"Contradictory" Movie Titles 4 Quiz

Answer: Cold Mountain

"Cold Mountain" (1997) is the story a Confederate soldier who deserts after being wounded. Inman (Jude Law) encounters many hardships and obstacles on his way home to Cold Mountain, NC. It is also the story of Ada (Nicole Kidman), a city woman with whom Inman starts a relationship just before leaving for the war.

After the death of her father, Ada must learn to run his farm, but has no idea what needs to be done. Together with Ruby (Rene Zellweger), a drifter who teaches Ada how to do the tasks necessary to run the farm, they eventually get it back in working order.

Inman ultimately arrives home, but the Home Guardsmen are not far behind.

Answer: Men in Black

"Men in Black" (1997) follows Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, agents for a secret agency monitoring and policing alien activity on Earth. They are assigned to foil a plot by an intergalactic terrorist which could cause Earth to be plunged into an interstellar war.

Answer: Live Free or Die Hard

In "Live Free or Die Hard" (2007), Lt. John McClane (Bruce Willis) is assigned to bring a known hacker by the name of Matt Farrell (Justin Long) to the FBI offices. When he arrives at Farrell's apartment, someone starts shooting at them through the windows. McClane gets them out, but they're still being followed. Just as McClane and Farrell arrive in Washington D.C., the nation's computer-controlled infrastructure is taken over by terrorists. They have taken control of the traffic lights, broadcasting stations, and the stock market. This action film is the fourth of the "Die Hard" series.

Answer: Last Man Standing

"Last Man Standing" (1996) is a western/ganster film which takes place in a small town in Texas in the 1920s. Two violent gangs of bootleggers have taken over the town and driven away most of its citizens. The sheriff, played by Bruce Dern, is pretty much powerless to stop the fighting and just tries to keep an uneasy peace. Meanwhile, a ruthless gunman (Bruce Willis), on the run from the law, passes through town and decides to hire on with both gangs. He hopes to eventually turn them against each other while he rakes in the profits.

Answer: Real Genius

"Real Genius" (1985) is about a 15 year old science genius, played by Gabe Jarrett, who is recruited to be part of a research team working on a top secret military weapon. He is assigned a roommate named Chris Knight (Val Kilmer) who is very intelligent but has behavioral problems.

When Chris is threatened with being expelled, they join forces to finish the laser project as quickly as possible; but while working on the project, they discover secrets that give rise to a plot for a very elaborate revenge.

Answer: The Perfect Storm

"The Perfect Storm" (2000) is based on the gathering of extreme weather conditions, which eventually combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic Ocean, in October of 1991. The "Andrea Gail", a fishing boat, had caught very little fish on this trip, so they sailed east and ignored all the storm warnings, until it was too late.

Answer: Fast and Furious

"Fast and Furious" (2009) follows fugitive ex-con Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) and 'undercover' street racer, Agent Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker) as they attempt to build an uncertain trust, so they can confront and outmaneuver a shared enemy. As Brian works the case, he falls for Dom's sister. Will he betray his new friends, or his job?

Answer: Mean Girls

In the movie "Mean Girls" (2004) a formerly homeschooled teenager (Lindsay Lohan) enters public school for the first time. Having grown up in the African bush she thought she knpws about survival of the fittest, but she soon finds out that social rules of teenage girls include being scheming and deceitful.

Answer: Paradise Lost

"Paradise Lost" (2007), starring Josh Duhamel and Melissa George, is about a group of stranded young tourists who discover a secluded beach where, after a night of drinking, they wake up drugged and robbed of all their possessions. As they try to find help, they travel deeper and deeper into the Brazilian jungle and come closer to the dark secret awaiting them, in underground caves where they will have to fight for their lives.

Answer: Friendly Persuasion

"Friendly Persuasion" (1956), starring Gary Cooper and Dorothy McGuire, is about a family of Quakers who arrive in Indiana in 1862. They believe in a peaceful existence and are strongly opposed to violence; but when Southern troops threaten their peaceful way of life, they will have to decide if they can put aside their religious beliefs and fight to survive.