# The 7 Films 7 Franchises Marathon Challenge! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 11, 2019, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-7-films-7-franchises-marathon-challenge/832394 "2019-04-11T15:26:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-7-films-7-franchises-marathon-challenge/832394/1 "2019-04-11T15:26:39Z")
This is based off a question I saw on Twitter. Your Challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to create a watchable day long seven film marathon where: 1. Each film is from a different Franchise and 2. The film is shown in its order of release in the franchise. This means prequels get shown when they were released not chronologically when they were set (e.g. Temple of Doom would be the second movie in the Marathon). You can use a reboot to cheat on film order if you want (e.g. Amazing Spider Man could be film one or four depending on how you wanted to count it) but it would use up the entire Franchise (you couldn’t pick another Spider-Man film from the series. Note within a Note, since I used Spider-Man as an example. Homecoming would count towards the MCU not the Spider-Man franchise). Can it be done? Should it be done? Let’s find out. 1. Back to the Future 2. The Two Towers 3. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 4. Star Trek 4 The Voyage Home 5. Final Destination 5 6. The Avengers 7. The Force Awakens What’s yours? ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Shine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr_shine/32/464_2.png) [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-7-films-7-franchises-marathon-challenge/832394/2 "2019-04-11T15:53:19Z")
1. The Fellowship of the Ring 2. Godfather Part 2 3. Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban 4. Star Wars: A New Hope 5. The Dead Pool (Weakest on this list but had to add something) 6. Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country 7. The Dark Knight (counting Adam West, Michael Keaton\*2, Val Kilmer, George Clooney and Begins) ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-7-films-7-franchises-marathon-challenge/832394/3 "2019-04-11T16:57:45Z")
For certain definitions of watchable (particularly after injesting large quantities of mind-altering substances): 1. Halloween 2. Friday the 13th Part 2 3. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors 4. Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV 5. Tremors 5: Bloodlines 6. Leprechaun 6: Back 2 Tha Hood 7. Cult of Chucky ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-7-films-7-franchises-marathon-challenge/832394/4 "2019-04-11T17:26:50Z")
1 Fellowship of The Ring 2 Captain America: The Winter Soldier 3 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 4 Wonder Woman 5 Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix 6 Mission Impossible: Fallout 7 X-Men: Days of Future Pas ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-7-films-7-franchises-marathon-challenge/832394/5 "2019-04-11T17:35:03Z")
1. The Thin Man 2. Bride of Frankenstein 3. Goldfinger 4. Batman (Tim Burton)\* 5. Duck Soup (Marx Brothers) 6. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 7. The Force Awakens \*DC did three Batman films before that: two serials and the Adam West ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-7-films-7-franchises-marathon-challenge/832394/6 "2019-04-11T18:51:55Z")
1. Jaws 2. Terminator 2 3. Goldfinger I think my weakest movie is #3, maybe too much 60s cheesiness. But it’s an iconic film from an iconic franchise, and this will allow people to take a break and mingle, as we continue with… 1. Fury Road 2. Baby Geniuses and the Space Baby … no, wait… 1. Fast Five 2. Return of the Jedi 3. The Dark Knight ([According to these guys, TDK is the seventh movie in the Batman universe.](https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/movies/movies-with-the-highest-number-of-sequels-1.3022918) I’m good with that.) Hope you enjoyed the party, thank you for the beer and pizza donations - it wasn’t necessary, but always appreciated! ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-7-films-7-franchises-marathon-challenge/832394/7 "2019-04-11T19:18:10Z")
> [@Mr\_Shine](#): > > 1. Star Wars: A New Hope > [@JohnT](#): > > 1. Return of the Jedi _buzzer sounds_ Per the OP, New Hope, Empire, and Return are movies 1,2, and 3, respectively. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-7-films-7-franchises-marathon-challenge/832394/8 "2019-04-11T19:30:55Z")
… leave me alone… 1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood… ugh… … wait… The Sixth Sense… no? Not really? … OK… Wait! 1. Rocky Balboa. > **[6th Films in a Franchise (Best to Worst) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/list/ls075052049/)** > > 6th Films in a Franchise (Best to Worst) ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-7-films-7-franchises-marathon-challenge/832394/9 "2019-04-11T20:14:32Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > … 4. Batman (Tim Burton)\* > … > \*DC did three Batman films before that: two serials and the Adam West That is some damn fine rules lawyerin’. My stab: 1. Superman (1978) 2. The Dark Knight 3. Goldfinger 4. Rocky IV 5. Captain America: The First Avenger 6. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 7. Star Wars: The Force Awakens ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Shine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr_shine/32/464_2.png) [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-7-films-7-franchises-marathon-challenge/832394/10 "2019-04-11T21:51:05Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > _buzzer sounds_ > > Per the OP, New Hope, Empire, and Return are movies 1,2, and 3, respectively. Oops, and I generally hate people who fuck up short OPs too 🙂 Lets change it to: 1. The Fellowship of the Ring 2.[del] Godfather Part 2[/del] Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back 2. Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban 4.[del] Star Wars: A New Hope[/del] Sudden Impact 5.[del] The Dead Pool[/del] Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. 3. Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country 4. The Dark Knight (counting Adam West, Michael Keaton\*2, Val Kilmer, George Clooney and Begins) ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2019, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-7-films-7-franchises-marathon-challenge/832394/11 "2019-04-12T02:59:50Z")
1. _King Kong_ (1933) 2. _Tarzan and his Mate_ (1934) – Second of Weissmuller series. 3. _Billion Dollar Brain_ (1967) 4. _Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome_ (1947) - Fourth Tracy feature film (i.e., not counting serials). 5. _Ghidrah, The Three-Headed Monster_ (1964) - Fifth of Toho’s Godzilla films. 6. _Kommissar X – Drei goldene Schlangen_, a.k.a. _The Island of Missing Girls_ (1969) – Sixth (and best) film in the Kommissar X series. 7. _Farewell MY Lovely_ (1975) – Seventh movie to feature Phillip Marlowe. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2019, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-7-films-7-franchises-marathon-challenge/832394/12 "2019-04-12T06:36:26Z")
1. Tremors 2. Aliens 3. Army of Darkness 4. Live Free or Die Hard 5. M.I. Rogue Nation 6. Marvel’s The Avengers 7. X-Men Days of Future Past 8. _bonus_ Star Trek First Contact ---
**Author:** ![The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f8ce5/32.png) [@The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Peyote_Coyote)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-7-films-7-franchises-marathon-challenge/832394/13 "2019-04-16T06:17:20Z")
1.) _The House of the Baskervilles_ (Sherlock Holmes) 2.) _2010: The Year We Make Contact_ (sequel to _2001: A Space Odyssey_) 3.) _The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly_ (Dollars Trilogy) 4.) _Mothra vs. Godzilla_ (Godzilla franchise) 5.) _Casino Royale_ (James Bond.) 6.) _Horse Feathers_ (Marx Brothers) 7.) _Wes Craven’s New Nightmare_ (Nightmare on Elm Stret) ---
**Author:** ![SykoSkotty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SykoSkotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SykoSkotty)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-7-films-7-franchises-marathon-challenge/832394/14 "2019-04-16T15:55:55Z")
If I am reading OP correctly, the films have to be viewed in chronological order of release? So that means the oldest film is viewed first, yes? If so, my entries: 1. Star Wars : A New Hope (1977) 2. The Blues Brothers (1980) 3. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 4. Poltergeist (1982) 5. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 6. No Country For Old Men (2007) 7. The Dark Knight (2008) ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-7-films-7-franchises-marathon-challenge/832394/15 "2019-04-16T16:33:49Z")
My mates and I watched the extended versions of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings Trilogy in one day. The films took nearly 11 hours (and we had meal breaks in between each film.) Tiring but enjoyable. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-7-films-7-franchises-marathon-challenge/832394/16 "2019-04-16T16:46:33Z")
Good job! But, still… my 17yo daughter once spent an entire spring break watching Jackson LOTR and Hobbit movies, extended scenes, outtakes, “making of” movies, etc. She announced her plans by saying “It’s spring break, I have a 3.89 average, and I’m going to live in the Shire for the next week.” And she did. If I had to make a list of influential media in my child’s life, the Jackson LOTR movies are an _easy_ #1. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-7-films-7-franchises-marathon-challenge/832394/17 "2019-04-16T19:06:05Z")
> [@SykoSkotty](#): > > If I am reading OP correctly, the films have to be viewed in chronological order of release? So that means the oldest film is viewed first, yes? > > If so, my entries: > > 1. Star Wars : A New Hope (1977) > 2. The Blues Brothers (1980) > 3. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) > 4. Poltergeist (1982) > 5. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) > 6. No Country For Old Men (2007) > 7. The Dark Knight (2008) I think you misunderstood. In order of release but within their franchise so, for example, you could watch Star Wars A New Hope first but then you can’t watch any other Star Wars movie or any other film that kicked off a franchise. In number 2 you can watch the second film of any franchise other than the franchise you picked in slot 1 and so on.