# 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:** 431
**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:** [July 19, 2025, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8602 "2025-07-19T14:57:22Z")
**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_ 5. _District 9_ ---
**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, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8603 "2025-07-19T16:46:19Z")
**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_ 5. _District 9_ 6. _Silent Running_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8604 "2025-07-19T18:01:10Z")
**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_ 5. _District 9_ 6. _Silent Running_ 7. _2010: The Year We Make Contact_ ---
**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 19, 2025, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8605 "2025-07-19T21:13:52Z")
**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_ 5. _District 9_ 6. _Silent Running_ 7. _2010: The Year We Make Contact_ 8. _True Grit_ ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8606 "2025-07-20T02:02:45Z")
**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_ 5. _District 9_ 6. _Silent Running_ 7. _2010: The Year We Make Contact_ 8. _True Grit_ 9. _Traffic_ ---
**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 20, 2025, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8607 "2025-07-20T03:24:45Z")
**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_ 5. _District 9_ 6. _Silent Running_ 7. _2010: The Year We Make Contact_ 8. _True Grit_ 9. _Traffic_ 10. _Casablanca_ Pass. ---
**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:** [July 20, 2025, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8608 "2025-07-20T07:20:14Z")
**American war movies about wars that never directly involved America** 1. Master and Commander - Napoleonic Wars ---
**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 20, 2025, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8609 "2025-07-20T09:06:47Z")
> [@](#): > > **American war movies about wars that never directly involved America** 1. Master and Commander - Napoleonic Wars 2. Eleni - Greek civil war ---
**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 20, 2025, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8610 "2025-07-20T10:13:58Z")
**American war movies about wars that never directly involved America** 1. Master and Commander - Napoleonic Wars 2. Eleni - Greek civil war 3. Savior - Bosnian War ---
**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 20, 2025, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8611 "2025-07-20T12:27:12Z")
**American war movies about wars that never directly involved America** 1. Master and Commander - Napoleonic Wars 2. Eleni - Greek civil war 3. Savior - Bosnian War 4. The Wind That Shakes the Barley - Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War ---
**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 20, 2025, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8612 "2025-07-20T12:54:40Z")
**American war movies about wars that never directly involved America** 1. Master and Commander - Napoleonic Wars 2. Eleni - Greek civil war 3. Savior - Bosnian War 4. The Wind That Shakes the Barley - Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War 5. Braveheart - Scotland v England ---
**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 20, 2025, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8613 "2025-07-20T13:09:40Z")
**American war movies about wars that never directly involved America** 1. Master and Commander - Napoleonic Wars 2. Eleni - Greek civil war 3. Savior - Bosnian War 4. The Wind That Shakes the Barley - Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War 5. Braveheart - Scotland v England 6. Kingdom of Heaven - Crusaders v Saracens If we’re going to include films set before the USA or the American colonies existed. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8614 "2025-07-20T19:21:18Z")
**American war movies about wars that never directly involved America** 1. Master and Commander - Napoleonic Wars 2. Eleni - Greek civil war 3. Savior - Bosnian War 4. The Wind That Shakes the Barley - Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War 5. Braveheart - Scotland v England 6. Kingdom of Heaven - Crusaders v Saracens 7. For Whom the Bell Tolls - The Spanish Civil War ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8615 "2025-07-20T22:18:20Z")
**American war movies about wars that never directly involved America** 1. Master and Commander - Napoleonic Wars 2. Eleni - Greek civil war 3. Savior - Bosnian War 4. The Wind That Shakes the Barley - Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War 5. Braveheart - Scotland v England 6. Kingdom of Heaven - Crusaders v Saracens 7. For Whom the Bell Tolls - The Spanish Civil War 8. The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc - the Hundred Years War ---
**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 21, 2025, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8616 "2025-07-21T02:59:09Z")
**American war movies about wars that never directly involved America** 1. Master and Commander - Napoleonic Wars 2. Eleni - Greek civil war 3. Savior - Bosnian War 4. The Wind That Shakes the Barley - Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War 5. Braveheart - Scotland v England 6. Kingdom of Heaven - Crusaders v Saracens 7. For Whom the Bell Tolls - The Spanish Civil War 8. The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc - the Hundred Years War 9. Beau Geste - French Foreign Legion in Africa before WWI ---
**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:** [July 21, 2025, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8617 "2025-07-21T05:21:57Z")
**American war movies about wars that never directly involved America** 1. Master and Commander - Napoleonic Wars 2. Eleni - Greek civil war 3. Savior - Bosnian War 4. The Wind That Shakes the Barley - Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War 5. Braveheart - Scotland v England 6. Kingdom of Heaven - Crusaders v Saracens 7. For Whom the Bell Tolls - The Spanish Civil War 8. The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc - the Hundred Years War 9. Beau Geste - French Foreign Legion in Africa before WWI 10. Doctor Zhivago - part of it takes place during the Russian Civil War New category: **“You Know, for Kids!”: Questionable and Scary Moments in Kids Movies** 1. Large Marge in _Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure_ ---
**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:** [July 21, 2025, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8618 "2025-07-21T05:55:15Z")
**“You Know, for Kids!”: Questionable and Scary Moments in Kids Movies** 1. Large Marge in _Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure_ 2. The flying monkeys in _The Wizard of Oz_ ---
**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:** [July 21, 2025, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8619 "2025-07-21T07:41:13Z")
**“You Know, for Kids!”: Questionable and Scary Moments in Kids Movies** 1. Large Marge in _Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure_ 2. The flying monkeys in _The Wizard of Oz_ 3. Antie killed by the scorpion in _Honey, I Shrunk the Kids_ ---
**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 21, 2025, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8620 "2025-07-21T12:39:44Z")
**“You Know, for Kids!”: Questionable and Scary Moments in Kids Movies** 1. Large Marge in _Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure_ 2. The flying monkeys in _The Wizard of Oz_ 3. Antie killed by the scorpion in _Honey, I Shrunk the Kids_ 4. Artax in the swamp in _The Neverending Story_ ---
**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 21, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8621 "2025-07-21T14:51:57Z")
**“You Know, for Kids!”: Questionable and Scary Moments in Kids Movies** 1. Large Marge in _Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure_ 2. The flying monkeys in _The Wizard of Oz_ 3. Antie killed by the scorpion in _Honey, I Shrunk the Kids_ 4. Artax in the swamp in _The Neverending Story_ 5. Mombi and her chamber of heads in _Return to Oz_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=430) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=432)