# Name That Movie! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 12, 2007, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-movie/429757 "2007-12-12T17:25:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-movie/429757/1 "2007-12-12T17:25:14Z")
This movie came out in the past year or so. It was basically a music video set to Beatles songs. Does anybody know the name of this movie? ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-movie/429757/2 "2007-12-12T17:26:27Z")
That would be [Across the Universe](http://imdb.com/title/tt0445922/). ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-movie/429757/3 "2007-12-12T18:06:40Z")
[All This and World War II (1976) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0132679/) ? ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-movie/429757/4 "2007-12-12T18:27:39Z")
[The previous thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=437569&highlight=universe). ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-movie/429757/5 "2007-12-12T21:52:32Z")
[QUOTE=furryman] This movie came out in the past year or so. It was basically a music video set to Beatles songs. Does anybody know the name of this movie? [/QUOTE] It was much more than a music video set to Beatles music. There was a fully-developed plot and characters that would have worked even without any music. The music was a very nice bonus. Wonderful movie. My favorite of 2007. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-movie/429757/6 "2007-12-12T21:58:31Z")
[QUOTE=Equipoise] It was much more than a music video set to Beatles music. There was a _ **fully-developed plot and characters** _ that would have worked even without any music. The music was a very nice bonus. [/QUOTE] In the interest of fairness, I’m obliged to say that this point (bolding mine) is highly debatable. Needless to say, not even in my 2007 Top 50. ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-movie/429757/7 "2007-12-13T19:26:15Z")
Thanks a lot ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-movie/429757/8 "2007-12-14T00:06:47Z")
I’ve got the impression a lot of people either loved or hated this movie. It didn’t spend much time in theatres, so I’ll have to wait for my Netflix copy to see which way I go. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-movie/429757/9 "2007-12-14T00:15:46Z")
[QUOTE=furryman] This movie came out in the past year or so. It was basically a music video set to Beatles songs. Does anybody know the name of this movie? [/QUOTE] You may also be interested in these: [Help!](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059260/) [Hard Day’s Night](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058182/) ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2007, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-movie/429757/10 "2007-12-15T04:01:20Z")
[QUOTE=ArchiveGuy] In the interest of fairness, I’m obliged to say that this point (bolding mine) is highly debatable. [/QUOTE] I loved the movie, but I agree that the plot and characters wouldn’t have worked out all that well without the music. ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2007, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-movie/429757/11 "2007-12-15T04:52:25Z")
I think the plot was brilliant. The characters were a little contrived, of course, but what are ya gonna do? I still loved them (most of them, anyway). Somewhere in the top 15 of the decade for me. ETA: Even if you didn’t like it, you have to concede that it’s way more than just a music video. Especially considering that the songs are covers–and rather original ones, at that.