# 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:** ![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:** [July 9, 2020, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5903 "2020-07-09T15:46:10Z")

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The Title Is the Main Character’s Name

1. Bullitt
2. Shaft

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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:** [July 9, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5904 "2020-07-09T16:33:46Z")

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The Title Is the Main Character’s Name

1. Bullitt
2. Shaft
3. Cat Ballou

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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 9, 2020, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5905 "2020-07-09T17:09:12Z")

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The Title Is the Main Character’s Name

1. Bullitt
2. Shaft
3. Cat Ballou
4. Napoleon Dynamite

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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 9, 2020, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5906 "2020-07-09T17:12:23Z")

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The Title Is the Main Character’s Name

1. Bullitt
2. Shaft
3. Cat Ballou
4. Napoleon Dynamite
5. Cleopatra Jones

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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 9, 2020, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5907 "2020-07-09T17:35:09Z")

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The Title Is the Main Character’s Name

1. Bullitt
2. Shaft
3. Cat Ballou
4. Napoleon Dynamite
5. Cleopatra Jones
6. Ann Vickers

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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:** [July 9, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5908 "2020-07-09T17:38:02Z")

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The Title Is the Main Character’s Name

1. Bullitt
2. Shaft
3. Cat Ballou
4. Napoleon Dynamite
5. Cleopatra Jones
6. Ann Vickers
7. Erin Brockovich

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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:** [July 9, 2020, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5909 "2020-07-09T17:40:45Z")

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The Title Is the Main Character’s Name

1. Bullitt
2. Shaft
3. Cat Ballou
4. Napoleon Dynamite
5. Cleopatra Jones
6. Ann Vickers
7. Erin Brockovich
8. Spartacus

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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2020, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5910 "2020-07-09T18:48:51Z")

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The Title Is the Main Character’s Name

1. Bullitt
2. Shaft
3. Cat Ballou
4. Napoleon Dynamite
5. Cleopatra Jones
6. Ann Vickers
7. Erin Brockovich
8. Spartacus
9. Charley Varrick

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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 9, 2020, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5911 "2020-07-09T19:07:59Z")

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The Title Is the Main Character’s Name

1. Bullitt
2. Shaft
3. Cat Ballou
4. Napoleon Dynamite
5. Cleopatra Jones
6. Ann Vickers
7. Erin Brockovich
8. Spartacus
9. Charley Varrick
10. Elmer Gantry

Next: a Black & White movie you like

1. To Be Or Not to Be

(I actually love B&W films, but some people claim to hate them)

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**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:** [July 9, 2020, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5912 "2020-07-09T19:52:56Z")

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A Black & White movie you like

1. To Be Or Not to Be
2. The Thin Man

Over 75% of the movies I watch are in black and white.

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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 9, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5913 "2020-07-09T19:55:50Z")

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A Black & White movie you like

1. To Be Or Not to Be
2. The Thin Man
3. Rashomon

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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 9, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5914 "2020-07-09T20:09:10Z")

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A Black & White movie you like

1. To Be Or Not to Be
2. The Thin Man
3. Rashomon
4. Casablanca

My all-time favorite movie.

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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 9, 2020, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5915 "2020-07-09T22:31:06Z")

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A Black & White movie you like

1. To Be Or Not to Be
2. The Thin Man
3. Rashomon
4. Casablanca
5. 12 Angry Men

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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:** [July 9, 2020, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5916 "2020-07-09T23:01:55Z")

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A Black & White movie you like

1. To Be Or Not to Be
2. The Thin Man
3. Rashomon
4. Casablanca
5. 12 Angry Men
6. Young Frankenstein

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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 9, 2020, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5917 "2020-07-09T23:04:05Z")

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A Black & White movie you like

1. To Be Or Not to Be
2. The Thin Man
3. Rashomon
4. Casablanca
5. 12 Angry Men
6. Young Frankenstein
7. All About Eve

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**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:** [July 9, 2020, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5918 "2020-07-09T23:42:02Z")

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A Black & White movie you like

1. To Be Or Not to Be
2. The Thin Man
3. Rashomon
4. Casablanca
5. 12 Angry Men
6. Young Frankenstein
7. All About Eve
8. A Night at the Opera

Just watched it last night, on TCM, in fact.

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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 9, 2020, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5919 "2020-07-09T23:57:22Z")

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A Black & White movie you like

1. To Be Or Not to Be
2. The Thin Man
3. Rashomon
4. Casablanca
5. 12 Angry Men
6. Young Frankenstein
7. All About Eve
8. A Night at the Opera
9. Notorious

My favorite Hitchcock - a great spy thriller/romance

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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:** [July 10, 2020, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5920 "2020-07-10T00:07:25Z")

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A Black & White movie you like

1. To Be Or Not to Be
2. The Thin Man
3. Rashomon
4. Casablanca
5. 12 Angry Men
6. Young Frankenstein
7. All About Eve
8. A Night at the Opera
9. Notorious
10. A Night to Remember (1958)

Next: Movies Based on TV Shows

_ **-“BB”-** _

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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 10, 2020, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5921 "2020-07-10T00:09:31Z")

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Movies Based on TV Shows

1. Miami Vice

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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 10, 2020, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5922 "2020-07-10T00:30:28Z")

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Movies Based on TV Shows

1. Miami Vice
2. Starsky and Hutch

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