# 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:** 59
**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:** [September 8, 2023, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1162 "2023-09-08T19:49:55Z")
**Movies with very satisfying endings** 1. Dark City 2. The Sting ---
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**Movies with very satisfying endings** 1. Dark City 2. The Sting 3. The Karate Kid (1984) ---
**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 8, 2023, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1164 "2023-09-08T19:58:02Z")
**Movies with very satisfying endings** 1. Dark City 2. The Sting 3. The Karate Kid (1984) 4. Notorious ---
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**Movies with very satisfying endings** 1. Dark City 2. The Sting 3. The Karate Kid (1984) 4. Notorious 5. The Truman Show ---
**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 8, 2023, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1166 "2023-09-08T20:10:31Z")
**Movies with very satisfying endings** 1. Dark City 2. The Sting 3. The Karate Kid (1984) 4. Notorious 5. The Truman Show 6. Breaker Morant ---
**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2023, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1167 "2023-09-08T21:30:35Z")
**Movies with very satisfying endings** 1. Dark City 2. The Sting 3. The Karate Kid (1984) 4. Notorious 5. The Truman Show 6. Breaker Morant 7. Born Free ---
**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 8, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1168 "2023-09-08T21:37:20Z")
**Movies with very satisfying endings** 1. Dark City 2. The Sting 3. The Karate Kid (1984) 4. Notorious 5. The Truman Show 6. Breaker Morant 7. Born Free 8. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home ---
**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 8, 2023, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1169 "2023-09-08T21:46:14Z")
**Movies with very satisfying endings** 1. Dark City 2. The Sting 3. The Karate Kid (1984) 4. Notorious 5. The Truman Show 6. Breaker Morant 7. Born Free 8. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 9. Casablanca ---
**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 8, 2023, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1170 "2023-09-08T22:19:57Z")
**Movies with very satisfying endings** 1. Dark City 2. The Sting 3. The Karate Kid (1984) 4. Notorious 5. The Truman Show 6. Breaker Morant 7. Born Free 8. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 9. Casablanca 10. Speed **Movies that gave major stars their breakout roles** 1. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Drew Barrymore as Gertie) ---
**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 8, 2023, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1171 "2023-09-08T22:34:47Z")
**Movies that gave major stars their breakout roles** 1. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Drew Barrymore as Gertie) 2. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Kirstie Alley as Lt. Saavik) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2023, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1172 "2023-09-08T22:36:40Z")
**Movies that gave major stars their breakout roles** 1. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Drew Barrymore as Gertie) 2. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Kirstie Alley as Lt. Saavik) 3. Street Smart (Morgan Freeman as Fast Black) Though the movie bombed, Freeman received both Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for supporting actor awards. ---
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**Movies that gave major stars their breakout roles** 1. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Drew Barrymore as Gertie) 2. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Kirstie Alley as Lt. Saavik) 3. Street Smart (Morgan Freeman as Fast Black) 4. Good Will Hunting (Matt Damon as Will Hunting) Housekeeping and new item. ---
**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 8, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1174 "2023-09-08T22:44:00Z")
**Movies that gave major stars their breakout roles** 1. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Drew Barrymore as Gertie) 2. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Kirstie Alley as Lt. Saavik) 3. Street Smart (Morgan Freeman as Fast Black) 4. Good Will Hunting (Matt Damon as Will Hunting) 5. Star Wars (Harrison Ford as Han Solo) ---
**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 8, 2023, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1175 "2023-09-08T22:46:45Z")
**Movies that gave major stars their breakout roles** 1. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Drew Barrymore as Gertie) 2. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Kirstie Alley as Lt. Saavik) 3. Street Smart (Morgan Freeman as Fast Black) 4. Good Will Hunting (Matt Damon as Will Hunting) 5. Star Wars (Harrison Ford as Han Solo) 6. Splash (Tom Hanks as Allen Bauer) ---
**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 9, 2023, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1176 "2023-09-09T01:58:38Z")
**Movies that gave major stars their breakout roles** 1. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Drew Barrymore as Gertie) 2. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Kirstie Alley as Lt. Saavik) 3. Street Smart (Morgan Freeman as Fast Black) 4. Good Will Hunting (Matt Damon as Will Hunting) 5. Star Wars (Harrison Ford as Han Solo) 6. Splash (Tom Hanks as Allen Bauer) 7. Dr. No (Sean Connery as James Bond / Agent 007) His biggest roles prior to that were in **Darby O’Gill and the Little People** , and a minor role that was easily lost amongst the star-studded cast of **The Longest Day**. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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**Movies that gave major stars their breakout roles** 1. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Drew Barrymore as Gertie) 2. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Kirstie Alley as Lt. Saavik) 3. Street Smart (Morgan Freeman as Fast Black) 4. Good Will Hunting (Matt Damon as Will Hunting) 5. Star Wars (Harrison Ford as Han Solo) 6. Splash (Tom Hanks as Allen Bauer) 7. Dr. No (Sean Connery as James Bond / Agent 007) 8. Dazed and Confused (Matthew McConaughey as Wooderson) ---
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**Movies that gave major stars their breakout roles** 1. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Drew Barrymore as Gertie) 2. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Kirstie Alley as Lt. Saavik) 3. Street Smart (Morgan Freeman as Fast Black) 4. Good Will Hunting (Matt Damon as Will Hunting) 5. Star Wars (Harrison Ford as Han Solo) 6. Splash (Tom Hanks as Allen Bauer) 7. Dr. No (Sean Connery as James Bond / Agent 007) 8. Dazed and Confused (Matthew McConaughey as Wooderson) 9. Thelma and Louise (Brad Pitt as JD) ---
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> [@](#): > > **Movies that gave major stars their breakout roles** 1. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Drew Barrymore as Gertie) 2. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Kirstie Alley as Lt. Saavik) 3. Street Smart (Morgan Freeman as Fast Black) 4. Good Will Hunting (Matt Damon as Will Hunting) 5. Star Wars (Harrison Ford as Han Solo) 6. Splash (Tom Hanks as Allen Bauer) 7. Dr. No (Sean Connery as James Bond / Agent 007) 8. Dazed and Confused (Matthew McConaughey as Wooderson) 9. Thelma and Louise (Brad Pitt as JD) 10. Cimmaron (Irene Dunne as Sabra Cravat) Oh-- Next-- TBA ---
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NEXT: **Movies that had spoilers when they were new, but don’t anymore** (Just in case, don’t name the spoiler) 1. Gaslight ---
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**Movies that had spoilers when they were new, but don’t anymore** (Just in case, don’t name the spoiler) 1. Gaslight 2. The Empire Strikes Back [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=58) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=60)