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šŸŽ„StoneKeeper's Movie Guessing Game: I recommend THIS Movie #2219 [MonStar makes a splash with A FISH CALLED WANDA]


With the winter storms now behind us, today is the first day this year that finally feels like Spring. To commemorate, I'm going to pick this special selection from my movie garden.

I have a movie in mind and you have to guess which one it is. For each movie you guess, I will give a hint that connects your guess with the movie I have in mind.

For each guess, a connection is posted. Example of connections: Actor, length, genre, aspect ratio, language, country, year, director, actor, writer in common, rating, number of votes. It can even be something like: both movies involve Cabbage Patch Kids. Also, you can use Metascore color or rating, Rotten Tomatoes score, any award wins or nominations in common, same number of words in the title, plot keywords. Note: "Plot" in the IMDB advanced search links to "Plot Summary" on the film's page. "Keyword" in the advanced search links to "Plot Keyword" on the film's page.

Helpful search engine: https://www.imdb.com/search/title/ Click on Feature Film and TV Movie and Video. Then modify for the hints as they are posted.

- The winner can either start a new game or say "pass". In case of a pass, the OP gets to start another one.
- After 12 hints and 15 incorrect guesses the point goes to the OP and he/she gets to start another one.
- Movie must have at least 3500 IMDB votes. Otherwise, add a bonus hint. No documentaries.
- Maximum 2 guesses per player per hint.
- Can't edit a guess once posted. Delete ONLY
- Post one Hint at a time.

To see if your film title has been used in a previous game:
https://moviechat.org/general/General-Discussion/62dedfb7c5b64278ce3c5b52/StoneKeepers-Game-List-of-Movies

Let's get it on!

Hint 1: 22 Jump Street (2014) - Comedy.
Hint 2: La Bamba (1987) - Director has writing credit.
Hint 3: The Candidate (1972) - VFA runtime under 2 hours.
Hint 4: The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) - IMDB user rating is swimming in the 7s.
Hint 5: A Bugā€™s Life (1998) - Over 100 critic reviews on IMDB.
Hint 6: Super Troopers (2001) - Plot keyword 'slapstick comedy'.
Hint 7: Clue (1985) - 20th century film.
Hint 8: Army of Darkness (1992) - Color.

Like a little dog standing under a precariously-placed dangling safe, this round comes to a smashing end at MonStar's hands with A Fish Called Wanda (1988), a hilarious, superbly crafted farce of devilishly irreverent taste. Rarely does a comedy made today present not one, not two, but four sharply defined characters in an ingeniously madcap series of events. This is one of those comedies that "holds up" in the sense that genuine laughter is eternal.

"We didn't lose Vietnam - It was a tie!"

Honestly, it's hard not to think of just Kevin Kline's lines without laughing out loud.

Currently available to stream for free on Tubi and Pluto TV.

Scoreboard:
FredBurroughs: 424
hownos: 301
nyctc7: 224
LauraGrace: 212
tcrum: 191
StoneKeeper: 156
Allaby: 135
MonStar: 134
Kawada_Kira: 133
lud: 100
Boromir: 45
dmac8: 44
SkyCoyote5150: 25
Vastuntitled: 25
KvlhokVjequs: 17
twinA: 12
zeesha: 7
bellington83: 5
SomeCodhopper: 4
TalkinPikchorBox: 3
SamGerard: 3
Stratego: 3
KasparHauser: 2
MinaVladimir: 1
godewey: 1
ShogunofYonkers: 1
Damosuzuki: 1
sslssg: 1
Kowalski: 1
TexasJack: 1
estcst - 1

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22 Jump Street (2014)

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Off to the races with this hint.

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Thanks for asking! With this game, players simply have to guess a movie title and the host provides a clue. So, for instance, if you were to guess The American (2010), that might yield such a hint.

As the hints accumulate, be sure to cross check everything using IMDB advanced search to narrow down the possibilities for the mystery film.

If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask. We welcome all players, both new and seasoned. :-)

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oops, sorry.

La Bamba

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No worries. A fresh hint's been added. So far we now know that the mystery film is a comedy where the director is also credited as the writer. Be sure to factor that into your next guess, and good luck!

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Good job Fred! You can be so sweet yet sometimes so sharp!

Donā€™t change ;)

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The Candidate (1972)

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Hint added.

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The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)

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Fresh hint.

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The Cisco Kid (1994)

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Welcome in the game! Have fun and I wish you the thrill of the win! Itā€™s quite intense! :)

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Another learning opportunity! For reasons we shan't go into now, this game draws a line at movies that have over 3500 IMDB user votes. If it's below that threshold, the rules require the host to explicitly state in that the opening when the mystery movie - usually with big bold text in the OP that reads ****UNDER 3500 IMDB USER VOTES****

Since I didn't mention that item in the main post, it's safe to assume that this round's mystery movie - whatever it may be - possesses at least 3500 user votes on IMDB.

It might seem a bit convoluted at first, but give it some time and you'll get the hang of it. Want to guess a different title, or shall I provide a hint for this one?

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I'll venture another guess. I'll get the hang of it.

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No problemo. I'll just skip over to the next one. :-D

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A bugā€™s life 1998

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Your hint, sirrah.

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Super troopers 2001

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Getting closer with this hint.

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Clue 1985

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Here's another one.

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