# 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:** 430
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2025, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8582 "2025-07-16T04:51:23Z")
**Characters from _Aliens_** 1. Pvt. Hudson 2. PFC Vasquez 3. Cpl. Hicks ---
**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 16, 2025, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8583 "2025-07-16T12:58:23Z")
**Characters from _Aliens_** 1. Pvt. Hudson 2. PFC Vasquez 3. Cpl. Hicks 4. Rebecca “Newt” Jordan ---
**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 16, 2025, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8584 "2025-07-16T15:35:29Z")
**Characters from _Aliens_** 1. Pvt. Hudson 2. PFC Vasquez 3. Cpl. Hicks 4. Rebecca “Newt” Jordan 5. Sgt. Apone ---
**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 16, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8585 "2025-07-16T15:47:45Z")
**Characters from _Aliens_** 1. Pvt. Hudson 2. PFC Vasquez 3. Cpl. Hicks 4. Rebecca “Newt” Jordan 5. Sgt. Apone 6. Pvt. Frost ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8586 "2025-07-16T16:03:30Z")
**Characters from _Aliens_** 1. Pvt. Hudson 2. PFC Vasquez 3. Cpl. Hicks 4. Rebecca “Newt” Jordan 5. Sgt. Apone 6. Pvt. Frost 7. Bishop ---
**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 16, 2025, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8587 "2025-07-16T17:48:18Z")
**Characters from _Aliens_** 1. Pvt. Hudson 2. PFC Vasquez 3. Cpl. Hicks 4. Rebecca “Newt” Jordan 5. Sgt. Apone 6. Pvt. Frost 7. Bishop 8. Ellen Ripley ---
**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 17, 2025, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8588 "2025-07-17T15:09:49Z")
**Characters from _Aliens_** 1. Pvt. Hudson 2. PFC Vasquez 3. Cpl. Hicks 4. Rebecca “Newt” Jordan 5. Sgt. Apone 6. Pvt. Frost 7. Bishop 8. Ellen Ripley 9. Carter Burke ---
**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:** [July 18, 2025, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8589 "2025-07-18T12:55:32Z")
> [@](#): > > **Characters from _Aliens_** 1. Pvt. Hudson 2. PFC Vasquez 3. Cpl. Hicks 4. Rebecca “Newt” Jordan 5. Sgt. Apone 6. Pvt. Frost 7. Bishop 8. Ellen Ripley 9. Carter Burke 10. The mother alien NEXT: **Movies with a message that were still enjoyable** 1. _9 to 5_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8590 "2025-07-18T13:27:55Z")
**Movies with a message that were still enjoyable** 1. _9 to 5_ 2. _The Day After Tomorrow_ ---
**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 18, 2025, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8591 "2025-07-18T14:08:45Z")
**Movies with a message that were still enjoyable** 1. _9 to 5_ 2. _The Day After Tomorrow_ 3. _The Towering Inferno_ ---
**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 18, 2025, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8592 "2025-07-18T14:47:34Z")
**Movies with a message that were still enjoyable** 1. _9 to 5_ 2. _The Day After Tomorrow_ 3. _The Towering Inferno_ 4. _Don’t Look Up_ ---
**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:** [July 18, 2025, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8593 "2025-07-18T16:11:17Z")
**Movies with a message that were still enjoyable** 1. _9 to 5_ 2. _The Day After Tomorrow_ 3. _The Towering Inferno_ 4. _Don’t Look Up_ 5. _Matchstick Men_ ---
**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 18, 2025, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8594 "2025-07-18T16:46:55Z")
**Movies with a message that were still enjoyable** 1. _9 to 5_ 2. _The Day After Tomorrow_ 3. _The Towering Inferno_ 4. _Don’t Look Up_ 5. _Matchstick Men_ 6. _The Big Year_ ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8595 "2025-07-18T17:23:37Z")
**Movies with a message that were still enjoyable** 1. _9 to 5_ 2. _The Day After Tomorrow_ 3. _The Towering Inferno_ 4. _Don’t Look Up_ 5. _Matchstick Men_ 6. _The Big Year_ 7. _Working Girl_ ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8596 "2025-07-18T20:03:23Z")
**Movies with a message that were still enjoyable** 1. _9 to 5_ 2. _The Day After Tomorrow_ 3. _The Towering Inferno_ 4. _Don’t Look Up_ 5. _Matchstick Men_ 6. _The Big Year_ 7. _Working Girl_ 8. _The Cider House Rules_ ---
**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 18, 2025, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8597 "2025-07-18T20:04:20Z")
**Movies with a message that were still enjoyable** 1. _9 to 5_ 2. _The Day After Tomorrow_ 3. _The Towering Inferno_ 4. _Don’t Look Up_ 5. _Matchstick Men_ 6. _The Big Year_ 7. _Working Girl_ 8. _The Cider House Rules_ 9. _Pan’s Labyrinth_ ---
**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 19, 2025, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8598 "2025-07-19T02:03:05Z")
**Movies with a message that were still enjoyable** 1. _9 to 5_ 2. _The Day After Tomorrow_ 3. _The Towering Inferno_ 4. _Don’t Look Up_ 5. _Matchstick Men_ 6. _The Big Year_ 7. _Working Girl_ 8. _The Cider House Rules_ 9. _Pan’s Labyrinth_ 10. _Dark City_ Next up: **More movies with a message that were still enjoyable** 1. _Michael Clayton_ ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8599 "2025-07-19T09:18:55Z")
**More movies with a message that were still enjoyable** 1. _Michael Clayton_ 2. _The Wrestler_ ---
**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:** [July 19, 2025, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8600 "2025-07-19T12:56:40Z")
> [@](#): > > **More movies with a message that were still enjoyable** 1. _Michael Clayton_ 2. _The Wrestler_ 3. _Blossoms in the Dust_ The message is dated now, but was important in 1941, and the **film itself** is still compelling ---
**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 19, 2025, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8601 "2025-07-19T13:07:39Z")
**More movies with a message that were still enjoyable** 1. _Michael Clayton_ 2. _The Wrestler_ 3. _Blossoms in the Dust_ 4. _All Quiet on the Western Front_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=429) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=431)