# 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:** 480
**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:** [December 10, 2025, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9582 "2025-12-10T02:29:06Z")
Nope. The time in question is how long Peter Falk was reading to his grandson in the framing story. ---
**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:** [December 10, 2025, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9583 "2025-12-10T18:40:46Z")
Fair point, I’d say. **Movies without a villain** 1. Bull Durham 2. Return of the Secaucus 7 3. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles 4. Coffee and Cigarettes 5. Lilo and Stitch 6. The Musicians 7. The Artist 8. Housekeeping 9. The Big Chill 10. Star Trek: The Motion Picture Next up: **Movies which take place over a very long time indeed** 1. _2001: A Space Odyssey_ Including a six-million-year flash-forward. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2025, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9584 "2025-12-10T18:58:20Z")
**Movies which take place over a very long time indeed** 1. _2001: A Space Odyssey_ 2. _Lucy_ In a later scene, the protagonist time-travels from her exact spot to the primordial earth. ---
**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:** [December 10, 2025, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9585 "2025-12-10T19:20:51Z")
**Movies which take place over a very long time indeed** 1. _2001: A Space Odyssey_ 2. _Lucy_ 3. _Cloud Atlas_ Tells six intertwined stories that happen in 1849, 1936, 1973, 2012, 2144, and 2321. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2025, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9586 "2025-12-10T20:55:51Z")
**Movies which take place over a very long time indeed** 1. _2001: A Space Odyssey_ 2. _Lucy_ 3. _Cloud Atlas_ 4. _History of the World, Part I_ ---
**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:** [December 10, 2025, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9587 "2025-12-10T21:09:31Z")
> [@](#): > > **Movies which take place over a very long time indeed** 1. _2001: A Space Odyssey_ 2. _Lucy_ 3. _Cloud Atlas_ 4. _History of the World, Part I_ 5. _Intolerance_ tells 4 thematically related stories that take place at the fall of Babylon, the time of Jesus, the French Revolution, and the US in 1916. ---
**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:** [December 10, 2025, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9588 "2025-12-10T21:44:29Z")
**Movies which take place over a very long time indeed** 1. _2001: A Space Odyssey_ 2. _Lucy_ 3. _Cloud Atlas_ 4. _History of the World, Part I_ 5. _Intolerance_ 6. _The Fountain_ From the Maya to the 26th century. ---
**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:** [December 10, 2025, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9589 "2025-12-10T23:31:46Z")
**Movies which take place over a very long time indeed** 1. _2001: A Space Odyssey_ 2. _Lucy_ 3. _Cloud Atlas_ 4. _History of the World, Part I_ 5. _Intolerance_ 6. _The Fountain_ 7. _The Fifth Element_ Not as extreme an example as the others on this list, but the prologue takes place in 1914, with the main story set in 2263. ---
**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:** [December 11, 2025, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9590 "2025-12-11T05:07:47Z")
**Movies which take place over a very long time indeed** 1. _2001: A Space Odyssey_ 2. _Lucy_ 3. _Cloud Atlas_ 4. _History of the World, Part I_ 5. _Intolerance_ 6. _The Fountain_ 7. _The Fifth Element_ 8. _Here_ From the Age of Dinosaurs to just last year. ---
**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:** [December 11, 2025, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9591 "2025-12-11T13:47:55Z")
**Movies which take place over a very long time indeed** 1. _2001: A Space Odyssey_ 2. _Lucy_ 3. _Cloud Atlas_ 4. _History of the World, Part I_ 5. _Intolerance_ 6. _The Fountain_ 7. _The Fifth Element_ 8. _Here_ 9. Boyhood Filmed over 12 years. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2025, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9592 "2025-12-12T04:35:33Z")
**Movies which take place over a very long time indeed** 1. _2001: A Space Odyssey_ 2. _Lucy_ 3. _Cloud Atlas_ 4. _History of the World, Part I_ 5. _Intolerance_ 6. _The Fountain_ 7. _The Fifth Element_ 8. _Here_ 9. Boyhood 10. _Groundhog Day_ Ten thousand years according to some sources. Pass. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2025, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9593 "2025-12-12T15:59:17Z")
Nobody? Okay… Movies that were adapted into tv series 1. _The Karate Kid_ \> _Cobra Kai_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2025, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9594 "2025-12-12T16:32:18Z")
**Movies that were adapted into TV series** 1. _The Karate Kid_ \> _Cobra Kai_ 2. _Animal House_ \> _Delta House_ Short-lived series that followed the unfunny antics of Delta Tau Chi. ---
**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:** [December 12, 2025, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9595 "2025-12-12T16:38:30Z")
**Movies that were adapted into TV series** 1. _The Karate Kid_ \> _Cobra Kai_ 2. _Animal House_ \> _Delta House_ 3. _Operation Petticoat_ \> _Operation Petticoat_ 1959 film, adapted into a 1977-78 television sitcom. The show is mostly noteworthy now for being one of the first roles for Jamie Lee Curtis, whose father Tony had starred in the movie. ---
**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:** [December 12, 2025, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9596 "2025-12-12T16:59:37Z")
**Movies that were adapted into TV series** 1. _The Karate Kid_ \> _Cobra Kai_ 2. _Animal House_ \> _Delta House_ 3. _Operation Petticoat_ \> _Operation Petticoat_ 4. - M \* A \* S \* H \* \> ibid. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2025, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9597 "2025-12-12T17:20:34Z")
**Movies that were adapted into TV series** 1. _The Karate Kid_ \> _Cobra Kai_ 2. _Animal House_ \> _Delta House_ 3. _Operation Petticoat_ \> _Operation Petticoat_ 4. _M A S H_ \> ibid. 5. _The Odd Couple_ \> _The Odd Couple_ I know there was also a play. ---
**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:** [December 12, 2025, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9598 "2025-12-12T17:49:57Z")
**Movies that were adapted into TV series** 1. _The Karate Kid_ \> _Cobra Kai_ 2. _Animal House_ \> _Delta House_ 3. _Operation Petticoat_ \> _Operation Petticoat_ 4. _M A S H_ \> ibid. 5. _The Odd Couple_ \> _The Odd Couple_ 6. _Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore_ \> _Alice_ ---
**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:** [December 12, 2025, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9599 "2025-12-12T18:12:12Z")
> [@](#): > > **Movies that were adapted into TV series** 1. _The Karate Kid_ \> _Cobra Kai_ 2. _Animal House_ \> _Delta House_ 3. _Operation Petticoat_ \> _Operation Petticoat_ 4. _M A S H_ \> ibid. 5. _The Odd Couple_ \> _The Odd Couple_ 6. _Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore_ \> _Alice_ 7. _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_ \> _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_ ---
**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:** [December 12, 2025, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9600 "2025-12-12T21:50:17Z")
> [@](#): > > **Movies that were adapted into TV series** 1. _The Karate Kid_ \> _Cobra Kai_ 2. _Animal House_ \> _Delta House_ 3. _Operation Petticoat_ \> _Operation Petticoat_ 4. _M A S H_ \> ibid. 5. _The Odd Couple_ \> _The Odd Couple_ 6. _Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore_ \> _Alice_ 7. _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_ \> _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_ 8. _Ferris Bueller’s Day Off \> Ferris Bueller_ ---
**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:** [December 12, 2025, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9601 "2025-12-12T22:01:25Z")
> [@](#): > > **Movies that were adapted into TV series** 1. _The Karate Kid_ \> _Cobra Kai_ 2. _Animal House_ \> _Delta House_ 3. _Operation Petticoat_ \> _Operation Petticoat_ 4. _M A S H_ \> ibid. 5. _The Odd Couple_ \> _The Odd Couple_ 6. _Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore_ \> _Alice_ 7. _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_ \> _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_ 8. _Ferris Bueller’s Day Off \> Ferris Bueller_ 9. _What We Do in the Shadows_ \> _What We Do in the Shadows_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=479) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=481)