# 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:** 338
**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 20, 2020, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6743 "2020-08-20T03:17:36Z")
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 8. Jurassic Park (Sam Neill) ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2020, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6744 "2020-08-20T06:58:54Z")
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 8. Jurassic Park (Sam Neill) 9. Spider-Man: Homecoming (Tom Holland) ---
**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 20, 2020, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6745 "2020-08-20T07:41:45Z")
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 8. Jurassic Park (Sam Neill) 9. Spider-Man: Homecoming (Tom Holland) 10. Husbands & Wives (Judy Davis) Next: directed by a woman (in honor of the recent anniversary of the 19th amendment) 1. My Brilliant Career (Gillian Armstrong) ---
**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:** [August 20, 2020, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6746 "2020-08-20T07:47:20Z")
Next: directed by a woman (in honor of the recent anniversary of the 19th amendment) 1. My Brilliant Career (Gillian Armstrong) 2. The Prince of Tides (Barbra Streisand) The film that apparently directed itself. ---
**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 20, 2020, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6747 "2020-08-20T07:55:35Z")
Next: directed by a woman (in honor of the recent anniversary of the 19th amendment) 1. My Brilliant Career (Gillian Armstrong) 2. The Prince of Tides (Barbra Streisand) 3. Across the Universe (Julie Taymor) ---
**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:** [August 20, 2020, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6748 "2020-08-20T09:50:31Z")
Next: directed by a woman (in honor of the recent anniversary of the 19th amendment) 1. My Brilliant Career (Gillian Armstrong) 2. The Prince of Tides (Barbra Streisand) 3. Across the Universe (Julie Taymor) 4. A League of Their Own (Penny Marshall) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 20, 2020, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6749 "2020-08-20T11:13:26Z")
Next: directed by a woman (in honor of the recent anniversary of the 19th amendment) 1. My Brilliant Career (Gillian Armstrong) 2. The Prince of Tides (Barbra Streisand) 3. Across the Universe (Julie Taymor) 4. A League of Their Own (Penny Marshall) 5. Wonder Woman (Patty Jenkins) ---
**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 20, 2020, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6750 "2020-08-20T11:36:17Z")
Next: directed by a woman (in honor of the recent anniversary of the 19th amendment) 1. My Brilliant Career (Gillian Armstrong) 2. The Prince of Tides (Barbra Streisand) 3. Across the Universe (Julie Taymor) 4. A League of Their Own (Penny Marshall) 5. Wonder Woman (Patty Jenkins) 6. Children of a Lesser god (Randa Haines) ---
**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 20, 2020, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6751 "2020-08-20T12:05:39Z")
Directed by a woman (in honor of the recent anniversary of the 19th amendment) 1. My Brilliant Career (Gillian Armstrong) 2. The Prince of Tides (Barbra Streisand) 3. Across the Universe (Julie Taymor) 4. A League of Their Own (Penny Marshall) 5. Wonder Woman (Patty Jenkins) 6. Children of a Lesser god (Randa Haines) 7. The Merchant of Venice (Lois Weber) The first feature-length movie directed by a woman (1914) ---
**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 20, 2020, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6752 "2020-08-20T13:58:06Z")
Directed by a woman (in honor of the recent anniversary of the 19th Amendment) 1. My Brilliant Career (Gillian Armstrong) 2. The Prince of Tides (Barbra Streisand) 3. Across the Universe (Julie Taymor) 4. A League of Their Own (Penny Marshall) 5. Wonder Woman (Patty Jenkins) 6. Children of a Lesser god (Randa Haines) 7. The Merchant of Venice (Lois Weber) 8. The Hurt Locker (Kathryn Bigelow) First and only woman so far to win an Oscar as Best Director. ---
**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 20, 2020, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6753 "2020-08-20T14:39:52Z")
Directed by a woman (in honor of the recent anniversary of the 19th Amendment) 1. My Brilliant Career (Gillian Armstrong) 2. The Prince of Tides (Barbra Streisand) 3. Across the Universe (Julie Taymor) 4. A League of Their Own (Penny Marshall) 5. Wonder Woman (Patty Jenkins) 6. Children of a Lesser god (Randa Haines) 7. The Merchant of Venice (Lois Weber) 8. The Hurt Locker (Kathryn Bigelow) 9. Lost In Translation (Sophia Coppola) ---
**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 20, 2020, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6754 "2020-08-20T14:48:52Z")
Directed by a woman (in honor of the recent anniversary of the 19th Amendment) 1. My Brilliant Career (Gillian Armstrong) 2. The Prince of Tides (Barbra Streisand) 3. Across the Universe (Julie Taymor) 4. A League of Their Own (Penny Marshall) 5. Wonder Woman (Patty Jenkins) 6. Children of a Lesser god (Randa Haines) 7. The Merchant of Venice (Lois Weber) 8. The Hurt Locker (Kathryn Bigelow) 9. Lost In Translation (Sophia Coppola) 10. The Departure (Gillian Anderson) Next up: Movies that easily pass the Bechdel Test 1. Thelma and Louise For those who don’t know: [Bechdel test - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bechdel_test) ---
**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 20, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6755 "2020-08-20T14:53:28Z")
Movies that easily pass the Bechdel Test 1. Thelma and Louise 2. Coyote Ugly ---
**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 20, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6756 "2020-08-20T14:53:56Z")
Movies that easily pass the Bechdel Test 1. Thelma and Louise 2. Coyote Ugly 3. Ocean’s Eight ---
**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 20, 2020, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6757 "2020-08-20T14:58:53Z")
Movies that easily pass the Bechdel Test 1. Thelma and Louise 2. Coyote Ugly 3. Ocean’s Eight 4. Captain Marvel ---
**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 20, 2020, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6758 "2020-08-20T15:00:34Z")
Movies that easily pass the Bechdel Test 1. Thelma and Louise 2. Coyote Ugly 3. Ocean’s Eight 4. Captain Marvel 5. Bound ---
**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 20, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6759 "2020-08-20T15:20:51Z")
Movies that easily pass the Bechdel Test 1. Thelma and Louise 2. Coyote Ugly 3. Ocean’s Eight 4. Captain Marvel 5. Bound 6. Iron-jawed Angels Does _Thelma & Louise_ pass so easily? The two women spend a lot of time talking about the men. I actually have the cartoon where Bechdel sets forth the rule. It says a movie has to have at least two women _who talk about something besides 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 20, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6760 "2020-08-20T15:29:53Z")
Movies that easily pass the Bechdel Test 1. Thelma and Louise 2. Coyote Ugly 3. Ocean’s Eight 4. Captain Marvel 5. Bound 6. Iron-jawed Angels 7. Charlie’s Angels I’m thinking the 2000 movie. I haven’t seen the new one but it probably also fits. ---
**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 20, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6761 "2020-08-20T15:44:28Z")
Movies that easily pass the Bechdel Test 1. Thelma and Louise 2. Coyote Ugly 3. Ocean’s Eight 4. Captain Marvel 5. Bound 6. Iron-jawed Angels 7. Charlie’s Angels 8. The Heat ---
**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:** [August 20, 2020, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6762 "2020-08-20T17:21:47Z")
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