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Initech

(100,075 posts)
Sun May 27, 2018, 03:29 PM May 2018

Guess The Movie From The Plot Description Part 3 (No Google)

Last edited Tue May 29, 2018, 12:16 PM - Edit history (2)

Same as the other 2 threads. I'll post a few movies and guess what they are from the plot description. Try to do it without using Google or IMDB.

1. After New York City's two most celebrated police officers die in an unfortunate accident, a comptroller and his partner investigating lottery corruption vow to become their replacements.

2. Two down on their luck businessmen are in over their heads when they land a gargantuan government contract that requires them to run weapons between battle zones.

3. While the rest of the professional baseball world is off fighting World War 2, the league hatches a scheme to attract new fans by allowing female competitors to run the teams.

4. Three strong willed sisters come together to bout heads with their equally strong willed mother after they are sick and tired of her increasingly reckless behavior.

5. An unhinged stock trader and his equally unhinged partner start a stock trading empire out of their garage and it becomes a hotbed of sex, drugs, booze, and other shady activities.

6. A biological surveyor studying mythical creatures arrives in New York City and finds that his research has been accidentally let loose among the populace.

7. After asking her husband to wear a dress and fill in for a missing portrait model, she gets the shock of her life when he begins living as a member of the opposite sex.

8. On the way to their next gig, a group of drag queens get stranded in a rural community and turn the lives of the residents upside down.

9. A trash talking, big city law school graduate must come to the aid of his relatives who are mistaken for a murderer while on a road trip in the south, while he brings along his sharp-tongued fiancee.

10. After their former captain is murdered in a senseless attack on fleet headquarters, the captain of the starship vows revenge while finding out that his superiors may be up to foul play when mysterious torpedoes show up.

11. Two children find an ancient looking board game and must finish the game started many decades ago when they find that each turn has devastating, real world destructive consequences.

12. The billionaire heiress to an archaeological fortune must use her family history to help her navigate a series of previously unexplored and potentially deadly ancient ruins.

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Guess The Movie From The Plot Description Part 3 (No Google) (Original Post) Initech May 2018 OP
1. "The Other Guys" - love that movie!!! nt Leghorn21 May 2018 #1
... WhiteTara May 2018 #2
#8 is more recent than that. Initech May 2018 #8
To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar FrodosNewPet May 2018 #16
Ding! Initech May 2018 #18
#3 Heartstrings May 2018 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author oberliner May 2018 #4
#5 Wolf of Wall Street? I don't go to movies so this is really guessing. Shrike47 May 2018 #5
I think #9 is My Cousin Vinnie. Shrike47 May 2018 #6
Ding! Initech May 2018 #14
A few that I know lapfog_1 May 2018 #7
Correct on 12, 9, 6 and 3. Initech May 2018 #13
2. Deal of the Century FrodosNewPet May 2018 #9
No - more recent than that. Initech May 2018 #11
#11 Jumanji FrodosNewPet May 2018 #10
Ding! Initech May 2018 #12
sorry, but that can't be correct lapfog_1 May 2018 #15
2. War Dogs - Myles Teller and Jonah Hill Leghorn21 May 2018 #17
#2 - yes. Initech May 2018 #20
Round 2: Initech May 2018 #19
#2 - Rat Race? Top 10 Idiots May 2018 #23
Yes to all of these! Initech May 2018 #25
Here goes discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2018 #39
My guesses. TlalocW Jun 2018 #52
The answers: Initech May 2018 #21
Round 3: Initech May 2018 #22
#1 - The Life Aquatic Top 10 Idiots May 2018 #24
This message was self-deleted by its author Initech Jun 2018 #26
Hmm... jmowreader Jun 2018 #28
Correct on all of those! Initech Jun 2018 #30
The answers: Initech Jun 2018 #33
13) In Bruges? geardaddy Jun 2018 #34
Yes to both! Initech Jun 2018 #43
Round 4: Initech Jun 2018 #27
Okay... jmowreader Jun 2018 #29
Correct on all of those! Initech Jun 2018 #31
7) Reservoir Dogs geardaddy Jun 2018 #35
Correct! Initech Jun 2018 #37
Here's one: discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2018 #40
Ding! Initech Jun 2018 #41
#5 The Greatest Show on Earth? justgamma Jun 2018 #61
Close, I'll take it! Initech Jun 2018 #65
The Answers: Initech Jun 2018 #76
Round 5: Initech Jun 2018 #32
OK geardaddy Jun 2018 #36
Yes to all of those! Initech Jun 2018 #38
Hmmm discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2018 #42
#3 - Weekend At Bernie's Top 10 Idiots Jun 2018 #44
Let's try... jmowreader Jun 2018 #48
Correct on all of those! Initech Jun 2018 #49
#2 Don't tell mom the babysitter is dead? n/t justgamma Jun 2018 #60
The answers: Initech Jun 2018 #75
Round 6: Initech Jun 2018 #45
# 3 is "The Taking of Pelham One, Two, Three" red dog 1 Jun 2018 #46
Ding! Initech Jun 2018 #50
Only one I can get is TlalocW Jun 2018 #53
The answers: Initech Jun 2018 #79
A skirt-chasing, boozer reporter tries to save the life of a man scheduled to die at midnight for red dog 1 Jun 2018 #47
Let me try this jmowreader Jun 2018 #51
Let's see if I can get these: Initech Jun 2018 #56
Those would fit, but they're not the ones I was thinking of jmowreader Jun 2018 #57
Is #2 Patton? Initech Jun 2018 #58
Yes it is jmowreader Jun 2018 #62
#7 The Devil Wears Prada ? justgamma Jun 2018 #63
Yes. jmowreader Jun 2018 #64
Is # 4 My Blue Heaven? red dog 1 Jun 2018 #66
No. This one is based on a fictional criminal jmowreader Jun 2018 #69
My answers jmowreader Jun 2018 #100
My favorite one TlalocW Jun 2018 #54
Wizard Of Oz? Initech Jun 2018 #55
Ding TlalocW Jun 2018 #59
Here are a few more red dog 1 Jun 2018 #67
#2 is the Graduate Initech Jun 2018 #68
You got # 7 - "As Good As It Gets" is correct red dog 1 Jun 2018 #74
#1 About Schmidt dewsgirl Jun 2018 #77
Correct! red dog 1 Jun 2018 #82
Round 7: Initech Jun 2018 #70
#7 - True Lies Top 10 Idiots Jun 2018 #71
Is # 5 Top Gun? red dog 1 Jun 2018 #72
Ding! Initech Jun 2018 #73
The Answers; Initech Jun 2018 #101
Round 8: Initech Jun 2018 #78
Here's some answers & guesses... Beartracks Jun 2018 #80
Fixed the numbers! Initech Jun 2018 #81
The answers: Initech Jun 2018 #102
A young man gathers 10 of the most talented, least experienced musicians from the rough red dog 1 Jun 2018 #83
An inept criminal is caught trying to rob a bank and is sent to prison red dog 1 Jun 2018 #84
Is that one of the Wes Anderson movies? Initech Jun 2018 #85
No, it's a comedy red dog 1 Jun 2018 #86
In the old west, a mining tycoon tries to drive independent pan miners out of the area, but red dog 1 Jun 2018 #87
Here are six more: red dog 1 Jun 2018 #88
Let's see: Initech Jun 2018 #89
No on all 4 red dog 1 Jun 2018 #90
#1 - Patriot Games? Initech Jun 2018 #91
Close, but no cigar red dog 1 Jun 2018 #92
Sum Of All Fears? Initech Jun 2018 #93
Nope red dog 1 Jun 2018 #94
... betsuni Jun 2018 #96
# 5 is correct red dog 1 Jun 2018 #98
Round 9 (NEIN!) Initech Jun 2018 #95
Is # 3 The Blair Witch Project?......Is # 5 Anchorman with Will Ferrell? red dog 1 Jun 2018 #97
Yes to both! Initech Jun 2018 #99
The answers: Initech Jun 2018 #103

WhiteTara

(29,713 posts)
2. ...
Sun May 27, 2018, 03:56 PM
May 2018

#8 - Priscilla Queen of the Desert ?
#9 - My Cousin Vinny
#3 - A League of their own? "Crying? There's no crying in baseball."

Response to Initech (Original post)

lapfog_1

(29,204 posts)
7. A few that I know
Sun May 27, 2018, 04:10 PM
May 2018

12. Lora Croft - Tomb Raider ( but the description provided could describe both installments )

9. My cousin Vinny

8. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

6. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

3 . A League of their own

lapfog_1

(29,204 posts)
15. sorry, but that can't be correct
Sun May 27, 2018, 04:50 PM
May 2018

either for the original, the space remake (Zathura, A Space Adventure) , or the newly created remake ( Jumanji, Welcome to the Jungle )

In the original, Alan Parrish ( son of a local businessman ) and his friend Sarah Wittle play the board game that he found... he gets trapped in the game until orphans Peter and his sister Judy play the game and by rolling an 8 release peter now 25 years later.

No accountants... and no "parents" play the game ( Peter and Judy are unrelated to Alan or Sarah ).

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
17. 2. War Dogs - Myles Teller and Jonah Hill
Sun May 27, 2018, 05:29 PM
May 2018

8. Happy, Texas? (if it’s not To Julie Newmar etc!)

4. Something with Diane Keaton, Sissy Spacek, and/or Meg Ryan?!

Initech

(100,075 posts)
20. #2 - yes.
Mon May 28, 2018, 03:22 AM
May 2018

#8 was To Wong Fu, Thanks for everything, Julie Newmar.

#4 was a best picture nominee from 2014.

Initech

(100,075 posts)
19. Round 2:
Sun May 27, 2018, 08:54 PM
May 2018

1) A high school band teacher struggles to make ends meet through the years while coming to terms with the fact that his son has a hearing deficit.

2) A casino mogul puts six different parties in a contest to race to New Mexico while he and his investors gamble on the outcome of the contest.

3) An intergalactic warlord with a gigantic ship and his unhinged president scheme to blackmail the king of a rival planet into giving them an unlimited air supply.

4) A top secret organization recruits a charismatic Broadway actor to help stop an evil empire from carrying out a nuclear strike and their first mission is a disaster.

5) Rather than travel during the holidays, a suburban Chicago family decides to stay home for a change only to be met with one disaster after another.

6) After a disastrous start to a regular day at the supermarket, the thousands of products in the supermarket decide to rebel against their prospective buyers.

7) A basic cable host gets the break of his life when he lands a corporate sponsor and a chance to host his small time basement show in the big city.

8) A group of students at a high tech prep school must band together to stop a series of crimes after one of the students has his key invention used against him.

9) A super soldier must battle against darker forces at play when he finds that the intelligence agency he works for has been compromised by rogue agents.

10) An intergalactic god like warrior goes on a genocidal rampage hopping from planet to planet in search of six stones he believes will give him the power to destroy half the universe.

TlalocW

(15,382 posts)
52. My guesses.
Thu Jun 7, 2018, 11:32 PM
Jun 2018

1) Mister Holland's Opus

2) Rat Race

3) Spaceballs

6) Sausage Party

7) Wayne's World

9) Captain America: Winter Soldier

10) Avengers: Infinity War

Initech

(100,075 posts)
21. The answers:
Tue May 29, 2018, 09:30 AM
May 2018

1. The Other Guys

2. War Dogs

3. A League Of Their Own

4. August: Osage County

5. The Wolf Of Wall Street

6. Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them

7. The Danish Girl

8. To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar

9. My Cousin Vinny

10. Star Trek: Into Darkness

11. Jumanji

12. Tomb Raider

Initech

(100,075 posts)
22. Round 3:
Tue May 29, 2018, 04:47 PM
May 2018

1) A disillusioned oceanographer plans one last major excursion with his old crew to the south Pacific while a documentary film is being made about his life and work.

2) A Cuban immigrant enters the United States and begins a violent warpath through Miami's drug trade, making it to the top while enjoying life but it ultimately leads to an equally violent end.

3) An infamous infantry unit in the US Army led by a group of Jewish soldiers with the intent of stopping Adolf Hitler help enlist the owner of a French cinema to help them bring down the Nazi regime once and for all.

4) A ruthless criminal mastermind vows to take down the head of the city's police force and finishes the job with his incredibly twisted sense of humor.

5) A bullied high school nerd grows up to be a bad ass CIA officer, teaming up with the guy who bullied him, who is now a desk jockey accountant.

6) A botanist studying life on Mars must adapt to the elements when his crew leaves the planet and a disaster leaves him stranded and left for dead.

7) A Harvard graduate uses his knowledge of programming and statistics and begins the world's largest online gathering of people only to be met with scrutiny as he is being accused of invading people's privacy.

8) A soldier with no formal training joins an elite military unit tasked with stopping an alien invasion and must relive the circumstances that led up to his death.

9) A group of career criminals who grew up in a small city that is notorious for breeding bank robbers find that their latest job is their most difficult and they might not finish it.

10) At an ultra strict all boys school, an English teacher challenges his students to think outside of the box when it comes to reading and interpreting ancient literature.

11) Two spies are married and enjoy a nice home life together, but their lives become intertwined when he accidentally blows her cover on a years long investigation.

12) A street tough New York City police officer is recruited into the ranks of a top secret government organization that is tasked with monitoring all alien activity on the planet.

13) While awaiting assignment on their next rendezvous point, two assassins are force to cope with being stranded in an ancient Belgian city.

14) A cyborg is sent through time to help protect a kid who one day will be the savior of the human race, but is also the target of a deadly new computer system deployed throughout the world.

Top 10 Idiots

(597 posts)
24. #1 - The Life Aquatic
Thu May 31, 2018, 02:26 PM
May 2018

#2 - Scarface

#3 - Inglorious Basterds

#6 - The Martian

#8 - Edge Of Tomorrow

#9 - Goodfellas?

#10 - Mr. And Mrs. Smith

#14 - Terminator 2: Judgement Day

Response to Initech (Reply #22)

jmowreader

(50,557 posts)
28. Hmm...
Wed Jun 6, 2018, 05:18 AM
Jun 2018

7 sounds like The Social Network

10...Dead Poets Society?

12 is Men in Black

14 is Terminator 2

Initech

(100,075 posts)
33. The answers:
Thu Jun 7, 2018, 12:45 AM
Jun 2018

1) The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
2) Scarface
3) Inglorious Basterds
4) Batman: The Killing Joke
5) Central Intelligence
6) The Martian
7) The Social Network
8) Live Die Repeat: Edge Of Tomorrow
9) The Town
10) Dead Poets' Society
11) Mr. And Mrs. Smith
12) Men In Black
13) In Bruges
14) Terminator 2: Judgement Day

Initech

(100,075 posts)
27. Round 4:
Mon Jun 4, 2018, 01:05 AM
Jun 2018

1) After getting caught in a tax fraud scam and getting fired, the now disgruntled host of a popular children's show vows revenge against the host of the show the network has replaced him with.

2) A miserable dentist living in Montreal gets the shock of his life when he learns that his new next door neighbor is an infamous hit man with ties to a Chicago crime syndicate.

3) A successful Washington DC lawyer becomes the target of a nefarious government surveillance program after running into an old colleague and coming into contact with a mysterious device.

4) The head of a New York crime family seeks out a psychotherapist to deal with his crippling panic attacks, but his therapist is unrelenting to support such a loose cannon.

5) At the turn of the century, a businessman creates an entertainment empire and a new kind of museum using the people who were cast out of modern society.

6) A charismatic ex con lays out a group of casinos in Las Vegas to be targeted for a massive, elaborate heist, and goes about assembling the finest crew possible to pull it off.

7) A group of anonymous thieves reconvene in a warehouse to lash out their frustrations of a jewelry heist gone horribly wrong while waiting for the heat from the cops to die down.

8) The author of a successful series of books suddenly disappears and her husband is blamed for the disappearance, but he suspects that she has far more sinister plans in store.

9) A rock manager must transport his rock star to his latest sold out gig in Los Angeles, only to be met with one disaster after another on his way to said gig.

10) Four friends plan the ultimate bachelor party in Las Vegas, but when they can't remember anything from the night before, they must retrace their steps to figure out what happened and find the missing groom.

jmowreader

(50,557 posts)
29. Okay...
Wed Jun 6, 2018, 05:32 AM
Jun 2018

1) Death to Smoochy

2) The Whole Nine Yards

4) Analyze This

6) Ocean's Eleven (the George Clooney one)

9) Get Him to the Greek

Initech

(100,075 posts)
76. The Answers:
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 11:35 PM
Jun 2018

1. Death To Smoochy
2. The Whole Nine Yards
3. Enemy Of The State
4. Analyze This
5. The Greatest Showman
6. Ocean's 11 (2008)
7. Reservoir Dogs
8. Gone Girl
9. Get Him To The Greek
10. The Hangover

Initech

(100,075 posts)
32. Round 5:
Thu Jun 7, 2018, 12:40 AM
Jun 2018

1) After all the canine pets in a small Japanese town are exiled to a smaller island, the pets begin to trek back to the mainland to rebel against their owners.

2) When their parental assigned care taker mysteriously dies, a group of unruly kids decide to have the time of their lives while their parents are gone for the weekend.

3) Two NYC office mates are invited to a huge party at their bosses' island mansion, but when the boss turns up dead, they decide to keep the party going anyways.

4) A computer programmer meets a hacker collective who invite him to join their underground society and show him that the modern world as he knows it doesn't exist.

5) An office every man meets a salesman on a plane and decides to give up his condo lifestyle to start a club where people beat each other up for no reason other than to feel alive.

6) In a dystopian future, teenagers from each district in a corrupted country ruled by a dictator compete in a television show where the winner receives glory and the loser gets killed.

7) Once a gigantic star of a popular action franchise, a disillusioned midlife actor now spends the rest of his days trying to reinvent himself as a Broadway performer.

8) CIA operatives stage an elaborate plan to eradicate hostages from Iran by hiring writers and actors to help produce a staged propaganda film.

9) A contestant on an Indian game show is accused of cheating his way to the top and must tell his life story as to how he got all of the answers right.

10) A hard edged small town sheriff learns he is outmatched when a ruthless new criminal with a murderous agenda comes to his town and it proves to be too much for him.

geardaddy

(24,931 posts)
36. OK
Thu Jun 7, 2018, 10:39 AM
Jun 2018

1) Isle of Dogs

5) Fight Club

6) The Hunger Games

8) Argo

9) Slumdog Millionaire?

10) No Country for Old Men

jmowreader

(50,557 posts)
48. Let's try...
Thu Jun 7, 2018, 09:54 PM
Jun 2018

3 is Weekend at Bernie's

4 is The Matrix

5 is Fight Club

6 is The Hunger Games

8 is Argo

9 is Slumdog Millionaire

Initech

(100,075 posts)
75. The answers:
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 11:32 PM
Jun 2018

1. Isle Of Dogs
2. Don't Tell Mom The Baby Sitter's Dead
3. Weekend At Bernie's
4. The Matrix
5. Fight Club
6. The Hunger Games
7. Birdman (Or The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance)
8. Argo
9. Slumdog Millionaire
10. No Country For Old Men

Initech

(100,075 posts)
45. Round 6:
Thu Jun 7, 2018, 02:34 PM
Jun 2018

Last edited Thu Jun 7, 2018, 09:37 PM - Edit history (2)

1) Two teenagers facing life threatening illnesses fall in love with each other and take a bucket list trip to Amsterdam together to meet a common idol.

2) The son of a professional gambler returns after 8 months in a mental hospital and falls for a beautiful neighborhood woman who is recovering from her own tragedies.

3) A subway dispatcher in New York City has his otherwise ordinary day upended when a computer hacker takes control of the navigation system and threatens to crash a subway car full of passengers unless he's paid ransom money.

4) Bus passengers are threatened by a ruthless criminal on their way to their next stop, and it's up to a charismatic LAPD officer and a regular passenger to help save the day.

5) In 1970s Los Angeles, a down on his luck detective and a con man team up to help solve the murder of a porn star and get involved in a vast conspiracy involving a car industry trade show.

6) A seedy investigative journalist uncovers extreme police corruption in the LAPD while three detectives investigate the link between a call girl service and a brutal mass murder.

7) A group of friends stage a murder mystery dinner and soon find themselves involved in an actual, real life murder mystery after things go horribly awry.

8) While their newspaper plans an initial public offering and is being threatened by the current administration, two investigative journalists uncover extreme corruption in said administration.

9) Two detectives try to solve the mystery of a old doll that people claim will come to life and murder them.

10) To pay for his lover's gender reassignment surgery, a man helps plan an elaborate bank heist only to have it go horribly wrong on every level.

11) A ruthless criminal mastermind turns a previously incorruptible district attorney and turns him against the city that he previously swore to protect.

12) Two private detectives who are professionals investigating supernatural occurrences are called by the owners of a ranch to investigate a dark presence in the barn.

13) To fuel their expensive habit, two steroid abusing body builders kidnap a restaurant franchise owner and proceed to blackmail him into giving them money, only it backfires on them big time.

Initech

(100,075 posts)
79. The answers:
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 12:08 AM
Jun 2018

1. The Fault In Our Stars
2. Silver Linings Playbook
3. The Taking Of Pehlam 1,2,3
4. Speed
5. The Nice Guys
6. L.A. Confidential
7. Game Night
8. The Post
9. Annabelle
10. Dog Day Afternoon
11. The Dark Knight
12. The Conjuring
13. Pain & Gain

red dog 1

(27,802 posts)
47. A skirt-chasing, boozer reporter tries to save the life of a man scheduled to die at midnight for
Thu Jun 7, 2018, 06:44 PM
Jun 2018

a murder he didn't commit.

(Hint: The star of this film talks in a hoarse-voiced whisper the whole time)

jmowreader

(50,557 posts)
51. Let me try this
Thu Jun 7, 2018, 10:43 PM
Jun 2018

1. Two down-on-their-luck slackers whose boss is the kingpin of an international money-laundering cartel are marked for death when they accidentally give away the shipment of money they're transporting.

2. A talented but insane military officer must defeat his inner demons.

3. A beautiful princess flees an arranged marriage and falls in love with the man hired to bring her back.

4. A renowned criminal tries to become an honest member of society but cannot escape his past.

5. Accused of a crime they didn't commit, a group of friends must battle their way home.

6. A brutal but effective police officer is imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit, then is released to arrest the man who framed him.

7. A young woman is rejected by her friends when she transforms herself to please her tyrannical boss.

8. Eager to leave their hardscrabble existence behind, a group of high school students become self-trained scientists.

9. A nation declares war on its neighbor over their leading export.

10. A child cuts off communication with the outside world after witnessing his father's murder.

jmowreader

(50,557 posts)
100. My answers
Tue Jun 19, 2018, 03:28 PM
Jun 2018

1. Cheech and Chong's Things are Tough All Over

2. Patton

3. Spaceballs

4. Carlito's Way

5. The Warriors

6. Demolition Man

7. The Devil Wears Prada

8. October Sky

9. South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut

10. Tommy

TlalocW

(15,382 posts)
54. My favorite one
Thu Jun 7, 2018, 11:41 PM
Jun 2018

Upon setting down in a mysterious land, a girl murders, becomes friends with three natives and murders again.

TlalocW

red dog 1

(27,802 posts)
67. Here are a few more
Fri Jun 8, 2018, 04:58 PM
Jun 2018

Last edited Mon Jun 11, 2018, 02:01 PM - Edit history (2)

1) a newly-retired widower sets off on a trip in his new motorhome to try to keep his daughter from marrying an underachieving waterbed salesman.. (answered)

2) A young man falls in love with a girl who might be his sister; but by the time he learns that she's not his sister, she's about to marry someone else.

3) In the mid-1950s,a Cleveland DJ finds a sponsor for his radio show that showcases rock and roll; and the show becomes immensely popular with both white and black teenagers.

4) On his fourth tour of duty, an Army Captain's helicopter is shot down in the mountains of Afghanistan, and he's presumed to be dead, but he's not dead.

5) An 11-year-old boy is a witness to a mob murder, and his only ally is a courageous attorney who risks her career - and, unexpectedly, her life - for him.

6) In 1942, as the Nazis advance through Russia, the citizens of Stalingrad are mounting a brave resistance, spurred by the exploits of their local hero, an expert sniper.

7) A cranky but successful novelist, who brings his own plastic eating utensils to the restaurant he regularly eats at, is forced to take care of his gay neighbor's dog while the neighbor is hospitalized. (Answered)

8) Before he can make amends with the woman he loves, a man must travel to Mexico to pick up a priceless antique pistol in order to settle his debts.

red dog 1

(27,802 posts)
74. You got # 7 - "As Good As It Gets" is correct
Sat Jun 9, 2018, 04:06 PM
Jun 2018

But you didn't get the other three (# 2, # 4, #8)

(The chopper in # 4 was shot down in Afghanistan, not Mogadishu)

Initech

(100,075 posts)
70. Round 7:
Fri Jun 8, 2018, 06:22 PM
Jun 2018

1) After witnessing the murder of his parents, a disillusioned heir to a billion dollar corporation travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice and trains under a ruthless warlord.

2) A thief uses his skills as a computer hacker to probe into people's dreams, and has his sights set on planting an idea inside the mind of a corrupt CEO.

3) A grandfather regails his granddaughter with the tale of how he once ran the ultimate amusement park where anything goes and there are no rules.

4) A down on his luck worker with a wild imagination gets the opportunity to run his uncle's television station and begins to replace the reruns with original content and watches the ratings explode.

5) A team of fighter pilots gets their first chance to actually test their skills in combat, but the road to get there is met with one disaster after another.

6) A former soldier is recruited by the head of his former unit, now the president of the United States, to take out a ruthless dictator in the Middle East and save the world.

7) After his cover as a computer salesman is blown by his wife, a spy must act quickly in order to save the world from ruthless terrorists and save his family from falling apart.

8) Hoping to purchase his first ship, a captain seeks an audience with a super charismatic hustling con man which leads to him joining the resistance army.

9) In a post apocalyptic future, a family must protect themselves by not saying a word while monsters with ultra sensitive hearing are devouring the population.

10) When his partner is murdered, a masked vigilante teams with a group of fallen superheroes in order to prove his colleague's innocence.

11) While promoting his latest line, a billionaire heir gets captured behind enemy lines and creates a new kind of weapon to help him fight his way out.

Initech

(100,075 posts)
101. The Answers;
Wed Jun 20, 2018, 06:14 PM
Jun 2018

1) Batman Begins

2) Inception

3) Action Point

4) UHF

5) Top Gun

6) Hot Shots! Part Deux

7) True Lies

8) Solo: A Star Wars Story

9) A Quiet Place

10) The Watchmen

11) Iron Man

Initech

(100,075 posts)
78. Round 8:
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 12:00 AM
Jun 2018

1) An aging, retired baseball star who's ultimate goal was not reached during his career decides that he's going to get back in the game with the goal of finishing what he started.

2) Cultures clash when a semi retired former baseball star goes to Japan to coach a struggling Japanese team about the subtleties of the sport and gets in over his head.

3) After being fired from the lead role in one of the most iconic ballets of all time, a ballet dancer begins to fall for the woman who replaced her in the said role while training to be her understudy.

4) A detective probing a series of murders enlists the help of a cannibalistic serial killer to help her delve into the mind of the killer that she is trying to catch.

5) After losing the love of his life, a desperate and distraught man turns to a corporation that specializes in erasing people's memories to help him wipe the memory of his former life.

6) Three out of work actors don the ultimate disguise to help them out of their current situation and find they are having way more fun than they should.

7) A pair of hustling grifters traveling to Chicago decide to pull off the ultimate con after one of their own turns up dead.

8) When the zombie outbreak becomes too much to bear, an electronics store salesman and his best friend decide that it's finally time to get off the couch or face the consequences.

9) England's top police officer is transferred to a rural community, and upon arrival, begins immediately investigating a series of horrifying accidents.

10) A man decides to reunite his group of high school friends with the goal of finishing the pub crawl that they once started 20 years ago only to find that there's something different about the town they grew up in.

11) A shady investment banker is forced to hide his even shadier after hours activities which include his lust for blood and depravity.

12) The patrons of a giant amusement park are forced to evacuate when the park's latest asset escapes from its' cage and sets its' sites on the park's main attraction.

13) The patriarch of a dysfunctional and underachievingl family attempts to keep generations from clashing during a family reunion that goes terribly awry.

14) A machine that can control the world's climates gets turned up on its' end and threatens to create a worldwide epidemic that could wipe out the entire human race.

15) During the war, a disc jockey for the Armed Forces Radio helps lighten the mood in a war zone by applying his irreverent sense of humor to his day job.

Beartracks

(12,814 posts)
80. Here's some answers & guesses...
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 12:35 AM
Jun 2018

#1 The Natural

#2 Argh - Some Rodney Dangerfield vehicle...?

#3 Black Swan

#4 Silence of the Lambs

#5 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

#6 The Three Amigos?

#7

#8 Shawn of the Dead

#10a Hot Fuzz?

#9 <-- Yes, your numbers are out of order

#10b

#11 Jurassic Park?

#12 The Royal Tennenbaums

#13

#14 Good Morning Vietnam



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Initech

(100,075 posts)
81. Fixed the numbers!
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 12:53 AM
Jun 2018

1 - no
2 - no
3 - Yes
4 - Yes
5 - Yes
6 - no
7 - no
8 - Yes
10 - Yes
11 - Yes
12 - Yes
14 - yes

Initech

(100,075 posts)
102. The answers:
Wed Jun 20, 2018, 06:19 PM
Jun 2018

1) Mr. 3000

2) Mr. Baseball

3) Black Swan

4) Silence Of The Lambs

5) Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind

6) Some Like It Hot

7) The Sting

8) Shaun Of The Dead

9) Hot Fuzz

10) The World's End

11) American Psycho

12) Jurassic World

13) The Royal Tennenbaums

14) Geostorm

15) Good Morning Vietnam

red dog 1

(27,802 posts)
83. A young man gathers 10 of the most talented, least experienced musicians from the rough
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 02:10 PM
Jun 2018

streets of working-class Dublin, Ireland, to form a soul band.

red dog 1

(27,802 posts)
84. An inept criminal is caught trying to rob a bank and is sent to prison
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 06:08 PM
Jun 2018

While behind bars, he attempts to escape using a gun carved out of a bar of soap.
Unfortunately for him, it was raining outside and his gun dissolves.
He eventually gets out, but is soon rearrested and is sent to a chain gang where he is undernourished (the single meal of the day is a bowl of steam)

red dog 1

(27,802 posts)
87. In the old west, a mining tycoon tries to drive independent pan miners out of the area, but
Wed Jun 13, 2018, 04:19 PM
Jun 2018

a stranger shows up and takes up their cause.

red dog 1

(27,802 posts)
88. Here are six more:
Sat Jun 16, 2018, 08:12 PM
Jun 2018

1) When his mentor becomes seriously ill, a CIA agent is appointed Acting CIA Director of Intelligence...His 1st assignment is to investigate the murder of one of the President's friends, a prominent U.S. businessman with secret ties to a Columbian drug cartel.

2) As World War ll rages, the elite 6th Ranger Battalion is given a mission to push 30 miles behind enemy lines and liberate over 500 American prisoners of war. (Based on a true story)

3) During World War ll, three Russian brothers motivate hundreds of Jewish civilians to join their ranks against the invading Nazis.(Based on a true story)

4) On the verge of having their conspiracy exposed, members of the U.S. government's intelligence community will stop at nothing to erase all evidence of their top secret program - even the agents involved....One agent must use his genetically-engineered skills to survive the game of cat-and-mouse and expose the conspiracy once and for all.

5) After a film critic gets dumped by his wife, his married friends try in vain to "fix him up."
His dating skills are less than stellar, even though he keeps getting advice from his hero, a fictional movie character.

6) After a bumbling product-tester is jilted by his girlfriend, he heads to a tiny South American country for a vacation...only to be kidnapped by rebels.

Initech

(100,075 posts)
89. Let's see:
Sat Jun 16, 2018, 08:22 PM
Jun 2018

1) Sicario

2) The Longest Day

3) Schindler's List (?)

4) Bridge Of Spies (?)

5) ?

6) ?

red dog 1

(27,802 posts)
90. No on all 4
Sat Jun 16, 2018, 09:01 PM
Jun 2018

Hints:

# 1 is based on a Tom Clancy novel

# 2 takes place in the Philippines

# 4 stars little-known actor in a sequel to a very popular series of movies

betsuni

(25,519 posts)
96. ...
Mon Jun 18, 2018, 05:39 AM
Jun 2018

1. Call of Duty (saw it on TV recently, took me about ten minutes to remember the name)
4 The Bourne Identity
5. Play it Again Sam

Initech

(100,075 posts)
95. Round 9 (NEIN!)
Mon Jun 18, 2018, 01:30 AM
Jun 2018

1) An unhappy advertising executive crosses paths with the wife of an abusive millionaire real estate developer when a mysterious suitcase comes into their possession.

2) The childish heirs to a billion dollar company are unhappy with the direction the real heir - their creepy uncle - wants to take the factory in.

3) Documentary filmmakers hoping to find clues leading to a long forgotten disappearance of a mysterious figure from their hometown's past get lost when making the actual movie.

4) After attending their high school reunion, two best friends decide that in order to make ends meet, they form a production company with the intent of producing adult oriented content.

5) A chauvinistic TV reporter must come to grips with the changing times around him when his network hires a female anchor, and she begins to compete directly for his position.

6) When the professional basketball league announces a merger and that only four teams will survive, the owner of a misfit team will pull out all the stops to make sure his team doesn't get the axe.

7) The owner of a famous heavy metal music club in Los Angeles hires the best musicians around to attract new visitors and keep his club from biting the dust.

8) A super charismatic young singer with ties to the mafia forms a group with his best friends and they become one of the biggest sensations of the modern era.

Initech

(100,075 posts)
103. The answers:
Wed Jun 20, 2018, 06:20 PM
Jun 2018

1) Big Trouble

2) Toys

3) The Blair Witch Project

4) Zack & Miri Make A Porno

5) Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy

6) Semi-Pro

7) Rock Of Ages

8) Jersey Boys

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