# 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:** 6
**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:** [April 2, 2021, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/101 "2021-04-02T22:19:18Z")
**Movies with a notable scene set at the dinner table** 1. Spider-Man 2. My Dinner With Andre 3. Marvel’s The Avengers 4. Marjorie Morningstar 5. The Rocky Horror Picture Show 6. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 7. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 8. The Meaning of Life 9. Babette’s Feast ---
**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:** [April 2, 2021, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/102 "2021-04-02T22:38:53Z")
**Movies with a notable scene set at the dinner table** 1. Spider-Man 2. My Dinner With Andre 3. Marvel’s The Avengers 4. Marjorie Morningstar 5. The Rocky Horror Picture Show 6. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 7. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 8. The Meaning of Life 9. Babette’s Feast 10. The Godfather Part II The final scene of the movie ---
**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:** [April 3, 2021, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/103 "2021-04-03T03:53:02Z")
**Movies with a notable scene in the kitchen** 1. Big Night ---
**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:** [April 3, 2021, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/104 "2021-04-03T04:10:26Z")
**Movies with a notable scene in the kitchen** 1. Big Night 2. Ratatouille _…(several scenes, in fact)_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [April 3, 2021, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/105 "2021-04-03T04:49:55Z")
**Movies with a notable scene in the kitchen** 1. Big Night 2. Ratatouille _…(several scenes, in fact)_ 3. The Apartment ---
**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:** [April 3, 2021, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/106 "2021-04-03T04:52:12Z")
**Movies with a notable scene in the kitchen** 1. Big Night 2. Ratatouille _…(several scenes, in fact)_ 3. The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover ---
**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:** [April 3, 2021, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/107 "2021-04-03T06:52:09Z")
**Movies with a notable scene in the kitchen** 1. Big Night 2. Ratatouille _…(several scenes, in fact)_ 3. The Apartment 4. The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover 5. Frankie and Johnny It’s a film about the relationship between a short-order cook and a waitress in a diner, so a lot of scenes are in the kitchen. ---
**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 3, 2021, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/108 "2021-04-03T07:23:33Z")
**Movies with a notable scene in the kitchen** 1. Big Night 2. Ratatouille _…(several scenes, in fact)_ 3. The Apartment 4. The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover 5. Frankie and Johnny 6. Gremlins ---
**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 3, 2021, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/109 "2021-04-03T17:42:41Z")
**Movies with a notable scene in the kitchen** 1. Big Night 2. Ratatouille _…(several scenes, in fact)_ 3. The Apartment 4. The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover 5. Frankie and Johnny 6. Gremlins 7. Annie Hall ---
**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 3, 2021, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/110 "2021-04-03T18:23:04Z")
**Movies with a notable scene in the kitchen** 1. Big Night 2. Ratatouille _…(several scenes, in fact)_ 3. The Apartment 4. The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover 5. Frankie and Johnny 6. Gremlins 7. Annie Hall 8. Kramer vs. Kramer Kramer and son making French toast. ---
**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:** [April 3, 2021, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/111 "2021-04-03T18:23:06Z")
**Movies with a notable scene in the kitchen** 1. Big Night 2. Ratatouille _…(several scenes, in fact)_ 3. The Apartment 4. The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover 5. Frankie and Johnny 6. Gremlins 7. Annie Hall 8. Kramer vs. Kramer 9. Gone Girl ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2021, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/112 "2021-04-03T18:44:01Z")
**Movies with a notable scene in the kitchen** 1. Big Night 2. Ratatouille _…(several scenes, in fact)_ 3. The Apartment 4. The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover 5. Frankie and Johnny 6. Gremlins 7. Annie Hall 8. Kramer vs. Kramer 9. Gone Girl 10. Kill Bill Next up: **Movies based on real-life events (that are not documentaries)** 1. The Post ---
**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:** [April 3, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/113 "2021-04-03T18:46:50Z")
**Movies based on real-life events (that are not documentaries)** 1. The Post 2. Breaker Morant My favorite such movie, about a court-martial during the Boer War. ---
**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 3, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/114 "2021-04-03T19:00:31Z")
**Movies based on real-life events (that are not documentaries)** 1. The Post 2. Breaker Morant 3. Norma Rae ---
**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:** [April 3, 2021, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/115 "2021-04-03T19:09:09Z")
**Movies based on real-life events (that are not documentaries)** 1. The Post 2. Breaker Morant 3. Norma Rae 4. All the President’s Men ---
**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:** [April 3, 2021, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/116 "2021-04-03T19:18:07Z")
**Movies based on real-life events (that are not documentaries)** 1. The Post 2. Breaker Morant 3. Norma Rae 4. All the President’s Men 5. The Informant! Based on the Archer Daniels Midland agricultural price-fixing scandal of the 1990s. ---
**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 3, 2021, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/117 "2021-04-03T19:37:19Z")
**Movies based on real-life events (that are not documentaries)** 1. The Post 2. Breaker Morant 3. Norma Rae 4. All the President’s Men 5. The Informant! 6. Charlie Wilson’s War / Captain Phillips / Sully The Tom Hanks trifecta ---
**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 3, 2021, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/118 "2021-04-03T19:54:58Z")
**Movies based on real-life events (that are not documentaries)** 1. The Post 2. Breaker Morant 3. Norma Rae 4. All the President’s Men 5. The Informant! 6. Charlie Wilson’s War / Captain Phillips / Sully 7. The Imitation Game ---
**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:** [April 3, 2021, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/119 "2021-04-03T20:49:36Z")
**Movies based on real-life events (that are not documentaries)** 1. The Post 2. Breaker Morant 3. Norma Rae 4. All the President’s Men 5. The Informant! 6. Charlie Wilson’s War / Captain Phillips / Sully 7. The Imitation Game 8. Goodfellas ---
**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:** [April 3, 2021, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/120 "2021-04-03T20:53:14Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Charlie Wilson’s War / Captain Phillips / Sully > > The Tom Hanks trifecta Also _Apollo 13_, _Saving Mr Banks_, and _Bridge of Spies._ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=7)