# Movie Marathon (Part 4) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [February 10, 2026, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550 "2026-02-10T16:50:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**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:** [March 16, 2026, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/261 "2026-03-16T07:29:01Z")
**Charlie Chaplin films** 1. Making a Living 2. Modern Times 3. City Lights 4. Limelight 5. The Great Dictator ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/262 "2026-03-16T08:20:50Z")
> [@themapleleaf](#): > > **Charlie Chaplin films** 1. Making a Living 2. Modern Times 3. City Lights 4. Limelight 5. The Great Dictator 6. The Kid ---
**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:** [March 16, 2026, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/263 "2026-03-16T10:21:30Z")
**Charlie Chaplin films** 1. Making a Living 2. Modern Times 3. City Lights 4. Limelight 5. The Great Dictator 6. The Kid 7. The Gold Rush ---
**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:** [March 16, 2026, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/264 "2026-03-16T12:06:26Z")
**Charlie Chaplin films** 1. Making a Living 2. Modern Times 3. City Lights 4. Limelight 5. The Great Dictator 6. The Kid 7. The Gold Rush 8. Monsieur Verdoux ---
**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:** [March 16, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/265 "2026-03-16T14:06:44Z")
**Charlie Chaplin films** 1. Making a Living 2. Modern Times 3. City Lights 4. Limelight 5. The Great Dictator 6. The Kid 7. The Gold Rush 8. Monsieur Verdoux 9. The Circus ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/266 "2026-03-16T15:07:56Z")
**Charlie Chaplin films** 1. Making a Living 2. Modern Times 3. City Lights 4. Limelight 5. The Great Dictator 6. The Kid 7. The Gold Rush 8. Monsieur Verdoux 9. The Circus 10. A Countess from Hong Kong His last feature film. pass ---
**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:** [March 16, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/267 "2026-03-16T15:15:42Z")
**They Won Best Picture At The Academy Awards** 1. One Battle After Another (2026) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/268 "2026-03-16T15:30:36Z")
**They Won Best Picture At The Academy Awards** 1. One Battle After Another (2026) 2. Annie Hall (1977) Beat out _Star Wars_ (1977). (And I was rooting for _Sinners_, hoping a horror movie would finally win.) ---
**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:** [March 16, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/269 "2026-03-16T16:14:14Z")
**They Won Best Picture At The Academy Awards** 1. One Battle After Another (2026) 2. Annie Hall (1977) 3. Rebecca (1940) ---
**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:** [March 16, 2026, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/270 "2026-03-16T16:15:48Z")
**They Won Best Picture At The Academy Awards** 1. One Battle After Another (2026) 2. Annie Hall (1977) 3. Rebecca (1940) 4. The Lost Weekend (1945) The only _film noir_ ever to win Best Picture, it also was the Grand Prix winner at Cannes. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/271 "2026-03-16T17:02:45Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > (And I was rooting for _Sinners_, hoping a horror movie would finally win.) um… **They Won Best Picture At The Academy Awards** 1. One Battle After Another (2026) 2. Annie Hall (1977) 3. Rebecca (1940) 4. The Lost Weekend (1945) 5. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) ---
**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:** [March 16, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/272 "2026-03-16T18:31:29Z")
**They Won Best Picture At The Academy Awards** 1. One Battle After Another (2026) 2. Annie Hall (1977) 3. Rebecca (1940) 4. The Lost Weekend (1945) 5. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) 6. The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) ---
**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:** [March 16, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/273 "2026-03-16T19:11:36Z")
**They Won Best Picture At The Academy Awards** 1. One Battle After Another (2026) 2. Annie Hall (1977) 3. Rebecca (1940) 4. The Lost Weekend (1945) 5. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) 6. The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) 7. Gandhi (1982) ---
**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:** [March 16, 2026, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/274 "2026-03-16T22:05:41Z")
**They Won Best Picture At The Academy Awards** 1. One Battle After Another (2026) 2. Annie Hall (1977) 3. Rebecca (1940) 4. The Lost Weekend (1945) 5. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) 6. The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) 7. Gandhi (1982) 8. The Sound of Music (1965) The first winner I saw ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/275 "2026-03-17T08:50:14Z")
> [@](#): > > **They Won Best Picture At The Academy Awards** 1. One Battle After Another (2026) 2. Annie Hall (1977) 3. Rebecca (1940) 4. The Lost Weekend (1945) 5. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) 6. The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) 7. Gandhi (1982) 8. The Sound of Music (1965) 9. Wings (1927) First winner ever Wow. Next year is the 100th anniversary. ---
**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:** [March 19, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/276 "2026-03-19T15:44:48Z")
> [@](#): > > **They Won Best Picture At The Academy Awards** 1. One Battle After Another (2026) 2. Annie Hall (1977) 3. Rebecca (1940) 4. The Lost Weekend (1945) 5. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) 6. The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) 7. Gandhi (1982) 8. The Sound of Music (1965) 9. Wings (1927) 10. The Shape of Wter (2018) Next: **Hackers!** 1. Hackers ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/277 "2026-03-19T15:52:47Z")
**Hackers!** 1. Hackers 2. War Games ---
**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:** [March 19, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/278 "2026-03-19T18:42:14Z")
**Hackers!** 1. Hackers 2. War Games 3. Sneakers ---
**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:** [March 19, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/279 "2026-03-19T21:04:10Z")
**Hackers!** 1. Hackers 2. War Games 3. Sneakers 4. Swordfish ---
**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:** [March 19, 2026, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/280 "2026-03-19T22:41:53Z")
**Hackers!** 1. Hackers 2. War Games 3. Sneakers 4. Swordfish 5. Army of Thieves [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550.md?page=15)