# Movie Marathon (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 23, 2023, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988 "2023-06-23T10:14:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 214
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4262 "2024-07-02T02:46:09Z")
**Desert Movies** 1. Lawrence of Arabia 2. Beau Geste 3. The Sheik 4. Hidalgo 5. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4263 "2024-07-02T03:11:20Z")
**Desert Movies** 1. Lawrence of Arabia 2. Beau Geste 3. The Sheik 4. Hidalgo 5. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 6. Raiders of the Lost Ark Much of the film takes place in the Egyptian desert. ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4264 "2024-07-02T11:11:39Z")
**Desert Movies** 1. Lawrence of Arabia 2. Beau Geste 3. The Sheik 4. Hidalgo 5. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 6. Raiders of the Lost Ark 7. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4265 "2024-07-02T12:25:41Z")
**Desert Movies** 1. Lawrence of Arabia 2. Beau Geste 3. The Sheik 4. Hidalgo 5. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 6. Raiders of the Lost Ark 7. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 8. The Mummy Set in Egypt, too. ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4266 "2024-07-02T13:16:39Z")
**Desert Movies** 1. Lawrence of Arabia 2. Beau Geste 3. The Sheik 4. Hidalgo 5. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 6. Raiders of the Lost Ark 7. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 8. The Mummy 9. Ishtar ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4267 "2024-07-02T13:20:43Z")
**Desert Movies** 1. Lawrence of Arabia 2. Beau Geste 3. The Sheik 4. Hidalgo 5. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 6. Raiders of the Lost Ark 7. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 8. The Mummy 9. Ishtar 10. Twentynine Palms **Arctic (or Antarctic) movies** 1. Nanook of the North (1922) ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4268 "2024-07-02T13:30:55Z")
**Arctic (or Antarctic) movies** 1. Nanook of the North (1922) 2. Happy Feet ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4269 "2024-07-02T13:34:11Z")
**Arctic (or Antarctic) movies** 1. Nanook of the North (1922) 2. Happy Feet 3. The Thing (1982) ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4270 "2024-07-02T13:49:42Z")
**Arctic (or Antarctic) movies** 1. Nanook of the North (1922) 2. Happy Feet 3. The Thing (1982) 4. Ice Station Zebra ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4271 "2024-07-02T14:14:19Z")
**Arctic (or Antarctic) movies** 1. Nanook of the North (1922) 2. Happy Feet 3. The Thing (1982) 4. Ice Station Zebra 5. The Savage Innocents ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4272 "2024-07-02T14:40:47Z")
**Arctic (or Antarctic) movies** 1. Nanook of the North (1922) 2. Happy Feet 3. The Thing (1982) 4. Ice Station Zebra 5. The Savage Innocents 6. Tremors: A Cold Day In Hell ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4273 "2024-07-02T16:27:26Z")
**Arctic (or Antarctic) movies** 1. Nanook of the North (1922) 2. Happy Feet 3. The Thing (1982) 4. Ice Station Zebra 5. The Savage Innocents 6. Tremors: A Cold Day In Hell 7. Whiteout ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4274 "2024-07-02T16:38:39Z")
**Arctic (or Antarctic) movies** 1. Nanook of the North (1922) 2. Happy Feet 3. The Thing (1982) 4. Ice Station Zebra 5. The Savage Innocents 6. Tremors: A Cold Day In Hell 7. Whiteout 8. March of the Penguins ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4275 "2024-07-02T19:15:38Z")
**Arctic (or Antarctic) movies** 1. Nanook of the North (1922) 2. Happy Feet 3. The Thing (1982) 4. Ice Station Zebra 5. The Savage Innocents 6. Tremors: A Cold Day In Hell 7. Whiteout 8. March of the Penguins 9. Scott of the Antarctic ---
**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:** [July 3, 2024, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4276 "2024-07-03T06:34:38Z")
**Arctic (or Antarctic) movies** 1. Nanook of the North (1922) 2. Happy Feet 3. The Thing (1982) 4. Ice Station Zebra 5. The Savage Innocents 6. Tremors: A Cold Day In Hell 7. Whiteout 8. March of the Penguins 9. Scott of the Antarctic 10. Bear Island set on an island in the Barents Sea north of the Scandinavian peninsula, and well above the Arctic Circle **Movies In Which Gambling/Wagering Is a Major Plot Point** 1. The Sting _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [July 3, 2024, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4277 "2024-07-03T06:38:24Z")
**Movies In Which Gambling/Wagering Is a Major Plot Point** 1. The Sting 2. Let It Ride Richard Dreyfuss as a horse race gambler who has the best day of his life at the track. ---
**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:** [July 3, 2024, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4278 "2024-07-03T12:09:25Z")
**Movies In Which Gambling/Wagering Is a Major Plot Point** 1. The Sting 2. Let It Ride 3. Rounders ---
**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:** [July 3, 2024, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4279 "2024-07-03T13:15:57Z")
**Movies In Which Gambling/Wagering Is a Major Plot Point** 1. The Sting 2. Let It Ride 3. Rounders 4. Eight Men Out ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4280 "2024-07-03T14:58:11Z")
**Movies In Which Gambling/Wagering Is a Major Plot Point** 1. The Sting 2. Let It Ride 3. Rounders 4. Eight Men Out 5. Casino Royale ---
**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:** [July 3, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4281 "2024-07-03T15:01:14Z")
**Movies In Which Gambling/Wagering Is a Major Plot Point** 1. The Sting 2. Let It Ride 3. Rounders 4. Eight Men Out 5. Casino Royale 6. Even Money So-so movie about gambling addiction [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=213) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=215)