Describe movies using tertiary plot details

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RedLobster posted:

A mans life comes to a tragic end when his best friend spirals out of control.

Memento?

# ¿ Apr 1, 2016 00:09

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# ¿ May 17, 2024 02:41

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zimbomonkey posted:

A tattoo inspires a man to go clubbing

The Matrix?

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A number of different people connect with others during the Christmas holiday season in the Northern Hemisphere; sometimes these different people are known to one another but are largely separate in their personal plots.

Love, Actually?

# ¿ Apr 2, 2016 08:10

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Khris Kruel posted:

large amount of people get placed in a cube like structure. The power of teamwork and love for disabled individuals reinforces family values throughout the film. Some people die.

Well, Cube.

Although I'm completely ready for this to be a fakeout.

A former prisoner of war completes a quest to return a prized timepiece to an heir.

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# ¿ Apr 4, 2016 23:06

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Centripetal Horse posted:

A man has to repeatedly make friends with the same group of military toughs.

Edge of tomorrow

# ¿ Apr 4, 2016 23:34

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Khris Kruel posted:

Catch me if you can

Nope.

# ¿ Apr 5, 2016 02:45

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Adix posted:

Pulp Fiction

Ding ding! Yes!

# ¿ Apr 5, 2016 06:38

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ymgve posted:

A CEO gets an eye opening lesson about planned obsolescence

Blade Runner

# ¿ Apr 10, 2016 07:32

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crowoutofcontext posted:

A musician gets drunk and hosed up one night after a gig and loses his gear and stuff and he lets go of his sense of self, battles with self-esteem problems, has an identity crisis and works at a lovely joints as a hard laborer for like a dozen years before he even hopes of returning to the scene. But return to the gig scene he does!

A very long shot, but Searching for Sugar-man?

# ¿ Apr 11, 2016 06:53

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Mr. Belpit posted:

I posted a few way, way back in the thread that I reckon were too vague to even get guessed, so I'm reposting them with extra clues.

First:
A man rekindles the passion for his former vocation after a fantastical journey that sees him pit his skills against those of his would-be rivals. Meanwhile, facing a crisis, a famous troupe of cartoonish comedy entertainers must accept a new woman member as an equal.

Absolute Hail Mary here Belleville rendezvous?

# ¿ Apr 11, 2016 09:11

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Junior Jr. posted:

A man goes to the pub with his friends to win back his girlfriend.

Shaun of the Dead?

# ¿ Apr 12, 2016 00:17

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astral posted:

2: A fixer is hired to prevent a theft. She calls in a favor from the mayor to gain access to the scene, but the theft is carried out anyway.

3: A group of three prostitutes have an urgent call to make, but a man is already using the phone. They try to hurry him up, and even get their pimp to try to intimidate the phone's user, but are ultimately unsuccessful in gaining access to the phone.

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