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Quiz about My 10 Favourite Lesser Known Movies

My 10 Favourite Lesser Known Movies Quiz

Similar to "My 15 Favourite Movies" this quiz is about some of my favourite movies which weren't blockbuster hits. Movies such as "Bottle Rocket" and "Crush" are not included since they were in my last quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by napierslogs. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
napierslogs

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
98,918

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which drama from 2000 earned Laura Linney a Best Actress nomination at the 2001 Academy Awards? Hint

The Mothman Prophecies

Nora

Chocolat

You Can Count on Me

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Question 2 of 10

2. This romantic comedy from 1998 is by Canadian comedian Bruce McCulloch and stars Janeane Garofalo and Luke Wilson. Hint

Dog Park

Superstar

Twitch City

Coleslaw Warehouse

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Question 3 of 10

3. This drama from 2001 directed by Richard Linklater stars Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, and Robert Sean Leonard.

Answer: (One Word)

4. Another drama from 2001, this one stars William H. Macy and Laura Dern. It is about a man and his wife who are mistakenly identified as Jewish by their anti-semitic neighbours in Brooklyn during World War II. Hint

Finkelstein

Novocaine

Life Is Beautiful

Focus

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Question 5 of 10

5. This 2000 comedy from Canadian filmmakers Gary Burns and Don McKellar focuses on a group of young employees who make a bet to see who can go the longest without going outside. Hint

Last Wedding

This Might Be Good

The Suburbanators

Waydowntown

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Question 6 of 10

6. This drama from 2001 stars Stockard Channing and Julia Stiles about a powerful business woman and her assistant.

Answer: (Four Words, first word "The")

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Question 7 of 10

7. This comedy drama of 2001 is by writer/director Todd Solondz and stars Selma Blair. Hint

Happiness

Storytelling

Welcome to the Dollhouse

Fear, Anxiety & Depression

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Question 8 of 10

8. This crime drama from 1998 is by Christopher Nolan, done earlier than his big hit "Memento".

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 9 of 10

9. This romantic comedy drama from 2000 is a very touching film starring the talented actresses Calista Flockhart, Glenn Close, Cameron Diaz, Amy Brenneman, Holly Hunter, and Kathy Baker. Hint

Ten Tiny Love Stories

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her

The Girl in Hyacinth Blue

Goodnight Lilly, Goodnight Christine

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Question 10 of 10

10. This 1997 drama was written by, directed by, and stars Robert Duvall, and it has the tagline "The hardest soul to save was his own."

Answer: (Two Words, first word "The")

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which drama from 2000 earned Laura Linney a Best Actress nomination at the 2001 Academy Awards?

Answer: You Can Count on Me

Laura Linney lost the Best Actress Oscar of 2001 to Julia Roberts for "Erin Brokovich" as did Juliette Binoche from "Chocolat". Laura Linney also stars in "The Mothman Prophecies" from 2002. Ewan McGregor stars in "Nora" about James Joyce and his wife.

2. This romantic comedy from 1998 is by Canadian comedian Bruce McCulloch and stars Janeane Garofalo and Luke Wilson.

Answer: Dog Park

"Dog Park" was nominated for Best Directing and Best Original Writing at the Canadian Comedy awards and for Best Original Screenplay at the Canadian Genie awards. "Dog Park" also stars Mark McKinney, Natasha Henstridge, and Kathleen Robertson. One of the funniest movies I have ever seen.

3. This drama from 2001 directed by Richard Linklater stars Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, and Robert Sean Leonard.

Answer: Tape

It has the stars but not the big advertising budget. Uma Thurman was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for her supporting role. Richard Linklater also did the animated film "Waking Life" in 2001.

Answer: Focus

William H. Macy won Best Actor at the 2002 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, and "Focus" won the Human Rights award from the USA Political Film Society. It is a very powerful movie.

5. This 2000 comedy from Canadian filmmakers Gary Burns and Don McKellar focuses on a group of young employees who make a bet to see who can go the longest without going outside.

Answer: Waydowntown

"Waydowntown" is a small-budget Canadian film with eccentric characters who make the film very funny. The title comes from a joke in the film "What is the difference between a bus and a bottle of marbles?" The answer being that a bus will take you downtown and a bottle of marbles you can throw out your office window to kill yourself, taking you waydowntown.

6. This drama from 2001 stars Stockard Channing and Julia Stiles about a powerful business woman and her assistant.

Answer: The Business of Strangers

Stockard Channing was nominated for AFI Female Actor of the Year from the USA AFI Film Awards; Julia Stiles was nominated for Best Supporting Actress from the Golden Satellite Awards, and the movie was nominated for the Grand Special Prize at the Deauville Film Festival.

7. This comedy drama of 2001 is by writer/director Todd Solondz and stars Selma Blair.

Answer: Storytelling

"Storytelling" follows two separate stories of today's youth, "Fiction" and "Non-fiction", and at times can be quite controversial.

The other three films mentioned are previous films by Todd Solondz.

8. This crime drama from 1998 is by Christopher Nolan, done earlier than his big hit "Memento".

Answer: Following

"Following" is a very original piece of work, and it was Christopher Nolan's first film. His third film is "Insomnia" from 2002 starring Robin Williams, Al Pacino, and Hilary Swank.

9. This romantic comedy drama from 2000 is a very touching film starring the talented actresses Calista Flockhart, Glenn Close, Cameron Diaz, Amy Brenneman, Holly Hunter, and Kathy Baker.

Answer: Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her

"Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her" is by director and writer Rodrigo Garcia, son of Columbian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez. The film is an anthology of five loosely connected stories of women dealing with problems in their lives. "Ten Tiny Love Stories" is another film by Rodrigo Garcia, "The Girl in Hyacinth Blue" is a Glenn Close movie, and "Goodnight Lilly, Goodnight Christine" is the title of my favourite story within "Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her".

10. This 1997 drama was written by, directed by, and stars Robert Duvall, and it has the tagline "The hardest soul to save was his own."

Answer: The Apostle

Robert Duvall was nominated for Best Actor Oscar at the 1998 Academy Awards, and won Best Actor at the Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, Florida Film Critics Circle Awards, Golden Satellite Awards, the Independent Spirit Awards, Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, the Society of Texas Film Critics Awards and the USA National Society of Film Critics Awards. (Wow!) "The Apostle" also features Farrah Fawcett and Miranda Richardson who were nominated for Best Supporing Actress at the Independent Spirit Awards.

Source: Author napierslogs

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