# 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\
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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:** [October 6, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6763 "2022-10-06T21:35:06Z")

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**Movies Where Much of the Action Occurs Underwater**

1. The Deep
2. The Incredible Mr. Limpet
3. The Abyss
4. Finding Nemo
5. Shark Tale
6. Sphere
7. Aquaman

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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:** [October 7, 2022, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6764 "2022-10-07T07:08:46Z")

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**Movies Where Much of the Action Occurs Underwater**

1. The Deep
2. The Incredible Mr. Limpet
3. The Abyss
4. Finding Nemo
5. Shark Tale
6. Sphere
7. Aquaman
8. Jaws

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**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:** [October 7, 2022, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6765 "2022-10-07T07:53:33Z")

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**Movies Where Much of the Action Occurs Underwater**

1. The Deep
2. The Incredible Mr. Limpet
3. The Abyss
4. Finding Nemo
5. Shark Tale
6. Sphere
7. Aquaman
8. Jaws
9. The Hunt for Red October

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**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:** [October 7, 2022, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6766 "2022-10-07T11:22:31Z")

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**Movies Where Much of the Action Occurs Underwater**

1. The Deep
2. The Incredible Mr. Limpet
3. The Abyss
4. Finding Nemo
5. Shark Tale
6. Sphere
7. Aquaman
8. Jaws
9. The Hunt for Red October
10. Into The Blue

**So… let’s go with movies up in the air!**

1. Airport (1970)

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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:** [October 7, 2022, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6767 "2022-10-07T12:46:34Z")

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**So… let’s go with movies up in the air!**

1. Airport (1970)
2. Airplane! (1980)

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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:** [October 7, 2022, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6768 "2022-10-07T12:49:39Z")

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**So… let’s go with movies up in the air!**

1. Airport (1970)
2. Airplane! (1980)
3. Air Force One (1997)

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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:** [October 7, 2022, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6769 "2022-10-07T13:06:57Z")

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**So… let’s go with movies up in the air!**

1. Airport (1970)
2. Airplane! (1980)
3. Air Force One (1997)
4. Up (2009)

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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:** [October 7, 2022, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6770 "2022-10-07T13:17:05Z")

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**So… let’s go with movies up in the air!**

1. Airport (1970)
2. Airplane! (1980)
3. Air Force One (1997)
4. Up (2009)
5. Snakes on a Plane (2006)

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**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:** [October 7, 2022, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6771 "2022-10-07T13:54:18Z")

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**So… let’s go with movies up in the air!**

1. Airport (1970)
2. Airplane! (1980)
3. Air Force One (1997)
4. Up (2009)
5. Snakes on a Plane (2006)
6. No Highway in the Sky (1951)

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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:** [October 7, 2022, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6772 "2022-10-07T13:56:32Z")

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**So… let’s go with movies up in the air!**

1. Airport (1970)
2. Airplane! (1980)
3. Air Force One (1997)
4. Up (2009)
5. Snakes on a Plane (2006)
6. No Highway in the Sky (1951)
7. Top Gun (1986)

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**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:** [October 7, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6773 "2022-10-07T15:42:24Z")

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**So… let’s go with movies up in the air!**

1. Airport (1970)
2. Airplane! (1980)
3. Air Force One (1997)
4. Up (2009)
5. Snakes on a Plane (2006)
6. No Highway in the Sky (1951)
7. Top Gun (1986)
8. The Battle of Britain (1969)

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2022, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6774 "2022-10-07T16:46:06Z")

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**So… let’s go with movies up in the air!**

1. Airport (1970)
2. Airplane! (1980)
3. Air Force One (1997)
4. Up (2009)
5. Snakes on a Plane (2006)
6. No Highway in the Sky (1951)
7. Top Gun (1986)
8. The Battle of Britain (1969)
9. The Great Waldo Pepper (1975)

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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:** [October 7, 2022, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6775 "2022-10-07T18:05:01Z")

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**So… let’s go with movies up in the air!**

1. Airport (1970)
2. Airplane! (1980)
3. Air Force One (1997)
4. Up (2009)
5. Snakes on a Plane (2006)
6. No Highway in the Sky (1951)
7. Top Gun (1986)
8. The Battle of Britain (1969)
9. The Great Waldo Pepper (1975)
10. Zero Hour! (1957)

With no mention of a sale at Penney’s: [Airplane! Is a Parody and a Shot-For-Shot Remake of Zero Hour! (Part 1 of 4) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WeuMMDRuog)

Next up:

**Movies set on land but mostly not in a city or town**

1. Breaker Morant

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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:** [October 7, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6776 "2022-10-07T18:08:49Z")

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**Movies set on land but mostly not in a city or town**

1. Breaker Morant
2. Walkabout

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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:** [October 7, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6777 "2022-10-07T18:21:11Z")

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**Movies set on land but mostly not in a city or town**

1. Breaker Morant
2. Walkabout
3. The Patriot

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**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:** [October 7, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6778 "2022-10-07T18:26:08Z")

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**Movies set on land but mostly not in a city or town**

1. Breaker Morant
2. Walkabout
3. The Patriot
4. The Grapes of Wrath

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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:** [October 7, 2022, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6779 "2022-10-07T18:27:59Z")

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**Movies set on land but mostly not in a city or town**

1. Breaker Morant
2. Walkabout
3. The Patriot
4. The Grapes of Wrath
5. Paper Moon

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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:** [October 7, 2022, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6780 "2022-10-07T18:29:15Z")

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**Movies set on land but mostly not in a city or town**

1. Breaker Morant
2. Walkabout
3. The Patriot
4. The Grapes of Wrath
5. Paper Moon
6. The Blair Witch Project

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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:** [October 7, 2022, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6781 "2022-10-07T18:30:36Z")

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**Movies set on land but mostly not in a city or town**

1. Breaker Morant
2. Walkabout
3. The Patriot
4. The Grapes of Wrath
5. Paper Moon
6. The Blair Witch Project
7. The Bridges of Madison County

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**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:** [October 7, 2022, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6782 "2022-10-07T21:52:02Z")

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> [@](#):
>
> **So… let’s go with movies up in the air!**

1. Airport (1970)
2. The Towering Inferno

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