# 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:** 497
**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 23, 2021, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9928 "2021-03-23T16:07:48Z")
I have seen _Braveheart_ and the Doctor is correct about the scene with French and Latin. ---
**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 23, 2021, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9929 "2021-03-23T16:31:42Z")
**Movies that feature a character who is bilingual** 1. _Children of a Lesser god_ : English and ASL 2. Braveheart 3. _A Fish Called Wanda_ - English, Italian, Russian 4. _The Third Man_ - English, German 5. The Godfather ---
**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:** [March 23, 2021, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9930 "2021-03-23T16:36:26Z")
**Movies that feature a character who is bilingual** 1. _Children of a Lesser god_ : English and ASL 2. Braveheart 3. _A Fish Called Wanda_ - English, Italian, Russian 4. _The Third Man_ - English, German 5. The Godfather 6. _Miracle on 34th Street_ (1947) ---
**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 23, 2021, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9931 "2021-03-23T16:39:10Z")
**Movies that feature a character who is bilingual** 1. _Children of a Lesser God_ : English and ASL 2. _Braveheart_ - English, French, Latin 3. _A Fish Called Wanda_ - English, Italian, Russian 4. _The Third Man_ - English, German 5. _The Godfather_ - English, Italian, Latin 6. _Miracle on 34th Street_ (1947) - English, Santa-ese 7. _Star Trek: The Motion Picture_ - Federation Standard, Vulcan ---
**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:** [March 23, 2021, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9932 "2021-03-23T16:44:46Z")
**Movies that feature a character who is bilingual** 1. _Children of a Lesser God_ : English and ASL 2. _Braveheart_ - English, French, Latin 3. _A Fish Called Wanda_ - English, Italian, Russian 4. _The Third Man_ - English, German 5. _The Godfather_ - English, Italian, Latin 6. _Miracle on 34th Street_ (1947) - English, Dutch 7. _Star Trek: The Motion Picture_ - Federation Standard, Vulcan Santa-ese? ---
**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 23, 2021, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9933 "2021-03-23T17:04:33Z")
**Movies that feature a character who is bilingual** 1. _Children of a Lesser God_ : English and ASL 2. _Braveheart_ - English, French, Latin 3. _A Fish Called Wanda_ - English, Italian, Russian 4. _The Third Man_ - English, German 5. _The Godfather_ - English, Italian, Latin 6. _Miracle on 34th Street_ (1947) - English, Dutch 7. _Star Trek: The Motion Picture_ - Federation Standard, Vulcan 8. _Road to Rio_ - English, Spanish ---
**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:** [March 23, 2021, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9934 "2021-03-23T17:05:26Z")
**Movies that feature a character who is bilingual** 1. _Children of a Lesser God_ : English and ASL 2. _Braveheart_ - English, French, Latin 3. _A Fish Called Wanda_ - English, Italian, Russian 4. _The Third Man_ - English, German 5. _The Godfather_ - English, Italian, Latin 6. _Miracle on 34th Street_ (1947) - English, Dutch 7. _Star Trek: The Motion Picture_ - Federation Standard, Vulcan 8. _Road to Rio_ - English, Spanish 9. _Saving Private Ryan_ - English, German Cpl. Upham’s German is clean, with a touch of Bavarian. ---
**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:** [March 23, 2021, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9935 "2021-03-23T17:08:57Z")
**Movies that feature a character who is bilingual** 1. _Children of a Lesser God_ : English and ASL 2. _Braveheart_ - English, French, Latin 3. _A Fish Called Wanda_ - English, Italian, Russian 4. _The Third Man_ - English, German 5. _The Godfather_ - English, Italian, Latin 6. _Miracle on 34th Street_ (1947) - English, Dutch 7. _Star Trek: The Motion Picture_ - Federation Standard, Vulcan 8. _Road to Rio_ - English, Spanish 9. _Saving Private Ryan_ - English, German 10. _Volunteers_ - English, Thai Pass ---
**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 23, 2021, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9936 "2021-03-23T22:01:21Z")
Movies that are a countdown , literal or otherwise 1. _No Way Out_ - The computer enhancement of the photograph of Kevin’ Costner’s character. ---
**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:** [March 24, 2021, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9937 "2021-03-24T01:24:55Z")
Movies that are a countdown , literal or otherwise 1. _No Way Out_ - The computer enhancement of the photograph of Kevin’ Costner’s character. 2. _On the Beach_ - Radiation from a nuclear war is heading towards Australia, the last inhabited place on Earth ---
**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 24, 2021, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9938 "2021-03-24T01:42:05Z")
Movies that are a countdown , literal or otherwise 1. _No Way Out_ - The computer enhancement of the photograph of Kevin’ Costner’s character. 2. _On the Beach_ - Radiation from a nuclear war is heading towards Australia, the last inhabited place on Earth 3. _Ten Little Indians_ - Classic Agatha Christie mystery with the number of survivors actually being counted down. Also known as _And Then There Were None_. ---
**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:** [March 24, 2021, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9939 "2021-03-24T02:18:26Z")
Movies that are a countdown , literal or otherwise 1. _No Way Out_ - The computer enhancement of the photograph of Kevin’ Costner’s character. 2. _On the Beach_ - Radiation from a nuclear war is heading towards Australia, the last inhabited place on Earth 3. _Ten Little Indians_ - Classic Agatha Christie mystery with the number of survivors actually being counted down. Also known as _And Then There Were None_ . 4. _Alien_ - after the body countown, there’s a literal countdown over the ship’s PA system. ---
**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 24, 2021, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9940 "2021-03-24T09:36:02Z")
Movies that are a countdown , literal or otherwise 1. _No Way Out_ - The computer enhancement of the photograph of Kevin’ Costner’s character. 2. _On the Beach_ - Radiation from a nuclear war is heading towards Australia, the last inhabited place on Earth 3. _Ten Little Indians_ - Classic Agatha Christie mystery with the number of survivors actually being counted down. Also known as _And Then There Were None_ . 4. _Alien_ - after the body countdown, there’s a literal countdown over the ship’s PA system. 5. _The Quiet Earth_ - as the recurrence of The Effect is imminent. ---
**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 24, 2021, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9941 "2021-03-24T12:00:54Z")
Movies that are a countdown , literal or otherwise 1. _No Way Out_ - The computer enhancement of the photograph of Kevin’ Costner’s character. 2. _On the Beach_ - Radiation from a nuclear war is heading towards Australia, the last inhabited place on Earth 3. _Ten Little Indians_ - Classic Agatha Christie mystery with the number of survivors actually being counted down. Also known as _And Then There Were None_ . 4. _Alien_ - after the body countdown, there’s a literal countdown over the ship’s PA system. 5. _The Quiet Earth_ - as the recurrence of The Effect is imminent. 6. _Speed_ - the bomb in the beginning is on a timer ---
**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:** [March 24, 2021, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9942 "2021-03-24T12:53:37Z")
Movies that are a countdown , literal or otherwise 1. _No Way Out_ - The computer enhancement of the photograph of Kevin’ Costner’s character. 2. _On the Beach_ - Radiation from a nuclear war is heading towards Australia, the last inhabited place on Earth 3. _Ten Little Indians_ - Classic Agatha Christie mystery with the number of survivors actually being counted down. Also known as _And Then There Were None_ . 4. _Alien_ - after the body countdown, there’s a literal countdown over the ship’s PA system. 5. _The Quiet Earth_ - as the recurrence of The Effect is imminent. 6. _Speed_ - the bomb in the beginning is on a timer 7. _D.O.A._ - Classic noir about a fatally poisoned guy, with not much time left, hunting for the poisoner. ---
**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 24, 2021, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9943 "2021-03-24T15:04:42Z")
Movies that are a countdown , literal or otherwise 1. _No Way Out_ - The computer enhancement of the photograph of Kevin’ Costner’s character. 2. _On the Beach_ - Radiation from a nuclear war is heading towards Australia, the last inhabited place on Earth 3. _Ten Little Indians_ - Classic Agatha Christie mystery with the number of survivors actually being counted down. Also known as _And Then There Were None_ . 4. _Alien_ - after the body countdown, there’s a literal countdown over the ship’s PA system. 5. _The Quiet Earth_ - as the recurrence of The Effect is imminent. 6. _Speed_ - the bomb in the beginning is on a timer 7. _D.O.A._ - Classic noir about a fatally poisoned guy, with not much time left, hunting for the poisoner. 8. _Apollo 13_ - Apollo 13 is damaged, loses oxygen and power and the astronauts need to get back to Earth. ---
**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:** [March 24, 2021, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9944 "2021-03-24T15:35:05Z")
Movies that are a countdown , literal or otherwise 1. _No Way Out_ - The computer enhancement of the photograph of Kevin’ Costner’s character. 2. _On the Beach_ - Radiation from a nuclear war is heading towards Australia, the last inhabited place on Earth 3. _Ten Little Indians_ - Classic Agatha Christie mystery with the number of survivors actually being counted down. Also known as _And Then There Were None_ . 4. _Alien_ - after the body countdown, there’s a literal countdown over the ship’s PA system. 5. _The Quiet Earth_ - as the recurrence of The Effect is imminent. 6. _Speed_ - the bomb in the beginning is on a timer 7. _D.O.A._ - Classic noir about a fatally poisoned guy, with not much time left, hunting for the poisoner. 8. _Apollo 13_ - Apollo 13 is damaged, loses oxygen and power and the astronauts need to get back to Earth. 9. _Run Lola Run_ - Lola has twenty minutes to get the money and meet her boyfriend before he is killed ---
**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:** [March 25, 2021, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9945 "2021-03-25T13:22:18Z")
Movies that are a countdown , literal or otherwise 1. _No Way Out_ - The computer enhancement of the photograph of Kevin’ Costner’s character. 2. _On the Beach_ - Radiation from a nuclear war is heading towards Australia, the last inhabited place on Earth 3. _Ten Little Indians_ - Classic Agatha Christie mystery with the number of survivors actually being counted down. Also known as _And Then There Were None_ . 4. _Alien_ - after the body countdown, there’s a literal countdown over the ship’s PA system. 5. _The Quiet Earth_ - as the recurrence of The Effect is imminent. 6. _Speed_ - the bomb in the beginning is on a timer 7. _D.O.A._ - Classic noir about a fatally poisoned guy, with not much time left, hunting for the poisoner. 8. _Apollo 13_ - Apollo 13 is damaged, loses oxygen and power and the astronauts need to get back to Earth. 9. _Run Lola Run_ - Lola has twenty minutes to get the money and meet her boyfriend before he is killed 10. _The Awful Truth_ - Takes place in the three month waiting period before a divorce becomes final in the days when a couple could nullify a divorce by “re-consummating” the relationship. As the time for the finalization gets closer, the will they/won’t they tension rises. pass ---
**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 25, 2021, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9946 "2021-03-25T14:37:59Z")
**Denzel Washington Movies** 1. Fences ---
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**Denzel Washington Movies** 1. Fences 2. Crimson Tide [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=496) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=498)