# 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:** 8
**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:** [July 2, 2023, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/141 "2023-07-02T23:22:20Z")
**Movies That Take Place Mostly In The Winter** 1. The Dog Who Stopped the War 2. The Shining 3. The Last Detail 4. Fargo 5. It’s A Wonderful Life 6. Gremlins 7. A Christmas Carol 8. Better off Dead 9. A Winter’s Tale ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2023, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/142 "2023-07-03T05:06:47Z")
**Movies That Take Place Mostly In The Winter** 1. The Dog Who Stopped the War 2. The Shining 3. The Last Detail 4. Fargo 5. It’s A Wonderful Life 6. Gremlins 7. A Christmas Carol 8. Better off Dead 9. A Winter’s Tale 10. A Christmas Story **Movies that take place at sea** 1. Crimson Tide ---
**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2023, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/143 "2023-07-03T05:08:23Z")
**Movies that take place at sea** 1. Crimson Tide 2. Dead Calm ---
**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:** [July 3, 2023, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/144 "2023-07-03T05:10:04Z")
**Movies that take place at sea** 1. Crimson Tide 2. Dead Calm 3. The Abyss ---
**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:** [July 3, 2023, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/145 "2023-07-03T05:41:44Z")
**Movies that take place at sea** 1. Crimson Tide 2. Dead Calm 3. The Abyss 4. Lifeboat ---
**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:** [July 3, 2023, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/146 "2023-07-03T05:55:40Z")
**Movies that take place at sea** 1. Crimson Tide 2. Dead Calm 3. The Abyss 4. Lifeboat 5. The Hunt for Red October ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2023, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/147 "2023-07-03T07:05:52Z")
**Movies that take place at sea** 1. Crimson Tide 2. Dead Calm 3. The Abyss 4. Lifeboat 5. The Hunt for Red October 6. Master and Commander ---
**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:** [July 3, 2023, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/148 "2023-07-03T11:51:30Z")
**Movies that take place at sea** 1. Crimson Tide 2. Dead Calm 3. The Abyss 4. Lifeboat 5. The Hunt for Red October 6. Master and Commander 7. The Perfect Storm ---
**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:** [July 3, 2023, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/149 "2023-07-03T12:17:29Z")
**Movies that take place at sea** 1. Crimson Tide 2. Dead Calm 3. The Abyss 4. Lifeboat 5. The Hunt for Red October 6. Master and Commander 7. The Perfect Storm 8. Waterworld Not much of a choice, eh? ---
**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:** [July 3, 2023, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/150 "2023-07-03T12:39:27Z")
**Movies that take place at sea** 1. Crimson Tide 2. Dead Calm 3. The Abyss 4. Lifeboat 5. The Hunt for Red October 6. Master and Commander 7. The Perfect Storm 8. Waterworld 9. Moby Dick ---
**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:** [July 3, 2023, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/151 "2023-07-03T14:33:36Z")
**Movies that take place at sea** 1. Crimson Tide 2. Dead Calm 3. The Abyss 4. Lifeboat 5. The Hunt for Red October 6. Master and Commander 7. The Perfect Storm 8. Waterworld 9. Moby Dick 10. Life of Pi **American movies based on Canadian books** 1. Rachel, Rachel (1968, based on Margaret Laurence’s 1966 novel _A Jest of God_) ---
**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:** [July 3, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/152 "2023-07-03T14:41:09Z")
**American movies based on Canadian books** 1. Rachel, Rachel (1968, based on Margaret Laurence’s 1966 novel _A Jest of God_) 2. Airport ---
**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:** [July 3, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/153 "2023-07-03T15:18:16Z")
**American movies based on Canadian books** 1. Rachel, Rachel (1968, based on Margaret Laurence’s 1966 novel _A Jest of God_) 2. Airport 3. Room ---
**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2023, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/154 "2023-07-03T18:27:06Z")
**American movies based on Canadian books** 1. Rachel, Rachel (1968, based on Margaret Laurence’s 1966 novel _A Jest of God_) 2. Airport 3. Room 4. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World ---
**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:** [July 3, 2023, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/155 "2023-07-03T18:29:15Z")
**American movies based on Canadian books** 1. Rachel, Rachel (1968, based on Margaret Laurence’s 1966 novel _A Jest of God_) 2. Airport 3. Room 4. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World 5. Life of Pi I’m surprised that the author’s Canadian. ---
**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:** [July 3, 2023, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/156 "2023-07-03T19:25:25Z")
**American movies based on Canadian books** 1. Rachel, Rachel (1968, based on Margaret Laurence’s 1966 novel _A Jest of God_) 2. Airport 3. Room 4. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World 5. Life of Pi 6. The Handmaid’s Tale ---
**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:** [July 3, 2023, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/157 "2023-07-03T19:31:24Z")
**American movies based on Canadian books** 1. Rachel, Rachel (1968, based on Margaret Laurence’s 1966 novel _A Jest of God_) 2. Airport 3. Room 4. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World 5. Life of Pi 6. The Handmaid’s Tale 7. Anne of Green Gables ---
**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:** [July 3, 2023, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/158 "2023-07-03T19:45:33Z")
I have never read Anne of Green Gables. I just saw a snippet of the movie, when Anne arrives at the Cuthbert’s. I just downloaded the kindle book, for free! I’m 64. I don’t know how I missed this in my youth. Carry on! **American movies based on Canadian books** 1. Rachel, Rachel (1968, based on Margaret Laurence’s 1966 novel _A Jest of God_) 2. Airport 3. Room 4. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World 5. Life of Pi 6. The Handmaid’s Tale 7. Anne of Green Gables ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2023, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/159 "2023-07-03T20:32:28Z")
**American movies based on Canadian books** 1. Rachel, Rachel (1968, based on Margaret Laurence’s 1966 novel _A Jest of God_) 2. Airport 3. Room 4. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World 5. Life of Pi 6. The Handmaid’s Tale 7. Anne of Green Gables 8. The Apprenticeship of Dudley Kravitz ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2023, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/160 "2023-07-03T21:23:20Z")
**American movies based on Canadian books** 1. Rachel, Rachel (1968, based on Margaret Laurence’s 1966 novel _A Jest of God_) 2. Airport 3. Room 4. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World 5. Life of Pi 6. The Handmaid’s Tale 7. Anne of Green Gables 8. The Apprenticeship of Dudley Kravitz 9. The Secret of Roan Inish [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=9)