# 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:** 15
**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:** [April 12, 2021, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/281 "2021-04-12T12:23:18Z")
**Movies that were an actor’s "Big Break"** 1. _Alien_ – Sigourney Weaver 2. _Fury_ - Spencer Tracy ---
**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:** [April 12, 2021, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/282 "2021-04-12T13:43:07Z")
**Movies that were an actor’s "Big Break"** 1. _Alien_ – Sigourney Weaver 2. _Fury_ - Spencer Tracy 3. _Taxi Driver_ - Jodie Foster ---
**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:** [April 12, 2021, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/283 "2021-04-12T14:51:59Z")
**Movies that were an actor’s "Big Break"** 1. _Alien_ – Sigourney Weaver 2. _Fury_ - Spencer Tracy 3. _Taxi Driver_ - Jodie Foster 4. _Winter’s Bone_ - Jennifer Lawrence ---
**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:** [April 12, 2021, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/284 "2021-04-12T15:04:57Z")
**Movies that were an actor’s "Big Break"** 1. _Alien_ – Sigourney Weaver 2. _Fury_ - Spencer Tracy 3. _Taxi Driver_ - Jodie Foster 4. _Winter’s Bone_ - Jennifer Lawrence 5. _Star Wars_ - Carrie Fisher ---
**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:** [April 12, 2021, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/285 "2021-04-12T15:40:32Z")
**Movies that were an actor’s "Big Break"** 1. _Alien_ – Sigourney Weaver 2. _Fury_ - Spencer Tracy 3. _Taxi Driver_ - Jodie Foster 4. _Winter’s Bone_ - Jennifer Lawrence 5. _Star Wars_ - Carrie Fisher 6. _Fast Times at Ridgemont High_ - Sean Penn And Jennifer Jason Leigh. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2021, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/286 "2021-04-12T15:47:17Z")
**Movies that were an actor’s "Big Break"** 1. _Alien_ – Sigourney Weaver 2. _Fury_ - Spencer Tracy 3. _Taxi Driver_ - Jodie Foster 4. _Winter’s Bone_ - Jennifer Lawrence 5. _Star Wars_ - Carrie Fisher 6. _Fast Times at Ridgemont High_ - Sean Penn 7. _Mad Max_ - Mel Gibson _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [April 12, 2021, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/287 "2021-04-12T15:51:31Z")
**Movies that were an actor’s "Big Break"** 1. _Alien_ – Sigourney Weaver 2. _Fury_ - Spencer Tracy 3. _Taxi Driver_ - Jodie Foster 4. _Winter’s Bone_ - Jennifer Lawrence 5. _Star Wars_ - Carrie Fisher 6. _Fast Times at Ridgemont High_ - Sean Penn 7. _Mad Max_ - Mel Gibson 8. _A Bill of Divorcement_ - Katharine Hepburn ---
**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:** [April 12, 2021, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/288 "2021-04-12T16:17:08Z")
**Movies that were an actor’s "Big Break"** 1. _Alien_ – Sigourney Weaver 2. _Fury_ - Spencer Tracy 3. _Taxi Driver_ - Jodie Foster 4. _Winter’s Bone_ - Jennifer Lawrence 5. _Star Wars_ - Carrie Fisher 6. _Fast Times at Ridgemont High_ - Sean Penn 7. _Mad Max_ - Mel Gibson 8. _A Bill of Divorcement_ - Katharine Hepburn 9. _The Usual Suspects_ - Kevin Spacey ---
**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:** [April 12, 2021, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/289 "2021-04-12T16:51:35Z")
**Movies that were an actor’s "Big Break"** 1. _Alien_ – Sigourney Weaver 2. _Fury_ - Spencer Tracy 3. _Taxi Driver_ - Jodie Foster 4. _Winter’s Bone_ - Jennifer Lawrence 5. _Star Wars_ - Carrie Fisher 6. _Fast Times at Ridgemont High_ - Sean Penn 7. _Mad Max_ - Mel Gibson 8. _A Bill of Divorcement_ - Katharine Hepburn 9. _The Usual Suspects_ - Kevin Spacey 10. _Midnight Cowboy_ - Jon Voight Pass ---
**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:** [April 13, 2021, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/290 "2021-04-13T01:38:35Z")
NEXT: **Films you would see solely because of the director** 1. Erich Rohmer ---
**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:** [April 13, 2021, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/291 "2021-04-13T01:56:25Z")
NEXT: **Films you would see solely because of the director** 1. Erich Rohmer 2. Woody Allen ---
**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:** [April 13, 2021, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/292 "2021-04-13T03:33:48Z")
**Films you would see solely because of the director** 1. Erich Rohmer 2. Woody Allen 3. Frank Capra ---
**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:** [April 13, 2021, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/293 "2021-04-13T04:17:20Z")
**Films you would see solely because of the director** 1. Erich Rohmer 2. Woody Allen 3. Frank Capra 4. Billy Wilder ---
**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:** [April 13, 2021, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/294 "2021-04-13T04:28:58Z")
**Films you would see solely because of the director** 1. Erich Rohmer 2. Woody Allen 3. Frank Capra 4. Billy Wilder 5. Taika Waititi ---
**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:** [April 13, 2021, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/295 "2021-04-13T06:06:56Z")
**Films you would see solely because of the director** 1. Erich Rohmer 2. Woody Allen 3. Frank Capra 4. Billy Wilder 5. Taika Waititi 6. Hal Ashby ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/296 "2021-04-13T06:11:35Z")
**Films you would see solely because of the director** 1. Erich Rohmer 2. Woody Allen 3. Frank Capra 4. Billy Wilder 5. Taika Waititi 6. Hal Ashby 7. Rob Reiner ---
**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:** [April 13, 2021, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/297 "2021-04-13T11:52:34Z")
**Films you would see solely because of the director** 1. Erich Rohmer 2. Woody Allen 3. Frank Capra 4. Billy Wilder 5. Taika Waititi 6. Hal Ashby 7. Rob Reiner 8. Steven Spielberg ---
**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:** [April 13, 2021, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/298 "2021-04-13T11:58:14Z")
**Films you would see solely because of the director** 1. Erich Rohmer 2. Woody Allen 3. Frank Capra 4. Billy Wilder 5. Taika Waititi 6. Hal Ashby 7. Rob Reiner 8. Steven Spielberg 9. George Cukor ---
**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:** [April 13, 2021, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/299 "2021-04-13T13:58:00Z")
**Films you would see solely because of the director** 1. Erich Rohmer 2. Woody Allen 3. Frank Capra 4. Billy Wilder 5. Taika Waititi 6. Hal Ashby 7. Rob Reiner 8. Steven Spielberg 9. George Cukor 10. Mel Brooks **Movies Where The Guy Gets The Girl** 1. When Harry Met Sally ---
**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:** [April 13, 2021, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/300 "2021-04-13T14:08:17Z")
**Movies Where The Guy Gets The Girl** 1. When Harry Met Sally 2. Return of the Jedi [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=16)