# New Game: One-Word Films A-Z

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-one-word-films-a-z/514706>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [October 22, 2009, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-one-word-films-a-z/514706 "2009-10-22T03:36:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 7

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2009, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-one-word-films-a-z/514706/121 "2009-10-22T23:07:33Z")

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**xXx**

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**Author:** ![Pulp\_Friction](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/2acd7d/32.png) [@Pulp\_Friction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pulp_Friction)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2009, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-one-word-films-a-z/514706/122 "2009-10-22T23:27:52Z")

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> [@](#):
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> **Ratatouille**  
> From a previous round

Indeed it was from a previous round; which means you can’t use it again. 🙂

Someone Gimme an R !!!

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2009, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-one-word-films-a-z/514706/123 "2009-10-22T23:28:08Z")

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_Yojimbo_

ETA: are we going back to R? You know how freakin’ long it took me to think of Yojimbo?

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**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2009, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-one-word-films-a-z/514706/124 "2009-10-22T23:28:59Z")

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**Z**

!

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**Author:** ![Pulp\_Friction](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/2acd7d/32.png) [@Pulp\_Friction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pulp_Friction)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2009, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-one-word-films-a-z/514706/125 "2009-10-22T23:31:01Z")

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After three rounds:

**Adaptation**  
**Amadeus**  
**Arachnophobia**  
**Babel**  
**Beetlejuice**  
**Blue**  
**Carrie**  
**Clerks**  
**Cut**  
**Delicatessen**  
**Deliverance**  
**Dogma**  
**Emma**  
**Emmanuelle**  
**Equus**  
**Fame**  
**Fargo**  
**Firestarter**  
**Gallipoli**  
**Ghostbusters**  
**Giant**  
**Hackers**  
**House**  
**Hud**  
**Igor**  
**Insomnia**  
**Ishtar**  
**Jade**  
**Jumanji**  
**Jumper**  
**Kalifornia**  
**Kingpin**  
**Koyaanisqatsi**  
**Labyrinth**  
**Laputa**  
**León**  
**M**  
**Matinee**  
**Moonraker**  
**Newsies**  
**Norbert**  
**North**  
**Oliver!**  
**Once**  
**Othello**  
**Pi**  
**Platoon**  
**Porky’s**  
**Quarantine**  
**Quicksand**  
**Quills**  
**Ran**  
**Ratatouille**  
**Rebecca**  
**Se7en**  
**Star!**  
**Stardust**  
**Threesome**  
**Thunderbirds**  
**Tremors**  
**UltraViolet**  
**Unbreakable**  
**Underworld**  
**Valmont**  
**Vertigo**  
**Videodrome**  
**W**  
**WarGames**  
**Waterworld**  
**X**  
**Xanadu**  
**X-Men**  
**Yentl**  
**Yesterday**  
**Yojimbo**  
**Zardoz**  
**Zelig**  
**Zoolander**

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**Author:** ![Pulp\_Friction](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/2acd7d/32.png) [@Pulp\_Friction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pulp_Friction)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2009, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-one-word-films-a-z/514706/126 "2009-10-22T23:32:36Z")

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> ETA: are we going back to R? You know how freakin’ long it took me to think of Yojimbo?

Not exactly “going back” to R…just need a replacement to keep pace.

And I won’t accept Rojimbo. 😃

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**Author:** ![Pulp\_Friction](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/2acd7d/32.png) [@Pulp\_Friction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pulp_Friction)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2009, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-one-word-films-a-z/514706/127 "2009-10-22T23:34:33Z")

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After FOUR rounds:

**Adaptation**  
**Amadeus**  
**Annie**  
**Arachnophobia**  
**Babel**  
**Beerfest**  
**Beetlejuice**  
**Blue**  
**Carrie**  
**Clerks**  
**Crash**  
**Cut**  
**Delicatessen**  
**Deliverance**  
**Diner**  
**Dogma**  
**Emma**  
**Emmanuelle**  
**Equus**  
**Eragon**  
**Fame**  
**Fargo**  
**Firestarter**  
**Following**  
**Gallipoli**  
**Ghostbusters**  
**Giant**  
**Gigi**  
**Hackers**  
**Hellraiser**  
**House**  
**Hud**  
**Igor**  
**Innocence**  
**Insomnia**  
**Ishtar**  
**Jade**  
**Joe**  
**Jumanji**  
**Jumper**  
**Kafka**  
**Kalifornia**  
**Kingpin**  
**Koyaanisqatsi**  
**Labyrinth**  
**Laputa**  
**León**  
**Lionheart**  
**M**  
**Madagascar**  
**Matinee**  
**Moonraker**  
**Newsies**  
**Norbert**  
**North**  
**Notorious**  
**Octopussy**  
**Oliver!**  
**Once**  
**Othello**  
**Pi**  
**Platoon**  
**Pollock**  
**Porky’s**  
**Quarantine**  
**Quest**  
**Quicksand**  
**Quills**  
**Ran**  
**Ratatouille**  
**???**  
**Rebecca**  
**Se7en**  
**Star!**  
**Stardust**  
**Surrogates**  
**Threesome**  
**Thunderbirds**  
**Transformers**  
**Tremors**  
**UltraViolet**  
**Unbreakable**  
**Underworld**  
**Unforgiven**  
**Valmont**  
**Vertigo**  
**Victory**  
**Videodrome**  
**W**  
**WarGames**  
**Watchmen**  
**Waterworld**  
**X**  
**Xanadu**  
**X-Men**  
**XXX**  
**Yentl**  
**Yesterday**  
**Yojimbo**  
**Yojimbo**  
**Z**  
**Zardoz**  
**Zelig**  
**Zoolander**

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2009, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-one-word-films-a-z/514706/128 "2009-10-22T23:47:14Z")

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**Arthur**

its my middle name!

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**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2009, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-one-word-films-a-z/514706/129 "2009-10-22T23:56:46Z")

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**Rambo**

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**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2009, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-one-word-films-a-z/514706/130 "2009-10-22T23:58:45Z")

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**Bananas**

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-one-word-films-a-z/514706/131 "2009-10-23T00:37:43Z")

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Cujo

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-one-word-films-a-z/514706/132 "2009-10-23T00:42:04Z")

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_Dumbo_

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**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-one-word-films-a-z/514706/133 "2009-10-23T01:01:46Z")

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Equilibrium

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**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-one-word-films-a-z/514706/134 "2009-10-23T01:13:10Z")

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[Fuck](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0486585/)

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**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-one-word-films-a-z/514706/135 "2009-10-23T01:15:44Z")

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**Gigli**

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-one-word-films-a-z/514706/136 "2009-10-23T01:58:04Z")

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Somehow appropriate that Fuck and Gigli are right next to each other. “What’s on TV? Fuck, it’s Gigli!”

_Hellboy_.

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**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-one-word-films-a-z/514706/137 "2009-10-23T02:15:57Z")

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**Ikiru**

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**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-one-word-films-a-z/514706/138 "2009-10-23T02:19:07Z")

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Jaws

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-one-word-films-a-z/514706/139 "2009-10-23T02:36:35Z")

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_Khartoum_

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**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-one-word-films-a-z/514706/140 "2009-10-23T03:57:37Z")

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**Leprachaun**

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