# 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:** 454
**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:** [April 11, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9063 "2023-04-11T14:27:41Z")
**Biographical films about somebody Not in the entertainment industry** 1. _Tucker: The Man and His Dream_ - Preston Tucker, the automaker 2. _My Friend Dahmer_ - Jeffrey Dahmer, serial killer 3. _The Founder_ - About Ray Kroc, who made McDonald’s into what we know today. 4. _Erin Brockovich_ - the title character, an environmental activist and whistleblower 5. _Hacksaw Ridge_ - Desmond Doss - pacifist who won the Medal of Honor in WWII 6. _Kinsey_ - Alfred Kinsey, sex researcher 7. _The Flying Irishman_ - Douglas “Wrong Way” Corrigan, whose ‘error’ was probably deliberate. 8. _Becoming Jane_ - Jane Eyre, author 9. _Pride of the Yankees_ - Lou Gehrig ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9064 "2023-04-11T23:46:48Z")
**Biographical films about somebody Not in the entertainment industry** 1. _Tucker: The Man and His Dream_ - Preston Tucker, the automaker 2. _My Friend Dahmer_ - Jeffrey Dahmer, serial killer 3. _The Founder_ - About Ray Kroc, who made McDonald’s into what we know today. 4. _Erin Brockovich_ - the title character, an environmental activist and whistleblower 5. _Hacksaw Ridge_ - Desmond Doss - pacifist who won the Medal of Honor in WWII 6. _Kinsey_ - Alfred Kinsey, sex researcher 7. _The Flying Irishman_ - Douglas “Wrong Way” Corrigan, whose ‘error’ was probably deliberate. 8. _Becoming Jane_ - Jane Eyre, author 9. _Pride of the Yankees_ - Lou Gehrig 10. _American Splendor_ - Harvey Pekar, comic book creator Early role for Paul Giamatti in full curmudgeon mode. **Films about medical ethics or breakthroughs** 1. Lorenzo’s Oil ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9065 "2023-04-11T23:48:49Z")
**Films about medical ethics or breakthroughs** 1. Lorenzo’s Oil 2. Whose Life Is It Anyway? ---
**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:** [April 12, 2023, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9066 "2023-04-12T02:36:33Z")
**Films about medical ethics or breakthroughs** 1. Lorenzo’s Oil 2. Whose Life Is It Anyway? 3. The Hospital ---
**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:** [April 12, 2023, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9067 "2023-04-12T12:31:05Z")
**Films about medical ethics or breakthroughs** 1. Lorenzo’s Oil 2. Whose Life Is It Anyway? 3. The Hospital 4. Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet ---
**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 12, 2023, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9068 "2023-04-12T13:04:51Z")
**Films about medical ethics or breakthroughs** 1. Lorenzo’s Oil 2. Whose Life Is It Anyway? 3. The Hospital 4. Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet 5. Coma ---
**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 12, 2023, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9069 "2023-04-12T13:13:30Z")
**Films about medical ethics or breakthroughs** 1. Lorenzo’s Oil 2. Whose Life Is It Anyway? 3. The Hospital 4. Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet 5. Coma 6. My Sister’s Keeper ---
**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 12, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9070 "2023-04-12T16:00:27Z")
**Films about medical ethics or breakthroughs** 1. Lorenzo’s Oil 2. Whose Life Is It Anyway? 3. The Hospital 4. Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet 5. Coma 6. My Sister’s Keeper 7. Awakenings ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9071 "2023-04-12T16:50:21Z")
**Films about medical ethics or breakthroughs** 1. Lorenzo’s Oil 2. Whose Life Is It Anyway? 3. The Hospital 4. Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet 5. Coma 6. My Sister’s Keeper 7. Awakenings 8. The Doctor ---
**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 12, 2023, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9072 "2023-04-12T17:55:09Z")
**Films about medical ethics or breakthroughs** 1. Lorenzo’s Oil 2. Whose Life Is It Anyway? 3. The Hospital 4. Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet 5. Coma 6. My Sister’s Keeper 7. Awakenings 8. The Doctor 9. Patch Adams ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9073 "2023-04-12T19:42:52Z")
**Films about medical ethics or breakthroughs** 1. Lorenzo’s Oil 2. Whose Life Is It Anyway? 3. The Hospital 4. Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet 5. Coma 6. My Sister’s Keeper 7. Awakenings 8. The Doctor 9. Patch Adams 10. Article-99 Great movie about a VA hospital ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9074 "2023-04-12T19:43:18Z")
**Weird movies most people don’t understand** 1. Eraserhead ---
**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 12, 2023, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9075 "2023-04-12T20:50:56Z")
**Weird movies most people don’t understand** 1. Eraserhead 2. Donnie Darko ---
**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:** [April 12, 2023, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9076 "2023-04-12T20:52:21Z")
**Weird movies most people don’t understand** 1. Eraserhead 2. Donnie Darko 3. No Country for Old Men ---
**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 12, 2023, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9077 "2023-04-12T20:58:23Z")
**Weird movies most people don’t understand** 1. Eraserhead 2. Donnie Darko 3. No Country for Old Men 4. Fellini Satyricon ---
**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 12, 2023, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9078 "2023-04-12T21:00:42Z")
**Weird movies most people don’t understand** 1. Eraserhead 2. Donnie Darko 3. No Country for Old Men 4. Fellini Satyricon 5. Gummo ---
**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:** [April 13, 2023, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9079 "2023-04-13T10:45:50Z")
**Weird movies most people don’t understand** 1. Eraserhead 2. Donnie Darko 3. No Country for Old Men 4. Fellini Satyricon 5. Gummo 6. L’Age d’Or ---
**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:** [April 13, 2023, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9080 "2023-04-13T11:46:22Z")
**Weird movies most people don’t understand** 1. Eraserhead 2. Donnie Darko 3. No Country for Old Men 4. Fellini Satyricon 5. Gummo 6. L’Age d’Or 7. American Psycho ---
**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 13, 2023, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9081 "2023-04-13T12:01:40Z")
**Weird movies most people don’t understand** 1. Eraserhead 2. Donnie Darko 3. No Country for Old Men 4. Fellini Satyricon 5. Gummo 6. L’Age d’Or 7. American Psycho 8. The American Astronaut ---
**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 13, 2023, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9082 "2023-04-13T12:13:15Z")
**Weird movies most people don’t understand** 1. Eraserhead 2. Donnie Darko 3. No Country for Old Men 4. Fellini Satyricon 5. Gummo 6. L’Age d’Or 7. American Psycho 8. The American Astronaut 9. Pi I genuinely enjoyed it, but I’m gonna go with most folks not really grokking it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=453) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=455)