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Why hasn't Lex Luthor used genetic data to uncover Superman's identity?
Superman (2025) spoilers ahead! In the film, Lex Luthor successfully creates a genetic clone of Superman. This process presumably gave him access to Superman's DNA, fingerprints, iris scans, his true ...
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In "Raiders of the Lost Ark", who are the eponymous "Raiders"?
In the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark, who are the eponymous "raiders" referenced in the title?
Are they the archaeologists (Indiana Jones and René Belloq) who are searching for the Ark?
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Are there specific USDOT numbers designated for commercial vehicles appearing in movies and TV shows?
When a TV show or movie uses commercial vehicles within the film itself (not equipment used to transport equipment and such to location), much like the old 555 phone number assignment, are there ...
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In "Raiders of the Lost Ark", why did they deviate from the script in describing the length of the Staff of Ra?
This question has been prompted by the answer I received to another question that I asked about Raiders of the Lost Ark ("How tall is Indiana Jones?": How tall is Indiana Jones?)
In ...
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TV movie where a woman kills her unseen stalker with a golf club, only to be revealed as a delusion she was enacting on herself
I'm trying to identify an old TV movie where a woman is being stalked by a man no one else can see. The man comes to her apartment, and she kills him with a golf club. A few days later, he shows back ...
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Movie drama about a girl forced to study medicine who makes X-ray art
I'm looking for a movie I saw a few years ago. It’s an American drama from the 2000s or early 2010s.
The Plot:
It’s about a young woman from a wealthy family. Her parents are very strict and push her ...
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WWII movie where besieged French soldier imagines he is eating bread and cheese
Some 2-3 decades ago, I watched a (color) movie set in North Africa during World War II. Summarizing the plot, a small group of Allied soldiers are besieged by the Deutsches Afrikakorps at some desert ...
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How tall is Indiana Jones given the 5-foot Map Room staff looks much taller than him?
I recently watched Raiders of the Lost Ark again, and something jumped out at me.
In the film, one side of the staff headpiece is translated as stating that the staff is "6 kadams high," ...
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Identifying cartoon with dog protagonists
I'm trying to track down a cartoon which I believe is a series, based on one episode I saw just once, but haven't had any luck so far.
The details I can recall:
Mostly likely produced in the 80's or ...
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What's Jonathan Auf Der Heide's nationality?
I was researching a few movies and stumbled upon Van Diemen's Land (2009), directed by Jonathan Auf Der Heide. But I can't find much info about the director anywhere, such as his birthplace. What is ...
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Was the train whistle present in the original theatrical version of Back to the Future?
The first Back to the Future movie was recently on TV, and I noticed that there is a distant train whistle sound effect when Marty arrives at the Twin Pines Mall to record the Delorean's first trips. ...
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Who is Red referring to as "the hardest screw that ever walked a turn at Shawshank"?
In The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Red narrates these lines when he and his fellow inmates are enjoying cold bottles of suds on a rooftop:
RED: And that's how it came to pass that on the second-to-...
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What is the title of this movie? (Song "Il Faut Toujours Un Perdant" by the famous singer Julio Iglesias)
This YouTube video posts the famous song "Il Faut Toujours Un Perdant" by the singer Julio Iglesias.
Here is the link:
This video uses some old movie as the ...
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TV episode, probably of a horror anthology, with a native or voodoo prisoner who mystically escapes while being escorted and hunts down the cop
I'm looking for a TV episode, probably of a horror anthology, with a native or voodoo prisoner who mystically escapes while being escorted and hunts down the cop.
The basic plot as I remember it was ...
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What did Stack snatch here?
In Sinners (2025), Stack, one of the twin World War I veterans, walks with his cousin Sammie through the crowd at the platform beside the idle train, snatches something and pockets it, and Sammie ...
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Late 80s–early 90s sci-fi cartoon where heroes rescue captives from a hover ship, sending a lady villain back to the age of dinosaurs
Trying to find a sci-fi animated series from the late '80s to early '90s, based on a scene I remember from one episode.
The antagonists captured several of the protagonists' team and held them captive ...
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Why were Erica Albright's male dorm mates following Mark Zuckerberg's blog?
In the movie we see Erica Albright's roommate telling her that Zuckerberg blogged about her. It seems reasonable that she might be following his blog due to him dating (until recently) her roommate ...
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TV preacher who identified the antichrist
In the 1990's, I started running into a particular late-night TV preacher. It seemed like a moderately low-end show. He would appear with his wife at a desk (there were no worshippers or audience ...
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What is the MPAA number of Sunday Night at the Trocadero?
I was just wondering if anyone was able to read/knows the MPAA number listed here for Sunday Night at the Trocadero (1937)? I can't find it on any lists. (I'm thinking 3683 but not certain.)
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Movie in which two friends find a way to enter a parallel world that is the same as the real one, but without people
I saw this movie probably 20 years ago. So, the movie is from 2000, or the late 90s.
Two friends find a way to enter a parallel world that is the same as the real one, but without people. I think ...
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Why does Gemma say "Ew" when Skye Riley says she needs to go to Staten Island (in Smile 2)?
Background: I think there's some kind of American in-joke going on regarding Staten Island but as a Brit I'm just confused.
In the film Smile 2 (2024), at the 1 hour and 2 minutemark, Skye Riley is ...
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Short film about a gay young man's affair with a married older man, paralleled with a woman's affair
I watched this short film, likely on Vimeo, but possibly on YouTube or Dailymotion, for free. If not in English, it was subtitled in English. I think it was probably around 10–15 minutes long, but it ...
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Was the “Wilhelm Scream” used in the classic Three Stooges Short, “Movie Maniacs?”
So here I was, minding my own business and watching the classic Three Stooges short titled, “Movie Maniacs” from February 1936 when suddenly I think I hear the classic “Wilhelm Scream” at about 1 ...
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Aladdin (1992): Why are Jafar’s wishes undone at the end?
Disney's Aladdin (1992) is one of my favorite movies, yet there is one detail that has always puzzled me.
Jafar first wishes to become Sultan – this wish is granted. He then wishes to become the most ...
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Where was the parking garage roof golf scene in Pluribus S1E7 filmed?
In Pluribus S01E07 "The Gap," Carol Sturka plays golf on the roof of a parking garage. I'm curious where this scene was filmed. I'm thinking it might be the same parking garage featured in ...
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How did Tenet film the shot where Sator is pushed off the boat?
Major spoilers immediately for Tenet.
This shot occurs at precisely 2h 16m 45s in the theatrical cut.
This is the scene on Sator's yacht, when Kat is supposed to keep ...
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What martial arts film features a protagonist holding himself up on barbed wire during the final fight?
I'm trying to identify an old martial arts/underground fighting movie I watched in Iran about 25 years ago. The VHS release there had an unofficial Persian title/label: "رینگ خونین" ("...
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Animated movie about a girl rock band entering a music competition and being sabotaged by a boy band
I'm trying to identify this animated movie I watched, I think around 2005–2010, and I saw it on a CD or VHS. The movie was about this girl rock band that were playing in their garage, and they wanted ...
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Is Illya's speech about the Roman steps supposed to be fabricated or true?
In the 2015 movie version of The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Illya & Gaby go to Rome undercover as architect and wife. The first scene from this trip takes place in some Roman plaza with a bunch of steps ...
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Movie in which someone builds a fort in a parking lot
I'm trying to identify a movie that takes place in a strange town, and one of the people, I think an old man, builds a little fort or home for himself on top of a light pole in a parking lot. I think ...
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What is the significance of the moving train at the end of Glengarry Glen Ross?
In the climactic final scene of Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), salesman George Aaronow sits in his office, talking on the phone with a customer. The scene then cuts to a moving train, and the closing ...
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80s–2000s movie—club bar scene where a couple signs a contract to hook up and they set the dos and don'ts
I'm trying to identify a movie with a club bar scene where a couple signs a contract to hook up and they set the dos and don'ts.
It's a small scene in an older movie, maybe 20 years ago. The scene is ...
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Who voiced and played the person in the "Mayor Kingpin" Wilson Fisk mask in Daredevil: Born Again S02E01?
In Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 Episode 1 "The Northern Star," a short video plays featuring someone in a "Mayor Kingpin" Wilson Fisk mask and doing an impression of Fisk's voice....
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Why did Richard Roma ask his customer about bodily functions in Glengarry Glen Ross?
In Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), salesman Richard Roma tells customer James Lingk that everyone has flaws and makes mistakes, and that societal norms and morality shouldn’t dictate one’s actions. He ...
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Thriller movie involving a blonde woman who moves in with an older wealthy father and seduces his young adult son
I watched a ton of movies on YouTube a couple years ago. A lot of them didn’t have titles or I just simply forgot them. Most of them were of the older Lifetime variety, or that type of thriller ...
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Who voiced the horror movie trivia caller in the opening of Scream 7?
In the opening scene of Scream 7 (2026), a couple, Scott and Madison, rents Stu Macher's house from the original Scream, which has since been turned into a Ghostface-themed Airbnb.
While they are ...
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Is a willingness to smoke a consideration when casting an actor?
In this day and age smoking is looked down upon for both its direct and secondhand smoke health issues. So when casting for a role that requires smoking, is the willingness of the actor to actually ...
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Shouldn't this gambler have won this roll?
At the beginning of Harlem Nights the toothless gambler rolls a seven at the dice game and everyone acts like he lost- isn't seven a winning roll?
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Why does Inspector Gadget say "exfundi iv duff vin vloof ib"?
In the Inspector Gadget episode "The Boat", after Chief Quimby hands Inspector Gadget his assignment message, Gadget initially reads the message out loud as, according to the closed captions,...
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In which movie were gold or diamonds stolen, liquefied, and then recovered by pumping them (possibly along with sewage water) into a fire truck?
I apologize in advance for my hazy memory. I have been trying to track down this movie for over 2 decades.
I only remember one central intriguing plot element:
Plot element: The villain(s) steal ...
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Indian movie/series watched in/around 2015 (could be older) with an apathetic, unfeeling girl whose mother dies in a car crash
I've been looking for this one Indian movie with an apathetic, unfeeling girl. Her mother dies in a car crash, and when it happens, she just gets up and leaves; she doesn't even spare a glance at her ...
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Why did Officer West trust Captain Hackett? How did West know that Hackett was “clean”?
In Black and Blue (2019), Officer Alicia West sent her bodycam footage that incriminates corrupt detectives Terry Malone and Smitty, to precinct Captain Regina Hackett.
But how did West know that ...
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Strange anime with supernatural elements about a boy moving to a town and meeting a weird girl?
Several years ago, probably closer to a decade, I watched an anime that I can't remember the name of for the life of me. I've been trying to find it again for years with no luck.
I remember it being ...
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Are there any non-visual clues that Zebrowski was born a horse? [closed]
The 2025 animated feature Zootopia 2 features a male police officer named Zebrowski, who is part of the "Zebros" duo of officers.
During the run of the film the audience is given several ...
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What is the cassette tape format used in the movie Dangerous Love?
From the movie Dangerous Love (1988). A man uses what appears to be a VHS cassette tape, but it doesn't quite look like one. What format is it? MiniDV? MiniVHS? Can anyone identify the exact type?
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A South Park episode with a circular hand gesture
Please, help me find the South Park episode. There was a girl (or even several characters) who did a certain hand gesture: moving a forearm like a hand of a clock. The girl was eco activist or some ...
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Why was Pat Calhoun (aka: Bob Ferguson) using an iPhone at the end of “One Battle After Another?”
At the end of One Battle After Another (2026), Leonardo DiCaprio’s character, Pat Calhoun (aka: Bob Ferguson), is seen using an iPhone. Huh? Why is that? Especially after…
It seems quite out of ...
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What does "We're all queer" mean?
In Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), Salesman Richard Roma tells his customer James Lingk that people
get used to unpleasant experiences over time, like the smell in
train compartments. He admits it took ...
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Trying to identify a movie with a sailing ship that can't find a charted island?
When I was a young child, circa 1975, I saw part of a movie on TV in the UK. It was a black and white set.
It was set on a sailing ship, probably 18th or 17th century. A scene I remember showed the ...
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What did Carol write on the glass?
Near the end of Polanski's Repulsion (1965), Carol appears to ‘write’ on a window with her finger. Has someone traced the movement to determine whether it is meaningful or mere doodling?
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