# Movie Marathon (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [March 26, 2021, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801 "2021-03-26T22:06:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 105
**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 31, 2021, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2082 "2021-08-31T21:36:42Z")
**Films with remarkably good child actors or actresses** 1. _Paper Moon_ - Tatum O’Neal 2. _The Bridge to Terabithia_ - Josh Hutcherson 3. _The Sixth Sense_ - Haley Joel Osment 4. _True Grit_ (2010) - Hailee Steinfeld 5. _Taxi Driver_ - Jodie Foster 6. _Little Miss Sunshine_ - Abigail Breslin 7. _I Am Sam_ - Dakota Fanning 8. _The Kid_ - Jackie Coogan 9. _Jerry Maguire_ - Jonathan Lipnicki ---
**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 31, 2021, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2083 "2021-08-31T22:15:15Z")
**Films with remarkably good child actors or actresses** 1. _Paper Moon_ - Tatum O’Neal 2. _The Bridge to Terabithia_ - Josh Hutcherson 3. _The Sixth Sense_ - Haley Joel Osment 4. _True Grit_ (2010) - Hailee Steinfeld 5. _Taxi Driver_ - Jodie Foster 6. _Little Miss Sunshine_ - Abigail Breslin 7. _I Am Sam_ - Dakota Fanning 8. _The Kid_ - Jackie Coogan 9. _Jerry Maguire_ - Jonathan Lipnicki 10. _Meet Me in St. Louis_ - Margaret O’Brien Pass ---
**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 31, 2021, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2084 "2021-08-31T23:04:20Z")
Movies where an adult actor and a child actor played the same character at different ages 1. _Forrest Gump_ (Tom Hanks/Michael Conner Humphreys) ---
**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 31, 2021, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2085 "2021-08-31T23:22:18Z")
Movies where an adult actor and a child actor played the same character at different ages 1. _Forrest Gump_ (Tom Hanks/Michael Conner Humphreys) 2. _Galaxy Quest_ (Daryl Mitchell/Corbin Bleu) ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2021, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2086 "2021-08-31T23:27:36Z")
Movies where an adult actor and a child actor played the same character at different ages 1. _Forrest Gump_ (Tom Hanks/Michael Conner Humphreys) 2. _Galaxy Quest_ (Daryl Mitchell/Corbin Bleu) 3. _The Curious Case of Benjamin Button_ (Elle Fanning / Cate Blanchett) ---
**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 31, 2021, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2087 "2021-08-31T23:55:36Z")
Movies where an adult actor and a child actor played the same character at different ages 1. _Forrest Gump_ (Tom Hanks/Michael Conner Humphreys) 2. _Galaxy Quest_ (Daryl Mitchell/Corbin Bleu) 3. _The Curious Case of Benjamin Button_ (Elle Fanning / Cate Blanchett) 4. _Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl_ (Keira Knightley/Lucinda Dryzek) ---
**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:** [September 1, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2088 "2021-09-01T00:00:49Z")
Movies where an adult actor and a child actor played the same character at different ages 1. _Forrest Gump_ (Tom Hanks/Michael Conner Humphreys) 2. _Galaxy Quest_ (Daryl Mitchell/Corbin Bleu) 3. _The Curious Case of Benjamin Button_ (Elle Fanning / Cate Blanchett) 4. _Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl_ (Keira Knightley/Lucinda Dryzek) 5. _Guardians of the Galaxy_ (Chris Pratt/Wyatt Oleff) ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2021, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2089 "2021-09-01T01:38:57Z")
Movies where an adult actor and a child actor played the same character at different ages 1. _Forrest Gump_ (Tom Hanks/Michael Conner Humphreys) 2. _Galaxy Quest_ (Daryl Mitchell/Corbin Bleu) 3. _The Curious Case of Benjamin Button_ (Elle Fanning / Cate Blanchett) 4. _Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl_ (Keira Knightley/Lucinda Dryzek) 5. _Guardians of the Galaxy_ (Chris Pratt/Wyatt Oleff) 6. _Beaches_ (Bette Midler/Mayim Bialik) ---
**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 1, 2021, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2090 "2021-09-01T02:39:31Z")
Movies where an adult actor and a child actor played the same character at different ages 1. _Forrest Gump_ (Tom Hanks/Michael Conner Humphreys) 2. _Galaxy Quest_ (Daryl Mitchell/Corbin Bleu) 3. _The Curious Case of Benjamin Button_ (Elle Fanning / Cate Blanchett) 4. _Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl_ (Keira Knightley/Lucinda Dryzek) 5. _Guardians of the Galaxy_ (Chris Pratt/Wyatt Oleff) 6. _Beaches_ (Bette Midler/Mayim Bialik) 7. _Gangs of New York_ (Leonardo DiCaprio/Cian McCormack) ---
**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:** [September 1, 2021, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2091 "2021-09-01T02:55:46Z")
Movies where an adult actor and a child actor played the same character at different ages 1. _Forrest Gump_ (Tom Hanks/Michael Conner Humphreys) 2. _Galaxy Quest_ (Daryl Mitchell/Corbin Bleu) 3. _The Curious Case of Benjamin Button_ (Elle Fanning / Cate Blanchett) 4. _Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl_ (Keira Knightley/Lucinda Dryzek) 5. _Guardians of the Galaxy_ (Chris Pratt/Wyatt Oleff) 6. _Beaches_ (Bette Midler/Mayim Bialik) 7. _Gangs of New York_ (Leonardo DiCaprio/Cian McCormack) 8. _Monsters University_ (Billy Crystal/Noah Johnston) ---
**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:** [September 1, 2021, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2092 "2021-09-01T03:15:56Z")
Movies where an adult actor and a child actor played the same character at different ages 1. _Forrest Gump_ (Tom Hanks/Michael Conner Humphreys) 2. _Galaxy Quest_ (Daryl Mitchell/Corbin Bleu) 3. _The Curious Case of Benjamin Button_ (Elle Fanning / Cate Blanchett) 4. _Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl_ (Keira Knightley/Lucinda Dryzek) 5. _Guardians of the Galaxy_ (Chris Pratt/Wyatt Oleff) 6. _Beaches_ (Bette Midler/Mayim Bialik) 7. _Gangs of New York_ (Leonardo DiCaprio/Cian McCormack) 8. _Monsters University_ (Billy Crystal/Noah Johnston) 9. _The Godfather : Part II_ (Robert De Niro/ Oreste Baldini) ---
**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 1, 2021, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2093 "2021-09-01T03:58:30Z")
Movies where an adult actor and a child actor played the same character at different ages 1. _Forrest Gump_ (Tom Hanks/Michael Conner Humphreys) 2. _Galaxy Quest_ (Daryl Mitchell/Corbin Bleu) 3. _The Curious Case of Benjamin Button_ (Elle Fanning / Cate Blanchett) 4. _Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl_ (Keira Knightley/Lucinda Dryzek) 5. _Guardians of the Galaxy_ (Chris Pratt/Wyatt Oleff) 6. _Beaches_ (Bette Midler/Mayim Bialik) 7. _Gangs of New York_ (Leonardo DiCaprio/Cian McCormack) 8. _Monsters University_ (Billy Crystal/Noah Johnston) 9. _The Godfather : Part II_ (Robert De Niro/ Oreste Baldini) 10. _Judy_ (Renée Zellweger/Darci Shaw) 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:** [September 1, 2021, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2094 "2021-09-01T12:25:08Z")
**Movies that represent these different film genres, one per genre, in order:** **Action, Romantic Comedy, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance (not comedy), Thriller, Western** 1. John Wick ---
**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:** [September 1, 2021, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2095 "2021-09-01T12:35:39Z")
**Movies that represent these different film genres, one per genre, in order:** **Action, Romantic Comedy, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance (not comedy), Thriller, Western** 1. John Wick 2. Ninotchka ---
**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:** [September 1, 2021, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2096 "2021-09-01T13:30:31Z")
**Movies that represent these different film genres, one per genre, in order:** **Action, Romantic Comedy, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance (not comedy), Thriller, Western** 1. John Wick 2. Ninotchka 3. The 40-Year-Old Virgin ---
**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 1, 2021, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2097 "2021-09-01T13:31:01Z")
**Movies that represent these different film genres, one per genre, in order:** **Action, Romantic Comedy, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance (not comedy), Thriller, Western** 1. John Wick 2. Ninotchka 3. Trading Places Just saw it again - great movie (despite some un-PC moments) ---
**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:** [September 1, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2098 "2021-09-01T14:36:28Z")
**Movies that represent these different film genres, one per genre, in order:** **Action, Romantic Comedy, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance (not comedy), Thriller, Western** 1. John Wick 2. Ninotchka 3. The 40-Year-Old Virgin 4. Five Easy Pieces ---
**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 1, 2021, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2099 "2021-09-01T17:25:39Z")
**Movies that represent these different film genres, one per genre, in order:** **Action, Romantic Comedy, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance (not comedy), Thriller, Western** 1. John Wick 2. Ninotchka 3. The 40-Year-Old Virgin 4. Five Easy Pieces 5. Labyrinth ---
**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 1, 2021, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2100 "2021-09-01T19:07:46Z")
**Movies that represent these different film genres, one per genre, in order:** **Action, Romantic Comedy, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance (not comedy), Thriller, Western** 1. John Wick 2. Ninotchka 3. Trading Places 4. Five Easy Pieces 5. Labyrinth 6. The Ring ---
**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:** [September 1, 2021, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2101 "2021-09-01T19:19:44Z")
**Movies that represent these different film genres, one per genre, in order:** **Action, Romantic Comedy, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance (not comedy), Thriller, Western** 1. John Wick 2. Ninotchka 3. Trading Places 4. Five Easy Pieces 5. Labyrinth 6. The Ring 7. Murder on the Orient Express [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=104) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=106)