# Movie Marathon (Part 2)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801>\
**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:** 248

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**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 15, 2022, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4943 "2022-04-15T14:04:48Z")

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**French Films**

1. Le Ballon Rouge (The Red Balloon)
2. La Cage aux Folles
3. Amélie
4. Alphaville
5. Entre Nous
6. La Planète Sauvage (Fantastic Planet)
7. Ascenseur pour l’échafaud

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**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:** [April 15, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4944 "2022-04-15T14:14:07Z")

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**French Films**

1. Le Ballon Rouge (The Red Balloon)
2. La Cage aux Folles
3. Amélie
4. Alphaville
5. Entre Nous
6. La Planète Sauvage (Fantastic Planet)
7. Ascenseur pour l’échafaud
8. Jusqu’à la Garde (Custody)

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**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2022, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4945 "2022-04-15T15:07:21Z")

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**French Films**

1. Le Ballon Rouge (The Red Balloon)
2. La Cage aux Folles
3. Amélie
4. Alphaville
5. Entre Nous
6. La Planète Sauvage (Fantastic Planet)
7. Ascenseur pour l’échafaud
8. Jusqu’à la Garde (Custody)
9. Bob le Flambeur

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**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 15, 2022, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4946 "2022-04-15T15:14:13Z")

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**French Films**

1. Le Ballon Rouge (The Red Balloon)
2. La Cage aux Folles
3. Amélie
4. Alphaville
5. Entre Nous
6. La Planète Sauvage (Fantastic Planet)
7. Ascenseur pour l’échafaud
8. Jusqu’à la Garde (Custody)
9. Bob le Flambeur
10. La Jetée

Inspiration for Twelve Monkeys

Next up:

**Pre-1960 British films**

1. Kind Hearts and Coronets

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**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 15, 2022, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4947 "2022-04-15T15:16:32Z")

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**Pre-1960 British films**

1. Kind Hearts and Coronets
2. The Angel With the Trumpet

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**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 15, 2022, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4948 "2022-04-15T15:30:47Z")

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**Pre-1960 British films**

1. Kind Hearts and Coronets
2. The Angel With the Trumpet
3. The Lavender Hill Mob

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**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4949 "2022-04-15T16:45:59Z")

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**Pre-1960 British films**

1. Kind Hearts and Coronets
2. The Angel With the Trumpet
3. The Lavender Hill Mob
4. The 39 Steps

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**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 15, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4950 "2022-04-15T17:18:21Z")

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**Pre-1960 British films**

1. Kind Hearts and Coronets
2. The Angel With the Trumpet
3. The Lavender Hill Mob
4. The 39 Steps
5. The Lodger

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**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 15, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4951 "2022-04-15T17:29:16Z")

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**Pre-1960 British films**

1. Kind Hearts and Coronets
2. The Angel With the Trumpet
3. The Lavender Hill Mob
4. The 39 Steps
5. The Lodger
6. The Sword and the Rose

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**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 15, 2022, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4952 "2022-04-15T17:31:50Z")

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**Pre-1960 British films**

1. Kind Hearts and Coronets
2. The Angel With the Trumpet
3. The Lavender Hill Mob
4. The 39 Steps
5. The Lodger
6. The Sword and the Rose
7. The Bridge on the River Kwai

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**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 15, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4953 "2022-04-15T18:13:55Z")

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**Pre-1960 British films**

1. Kind Hearts and Coronets
2. The Angel With the Trumpet
3. The Lavender Hill Mob
4. The 39 Steps
5. The Lodger
6. The Sword and the Rose
7. The Bridge on the River Kwai
8. Went the Day Well?

A well-done 1942 wartime drama about German paratroopers trying to take over a small English village. Interestingly, it predicted Hitler’s death three years in advance.

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**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:** [April 15, 2022, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4954 "2022-04-15T19:35:21Z")

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**Pre-1960 British films**

1. Kind Hearts and Coronets
2. The Angel With the Trumpet
3. The Lavender Hill Mob
4. The 39 Steps
5. The Lodger
6. The Sword and the Rose
7. The Bridge on the River Kwai
8. Went the Day Well?
9. The Green Man

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**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 15, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4955 "2022-04-15T20:42:08Z")

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**Pre-1960 British films**

1. Kind Hearts and Coronets
2. The Angel With the Trumpet
3. The Lavender Hill Mob
4. The 39 Steps
5. The Lodger
6. The Sword and the Rose
7. The Bridge on the River Kwai
8. Went the Day Well?
9. The Green Man
10. The Third Man

**Post-1960 British Films**

1. Alfie

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**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 15, 2022, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4956 "2022-04-15T20:43:12Z")

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**Post-1960 British Films**

1. Alfie
2. Four Weddings and a Funeral

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**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2022, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4957 "2022-04-15T20:51:32Z")

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**Post-1960 British Films**

1. Alfie
2. Four Weddings and a Funeral
3. Bedazzled

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**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 15, 2022, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4958 "2022-04-15T21:05:04Z")

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**Post-1960 British Films**

1. Alfie
2. Four Weddings and a Funeral
3. Bedazzled
4. A Fish Called Wanda

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**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2022, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4959 "2022-04-15T23:05:13Z")

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**Post-1960 British Films**

1. Alfie
2. Four Weddings and a Funeral
3. Bedazzled
4. A Fish Called Wanda
5. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

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**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 16, 2022, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4960 "2022-04-16T00:57:05Z")

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**Post-1960 British Films**

1. Alfie
2. Four Weddings and a Funeral
3. Bedazzled
4. A Fish Called Wanda
5. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
6. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

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**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:** [April 16, 2022, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4961 "2022-04-16T02:55:17Z")

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**Post-1960 British Films**

1. Alfie
2. Four Weddings and a Funeral
3. Bedazzled
4. A Fish Called Wanda
5. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
6. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
7. The Wicker Man (1973)

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**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2022, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4962 "2022-04-16T03:36:21Z")

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**Post-1960 British Films**

1. Alfie
2. Four Weddings and a Funeral
3. Bedazzled
4. A Fish Called Wanda
5. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
6. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
7. The Wicker Man (1973)
8. Kingsman: The Secret Service

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