# 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\
**Page:** 44

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2019, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/863 "2019-09-26T20:56:43Z")

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Movies with a country’s name in the title

1. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
2. If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
3. I’ll Take Sweden
4. WUSA

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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:** [September 26, 2019, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/864 "2019-09-26T20:59:27Z")

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Movies with a country’s name in the title

1. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
2. If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
3. I’ll Take Sweden
4. WUSA
5. Battle of Britain

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**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2019, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/865 "2019-09-26T21:07:45Z")

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Movies with a country’s name in the title

1. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
2. If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
3. I’ll Take Sweden
4. WUSA
5. Battle of Britain
6. Paris is Burning

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2019, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/866 "2019-09-26T21:10:34Z")

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Movies with a country’s name in the title

1. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
2. If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
3. I’ll Take Sweden
4. WUSA
5. Battle of Britain
6. Paris is Burning
7. Brazil

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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:** [September 26, 2019, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/867 "2019-09-26T21:22:48Z")

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Movies with a country’s name in the title

1. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
2. If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
3. I’ll Take Sweden
4. WUSA
5. Battle of Britain
6. The Wizard of Oz
7. Brazil  
Replaced #6 because Paris is not a country.

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**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2019, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/868 "2019-09-26T21:30:12Z")

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You could have at least replaced it with a real country.

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**Author:** ![backsidejohnny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/backsidejohnny/32/280_2.png) [@backsidejohnny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/backsidejohnny)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2019, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/869 "2019-09-26T21:35:41Z")

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Movies with a country’s name in the title

1. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
2. If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
3. I’ll Take Sweden
4. WUSA
5. Battle of Britain
6. The Wizard of Oz
7. Brazil
8. If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

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**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2019, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/870 "2019-09-26T21:40:49Z")

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That’s been taken, #2

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**Author:** ![backsidejohnny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/backsidejohnny/32/280_2.png) [@backsidejohnny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/backsidejohnny)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2019, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/871 "2019-09-26T21:44:09Z")

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Movies with a country’s name in the title

1. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
2. If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
3. I’ll Take Sweden
4. WUSA
5. Battle of Britain
6. The Wizard of Oz
7. Brazil
8. Big Trouble in Little China

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2019, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/872 "2019-09-27T00:33:02Z")

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Movies with a country’s name in the title

1. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
2. If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
3. I’ll Take Sweden
4. WUSA
5. Battle of Britain
6. The Wizard of Oz
7. Brazil
8. Big Trouble in Little China
9. From Russia With Love

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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:** [September 27, 2019, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/873 "2019-09-27T01:19:00Z")

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Movies with a country’s name in the title

1. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

2. If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

3. I’ll Take Sweden

4. WUSA

5. Battle of Britain

6. The Wizard of Oz

7. Brazil

8. Big Trouble in Little China

9. From Russia With Love

10. Anna and the King of Siam  
Films where the Guy doesn’t end up with the Girl

11. Casablanca

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2019, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/874 "2019-09-27T01:32:59Z")

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Films where the Guy doesn’t end up with the Girl

1. Casablanca
2. Bride of Frankenstein

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**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2019, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/875 "2019-09-27T02:30:46Z")

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Films where the Guy doesn’t end up with the Girl

1. Casablanca
2. Bride of Frankenstein
3. Pretty in Pink

Well, not the right guy, anyway. She shoulda gone with Duckie.

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**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:** [September 27, 2019, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/876 "2019-09-27T02:37:36Z")

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Films where the Guy doesn’t end up with the Girl

1. Casablanca
2. Bride of Frankenstein
3. Pretty in Pink
4. Broadcast News

A love triangle in which neither guy ends up with the girl.

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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:** [September 27, 2019, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/877 "2019-09-27T03:15:26Z")

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Films where the Guy doesn’t end up with the Girl

1. Casablanca
2. Bride of Frankenstein
3. Pretty in Pink
4. Broadcast News
5. The Children’s Hour

Nobody ends up with anyone.

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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:** [September 27, 2019, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/878 "2019-09-27T12:40:22Z")

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Films where the Guy doesn’t end up with the Girl

1. Casablanca
2. Bride of Frankenstein
3. Pretty in Pink
4. Broadcast News
5. The Children’s Hour
6. Gone With the Wind

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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:** [September 27, 2019, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/879 "2019-09-27T12:45:18Z")

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Films where the Guy doesn’t end up with the Girl

1. Casablanca
2. Bride of Frankenstein
3. Pretty in Pink
4. Broadcast News
5. The Children’s Hour
6. Gone With the Wind
7. Titanic

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**Author:** ![Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2019, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/880 "2019-09-27T13:26:06Z")

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Films where the Guy doesn’t end up with the Girl

1. Casablanca
2. Bride of Frankenstein
3. Pretty in Pink
4. Broadcast News
5. The Children’s Hour
6. Gone With the Wind
7. Titanic
8. Spider-Man

At least in the first one, the 2002 Sam Raimi one. It ends with Peter rejecting MJ’s advances. The sequels are different movies.

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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:** [September 27, 2019, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/881 "2019-09-27T15:24:04Z")

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Films where the Guy doesn’t end up with the Girl

1. Casablanca
2. Bride of Frankenstein
3. Pretty in Pink
4. Broadcast News
5. The Children’s Hour
6. Gone With the Wind
7. Titanic
8. Spider-Man
9. The Dead Zone

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**Author:** ![AWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2019, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/882 "2019-09-27T16:36:38Z")

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Films where the Guy doesn’t end up with the Girl

1. Casablanca
2. Bride of Frankenstein
3. Pretty in Pink
4. Broadcast News
5. The Children’s Hour
6. Gone With the Wind
7. Titanic
8. Spider-Man
9. The Dead Zone
10. Star Wars (Luke, which is fortunate because sh was his sister)

Next topic: Movies that are set on/near water

1. Point Break

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