# 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:** 286
**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 24, 2020, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5703 "2020-06-24T18:25:28Z")
Peter O’Toole Movies 1. The Lion in Winter 2. Goodbye, Mr. Chips 3. [My Favorite Year](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTjNQ2Jkiio) 4. The Ruling Class 5. The Last Emperor 6. Lawrence of Arabia 7. The Stunt Man 8. Becket 9. [Venus](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-XsErH6WJI) 10. How to Steal a Million Next: “Activist” movies 1. Ann Vickers – prison reform ---
**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:** [June 24, 2020, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5704 "2020-06-24T18:30:12Z")
“Activist” movies 1. Ann Vickers – prison reform 2. Amazing Grace (2006) - abolishment of British slave trade ---
**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 24, 2020, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5705 "2020-06-24T18:34:17Z")
How could a 2006 movie be trying to abolish the slave trade? Activist movies promote a current cause. ---
**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:** [June 24, 2020, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5706 "2020-06-24T18:36:56Z")
I misundestood the topic. It’s a historical drama about activists. I withdraw it from the list – my apologies! ---
**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 25, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5707 "2020-06-25T15:57:30Z")
“Activist” movies 1. Ann Vickers – prison reform 2. Z - resisting military dictatorship ---
**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 25, 2020, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5708 "2020-06-25T16:21:55Z")
“Activist” movies 1. Ann Vickers – prison reform 2. Z - resisting military dictatorship 3, An Inconvenient Truth - fighting climate change ---
**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 25, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5709 "2020-06-25T20:38:57Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:5708, topic:838780, full:true”] “Activist” movies 1. Ann Vickers – prison reform 2. Z - resisting military dictatorship 3. An Inconvenient Truth - fighting climate change 4. Sicko- The American health care system ---
**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:** [June 25, 2020, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5710 "2020-06-25T20:47:56Z")
“Activist” movies 1. Ann Vickers – prison reform 2. Z - resisting military dictatorship 3. An Inconvenient Truth - fighting climate change 4. Sicko- The American health care system 5. Bowling for Columbine - gun violence and school shootings ---
**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:** [June 25, 2020, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5711 "2020-06-25T23:35:42Z")
“Activist” movies 1. Ann Vickers – prison reform 2. Z - resisting military dictatorship 3. An Inconvenient Truth - fighting climate change 4. Sicko- The American health care system 5. Bowling for Columbine - gun violence and school shootings 6. Dallas Buyers Club - over-regulation and government intrusion Edit: quote tags ---
**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 26, 2020, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5712 "2020-06-26T00:20:20Z")
“Activist” movies 1. Ann Vickers – prison reform 2. Z - resisting military dictatorship 3. An Inconvenient Truth - fighting climate change 4. Sicko- The American health care system 5. Bowling for Columbine - gun violence and school shootings 6. Dallas Buyers Club - over-regulation and government intrusion 7. The Snake Pit - Mental healthcare reform ---
**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 26, 2020, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5713 "2020-06-26T01:22:56Z")
“Activist” movies 1. Ann Vickers – prison reform 2. Z - resisting military dictatorship 3. An Inconvenient Truth - fighting climate change 4. Sicko - The American health care system 5. Bowling for Columbine - gun violence and school shootings 6. Dallas Buyers Club - over-regulation and government intrusion 7. The Snake Pit - Mental healthcare reform 8. Norma Rae - workers’ rights and unionization ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5714 "2020-06-26T03:48:29Z")
Silkwoood – labor activist and whistleblower clicking Reply still refuses to display post ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5715 "2020-06-26T03:53:29Z")
“Activist” movies 1. Ann Vickers – prison reform 2. Z - resisting military dictatorship 3. An Inconvenient Truth - fighting climate change 4. Sicko- The American health care system 5. Bowling for Columbine - gun violence and school shootings 6. Dallas Buyers Club - over-regulation and government intrusion 7. The Snake Pit - Mental healthcare reform 8. Silkwood Seee if this works ---
**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 26, 2020, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5716 "2020-06-26T04:00:57Z")
“Activist” movies 1. Ann Vickers – prison reform 2. Z - resisting military dictatorship 3. An Inconvenient Truth - fighting climate change 4. Sicko - The American health care system 5. Bowling for Columbine - gun violence and school shootings 6. Dallas Buyers Club - over-regulation and government intrusion 7. The Snake Pit - Mental healthcare reform 8. Norma Rae - workers’ rights and unionization 9. Silkwood - labor activist and whistleblower 10. Erin Brockovich - exposing corporate malfeasance Housekeeping. Next up: Movies in which the main character is killed by the end 1. Lincoln ---
**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:** [June 26, 2020, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5717 "2020-06-26T04:04:53Z")
Movies in which the main character is killed by the end 1. Lincoln 2. Braveheart ---
**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 26, 2020, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5718 "2020-06-26T06:01:27Z")
Movies in which the main character is killed by the end 1. Lincoln 2. Braveheart 3. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Just to be sure I’m understanding the category correctly, are you saying the characters has to be specifically be killed by another character in the movie or just that the lead character dies in the movie? ---
**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:** [June 26, 2020, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5719 "2020-06-26T07:32:30Z")
Movies in which the main character is killed by the end 1. Lincoln 2. Braveheart 3. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 4. Bambi Meets Godzilla ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5720 "2020-06-26T09:29:54Z")
Movies in which the main character is killed by the end 1. Lincoln 2. Braveheart 3. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 4. Bambi Meets Godzilla 5. The Sugarland Express ---
**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 26, 2020, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5721 "2020-06-26T10:45:52Z")
Movies in which the main character is killed by the end 1. Lincoln 2. Braveheart 3. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 4. Bambi Meets Godzilla 5. The Sugarland Express 6. Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5722 "2020-06-26T12:45:38Z")
Movies in which the main character is killed by the end 1. Lincoln 2. Braveheart 3. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 4. Bambi Meets Godzilla 5. The Sugarland Express 6. Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid 7. Bonnie and Clyde [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=285) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=287)