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In What Film? Trivia Quiz

We love movies and don't we wish we knew almost all of them? Try this quiz and find out how much you know about movies. Just guess the film.

A multiple-choice quiz by jalobi. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
jalobi

Time
5 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
233,189

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. In what film does Kevin Kline play an ex-police forensic who is assigned to catch a serial killer? Hint

The January Man

Grand Canyon

Orange County

Compromising Positions

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Question 2 of 10

2. In what film does Sharon Stone portray an unfaithful wife whose husband butchers her when he catches her in the act? Hint

Where the Truth Lies

Simpatico

Head Above Water

Picking Up the Pieces

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Question 3 of 10

3. In what film is William Hurt a janitor who witnesses the murder of a Vietnamese in the office where he works? Hint

Heights

Lantana

Paris Trout

Eyewitness

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Question 4 of 10

4. In what film does Maria Bello play a grieving mother who believes her dead daughter is alive when she is visited by a young girl supposedly dead for 60 years? Hint

Permanent Midnight

The Dark

Shutter

Eulogy

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Question 5 of 10

5. In what film do Andie MacDowell and John Malkovich play an overstaying couple whose only chance at paying their hotel bills is stolen by a mute chambermaid? Hint

The Object of Beauty

Queen's Logic

The Safety of Objects

Passion Flower

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Question 6 of 10

6. In what film does Owen Wilson portray a charismatic drifter who turns out to be a cold-blooded serial killer? Hint

More Dogs than Bones

The Minus Man

Out of the Cold

The Saddest Music on Earth

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Question 7 of 10

7. In what film is Goldie Hawn an unsuspecting widow, who discovers that her supposedly dead husband assumed multiple personalities when he was alive? Hint

Stay the Night

Nine Lives

The Big Easy

Deceived

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Question 8 of 10

8. In what film does Mel Gibson play a prisoner who falls in love with a prison warden's wife? Hint

Mrs. Soffel

Equinox

In the Shadows

The Bounty

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Question 9 of 10

9. In what film does Patricia Clarkson portray a former screenwriter who finds out that her husband is having an affair with another man? Hint

The Dying Gaul

Desert Blue

Delivering Milo

Falling Like This

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Question 10 of 10

10. In what film is Kevin Bacon a newly-paroled pedophile who is trying to start life afresh? Hint

End of the Line

See the Sea

Jesus' Son

The Woodsman

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what film does Kevin Kline play an ex-police forensic who is assigned to catch a serial killer?

Answer: The January Man

"The January Man" casts Kevin Kline as Nick Starkey, a cop who is dismissed from his job due to a scandal. He is later to be taken back by the police to catch a serial killer. Directed by Pat O'Connor, the film also stars Susan Sarandon, Harvey Kietel, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Danny Aiello.

2. In what film does Sharon Stone portray an unfaithful wife whose husband butchers her when he catches her in the act?

Answer: Picking Up the Pieces

"Picking up the Pieces" is a comedic film from ace director Alfonso Arau. Here Sharon Stone plays Candy Cowley, an unfaithful wife who is chopped to pieces by her enraged husband (Woody Allen). The husband then dumps her body parts in the desert in New Mexico.

His dilemma, however, is far from over as a blind woman miraculously sees after stumbling into his wife's hand. The film also stars David Schwimmer, Kiefer Sutherland, Fran Drescher, and Cheech Marin.

3. In what film is William Hurt a janitor who witnesses the murder of a Vietnamese in the office where he works?

Answer: Eyewitness

Peter Yates directs this film about Daryll Deever (Hurt), a janitor who is attracted to a TV commentator, Tony Sokolow (Sigourney Weaver). Their paths meet when Deever witnesses a murder which Sokolow is assigned to cover.

4. In what film does Maria Bello play a grieving mother who believes her dead daughter is alive when she is visited by a young girl supposedly dead for 60 years?

Answer: The Dark

In "The Dark", Maria Bello is Adele, a grieving mother whose daughter tragically dies in a drowning accident. When she finds a young girl who has supposedly been dead for 60 years, she starts to suspect that her daughter may not be dead after all.

5. In what film do Andie MacDowell and John Malkovich play an overstaying couple whose only chance at paying their hotel bills is stolen by a mute chambermaid?

Answer: The Object of Beauty

"The Object of Beauty" is an entertaining comedy about an American couple, Tina (MacDowell) and Jake (Malkovich), who are unable to pay their bills at a posh hotel in London. MacDowell's Henry Moore sculpture seems to be the answer to their dilemma, but then a mute chambermaid steals it.

6. In what film does Owen Wilson portray a charismatic drifter who turns out to be a cold-blooded serial killer?

Answer: The Minus Man

In Hampton Francher's "The Minus Man", Owen Wilson shines as Vann Siegert, a serial killer. Wilson's character is an amiable young man whose victims of choice are those who seem to be discontented with their lives. Sheryl Crow and Mercedes Ruehl also star.

7. In what film is Goldie Hawn an unsuspecting widow, who discovers that her supposedly dead husband assumed multiple personalities when he was alive?

Answer: Deceived

In this thriller by Damian Harris, Goldie Hawn is cast as Adrienne Saunders, a widow whose seemingly perfect life is shattered when she learns that her supposedly dead husband wasn't the perfect man she thought he was. John Heard plays her husband.

8. In what film does Mel Gibson play a prisoner who falls in love with a prison warden's wife?

Answer: Mrs. Soffel

Gillian Armstrong directs this film about Kate Soffel (Diane Keaton), a prisoner warden's wife, who develops a strong attraction towards Ed Biddle (Mel Gibson), a prisoner. Leaving her family, Kate helps Ed and his brother (Matthew Modine) escape from prison.

9. In what film does Patricia Clarkson portray a former screenwriter who finds out that her husband is having an affair with another man?

Answer: The Dying Gaul

In "The Dying Gaul", Patricia Clarkson is at her usual best as Elaine Tishop, an ex-screenwriter who develops a close friendship with Robert Sandrich (Peter Saarsgard), an impoverished writer working for her husband (Campbell Scott). The unsuspecting Elaine soon discovers that he and her husband are having an affair.

10. In what film is Kevin Bacon a newly-paroled pedophile who is trying to start life afresh?

Answer: The Woodsman

In "The Woodsman", Kevin Bacon delivers a brilliant performance as Walter, a pedophile who returns home after serving 12 years in prison. Kyra Sedgwick, Def Mos, David Allan Grier, and Benjamin Bratt round up the cast.

Source: Author jalobi

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