ONE-WORD MOVIES
“In space no one can hear you scream” is the chilling poster tagline of this iconic 70s film
Alien
When it comes to Latin prefixes, 3 letters = this one meaning "one"
uni-
he tongue of this mammal is about 2 feet long & flits rapidly in & out to lick up the tiny prey in its name
anteater
As opposed to the muscular or skeletal system, the heart, blood & blood vessels are parts of this system
the circulatory system
It's inevitable, there's nothing I can do to change it, it's this type of conclusion
foregone
This Sandra Bullock film earned an impressive ten Oscar nominations and seven wins, including Best Cinematography
Vincent van Gogh's brother knows this 4-letter combining form is built like a Greek "god"
theo-
It's the giant beast seen here taking the bait; it can grow to about 60 feet & weigh more than 1,000 pounds
squid
A thin, tough fibrous material called the renal capsule covers the outer surface of these organs
kidneys
It can precede cookie, hunter & teller
fortune
Star Wars pulls many inspirations from this classic turned adaptation
Dune
From the Latin for "around", it can precede -navigation & -locution
circum-
Awwww! This giant 2-colored 6-foot, 300-pound Asian mammal is so cute!
panda
Allowing the lower leg to move backward & forward in the same way that a door opens & closes, the knee is considered this type of joint
hinge
Food for domestic animals, it also means to search for food or provisions
forage
Robin Williams had to keep his exuberant comedy persona in check for his more serious role as Alan Parrish in this 90s family adventure
Jumanji
Mal- is from Latin for "bad"; the Greeks used this prefix to indicate something bad, like when used before -function
dys-
"S" is for this amphibian; most are only a few inches long, but giant Chinese ones can grown much large
salamander
Glucose levels in the blood are regulated by 2 pancreatic hormones: glucagon & this
insulin
Medical jurisprudence is another name for this branch of medicine
forensic
The animation code for the snow in this movie helped solve The Dyatlov Pass incident, a previously cold case
Frozen
This near-the-end-of-the-alphabet prefix often paired with "phobia" is from the Greek for "alien"
xeno-
The curved horns of the water type of this animal may have a total length of 12 feet
buffalo
A large forehead doesn't indicate smartness; it indicates a large one of these bones that form the forehead
the frontal bone
From the Latin word for "ant", it's an anthill or nest
formicary