Neverending Story - a boy steals an usual book which he reads and it leads to him getting revenge on his bullies
People have a disagreement over some letters.
Casablanca
A couple of guys from Chicago buy new clothes and take a trip to Florida.
Some Like It Hot
A man and a woman take a boat trip.
The African Queen
A contractor locates and deactivates some malfunctioning machinery.
Blade Runner
A father offers his estranged son a job working together for the government.
The Empire Strikes Back
A group of young women go on a trip to visit one of the women’s relatives. After a few days they come back home.
Mad Max: Fury Road
An adopted man faces difficulties with his brother after he meets his birth family - The Ten Commandments
A man returns to his family - Oh Brother Where Art Thou
A family goes on a boat trip - Noah
A man accepts his nephew’s invitation to a celebration - A Christmas Carol
Or its inspiration, the Odyssey.
My impulse for starting this thread was that I was reminded, in another thread, of my favorite summary that I’ve read of the Odyssey: A guy explains to his wife why he’s late.
I prefer mine done as pornos:
Two former rivals bond over the joys of threesome action with a hot foreign chickBatman v Superman
Is ‘Middle aged chemistry teacher pursues a career change’ too obvious for this thread?
TCMF-2L
A closet has more space then it first appears.
Chronicles of Narnia
A family reunites for Christmas.
The Lion In Winter
A white man falsely accused of murder gets out of prison
Shawshank Redemption
A black man falsely accused of murder gets the chair
The Green Mile
A lonely boy makes friends with the girl next door (actually, that’s not an entirely inaccurate summary).
Let the Right One In
Three men start a business.
Ghostbusters
Stranger in a Strange Land: Heinlein 3:16.
A plucky medical student discovers evil and corruption in his institution and sets out to expose it, only to find his trusted mentor is behind it all.
Every single Robin Cook novel.
Meddling elders make life difficult for the younger generation:
Babylon 5
Girl goes through puberty.
Carrie
Boy goes through puberty.
Spider-Man
Another girl goes through puberty.
Labyrinth
Oh, no, she was decidedly post-pubescent, 15-yo me can attest to that.
A couple get into a fight during bad weather.
Twister
A girl lives with strange men in the woods.
Snow White
A young school teacher has fun in NYC.
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Two computer geeks disagree with another computer geek.
The Social Network
Several families work through business disputes.
The Godfather
When their vehicle breaks down in another country, five Americans have some trouble with the locals.
Fury
A man discovers his feminine side
All of Me
Troubled teen travels to a fantasy world, accidentally kills the first person she meets, and takes on a contract as a hired killer to kill her first victim’s sister.
Wizard of Oz