# 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:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5563 "2020-06-12T04:07:18Z")

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Movies with particularly well-played villains (and the actor or actress)

1. Last of the Mohicans - Magua (Wes Studi)
2. Black Sunday - Bruce Dern

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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:** [June 12, 2020, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5564 "2020-06-12T04:14:13Z")

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Movies with particularly well-played villains (and the actor or actress)

1. Last of the Mohicans - Magua (Wes Studi)
2. Black Sunday - Michael Lander (Bruce Dern)
3. Notorious - Alex Sebastian (Claude Rains)

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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:** [June 12, 2020, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5565 "2020-06-12T04:52:22Z")

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Movies with particularly well-played villains (and the actor or actress)

1. Last of the Mohicans - Magua (Wes Studi)
2. Black Sunday - Michael Lander (Bruce Dern)
3. Notorious - Alex Sebastian (Claude Rains)
4. Die Hard - Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman)

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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:** [June 12, 2020, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5566 "2020-06-12T05:06:41Z")

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Movies with particularly well-played villains (and the actor or actress)

1. Last of the Mohicans - Magua (Wes Studi)
2. Black Sunday - Michael Lander (Bruce Dern)
3. Notorious - Alex Sebastian (Claude Rains)
4. Die Hard - Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman)
5. [Mystery Men - Casanova Frankenstein (Geoffrey Rush)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuhTQwzizDI)

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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:** [June 12, 2020, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5567 "2020-06-12T06:03:13Z")

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So many good choices!!!

Movies with particularly well-played villains (and the actor or actress)

1. Last of the Mohicans - Magua (Wes Studi)
2. Black Sunday - Michael Lander (Bruce Dern)
3. Notorious - Alex Sebastian (Claude Rains)
4. Die Hard - Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman)
5. Mystery Men - Casanova Frankenstein (Geoffrey Rush)
6. The Wizard of Oz (1939) - The Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton)

_ **-“BB”-** _

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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:** [June 12, 2020, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5568 "2020-06-12T06:51:11Z")

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Movies with particularly well-played villains (and the actor or actress)

1. Last of the Mohicans - Magua (Wes Studi)
2. Black Sunday - Michael Lander (Bruce Dern)
3. Notorious - Alex Sebastian (Claude Rains)
4. Die Hard - Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman)
5. Mystery Men - Casanova Frankenstein (Geoffrey Rush)
6. The Wizard of Oz (1939) - The Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton)
7. Kalifornia - Early Grayce (Brad Pitt)

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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:** [June 12, 2020, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5569 "2020-06-12T10:47:42Z")

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Movies with particularly well-played villains (and the actor or actress)

1. Last of the Mohicans - Magua (Wes Studi)
2. Black Sunday - Michael Lander (Bruce Dern)
3. Notorious - Alex Sebastian (Claude Rains)
4. Die Hard - Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman)
5. Mystery Men - Casanova Frankenstein (Geoffrey Rush)
6. The Wizard of Oz (1939) - The Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton)
7. Kalifornia - Early Grayce (Brad Pitt)
8. Gaslight - Gregory Anton/Sergius Bauer (Charles Boyer)

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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:** [June 12, 2020, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5570 "2020-06-12T12:37:34Z")

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Movies with particularly well-played villains (and the actor or actress)

1. Last of the Mohicans - Magua (Wes Studi)
2. Black Sunday - Michael Lander (Bruce Dern)
3. Notorious - Alex Sebastian (Claude Rains)
4. Die Hard - Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman)
5. Mystery Men - Casanova Frankenstein (Geoffrey Rush)
6. The Wizard of Oz (1939) - The Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton)
7. Kalifornia - Early Grayce (Brad Pitt)
8. Gaslight - Gregory Anton/Sergius Bauer (Charles Boyer)
9. Rebecca - Mrs. Danvers (Judith Anderson)

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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:** [June 12, 2020, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5571 "2020-06-12T14:24:36Z")

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Movies with particularly well-played villains (and the actor or actress)

1. Last of the Mohicans - Magua (Wes Studi)
2. Black Sunday - Michael Lander (Bruce Dern)
3. Notorious - Alex Sebastian (Claude Rains)
4. Die Hard - Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman)
5. Mystery Men - Casanova Frankenstein (Geoffrey Rush)
6. The Wizard of Oz (1939) - The Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton)
7. Kalifornia - Early Grayce (Brad Pitt)
8. Gaslight - Gregory Anton/Sergius Bauer (Charles Boyer)
9. Rebecca - Mrs. Danvers (Judith Anderson)
10. Angel Heart - Louis Cyphre (Robert De Niro)

Pass.

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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:** [June 12, 2020, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5572 "2020-06-12T15:43:09Z")

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Movies where the protagonist is a criminal

1. Goodfellas

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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:** [June 12, 2020, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5573 "2020-06-12T16:23:02Z")

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Movies where the protagonist is a criminal

1. Goodfellas
2. Eating Raoul

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**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:** [June 12, 2020, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5574 "2020-06-12T16:25:16Z")

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Movies where the protagonist is a criminal

1. Goodfellas
2. Eating Raoul
3. The Thomas Crown Affair

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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:** [June 12, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5575 "2020-06-12T17:27:12Z")

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Movies where the protagonist is a criminal

1. Goodfellas
2. Eating Raoul
3. The Thomas Crown Affair
4. Grosse Point Blank

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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:** [June 12, 2020, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5576 "2020-06-12T18:22:32Z")

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Movies where the protagonist is a criminal

1. Goodfellas
2. Eating Raoul
3. The Thomas Crown Affair
4. Grosse Point Blank
5. Thief

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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:** [June 12, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5577 "2020-06-12T19:14:44Z")

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Movies where the protagonist is a criminal

1. Goodfellas
2. Eating Raoul
3. The Thomas Crown Affair
4. Grosse Point Blank
5. Thief
6. Payback

The tagline: “Get ready to root for the bad guy.”

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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:** [June 13, 2020, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5578 "2020-06-13T00:23:54Z")

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Movies where the protagonist is a criminal

1. Goodfellas
2. Eating Raoul
3. The Thomas Crown Affair
4. Grosse Point Blank
5. Thief
6. Payback
7. Day of the Jackal

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5579 "2020-06-13T01:23:32Z")

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Movies where the protagonist is a criminal

1. Goodfellas
2. Eating Raoul
3. The Thomas Crown Affair
4. Grosse Point Blank
5. Thief
6. Payback
7. Day of the Jackal
8. The Town

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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:** [June 13, 2020, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5580 "2020-06-13T01:25:24Z")

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Movies where the protagonist is a criminal

1. Goodfellas
2. Eating Raoul
3. The Thomas Crown Affair
4. Grosse Point Blank
5. Thief
6. Payback
7. Day of the Jackal
8. The Town
9. The Godfather

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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:** [June 13, 2020, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5581 "2020-06-13T02:24:04Z")

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Movies where the protagonist is a criminal

1. Goodfellas
2. Eating Raoul
3. The Thomas Crown Affair
4. Grosse Point Blank
5. Thief
6. Payback
7. Day of the Jackal
8. Paper Moon

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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:** [June 13, 2020, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5582 "2020-06-13T02:49:52Z")

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Movies where the protagonist is a criminal

1. Goodfellas
2. Eating Raoul
3. The Thomas Crown Affair
4. Grosse Point Blank
5. Thief
6. Payback
7. Day of the Jackal
8. The Town
9. The Godfather
10. Papar Moon

Fixed and pass

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