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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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Old white people move to Asia because getting old is too expensive in the western world.

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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.

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Correct!

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This one is bugging me

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There's a few that are bugging me. StoneKeeper has one that I can't stop thinking about.

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A Perfect Murder

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Secret Window (2004)

~~/o/

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Rear Window is all I can come up with.

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Man, over a day later and still no one has solved this one.

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We need another hint.

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No one has solved this one yet.

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One of four disenfranchised youths finds that choosing life is not such a bad option.

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Trainspotting?

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Dang! It's you and me! :)

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Stand By Me

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Girl learns to dance on her summer vacation

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Dirty Dancing

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Yes

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Coach takes a long trip to play basketball.

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Hoosiers?

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No but that's good guess.

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Space Jam

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No. He stayed on this planet

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It's the Air Up There (1994)

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Boss's fling takes over his place.

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Fatal Attraction?

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I thought that too

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No

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I still have nothing for this.

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Me either.

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What's the answer to this one?

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The Apartment with Jack Lemmon and Fred MacMurray.

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Well now that I have the answer it makes so much sense.

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I put a couple up that seemed too easy Now a few that no one can get. I seem to be going the opposite way. Guess I don't quite have the feel for this game yet.

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Other people were saying it was a pretty tough game.

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Someone loses a shoe at a party they weren't invited to.

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Cinderella

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No.

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Here's a clue. The shoe-losing party crasher is a man.

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Another clue: there's both an elephant and a parrot in this movie.

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Ace Ventura?

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Nope. I didn't think this one was that hard, but obviously it is. Okay, another hint: this movie is from the late 60s and someone mentioned it in their OP within the last few days.

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I don't recall anyone mentioning it but, The Party?

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YES! 🥂

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there is no name for that object.

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The Thing.

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correct.

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