# 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:** 254
**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:** [September 9, 2024, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5062 "2024-09-09T20:04:37Z")
**Films with broad appeal** (particularly ones you actually show to groups) 1. _Gaslight_ (the Ingrid Bergman version) 2. _Star Wars_ 3. _Singin’ In The Rain_ 4. _The Princess Bride_ 5. _Silverado_ 6. _The Wizard of Oz_ 7. _The Neverending Story_ 8. _Airplane_! ---
**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:** [September 9, 2024, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5063 "2024-09-09T20:31:25Z")
**Films with broad appeal** (particularly ones you actually show to groups) 1. _Gaslight_ (the Ingrid Bergman version) 2. _Star Wars_ 3. _Singin’ In The Rain_ 4. _The Princess Bride_ 5. _Silverado_ 6. _The Wizard of Oz_ 7. _The Neverending Story_ 8. _Airplane_! 9. _Casablanca_ ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5064 "2024-09-09T20:50:41Z")
**Films with broad appeal** (particularly ones you actually show to groups) 1. _Gaslight_ (the Ingrid Bergman version) 2. _Star Wars_ 3. _Singin’ In The Rain_ 4. _The Princess Bride_ 5. _Silverado_ 6. _The Wizard of Oz_ 7. _The Neverending Story_ 8. _Airplane_! 9. _Casablanca_ 10. A Christmas Story **Films narrow limited appeal** 1. God is not dead ---
**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:** [September 9, 2024, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5065 "2024-09-09T20:52:45Z")
**Films with narrow limited appeal** 1. God is not dead 2. The American Astronaut ---
**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5066 "2024-09-09T20:59:07Z")
**Films with narrow limited appeal** 1. God is not dead 2. The American Astronaut 3. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover ---
**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:** [September 9, 2024, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5067 "2024-09-09T21:09:09Z")
**Films with narrow limited appeal** 1. God is not dead 2. The American Astronaut 3. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover 4. [Dog Star Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Star_Man) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5068 "2024-09-09T22:19:14Z")
**Films with narrow limited appeal** 1. God is not dead 2. The American Astronaut 3. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover 4. [Dog Star Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Star_Man) 5. Swiss Army Man ---
**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:** [September 10, 2024, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5069 "2024-09-10T00:04:07Z")
**Films with narrow limited appeal** 1. God is not dead 2. The American Astronaut 3. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover 4. [Dog Star Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Star_Man) 5. Swiss Army Man 6. Barbie: Fairytopia Suggested by my teen. ---
**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:** [September 10, 2024, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5070 "2024-09-10T00:34:19Z")
**Films with narrow limited appeal** 1. God is not dead 2. The American Astronaut 3. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover 4. [Dog Star Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Star_Man) 5. Swiss Army Man 6. Barbie: Fairytopia 7. Trojan War (1997) A rom-com starring Jennifer Love-Hewitt, it cost roughly $15 million to produce and release, and grossed less than $400 at the box office. I’d say that’s a classic example of ‘limited appeal’. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [September 10, 2024, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5071 "2024-09-10T02:09:21Z")
**Films with narrow, limited appeal** 1. God’s Not Dead 2. The American Astronaut 3. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover 4. [Dog Star Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Star_Man) 5. Swiss Army Man 6. Barbie: Fairytopia 7. Trojan War (1997) 8. Liquid Sky Awful, terrible, no-good, shoestring-budgeted sf movie about an alien preying on punk rockers in Eighties NYC. ---
**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:** [September 10, 2024, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5072 "2024-09-10T02:37:32Z")
**Films with narrow, limited appeal** 1. God’s Not Dead 2. The American Astronaut 3. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover 4. [Dog Star Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Star_Man) 5. Swiss Army Man 6. Barbie: Fairytopia 7. Trojan War (1997) 8. Liquid Sky 9. Gigli ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2024, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5073 "2024-09-10T17:16:39Z")
**Films with narrow, limited appeal** 1. God’s Not Dead 2. The American Astronaut 3. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover 4. [Dog Star Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Star_Man) 5. Swiss Army Man 6. Barbie: Fairytopia 7. Trojan War (1997) 8. Liquid Sky 9. Gigli 10. Who’s That Girl? **Animated or live-action movies based on animated TV shows** 1. The Flintstones ---
**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2024, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5074 "2024-09-10T17:29:19Z")
**Animated or live-action movies based on animated TV shows** 1. The Flintstones 2. The Care Bears Movie ---
**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:** [September 10, 2024, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5075 "2024-09-10T17:31:28Z")
**Animated or live-action movies based on animated TV shows** 1. The Flintstones 2. The Care Bears Movie 3. Transformers (2007) ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2024, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5076 "2024-09-10T17:35:42Z")
**Animated or live-action movies based on animated TV shows** 1. The Flintstones 2. The Care Bears Movie 3. Transformers (2007) 4. George of the Jungle ---
**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2024, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5077 "2024-09-10T18:15:46Z")
**Animated or live-action movies based on animated TV shows** 1. The Flintstones 2. The Care Bears Movie 3. Transformers (2007) 4. George of the Jungle 5. The Transformers: The Movie (1986) ---
**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:** [September 10, 2024, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5078 "2024-09-10T18:22:49Z")
**Animated or live-action movies based on animated TV shows** 1. The Flintstones 2. The Care Bears Movie 3. Transformers (2007) 4. George of the Jungle 5. The Transformers: The Movie (1986) 6. Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters ---
**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:** [September 10, 2024, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5079 "2024-09-10T18:40:38Z")
**Animated or live-action movies based on animated TV shows** 1. The Flintstones 2. The Care Bears Movie 3. Transformers (2007) 4. George of the Jungle 5. The Transformers: The Movie (1986) 6. Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters 7. Boris And Natasha ---
**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:** [September 10, 2024, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5080 "2024-09-10T19:05:40Z")
**Animated or live-action movies based on animated TV shows** 1. The Flintstones 2. The Care Bears Movie 3. Transformers (2007) 4. George of the Jungle 5. The Transformers: The Movie (1986) 6. Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters 7. Boris And Natasha 8. The Simpsons Movie (2007) _ **-“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:** [September 10, 2024, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5081 "2024-09-10T21:13:55Z")
**Animated or live-action movies based on animated TV shows** 1. The Flintstones 2. The Care Bears Movie 3. Transformers (2007) 4. George of the Jungle 5. The Transformers: The Movie (1986) 6. Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters 7. Boris And Natasha 8. The Simpsons Movie (2007) 9. Bob’s Burgers [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=253) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=255)