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Movie charades: 79 ideas

This set suits groups that recognize a broad mix of family films, classics, modern releases, and screen characters. The characters give players who don't know many titles an easy way into the round.

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Movie charades: 79 ideas

Choose a score button to add a point. Scores last for this page visit.

Space shows the next card. Arrow keys move. With scores on, keys 1 to 6 add a team point. F fills the screen. Escape closes play.

Films

Act out the whole prompt, not just one word or object in it.

  1. 1

    Toy Story (film)

    easy | film

  2. 2

    Frozen (from the movies)

    easy | film

  3. 3

    Finding Nemo (film)

    easy | film

  4. 4

    The Lion King (film)

    easy | film

  5. 5

    Paddington 2 (film)

    medium | film

  6. 6

    Moana (on the big screen)

    easy | film

  7. 7

    Cars (film)

    easy | film

  8. 8

    Encanto (film)

    easy | film

  9. 9

    The Incredibles (film)

    easy | film

  10. 10

    Back to the Future (film)

    medium | film

  11. 11

    Jurassic Park (film)

    easy | film

  12. 12

    Home Alone (film)

    easy | film

  13. 13

    Ghostbusters (film)

    easy | film

  14. 14

    The Wizard of Oz (film)

    easy | film

  15. 15

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (film)

    medium | film

  16. 16

    The Princess Bride (film)

    medium | film

  17. 17

    Pirates of the Caribbean (film)

    medium | film

  18. 18

    Mary Poppins (film)

    easy | film

  19. 19

    Hidden Figures (film)

    medium | film

  20. 20

    Apollo 13 (film)

    medium | film

  21. 21

    The Sound of Music (film)

    medium | film

  22. 22

    Akeelah and the Bee (film)

    hard | film

  23. 23

    October Sky (film)

    hard | film

  24. 24

    The Iron Giant (film)

    medium | film

  25. 25

    The Karate Kid (film)

    easy | film

  26. 26

    The Muppet Movie (film)

    medium | film

  27. 27

    Jaws (a classic film)

    easy | film

  28. 28

    Rocky (film)

    easy | film

  29. 29

    Grease (film)

    easy | film

  30. 30

    Shrek (film)

    easy | film

  31. 31

    Barbie (film)

    easy | film

  32. 32

    The Matrix (film)

    medium | film

  33. 33

    Men in Black (film)

    easy | film

  34. 34

    Groundhog Day (film)

    medium | film

  35. 35

    Casablanca (film)

    hard | film

  36. 36

    Titanic (film)

    easy | film

  37. 37

    Inception (film)

    medium | film

  38. 38

    The Shawshank Redemption (film)

    hard | film

  39. 39

    The Truman Show (film)

    medium | film

  40. 40

    Raiders of the Lost Ark (film)

    medium | film

  41. 41

    Singin' in the Rain (film)

    hard | film

  42. 42

    The Martian (film)

    medium | film

Characters

Act out the whole prompt, not just one word or object in it.

  1. 43

    Mickey Mouse waving to his friends

    easy | character

  2. 44

    Minnie Mouse tying an enormous bow

    easy | character

  3. 45

    Winnie the Pooh reaching into a honey pot

    easy | character

  4. 46

    Elsa freezing the room with her hands

    easy | character

  5. 47

    Spider-Man swinging between tall buildings

    easy | character

  6. 48

    A storm wizard calling down a lightning bolt

    easy | character

  7. 49

    Paddington Bear eating a marmalade sandwich

    easy | character

  8. 50

    Buzz Lightyear flying toward infinity

    easy | character

  9. 51

    A young explorer checking her map

    easy | character

  10. 52

    Harry Potter casting a spell with a wand

    easy | character

  11. 53

    Hermione Granger reading a very heavy book

    medium | character

  12. 54

    Darth Vader breathing through his mask

    easy | character

  13. 55

    Indiana Jones escaping a rolling boulder

    easy | character

  14. 56

    Luke Skywalker practicing with a lightsaber

    easy | character

  15. 57

    The Cat in the Hat balancing a tall stack

    medium | character

  16. 58

    Peter Pan flying without a plane

    easy | character

  17. 59

    Willy Wonka inspecting a strange candy

    medium | character

  18. 60

    Wonder Woman blocking danger with a bracelet

    easy | character

  19. 61

    Sherlock Holmes examining a tiny clue

    easy | character

  20. 62

    Robin Hood aiming an arrow at a target

    easy | character

  21. 63

    The Little Prince caring for one rose

    medium | character

  22. 64

    Percy Jackson controlling water with his hands

    medium | character

  23. 65

    Batman shining a signal into the sky

    easy | character

  24. 66

    Superman changing clothes at super speed

    easy | character

  25. 67

    Wednesday Addams dancing without smiling

    easy | character

  26. 68

    Captain Jack Sparrow walking on a rocking deck

    easy | character

  27. 69

    Gru explaining a plan to the Minions

    medium | character

  28. 70

    James Bond ordering a drink in disguise

    medium | character

  29. 71

    Ken posing beside a bright sports car

    easy | character

  30. 72

    Rocky Balboa training on the steps

    easy | character

  31. 73

    Forrest Gump running across the country

    easy | character

  32. 74

    Gandalf blocking the way on a narrow bridge

    easy | character

  33. 75

    Atticus Finch addressing a quiet courtroom

    hard | character

  34. 76

    Elizabeth Bennet refusing an unwanted proposal

    hard | character

  35. 77

    Jay Gatsby raising a glass at a party

    hard | character

  36. 78

    Ebenezer Scrooge counting every coin twice

    medium | character

  37. 79

    Lara Croft exploring an ancient tomb

    medium | character

How to play

Shuffle film titles and character scenes together, then put the hardest cards into later rounds. Require the full title or character name, while allowing the actor to show word count with fingers.

Mixing titles with characters keeps the round moving, so a long or unfamiliar film name doesn't lead to pass after pass.

Timer and team scores

8 turns × 60 seconds = 8 minutes of play, plus instructions and breaks.

60

Pause whenever the group needs more time.

Team Lime's turn

Team Lime: 0

Team Violet: 0