# 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:** 53
**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:** [August 31, 2023, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1041 "2023-08-31T19:30:44Z")
**Movies about Real-Life Tyrants and Dictators** 1. The Last King of Scotland 2. Downfall 3. Last Days of Mussolini 4. The Death of Stalin 5. Caligula 6. The Interview 7. Red Monarch 8. The Conqueror 9. Hitler: The Last Ten Days ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1042 "2023-09-01T18:18:31Z")
**Movies about Real-Life Tyrants and Dictators** 1. The Last King of Scotland 2. Downfall 3. Last Days of Mussolini 4. The Death of Stalin 5. Caligula 6. The Interview 7. Red Monarch 8. The Conqueror 9. Hitler: The Last Ten Days 10. [Ivan the Terrible Part 1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037824/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_2_tt_3_nm_5_q_Ivan%2520the%2520Terrible%2520(1944%2520film)) pass ---
**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:** [September 1, 2023, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1043 "2023-09-01T21:40:15Z")
**Movies based on the Bible, or containing Biblical figures** 1. Jesus Christ Superstar ---
**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:** [September 1, 2023, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1044 "2023-09-01T22:49:18Z")
**Movies based on the Bible, or containing Biblical figures** 1. Jesus Christ Superstar 2. Godspell ---
**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:** [September 1, 2023, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1045 "2023-09-01T23:00:54Z")
**Movies based on the Bible, or containing Biblical figures** 1. Jesus Christ Superstar 2. Godspell 3. Barabbas ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1046 "2023-09-02T01:29:17Z")
**Movies based on the Bible, or containing Biblical figures** 1. Jesus Christ Superstar 2. Godspell 3. Barabbas 4. The Last Temptation of Christ ---
**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:** [September 2, 2023, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1047 "2023-09-02T01:59:28Z")
**Movies based on the Bible, or containing Biblical figures** 1. Jesus Christ Superstar 2. Godspell 3. Barabbas 4. The Last Temptation of Christ 5. The Life of Brian (Jesus appears a couple of times) ---
**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:** [September 2, 2023, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1048 "2023-09-02T03:26:01Z")
**Movies based on the Bible, or containing Biblical figures** 1. Jesus Christ Superstar 2. Godspell 3. Barabbas 4. The Last Temptation of Christ 5. The Life of Brian (Jesus appears a couple of times) 6. The Ten Commandments ---
**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:** [September 2, 2023, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1050 "2023-09-02T05:33:43Z")
**Movies based on the Bible, or containing Biblical figures** 1. Jesus Christ Superstar 2. Godspell 3. Barabbas 4. The Last Temptation of Christ 5. The Life of Brian (Jesus appears a couple of times) 6. The Ten Commandments 7. The Young Messiah 8. The Robe ---
**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:** [September 2, 2023, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1051 "2023-09-02T08:43:25Z")
**Movies based on the Bible, or containing Biblical figures** 1. Jesus Christ Superstar 2. Godspell 3. Barabbas 4. The Last Temptation of Christ 5. The Life of Brian (Jesus appears a couple of times) 6. The Ten Commandments 7. The Young Messiah 8. The Robe 9. Ben Hur As a slave on his way to the galleys, Judah ben Hur is given water by a young Jesus, and later he, his mother, and his sister are in Jerusalem as Christ is convicted and led off to to be crucified. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [September 2, 2023, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1052 "2023-09-02T10:39:01Z")
**Movies based on the Bible, or containing Biblical figures** 1. Jesus Christ Superstar 2. Godspell 3. Barabbas 4. The Last Temptation of Christ 5. The Life of Brian (Jesus appears a couple of times) 6. The Ten Commandments 7. The Young Messiah 8. The Robe 9. Ben Hur 10. Quo Vadis (1951) Jesus appears in a flashback, and St. Peter is a key character. **Movies about the Belle Epoque/Gilded Age** 1. Life with Father (1947) A comedy based on the life of stockbroker Clarence Day, set in 1880s New York City. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2023, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1053 "2023-09-02T13:30:56Z")
**Movies about the Belle Epoque/Gilded Age** 1. Life with Father (1947) 2. The Merry Widow (1934) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1054 "2023-09-02T17:05:43Z")
**Movies about the Belle Epoque/Gilded Age** 1. Life with Father (1947) 2. The Merry Widow (1934) 3. Lord Jim (1965) ---
**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:** [September 2, 2023, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1055 "2023-09-02T18:35:07Z")
**Movies about the Belle Epoque/Gilded Age** 1. Life with Father (1947) 2. The Merry Widow (1934) 3. Lord Jim (1965) 4. Breaker Morant (1980) Long a favorite of mine. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2023, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1056 "2023-09-02T19:28:34Z")
**Movies about the Belle Epoque/Gilded Age** 1. Life with Father (1947) 2. The Merry Widow (1934) 3. Lord Jim (1965) 4. Breaker Morant (1980) 5. Moulin Rouge (1952) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1057 "2023-09-02T21:41:18Z")
**Movies about the Belle Epoque/Gilded Age** 1. Life with Father (1947) 2. The Merry Widow (1934) 3. Lord Jim (1965) 4. Breaker Morant (1980) 5. Moulin Rouge (1952) 6. The Age of Innocence (1993) Criminally overlooked Scorcese film ---
**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:** [September 3, 2023, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1058 "2023-09-03T14:18:14Z")
**Movies about the Belle Epoque/Gilded Age** 1. Life with Father (1947) 2. The Merry Widow (1934) 3. Lord Jim (1965) 4. Breaker Morant (1980) 5. Moulin Rouge (1952) 6. The Age of Innocence (1993) 7. Fitzcarraldo (1982) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2023, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1059 "2023-09-03T15:48:39Z")
**Movies about the Belle Epoque/Gilded Age** 1. Life with Father (1947) 2. The Merry Widow (1934) 3. Lord Jim (1965) 4. Breaker Morant (1980) 5. Moulin Rouge (1952) 6. The Age of Innocence (1993) 7. Fitzcarraldo (1982) 8. Gigi (1958) ---
**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:** [September 4, 2023, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1060 "2023-09-04T01:06:42Z")
**Movies about the Belle Epoque/Gilded Age** 1. Life with Father (1947) 2. The Merry Widow (1934) 3. Lord Jim (1965) 4. Breaker Morant (1980) 5. Moulin Rouge (1952) 6. The Age of Innocence (1993) 7. Fitzcarraldo (1982) 8. Gigi (1958) 9. The House of Mirth (2000) ---
**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:** [September 4, 2023, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1061 "2023-09-04T01:57:09Z")
**Movies about the Belle Epoque/Gilded Age** 1. Life with Father (1947) 2. The Merry Widow (1934) 3. Lord Jim (1965) 4. Breaker Morant (1980) 5. Moulin Rouge (1952) 6. The Age of Innocence (1993) 7. Fitzcarraldo (1982) 8. Gigi (1958) 9. The House of Mirth (2000) 10. A Dangerous Method (2011) Next up: **Movies about or featuring psychologists/psychiatrists** 1. The Lathe of Heaven (1980) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=52) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=54)