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Poetry in Motion Picture
One Take

200

In the musical hit La La Land, John Legend’s character performs this hot single with his band.

Start a Fire – John Legend

200

Driving a DeLorean at this speed could either get you a ticket or send you back in time.

88 miles per hour / Back to the Future

200

Each answer is made by combining two phrases that share one word. The shared word appears only once in the answer.

Glen Powell and Tom Cruise reach the peak of a treacherous climb.

Mountain Top Gun

200

In 10 Things I Hate About You, Julia Stiles' character recites this poem revealing her feelings for Patrick.

“10 Things I Hate About You” — Kat Stratford

200

Barbie leaves her perfect pink world and eventually finds herself confronting the real world in this 2023 hit.

Barbie

400

Wanting to give their audience an equivalent feeling to the spectators of medieval jousting, A Knight’s Tale opens with this iconic Queen hit.

We Will Rock You – Queen

400

Commonly misquoted as “Luke, I am your father,” Darth Vader actually tells Luke this.

“No, I am your father.” from Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back

400

Woody and Buzz settle in for a bedtime tale.

Toy Story Time

400

Robin Williams' students famously stand on their desks in this movie about an unconventional English teacher.

Dead Poets Society

400

Baby walks to get coffee while the entire world around him dances to this song.

Baby Driver

600

Two lovebirds ride a dragon through a pink and orange sky in this made-for-screen instrumental from How to Train Your Dragon.

Romantic Flight – John Powell

600

In both the Rocky franchise and Project Hail Mary, Rocky’s love interest has this name.

Adrian

600

A Disney lion rules over a giant ape.

The Lion King Kong

600

This poem about a road people don't use was recited in the 1996 film The Truman Show.

“The Road Not Taken” — Robert Frost

600

This 2019 war film follows two British soldiers across enemy territory in what appears to be one continuous take.

1917

800

This song, written for the film Top Gun: Maverick, peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was famously created in about 45 minutes.

I Ain’t Worried – OneRepublic

800

A mashup of pop culture, this dystopian Spielberg film pays homage to the first-ever gaming Easter egg.

Ready Player One

800

Kevin McCallister finally gets some peace and quiet.

Home Alone Time

800

Four words that became a cinematic love poem, spoken by Dorothy after her journey through Oz.

“There's no place like home.”

800

Aspiring performers stuck in Los Angeles traffic suddenly break into a massive song-and-dance number on a freeway.

La La Land

1000

Beginning his career in 1958, this legendary composer has scored over 100 films and composed music for three Olympic Games.

John Williams

1000

Fred Savage was brought back to reprise one of his childhood roles for this PG-13 retelling of Deadpool 2.

Once Upon a Deadpool

1000

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck go to Africa to shoot a lion.

Good Will Trophy Hunting

1000

“What is a youth? A fleeting thing…” is sung during this 1968 adaptation of Shakespeare's most famous tragedy.

Romeo and Juliet

1000

This 2002 war film opens with Captain Miller and his men landing on Omaha Beach in one of cinema's most famous extended takes.

Saving Private Ryan