# 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:** 274
**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 30, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5463 "2020-05-30T17:00:49Z")
Movies about urban unrest (and year of release) 1. Z (1969) 2. LA92 (2017) ---
**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 30, 2020, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5464 "2020-05-30T18:20:33Z")
Movies about urban unrest (and year of release) 1. Z (1969) 2. LA92 (2017) 3. Do the Right Thing (1989) ---
**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:** [May 30, 2020, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5465 "2020-05-30T18:37:04Z")
Movies about urban unrest (and year of release) 1. Z (1969) 2. LA92 (2017) 3. Do the Right Thing (1989) 4. Metropolis (1927) ---
**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 30, 2020, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5466 "2020-05-30T19:03:01Z")
Movies about urban unrest (and year of release) 1. Z (1969) 2. LA92 (2017) 3. Do the Right Thing (1989) 4. Metropolis (1927) 5. Heatwave (1982) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2020, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5467 "2020-05-31T03:37:40Z")
Movies about urban unrest (and year of release) 1. Z (1969) 2. LA92 (2017) 3. Do the Right Thing (1989) 4. Metropolis (1927) 5. Heatwave (1982) 6. The Wild One (1953) ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2020, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5468 "2020-05-31T03:40:12Z")
Movies about urban unrest (and year of release) 1. Z (1969) 2. LA92 (2017) 3. Do the Right Thing (1989) 4. Metropolis (1927) 5. Heatwave (1982) 6. Medium Cool (1969) ---
**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 31, 2020, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5469 "2020-05-31T04:00:52Z")
Movies about urban unrest (and year of release) 1. Z (1969) 2. LA92 (2017) 3. Do the Right Thing (1989) 4. Metropolis (1927) 5. Heatwave (1982) 6. Medium Cool (1969) 7. Gangs of New York (2002) ---
**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 31, 2020, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5470 "2020-05-31T05:47:50Z")
Movies about urban unrest (and year of release) 1. Z (1969) 2. LA92 (2017) 3. Do the Right Thing (1989) 4. Metropolis (1927) 5. Heatwave (1982) 6. Medium Cool (1969) 7. Gangs of New York (2002) 8. Quadrophenia (1979) ---
**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 31, 2020, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5471 "2020-05-31T06:06:11Z")
Movies about urban unrest (and year of release) 1. Z (1969) 2. LA92 (2017) 3. Do the Right Thing (1989) 4. Metropolis (1927) 5. Heatwave (1982) 6. Medium Cool (1969) 7. Gangs of New York (2002) 8. Quadrophenia (1979) 9. ‘V’ for Vendetta (2005) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 31, 2020, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5472 "2020-05-31T07:18:20Z")
Movies about urban unrest (and year of release) 1. Z (1969) 2. LA92 (2017) 3. Do the Right Thing (1989) 4. Metropolis (1927) 5. Heatwave (1982) 6. Medium Cool (1969) 7. Gangs of New York (2002) 8. Quadrophenia (1979) 9. ‘V’ for Vendetta (2005) 10. Birth of a Nation (1916) Next: Movies that pass the Bechdel test (they have at least two women who talk to each other about something besides men). 1. One Sings, the Other Doesn’t ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2020, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5473 "2020-05-31T09:30:35Z")
Movies that pass the Bechdel test (they have at least two women who talk to each other about something besides men). 1. One Sings, the Other Doesn’t 2. National Treasure: Book of Secrets ---
**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 31, 2020, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5474 "2020-05-31T11:10:35Z")
Movies that pass the Bechdel test (they have at least two women who talk to each other about something besides men). 1. One Sings, the Other Doesn’t 2. National Treasure: Book of Secrets 3. The Heat ---
**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 31, 2020, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5475 "2020-05-31T13:30:57Z")
Movies that pass the Bechdel test (they have at least two women who talk to each other about something besides men). 1. One Sings, the Other Doesn’t 2. National Treasure: Book of Secrets 3. The Heat 4. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? ---
**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 31, 2020, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5476 "2020-05-31T17:09:33Z")
Movies that pass the Bechdel test (they have at least two women who talk to each other about something besides men). 1. One Sings, the Other Doesn’t 2. National Treasure: Book of Secrets 3. The Heat 4. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? 5. Thelma and Louise For those who may be unfamiliar with the concept (given a clever shoutout in a recent episode of _Rick and Morty_): [Bechdel test - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bechdel_test) ---
**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 31, 2020, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5477 "2020-05-31T18:17:44Z")
Movies that pass the Bechdel test (they have at least two women who talk to each other about something besides men). 1. One Sings, the Other Doesn’t 2. National Treasure: Book of Secrets 3. The Heat 4. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? 5. Thelma and Louise 6. Hidden Figures 7. Fish ---
**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 31, 2020, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5478 "2020-05-31T19:31:51Z")
Movies that pass the Bechdel test (they have at least two women who talk to each other about something besides men). 1. One Sings, the Other Doesn’t 2. National Treasure: Book of Secrets 3. The Heat 4. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? 5. Thelma and Louise 6. Hidden Figures 7. Fish 8. Josie and the Pussycats ---
**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 31, 2020, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5479 "2020-05-31T20:03:50Z")
Movies that pass the Bechdel test (they have at least two women who talk to each other about something besides men). 1. One Sings, the Other Doesn’t 2. National Treasure: Book of Secrets 3. The Heat 4. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? 5. Thelma and Louise 6. Hidden Figures 7. Fish 8. Josie and the Pussycats 9. Alien The original ---
**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:** [June 1, 2020, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5480 "2020-06-01T01:46:53Z")
Movies that pass the Bechdel test (they have at least two women who talk to each other about something besides men). 1. One Sings, the Other Doesn’t 2. National Treasure: Book of Secrets 3. The Heat 4. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? 5. Thelma and Louise 6. Hidden Figures 7. Fish 8. Josie and the Pussycats 9. Alien 10. A League of Our Own Oscar-winning director’s first movies _(I hope we haven’t done this one before)_ ---
**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:** [June 1, 2020, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5481 "2020-06-01T02:19:26Z")
Oscar-winning director’s first movies 1. 2. Fultah Fisher’s Boarding House - Frank Capra’s first film ---
**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:** [June 1, 2020, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5482 "2020-06-01T02:23:48Z")
Oscar-winning director’s first movies 1. Who’s That Knocking at My Door? (Martin Scorsese, 1968) 2. Fultah Fisher’s Boarding House - Frank Capra’s first film [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=273) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=275)