# 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:** 405
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2025, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8082 "2025-06-01T11:14:32Z")
**Sleep in film titles** 1. Doctor Sleep 2. Sweet Dreams 3. The Big Sleep 4. Sleeper 5. Sleeping With the Enemy 6. A Nightmare on Elm Street 7. Sleepless in Seattle 8. While You Were Sleeping ---
**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:** [June 1, 2025, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8083 "2025-06-01T11:17:43Z")
**Sleep in film titles** 1. Doctor Sleep 2. Sweet Dreams 3. The Big Sleep 4. Sleeper 5. Sleeping With the Enemy 6. A Nightmare on Elm Street 7. Sleepless in Seattle 8. While You Were Sleeping 9. What Dreams May Come ---
**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:** [June 1, 2025, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8084 "2025-06-01T11:58:17Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > **Sleep in film titles** 1. Doctor Sleep 2. Sweet Dreams 3. The Big Sleep 4. Sleeper 5. Sleeping With the Enemy 6. A Nightmare on Elm Street 7. Sleepless in Seattle 8. While You Were Sleeping 9. What Dreams May Come 10. Dreamchild NEXT UP is forthcoming-- gimme a few minutes NEXT: **Actors skilled at both comedy and drama, with examples of each** 1. **Irene Dunne** : _Ann Vickers_ (drama); _The Awful Truth_ (comedy) ---
**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:** [June 1, 2025, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8085 "2025-06-01T12:10:46Z")
NEXT: **Actors skilled at both comedy and drama, with examples of each** 1. **Irene Dunne** : _Ann Vickers_ (drama); _The Awful Truth_ (comedy) 2. **Jim Carrey** : _Man on the Moon_ (comedy); _Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind_ (drama) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2025, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8086 "2025-06-01T15:19:33Z")
NEXT: **Actors skilled at both comedy and drama, with examples of each** 1. **Irene Dunne** : _Ann Vickers_ (drama); _The Awful Truth_ (comedy) 2. **Jim Carrey** : _Man on the Moon_ (comedy); _Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind_ (drama) 3. **George Clooney** : _O Brother Where Art Thou_ (comedy); _Michael Clayton_ (drama) ---
**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:** [June 1, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8087 "2025-06-01T16:19:13Z")
**Actors skilled at both comedy and drama, with examples of each** 1. **Irene Dunne** : _Ann Vickers_ (drama); _The Awful Truth_ (comedy) 2. **Jim Carrey** : _Man on the Moon_ (comedy); _Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind_ (drama) 3. **George Clooney** : _O Brother Where Art Thou_ (comedy); _Michael Clayton_ (drama) 4. **Cary Grant** : _Arsenic and Old Lace_ (comedy); _North by Northwest_ (drama) ---
**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:** [June 1, 2025, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8088 "2025-06-01T16:23:48Z")
**Actors skilled at both comedy and drama, with examples of each** 1. **Irene Dunne** : _Ann Vickers_ (drama); _The Awful Truth_ (comedy) 2. **Jim Carrey** : _Man on the Moon_ (comedy); _Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind_ (drama) 3. **George Clooney** : _O Brother Where Art Thou_ (comedy); _Michael Clayton_ (drama) 4. **Cary Grant** : _Arsenic and Old Lace_ (comedy); _North by Northwest_ (drama) 5. **Leslie Nielsen** : _Airplane!_ (comedy); _Forbidden Planet_ (drama) ---
**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:** [June 1, 2025, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8089 "2025-06-01T17:02:38Z")
**Actors skilled at both comedy and drama, with examples of each** 1. **Irene Dunne** : _Ann Vickers_ (drama); _The Awful Truth_ (comedy) 2. **Jim Carrey** : _Man on the Moon_ (comedy); _Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind_ (drama) 3. **George Clooney** : _O Brother Where Art Thou_ (comedy); _Michael Clayton_ (drama) 4. **Cary Grant** : _Arsenic and Old Lace_ (comedy); _North by Northwest_ (drama) 5. **Leslie Nielsen** : _Airplane!_ (comedy); _Forbidden Planet_ (drama) 6. **Robert DeNiro** _Meet the Parents_ (comedy) _Taxi Driver_ (drama) ---
**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:** [June 1, 2025, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8090 "2025-06-01T17:38:03Z")
**Actors skilled at both comedy and drama, with examples of each** 1. **Irene Dunne** : _Ann Vickers_ (drama); _The Awful Truth_ (comedy) 2. **Jim Carrey** : _Man on the Moon_ (comedy); _Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind_ (drama) 3. **George Clooney** : _O Brother Where Art Thou_ (comedy); _Michael Clayton_ (drama) 4. **Cary Grant** : _Arsenic and Old Lace_ (comedy); _North by Northwest_ (drama) 5. **Leslie Nielsen** : _Airplane!_ (comedy); _Forbidden Planet_ (drama) 6. **Robert DeNiro** _Meet the Parents_ (comedy) _Taxi Driver_ (drama) 7. **Mathew Broderick** _The producers_ (comedy) _Glory_ (drama) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2025, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8091 "2025-06-01T18:11:02Z")
**Actors skilled at both comedy and drama, with examples of each** 1. **Irene Dunne** : _Ann Vickers_ (drama); _The Awful Truth_ (comedy) 2. **Jim Carrey** : _Man on the Moon_ (comedy); _Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind_ (drama) 3. **George Clooney** : _O Brother Where Art Thou_ (comedy); _Michael Clayton_ (drama) 4. **Cary Grant** : _Arsenic and Old Lace_ (comedy); _North by Northwest_ (drama) 5. **Leslie Nielsen** : _Airplane!_ (comedy); _Forbidden Planet_ (drama) 6. **Robert DeNiro** _Meet the Parents_ (comedy) _Taxi Driver_ (drama) 7. **Mathew Broderick** _The producers_ (comedy) _Glory_ (drama) 8. **Sandra Bullock** : _Two Weeks Notice_ (comedy); _Bird Box_ (drama) ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2025, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8092 "2025-06-01T20:14:41Z")
**Actors skilled at both comedy and drama, with examples of each** 1. **Irene Dunne** : _Ann Vickers_ (drama); _The Awful Truth_ (comedy) 2. **Jim Carrey** : _Man on the Moon_ (comedy); _Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind_ (drama) 3. **George Clooney** : _O Brother Where Art Thou_ (comedy); _Michael Clayton_ (drama) 4. **Cary Grant** : _Arsenic and Old Lace_ (comedy); _North by Northwest_ (drama) 5. **Leslie Nielsen** : _Airplane!_ (comedy); _Forbidden Planet_ (drama) 6. **Robert DeNiro** _Meet the Parents_ (comedy) _Taxi Driver_ (drama) 7. **Mathew Broderick** _The producers_ (comedy) _Glory_ (drama) 8. **Sandra Bullock** : _Two Weeks Notice_ (comedy); _Bird Box_ (drama) 9. **Audrey Hepburn** : _Sabrina_ (comedy); _The Nun’s Story_ (drama) ---
**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:** [June 2, 2025, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8093 "2025-06-02T00:39:07Z")
**Actors skilled at both comedy and drama, with examples of each** 1. **Irene Dunne** : _Ann Vickers_ (drama); _The Awful Truth_ (comedy) 2. **Jim Carrey** : _Man on the Moon_ (comedy); _Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind_ (drama) 3. **George Clooney** : _O Brother Where Art Thou_ (comedy); _Michael Clayton_ (drama) 4. **Cary Grant** : _Arsenic and Old Lace_ (comedy); _North by Northwest_ (drama) 5. **Leslie Nielsen** : _Airplane!_ (comedy); _Forbidden Planet_ (drama) 6. **Robert DeNiro** _Meet the Parents_ (comedy) _Taxi Driver_ (drama) 7. **Mathew Broderick** _The Producers_ (comedy) _Glory_ (drama) 8. **Sandra Bullock** : _Two Weeks Notice_ (comedy); _Bird Box_ (drama) 9. **Audrey Hepburn** : _Sabrina_ (comedy); _The Nun’s Story_ (drama) 10. **Alec Guinness** : _The Ladykillers_ (comedy); _Doctor Zhivago_ (drama) Pass. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2025, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8094 "2025-06-02T01:40:13Z")
**Favorite dramatic silent films** 1. Broken Blossoms ---
**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:** [June 2, 2025, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8095 "2025-06-02T04:40:57Z")
**Favorite dramatic silent films** 1. Broken Blossoms 2. The Passion of Joan of Arc ---
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**Favorite dramatic silent films** 1. Broken Blossoms 2. The Passion of Joan of Arc 3. Intolerance ---
**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:** [June 2, 2025, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8097 "2025-06-02T09:12:35Z")
**Favorite dramatic silent films** 1. Broken Blossoms 2. The Passion of Joan of Arc 3. Intolerance 4. Nosferatu ---
**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:** [June 2, 2025, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8098 "2025-06-02T11:33:09Z")
**Favorite dramatic silent films** 1. Broken Blossoms 2. The Passion of Joan of Arc 3. Intolerance 4. Nosferatu 5. The Hunchback of Notre Dame ---
**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:** [June 2, 2025, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8099 "2025-06-02T12:16:47Z")
> [@](#): > > **Favorite dramatic silent films** 1. Broken Blossoms 2. The Passion of Joan of Arc 3. Intolerance 4. Nosferatu 5. The Hunchback of Notre Dame 6. Metropolis I would have said _Broken Blossoms_ if that weren’t already taken. ---
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**Favorite dramatic silent films** 1. Broken Blossoms 2. The Passion of Joan of Arc 3. Intolerance 4. Nosferatu 5. The Hunchback of Notre Dame 6. Metropolis 7. Wings winner of the first ever Academy Award for Best Picture in 1927 _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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