# 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:** 269
**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:** [May 21, 2022, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5363 "2022-05-21T11:57:48Z")
People who are mainly known as actors who are also musicians (or try to be) 1. Johnny Depp 2. Kevin Bacon 3. Oscar Isaac 4. Jack Black 5. Hugh Laurie 6. Jackie Chan 7. Billy Bob Thornton 8. Bruce Willis 9. Jeff Goldblum He’s a jazz pianist. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2022, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5364 "2022-05-22T10:36:05Z")
[quote=“Bayaker, post:5363, topic:938801”] People who are mainly known as actors who are also musicians (or try to be) 1. Johnny Depp 2. Kevin Bacon 3. Oscar Isaac 4. Jack Black 5. Hugh Laurie 6. Jackie Chan 7. Billy Bob Thornton 8. Bruce Willis 9. Jeff Goldblum 10. Keanu Reeves Dogstar is actually a pretty good band. **Films made by directors outside their usual genre** 1. Mr. and Mrs. Smith - Alfred Hitchcock A screwball comedy. ---
**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:** [May 22, 2022, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5365 "2022-05-22T16:14:44Z")
**Films made by directors outside their usual genre** 1. Mr. and Mrs. Smith - Alfred Hitchcock 2. Schindler’s List - Steven Spielberg ---
**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:** [May 22, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5366 "2022-05-22T18:33:52Z")
**Films made by directors outside their usual genre** 1. Mr. and Mrs. Smith - Alfred Hitchcock 2. Schindler’s List - Steven Spielberg 3. Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Robert Wise ---
**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:** [May 23, 2022, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5367 "2022-05-23T11:40:07Z")
**Films made by directors outside their usual genre** 1. Mr. and Mrs. Smith - Alfred Hitchcock 2. Schindler’s List - Steven Spielberg 3. Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Robert Wise 4. Kundun - Martin Scorsese ---
**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:** [May 23, 2022, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5368 "2022-05-23T12:23:27Z")
**Films made by directors outside their usual genre** 1. Mr. and Mrs. Smith - Alfred Hitchcock 2. Schindler’s List - Steven Spielberg 3. Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Robert Wise 4. Kundun - Martin Scorsese 5. The Straight Story - David Lynch ---
**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:** [May 23, 2022, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5369 "2022-05-23T15:07:41Z")
**Films made by directors outside their usual genre** 1. Mr. and Mrs. Smith - Alfred Hitchcock 2. Schindler’s List - Steven Spielberg 3. Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Robert Wise 4. Kundun - Martin Scorsese 5. The Straight Story - David Lynch 6. Jack - Francis Ford Coppola ---
**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:** [May 23, 2022, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5370 "2022-05-23T16:30:54Z")
**Films made by directors outside their usual genre** 1. Mr. and Mrs. Smith - Alfred Hitchcock 2. Schindler’s List - Steven Spielberg 3. Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Robert Wise 4. Kundun - Martin Scorsese 5. The Straight Story - David Lynch 6. Jack - Francis Ford Coppola 7. Hulk - Ang Lee ---
**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:** [May 23, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5371 "2022-05-23T16:50:17Z")
**Films made by directors outside their usual genre** 1. Mr. and Mrs. Smith - Alfred Hitchcock 2. Schindler’s List - Steven Spielberg 3. Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Robert Wise 4. Kundun - Martin Scorsese 5. The Straight Story - David Lynch 6. Jack - Francis Ford Coppola 7. Hulk - Ang Lee 8. Juggernaut - Richard Lester ---
**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:** [May 23, 2022, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5372 "2022-05-23T17:53:52Z")
**Films made by directors outside their usual genre** 1. Mr. and Mrs. Smith - Alfred Hitchcock 2. Schindler’s List - Steven Spielberg 3. Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Robert Wise 4. Kundun - Martin Scorsese 5. The Straight Story - David Lynch 6. Jack - Francis Ford Coppola 7. Hulk - Ang Lee 8. Juggernaut - Richard Lester 9. Music of the Heart - Wes Craven ---
**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:** [May 23, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5373 "2022-05-23T18:15:00Z")
**Films made by directors outside their usual genre** 1. Mr. and Mrs. Smith - Alfred Hitchcock 2. Schindler’s List - Steven Spielberg 3. Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Robert Wise 4. Kundun - Martin Scorsese 5. The Straight Story - David Lynch 6. Jack - Francis Ford Coppola 7. Hulk - Ang Lee 8. Juggernaut - Richard Lester 9. Music of the Heart - Wes Craven 10. The Straight Story - David Lynch Next up: **Great movies with action heroines** 1. Aliens (Sigourney Weaver) ---
**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:** [May 23, 2022, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5374 "2022-05-23T18:39:53Z")
Eliminating the duplicate **Films made by directors outside their usual genre** 1. Mr. and Mrs. Smith - Alfred Hitchcock 2. Schindler’s List - Steven Spielberg 3. Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Robert Wise 4. Kundun - Martin Scorsese 5. The Straight Story - David Lynch 6. Jack - Francis Ford Coppola 7. Hulk - Ang Lee 8. Juggernaut - Richard Lester 9. Music of the Heart - Wes Craven 10. Sex Hygiene - John Ford It was a WWII training film. Next up: **Great movies with action heroines** 1. Aliens (Sigourney Weaver) 2. La Femme Nikita (Anne Parillaud) ---
**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:** [May 23, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5375 "2022-05-23T18:41:52Z")
How could I overlook the duplicate Lynch reference? 😬 I looked twice! **Great movies with action heroines** 1. Aliens (Sigourney Weaver) 2. La Femme Nikita (Anne Parillaud) 3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Rooney Mara) ---
**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:** [May 23, 2022, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5376 "2022-05-23T19:08:08Z")
**Great movies with action heroines** 1. Aliens (Sigourney Weaver) 2. La Femme Nikita (Anne Parillaud) 3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Rooney Mara) 4. Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) ---
**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:** [May 23, 2022, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5377 "2022-05-23T19:12:35Z")
**Great movies with action heroines** 1. Aliens (Sigourney Weaver) 2. La Femme Nikita (Anne Parillaud) 3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Rooney Mara) 4. Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) 5. Run Lola Run (Franka Potente) ---
**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:** [May 23, 2022, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5378 "2022-05-23T19:24:07Z")
**Great movies with action heroines** 1. Aliens (Sigourney Weaver) 2. La Femme Nikita (Anne Parillaud) 3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Rooney Mara) 4. Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) 5. Run Lola Run (Franka Potente) 6. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Michelle Yeoh and Zhang Ziyi) ---
**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:** [May 23, 2022, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5379 "2022-05-23T19:56:34Z")
**Great movies with action heroines** 1. Aliens (Sigourney Weaver) 2. La Femme Nikita (Anne Parillaud) 3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Rooney Mara) 4. Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) 5. Run Lola Run (Franka Potente) 6. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Michelle Yeoh and Zhang Ziyi) 7. The Matrix (Carie Anne Moss) ---
**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:** [May 23, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5380 "2022-05-23T20:21:46Z")
**Great movies with action heroines** 1. Aliens (Sigourney Weaver) 2. La Femme Nikita (Anne Parillaud) 3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Rooney Mara) 4. Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) 5. Run Lola Run (Franka Potente) 6. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Michelle Yeoh and Zhang Ziyi) 7. The Matrix (Carie Anne Moss) 8. Guardians of the Galaxy (Zoe Saldaña) ---
**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:** [May 23, 2022, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5381 "2022-05-23T21:32:01Z")
**Great movies with action heroines** 1. Aliens (Sigourney Weaver) 2. La Femme Nikita (Anne Parillaud) 3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Rooney Mara) 4. Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) 5. Run Lola Run (Franka Potente) 6. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Michelle Yeoh and Zhang Ziyi) 7. The Matrix (Carie Anne Moss) 8. Guardians of the Galaxy (Zoe Saldaña) 9. Speed (Sandra Bullock) ---
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**Great movies with action heroines** 1. Aliens (Sigourney Weaver) 2. La Femme Nikita (Anne Parillaud) 3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Rooney Mara) 4. Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) 5. Run Lola Run (Franka Potente) 6. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Michelle Yeoh and Zhang Ziyi) 7. The Matrix (Carie Anne Moss) 8. Guardians of the Galaxy (Zoe Saldaña) 9. Speed (Sandra Bullock) 10. Kill Bill (Uma Thurman) Pass. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=268) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=270)