Favorite one word title movies

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Re: Favorite one word title movies

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Marty (1955)
Vertigo (1958)
Psycho (1960)
Lolita (1962)
Goldfinger (1964)
Targets (1968)
Sleuth (1972)
Jaws (1975)
Hoosiers (1986)
Election (1999)
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Gambit (1966)
Hopscotch (1980)
Indiscreet (1958)
Midnight (1939)
Avanti! (1972)

Casablanca (1942)
Charade (1963)
Dumbo (1941)
Hatari! (1962)
Heathers (1988)

Hellfighters (1968)
House (1977)
Laura (1944)
Penelope (1966)
Raffles (1930)(1939)

Rebecca (1940)
Rhubarb (1951)
Sabrina (1954)
Shrek (2001)
Zardoz (1974)

Dollars (1971)
Eegah (1962)
Ran (1985)
Rashomon (1950)
Sahara (1943)

Scarface (1932)(1983)
Yojimbo (1961)
Airplane! (1980)
Alfie (1966)
Alien (1979)

Amadeus (1984)
Bananas (1971)
Caddyshack (1980)
Duffy (1968)
Dune (1984)

Harvey (1950)
Heat (1995)
Houseboat (1958)
Ikiru (1952)
It! (1967)

Jessica (1962)
Kagemusha (1980)
Orpheus (1950)
Pygmalion (1938)
Sadko (1953)

Seconds (1966)
She (1935)
Shors (1939)
Sleeper (1973)
Sleuth (1972)

Telefon (1977)
Tension (1949)
Tevya (1939)
Thief (1981)
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Re: Favorite one word title movies

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Unforgiven (1992)

My favorite one-word title movie.
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Titanic(either one)
Gigot
Bataan
Midway
Tombstone
Gidget
Scrooge(1951)

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Sorcerer (1977)
Jaws (1975)
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Intrepid37 wrote: May 30th, 2023, 2:02 pm Unforgiven (1992)

My favorite one-word title movie.
Additionally, I like Harvey (1950) very much
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Re: Favorite one word title movies

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Oh, how could I forget these?

Gaslight (1944)
Spellbound (1945)
Harper (1966)
Suspicion (1941)
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Sepiatone wrote: June 2nd, 2023, 11:31 am JOE (70)
Yes. I'll add that to my short list. Saw it in the theater, and I've watched it about a dozen times over the years.
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Surprised not seeing
STAGECOACH ('39) on anyone's list.
Or...
CIMARRON('31/'60)
FITZWILLY('67)
SERPICO('73)
HOMBRE('67)
SPEED('94)

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Sepiatone wrote: June 3rd, 2023, 11:07 am HOMBRE ('67)
Yes. I'll add that one to my list as well.
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I've seen the majority of these listed so far and the thought crossed my mind that as a group, the 1 word title ones tend to be better movies. Strange.
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