# 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:** 60
**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 9, 2023, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1182 "2023-09-09T04:50:13Z")
**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 3. The Sixth Sense ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1183 "2023-09-09T06:04:46Z")
**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 3. The Sixth Sense 4. The Crying Game ---
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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 3. The Sixth Sense 4. The Crying Game 5. Thelma & Louise The film in the previous thread that actually caused me to think of this topic. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1185 "2023-09-09T13:25:50Z")
**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 3. The Sixth Sense 4. The Crying Game 5. Thelma & Louise 6. Citizen Kane Do you have to say “Spoiler Alert” about a movie that’s almost 100 years old? ---
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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 3. The Sixth Sense 4. The Crying Game 5. Thelma & Louise 6. Citizen Kane 7. Identity ---
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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 3. The Sixth Sense 4. The Crying Game 5. Thelma & Louise 6. Citizen Kane 7. Identity 8. Fight Club ---
**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:** [September 9, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1188 "2023-09-09T17:20:08Z")
**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 3. The Sixth Sense 4. The Crying Game 5. Thelma & Louise 6. Citizen Kane 7. Identity 8. Fight Club 9. The Usual Suspects ---
**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 9, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1189 "2023-09-09T22:45:01Z")
**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 3. The Sixth Sense 4. The Crying Game 5. Thelma & Louise 6. Citizen Kane 7. Identity 8. Fight Club 9. The Usual Suspects 10. Psycho **Movies based on a work of fiction** 1. The Birds - based on a short story by Daphne Du Maurier Hitchcock changed the setting from England to California, but kept the creepy scariness ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1190 "2023-09-09T22:55:51Z")
**Movies based on a work of fiction** 1. The Birds - based on a short story by Daphne Du Maurier 2. Jaws - based on the book by Peter Benchley ---
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**Movies based on a work of fiction** 1. The Birds - based on a short story by Daphne Du Maurier 2. Rachel, Rachel - based on “A Jest of God” by Margaret Laurence The setting was changed from Manitoba to Connecticut. ---
**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 9, 2023, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1192 "2023-09-09T22:58:27Z")
**Movies based on a work of fiction** 1. The Birds - based on a short story by Daphne Du Maurier 2. Rachel, Rachel - based on “A Jest of God” by Margaret Laurence 3. The Door in the Floor - based on a portion of the novel A Widow for One Year by John Irving It’s only about one-third of the book. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1193 "2023-09-09T23:08:42Z")
**Movies based on a work of fiction** 1. The Birds - based on a short story by Daphne Du Maurier 2. Jaws - based upon the book by Peter Benchley 3. Rachel, Rachel - based on “A Jest of God” by Margaret Laurence 4. The Door in the Floor - based on a portion of the novel A Widow for One Year by John Irving 5. The Shining - based upon the book by Stephen King Housekeeping ---
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**Movies based on a work of fiction** 1. The Birds - based on a short story by Daphne Du Maurier 2. Jaws - based upon the book by Peter Benchley 3. Rachel, Rachel - based on “A Jest of God” by Margaret Laurence 4. The Door in the Floor - based on a portion of the novel A Widow for One Year by John Irving 5. The Shining - based upon the book by Stephen King 6. Gone Girl - based on the novel by Gillian Flynn ---
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**Movies based on a work of fiction** 1. The Birds - based on a short story by Daphne Du Maurier 2. Jaws - based upon the book by Peter Benchley 3. Rachel, Rachel - based on “A Jest of God” by Margaret Laurence 4. The Door in the Floor - based on a portion of the novel A Widow for One Year by John Irving 5. The Shining - based upon the book by Stephen King 6. Gone Girl - based on the novel by Gillian Flynn 7. Blade Runner - based on the novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” by Philip K. Dick ---
**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:** [September 9, 2023, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1196 "2023-09-09T23:16:28Z")
**Movies based on a work of fiction** 1. The Birds - based on a short story by Daphne Du Maurier 2. Jaws - based upon the book by Peter Benchley 3. Rachel, Rachel - based on “A Jest of God” by Margaret Laurence 4. The Door in the Floor - based on a portion of the novel A Widow for One Year by John Irving 5. The Shining - based upon the book by Stephen King 6. Gone Girl - based on the novel by Gillian Flynn 7. Blade Runner - based on the novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” by Philip K. Dick 8. Fight Club - based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk ---
**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 9, 2023, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1197 "2023-09-09T23:32:22Z")
**Movies based on a work of fiction** 1. The Birds - based on a short story by Daphne Du Maurier 2. Jaws - based upon the book by Peter Benchley 3. Rachel, Rachel - based on “A Jest of God” by Margaret Laurence 4. The Door in the Floor - based on a portion of the novel A Widow for One Year by John Irving 5. The Shining - based upon the book by Stephen King 6. Gone Girl - based on the novel by Gillian Flynn 7. Blade Runner - based on the novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” by Philip K. Dick 8. Fight Club - based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk 9. Aladdin - based on the Arabic folktale of the same name from _One Thousand and One Nights_ ---
**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, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1198 "2023-09-09T23:46:17Z")
**Movies based on a work of fiction** 1. The Birds - based on a short story by Daphne Du Maurier 2. Jaws - based upon the book by Peter Benchley 3. Rachel, Rachel - based on “A Jest of God” by Margaret Laurence 4. The Door in the Floor - based on a portion of the novel A Widow for One Year by John Irving 5. The Shining - based upon the book by Stephen King 6. Gone Girl - based on the novel by Gillian Flynn 7. Blade Runner - based on the novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” by Philip K. Dick 8. Fight Club - based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk 9. Aladdin - based on the Arabic folktale of the same name from _One Thousand and One Nights_ 10. Stroker Ace – based on the novel “Stand On It” by William Neely and Robert Ottum **Movies Set Above the Arctic Circle** (_note … this precludes anything on Antarctica)_ 1. Ice Station Zebra _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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**Movies Set Above the Arctic Circle** (_note … this precludes anything on Antarctica)_ 1. Ice Station Zebra 2. The Santa Clause ---
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**Movies Set Above the Arctic Circle** (_note … this precludes anything on Antarctica)_ 1. Ice Station Zebra 2. The Santa Clause 3. The Savage Innocents ---
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