# 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:** 491
**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:** [March 17, 2021, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9808 "2021-03-17T11:54:18Z")
**Really inaccurate biopics** 1. Blossoms in the Dust – Edna Gladney 2. Night and Day - Cole Porter 3. They Died with Their Boots On - George Armstrong Custer 4. The Buster Keaton Story (1957) 5. The Babe Ruth Story (1948) 6. Amadeus (1984) 7. Tennessee Johnson (1942) - Andrew Johnson 8. Words and Music - Rodgers and Hart 9. A Beautiful Mind — a great moviefilm, just not really true to John Nash’s experience 10. The Buddy Holly Story **Movies about real-life singers** 1. Walk the Line - Johnny Cash ---
**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:** [March 17, 2021, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9809 "2021-03-17T13:20:58Z")
**Movies about real-life singers** 1. Walk the Line - Johnny Cash 2. Coal Miner’s Daughter - Loretta Lynn ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9810 "2021-03-17T13:26:58Z")
**Movies about real-life singers** 1. Walk the Line - Johnny Cash 2. Coal Miner’s Daughter - Loretta Lynn 3. Rocketman - Elton John ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Mike\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_H)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9811 "2021-03-17T13:56:15Z")
**Movies about real-life singers** 1. Walk the Line - Johnny Cash 2. Coal Miner’s Daughter - Loretta Lynn 3. Rocketman - Elton John 4. What’s Love Got to Do with It? - Tina Turner ---
**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:** [March 17, 2021, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9812 "2021-03-17T14:02:11Z")
**Movies about real-life singers** 1. Walk the Line - Johnny Cash 2. Coal Miner’s Daughter - Loretta Lynn 3. Rocketman - Elton John 4. What’s Love Got to Do with It? - Tina Turner 5. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen ---
**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:** [March 17, 2021, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9813 "2021-03-17T14:22:40Z")
**Movies about real-life singers** 1. Walk the Line - Johnny Cash 2. Coal Miner’s Daughter - Loretta Lynn 3. Rocketman - Elton John 4. What’s Love Got to Do with It? - Tina Turner 5. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen 6. Farinelli - Farinelli ---
**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9814 "2021-03-17T14:41:46Z")
**Movies about real-life singers** 1. Walk the Line - Johnny Cash 2. Coal Miner’s Daughter - Loretta Lynn 3. Rocketman - Elton John 4. What’s Love Got to Do with It? - Tina Turner 5. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen 6. Farinelli - Farinelli 7. I’ll Cry Tomorrow - Lillian Roth ---
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**Movies about real-life singers** 1. Walk the Line - Johnny Cash 2. Coal Miner’s Daughter - Loretta Lynn 3. Rocketman - Elton John 4. What’s Love Got to Do with It? - Tina Turner 5. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen 6. Farinelli - Farinelli 7. I’ll Cry Tomorrow - Lillian Roth 8. The Doors - Jim Morrison ---
**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:** [March 17, 2021, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9816 "2021-03-17T15:12:51Z")
**Movies about real-life singers** 1. Walk the Line - Johnny Cash 2. Coal Miner’s Daughter - Loretta Lynn 3. Rocketman - Elton John 4. What’s Love Got to Do with It? - Tina Turner 5. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen 6. Farinelli - Farinelli 7. I’ll Cry Tomorrow - Lillian Roth 8. The Doors - Jim Morrison 9. Judy - Judy Garland ---
**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:** [March 17, 2021, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9817 "2021-03-17T15:59:32Z")
**Movies about real-life singers** 1. Walk the Line - Johnny Cash 2. Coal Miner’s Daughter - Loretta Lynn 3. Rocketman - Elton John 4. What’s Love Got to Do with It? - Tina Turner 5. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen 6. Farinelli - Farinelli 7. I’ll Cry Tomorrow - Lillian Roth 8. The Doors - Jim Morrison 9. Judy - Judy Garland 10. Lady Sings the Blues - Billie Holiday pass ---
**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:** [March 17, 2021, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9818 "2021-03-17T16:28:52Z")
**Movies about real-life musicians, now dead, who weren’t singers** 1. Immortal Beloved - Beethoven ---
**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:** [March 17, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9819 "2021-03-17T16:29:31Z")
**Movies about real-life musicians, now dead, who weren’t singers** 1. Immortal Beloved - Beethoven 2. Amadeus - Mozart ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9820 "2021-03-17T16:35:00Z")
**Movies about real-life musicians, now dead, who weren’t singers** 1. Immortal Beloved - Beethoven 2. Amadeus - Mozart 3. Bird - Charlie Parker ---
**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:** [March 17, 2021, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9821 "2021-03-17T16:35:28Z")
**Movies about real-life musicians, now dead, who weren’t singers** 1. Immortal Beloved - Beethoven 2. Amadeus - Mozart 3. Bird - Charlie Parker 4. The Cantor of St. Thomas’s - J.S. Bach ---
**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:** [March 17, 2021, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9822 "2021-03-17T16:40:48Z")
**Movies about real-life musicians, now dead, who weren’t singers** 1. Immortal Beloved - Beethoven 2. Amadeus - Mozart 3. Bird - Charlie Parker 4. The Cantor of St. Thomas’s - J.S. Bach 5. Tous les Matins du Monde - Marin Marais & Jean de Sainte-Colombe ---
**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:** [March 17, 2021, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9823 "2021-03-17T16:47:19Z")
**Movies about real-life musicians, now dead, who weren’t singers** 1. Immortal Beloved - Beethoven 2. Amadeus - Mozart 3. Bird - Charlie Parker 4. The Cantor of St. Thomas’s - J.S. Bach 5. Tous les Matins du Monde - Marin Marais & Jean de Sainte-Colombe 6. The Glenn Miller Story - Glenn Miller ---
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**Movies about real-life musicians, now dead, who weren’t singers** 1. Immortal Beloved - Beethoven 2. Amadeus - Mozart 3. Bird - Charlie Parker 4. The Cantor of St. Thomas’s - J.S. Bach 5. Tous les Matins du Monde - Marin Marais & Jean de Sainte-Colombe 6. The Glenn Miller Story - Glenn Miller 7. Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool ---
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**Movies about real-life musicians, now dead, who weren’t singers** 1. Immortal Beloved - Beethoven 2. Amadeus - Mozart 3. Bird - Charlie Parker 4. The Cantor of St. Thomas’s - J.S. Bach 5. Tous les Matins du Monde - Marin Marais & Jean de Sainte-Colombe 6. The Glenn Miller Story - Glenn Miller 7. Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 8. Impromptu - Chopin ---
**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:** [March 17, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9826 "2021-03-17T17:21:32Z")
(I keep wanting to add “Florence Foster Jenkins”, 'cause she was NO singer. 😄) ---
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**Movies about real-life musicians, now dead, who weren’t singers** 1. Immortal Beloved - Beethoven 2. Amadeus - Mozart 3. Bird - Charlie Parker 4. The Cantor of St. Thomas’s - J.S. Bach 5. Tous les Matins du Monde - Marin Marais & Jean de Sainte-Colombe 6. The Glenn Miller Story - Glenn Miller 7. Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 8. Impromptu - Chopin 9. The Pianist - Wladyslaw Sziplman [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=490) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=492)