# 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:** 467
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2021, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9326 "2021-02-15T12:42:26Z")
**Movies about or containing Real POTUS’s who aren’t Washington or Lincoln** 1. Hyde Park on Hudson (Bill Murray as FDR) 2. Frost/Nixon (ex-POTUS but I think it qualifies) 3. Amistad (Nigel Hawthorne as Martin van Buren _and_ Anthony Hopkins as ex-Prez John Quincy Adams) ---
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**Movies about or containing Real POTUS’s who aren’t Washington or Lincoln** 1. Hyde Park on Hudson (Bill Murray as FDR) 2. Frost/Nixon (ex-POTUS but I think it qualifies) 3. Amistad (Nigel Hawthorne as Martin van Buren _and_ Anthony Hopkins as ex-Prez John Quincy Adams) 4. North by Northwest — Jefferson and T Roosevelt, played by Mount Rushmore ---
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**Movies about or containing Real POTUS’s who aren’t Washington or Lincoln** 1. Hyde Park on Hudson (Bill Murray as FDR) 2. Frost/Nixon (ex-POTUS but I think it qualifies) 3. Amistad (Nigel Hawthorne as Martin van Buren _and_ Anthony Hopkins as ex-Prez John Quincy Adams) 4. North by Northwest — Jefferson and T Roosevelt, played by Mount Rushmore 5. Tennessee Johnson - (Van Heflin as Andrew Johnson) ---
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**Movies about or containing Real POTUS’s who aren’t Washington or Lincoln** 1. Hyde Park on Hudson (Bill Murray as FDR) 2. Frost/Nixon (ex-POTUS but I think it qualifies) 3. Amistad (Nigel Hawthorne as Martin van Buren _and_ Anthony Hopkins as ex-Prez John Quincy Adams) 4. North by Northwest — Jefferson and T Roosevelt, played by Mount Rushmore 5. Tennessee Johnson - (Van Heflin as Andrew Johnson) 6. PT 109 (1963) - Cliff Robertson as JFK ---
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**Movies about or containing Real POTUS’s who aren’t Washington or Lincoln** 1. Hyde Park on Hudson (Bill Murray as FDR) 2. Frost/Nixon (ex-POTUS but I think it qualifies) 3. Amistad (Nigel Hawthorne as Martin van Buren _and_ Anthony Hopkins as ex-Prez John Quincy Adams) 4. North by Northwest — Jefferson and T Roosevelt, played by Mount Rushmore 5. Tennessee Johnson - (Van Heflin as Andrew Johnson) 6. PT 109 (1963) - Cliff Robertson as JFK 7. Field of Lost Shoes - Tom Skerritt as Ulysses S. Grant ---
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**Movies about or containing Real POTUS’s who aren’t Washington or Lincoln** 1. Hyde Park on Hudson (Bill Murray as FDR) 2. Frost/Nixon (ex-POTUS but I think it qualifies) 3. Amistad (Nigel Hawthorne as Martin van Buren _and_ Anthony Hopkins as ex-Prez John Quincy Adams) 4. North by Northwest — Jefferson and T Roosevelt, played by Mount Rushmore 5. Tennessee Johnson - (Van Heflin as Andrew Johnson) 6. PT 109 (1963) - Cliff Robertson as JFK 7. Field of Lost Shoes - Tom Skerritt as Ulysses S. Grant 8. Barry (2016) - Young Barack Obama attends Columbia University ---
**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:** [February 15, 2021, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9332 "2021-02-15T15:48:58Z")
**Movies about or containing Real POTUS’s who aren’t Washington or Lincoln** 1. Hyde Park on Hudson (Bill Murray as FDR) 2. Frost/Nixon (ex-POTUS but I think it qualifies) 3. Amistad (Nigel Hawthorne as Martin van Buren _and_ Anthony Hopkins as ex-Prez John Quincy Adams) 4. North by Northwest — Jefferson and T Roosevelt, played by Mount Rushmore 5. Tennessee Johnson - (Van Heflin as Andrew Johnson) 6. PT 109 (1963) - Cliff Robertson as JFK 7. Field of Lost Shoes - Tom Skerritt as Ulysses S. Grant 8. Sunrise at Campobello (Ralph Bellamy as FDR) ---
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Housekeeping **Movies about or containing Real POTUS’s who aren’t Washington or Lincoln** 1. Hyde Park on Hudson (Bill Murray as FDR) 2. Frost/Nixon (ex-POTUS but I think it qualifies) 3. Amistad (Nigel Hawthorne as Martin van Buren _and_ Anthony Hopkins as ex-Prez John Quincy Adams) 4. North by Northwest — Jefferson and T Roosevelt, played by Mount Rushmore 5. Tennessee Johnson - (Van Heflin as Andrew Johnson) 6. PT 109 (1963) - Cliff Robertson as JFK 7. Field of Lost Shoes - Tom Skerritt as Ulysses S. Grant 8. Barry (2016) - Young Barack Obama attends Columbia University 9. Sunrise at Campobello (Ralph Bellamy as FDR) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2021, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9334 "2021-02-15T17:07:32Z")
**Movies about or containing Real POTUS’s who aren’t Washington or Lincoln** 1. Hyde Park on Hudson (Bill Murray as FDR) 2. Frost/Nixon (ex-POTUS but I think it qualifies) 3. Amistad (Nigel Hawthorne as Martin van Buren _and_ Anthony Hopkins as ex-Prez John Quincy Adams) 4. North by Northwest — Jefferson and T Roosevelt, played by Mount Rushmore 5. Tennessee Johnson - (Van Heflin as Andrew Johnson) 6. PT 109 (1963) - Cliff Robertson as JFK 7. Field of Lost Shoes - Tom Skerritt as Ulysses S. Grant 8. Barry (2016) - Young Barack Obama attends Columbia University 9. Sunrise at Campobello (Ralph Bellamy as FDR) 10. Give 'Em Hell, Harry! (James Whitmore as Truman) Next: **Films Not Based on Shakespeare Plays Whose Titles are Taken from Shakespeare** 1. What Dreams May Come ---
**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:** [February 15, 2021, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9335 "2021-02-15T17:23:45Z")
**Films Not Based on Shakespeare Plays Whose Titles are Taken from Shakespeare** 1. What Dreams May Come 2. To Be Or Not To Be ---
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**Films Not Based on Shakespeare Plays Whose Titles are Taken from Shakespeare** 1. What Dreams May Come 2. To Be Or Not To Be 3. Outrageous Fortune ---
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**Films Not Based on Shakespeare Plays Whose Titles are Taken from Shakespeare** 1. What Dreams May Come 2. To Be Or Not To Be 3. Outrageous Fortune 4. Where Eagles Dare _(line from Richard III, Act 1 Scene iii – **“…wrens make prey where eagles dare not perch…”** )_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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**Films Not Based on Shakespeare Plays Whose Titles are Taken from Shakespeare** 1. What Dreams May Come 2. To Be Or Not To Be 3. Outrageous Fortune 4. Where Eagles Dare 5. All is True ---
**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:** [February 15, 2021, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9339 "2021-02-15T19:05:52Z")
**Films Not Based on Shakespeare Plays Whose Titles are Taken from Shakespeare** 1. What Dreams May Come 2. To Be Or Not To Be 3. Outrageous Fortune 4. Where Eagles Dare 5. All is True 6. Something Wicked This Way Comes ---
**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:** [February 15, 2021, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9340 "2021-02-15T19:10:10Z")
**Films Not Based on Shakespeare Plays Whose Titles are Taken from Shakespeare** 1. What Dreams May Come 2. To Be Or Not To Be 3. Outrageous Fortune 4. Where Eagles Dare 5. All is True 6. Something Wicked This Way Comes 7. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country ---
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**Films Not Based on Shakespeare Plays Whose Titles are Taken from Shakespeare** 1. What Dreams May Come 2. To Be Or Not To Be 3. Outrageous Fortune 4. Where Eagles Dare 5. All is True 6. Something Wicked This Way Comes 7. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 8. Murder Most Foul ---
**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:** [February 15, 2021, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9342 "2021-02-15T19:55:42Z")
**Films Not Based on Shakespeare Plays Whose Titles are Taken from Shakespeare** 1. What Dreams May Come 2. To Be Or Not To Be 3. Outrageous Fortune 4. Where Eagles Dare 5. All is True 6. Something Wicked This Way Comes 7. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 8. Murder Most Foul 9. The Winter of Our Discontent How do you do strike-throughs? ---
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> [@Rebo](#): > > How do you do strike-throughs? Put **s** in square brackets front of the text to strikeout and close with **/s** in brackets Example ---
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Thanks! **Films Not Based on Shakespeare Plays Whose Titles are Taken from Shakespeare** 1. What Dreams May Come 2. To Be Or Not To Be 3. Outrageous Fortune 4. Where Eagles Dare 5. All is True 6. Something Wicked This Way Comes 7. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 8. Murder Most Foul 9. The Winter of Our Missed Discontent ---
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**Films Not Based on Shakespeare Plays Whose Titles are Taken from Shakespeare** 1. What Dreams May Come 2. To Be Or Not To Be 3. Outrageous Fortune 4. Where Eagles Dare 5. All is True 6. Something Wicked This Way Comes 7. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 8. Murder Most Foul 9. The Winter of Our Missed Discontent 10. The Quality Of Mercy **Films of Meryl Streep** 1. Little Women [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=466) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=468)