# One sentence summaries that miss the point.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point/161774>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 16, 2003, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point/161774 "2003-03-16T09:15:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![MakeSweetPassionateSenseToMe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3e96dc/32.png) [@MakeSweetPassionateSenseToMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MakeSweetPassionateSenseToMe)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point/161774/241 "2009-03-23T18:50:42Z")

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**Happiness** - A suburban father has a heart-to-heart conversation with his son

**Funny Games** - A pair of good looking rapscallions attempt to borrow some eggs

**Natural Born Killers** - A young couple find themselves(and each other) in this wacky, road-trip adventure

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**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point/161774/242 "2009-03-23T20:42:39Z")

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**Moby Dick** - The devastating impact of whale hunting.

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**Author:** ![Nom\_de\_Plume](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/85f322/32.png) [@Nom\_de\_Plume](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nom_de_Plume)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point/161774/243 "2009-03-26T18:29:19Z")

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**The Dark Night:** A wealthy man, who as a result of violent childhood trauma spends his evenings in black leather outfits, begins relationship with a mentally unstable man who wears make-up.

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