# 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:** 331
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2025, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6602 "2025-02-16T10:55:30Z")
> [@](#): > > **Surreal Movies that are acceptable to a mainstream audience** 1. Being John Malkovich 2. Vertigo 3. Dream Scenario 4. Amelie 5. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover but pretty much just because Helen Mirren is in it ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2025, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6603 "2025-02-16T16:28:28Z")
**Surreal Movies that are acceptable to a mainstream audience** 1. Being John Malkovich 2. Vertigo 3. Dream Scenario 4. Amelie 5. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover 6. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ---
**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:** [February 16, 2025, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6604 "2025-02-16T16:48:09Z")
**Surreal Movies that are acceptable to a mainstream audience** 1. Being John Malkovich 2. Vertigo 3. Dream Scenario 4. Amelie 5. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover 6. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 7. Napoleon Dynamite ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2025, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6605 "2025-02-16T22:26:46Z")
> [@](#): > > **Surreal Movies that are acceptable to a mainstream audience** 1. Being John Malkovich 2. Vertigo 3. Dream Scenario 4. Amelie 5. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover 6. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 7. Napoleon Dynamite 8. Heathers ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2025, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6606 "2025-02-16T23:04:45Z")
**Surreal Movies that are acceptable to a mainstream audience** 1. Being John Malkovich 2. Vertigo 3. Dream Scenario 4. Amelie 5. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover 6. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 7. Napoleon Dynamite 8. Heathers 9. How to Get Ahead in Advertising ---
**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:** [February 17, 2025, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6607 "2025-02-17T01:02:34Z")
**Surreal Movies that are acceptable to a mainstream audience** 1. Being John Malkovich 2. Vertigo 3. Dream Scenario 4. Amelie 5. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover 6. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 7. Napoleon Dynamite 8. Heathers 9. How to Get Ahead in Advertising 10. Edward Scissorhands Pass. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2025, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6608 "2025-02-17T06:49:46Z")
**“Calendar” movies** 1. The January Man ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2025, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6609 "2025-02-17T07:30:57Z")
**“Calendar” movies** 1. The January Man 2. Seven Days in May ---
**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:** [February 17, 2025, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6610 "2025-02-17T07:57:33Z")
**“Calendar” movies** 1. The January Man 2. Seven Days in May 3. Sweet November ---
**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:** [February 17, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6611 "2025-02-17T15:22:04Z")
**“Calendar” movies** 1. The January Man 2. Seven Days in May 3. Sweet November 4. Oktober Sky ---
**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:** [February 17, 2025, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6612 "2025-02-17T15:31:53Z")
**“Calendar” movies** 1. The January Man 2. Seven Days in May 3. Sweet November 4. Oktober Sky 5. The Teahouse of the August Moon ---
**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:** [February 17, 2025, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6613 "2025-02-17T16:25:45Z")
**“Calendar” movies** 1. The January Man 2. Seven Days in May 3. Sweet November 4. Oktober Sky 5. The Teahouse of the August Moon 6. Born on the Fourth of July _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2025, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6614 "2025-02-17T16:40:18Z")
> [@Bicycle\_Bill](#): > > **“Calendar” movies** 1. The January Man 2. Seven Days in May 3. Sweet November 4. Oktober Sky 5. The Teahouse of the August Moon 6. Born on the Fourth of July 7. One Day in September ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6615 "2025-02-17T17:07:18Z")
**“Calendar” movies** 1. The January Man 2. Seven Days in May 3. Sweet November 4. Oktober Sky 5. The Teahouse of the August Moon 6. Born on the Fourth of July 7. One Day in September 8. Junebug ---
**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:** [February 17, 2025, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6616 "2025-02-17T19:35:06Z")
**“Calendar” movies** 1. The January Man 2. Seven Days in May 3. Sweet November 4. Oktober Sky 5. The Teahouse of the August Moon 6. Born on the Fourth of July 7. One Day in September 8. Junebug 9. The Hunt For Red October ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2025, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6617 "2025-02-18T00:53:18Z")
**"Calendar” movies** 1. The January Man 2. Seven Days in May 3. Sweet November 4. Oktober Sky 5. The Teahouse of the August Moon 6. Born on the Fourth of July 7. One Day in September 8. Junebug 9. The Hunt For Red October 10. March of the Penguins **Units of time in movie titles** 1. Two Week Notice ---
**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:** [February 18, 2025, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6618 "2025-02-18T00:56:06Z")
**Units of time in movie titles** 1. Two Week Notice 2. Three Days of the Condor ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2025, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6619 "2025-02-18T01:04:59Z")
**Units of time in movie titles** 1. Two Week Notice 2. Three Days of the Condor 3. 8 Seconds ---
**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:** [February 18, 2025, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6620 "2025-02-18T01:07:10Z")
**Units of time in movie titles** 1. Two Week Notice 2. Three Days of the Condor 3. 8 Seconds 4. Hour of the Wolf ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2025, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6621 "2025-02-18T01:50:01Z")
**Units of time in movie titles** 1. Two Week Notice 2. Three Days of the Condor 3. 8 Seconds 4. Hour of the Wolf 5. Two Minute Warning [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=330) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=332)