16:33:25Z")
Movies based on true crimes 1. Compulsion (the Leopold/Loeb case) 2. Monster (based on serial killer Aileen Wuornos) 3. Rope (also Leopold/Loeb) ---
**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 13, 2020, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4808 "2020-04-13T16:52:17Z")
Movies based on true crimes 1. Compulsion (the Leopold/Loeb case) 2. Monster (based on serial killer Aileen Wuornos) 3. Rope (also Leopold/Loeb) 4. Psycho (loosely based on murderer/grave robber Ed Gein) ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4809 "2020-04-13T16:57:39Z")
Movies based on true crimes 1. Compulsion (the Leopold/Loeb case) 2. Monster (based on serial killer Aileen Wuornos) 3. Rope (also Leopold/Loeb) 4. Psycho (loosely based on murderer/grave robber Ed Gein) 5. Silence of the Lambs (loosely based on murderer/grave robber Ed Gein) ---
**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:** [April 13, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4810 "2020-04-13T17:23:33Z")
Movies based on true crimes 1. Compulsion (the Leopold/Loeb case) 2. Monster (based on serial killer Aileen Wuornos) 3. Rope (also Leopold/Loeb) 4. Psycho (loosely based on murderer/grave robber Ed Gein) 5. Silence of the Lambs (loosely based on murderer/grave robber Ed Gein) 6. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (loosely based on murderer/grave robber Ed Gein) ---
**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 13, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4811 "2020-04-13T17:24:46Z")
Movies based on true crimes 1. Compulsion (the Leopold/Loeb case) 2. Monster (based on serial killer Aileen Wuornos) 3. Rope (also Leopold/Loeb) 4. Psycho (loosely based on murderer/grave robber Ed Gein) 5. Silence of the Lambs (loosely based on murderer/grave robber Ed Gein) 6. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (loosely based on murderer/grave robber Ed Gein) 7. In Cold Blood (murder of the Clutter family) ---
**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 13, 2020, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4812 "2020-04-13T17:46:23Z")
Movies based on true crimes 1. Compulsion (the Leopold/Loeb case) 2. Monster (based on serial killer Aileen Wuornos) 3. Rope (also Leopold/Loeb) 4. Psycho (loosely based on murderer/grave robber Ed Gein) 5. Silence of the Lambs (loosely based on murderer/grave robber Ed Gein) 6. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (loosely based on murderer/grave robber Ed Gein) 7. In Cold Blood (murder of the Clutter family) 8. Badlands (Starkweather/Fugate killings) ---
**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:** [April 13, 2020, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4813 "2020-04-13T18:29:22Z")
Movies based on true crimes 1. Compulsion (the Leopold/Loeb case) 2. Monster (based on serial killer Aileen Wuornos) 3. Rope (also Leopold/Loeb) 4. Psycho (loosely based on murderer/grave robber Ed Gein) 5. Silence of the Lambs (loosely based on murderer/grave robber Ed Gein) 6. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (loosely based on murderer/grave robber Ed Gein) 7. In Cold Blood (murder of the Clutter family) 8. Badlands (Starkweather/Fugate killings) 9. Motel Hell (loosely based on… Ed Gein!) ---
**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 13, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4814 "2020-04-13T18:35:06Z")
1. Compulsion (the Leopold/Loeb case) 2. Monster (based on serial killer Aileen Wuornos) 3. Rope (also Leopold/Loeb) 4. Psycho (loosely based on murderer/grave robber Ed Gein) 5. Silence of the Lambs (loosely based on murderer/grave robber Ed Gein) 6. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (loosely based on murderer/grave robber Ed Gein) 7. In Cold Blood (murder of the Clutter family) 8. Badlands (Starkweather/Fugate killings) 9. Motel Hell (loosely based on… Ed Gein!) 10. The Bank Job (Based on Baker Street Robbery of Lloyd’s bank in 1971) Hey these don’t have to be murders do they? 🙂 Animated movies not meant for kids: 1. Fritz the Cat ---
**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:** [April 13, 2020, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4815 "2020-04-13T18:55:17Z")
Animated movies not meant for kids: 1. Fritz the Cat 2. Heavy Metal ---
**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 13, 2020, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4816 "2020-04-13T21:28:16Z")
Animated movies not meant for kids: 1. Fritz the Cat 2. Heavy Metal 3. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4817 "2020-04-13T22:50:26Z")
Animated movies not meant for kids: 1. Fritz the Cat 2. Heavy Metal 3. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut 4. Beavis & Butt-head Do America ---
**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 13, 2020, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4818 "2020-04-13T23:19:49Z")
Animated movies not meant for kids: 1. Fritz the Cat 2. Heavy Metal 3. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut 4. Beavis & Butt-head Do America 5. Wizards ---
**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:** [April 13, 2020, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4819 "2020-04-13T23:32:15Z")
Animated movies not meant for kids: 1. Fritz the Cat 2. Heavy Metal 3. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut 4. Beavis & Butt-head Do America 5. Wizards 6. Watership Down ---
**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 14, 2020, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4820 "2020-04-14T00:14:07Z")
Animated movies not meant for kids: 1. Fritz the Cat 2. Heavy Metal 3. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut 4. Beavis & Butt-head Do America 5. Wizards 6. Watership Down 7. Allegro Non Troppo ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4821 "2020-04-14T01:14:30Z")
Animated movies not meant for kids: 1. Fritz the Cat 2. Heavy Metal 3. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut 4. Beavis & Butt-head Do America 5. Wizards 6. Watership Down 7. Allegro Non Troppo 8. The Triplets of Belleville ---
**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 14, 2020, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4822 "2020-04-14T04:19:04Z")
Animated movies not meant for kids: 1. Fritz the Cat 2. Heavy Metal 3. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut 4. Beavis & Butt-head Do America 5. Wizards 6. Watership Down 7. Allegro Non Troppo 8. The Triplets of Belleville 9. [Sausage Party](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVAcTZKTgmc) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=240) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=242)