# 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:** 497
**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:** [February 3, 2026, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9922 "2026-02-03T18:48:24Z")
**Unfavorite actors in movies you liked** 1. Mel Gibson, _Claus_ 2. Robin Williams, _The Birdcage_ 3. Jesse Eisenberg, _Zombieland_ 4. Ryan Reynolds, _Free Guy_ 5. Will Ferrell, _Stranger Than Fiction_ 6. Tom Cruise, _A Few Good Men_ 7. Donald Sutherland, _Backdraft_ 8. Jamie Lee Curtis, _My Girl_ ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Mike\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_H)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9923 "2026-02-04T04:43:44Z")
**Unfavorite actors in movies you liked** 1. Mel Gibson, _Claus_ 2. Robin Williams, _The Birdcage_ 3. Jesse Eisenberg, _Zombieland_ 4. Ryan Reynolds, _Free Guy_ 5. Will Ferrell, _Stranger Than Fiction_ 6. Tom Cruise, _A Few Good Men_ 7. Donald Sutherland, _Backdraft_ 8. Jamie Lee Curtis, _My Girl_ 9. Adam Sandler, _Uncut Gems_ ---
**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:** [February 4, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9924 "2026-02-04T16:36:13Z")
**Unfavorite actors in movies you liked** 1. Mel Gibson, _Claus_ 2. Robin Williams, _The Birdcage_ 3. Jesse Eisenberg, _Zombieland_ 4. Ryan Reynolds, _Free Guy_ 5. Will Ferrell, _Stranger Than Fiction_ 6. Tom Cruise, _A Few Good Men_ 7. Donald Sutherland, _Backdraft_ 8. Jamie Lee Curtis, _My Girl_ 9. Adam Sandler, _Uncut Gems_ 10. Nicholas Cage, _City of Angels_ **Movies that feature TV game shows, real or fictional** 1. White Men Can’t Jump, Jeopardy It’s a subplot: Girlfriend studies for Jeopardy throughout the whole movie, and at the end she gets on the show, and shines! “Foods that start with Q for $200, Alex.” ---
**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:** [February 4, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9925 "2026-02-04T16:42:32Z")
**Movies that feature TV game shows, real or fictional** 1. White Men Can’t Jump, Jeopardy 2. Running Man, Running Man ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9926 "2026-02-04T16:46:24Z")
**Movies that feature TV game shows, real or fictional** 1. White Men Can’t Jump, Jeopardy 2. Running Man, Running Man 3. Quiz Lady, Can’t Stop the Quiz ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9927 "2026-02-04T16:54:40Z")
**Movies that feature TV game shows, real or fictional** 1. White Men Can’t Jump, Jeopardy 2. Running Man, Running Man 3. Quiz Lady, Can’t Stop the Quiz 4. _Requiem for a Dream_, Hip to be Fit ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9928 "2026-02-04T16:59:02Z")
**Movies that feature TV game shows, real or fictional** 1. White Men Can’t Jump, Jeopardy 2. Running Man, Running Man 3. Quiz Lady, Can’t Stop the Quiz 4. _Requiem for a Dream_, Hip to be Fit 5. _Quiz Show_, Twenty-One (and The $64,000 Question) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [February 4, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9929 "2026-02-04T17:56:16Z")
> [@](#): > > **Movies that feature TV game shows, real or fictional** 1. White Men Can’t Jump, Jeopardy 2. Running Man, Running Man 3. Quiz Lady, Can’t Stop the Quiz 4. _Requiem for a Dream_, Hip to be Fit 5. _Quiz Show_, Twenty-One (and The $64,000 Question) 6. _Sisters_ ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Mike\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_H)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9930 "2026-02-04T19:01:52Z")
**Movies that feature TV game shows, real or fictional** 1. White Men Can’t Jump, Jeopardy 2. Running Man, Running Man 3. Quiz Lady, Can’t Stop the Quiz 4. _Requiem for a Dream_, Hip to be Fit 5. _Quiz Show_, Twenty-One (and The $64,000 Question) 6. _Sisters_ 7. _The Luckiest Man in America_. Press Your Luck About Michael Larson and the Press Your Luck scandal. Haven’t seen the movie myself, but I’ve seen the Michael Larson episode of PYL and seen specials about it. ---
**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:** [February 4, 2026, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9931 "2026-02-04T19:08:14Z")
**Movies that feature TV game shows, real or fictional** 1. White Men Can’t Jump, Jeopardy 2. Running Man, Running Man 3. Quiz Lady, Can’t Stop the Quiz 4. _Requiem for a Dream_, Hip to be Fit 5. _Quiz Show_, Twenty-One (and The $64,000 Question) 6. _Sisters_ 7. _The Luckiest Man in America_. Press Your Luck 8. Mallrats, _Truth or Date_ ---
**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:** [February 4, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9932 "2026-02-04T20:57:45Z")
**Movies that feature TV game shows, real or fictional** 1. White Men Can’t Jump, Jeopardy 2. Running Man, Running Man 3. Quiz Lady, Can’t Stop the Quiz 4. _Requiem for a Dream_, Hip to be Fit 5. _Quiz Show_, Twenty-One (and The $64,000 Question) 6. _Sisters_ 7. _The Luckiest Man in America_. Press Your Luck 8. Mallrats, _Truth or Date_ 9. _National Lampoon’s European Vacation_, Pig in a Poke ---
**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:** [February 4, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9933 "2026-02-04T21:09:15Z")
**Movies that feature TV game shows, real or fictional** 1. White Men Can’t Jump, Jeopardy 2. Running Man, Running Man 3. Quiz Lady, Can’t Stop the Quiz 4. _Requiem for a Dream_, Hip to be Fit 5. _Quiz Show_, Twenty-One (and The $64,000 Question) 6. _Sisters_ 7. _The Luckiest Man in America_. Press Your Luck 8. Mallrats, _Truth or Date_ 9. _National Lampoon’s European Vacation_, Pig in a Poke 10. _UHF_, Wheel of Fish Next: **Sports Movies, and the sports in them, but with no repeated sports** 1. _The Longest Yard_, American football ---
**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:** [February 4, 2026, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9934 "2026-02-04T21:11:04Z")
**Sports Movies, and the sports in them, but with no repeated sports** 1. _The Longest Yard_, American football 2. _Major League_, baseball ---
**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:** [February 4, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9935 "2026-02-04T21:17:01Z")
**Sports Movies, and the sports in them, but with no repeated sports** 1. _The Longest Yard_, American football 2. _Major League_, baseball 3. _Baseketball_, Baseketball ---
**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:** [February 4, 2026, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9936 "2026-02-04T21:43:07Z")
**Sports Movies, and the sports in them, but with no repeated sports** 1. _The Longest Yard_, American football 2. _Major League_, baseball 3. _Baseketball_, Baseketball 4. _Slap Shot_, ice hockey ---
**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:** [February 4, 2026, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9937 "2026-02-04T21:44:07Z")
**Sports Movies, and the sports in them, but with no repeated sports** 1. _The Longest Yard_, American football 2. _Major League_, baseball 3. _Baseketball_, Baseketball 4. _Slap Shot_, ice hockey 5. _Cool Runnings_, bobsleighing ---
**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:** [February 5, 2026, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9938 "2026-02-05T00:54:17Z")
> [@](#): > > **Sports Movies, and the sports in them, but with no repeated sports** 1. _The Longest Yard_, American football 2. _Major League_, baseball 3. _Baseketball_, Baseketball 4. _Slap Shot_, ice hockey 5. _Cool Runnings_, bobsleighing 6. _Hoosiers_, basketball ---
**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:** [February 5, 2026, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9939 "2026-02-05T01:58:42Z")
**Sports Movies, and the sports in them, but with no repeated sports** 1. _The Longest Yard_, American football 2. _Major League_, baseball 3. _Baseketball_, Baseketball 4. _Slap Shot_, ice hockey 5. _Cool Runnings_, bobsleighing 6. _Hoosiers_, basketball 7. _I, Tonya_, figure skating ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2026, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9940 "2026-02-05T02:22:25Z")
**Sports Movies, and the sports in them, but with no repeated sports** 1. _The Longest Yard_, American football 2. _Major League_, baseball 3. _Baseketball_, Baseketball 4. _Slap Shot_, ice hockey 5. _Cool Runnings_, bobsleighing 6. _Hoosiers_, basketball 7. _I, Tonya_, figure skating 8. _Diggstown_, boxing ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2026, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9941 "2026-02-05T02:31:21Z")
**Sports Movies, and the sports in them, but with no repeated sports** 1. _The Longest Yard_, American football 2. _Major League_, baseball 3. _Baseketball_, Baseketball 4. _Slap Shot_, ice hockey 5. _Cool Runnings_, bobsleighing 6. _Hoosiers_, basketball 7. _I, Tonya_, figure skating 8. _Chariots of Fire_, track and field [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=496) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=498)