# 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:** ![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:** [May 5, 2020, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5043 "2020-05-05T13:25:32Z")

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Fictional American Presidents

1. President Merkin Muffley - Dr. Strangelove
2. President James Marshall - Air Force One
3. President Greg Stillson - The Dead Zone
4. President Bill Mitchell - Dave
5. President Thomas J. Whitmore - Independence Day
6. President Chet Roosevelt - Americathon
7. President Tom Beck - Deep Impact
8. President Widmark - The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai across the 8th Dimension
9. President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho - Idiocracy

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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:** [May 5, 2020, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5044 "2020-05-05T13:50:48Z")

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Fictional American Presidents

1. President Merkin Muffley - Dr. Strangelove
2. President James Marshall - Air Force One
3. President Greg Stillson - The Dead Zone
4. President Bill Mitchell - Dave
5. President Thomas J. Whitmore - Independence Day
6. President Chet Roosevelt - Americathon
7. President Tom Beck - Deep Impact
8. President Widmark - The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai across the 8th Dimension
9. President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho - Idiocracy
10. President Andrew Shepherd – The American President

Movies set in Castles or Mansions

1. House on Haunted Hill

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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:** [May 5, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5045 "2020-05-05T13:53:00Z")

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Movies set in Castles or Mansions

1. House on Haunted Hill
2. The Haunting

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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:** [May 5, 2020, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5046 "2020-05-05T14:09:36Z")

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Movies set in Castles or Mansions

1. House on Haunted Hill
2. The Haunting
3. The Pink Panther Strikes Again

The last half hour or so, anyway.

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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:** [May 5, 2020, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5047 "2020-05-05T14:16:26Z")

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Movies set in Castles or Mansions

1. House on Haunted Hill
2. The Haunting
3. The Pink Panther Strikes Again
4. Clue

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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:** [May 5, 2020, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5048 "2020-05-05T16:22:32Z")

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Movies set in Castles or Mansions

1. House on Haunted Hill
2. The Haunting
3. The Pink Panther Strikes Again
4. Clue
5. [The Rocky Horror Picture Show](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T22XVzoCLA)

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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:** [May 5, 2020, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5049 "2020-05-05T22:39:33Z")

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Movies set in Castles or Mansions

1. House on Haunted Hill
2. The Haunting
3. The Pink Panther Strikes Again
4. Clue
5. The Rocky Horror Picture Show
6. Knives Out

For the most part anyway.

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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:** [May 6, 2020, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5050 "2020-05-06T00:32:00Z")

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Movies set in Castles or Mansions

1. House on Haunted Hill
2. The Haunting
3. The Pink Panther Strikes Again
4. Clue
5. The Rocky Horror Picture Show
6. Knives Out
7. Gosford Park

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5051 "2020-05-06T01:17:44Z")

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Movies set in Castles or Mansions

1. House on Haunted Hill
2. The Haunting
3. The Pink Panther Strikes Again
4. Clue
5. The Rocky Horror Picture Show
6. Knives Out
7. Gosford Park
8. Last Year at Marienbad

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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:** [May 6, 2020, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5052 "2020-05-06T02:30:53Z")

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Movies set in Castles or Mansions

1. House on Haunted Hill
2. The Haunting
3. The Pink Panther Strikes Again
4. Clue
5. The Rocky Horror Picture Show
6. Knives Out
7. Gosford Park
8. Last Year at Marienbad
9. And Then There Were None

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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:** [May 6, 2020, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5053 "2020-05-06T03:00:41Z")

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Movies set in Castles or Mansions

1. House on Haunted Hill
2. The Haunting
3. The Pink Panther Strikes Again
4. Clue
5. The Rocky Horror Picture Show
6. Knives Out
7. Gosford Park
8. Last Year at Marienbad
9. And Then There Were None
10. The Lion in Winter

Movies about royalty (no animation)

1. The Lion in Winter

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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:** [May 6, 2020, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5054 "2020-05-06T03:11:42Z")

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Movies about royalty (no animation)

1. The Lion in Winter
2. The Queen

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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:** [May 6, 2020, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5055 "2020-05-06T03:19:55Z")

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Movies about royalty (no animation)

1. The Lion in Winter
2. The Queen
3. The King

All are good movies; the second and third have stunningly boring and unrevealing titles.

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5056 "2020-05-06T04:22:09Z")

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Movies about royalty (no animation)

1. The Lion in Winter
2. The Queen
3. The King
4. The Mouse that Roared

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**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5057 "2020-05-06T05:37:07Z")

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Movies about royalty (no animation)

1. The Lion in Winter
2. The Queen
3. The King
4. The Mouse that Roared
5. The King’s Speech

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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:** [May 6, 2020, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5058 "2020-05-06T05:37:33Z")

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**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:** [May 6, 2020, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5059 "2020-05-06T05:41:57Z")

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Movies about royalty (no animation)

1. The Lion in Winter
2. The Queen
3. The King
4. The Mouse that Roared
5. The King’s Speech
6. Tower of London (very inaccurate; very scary)

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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:** [May 6, 2020, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5060 "2020-05-06T06:24:22Z")

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Movies about royalty (no animation)

1. The Lion in Winter
2. The Queen
3. The King
4. The Mouse that Roared
5. The King’s Speech
6. Tower of London (very inaccurate; very scary)
7. Roman Holiday

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**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5061 "2020-05-06T06:24:24Z")

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Movies about royalty (no animation)

1. The Lion in Winter
2. The Queen
3. The King
4. The Mouse that Roared
5. The King’s Speech
6. Tower of London (very inaccurate; very scary)
7. King Ralph

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5062 "2020-05-06T07:31:10Z")

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Movies about royalty (no animation)

1. The Lion in Winter
2. The Queen
3. The King
4. The Mouse that Roared
5. The King’s Speech
6. Tower of London (very inaccurate; very scary)
7. King Ralph
8. The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

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