# 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:** 67
**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 26, 2026, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1321 "2026-08-26T22:42:43Z")
**Dystopian Films** 1. Rollerball (1975) 2. Metropolis (1927) ---
**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 27, 2026, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1322 "2026-08-27T03:32:49Z")
**Dystopian Films** 1. Rollerball (1975) 2. Metropolis (1927) 3. A Clockwork Orange (1971) ---
**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 27, 2026, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1323 "2026-08-27T05:03:33Z")
**Dystopian Films** 1. Rollerball (1975) 2. Metropolis (1927) 3. A Clockwork Orange (1971) 4. Back to the Future Part II (1989) Not the _entire_ thing, but the 1985 alternate universe, which the wiki calls the “Biffhorrific” timeline, is very much a dystopia. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2026, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1324 "2026-08-27T06:07:10Z")
**Dystopian Films** 1. Rollerball (1975) 2. Metropolis (1927) 3. A Clockwork Orange (1971) 4. Back to the Future Part II (1989) 5. Brazil (1985) ---
**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 27, 2026, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1325 "2026-08-27T10:05:40Z")
**Dystopian Films** 1. Rollerball (1975) 2. Metropolis (1927) 3. A Clockwork Orange (1971) 4. Back to the Future Part II (1989) 5. Brazil (1985) 6. Mad Max (1979) ---
**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 27, 2026, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1326 "2026-08-27T13:14:21Z")
**Dystopian Films** 1. Rollerball (1975) 2. Metropolis (1927) 3. A Clockwork Orange (1971) 4. Back to the Future Part II (1989) 5. Brazil (1985) 6. Mad Max (1979) 7. A Boy and His Dog (1975) ---
**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 27, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1327 "2026-08-27T14:20:12Z")
**Dystopian Films** 1. Rollerball (1975) 2. Metropolis (1927) 3. A Clockwork Orange (1971) 4. Back to the Future Part II (1989) 5. Brazil (1985) 6. Mad Max (1979) 7. A Boy and His Dog (1975) 8. Alphaville (1965) ---
**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 27, 2026, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1328 "2026-08-27T16:04:16Z")
**Dystopian Films** 1. Rollerball (1975) 2. Metropolis (1927) 3. A Clockwork Orange (1971) 4. Back to the Future Part II (1989) 5. Brazil (1985) 6. Mad Max (1979) 7. A Boy and His Dog (1975) 8. Alphaville (1965) 9. Pleasantville (1988) ---
**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 30, 2026, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1329 "2026-08-30T04:59:43Z")
**Dystopian Films** 1. Rollerball (1975) 2. Metropolis (1927) 3. A Clockwork Orange (1971) 4. Back to the Future Part II (1989) 5. Brazil (1985) 6. Mad Max (1979) 7. A Boy and His Dog (1975) 8. Alphaville (1965) 9. Pleasantville (1988) 10. Blade Runner (1982) Pass. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2026, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1330 "2026-08-30T16:08:06Z")
**Movies with happy endings** 1. Silver Linings Playbook ---
**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 30, 2026, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1331 "2026-08-30T16:21:20Z")
**Movies with happy endings** 1. Silver Linings Playbook 2. The Return of the Jedi ---
**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:** [August 30, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1332 "2026-08-30T17:20:06Z")
**Movies with happy endings** 1. Silver Linings Playbook 2. The Return of the Jedi 3. What’s Up, Doc? ---
**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 30, 2026, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1333 "2026-08-30T18:50:52Z")
**Movies with happy endings** 1. Silver Linings Playbook 2. The Return of the Jedi 3. What’s Up, Doc? 4. Grease ---
**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 30, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1334 "2026-08-30T19:11:54Z")
**Movies with happy endings** 1. Silver Linings Playbook 2. The Return of the Jedi 3. What’s Up, Doc? 4. Grease 5. Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle ---
**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 31, 2026, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1335 "2026-08-31T01:30:08Z")
**Movies with happy endings** 1. Silver Linings Playbook 2. The Return of the Jedi 3. What’s Up, Doc? 4. Grease 5. Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle 6. Bad Santa Well, as happy of an ending as you’ll get in a movie like Bad Santa. ---
**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 31, 2026, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1336 "2026-08-31T02:05:40Z")
**Movies with happy endings** 1. Silver Linings Playbook 2. The Return of the Jedi 3. What’s Up, Doc? 4. Grease 5. Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle 6. Bad Santa 7. Dark City One of the most intensely happy endings of any movie I’ve ever seen. After all that came before, it really is remarkable. ---
**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 31, 2026, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1337 "2026-08-31T02:46:44Z")
**Movies with happy endings** 1. Silver Linings Playbook 2. The Return of the Jedi 3. What’s Up, Doc? 4. Grease 5. Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle 6. Bad Santa 7. Dark City 8. Groundhog Day ---
**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 31, 2026, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1338 "2026-08-31T12:08:27Z")
**Movies with happy endings** 1. Silver Linings Playbook 2. The Return of the Jedi 3. What’s Up, Doc? 4. Grease 5. Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle 6. Bad Santa 7. Dark City 8. Groundhog Day 9. You Can’t Take It with You ---
**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 31, 2026, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1339 "2026-08-31T13:47:12Z")
**Movies with happy endings** 1. Silver Linings Playbook 2. The Return of the Jedi 3. What’s Up, Doc? 4. Grease 5. Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle 6. Bad Santa 7. Dark City 8. Groundhog Day 9. You Can’t Take It with You 10. Brewster’s Millions **Movies where a made-up language is spoken (one film per franchise, please)** 1. Klingon, _Star Trek: The Motion Picture_ ---
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**Movies where a made-up language is spoken (one film per franchise, please)** 1. Klingon, _Star Trek: The Motion Picture_ 2. Nell’s Idioglossia, _Nell_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550.md?page=66) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550.md?page=68)