| Difficulty | Movie Name | Why it works (for the actor) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Home Alone | Act locking a door, then holding face in hands. | | Easy | Frozen | Shiver, point to cold, then act like a snowman. | | Easy | Jaws | Swim, then use arm as a shark fin. | | Easy | The Lion King | Roar, then mime a crown on head. | | Easy | Toy Story | Pretend to be a toy (stiff movements), then open a book. | | Medium | The Dark Knight | Point to black/darkness, then mime a sword/armor. | | Medium | Lost in Translation | Look confused, then hold up a translation dictionary. | | Medium | Catch Me If You Can | Mime running, then beckon with finger. | | Medium | The Silence of the Lambs | Shush (silence), then point to a baby sheep. | | Medium | Groundhog Day | Point to ground, then a hog, then circle arms for day. | | Hard | Eternal Sunshine... | Too many abstract words – avoid , but if forced: point to eternity sign, then shine light, then clean glasses. | | Hard | No Country for Old Men | Shake head, draw country map, point to old man, then plural sign. | | Hard | 12 Angry Men | Show number 12, act angry, point to men. (Very time-consuming) | | Hard | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 | Slit throat motion, then point to a bill (dollar/beak), then show number 1. |
A long, poetic title that usually breaks the actor by the third word. movie names for damsharas
If you get stuck with one of these movies, here is how to convey it to your team: | Difficulty | Movie Name | Why it
South Indian movie names are famous for being long and descriptive. They are a nightmare to guess because the opponent spends all their time counting the words. | | Easy | The Lion King | Roar, then mime a crown on head
English titles can be tricky because they often rely on metaphors or specific nouns that are hard to gesture.