A friend of mine has a really (selectively) bad memory, and often gets things muddled. He's trying to recall the titles of these movies / series, but all he can give me is a very brief synopsis of each. However, he remembers exactly how many words are in each title. Can you help us out?
- A tough police inspector tracks down a psychopath with magic (3)
- A nurse and a Frenchman sing while battling leviathans (3)
- A large and hairy suburban father cools his temper to win over a teenage girl (5)
- A man convinces a secret organization that an extraterrestrial is innocent (5)
- A misfit librarian tries to protect his son from an inept anti-Semitic circus troupe (5)
- A ruthless oilman and a preacher fight over a precious pink gemstone (5)
- A nun hides in a mall from a convicted killer who is now a flesh-eating zombie (6)
- An uncultured flower seller shares pasta with a streetwise mutt (6)
- A young man time travels to train with an eccentric master frog (7)
- A suave man gets trapped in a massive ice storm twice (7)
Editor's note (spoilers ahead):
Although I searched before posting I didn't realize that Chowzen had a very similar idea. I gave myself 3 rules though which meant my format was a little stricter:
1. Titles would only be connected end-to-end
2. The joining word's form must be exactly the same (e.g. singular vs. plural, verb tense)
3. However, articles can be dropped.There has already been one spin-off posted which doesn't follow all of those rules, which is totally fine! Just wanted to explain how I came up with them.
Answer
A tough police inspector tracks down a psychopath with magic (3)
Dirty Harry Potter (Dirty Harry + Harry Potter)
A nurse and a Frenchman sing while battling leviathans (3)
South Pacific Rim (South Pacific + Pacific Rim)
A large and hairy suburban father cools his temper to win over a teenage girl (5)
American Beauty and the Beast
A man convinces a secret organization that an extraterrestrial is innocent (5)
Twelve Angry Men in Black (Twelve angry men + men in black)
A misfit librarian tries to protect his son from an inept anti-Semitic circus troupe (5)
A Bug's Life is Beautiful? (A bug's life + life is beautiful)
A ruthless oilman and a preacher fight over a precious pink gemstone (5)
There Will Be Blood Diamond (There Will Be Blood + Blood Diamond)
A nun hides in a mall from a convicted killer who is now a flesh-eating zombie (6)
Dawn of the Dead Man Walking (Dawn of the dead + dead man walking)
An uncultured flower seller shares pasta with a streetwise mutt (6)
My Fair Lady and the Tramp (My Fair Lady + Lady and the Tramp)
A young man time travels to train with an eccentric master frog (7)
The Empire Strikes Back to the Future (The Empire Strikes Back + Back to the Future)
A suave man gets trapped in a massive ice storm twice (7)
Die Another Day After Tomorrow Never Dies (Die Another Day, The Day After Tomorrow, Tomorrow Never Dies). [Thanks @SGR]
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