# movie titles based on \[active verb\] + \[character name\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 21, 2006, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-based-on-active-verb-character-name/384999 "2006-12-21T00:26:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cactus\_waltz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@cactus\_waltz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cactus_waltz)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-based-on-active-verb-character-name/384999/1 "2006-12-21T00:26:41Z")
I am young and am not a walking moviepedia quite yet. I try my hardest though. I noticed some years ago that there was a trend towards movie titles in the style of, for example, “Finding Forrester” - active verb + character name, usually the main character but not always. Other titles on top off my head: Finding Nemo Saving Private Ryan Killing Mrs. Tingle Being John Malkovich Is this an old trend and I am just late? What other examples are there? ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-based-on-active-verb-character-name/384999/2 "2006-12-21T00:28:42Z")
It was changed to _Teaching Mrs. Tingle_. Still qualifies, though! ---
**Author:** ![hawksgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ed655f/32.png) [@hawksgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawksgirl)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-based-on-active-verb-character-name/384999/3 "2006-12-21T00:29:14Z")
Waiting for Guffman ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-based-on-active-verb-character-name/384999/4 "2006-12-21T00:30:47Z")
The worst movie ever made: Boxing Helena. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-based-on-active-verb-character-name/384999/5 "2006-12-21T00:32:45Z")
Chasing Amy. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-based-on-active-verb-character-name/384999/6 "2006-12-21T00:33:19Z")
Regarding Henry ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-based-on-active-verb-character-name/384999/7 "2006-12-21T00:41:32Z")
Run Lola, Run ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-based-on-active-verb-character-name/384999/8 "2006-12-21T00:42:34Z")
Eating Raoul ---
**Author:** ![Achren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@Achren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achren)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-based-on-active-verb-character-name/384999/9 "2006-12-21T01:00:17Z")
Get Carter ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-based-on-active-verb-character-name/384999/10 "2006-12-21T01:04:51Z")
Raising Helen (kate Hudson) ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-based-on-active-verb-character-name/384999/11 "2006-12-21T01:06:34Z")
[Remembering previous threads](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=282241) ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-based-on-active-verb-character-name/384999/12 "2006-12-21T01:08:13Z")
_Searching for Bobby Fisher Deconstructing Harry Kissing Jessica Stein_ But the first one might not count, since Bobby Fisher isn’t actually a character. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-based-on-active-verb-character-name/384999/13 "2006-12-21T01:10:03Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Raising Helen (kate Hudson) [/QUOTE] _Raising Arizona_! ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-based-on-active-verb-character-name/384999/14 "2006-12-21T01:16:44Z")
Raising Arizona ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-based-on-active-verb-character-name/384999/15 "2006-12-21T01:19:38Z")
Get Shorty Kill Bill Not, however, Dead Man Walking ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-based-on-active-verb-character-name/384999/16 "2006-12-21T01:21:11Z")
Darn it. alright then, Driving Miss Daisy. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-based-on-active-verb-character-name/384999/17 "2006-12-21T02:28:59Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Chasing Amy. [/QUOTE] There is no character named “Amy” in Chasing Amy, though. A story is told ABOUT Amy that explains the central conceit, true, but by a strict reading of the OP, this doesn’t qualify. ---
**Author:** ![Largo62](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/45deac/32.png) [@Largo62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Largo62)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-based-on-active-verb-character-name/384999/18 "2006-12-21T02:40:22Z")
_ **Educating Rita** _ ---
**Author:** ![Largo62](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/45deac/32.png) [@Largo62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Largo62)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-based-on-active-verb-character-name/384999/19 "2006-12-21T02:42:58Z")
[QUOTE=Dooku] [Remembering previous threads](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=282241) [/QUOTE] How about “Killing Threads Unnecessarily”? Can’t you stand it if the rest of us havent seen your linked thread? ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-based-on-active-verb-character-name/384999/20 "2006-12-21T03:35:06Z")
[QUOTE=Largo62] How about “Killing Threads Unnecessarily”? Can’t you stand it if the rest of us havent seen your linked thread? [/QUOTE] I can “stand” it just fine. It wasn’t even my thread. I was trying to be helpful, perhaps a little sarcastically funny. Sorry if it came out the wrong way. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-based-on-active-verb-character-name/384999.md?page=2)