# 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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Movies about GBLTQ relationships that are not “coming out stories.”

1. Go Fish
2. Tangerine

I keep meaning to see this one and I haven’t yet.

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Movies about GBLTQ relationships that are not “coming out stories.”

1. Go Fish
2. Tangerine
3. Duck Butter

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**Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5865 "2020-07-07T14:17:50Z")

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Movies about GBLTQ relationships that are not “coming out stories.”

1. Go Fish
2. Tangerine
3. Duck Butter
4. Jeffrey

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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:** [July 7, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5866 "2020-07-07T14:37:49Z")

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Movies about GBLTQ relationships that are not “coming out stories.”

1. Go Fish
2. Tangerine
3. Duck Butter
4. Jeffrey
5. MIlk

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**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:** [July 7, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5867 "2020-07-07T19:36:30Z")

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Movies about GBLTQ relationships that are not “coming out stories.”

1. Go Fish
2. Tangerine
3. Duck Butter
4. Jeffrey
5. MIlk
6. The Kids Are All Right

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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:** [July 7, 2020, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5868 "2020-07-07T19:45:21Z")

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Movies about GBLTQ relationships that are not “coming out stories.”

1. Go Fish
2. Tangerine
3. Duck Butter
4. Jeffrey
5. MIlk
6. The Kids Are All Right
7. Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

A very potent documentary.

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**Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5869 "2020-07-07T21:21:22Z")

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Movies about GBLTQ relationships that are not “coming out stories.”

1. Go Fish
2. Tangerine
3. Duck Butter
4. Jeffrey
5. MIlk
6. The Kids Are All Right
7. Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
8. Philadelphia

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**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:** [July 8, 2020, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5870 "2020-07-08T01:08:33Z")

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Movies about GBLTQ relationships that are not “coming out stories.”

1. Go Fish
2. Tangerine
3. Duck Butter
4. Jeffrey
5. MIlk
6. The Kids Are All Right
7. Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
8. Philadelphia
9. The Children’s Hour

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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)\
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> [@panache45](#):
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> The Children’s Hour

I’d call that a coming out story.

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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:** [July 8, 2020, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5872 "2020-07-08T05:10:01Z")

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If that’s the case, then:

Movies about GBLTQ relationships that are not “coming out stories.”

1. Go Fish
2. Tangerine
3. Duck Butter
4. Jeffrey
5. MIlk
6. The Kids Are All Right
7. Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
8. Philadelphia
9. The Birdcage

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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:** [July 8, 2020, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5873 "2020-07-08T09:51:40Z")

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> [@Spoons](#):
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> The Birdcage

Excellent. That’s the only thing I ever liked Robin Williams in. I think because he’s showing that he can actually act, instead of just ramble on with random weirdness. Also, the fact that he was able to play straight man (yes, I know what I just said) to Nathan Lane won my respect.

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Movies about GBLTQ relationships that are not “coming out stories.”

1. Go Fish
2. Tangerine
3. Duck Butter
4. Jeffrey
5. MIlk
6. The Kids Are All Right
7. Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
8. Philadelphia
9. The Birdcage
10. To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

Next:

Movies in which an actor or actress was cast against type

1. To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

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**Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5875 "2020-07-08T14:38:26Z")

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Movies in which an actor or actress was cast against type

1. To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
2. S.O.B - Julie Andrews

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Movies in which an actor or actress was cast against type

1. To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
2. S.O.B - Julie Andrews
3. Death Becomes Her - Bruce Willis

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**Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5877 "2020-07-08T14:43:20Z")

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Movies in which an actor or actress was cast against type

1. To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
2. S.O.B - Julie Andrews
3. Death Becomes Her - Bruce Willis
4. Airplane! - Leslie Nielsen

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Movies in which an actor or actress was cast against type

1. To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
2. S.O.B - Julie Andrews
3. Death Becomes Her - Bruce Willis
4. Airplane! - Leslie Nielsen
5. Road to Perdition - Tom Hanks

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Movies in which an actor or actress was cast against type

1. To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar - Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze and John Leguizamo
2. S.O.B - Julie Andrews
3. Death Becomes Her - Bruce Willis
4. Airplane! - Leslie Nielsen
5. Road to Perdition - Tom Hanks
6. She-Devil - Meryl Streep

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Movies in which an actor or actress was cast against type

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1. To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar - Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze and John Leguizamo

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1. S.O.B - Julie Andrews
2. Death Becomes Her - Bruce Willis
3. Airplane! - Leslie Nielsen
4. Road to Perdition - Tom Hanks
5. She-Devil - Meryl Streep
6. Elmer Gantry - Shirley Jones

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Movies in which an actor or actress was cast against type

1. To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar - Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze and John Leguizamo
2. S.O.B - Julie Andrews
3. Death Becomes Her - Bruce Willis
4. Airplane! - Leslie Nielsen
5. Road to Perdition - Tom Hanks
6. She-Devil - Meryl Streep
7. Elmer Gantry - Shirley Jones
8. Being John Malkovich - Cameron Diaz

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Movies in which an actor or actress was cast against type

1. To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar - Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze and John Leguizamo
2. S.O.B - Julie Andrews
3. Death Becomes Her - Bruce Willis
4. Airplane! - Leslie Nielsen
5. Road to Perdition - Tom Hanks
6. She-Devil - Meryl Streep
7. Elmer Gantry - Shirley Jones
8. Being John Malkovich - Cameron Diaz
9. Monster - Charlize Theron

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