Progressively Harder Movie Trivia

100% Who directed "E.T.", "Jaws" and "Jurassic Park"?

99% What animated Pixar film features a rat who loves to cook?

98% Who plays Jack in "Titanic"?

97% Give one of the secondary titles/subtitles from the Star Wars films. (The quiz accepts only 10 answers, so ‘Solo’ isn’t included.)”

96% Which actress has won three Academy Awards and is known for roles in "The Devil Wears Prada" and "Mamma Mia"?

95% Which 2012 musical comedy follows an all-female a cappella group as they compete for the national championship?

94% Who played Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Carrabian franchise?

93% Which holiday movie features a young boy named Kevin McCallister as the main character?

92% Skipper, Kowalski, Private, and Rico were so popular that they even got a spin-off series that was aired on Nickelodeon. What movie did they originaly appear in?

91% Which composer has won two Academy Awards for Best Original Score for

90% Which 1994 prison movie has been IMDB's number 1 since time immemorial?

89% In 2024 there was a blockbuster rivalry between a Nolan and a Gerwig film. What was the fusion name for this rivalry?

88% What is the name of the Marvel Universe’s greatest villain who wiped out half of all life with a single snap?

87% Which actress played the dual roles of twins Hallie and Annie in the 1998 remake of "The Parent Trap"?

86% What was in the box? (spoiler)

85% What is the name of Wall-E's love interest?

84% Who voiced Lightning McQueen in the cars trilogy?

83% What is the name of Tom Cruise his character in the Mission Impossible franchise?

82% In which Charlie Chaplin movie does the Tramp fall in love with a blind woman?

81% Which English actor, widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time, has won three Academy Awards for Best Actor for his performances in “My Left Foot” (1989), “There Will Be Blood” (2007), and “Lincoln” (2012)?

80% Which former Hollywood producer, co-founder of Miramax and The ... Company, was convicted of sexual assault and rape, sparking the #MeToo movement and major discussions about abuse of power in the film industry?

79% One of the more memorable oscar ceremonies was the edition of 2017.

78% Which Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli) movie features what appears to be a giant cuddly bear? The (mostly) mute bear offers emotional support to a young girl worried about her mother's illness.

77% "You had me at hello." and "Show me the money!" are two quotes from which Cameron Crowe film featuring Renée Zellweger?

76% Name the 2022 biopic starring Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe that received mostly negative reviews.

75% Which Chinese film from the year 2000 became a surprise U.S. box-office hit, earning over $100 million domestically and becoming the highest-grossing foreign-language film in American history at the time?

74% Who voiced Mr. Fox in "Fantastic Mr. Fox" (2009) by Wes Anderson?

73% Who is the composer behind the legendary soundtrack of The Lord of the Rings trilogy?

72% Which award does the winner of the top prize at the Berlin International Film Festival get?

71% In The Incredibles (2004), what is the family name of the superhero family consisting of Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl, and their children?

70% Brad Pitt plays an almost unintelligible "Pikey" alongside Jason Statham and Stephen Graham in which Guy Ritchie movie?

69% Which Denis Villeneuve movie explores the Sapir–Whorf Hypothesis (a.k.a. Linguistic Relativity).

68% Who is the only black actress to have ever won the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role?

67% Who played the role of the eldest son, who has taken a vow of silence inspired by Nietzsche, in "Little Miss Sunshine"?

66% In which darkly satirical 2022 movie does Anya Taylor-Joy save herself by ordering a cheeseburger from Ralph Fiennes?

65% What was the name of the big cuddly robot that featured in Walt Disney Animation Studios' "Big Hero Six"?

64% Which famous actress was maried to Ethan Hawke from 1998 until 2005.

63% Edgar Wright directed a romantic action comedy in 2010 featuring Michael Cera as the protagonist. What was the name of this film?

62% Which actor won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Truman Capote in the 2005 film Capote, widely praised for capturing the writer’s complex personality and mannerisms?

61% Which character did Murray Abraham portray in the 1984 film "Amadeus", earning him the Academy Award for Best Actor for his depiction of a jealous composer rivaling Mozart?

60% Which fellow Italian filmmaker narrowly surpasses Federico Fellini in total Oscar recognition, having one more nomination for best international feature film, while sharing the same number of wins?

59% What was the name of the Danish avant-garde filmmaking movement founded by Lars von Trier, Thomas Vinterberg, Kristian Levring and Søren Kragh-Jacobsen. They wrote a 10 point manifesto of rules they would apply to their films. (Something they didn't really adhere to all that much.)

58% Which British author wrote the novel Atonement, which was later adapted into a 2007 film starring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy?

57% 1920's Hollywood was plagued by many scandels. Which actor (of a specific body type) was trialed for rape and murder of aspiring actress Virginia Rappe? He was ultimately acquited because there was not enough proof.

56% Which two luminaries play the two popes in "The Two Popes" by Fernando Mereilles?

55% As a child this famous actress, played the role of the daughter in Fincher's "Panic Room" alongside Jodie Foster.

54% Who played the main character Vinz in Kassovitz' 1995 "La Haine".

53% Park Chan-wook's Oldboy (2003) is the second film in a trilogy. The other two films include a single word in their titles that captures a central theme of the series. What is that word?

52% Joachim Trier has worked with this actrice three times now. For "Verdens verste menneske" she won the price for best actrice in Cannes.

51% Which Iranian filmmaker, known for works like "Taste of Cherry" and "Close-Up", is celebrated for his minimalist style and won the Palme d’Or at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival?

50% Which 1986 fantasy film, directed by Jim Henson and produced by George Lucas, stars David Bowie as the Goblin King and Jennifer Connelly as a teenage girl who must navigate a magical world to rescue her baby brother?

49% Who played Juror 8, the one advocating for a proper deliberation form the beginning, in Syndey Lumey's 12 Angry Men?

48% David o. Russell's films seemed to be oscar printing machines for its actors; Jennifer Lawrence won one for "Silver Linings Playbook" and Christian Bale & Melissa Leo each won one for their roles in "The Fighter". Which complete disaster of a movie with an all star cast from 2022 may well have killed his career after receiving terrible reviews from all sides?

47% Sometimes labeled as a cult classic, which 1981 American supernatural horror film was directed by Sam Raimi?

46% Which Senegalees director studied filmmaking in Moscow and is one of Africa's most celebrated directors? "Mandabi" and "Emitai" are two of his films.

45% Which Austin,Texas film and media festival is a play on words on a Hitchcock movie?

44% Which pioneering German filmmaker, celebrated for her innovative cinematography and editing techniques, directed the 1935 Nazi propaganda film “Triumph of the Will” and the 1938 documentary “Olympia,” but later faced controversy for her association with the Third Reich?

43% Which 1929 Soviet silent documentary, directed by Dziga Vertov, is celebrated for its groundbreaking cinematic techniques like fast motion, slow motion, and double exposure, and is often cited as one of the most innovative films in cinema history?

42% Gus van Sant's Elephant is based on which gruesome

41% “Who was the director of the biographical animated film that was described as ‘the film Iran didn’t want the world to see’?”

40% In which 1996 courtroom thriller does Edward Norton make his breakthrough film debut, playing a seemingly innocent altar boy accused of murder?

39% Which Tim Burton film from 1984 is a remake of the neorealist Italian classic "Bicycle Thieves"?

38% Which 1915 silent film, directed by D.W. Griffith, is considered a landmark in cinematic techniques but has also been highly controversial for its racist portrayal of African Americans and glorification of the Ku Klux Klan?

37% "Pather Panchali" (1955) is the first movie of which trilogy directed by Satyajit Ray?

36% Which hand-drawn Studio Ghibli film, inspired by the 10th-century folktale “The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter,” was directed by Isao Takahata and became one of the most expensive Japanese films ever produced?

35% What kind of company plays a central role in Kurosawa's High and Low?

34% Which 1974 film by Rainer Werner Fassbinder tells the story of a romance between an older German woman and a younger Moroccan immigrant, exploring themes of racism, loneliness, and societal prejudice?

33% Which South-Korean writer-director created the following arthous dramas: "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring", "3-Iron" and "Pieta"?

32% Nicolas Winding Refn used this electro house song by Kavinsky as the opening to his 2011 movie "Drive".

31% “Which Marcel Carné film follows a man who, after committing a murder, locks himself in his apartment overnight and revisits the events that led to the act?”

30% Who directed the legendary 1988 animated movie "Akira"?

29% What was the name of Emma Stone's character in Yorgos Lanthimos' "Poor Things"?

28% Give the name of the piece by Clint Mansell that serves as the leitmotiv for Aronofsky's "Requiem for a dream". Hint: the title is in Latin.

27% Which German-American director added "the ... touch" to his work? He started making films in Germany as early as 1914 but is mostly famous for his work in the USA in the '30's en '40's.

26% Which 1965 Jean-Luc Godard film, features a French journalist and his American lover navigating a story of espionage and media manipulation, blending politics with Godard’s experimental style?

25% Who directed the famous documentary "Shoah" which is notable for its long running time and the amount of work he put in, bringing together hours and hours of interviews with survivors, bystanders and perpetrators.

24% In which film does Sir Ian McKellen portray a former Nazi war criminal who becomes the unsettling focus of a teenage boy’s dangerous curiosity?

23% What is the name of a subgenre of horror films that deliberately focuses on graphic portrayels of gore and violence? A combination of this subgenre with slashers has also been called Torture porn by some critics.

22% Cillian Murphy has worked together with which Belgian director for both "Steve" and "Small Things Like these"?

21% Which 1967 film, directed by Luis Buñuel and starring Catherine Deneuve, tells the story of a young housewife who secretly works in a high-class brothel and won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival?

20% Which Roy Orbinson song features prominently in Lynch's Blue Velvet?

19% “Which Robert Flaherty documentary from 1922, considered pioneering for its time, shows the lives of Indigenous people in northern Quebec and was later critiqued for its staged elements?”

18% Name one of the two main actresses of Bergman's Persona.

17% Which film, acclaimed for its exploration of surveillance, personal freedom, and the human cost of oppression in East Germany, tells the story of a Stasi officer whose life changes as he monitors a playwright and his partner?

16% In the first scream movie, directed by Wes Craven, the female lead is played by Canadian actress Neve Campbell. What is the name of her character?

15% Enrico Guazzoni created one of the first historical epics in 1913. It was one of the first blockbusters and set the standard for "superspectacles". The film is set in Nero's Rome.

14% Which Indian actor played the lead role in "12th Fail" by Vidhu Vinod Chopra?

13% What is the name of the Icelandic female composer who

12% What is the name of the Irish animation film studio who created "The Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea and The Breadwinner". The founders are Paul Young, Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey. Several of their films have been nominated for numeral awards.

11% "There Will Be Blood" (2007) by PTA was highly praised, also for its score. Which guitarist created this score?

10% In the 1954 film On the Waterfront, what is the name of Marlon Brando’s character, a former boxer who struggles with loyalty and conscience while confronting corruption on the docks?

9% Billy Wilder, fled Germany in 1933-1934 when the Nazi-party really started to get Germany under its control. En passant he made his directional debut in France. What is the name of this action comedy, made before he made it big in the USA?

8% Who played Mrs. Bailey in Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life"?

7% What 1888 3 second short film, made by Louis Le Prince, is believed to be the oldest surving film?

6% The Greek director Theo Angelopoulos created several trilogies. Winning the Palm d'Or for "Eternity and a Day" in 1998. What was the name of the trilogy that features "Voyage to Cythera" "The Beekeeper" and "Landscape in the Mist"? Trilogy of...

5% Which 1919 film by D. W. Griffith features Lilian Gish. In the movie she plays Lucy Burrows, who is abused by her alcoholic father. She meets Cheng Huan, a kind-hearted Chinese man who falls in love with her.

4% Who stared alongside Doris Day in the 1959 comedy "Pillow Talk?

3% Mali director Souleymane Cissé's created a film that he made "in part in opposition to European ethnographic films." It is a heroic quest narrative that features magic and precognition set in the Mali empire in the 13th century.

2% Sovjet (Ukrainian) director Alexander Petrovich Dovzhenko is a pioneer of Soviet montage theory. He created the "Ukraine Trilogy", three movies that portray Ukrainian history. The second and third installments are called "Arsenal" and "Earth". What is the Ukrainian name of the first movie.

1% Resnais’ Hiroshima Mon Amour follows Elle (Emmanuelle Riva) in two parallel relationships: one in present-day Hiroshima with Lui (Eiji Okada), and one from her youth during World War II in France with a German soldier. Which juxtaposed village along the Loire River in France serves as the setting for her earlier romance?