Film nerd - brain stuck in the 80s - love sci-fi “Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always.” - Robin Williams
Tranent, Scotland
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#Bales2026FilmChallenge
Oct 29 - Movie made between 1990 and 2010 that everyone should see
Snatch (2000)
London gangsters, boxing promoters, amateur thieves and violent bookmakers try to retrieve a precious diamond stolen from an Antwerp jeweller
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Oct 29 - Character played by Richard Dreyfus
Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)
Dave Whiteman A wealthy, stressed-out coat hanger manufacturer who rescues Jerry and brings him into his mansion
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Oct 28 - Movie to Understand the Times We're Living In
The Circle (2017)
A cautionary tale about surveillance capitalism, loss of privacy, and the dangers of radical transparency in a big-tech-dominated world
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Oct 28 - pledge, oath or promise
Green Lantern (2011)
The Green Lantern oath :
"In brightest day and blackest night,
No evil shall escape my sight.
Let those who worship evil's might,
Beware my power, Green Lantern's light!"
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Oct 27 - Best Supporting Performance (Male)
Fargo (1996)
William H. Macy as Jerry Lundegaard is great as things spiral out of control
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Oct 27 - Movie or TV Character Played By John Cleese
Clockwise (1986)
Brian Stimpson (John Cleese), a strict, punctuality-obsessed school headmaster, has a day of travel mishaps after missing his train to chair the annual Conference in Norwich
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Oct 26 - Best Supporting Performance (Female)
My Cousin Vinny (1992)
Marisa Tomei as Mona Lisa Vito - she was magnificent as Vinny's girlfriend who's mechanic knowledge saves the day
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Oct 26 - Bob Hoskins Character
Super Mario Bros. (1993)
Brooklyn plumbers Mario (Bob Hoskins) and Luigi (John Leguizamo) as they travel to a dystopian parallel universe to rescue Princess Daisy (Samantha Mathis) and stop a ruthless dictator
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Oct 25 - Most Undeserving Best Actor/Best Actress Oscar
True Grit (1969)
I know others have said it too - never been a massive fan of John Wayne, but he had much better performances than this (I.E. The Searchers/The Shootist)
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Oct 25 - Freebie/Any Movie
End of Days (1999)
Cynical bodyguard Jericho is hired by a man possessed by Satan, who is in search of his bride. When Jericho realizes what is happening, he must do everything he can to save the woman and the world
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Oct 24 - Favourite Male Performance 1990-2026
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
Ben Sanderson, a screenwriter who lost everything because of alcoholism, moves to Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There, he meets Sera, a prostitute, and moves in with her