# 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:** 287
**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 26, 2020, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5723 "2020-06-26T13:00:27Z")
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 8. Gunga Din ---
**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, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5724 "2020-06-26T13:15:37Z")
Killed, not just died, **Little\_Nemo**. 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 8. Gunga Din 9. Breaker Morant ---
**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 26, 2020, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5725 "2020-06-26T13:30:19Z")
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 8. Gunga Din 9. Breaker Morant 10. Armageddon Next: Movies where the main character does not die at the end. 1. Pee Wee’s Big Adventure ---
**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, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5726 "2020-06-26T13:33:29Z")
Movies where the main character does not die at the end. 1. Pee Wee’s Big Adventure 2. Dark City One of the most perfect movie endings I’ve ever seen, as a matter of fact. ---
**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 26, 2020, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5727 "2020-06-26T14:39:17Z")
Movies where the main character does not die at the end. 1. Pee Wee’s Big Adventure 2. Dark City 3. Full Metal Jacket In spite of those dying around him, Joker makes it to the end. ---
**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 26, 2020, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5728 "2020-06-26T14:49:44Z")
Movies where the main character does not die at the end. 1. Pee Wee’s Big Adventure 2. Dark City 3. Full Metal Jacket 4. Two on a Guillotine One of my favorite campy, late-night horror flicks. ---
**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, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5729 "2020-06-26T15:53:22Z")
Movies where the main character does not die at the end. 1. Pee Wee’s Big Adventure 2. Dark City 3. Full Metal Jacket 4. Two on a Guillotine 5. Casablanca ---
**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:** [June 26, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5730 "2020-06-26T16:07:01Z")
Movies where the main character does not die at the end. 1. Pee Wee’s Big Adventure 2. Dark City 3. Full Metal Jacket 4. Two on a Guillotine 5. Casablanca 6. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ---
**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, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5731 "2020-06-26T16:13:58Z")
Movies where the main character does not die at the end. 1. Pee Wee’s Big Adventure 2. Dark City 3. Full Metal Jacket 4. Two on a Guillotine 5. Casablanca 6. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 7. Captain America: The First Avenger ---
**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, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5732 "2020-06-26T17:24:49Z")
Movies where the main character does not die at the end. 1. Pee Wee’s Big Adventure 2. Dark City 3. Full Metal Jacket 4. Two on a Guillotine 5. Casablanca 6. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 7. Captain America: The First Avenger 8. The Wizard of Oz ---
**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, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5733 "2020-06-26T23:49:01Z")
Movies where the main character does not die at the end. 1. Pee Wee’s Big Adventure 2. Dark City 3. Full Metal Jacket 4. Two on a Guillotine 5. Casablanca 6. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 7. Captain America: The First Avenger 8. The Wizard of Oz 9. The Martian ---
**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 27, 2020, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5734 "2020-06-27T00:55:52Z")
Movies where the main character does not die at the end. 1. Pee Wee’s Big Adventure 2. Dark City 3. Full Metal Jacket 4. Two on a Guillotine 5. Casablanca 6. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 7. Captain America: The First Avenger 8. The Wizard of Oz 9. The Martian 10. Frankenstein (1931: Universal) The main character, scientist Henry Frankenstein does not die at the end, and while the monster appears to …wait for the sequel! Next: sequels that were as good, or ALMOST, as good the original film. 1. The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2020, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5735 "2020-06-27T02:21:35Z")
Next: sequels that were as good, or ALMOST, as good the original film. 1. The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 2. Lethal Weapon 2 ---
**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 27, 2020, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5736 "2020-06-27T02:32:48Z")
Next: sequels that were as good, or ALMOST, as good the original film. 1. The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 2. Lethal Weapon 2 3. The Empire Strikes Back ---
**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 27, 2020, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5737 "2020-06-27T02:42:45Z")
Next: sequels that were as good, or ALMOST, as good the original film. 1. The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 2. Lethal Weapon 2 3. The Empire Strikes Back 4. Despicable Me 2 ---
**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 27, 2020, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5738 "2020-06-27T04:03:51Z")
Next: sequels that were as good, or ALMOST, as good the original film. 1. The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 2. Lethal Weapon 2 3. The Empire Strikes Back 4. Despicable Me 2 5. Aliens ---
**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 27, 2020, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5739 "2020-06-27T04:21:56Z")
Sequels that were as good, or ALMOST, as good the original film. 1. The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 2. Lethal Weapon 2 3. The Empire Strikes Back 4. Despicable Me 2 5. Aliens 6. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers ---
**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 27, 2020, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5740 "2020-06-27T05:27:43Z")
Sequels that were as good, or ALMOST, as good the original film. 1. The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 2. Lethal Weapon 2 3. The Empire Strikes Back 4. Despicable Me 2 5. Aliens 6. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 7. Monsters University Technically a prequel, but it did come after the original film. ---
**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 27, 2020, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5741 "2020-06-27T16:53:51Z")
Sequels that were as good, or ALMOST, as good the original film. 1. The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 2. Lethal Weapon 2 3. The Empire Strikes Back 4. Despicable Me 2 5. Aliens 6. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 7. Monsters University 8. Desperado ---
**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 27, 2020, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5742 "2020-06-27T20:41:35Z")
Sequels that were as good, or ALMOST, as good the original film. 1. The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 2. Lethal Weapon 2 3. The Empire Strikes Back 4. Despicable Me 2 5. Aliens 6. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 7. Monsters University 8. Desperado 9. Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan Actually better than the first film, and by a considerable margin, I’d say. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=286) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=288)