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A fat englishman meets his irish friend at a musical performance and then they spend most of their time at sea. Occasionally they are not at sea.

A tired sarcastic man has to solve a crime in his city and learns to play a boardgame for the first time in his life.

 Turnip Jedi wrote:
@ Flinty, correct and guessing yours was

Spoiler:

Inception

Yessss!!!! (on both counts)


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Man tries to get to work, but then gives up and walks home.

 Olthannon wrote:
A fat englishman meets his irish friend at a musical performance and then they spend most of their time at sea. Occasionally they are not at sea.

A tired sarcastic man has to solve a crime in his city and learns to play a boardgame for the first time in his life.

I have no clue for either of these. But the second one reminds me of another movie.

Guests at a dinner party attempt to figure out who solved their ongoing financial troubles, and don’t come up with a single solution.


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Flinty, does he stop for breakfast on the way?

Well he tries to get some breakfast. That doesn’t go well either

 Flinty wrote:
Well he tries to get some breakfast. That doesn’t go well either

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:

 Olthannon wrote:
A fat englishman meets his irish friend at a musical performance and then they spend most of their time at sea. Occasionally they are not at sea.

A tired sarcastic man has to solve a crime in his city and learns to play a boardgame for the first time in his life.

I have no clue for either of these. But the second one reminds me of another movie.

Guests at a dinner party attempt to figure out who solved their ongoing financial troubles, and don’t come up with a single solution.


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Flinty, does he stop for breakfast on the way?

if it helps both are books!

A precocious young child is forced to leave home while still very young.

Their homecoming as a grown adult demonstrates they have surpassed their early promise.

The family reunion does not go well.

 Turnip Jedi wrote:
Police Officer get muddled in a botched product recall, despite aforementioned products having planned obsolescence

This one is really good.


An uncharismatic American encounters a surprise windfall, but ultimately fails to prevent people from stealing his money.


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After an unpleasant vacation, the protagonist feels ambivalence about his cultural heritage.

An unassuming deer hunt leads to an unspoken suicide pact.

Musings on donuts lead a detective towards the truth of a very unusual murder.

Capitalist elites try to control valuable resources, while oppressing the locals.

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:

Unemployed cab driver doesn’t want to go on cruise, goes on cruise.

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 Easy E wrote:
Capitalist elites try to control valuable resources, while oppressing the locals.

 Easy E wrote:
Capitalist elites try to control valuable resources, while oppressing the locals.

In glorious THREE DEE!!


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Lord Blackfang, correct.


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 Paradigm wrote:
Musings on donuts lead a detective towards the truth of a very unusual murder.

I’m going to need a bit of help in this one.

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:

 Paradigm wrote:
Musings on donuts lead a detective towards the truth of a very unusual murder.

I’m going to need a bit of help in this one.

From the director of The Last Jedi, It's the James Bond/Captain America crossover you didn't know you wanted!

A Journalist of some notoriety working for a magazine stays at a hotel and avoids his story assignment.

 Paradigm wrote:

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:

 Paradigm wrote:
Musings on donuts lead a detective towards the truth of a very unusual murder.

I’m going to need a bit of help in this one.

From the director of The Last Jedi, It's the James Bond/Captain America crossover you didn't know you wanted!

Ah: I still haven’t see that one. Hadn’t heard about the donuts.


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Put-upon middle child meets new friend who gets him drunk at school and endangers his life before fleeing town.


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Seaman inconveniences magician, then does nothing as two biggest antagonists resolve main conflict way over there.

Historian travels around a lot but doesn't do anything to impact the plot.

After a game of cards, some plants and a couple of antiques are transited around London.

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:

Put-upon middle child meets new friend who gets him drunk at school and endangers his life before fleeing town.

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 BobtheInquisitor wrote:

Inclement weather bothers grocery store shoppers.

Wait, is this

 warhead01 wrote:
A Journalist of some notoriety working for a magazine stays at a hotel and avoids his story assignment.

 Turnip Jedi wrote:

 warhead01 wrote:
A Journalist of some notoriety working for a magazine stays at a hotel and avoids his story assignment.

Spoiler:

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas ?

You got it.
Low hanging fruit I know.

 Olthannon wrote:

A tired sarcastic man has to solve a crime in his city and learns to play a boardgame for the first time in his life.

For mine:

A not too bright young man is forced into increasingly difficult situations out of a sense of politeness and decorum.

Flipsiders, yes to both.


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 krijthebold wrote:


For mine:

A not too bright young man is forced into increasingly difficult situations out of a sense of politeness and decorum.

Pretty sure you’re just describing real life here.

After reuniting with the son he never knew he had, a put-upon man gains the courage to stand up to his bullying boss.

A young girl stuck at home due to illness finds a way to express herself by becoming an amateur filmmaker.

Two men sit down together and talk about calligraphy.

A civil servant needs to get a plant identified.

I get the first two, but the second… no idea.

 Henry wrote:
Historian travels around a lot but doesn't do anything to impact the plot.

After a game of cards, some plants and a couple of antiques are transited around London.

Sounds like and

 Olthannon wrote:

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:

 Olthannon wrote:
A fat englishman meets his irish friend at a musical performance and then they spend most of their time at sea. Occasionally they are not at sea.

A tired sarcastic man has to solve a crime in his city and learns to play a boardgame for the first time in his life.

I have no clue for either of these. But the second one reminds me of another movie.

Guests at a dinner party attempt to figure out who solved their ongoing financial troubles, and don’t come up with a single solution.


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Flinty, does he stop for breakfast on the way?

if it helps both are books!

Pretty sure #1 is , which was also a decent movie.

Let's follow up with:

An expansive cast of old white men explain the inner workings of the British government.

The prophesied Chosen One discovers that just because you're the prophesied Chosen One doesn't mean you can't then spend a long series fighting other people who claim to be on your side.

BDSM proves an incredible cover for both diplomacy and espionage.

Teenaged girl hates babysitting. Does maze instead.

Environmentalist lectures people about conservation and population control.

 Lance845 wrote:
Teenaged girl hates babysitting. Does maze instead.

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 AnomanderRake wrote:

An expansive cast of old white men explain the inner workings of the British government.

Boy farmer hates farming. Loses 2 dads to his dad. In the end reconnects with his dad.

 Lance845 wrote:
Boy farmer hates farming. Loses 2 dads to his dad. In the end reconnects with his dad.