# 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:** 65
**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:** [August 23, 2026, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1281 "2026-08-23T20:24:59Z")
> [@](#): > > **Movies in which someone is going crazy** 1. _A Beautiful Mind_ 2. _Repulsion_ 3. _Requiem for a Dream_ 4. _The Shining_ 5. _2001: A Space Odyssey_ 6. _Batman Forever_ 7. _Night into Morning_ 8. _The Fisher King_ 9. _The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari_ ---
**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:** [August 24, 2026, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1282 "2026-08-24T02:14:43Z")
**Movies in which someone is going crazy** 1. _A Beautiful Mind_ 2. _Repulsion_ 3. _Requiem for a Dream_ 4. _The Shining_ 5. _2001: A Space Odyssey_ 6. _Batman Forever_ 7. _Night into Morning_ 8. _The Fisher King_ 9. _The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari_ 10. _Dark City_ Terrific sf detective _noir_. Next up: **Rags to riches movies** 1. _Trading Places_ ---
**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:** [August 24, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1283 "2026-08-24T02:35:08Z")
**Rags to riches movies** 1. _Trading Places_ 2. _Blank Check_ ---
**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:** [August 24, 2026, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1284 "2026-08-24T02:37:22Z")
**Rags to riches movies** 1. _Trading Places_ 2. _Blank Check_ 3. _The Jerk_ And then back to rags… and back to riches again.. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1285 "2026-08-24T02:47:36Z")
**Rags to riches movies** 1. _Trading Places_ 2. _Blank Check_ 3. _The Jerk_ 4. _Elvis_ ---
**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:** [August 24, 2026, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1286 "2026-08-24T10:21:41Z")
**Rags to riches movies** 1. _Trading Places_ 2. _Blank Check_ 3. _The Jerk_ 4. _Elvis_ 5. _Scarface_ ---
**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:** [August 24, 2026, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1287 "2026-08-24T12:03:05Z")
**Rags to riches movies** 1. _Trading Places_ 2. _Blank Check_ 3. _The Jerk_ 4. _Elvis_ 5. _Scarface_ 6. _Forrest Gump_ ---
**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:** [August 24, 2026, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1288 "2026-08-24T12:11:55Z")
**Rags to riches movies** 1. _Trading Places_ 2. _Blank Check_ 3. _The Jerk_ 4. _Elvis_ 5. _Scarface_ 6. _Forrest Gump_ 7. _Citizen Kane_ ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1289 "2026-08-24T13:24:43Z")
**Rags to riches movies** 1. _Trading Places_ 2. _Blank Check_ 3. _The Jerk_ 4. _Elvis_ 5. _Scarface_ 6. _Forrest Gump_ 7. _Citizen Kane_ 8. _Brewster’s Millions_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1290 "2026-08-24T14:55:37Z")
**Rags to riches movies** 1. _Trading Places_ 2. _Blank Check_ 3. _The Jerk_ 4. _Elvis_ 5. _Scarface_ 6. _Forrest Gump_ 7. _Citizen Kane_ 8. _Brewster’s Millions_ 9. _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory_ ---
**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:** [August 24, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1291 "2026-08-24T17:28:51Z")
**Rags to riches movies** 1. _Trading Places_ 2. _Blank Check_ 3. _The Jerk_ 4. _Elvis_ 5. _Scarface_ 6. _Forrest Gump_ 7. _Citizen Kane_ 8. _Brewster’s Millions_ 9. _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory_ 10. _Annie_ (1982) Next: **Spy/Espionage Films That Aren’t Bond Films** 1. Tinker Tailor Solider Spy (2011) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1292 "2026-08-24T18:32:27Z")
**Spy/Espionage Films That Aren’t Bond Films** 1. Tinker Tailor Solider Spy (2011) 2. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) ---
**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:** [August 24, 2026, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1293 "2026-08-24T18:34:49Z")
**Spy/Espionage Films That Aren’t Bond Films** 1. Tinker Tailor Solider Spy (2011) 2. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) 3. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) ---
**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:** [August 24, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1294 "2026-08-24T18:43:34Z")
**Spy/Espionage Films That Aren’t Bond Films** 1. Tinker Tailor Solider Spy (2011) 2. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) 3. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) 4. No Way Out (1987) ---
**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:** [August 24, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1295 "2026-08-24T18:47:25Z")
**Spy/Espionage Films That Aren’t Bond Films** 1. Tinker Tailor Solider Spy (2011) 2. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) 3. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) 4. No Way Out (1987) 5. Notorious (1946) ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1296 "2026-08-25T00:05:19Z")
**Spy/Espionage Films That Aren’t Bond Films** 1. Tinker Tailor Solider Spy (2011) 2. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) 3. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) 4. No Way Out (1987) 5. Notorious (1946) 6. Jumping Jack Flash (1986) ---
**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:** [August 25, 2026, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1297 "2026-08-25T00:42:20Z")
**Spy/Espionage Films That Aren’t Bond Films** 1. Tinker Tailor Solider Spy (2011) 2. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) 3. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) 4. No Way Out (1987) 5. Notorious (1946) 6. Jumping Jack Flash (1986) 7. The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1298 "2026-08-25T06:13:56Z")
**Spy/Espionage Films That Aren’t Bond Films** 1. Tinker Tailor Solider Spy (2011) 2. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) 3. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) 4. No Way Out (1987) 5. Notorious (1946) 6. Jumping Jack Flash (1986) 7. The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997) 8. Spy Kids (2001) ---
**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:** [August 25, 2026, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1299 "2026-08-25T06:23:49Z")
**Spy/Espionage Films That Aren’t Bond Films** 1. Tinker Tailor Solider Spy (2011) 2. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) 3. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) 4. No Way Out (1987) 5. Notorious (1946) 6. Jumping Jack Flash (1986) 7. The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997) 8. Spy Kids (2001) 9. Bridge of Spies (2014) ---
**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:** [August 25, 2026, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1300 "2026-08-25T09:38:00Z")
> [@](#): > > **Spy/Espionage Films That Aren’t Bond Films** 1. Tinker Tailor Solider Spy (2011) 2. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) 3. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) 4. No Way Out (1987) 5. Notorious (1946) 6. Jumping Jack Flash (1986) 7. The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997) 8. Spy Kids (2001) 9. Bridge of Spies (2014) 10. The Lady Vanishes NEXT: **Really good films with dogs, where the dog doesn’t die tragically** (old age is OK) ## **In honor of Evie** 1. _The Incredible Journey_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550.md?page=64) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550.md?page=66)