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Guess the movie by its simple premise.

posted a year ago by samoanjoes (50956)
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I'm bringing back my game from a few years back.

The rules: write a premise of an existing film. Keep the description as simple as you can without bringing up specifics. You can be deceptive, but it has to be accurate.

I'll start: A man wears a costume so he can infiltrate a house to get near 3 underage kids.

[–] [deleted] a year ago

Mrs Doubtfire?

[–] samoanjoes (50956) a year ago

Correct.

[–] HarveyManFredSin (4877) a year ago

No offence to Allaby, but I was late to post my reply because I thought we were also meant to come up with a premise once we got the right answer. 🤷‍♂️

[–] samoanjoes (50956) a year ago

You can post your own premise whether or not you got the right answer. Someone else could see your premise and want to respond to it.

[–] HarveyManFredSin (4877) a year ago

Okay, thanks. 👍🏼

[–] HarveyManFredSin (4877) a year ago

Mrs. Doubtfire.

Okay, here's mine: A teenage boy comes between his dad and mom, the latter of whom ends up making sexual advances on her son, all the while striking up a relationship with a crazy old man who was hired to build a bomb for terrorists.

[–] samoanjoes (50956) a year ago

Correct.

Yours is Back to the Future.

[–] samoanjoes (50956) a year ago

A man is sent to a building where he wishes the pipes were clean on this rainy, thunder night. He just hopes no one sees him.

[–] [deleted] a year ago

Shawshank Redemption.

[–] samoanjoes (50956) a year ago

I knew the "sent to a building" was going to be a giveaway.

[–] samoanjoes (50956) a year ago

A man gets invited to an exclusive party from a piano player.

[–] ShogunofYonkers (71748) a year ago

Behind The Candelabra ?

[–] samoanjoes (50956) a year ago

No.

[–] sslssg (27742) a year ago

Eyes Wide Shut?

[–] samoanjoes (50956) a year ago

Well done.

[–] [deleted] a year ago

He doesn't get invited though

[–] samoanjoes (50956) a year ago

His friend tells him to go though.

[–] HarveyManFredSin (4877) a year ago

A neglected, feral child turns vigilante and tortures two criminals, by means of electrocution, attempted immolation, and the application of several heavy objects to vulnerable body parts.

[–] GolfnGuitars (2394) a year ago

Good one..."Home Alone!" 😃

[–] HarveyManFredSin (4877) a year ago

Correct.

[–] samoanjoes (50956) a year ago

Yeah, it's gotta be Home Alone.

[–] HarveyManFredSin (4877) a year ago

Yep.

[–] tcrum (29684) a year ago

Two women go to drastic measures to maintain their beauty.

[–] HarveyManFredSin (4877) a year ago

Death Becomes Her. That synopsis is pretty on the nose though (assuming it's the right film). I like how misleading the OP's initial premise was.

[–] tcrum (29684) a year ago

yes

[–] tcrum (29684) a year ago

A woman and video games cross from reality to fantasy, and back.

[–] chilone (17266) a year ago

eXistenZ

[–] tcrum (29684) a year ago

Yes

[–] GolfnGuitars (2394) a year ago

I like this...let me try one real quick:

A successful PGA Tour golfer loses his girlfriend to a former college teammate that he beat by at least 10 shots in the U.S. Open.

[–] samoanjoes (50956) a year ago

Tin Cup.

[–] GolfnGuitars (2394) a year ago

Yes...well done!