What’s That Tagline Movie Edition is a fast, easy game to play anytime you have a lot of prizes to give away, like movie tickets! Or adapt the idea to showcase character traits. It works as a game to play on team shows or for solo shows.
Before you begin, follow the guidelines for playing games in the Game Strategy section here.
Then, choose the best method to play this game based on your show and how you’ll use the game.
What’s That Tagline Movie Edition
Challenge contestants to identify a familiar movie based on the tagline or slogan from the movie.
Follow the guidelines for playing this game outlined in detail here.
The game is also easy to adapt with special themes by category (Rom-Coms, Animated, Oscar nominees, Adventure movies, James Bond films, etc.).
Here are several ways to phrase the questions:
Provide the movie tagline. The contestant guesses the movie. Or provide the name of the movie, and they must answer with the tagline or slogan.
Questions
Here are a few questions. If a question seems too difficult, add options to make them multiple-choice. For more movie taglines, click here.
“In space, no one can hear you scream.”
Answer: Alien (1979)
“The first rule of Fight Club is: You do not talk about Fight Club.”
Answer: Fight Club (1999)
“Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water…”
Answer: Jaws 2 (1978)
“Why so serious?”
Answer: The Dark Knight (2008)
“The longer you wait, the harder it gets.”
Answer: The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
“Life is like a box of chocolates…”
Answer: Forrest Gump (1994)
“Here’s looking at you, kid.”
Answer: Casablanca (1942)
“Love is a force of nature.”
Answer: Brokeback Mountain (2005)
“Be afraid. Be very afraid.”
Answer: The Fly (1986)
“The true story of a real fake.”
Answer: Catch Me If You Can (2002)
“Escape or die frying.”
Answer: Chicken Run (2000)
“You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll hurl.”
Answer: Wayne’s World (1992)
“They’re young… they’re in love… and they kill people.”
Answer: Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
“A tale of murder, lust, greed, revenge, and seafood.”
Answer: A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
“There can be only one.”
Answer: Highlander (1986)
“Mischief. Mayhem. Soap.”
Answer: Fight Club (1999)
“The mission is a man.”
Answer: Saving Private Ryan (1998)
“Protecting the Earth from the scum of the universe.”
Answer: Men in Black (1997)
“Reality is a thing of the past.”
Answer: The Matrix (1999)
“The toys are back in town.”
Answer: Toy Story 2 (1999)
“Part man. Part machine. All cop.”
Answer: RoboCop (1987)
“His story will touch you, even though he can’t.”
Answer: Edward Scissorhands (1990)
“You won’t believe your eye.”
Answer: Monsters, Inc. (2001)
“The list is life.”
Answer: Schindler’s List (1993)
“Work sucks.”
Answer: Office Space (1999)
“Collide with destiny.”
Answer: Titanic (1997)
“Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.”
Answer: The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
“The stuff that dreams are made of.”
Answer: The Maltese Falcon (1941)
“Some memories are best forgotten.”
Answer: Memento (2000)
“Get in. Get out. Get even.”
Answer: The Italian Job (2003)
“One man’s struggle to take it easy.”
Answer: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
“An epic of epic epicness.”
Answer: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010)
“On every street in every city, there’s a nobody who dreams of being a somebody.”
Answer: Taxi Driver (1976)
“Sometimes the scariest things come from within.”
Answer: The Exorcist (1973)
“We are infinite.”
Answer: The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
“Trapped in time. Surrounded by evil. Low on gas.”
Answer: Army of Darkness (1992)
“A lot can happen in the middle of nowhere.”
Answer: Fargo (1996)
“The coast is toast.”
Answer: Volcano (1997)
“Don’t get mad. Get everything.”
Answer: The First Wives Club (1996)
“Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die.”
Answer: The Lost Boys (1987)
“Earth. It was fun while it lasted.”
Answer: Armageddon (1998)
“A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…”
Answer: Star Wars (1977)
“Check In. Relax. Take a Shower.”
Answer: Psycho (1960)
“It’s not the years, honey. It’s the mileage.”
Answer: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
“Revenge is a dish best served cold.”
Answer: Kill Bill (2003)
“Evil has its winning ways.”
Answer: The Devil’s Advocate (1997)
“You’ll believe a man can fly.”
Answer: Superman (1978)
“The night HE came home.”
Answer: Halloween (1978)
“The greatest fairy tale never told.”
Answer: Shrek (2001)
“To enter the mind of a killer she must challenge the mind of a madman.”
Answer: The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Multiple-Choice Questions.
This game can be a big difficult, so here are some examples with multiple choices.
1. “In a world where anybody can become President, anybody just did.” What’s That Movie?
a. The American President
b. Olympus Has Fallen
c. First Kid
d. Dave
2. “Get ready for rush hour.”
a. Fast & Furious
b. Speed
c. Rush Hour
d. Days of Thunder
3. “What if this guy got you pregnant?”
a. For Keeps?
b. Knocked Up
c. Junior
d. Raising Arizona
4. “A Major League love story in a minor league town.”
a. The Rookie
b. Fever Pitch
c. Bull Durham
d. Summer Catch
5. “He’s dying to become a chef.”
a. Hannibal
b. Ratatouille
c. Pressure Cooker
d. Big Night
6. “Some guys just can’t handle Vegas.”
a. Swingers
b. Ocean’s 11
c. The Hangover
d. The Cooler
7. “You don’t get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies.”
a. Queen
b. The Social Network
c. Gandhi
d. JFK
8. “Love is a Force of Nature.”
a. Forces of Nature
b. Twister
c. 50 First Dates
d. Brokeback Mountain
9. “His whole life was a million to one shot.”
a. Rocky
b. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
c. Forrest Gump
d. Rudy
10. “One man’s struggle to take it easy.”
a. The Big Lebowski
b. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
c. Clerks
d. The Employee of the Month
