synopsis
year/rating/actor
year/rating/director
oscar awards
ash's choice
100

He doesn't know it, but everything in [name]'s life is part of a massive TV set. Executive producer orchestrates a live broadcast of [name]'s every move captured by hidden cameras.

The Truman Show (1998) dir. Peter Weir

100

2025, 2.5, Jack Black

A Minecraft Movie (2025) dir. Jared Hess

100

2001, 4.0, Richard Kelly 

Donnie Darko

100

What year did the following films lose during the Oscars (The Social Network, Black Swan, Inception) 

2010

100

What is the first name of the love interest in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) dir. Michel Gondry? 

Clementine

200

In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess and the dashing [name] must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can’t stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.

The Princess Bride (1987) dir. Rob Reiner

200

2008, 3.1, Robert Pattinson

Twilight (2008) dir Catherine Hardwicke

200

2001, 3.1, John Singleton 

2 Fast 2 Furious

200

Who was the actor that starred in 2 back-to-back Best Picture wins (Gladiator (2000); A Beautiful Mind (2001)) 

Russel Crowe

200

A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.

Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) dir. Hayao Miyazaki

300

A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond with one of them — a damaged, brainy troublemaker — and with the school’s head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam.

The Holdovers (2023) dir. Alexander Payne

300

1992, 4.3, Angela Bassett

Malcom X (1992) dir. Spike Lee

300

2005, 4.1, Ang Lee

Brokeback Mountain

300

What was the first non-English language film to win best picture? 

Parasite (2019) dir. Bong Joon Ho

300

What movie is this quote from: "Could the ugly, untalented gays please report to the principal's office?"

Bottoms (2023) dir. Emma Seligman

400

A young nurse is put in charge of an actress who is seemingly healthy in all respects, but will not talk. As they spend time together, the nurse speaks to the actress constantly, never receiving any answer.

Persona (1966) dir. Ingmar Bergman

400

1962, 4.4, Alec Guinness 

Lawrence of Arabia (1962) dir David Lean

400

1993, 3.9, Richard Linklater

Dazed and Confused

400

Who holds the record for Best Director nominations in the most consecutive decades? 

Steven Spielberg

400

How many takes of the iconic La La Land sunset scene did they record? 

5 takes over the span of 2 days

500

[name] has always fantasized about traveling into outer space, but is grounded by his status as a genetically inferior in-valid. He decides to fight his fate by purchasing the genes of another person, a laboratory-engineered valid. He assumes the other person's DNA identity and joins the space program, where he falls in love with [name]. An investigation into the death of a space officer complicates [name]'s plans.

Gattaca (1997) dir. Andrew Niccol

500

2010, 1.8, Lucas Cruikshank

FRED: The Movie (2010) dir. Clay Weiner

500

1931, 4.3, Charlie Chaplin 

City Lights

500

How much does the Oscar statuette weigh? (i will accept the closest answer -- each group gets to go for this one) 

8.5 pounds 

500

1985, 4.1, Rosanna Arquette

After Hours (1985) dir. Martin Scorsese

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