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Movies by Description

Can you name these movies by excerpts from their descriptions?
Some descriptions are taken from Wikipedia and may have been slightly altered for consiceness.
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Last updated: April 15, 2024
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This 1960 horror film by Alfred Hitchcock was based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Robert Bloch.
Psycho
War veteran and owner of a luxurious Ford, Walt, is befriended by his next-door neighbour who's cousin is invlolved in the Hmong Gang.
Gran Torino
A martial arts film that sees the main protagonist train for a tournament under the guidance of his apartment's handyman.
The Karate Kid
Based on the true story of Richmond High School basketball coach, who made headlines in 1999 for suspending his undefeated high school basketball team due to poor academic results.
Coach Carter
This film tells the story of an offensive lineman who overcame a poverty filled upbringing to play in the National Football League with the help of his white adopters.
The Blind Side
This 2010 science action film explores a professional thief who steals information by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets.
Inception
Adapted from a 1954 teleplay of the same name, this movie tells the story of a jury of 12 men as they deliberate the conviction or acquittal of a teenager charged with murder
12 Angry Men
A cybernetic assassin is sent back in time from 2029 to 1984 to kill a woman, whose unborn son will one day save mankind from extinction by AI.
The Terminator
A 2013 American heist film follows an FBI agent and an Interpol detective who track a team of magicians who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.
Now You See Me
A legendary hitman who comes out of retirement to seek revenge against the men who killed his dog, a final gift from his recently deceased wife.
John Wick
A teenager is accidentally sent back to 1955 in a time-traveling DeLorean automobile built by his eccentric scientist friend.
Back To The Future
Set in the dystopian future, the film follows a group of astronauts who travel through a wormhole near Saturn in search of a new home for humankind.
Interstellar
In the film, an Italian boxer confronts a Soviet boxer responsible for his friend's death.
Rocky IV
The title character retells adventures ranging from shrimp boating and ping pong championships, to thinking about his childhood love, to the Vietnam War and college football.
Forrest Gump
Set in the mid-22nd century, when humans are colonizing Pandora, the expansion of the mining colony threatens the continued existence of a local tribe of Na'vi, a humanoid species indigenous to Pandora.
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