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Simplify a movie premise.


Be literal and honest, but be vague.

For example:
An alien goes to earth where he poses as a newspaper writer to distract everyone from the fact that he wears tights.

Answer: Superman.

Now you try it but don't put the answer to see if we can guess the movie.

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A guy in a cool hat steals antiques

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Indiana Jones?

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Correct

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It pays to be an idiot.

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Forrest Gump?

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Give the man a bahx of chahkahlits !

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I'm taking a shot in the dark.
"Le dîner de cons"?

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Three guys go out on a fishing trip and 'bond' a little bit

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Deliverance.

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Beat me to it.

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I was going for Jaws there, you know, the 'scar scene'

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"Bond" in quotes made me think it was sexual.

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Ha!
Not intentional, maybe the quotes were misleading in hindsight

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Dammit, I was so sure that was what you were going for, I didn't bother using a question mark 😄. The scar comparing scene was hilarious.

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Good guess!

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This guy needs to have a serious meeting with this other guy but he keeps arriving more than 10 minutes late

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Changing Lanes?

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Nop

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Something is making me think Office Space.

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Nop, I’m starting to think you haven’t seen it. It’s recent material

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I don't want to ask for the answer yet because someone else could ask it .

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I've given up on this one, I got nothing. I thought someone would come in with an answer.

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The irishman

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Funny, I saw this last month and I still couldn't get it.

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who knew monkeys could talk?

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Planet of the Apes?

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yo

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falling to earth

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Armageddon?

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no

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The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)

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what causes a person/object to fall to earth.

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Grav...it...y?

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correct.

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A young girl survives a natural disaster, immediately kills the first person she meets thereafter, and teams up with three complete strangers to kill again.

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You might laugh at this answer but, The Wizard of Oz?

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Correct!

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Yay! I thought I was going to be way off.

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5 people, who are entering puberty, are summoned by a magical head in a tube to fight against the forces of evil, with the assistance of an uncharacteristically emotional robot.

~~/o/

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Power Rangers.

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Yes -- morphinominal!

~~/o/

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