# 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:** 371
**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 21, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7402 "2025-04-21T17:50:58Z")
**Films of Sean Connery** 1. Robin and Marian 2. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 3. Goldfinger 4. Zardoz 5. The Untouchables 6. The Hunt for Red October 7. Murder on the Orient Express 8. The Man Who Would Be King ---
**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:** [April 21, 2025, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7403 "2025-04-21T19:47:55Z")
**Films of Sean Connery** 1. Robin and Marian 2. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 3. Goldfinger 4. Zardoz 5. The Untouchables 6. The Hunt for Red October 7. Murder on the Orient Express 8. The Man Who Would Be King 9. From Russia with Love ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7404 "2025-04-21T22:35:11Z")
**Films of Sean Connery** 1. Robin and Marian 2. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 3. Goldfinger 4. Zardoz 5. The Untouchables 6. The Hunt for Red October 7. Murder on the Orient Express 8. The Man Who Would Be King 9. From Russia with Love 10. Finding Forrester pass ---
**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 21, 2025, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7405 "2025-04-21T22:42:07Z")
**Films With Fictionalized Versions of Real People** 1. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Hieronymous von Munchausen was an actual 18th-century nobleman, who was renowned for his storytelling ability, particularly embellished stories of his career as a military officer. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7406 "2025-04-21T23:02:38Z")
**Films With Fictionalized Versions of Real People** 1. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 2. The Death of Stalin ---
**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:** [April 21, 2025, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7407 "2025-04-21T23:04:32Z")
**Films With Fictionalized Versions of Real People** 1. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 2. The Death of Stalin 3. Cinderella Man ---
**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:** [April 21, 2025, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7408 "2025-04-21T23:09:11Z")
**Films With Fictionalized Versions of Real People** 1. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 2. The Death of Stalin 3. Cinderella Man 4. Dick ---
**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:** [April 21, 2025, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7409 "2025-04-21T23:49:49Z")
> [@](#): > > **Films With Fictionalized Versions of Real People** 1. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 2. The Death of Stalin 3. Cinderella Man 4. Dick 5. The Miracle Worker ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7410 "2025-04-22T00:25:44Z")
**Films With Fictionalized Versions of Real People** 1. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 2. The Death of Stalin 3. Cinderella Man 4. Dick 5. The Miracle Worker 6. Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure ---
**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 22, 2025, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7411 "2025-04-22T00:29:42Z")
**Films With Fictionalized Versions of Real People** 1. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 2. The Death of Stalin 3. Cinderella Man 4. Dick 5. The Miracle Worker 6. Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure 7. Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7412 "2025-04-22T00:31:00Z")
**Films With Fictionalized Versions of Real People** 1. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 2. The Death of Stalin 3. Cinderella Man 4. Dick 5. The Miracle Worker 6. Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure 7. Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay 8. Blonde A fictionalized account of Marilyn Monroe ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7413 "2025-04-22T00:39:14Z")
**Films With Fictionalized Versions of Real People** 1. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 2. The Death of Stalin 3. Cinderella Man 4. Dick 5. The Miracle Worker 6. Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure 7. Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay 8. Blonde 9. Shakespeare In Love ---
**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:** [April 22, 2025, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7414 "2025-04-22T04:16:47Z")
**Films With Fictionalized Versions of Real People** 1. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 2. The Death of Stalin 3. Cinderella Man 4. Dick 5. The Miracle Worker 6. Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure 7. Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay 8. Blonde 9. Shakespeare In Love 10. Always be my Maybe (turns out Keanu Reeves is a douche) **Movies with Great Visual Style** 1. Dark City ---
**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 22, 2025, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7415 "2025-04-22T04:19:00Z")
**Movies with Great Visual Style** 1. Dark City 2. The Matrix ---
**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:** [April 22, 2025, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7416 "2025-04-22T04:36:10Z")
**Movies with Great Visual Style** 1. Dark City 2. The Matrix 3. The Fifth Element To the extent that every time they come up with a new video format (DVD, Blu-ray, 4K) you’ll see stores playing the movie to show off how crisp the visuals are. ---
**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:** [April 22, 2025, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7417 "2025-04-22T06:30:52Z")
> [@](#): > > **Movies with Great Visual Style** 1. Dark City 2. The Matrix 3. The Fifth Element 4. Nosferatu (really, 1922 as well, but I was thinking 1979) ---
**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7418 "2025-04-22T06:53:50Z")
**Movies with Great Visual Style** 1. Dark City 2. The Matrix 3. The Fifth Element 4. Nosferatu (really, 1922 as well, but I was thinking 1979) 5. The Little Mermaid They call it the Disney renaissance for a reason. It was gorgeous on the big screen! ---
**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 22, 2025, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7419 "2025-04-22T07:27:29Z")
**Movies with Great Visual Style** 1. Dark City 2. The Matrix 3. The Fifth Element 4. Nosferatu (really, 1922 as well, but I was thinking 1979) 5. The Little Mermaid 6. 12 Angry Men It may not seem so, taking place in one room, but watch. Sidney Lumet starts with wide shots of the room, but as the film goes on, and the viewer gets to know the characters, and the tension rises, he gets the camera closer and closer to the characters, exposing all the emotions they are feeling. ---
**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 22, 2025, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7420 "2025-04-22T08:00:20Z")
**Movies with Great Visual Style** 1. Dark saCity 2. The Matrix 3. The Fifth Element 4. Nosferatu (really, 1922 as well, but I was thinking 1979) 5. The Little Mermaid 6. 12 Angry Men 7. Barry Lyndon ---
**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:** [April 22, 2025, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7421 "2025-04-22T08:30:48Z")
**Movies with Great Visual Style** 1. Dark saCity 2. The Matrix 3. The Fifth Element 4. Nosferatu (really, 1922 as well, but I was thinking 1979) 5. The Little Mermaid 6. 12 Angry Men 7. Barry Lyndon 8. Django Unchained Great vistas are something that a person focusing on the humor and dialogue may miss. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=370) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=372)