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nuxvomica

(12,401 posts) Sun Jul 29, 2018, 07:54 AM Jul 2018

What do these three movies have in common?

The Queen (2006) Hellen Mirren, Michael Sheen.
Michael Clayton (2007) George Clooney, Tilda Swinton.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson.

And are there others?

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What do these three movies have in common? (Original Post) nuxvomica Jul 2018 OP

None of those people have ever been in my kitchen? underpants Jul 2018 #1

Close but no cigar nuxvomica Jul 2018 #2

Kevin Bacon? cyclonefence Jul 2018 #3

The stars all have a Bacon number of 2 except... nuxvomica Jul 2018 #4

The fact that I haven't seen any of them?? dameatball Jul 2018 #5

Technically correct nuxvomica Jul 2018 #6

That won't fit in a tweet... Wounded Bear Jul 2018 #7

All of them involve a death? jmowreader Jul 2018 #8

I think that's related nuxvomica Jul 2018 #9

The location sets of the three movies experienced food poisoning from the same catering company Brother Buzz Jul 2018 #10

I did not know that nuxvomica Jul 2018 #11

The answer is a type of scene/plot device nuxvomica Jul 2018 #12

Each has a scene in which... nuxvomica Jul 2018 #13

underpants

(182,545 posts)

1. None of those people have ever been in my kitchen?

Reply to nuxvomica (Original post)

Sun Jul 29, 2018, 08:02 AM

Jul 2018

nuxvomica

(12,401 posts)

2. Close but no cigar

Reply to underpants (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 29, 2018, 08:03 AM

Jul 2018

Actually, not close.

cyclonefence

(4,483 posts)

3. Kevin Bacon?

Reply to nuxvomica (Original post)

Sun Jul 29, 2018, 09:30 AM

Jul 2018

nuxvomica

(12,401 posts)

4. The stars all have a Bacon number of 2 except...

Reply to cyclonefence (Reply #3)

Sun Jul 29, 2018, 09:50 AM

Jul 2018

Micheal Sheen and Sam Rockwell, who are ones, appearing in the same movie as Kevin Bacon. Which was...

Still not the answer but good try.

dameatball

(7,391 posts)

5. The fact that I haven't seen any of them??

Reply to nuxvomica (Original post)

Sun Jul 29, 2018, 09:54 AM

Jul 2018

nuxvomica

(12,401 posts)

6. Technically correct

Reply to dameatball (Reply #5)

Sun Jul 29, 2018, 09:57 AM

Jul 2018

But not what we were looking for. Can you now list all the other movies you haven't seen?

Wounded Bear

(58,571 posts)

7. That won't fit in a tweet...

Reply to nuxvomica (Reply #6)

Sun Jul 29, 2018, 09:58 AM

Jul 2018

jmowreader

(50,519 posts)

8. All of them involve a death?

Reply to nuxvomica (Original post)

Sun Jul 29, 2018, 11:52 AM

Jul 2018

nuxvomica

(12,401 posts)

9. I think that's related

Reply to jmowreader (Reply #8)

Sun Jul 29, 2018, 11:57 AM

Jul 2018

Yes, I think so. Hmmmm.

Brother Buzz

(36,356 posts)

10. The location sets of the three movies experienced food poisoning from the same catering company

Reply to nuxvomica (Original post)

Sun Jul 29, 2018, 12:42 PM

Jul 2018

Nobody died. What do I win?

nuxvomica

(12,401 posts)

11. I did not know that

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #10)

Sun Jul 29, 2018, 01:38 PM

Jul 2018

But it's not what we were looking for. Anyway, your prize is a photo-realistic portrait of yourself that is currently installed over your bathroom sink! Enjoy!

nuxvomica

(12,401 posts)

12. The answer is a type of scene/plot device

Reply to nuxvomica (Original post)

Mon Jul 30, 2018, 07:00 AM

Jul 2018

I probably should've been more specific. The three movies all have an unusual type of scene and I wonder if there are examples in other movies. I'll reveal the answer this evening if no one guesses beforehand.

nuxvomica

(12,401 posts)

13. Each has a scene in which...

Reply to nuxvomica (Original post)

Mon Jul 30, 2018, 08:23 PM

Jul 2018

the main character has a random yet signficant encounter alone with a four-legged animal. I don't think this type of scene is very common so when I've seen it, it makes an impression. Are there other movies that have such a scene?

The Queen

Michael Clayton

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

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