# 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:** 259
**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 12, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5163 "2020-05-12T15:15:32Z")
Movies about competitions (not sports) 1. Best in Show (Dog shows) 2. Bad Words (Spelling Bee) 3. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Triwizard Tournament) 4. Butter (Butter sculpting) ---
**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 12, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5164 "2020-05-12T15:56:07Z")
Movies about competitions (not sports) 1. Best in Show (Dog shows) 2. Bad Words (Spelling Bee) 3. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Triwizard Tournament) 4. Butter (Butter sculpting) 5. Akeelah and the Bee (spelling) ---
**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:** [May 12, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5165 "2020-05-12T15:57:45Z")
Movies about competitions (not sports) 1. Best in Show (Dog shows) 2. Bad Words (Spelling Bee) 3. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Triwizard Tournament) 4. Butter (Butter sculpting) 5. The Big Year (bird watching) ---
**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 12, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5166 "2020-05-12T15:57:49Z")
Movies about competitions (not sports) 1. Best in Show (Dog shows) 2. Bad Words (Spelling Bee) 3. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Triwizard Tournament) 4. Butter (Butter sculpting) 5. Akeelah and the Bee (spelling) 6. Word Wars (high-level competitive Scrabble) ---
**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:** [May 12, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5167 "2020-05-12T15:59:09Z")
Whoops, we all stepped on each other… Movies about competitions (not sports) 1. Best in Show (Dog shows) 2. Bad Words (Spelling Bee) 3. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Triwizard Tournament) 4. Butter (Butter sculpting) 5. Akeelah and the Bee (spelling) 6. Word Wars (high-level competitive Scrabble) 7. The Big Year (bird watching) ---
**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 12, 2020, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5168 "2020-05-12T16:40:28Z")
Movies about competitions (not sports) 1. Best in Show (Dog shows) 2. Bad Words (Spelling Bee) 3. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Triwizard Tournament) 4. Butter (Butter sculpting) 5. Akeelah and the Bee (spelling) 6. Word Wars (high-level competitive Scrabble) 7. The Big Year (bird watching) Housekeeping, because 5 got skipped. ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2020, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5169 "2020-05-12T17:26:24Z")
Movies about competitions (not sports) 1. Best in Show (Dog shows) 2. Bad Words (Spelling Bee) 3. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Triwizard Tournament) 4. Butter (Butter sculpting) 5. Akeelah and the Bee (spelling) 6. Word Wars (high-level competitive Scrabble) 7. The Big Year (bird watching) 8. Searching for Bobby Fischer (chess) ---
**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 12, 2020, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5170 "2020-05-12T17:29:26Z")
Movies about competitions (not sports) 1. Best in Show (Dog shows) 2. Bad Words (Spelling Bee) 3. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Triwizard Tournament) 4. Butter (Butter sculpting) 5. Akeelah and the Bee (spelling) 6. Word Wars (high-level competitive Scrabble) 7. The Big Year (bird watching) 8. Searching for Bobby Fischer (chess) 9. Drumline (band competition) ---
**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 12, 2020, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5171 "2020-05-12T23:03:57Z")
Movies about competitions (not sports) 1. Best in Show (Dog shows) 2. Bad Words (Spelling Bee) 3. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Triwizard Tournament) 4. Butter (Butter sculpting) 5. Akeelah and the Bee (spelling) 6. Word Wars (high-level competitive Scrabble) 7. The Big Year (bird watching) 8. Searching for Bobby Fischer (chess) 9. Drumline (band competition) 10. School of Rock (Battle of the Bands) Next: [Something] and [something] titles 1. Music and Lyrics ---
**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:** [May 12, 2020, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5172 "2020-05-12T23:06:04Z")
Next: [Something] and [something] titles 1. Music and Lyrics 2. Words and Music ---
**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 12, 2020, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5173 "2020-05-12T23:13:26Z")
[Something] and [something] titles 1. Music and Lyrics 2. Words and Music 3. Harold and Maude ---
**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 12, 2020, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5174 "2020-05-12T23:35:03Z")
[Something] and [something] titles 1. Music and Lyrics 2. Words and Music 3. Harold and Maude 4. Secrets and Lies ---
**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 13, 2020, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5175 "2020-05-13T00:04:15Z")
[Something] and [something] titles 1. Music and Lyrics 2. Words and Music 3. Harold and Maude 4. Secrets and Lies 5. Love and Death ---
**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 13, 2020, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5176 "2020-05-13T00:26:11Z")
[Something] and [something] titles 1. Music and Lyrics 2. Words and Music 3. Harold and Maude 4. Secrets and Lies 5. Love and Death 6. Night and Day ---
**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 13, 2020, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5177 "2020-05-13T00:42:40Z")
[Something] and [something] titles 1. Music and Lyrics 2. Words and Music 3. Harold and Maude 4. Secrets and Lies 5. Love and Death 6. Night and Day 7. Cowboys and Aliens _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2020, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5178 "2020-05-13T01:27:40Z")
[Something] and [something] titles 1. Music and Lyrics 2. Words and Music 3. Harold and Maude 4. Secrets and Lies 5. Love and Death 6. Night and Day 7. Cowboys and Aliens 8. Bonnie and Clyde ---
**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 13, 2020, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5179 "2020-05-13T02:43:08Z")
[Something] and [something] titles 1. Music and Lyrics 2. Words and Music 3. Harold and Maude 4. Secrets and Lies 5. Love and Death 6. Night and Day 7. Cowboys and Aliens 8. Bonnie and Clyde 9. Robin and Marian ---
**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 13, 2020, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5180 "2020-05-13T02:54:00Z")
[Something] and [something] titles 1. Music and Lyrics 2. Words and Music 3. Harold and Maude 4. Secrets and Lies 5. Love and Death 6. Night and Day 7. Cowboys and Aliens 8. Bonnie and Clyde 9. Robin and Marian 10. Harry and Tonto Pass ---
**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 13, 2020, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5181 "2020-05-13T02:56:21Z")
Movies about making movies 1. Hail, Caesar! ---
**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 13, 2020, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5182 "2020-05-13T03:28:38Z")
Movies about making movies 1. Hail, Caesar! 2. Nickelodeon [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=258) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=260)