# 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:** 337
**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:** [August 19, 2020, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6723 "2020-08-19T14:49:50Z")
Movies with extremely old people. 1. Driving Miss Daisy 2. The Straight Story 3. The Whales of August 4. Cocoon 5. Grumpy Old Men 6. Titanic 7. Return of the Jedi 8. Grumpy Old Men ---
**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:** [August 19, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6724 "2020-08-19T15:12:32Z")
Movies with extremely old people. 1. Driving Miss Daisy 2. The Straight Story 3. The Whales of August 4. Cocoon 5. Grumpy Old Men 6. Titanic 7. Return of the Jedi 8. Death Becomes Her Grump Old Men was already used. ---
**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:** [August 19, 2020, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6725 "2020-08-19T15:16:53Z")
Must… read… for… comprehension… Movies with extremely old people. 1. Driving Miss Daisy 2. The Straight Story 3. The Whales of August 4. Cocoon 5. Grumpy Old Men 6. Titanic 7. Return of the Jedi 8. Death Becomes Her 9. Little Big Man ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2020, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6726 "2020-08-19T16:04:09Z")
Movies with extremely old people. ``` 1. Driving Miss Daisy 2. The Straight Story 3. The Whales of August 4. Cocoon 5. Grumpy Old Men 6. Titanic 7. Return of the Jedi 8. Death Becomes Her 9. Little Big Man 10. The Green Mile ``` American Remakes of Foreign Language Films ``` 1. The Magnificent Seven ``` ---
**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:** [August 19, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6727 "2020-08-19T16:32:23Z")
American Remakes of Foreign Language Films ```auto 1. The Magnificent Seven 2. The Man With One Red Shoe ``` ---
**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:** [August 19, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6728 "2020-08-19T16:33:44Z")
American Remakes of Foreign Language Films 1. The Magnificent Seven 2. M The US re-make was not as good as the original ---
**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:** [August 19, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6729 "2020-08-19T16:36:23Z")
American Remakes of Foreign Language Films 1. The Magnificent Seven 2. The Man with One Red Shoe 3. M 4. True Lies A favorite of mine. ---
**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:** [August 19, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6730 "2020-08-19T16:44:00Z")
American Remakes of Foreign Language Films 1. The Magnificent Seven 2. The Man with One Red Shoe 3. M 4. True Lies 5. Point of No Return A remake of “La Femme Nikita” ---
**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:** [August 19, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6731 "2020-08-19T16:48:46Z")
American Remakes of Foreign Language Films 1. The Magnificent Seven 2. The Man with One Red Shoe 3. M 4. True Lies 5. Point of No Return 6. The Vanishing The remake got panned. ---
**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:** [August 19, 2020, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6732 "2020-08-19T16:51:36Z")
American Remakes of Foreign Language Films 1. The Magnificent Seven 2. The Man with One Red Shoe 3. M 4. True Lies 5. Point of No Return 6. The Vanishing 7. The Birdcage A remake of _La Cage aux Folles_ ---
**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:** [August 19, 2020, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6733 "2020-08-19T16:52:06Z")
American Remakes of Foreign Language Films 1. The Magnificent Seven 2. The Man with One Red Shoe 3. M 4. True Lies 5. Point of No Return 6. The Vanishing 7. Three Men and a Baby ---
**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:** [August 19, 2020, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6734 "2020-08-19T16:55:32Z")
American Remakes of Foreign Language Films 1. The Magnificent Seven 2. The Man with One Red Shoe 3. M 4. True Lies 5. Point of No Return 6. The Vanishing 7. Three Men and a Baby 8. Quick 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:** [August 19, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6735 "2020-08-19T16:58:31Z")
American Remakes of Foreign Language Films 1. The Magnificent Seven 2. The Man with One Red Shoe 3. M 4. True Lies 5. Point of No Return 6. The Vanishing 7. Three Men and a Baby 8. Quick Change 9. Cousins (1989) ---
**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:** [August 19, 2020, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6736 "2020-08-19T19:09:19Z")
American Remakes of Foreign Language Films 1. The Magnificent Seven 2. The Man with One Red Shoe 3. M 4. True Lies 5. Point of No Return 6. The Vanishing 7. Three Men and a Baby 8. Quick Change 9. Cousins (1989) 10. Oldboy Movies where a non-American actor performs with an American accent 1. The Amazing Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield) ---
**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:** [August 19, 2020, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6737 "2020-08-19T19:23:46Z")
Movies where a non-American actor performs with an American accent 1. The Amazing Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield) 2. Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) ---
**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:** [August 19, 2020, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6738 "2020-08-19T19:31:29Z")
Movies where a non-American actor performs with an American accent 1. The Amazing Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield) 2. Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) 3. To Die For (Nicole Kidman) She was actually born in Hawaii while her Australian parents were there on student visas. She grew up in Sydney and has dual citizenship. Does she still count? ---
**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:** [August 19, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6739 "2020-08-19T19:46:19Z")
Movies where a non-American actor performs with an American accent 1. The Amazing Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield) 2. Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) 3. To Die For (Nicole Kidman) 4. Wedding Crashers (Isla Fischer) ---
**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:** [August 19, 2020, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6740 "2020-08-19T19:57:18Z")
Movies where a non-American actor performs with an American accent 1. The Amazing Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield) 2. Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) 3. To Die For (Nicole Kidman) 4. Wedding Crashers (Isla Fischer) 5. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Bob Hoskins) ---
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Movies where a non-American actor performs with an American accent 1. The Amazing Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield) 2. Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) 3. To Die For (Nicole Kidman) 4. Wedding Crashers (Isla Fischer) 5. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Bob Hoskins) 6. Star Trek Generations (Marina Sirtis) ---
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Movies where a non-American actor performs with an American accent 1. The Amazing Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield) 2. Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) 3. To Die For (Nicole Kidman) 4. Wedding Crashers (Isla Fischer) 5. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Bob Hoskins) 6. Star Trek Generations (Marina Sirtis) 7. Little Miss Sunshine - Toni Collette [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=336) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=338)