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Obfuscations of Movie Titles #3

Translate these long-winded phrases into the titles of well-known movies.
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Last updated: January 21, 2022
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Obfuscation
Movie
Male monarch of the species Panthera leo
The Lion King
The below average size creature whose upper extremities are human and
whose lower extremities are piscine
The Little Mermaid
The fear-inducing REM cycle which occurs prior to the Yuletide season
The Nightmare
Before Christmas
Person from the United States with a personality disorder characterized by
antisocial behavior and an inability to feel remorse
American Psycho
Aerosolized polymers applied to follicles on the head for cosmetic purposes
Hairspray
The codex regarding a tropical forested area receiving at least
168 cm of rain per annum
The Jungle Book
Digit of the upper body consisting of element with atomic symbol Au
Goldfinger
The multidimensional array of mathematical elements
The Matrix
Nocturnal time period during which previously deceased people experience
a renewal of life functions
The Night of the
Living Dead
Refrain from casting your visual attention to a higher position on the vertical plane
Don't Look Up
Association of those who celebrate deceased bards
Dead Poets Society
The person suffering from severe kyphosis who inhabits the cathedral
of the archdiocese of Paris
The Hunchback of
Notre-Dame
This is a medical procedure to remove cerebrospinal fluid from the lumbar region
This is Spinal Tap
Large amount of disorder in an Asian enclave of a Western city
Big Trouble in Little China
Institute of tertiary education for legendary, fear-inducing creatures
Monsters University
Person who resists authority and social convention yet does not support a
specific program of political action
Rebel Without a Cause
39 Comments
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Level 81
Jan 26, 2022
Nice!
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Level 83
Jan 26, 2022
The multidimensional clue is beautiful, nice job :)
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Level 93
Jan 26, 2022
I read that one like 25 times and finally just gave up. Could not figure it out.
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Level 67
Oct 20, 2023
What is multidimensional about a matrix? Like it has rows and columns but you wouldn't call practically everything except time itself multidimensional...
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Level 80
Dec 21, 2023
"Multidimensional" simply means that something has more than one dimension. A string of numbers would be considered one-dimensional, much like a line in geometry; therefore a matrix would be two-dimensional, as it has, like you said, rows and columns. I don't think time would be generally considered multidimensional in most practical conversations, but rather as the 4th dimension, in addition to the 3 dimensions of space.
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Level 85
Sep 30, 2024
Matrices can be more than two dimensional. An MRI scan, for example, would be 3-dimensional, whilst a series of scans would be 4-dimensional.
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Level 84
Jan 26, 2022
Lots of Disney movies here...
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Level 89
Jan 26, 2022
I applaud your creativity in obfuscations, @Quizmaster. Thanks for a great quiz!
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Level 78
Jan 27, 2022
The “refrain from … vertical plane” one will drop to 5% in five years! Dang Netflix shovelware
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Level 85
Jan 27, 2022
I had never heard of it, but I got it from the clue. People will still be able to do that in five years.
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Level 78
Feb 3, 2022
Oh yeah, good point. I’m more just complaining about subpar Netflix movies in general.
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Level 86
Dec 30, 2022
Speak for yourself. I LOVED Don't Look Up!
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Level ∞
Jan 28, 2022
Yeah, I debated whether to put that one in or not. It's not a great movie, but it does have its moments. I decided to use it because I wanted to include some newer movies and because, even though its Netflix, it stars two of the biggest actors in Hollywood.
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Level 91
Jan 19, 2024
It's certainly 3 at least - Dicaprio, Lawrence and Streep. Jury's still out on Chalamet, and Blanchett probably isn't quite there. but the top 3 are undeniable. Not that great of a movie, but I think it will probably stand the test of time, especially after the polar icecaps melt and future generations wonder about how we let that happen.
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Level 83
Jan 24, 2024
Cate Blanchett 'isn't quite there?'

The woman has 8 Oscar nominations and 2 wins (the same figures as for Marlon Brando and Jack Lemmon). There are only three women in all of Hollywood history who have been nominated more than Cate Blanchett - Streep, Katharine Hepburn, and Bette Davis.

To compare, Jennifer Lawrence has 4 nominations and 1 win, and DiCaprio has 6 nominations and 1 win.

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Level 81
Feb 3, 2022
No it won't.
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Level 68
Feb 3, 2022
I've neither seen nor heard of the movie, but I still guessed it from the clue.
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Level 68
Feb 4, 2022
It was definitely way more popular than the vast majority of what Netflix puts out, I know a lot of people who have seen it.
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Level 77
Feb 8, 2022
It was very popular and it's subject will remain relevant for years to come.
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Level ∞
Jul 4, 2023
Surely the movie was about the fact that everyone is ignoring AI risk. Right? Right?
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Level 91
Jan 19, 2024
Pick your inconvenient approaching catastrophe that's more profitable to ignore than to actually deal with. We've got no shortage of them in 2024.
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Level 63
Feb 3, 2022
Is it bad that I’ve only ever seen one of these 16 movies‽
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Level 73
Feb 3, 2022
Yes
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Level 91
Feb 3, 2022
I've seen all but 3 of these.
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Level 73
Feb 3, 2022
I've seen only 5 of these, scored 14/16.
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Level 65
Feb 3, 2022
Wow, surprised to get all of these and really enjoyed the challenge.
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Level 75
Feb 3, 2022
I thought I had an inkling of an idea of what a matrix was before I took this quiz! Very enjoyable!
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Level 52
Feb 3, 2022
Notre Dame should be accepter without a hyphen.
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Level 55
Feb 3, 2022
Agreed. The 1996 Disney movie does not have the hyphen. The original book and the actual place in Paris do, but this is a quiz about movies, so it should accept it without.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunchback_of_Notre_Dame_(1996_film)

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Level 89
Feb 3, 2022
hyphens never matter on Jetpunk quizzes. Notre-Dame isn't accepted with or without the hyphen. Hunchback is accepted without the rest of the title, though. ;)
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Level 55
Feb 5, 2022
It certainly didn't accept just 'hunchback' when I first tried the quiz... but if it does now, all good.
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Level 81
Feb 3, 2022
Brilliant quiz! Quizzes of this ilk are always clever and enjoyable.
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Level 69
Feb 3, 2022
Fun quiz, thought Matrix would be higher
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Level 48
Feb 3, 2022
Only 29% got The Matrix right, I found that the easiest of these...
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Level 80
Feb 3, 2022
Maybe change "This is" to "I'm telling you," so as to differentiate it from what's in the answer.
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Level 73
Feb 3, 2022
I don't think "a cause" is necessarily political, but I guess it's fine how it is.
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Level 51
Jan 20, 2024
It's "Night of the Living Dead," no "The." There's also no hyphen in "Notre Dame."
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Level 67
Jan 20, 2024
I kept reading "dead bards" as "dead birds" and the only thing that came to mind was jurassic park
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Level 34
May 4, 2024
The quiz: "Institute of tertiary education for legendary, fear-inducing creatures"

Me: *gasp* Monster high!? (what i'm saying is that tertiary education sounds like high school)