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Initech

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Mon Apr 23, 2018, 05:06 PM

Apr 2018

1) In a futuristic Los Angeles where mutants live among humans, a human cop must team up with a mutant in order to prevent a disaster involving a large weapon.

2) Two journalists at Harvard turn the satire world upside down by turning the school's satire newspaper into a humor empire that goes global.

3) A huckster uses his standing as a popular touring musician to swindle the elderly out of their retirement money using a series of pyramid schemes.

4) Facing the end of the world, a group of scientists orbiting the earth test out a system that could provide earth with an unlimited energy source.

5) When wealthy twin children are suddenly left without parents, they go to live with their deranged uncle while waiting the fate of their parents' vast fortune and taking care of their infant sister.

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Guess The Movie From The Plot Description (no Google) [View all] Initech Apr 2018 OP

The only one I know is ... CatMor Apr 2018 #1

A coke bottle madamesilverspurs Apr 2018 #2

The Gods Must Be Crazy flor-de-jasmim Apr 2018 #3

Hmmm... Behind the Aegis Apr 2018 #4

Here ya go! longship Apr 2018 #5

Yup all of those are correct. Initech Apr 2018 #6

More: Initech Apr 2018 #7

Not all of them, but... TheSmarterDog Apr 2018 #9

Here are the answers: Initech Apr 2018 #10

An orphan joins a cult & then commits mass murder. TheSmarterDog Apr 2018 #8

Star Wars? Ron Obvious Apr 2018 #14

Seems like the prequels sakabatou Apr 2018 #23

Citizens of a small town under the influence of a ne'er-do-well come together to make a porn flick red dog 1 Apr 2018 #11

Zack and Miri Make A Porno? Initech Apr 2018 #17

Nope red dog 1 Apr 2018 #22

The Amateurs TexasBushwhacker Apr 2018 #92

Set in Chicago in the '50s & '60s, a white record producer starts a record label featuring black red dog 1 Apr 2018 #12

Cadillac Records ? lunasun Apr 2018 #33

Yes red dog 1 Apr 2018 #68

A female aide to a U.S. senator is sent to Ireland to trace the politician's ancestry red dog 1 Apr 2018 #13

Forgot title, but it's with Janeane Garofalo. DetlefK Apr 2018 #35

The Matchmaker red dog 1 Apr 2018 #73

A crooked businessman and a mob lawyer steal $2 million from their boss, but are unable to leave red dog 1 Apr 2018 #15

I think I saw that one. Is it with Nicolas Cage? DetlefK Apr 2018 #34

Nope red dog 1 Apr 2018 #69

A British ex-model convinces her friend, a struggling East London used car salesman, to rob a bank red dog 1 Apr 2018 #16

The princess turns into an ogre backtoblue Apr 2018 #18

1. Shrek Initech Apr 2018 #19

Good! backtoblue Apr 2018 #21

3. Without A Paddle. muntrv Apr 2018 #108

Correct! backtoblue Apr 2018 #109

Even more: Initech Apr 2018 #20

Okay then sakabatou Apr 2018 #25

Hint: They are all Marvel flicks! Initech Apr 2018 #26

Updated my post. sakabatou Apr 2018 #27

Okay sakabatou Apr 2018 #24

Let's see: Initech Apr 2018 #28

No on all of them. sakabatou Apr 2018 #29

Hint: They're all animated films sakabatou Apr 2018 #52

Is #1 Akira? Initech Apr 2018 #59

Yep sakabatou Apr 2018 #116

Adventurers struggle to destroy jewelry. DetlefK Apr 2018 #30

HMM maybe one of the Indiana Jones movies? just a wild guess lunasun Apr 2018 #39

No. :D DetlefK Apr 2018 #40

Lord of the Rings? petronius Apr 2018 #72

yes DetlefK Apr 2018 #82

No plot. No dialog. Just images and music. Freethinker65 Apr 2018 #31

Phillip Glass movie Koyenaqautzl? i do not remember dialog... lunasun Apr 2018 #41

Yep! Life is certainly "out of balance" these days Freethinker65 Apr 2018 #60

++++++YES lunasun Apr 2018 #61

Could be Fantasia TheSmarterDog Apr 2018 #71

Mickey speaks briefly. Remember the mr stokowski scene? lunasun Apr 2018 #75

Wounded cop gets stitched together, now works for evil corporation. DetlefK Apr 2018 #32

Robocop sakabatou Apr 2018 #51

Yes. :D DetlefK Apr 2018 #64

a female bank employee yesphan Apr 2018 #36

Psycho AdamGG Apr 2018 #76

How to rob a bank and get away with it. DetlefK Apr 2018 #37

The Thomas Crown Affair mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2018 #62

No. There's literally a movie titled "How to rob a bank and get away with it." :D DetlefK Apr 2018 #63

She faked her death to frame her husband for murder. DetlefK Apr 2018 #38

Harrison Ford? TheSmarterDog Apr 2018 #70

Does it have Ben affleck in it? backtoblue Apr 2018 #79

yes... DetlefK Apr 2018 #83

Gone Girl? backtoblue Apr 2018 #84

yes DetlefK Apr 2018 #86

Yet more: Initech Apr 2018 #42

Number three is Inglorious Bastards. geardaddy Apr 2018 #44

Easy. DetlefK Apr 2018 #65

Ding ding ding! Initech Apr 2018 #81

Here are some: geardaddy Apr 2018 #43

#3 - Lord Of The Flies? Initech Apr 2018 #46

Yep! geardaddy Apr 2018 #47

Number 4 is Breaking Away. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2018 #50

Correct on both! geardaddy Apr 2018 #54

A guess (es): KPN Apr 2018 #53

Correct on 1 and 3 geardaddy Apr 2018 #55

Ah, that helps: KPN Apr 2018 #56

Bingo! geardaddy Apr 2018 #57

#2 is American History X AdamGG Apr 2018 #77

Nope. geardaddy Apr 2018 #87

And there's still more: Initech Apr 2018 #45

... geardaddy Apr 2018 #48

Hint: These are all the same director. Initech Apr 2018 #49

5. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back DetlefK Apr 2018 #66

6) Chasing Amy petronius Apr 2018 #74

So the answers: Initech Apr 2018 #94

Not mine but I always liked these two TlalocW Apr 2018 #58

Easy DetlefK Apr 2018 #67

A few more... AdamGG Apr 2018 #78

ET, Jaws, and Schindler's List? petronius Apr 2018 #80

Correct AdamGG Apr 2018 #91

Woman is surgically implanted with some high quality drugs backtoblue Apr 2018 #85

Lucy sakabatou Apr 2018 #88

Yes backtoblue Apr 2018 #90

An evil king fights against a dragon, a mole and an insect sakabatou Apr 2018 #89

A military captain sees someone he thought dead sakabatou Apr 2018 #93

More: Initech Apr 2018 #95

4 sounds like Talladega Nights jmowreader Apr 2018 #96

# 5 is Step Brothers red dog 1 Apr 2018 #97

I love that movie! Initech Apr 2018 #114

Sounds like JDC Apr 2018 #106

Hint: All of these movies have the same group of actors in them. Initech Apr 2018 #112

2) must be Anchorman JDC Apr 2018 #117

Ding! Ding! Initech Apr 2018 #118

So the answers: Initech Apr 2018 #135

6 is Walk Hard. muntrv Apr 2018 #110

A single mom moves into a new home in Brooklyn with her 12-year-old son red dog 1 Apr 2018 #98

As Good As It Gets? The Velveteen Ocelot May 2018 #160

No red dog 1 May 2018 #164

A basketball coach angers his players, their parents, and the community for a gymnasium red dog 1 Apr 2018 #99

Ummmm hmm... Coach Carter? sakabatou Apr 2018 #101

Yes red dog 1 Apr 2018 #105

BTW, Coach Carter is based on a real story red dog 1 Apr 2018 #124

A head camp counselor devotes his summer activities to cracking jokes, chasing female staffers, red dog 1 Apr 2018 #100

Meatballs? JDC Apr 2018 #107

Yes red dog 1 Apr 2018 #122

While wondering about her own humanity sakabatou Apr 2018 #102

Blade Runner? AJT May 2018 #151

Nope. sakabatou May 2018 #152

After an explosion, a brother and sister try and find a way to live sakabatou Apr 2018 #103

A police chief of a small Florida town investigates the murder of a woman he was secretly seeing, red dog 1 Apr 2018 #104

A man loses his job and blames a diety for all his problems. He gets to be the diety and discovers muntrv Apr 2018 #111

Bruce Almighty? sakabatou Apr 2018 #113

Yes. muntrv Apr 2018 #115

for those of us a bit older lapfog_1 Apr 2018 #119

Is # 2 Being There? red dog 1 Apr 2018 #120

yup , three peter sellers classics lapfog_1 Apr 2018 #126

Is # 3 The Pink Panther? red dog 1 Apr 2018 #121

1 The Mouse That Roared AdamGG Apr 2018 #133

A homeless teen who knows little about football is befriended by a wealthy mother of two, who red dog 1 Apr 2018 #123

The Blind Side. muntrv Apr 2018 #125

Yes, it's the story of Michael Oher, who was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the 1st round red dog 1 Apr 2018 #127

I thought of some more: Initech Apr 2018 #128

# 1 is School of Rock - # 7 is Borat red dog 1 Apr 2018 #129

I bet no one gets #3! Initech Apr 2018 #130

So here are the answers: Initech Apr 2018 #147

As one of the covert founders of the CIA, a man's youthful idealism is slowly eroded by his red dog 1 Apr 2018 #131

The Good Shepherd? The Velveteen Ocelot May 2018 #161

You got it! red dog 1 May 2018 #163

Even more: Initech Apr 2018 #132

1. Barack's White House Dream struggle4progress Apr 2018 #134

FBI counterintelligence agent sells secrets to the Soviet Union over a period red dog 1 Apr 2018 #136

Got several more: Initech Apr 2018 #137

# 1 is The 40 Year Old Virgin -- # 10 is Animal House red dog 1 Apr 2018 #139

Yes. Initech Apr 2018 #141

The answers: Initech Apr 2018 #148

A journalist looks for love and happiness Wolf Frankula Apr 2018 #138

There are two movies that fit that description, and they're both about Hunter S. Thompson red dog 1 Apr 2018 #142

I was think La Dolce Vita. Wolf Frankula Apr 2018 #144

My mistake red dog 1 Apr 2018 #145

A rookie FBI agent is sent to infiltrate a group of extreme surfers who may be bank robbers red dog 1 Apr 2018 #140

Point Break angel823 May 2018 #150

You got it! red dog 1 May 2018 #153

In Kansas City, 1933, a wisecracking private detective tracks the killer of his partner, while a red dog 1 Apr 2018 #143

A skirt-chasing, boozer reporter tries to save the life of a man scheduled to die at midnight for red dog 1 Apr 2018 #146

This is a great thread idea - have you considered posting a "Part 2"? red dog 1 May 2018 #149

Sure! Initech May 2018 #155

Overseen by a sadistic drill instructor, Marine recruits go through boot-camp hell, and those red dog 1 May 2018 #154

This message was self-deleted by its author Initech May 2018 #156

Easy one - Full Metal Jacket Initech May 2018 #157

Great movie - Great director! red dog 1 May 2018 #159

1. A woman persuades her lover, an inept lawyer, to murder her husband The Velveteen Ocelot May 2018 #158

An Israeli Army counterintelligence officer fakes his own death, then heads to New York City red dog 1 May 2018 #162

You Don't Mess With The Zohan? Initech May 2018 #165

Yes red dog 1 May 2018 #168

A pilot instigates total human genocide due to people up above sakabatou May 2018 #166

Left Behind? Initech May 2018 #169

Nope. sakabatou May 2018 #171

Six C-List heroes take on a villain sakabatou May 2018 #167

A hard-drinking, burned-out CIA operative has given up on life - until his friend gets him a job red dog 1 May 2018 #170

A disheveled, Heaven-sent angel who's just a little bit devilish tries to make the most of his red dog 1 May 2018 #172