# 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:** 45
**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:** [May 26, 2021, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/881 "2021-05-26T00:14:12Z")
**Martial Arts Tournament films** 1. Bloodsport 2. The Karate Kid 3. Mortal Kombat 4. The Quest 5. Enter the Dragon 6. The Hunger Games _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 26, 2021, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/882 "2021-05-26T00:24:46Z")
**Martial Arts Tournament films** 1. Bloodsport 2. The Karate Kid 3. Mortal Kombat 4. The Quest 5. Enter the Dragon 6. The Hunger Games 7. Kickboxer ---
**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/883 "2021-05-28T20:36:56Z")
**Martial Arts Tournament films** 1. Bloodsport 2. The Karate Kid 3. Mortal Kombat 4. The Quest 5. Enter the Dragon 6. The Hunger Games 7. Kickboxer 8. Never Back Down ---
**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:** [May 28, 2021, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/884 "2021-05-28T22:30:52Z")
**Martial Arts Tournament films** 1. Bloodsport 2. The Karate Kid 3. Mortal Kombat 4. The Quest 5. Enter the Dragon 6. The Hunger Games 7. Kickboxer 8. Never Back Down 9. Gymkata ---
**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 30, 2021, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/885 "2021-05-30T03:01:28Z")
**Martial Arts Tournament films** 1. Bloodsport 2. The Karate Kid 3. Mortal Kombat 4. The Quest 5. Enter the Dragon 6. The Hunger Games 7. Kickboxer 8. Never Back Down 9. Gymkata 10. A Prayer Before Dawn Next up: **Films set at least partly in New England (with explanation no longer than ten words)** 1. _Glory_ (54th Mass. recruited, trained in and near Boston) ---
**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 30, 2021, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/886 "2021-05-30T03:08:54Z")
**Films set at least partly in New England (with explanation no longer than ten words)** 1. _Glory_ (54th Mass. recruited, trained in and near Boston) 2. _Good Will Hunting_ (Set in the Boston area, including South Boston and MIT) ---
**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 30, 2021, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/887 "2021-05-30T03:43:12Z")
**Films set at least partly in New England (with explanation no longer than ten words)** 1. _Glory_ (54th Mass. recruited, trained in and near Boston) 2. _Good Will Hunting_ (Set in the Boston area, including South Boston and MIT) 3. _Super Troopers_ (Cops’ shenanigans on the highways and byways of Vermont) ---
**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:** [May 30, 2021, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/888 "2021-05-30T03:49:44Z")
**Films set at least partly in New England (with explanation no longer than ten words)** 1. _Glory_ (54th Mass. recruited, trained in and near Boston) 2. _Good Will Hunting_ (Set in the Boston area, including South Boston and MIT) 3. _Super Troopers_ (Cops’ shenanigans on the highways and byways of Vermont) 4. _On Golden Pond_ (The film takes place in New Hampshire) ---
**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:** [May 30, 2021, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/889 "2021-05-30T04:52:37Z")
**Films set at least partly in New England (with explanation no longer than ten words)** 1. _Glory_ (54th Mass. recruited, trained in and near Boston) 2. _Good Will Hunting_ (Set in the Boston area, including South Boston and MIT) 3. _Super Troopers_ (Cops’ shenanigans on the highways and byways of Vermont) 4. _On Golden Pond_ (The film takes place in New Hampshire) 5. _It_ and _It Chapter 2_ Take place in the fictional town of Derry, Maine ---
**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:** [May 30, 2021, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/890 "2021-05-30T05:42:04Z")
**Films set at least partly in New England (with explanation no longer than ten words)** 1. _Glory_ (54th Mass. recruited, trained in and near Boston) 2. _Good Will Hunting_ (Set in the Boston area, including South Boston and MIT) 3. _Super Troopers_ (Cops’ shenanigans on the highways and byways of Vermont) 4. _On Golden Pond_ (The film takes place in New Hampshire) 5. _It_ and _It Chapter 2_ Take place in the fictional town of Derry, Maine 6. _Holiday Inn (1942)_ – The eponymous Inn is located in Connecticut. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 30, 2021, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/891 "2021-05-30T11:05:42Z")
**Films set at least partly in New England (with explanation no longer than ten words)** 1. _Glory_ (54th Mass. recruited, trained in and near Boston) 2. _Good Will Hunting_ (Set in the Boston area, including South Boston and MIT) 3. _Super Troopers_ (Cops’ shenanigans on the highways and byways of Vermont) 4. _On Golden Pond_ (The film takes place in New Hampshire) 5. _It_ and _It Chapter 2_ Take place in the fictional town of Derry, Maine 6. _Holiday Inn (1942)_ – The eponymous Inn is located in Connecticut. 7. _The Trouble with Harry_ - Too many people try to hide a corpse in Vermont. ---
**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 30, 2021, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/892 "2021-05-30T12:48:01Z")
**Films set at least partly in New England (with explanation no longer than ten words)** 1. _Glory_ (54th Mass. recruited, trained in and near Boston) 2. _Good Will Hunting_ (Set in the Boston area, including South Boston and MIT) 3. _Super Troopers_ (Cops’ shenanigans on the highways and byways of Vermont) 4. _On Golden Pond_ (The film takes place in New Hampshire) 5. _It_ and _It Chapter 2_ Take place in the fictional town of Derry, Maine 6. _Holiday Inn (1942)_ – The eponymous Inn is located in Connecticut. 7. _The Trouble with Harry_ - Too many people try to hide a corpse in Vermont. 8. _There’s Something About Mary_ (Mostly set in Providence, Rhode Island) ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/893 "2021-05-30T14:19:13Z")
**Films set at least partly in New England (with explanation no longer than ten words)** 1. _Glory_ (54th Mass. recruited, trained in and near Boston) 2. _Good Will Hunting_ (Set in the Boston area, including South Boston and MIT) 3. _Super Troopers_ (Cops’ shenanigans on the highways and byways of Vermont) 4. _On Golden Pond_ (The film takes place in New Hampshire) 5. _It_ and _It Chapter 2_ Take place in the fictional town of Derry, Maine 6. _Holiday Inn (1942)_ – The eponymous Inn is located in Connecticut. 7. _The Trouble with Harry_ - Too many people try to hide a corpse in Vermont. 8. _There’s Something About Mary_ (Mostly set in Providence, Rhode Island) 9. _Mystic Pizza_ (Set in Mystic, CT) ---
**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 30, 2021, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/894 "2021-05-30T23:38:50Z")
**Films set at least partly in New England (with explanation no longer than ten words)** 1. _Glory_ (54th Mass. recruited, trained in and near Boston) 2. _Good Will Hunting_ (Set in the Boston area, including South Boston and MIT) 3. _Super Troopers_ (Cops’ shenanigans on the highways and byways of Vermont) 4. _On Golden Pond_ (The film takes place in New Hampshire) 5. _It_ and _It Chapter 2_ Take place in the fictional town of Derry, Maine 6. _Holiday Inn (1942)_ – The eponymous Inn is located in Connecticut. 7. _The Trouble with Harry_ - Too many people try to hide a corpse in Vermont. 8. _There’s Something About Mary_ (Mostly set in Providence, Rhode Island) 9. _Mystic Pizza_ (Set in Mystic, CT) 10. _Monument Avenue_ (crime drama set in South Boston) Pass. ---
**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 31, 2021, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/895 "2021-05-31T00:01:58Z")
**Boxing Movies** 1. Kid Galahad ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2021, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/896 "2021-05-31T00:06:58Z")
**Boxing Movies** 1. Kid Galahad 2. Million Dollar Baby ---
**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 31, 2021, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/897 "2021-05-31T00:07:40Z")
**Boxing Movies** 1. Kid Galahad 2. Million Dollar Baby 3. Rocky ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2021, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/898 "2021-05-31T00:38:26Z")
**Boxing Movies** 1. Kid Galahad 2. Million Dollar Baby 3. Rocky 4. The Champ ---
**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 31, 2021, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/899 "2021-05-31T01:28:51Z")
**Boxing Movies** 1. Kid Galahad 2. Million Dollar Baby 3. Rocky 4. The Champ 5. Cinderella Man And see (a funny sidelight): [Cinderella Man - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinderella_Man#Legacy) ---
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**Boxing Movies** 1. Kid Galahad 2. Million Dollar Baby 3. Rocky 4. The Champ 5. Cinderella Man 6. Raging Bull [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=44) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=46)