# 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:** 61
**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 10, 2023, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1202 "2023-09-10T12:33:52Z")
**Movies Set Above the Arctic Circle** (_note … this precludes anything on Antarctica)_ 1. Ice Station Zebra 2. The Santa Clause 3. The Savage Innocents 4. Nanook of the North 5. The Call of the Wild ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2023, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1203 "2023-09-10T14:17:55Z")
**Movies Set Above the Arctic Circle** (_note … this precludes anything on Antarctica)_ 1. Ice Station Zebra 2. The Santa Clause 3. The Savage Innocents 4. Nanook of the North 5. The Call of the Wild 6. The Thing from Another World (1951) ---
**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 10, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1204 "2023-09-10T14:44:25Z")
**Movies Set Above the Arctic Circle** (_note … this precludes anything on Antarctica)_ 1. Ice Station Zebra 2. The Santa Clause 3. The Savage Innocents 4. Nanook of the North 5. The Call of the Wild 6. The Thing from Another World (1951) 7. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer ---
**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 10, 2023, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1205 "2023-09-10T15:35:46Z")
**Movies Set Above the Arctic Circle** (_note … this precludes anything on Antarctica)_ 1. Ice Station Zebra 2. The Santa Clause 3. The Savage Innocents 4. Nanook of the North 5. The Call of the Wild 6. The Thing from Another World (1951) 7. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer 8. Elf ---
**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 10, 2023, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1206 "2023-09-10T16:18:05Z")
**Movies Set Above the Arctic Circle** (_note … this precludes anything on Antarctica)_ 1. Ice Station Zebra 2. The Santa Clause 3. The Savage Innocents 4. Nanook of the North 5. The Call of the Wild 6. The Thing from Another World (1951) 7. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer 8. Elf 9. The Polar Express ---
**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 11, 2023, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1207 "2023-09-11T02:05:25Z")
**Movies Set Above the Arctic Circle** (_note … this precludes anything on Antarctica)_ 1. Ice Station Zebra 2. The Santa Clause 3. The Savage Innocents 4. Nanook of the North 5. The Call of the Wild 6. The Thing from Another World (1951) 7. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer 8. Elf 9. The Polar Express 10. Never Cry Wolf Next, **Movies that take place in the Tropics (i.e., between the tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn)** 1. The Last King of Scotland (Takes place in Uganda ) ---
**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 11, 2023, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1208 "2023-09-11T02:12:49Z")
**Movies that take place in the Tropics (i.e., between the tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn)** 1. The Last King of Scotland (Takes place in Uganda ) 2. Sex and the City 2 (takes place in Abu Dhabi, UAE) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2023, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1209 "2023-09-11T04:46:31Z")
**Movies that take place in the Tropics (i.e., between the tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn)** 1. The Last King of Scotland (Takes place in Uganda ) 2. Sex and the City 2 (takes place in Abu Dhabi, UAE) 3. The Mosquito Coast (1986) ---
**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 11, 2023, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1210 "2023-09-11T05:11:25Z")
**Movies that take place in the Tropics (i.e., between the tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn)** 1. The Last King of Scotland (Takes place in Uganda ) 2. Sex and the City 2 (takes place in Abu Dhabi, UAE) 3. The Mosquito Coast (1986) 4. The Bridge on the River Kwai ---
**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:** [September 11, 2023, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1211 "2023-09-11T11:56:58Z")
**Movies that take place in the Tropics (i.e., between the tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn)** 1. The Last King of Scotland (Takes place in Uganda ) 2. Sex and the City 2 (takes place in Abu Dhabi, UAE) 3. The Mosquito Coast (1986) 4. The Bridge on the River Kwai 5. Swiss Family Robinson (Tobago) ---
**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 11, 2023, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1212 "2023-09-11T11:59:44Z")
**Movies that take place in the Tropics (i.e., between the tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn)** 1. The Last King of Scotland (Takes place in Uganda ) 2. Sex and the City 2 (takes place in Abu Dhabi, UAE) 3. The Mosquito Coast (1986) 4. The Bridge on the River Kwai 5. Swiss Family Robinson (Tobago) 6. South Pacific Bali Ha’i may call you . . . Any night, any day ---
**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 11, 2023, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1213 "2023-09-11T12:22:49Z")
**Movies that take place in the Tropics (i.e., between the tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn)** 1. The Last King of Scotland (Takes place in Uganda ) 2. Sex and the City 2 (takes place in Abu Dhabi, UAE) 3. The Mosquito Coast (1986) 4. The Bridge on the River Kwai 5. Swiss Family Robinson (Tobago) 6. South Pacific 7. Tropic Thunder ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2023, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1214 "2023-09-11T12:48:08Z")
**Movies that take place in the Tropics (i.e., between the tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn)** 1. The Last King of Scotland (Takes place in Uganda ) 2. Sex and the City 2 (takes place in Abu Dhabi, UAE) 3. The Mosquito Coast (1986) 4. The Bridge on the River Kwai 5. Swiss Family Robinson (Tobago) 6. South Pacific 7. Tropic Thunder 8. Khartoum Nitpick: While the Tropic of Cancer does pass through the UAE, Abu Dhabi lies north of the line. ---
**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:** [September 11, 2023, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1215 "2023-09-11T14:33:53Z")
**Movies that take place in the Tropics (i.e., between the tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn)** 1. The Last King of Scotland (Takes place in Uganda ) 2. Sex and the City 2 (takes place in Abu Dhabi, UAE) 3. The Mosquito Coast (1986) 4. The Bridge on the River Kwai 5. Swiss Family Robinson (Tobago) 6. South Pacific 7. Tropic Thunder 8. Khartoum 9. The Beach ---
**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 11, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1216 "2023-09-11T17:54:00Z")
**Movies that take place in the Tropics (i.e., between the tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn)** 1. The Last King of Scotland (Takes place in Uganda ) 2. Sex and the City 2 (takes place in Abu Dhabi, UAE) 3. The Mosquito Coast (1986) 4. The Bridge on the River Kwai 5. Swiss Family Robinson (Tobago) 6. South Pacific 7. Tropic Thunder 8. Khartoum 9. The Beach 10. Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981) though no place was ever mentioned by name (so far as I can recall) in either the movie or the source novel, it is generally assumed to be somewhere along the western coast of central Africa \*\* pass \*\* _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 11, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1217 "2023-09-11T18:06:50Z")
**Movies whose titles begin and end with the same letter** 1. The Verdict ---
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**Movies whose titles begin and end with the same letter** 1. The Verdict 2. Arachnophobia ---
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**Movies whose titles begin and end with the same letter** 1. The Verdict 2. Arachnophobia 3. Star Wars ---
**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 11, 2023, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1220 "2023-09-11T18:52:45Z")
**Movies whose titles begin and end with the same letter** 1. The Verdict 2. Arachnophobia 3. Star Wars 4. To Have and Have Not (1944) 1944, Bogie and Bacall’s first collaboration _ **-“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 11, 2023, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1221 "2023-09-11T19:07:17Z")
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