# 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:** 224
**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 11, 2022, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4463 "2022-03-11T17:45:42Z")
**The plot centers around saving someone/something** 1. Saving Private Ryan 2. Apollo 13 3. The Big Lebowski 4. The Wizard of Oz 5. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 6. The Poseidon Adventure 7. The Last of the Mohicans 8. The Martian 9. Time After Time 10. The Rescuers **Doomsday Scenario** 1. Don’t Look Up ---
**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 11, 2022, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4464 "2022-03-11T18:57:00Z")
**Doomsday Scenario** 1. Don’t Look Up 2. Deep Impact ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2022, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4465 "2022-03-11T19:12:06Z")
**Doomsday Scenario** 1. Don’t Look Up 2. Deep Impact 3. Fail-Safe ---
**Author:** ![AzFavorite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@AzFavorite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AzFavorite)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2022, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4466 "2022-03-11T19:25:50Z")
4.Apocalypse Now ---
**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 11, 2022, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4467 "2022-03-11T19:34:00Z")
**AzFavorite** , it’s customary to copy and paste the preceding posts in a category before posting your addition. Thanks. **Doomsday Scenario** 1. Don’t Look Up 2. Deep Impact 3. Fail Safe 4. Apocalypse Now 5. On the Beach ---
**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 11, 2022, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4468 "2022-03-11T19:34:57Z")
**Doomsday Scenario** 1. Don’t Look Up 2. Deep Impact 3. Fail Safe 4. Apocalypse Now 5. On the Beach 6. The Andromeda Strain ---
**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 11, 2022, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4469 "2022-03-11T19:36:00Z")
**Doomsday Scenario** 1. Don’t Look Up 2. Deep Impact 3. Fail Safe 4. Apocalypse Now 5. On the Beach 6. The Andromeda Strain 7. Armageddon ---
**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:** [March 11, 2022, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4470 "2022-03-11T19:45:21Z")
**Doomsday Scenario** 1. Don’t Look Up 2. Deep Impact 3. Fail Safe 4. Apocalypse Now 5. On the Beach 6. The Andromeda Strain 7. Armageddon 8. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ---
**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 11, 2022, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4471 "2022-03-11T20:05:09Z")
**Doomsday Scenario** 1. Don’t Look Up 2. Deep Impact 3. Fail Safe 4. Apocalypse Now 5. On the Beach 6. The Andromeda Strain 7. Armageddon 8. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 9. Meteor (1979) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 11, 2022, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4472 "2022-03-11T21:30:10Z")
**Doomsday Scenario** 1. Don’t Look Up 2. Deep Impact 3. Fail Safe 4. Apocalypse Now 5. On the Beach 6. The Andromeda Strain 7. Armageddon 8. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 9. Meteor (1979) 10. By Dawn’s Early Light Next up: **Non-sappy movies that uplift or give you hope** 1. Dark City ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4473 "2022-03-12T00:16:49Z")
**Non-sappy movies that uplift or give you hope** 1. Dark City 2. The Shawshank Redemption ---
**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:** [March 12, 2022, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4474 "2022-03-12T00:32:07Z")
**Non-sappy movies that uplift or give you hope** 1. Dark City 2. The Shawshank Redemption 3. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ---
**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 12, 2022, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4475 "2022-03-12T02:31:38Z")
**Non-sappy movies that uplift or give you hope** 1. Dark City 2. The Shawshank Redemption 3. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 4. Dinner at Eight ---
**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 12, 2022, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4476 "2022-03-12T03:49:17Z")
**Non-sappy movies that uplift or give you hope** 1. Dark City 2. The Shawshank Redemption 3. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 4. Dinner at Eight 5. Harold and Maude ---
**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 12, 2022, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4477 "2022-03-12T05:43:48Z")
**Non-sappy movies that uplift or give you hope** 1. Dark City 2. The Shawshank Redemption 3. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 4. Dinner at Eight 5. Harold and Maude 6. All the President’s Men ---
**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:** [March 12, 2022, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4478 "2022-03-12T07:36:20Z")
**Non-sappy movies that uplift or give you hope** 1. Dark City 2. The Shawshank Redemption 3. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 4. Dinner at Eight 5. Harold and Maude 6. All the President’s Men 7. Seabiscuit ---
**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 12, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4479 "2022-03-12T14:32:08Z")
**Non-sappy movies that uplift or give you hope** 1. Dark City 2. The Shawshank Redemption 3. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 4. Dinner at Eight 5. Harold and Maude 6. All the President’s Men 7. Seabiscuit 8. The Bucket List ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4480 "2022-03-12T15:23:37Z")
**Non-sappy movies that uplift or give you hope** 1. Dark City 2. The Shawshank Redemption 3. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 4. Dinner at Eight 5. Harold and Maude 6. All the President’s Men 7. Seabiscuit 8. The Bucket List 9. Defending Your Life ---
**Author:** ![AzFavorite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@AzFavorite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AzFavorite)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4481 "2022-03-14T02:44:19Z")
Thanks for letting me know. i am recovering from a coma which left some brain damage, so things are not always obvious to me. thank you for being kind about it ---
**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 14, 2022, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4482 "2022-03-14T04:49:54Z")
**Non-sappy movies that uplift or give you hope** 1. Dark City 2. The Shawshank Redemption 3. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 4. Dinner at Eight 5. Harold and Maude 6. All the President’s Men 7. Seabiscuit 8. The Bucket List 9. Defending Your Life 10. A Hard Day’s Night **Movies about writers** 1. Sunset Boulevard [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=223) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=225)