# 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:** 323
**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 4, 2022, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6443 "2022-09-04T00:13:56Z")
**Urban Fantasy** 1. Big Trouble in Little China 2. The Crow 3. Highlander ---
**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 4, 2022, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6444 "2022-09-04T14:12:03Z")
**Urban Fantasy** 1. Big Trouble in Little China 2. The Crow 3. Highlander 4. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them ---
**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 4, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6445 "2022-09-04T15:00:23Z")
**Urban Fantasy** 1. Big Trouble in Little China 2. The Crow 3. Highlander 4. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 5. The Truman Show ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6446 "2022-09-04T16:35:55Z")
**Urban Fantasy** 1. Big Trouble in Little China 2. The Crow 3. Highlander 4. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 5. The Truman Show 6. Ghostbusters ---
**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 4, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6447 "2022-09-04T20:00:56Z")
**Urban Fantasy** 1. Big Trouble in Little China 2. The Crow 3. Highlander 4. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 5. The Truman Show 6. Ghostbusters 7. The Lightning Thief ---
**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 4, 2022, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6448 "2022-09-04T21:16:54Z")
**Urban Fantasy** 1. Big Trouble in Little China 2. The Crow 3. Highlander 4. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 5. The Truman Show 6. Ghostbusters 7. The Lightning Thief 8. Hellboy ---
**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 4, 2022, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6449 "2022-09-04T21:22:18Z")
**Urban Fantasy** 1. Big Trouble in Little China 2. The Crow 3. Highlander 4. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 5. The Truman Show 6. Ghostbusters 7. The Lightning Thief 8. Hellboy 9. Bright ---
**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 4, 2022, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6450 "2022-09-04T21:25:36Z")
**Urban Fantasy** 1. Big Trouble in Little China 2. The Crow 3. Highlander 4. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 5. The Truman Show 6. Ghostbusters 7. The Lightning Thief 8. Hellboy 9. Bright 10. The Matrix Pretty science-fictiony, yes, but all the stuff about prophecies and Neo being The One moves it into fantasy territory, I’d say. Pass. ---
**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:** [September 4, 2022, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6451 "2022-09-04T21:44:32Z")
**Biopics and their subjects** 1. Auto Focus - Bob Crane ---
**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 4, 2022, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6452 "2022-09-04T21:51:21Z")
**Biopics and their subjects** 1. Auto Focus - Bob Crane 2. Hollywoodland - George Reeves ---
**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 4, 2022, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6453 "2022-09-04T22:39:30Z")
**Biopics and their subjects** 1. Auto Focus - Bob Crane 2. Hollywoodland - George Reeves 3. The Great Waltz - Johann Strauss the Younger ---
**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 4, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6454 "2022-09-04T22:42:45Z")
**Biopics and their subjects** 1. Auto Focus - Bob Crane 2. Hollywoodland - George Reeves 3. The Great Waltz - Johann Strauss the Younger 4. Bohemian Rhapsody - Freddie Mercury and Queen ---
**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 4, 2022, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6455 "2022-09-04T23:05:14Z")
**Biopics and their subjects** 1. Auto Focus - Bob Crane 2. Hollywoodland - George Reeves 3. The Great Waltz - Johann Strauss the Younger 4. Bohemian Rhapsody - Freddie Mercury and Queen 5. Hyde Park on Hudson - FDR Bill Murray is surprisingly good in it; never would have expected to see him in that role. ---
**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:** [September 5, 2022, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6456 "2022-09-05T00:22:13Z")
> [@](#): > > **Biopics and their subjects** 1. Auto Focus - Bob Crane 2. Hollywoodland - George Reeves 3. The Great Waltz - Johann Strauss the Younger 4. Bohemian Rhapsody - Freddie Mercury and Queen 5. Hyde Park on Hudson - FDR 6. Blossoms in the Dust - Edna Gladney ---
**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 5, 2022, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6457 "2022-09-05T02:30:58Z")
**Biopics and their subjects** 1. Auto Focus - Bob Crane 2. Hollywoodland - George Reeves 3. The Great Waltz - Johann Strauss the Younger 4. Bohemian Rhapsody - Freddie Mercury and Queen 5. Hyde Park on Hudson - FDR 6. Blossoms in the Dust - Edna Gladney 7. Nixon - Richard Nixon ---
**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:** [September 5, 2022, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6458 "2022-09-05T02:40:51Z")
> [@](#): > > **Biopics and their subjects** 1. Auto Focus - Bob Crane 2. Hollywoodland - George Reeves 3. The Great Waltz - Johann Strauss the Younger 4. Bohemian Rhapsody - Freddie Mercury and Queen 5. Hyde Park on Hudson - FDR 6. Blossoms in the Dust - Edna Gladney 7. Nixon - Richard Nixon 8. Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle - Dorothy Parker ---
**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:** [September 5, 2022, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6459 "2022-09-05T05:12:13Z")
**Biopics and their subjects** [/quote] 1. Auto Focus - Bob Crane 2. Hollywoodland - George Reeves 3. The Great Waltz - Johann Strauss the Younger 4. Bohemian Rhapsody - Freddie Mercury and Queen 5. Hyde Park on Hudson - FDR 6. Blossoms in the Dust - Edna Gladney 7. Nixon - Richard Nixon 8. Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle - Dorothy Parker 9. La Bamba - Richie Valens Why’s it always about Richie? ---
**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 5, 2022, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6460 "2022-09-05T05:15:54Z")
**Biopics and their subjects** 1. Auto Focus - Bob Crane 2. Hollywoodland - George Reeves 3. The Great Waltz - Johann Strauss the Younger 4. Bohemian Rhapsody - Freddie Mercury and Queen 5. Hyde Park on Hudson - FDR 6. Blossoms in the Dust - Edna Gladney 7. Nixon - Richard Nixon 8. Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle - Dorothy Parker 9. La Bamba - Richie Valens 10. Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis Pass. ---
**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 5, 2022, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6461 "2022-09-05T07:04:07Z")
**Contains a notable scene in a cemetery** 1. The Third Man ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2022, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6462 "2022-09-05T09:31:53Z")
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