Movie Title Truth Percentage (spoiler alert) - Blu-ray Forum

PhysicalMediaMaestro · 05-30-2025, 09:28 PM

Before I go any further, I would like to thank Doomhunter for giving me this idea.

Some movies have titles that are completely true because the movies deliver (or even overdeliver) on their promises. Other movies have titles that are partially true or not true at all. The purpose of this thread is to list a movie title, assign that title a truth percentage from 0-100% (0% is completely false, 100% is completely true), and an explanation for the truth percentage.

I'll get things rolling by listing some movies with titles that are 100% true because the titles underpromise and overdeliver.

Title: "Twister" (1996)
Truth Percentage: 100%
Explanation: This movie doesn't give us just one twister, it gives us a total of seven tornadoes/funnel clouds.

Title: "Night At The Museum" (2006)
Truth Percentage: 100%
Explanation: We don't get just one night at the museum, we get three.

Now for a few movies that deliver exactly what they promise, no more and no less.

Title: "Home Alone" (1990)
Truth Percentage: 100%
Explanation: 8 year-old Kevin accidentally gets left home alone when his parents fly to Paris. He's at home and he's alone for most of the film.

Title: "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" (2002)
Truth Percentage: 100%
Explanation: The central character narrates the story, promises to show us her wedding, and then shows us her wedding.

On to the titles that are less than 100% truthful.

Title: "Mission: Impossible" (1996)
Truth Percentage: 90%
Explanation: When the mission is described, it seems impossible-up until the end when it is accomplished.

Title: "Unstoppable" (2010)
Truth Percentage: 90%
Explanation: A runaway train seems unstoppable-until it's finally stopped.

Title: "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2"
Truth Percentage: 80%
Explanation: While Toula is still the central character, the movie isn't about her wedding, but the wedding of her parents, who were only having a wedding ceremony because the one they had decades before wasn't legally valid. I would give this movie title a 100% truth percentage if Toula and Ian decided to have a second wedding.

Title: "Home Alone 2: Lost In New York" (1992)
Truth Percentage: 50% (or less)
Explanation: Instead of being left home alone, Kevin instead hops on the wrong plane and flies to the wrong city (New York, New York). And he spends quite a bit of time exploring the city, a city full of people, so can you really say that he's alone.

Title: "Party Girl" (1995)
Truth Percentage: 30%
Explanation: Yes, the central character gets arrested for throwing a party. But she spends the greater part of the film working at a library to pay her grandmother back for bailing her out. If you really want to see a party girl, I would recommend the 2006 Sofia Coppola film "Marie Antionette".

Please feel free to provide feedback or add your own titles, truth percentages, and explanations. Have a nice day and a great weekend.

05-30-2025, 09:28 PM	#1
PhysicalMediaMaestro Expert Member Member since:May 2025	Movie Title Truth Percentage (spoiler alert) Before I go any further, I would like to thank Doomhunter for giving me this idea. Some movies have titles that are completely true because the movies deliver (or even overdeliver) on their promises. Other movies have titles that are partially true or not true at all. The purpose of this thread is to list a movie title, assign that title a truth percentage from 0-100% (0% is completely false, 100% is completely true), and an explanation for the truth percentage. I'll get things rolling by listing some movies with titles that are 100% true because the titles underpromise and overdeliver. Title: "Twister" (1996) Truth Percentage: 100% Explanation: This movie doesn't give us just one twister, it gives us a total of seven tornadoes/funnel clouds. Title: "Night At The Museum" (2006) Truth Percentage: 100% Explanation: We don't get just one night at the museum, we get three. Now for a few movies that deliver exactly what they promise, no more and no less. Title: "Home Alone" (1990) Truth Percentage: 100% Explanation: 8 year-old Kevin accidentally gets left home alone when his parents fly to Paris. He's at home and he's alone for most of the film. Title: "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" (2002) Truth Percentage: 100% Explanation: The central character narrates the story, promises to show us her wedding, and then shows us her wedding. On to the titles that are less than 100% truthful. Title: "Mission: Impossible" (1996) Truth Percentage: 90% Explanation: When the mission is described, it seems impossible-up until the end when it is accomplished. Title: "Unstoppable" (2010) Truth Percentage: 90% Explanation: A runaway train seems unstoppable-until it's finally stopped. Title: "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2" Truth Percentage: 80% Explanation: While Toula is still the central character, the movie isn't about her wedding, but the wedding of her parents, who were only having a wedding ceremony because the one they had decades before wasn't legally valid. I would give this movie title a 100% truth percentage if Toula and Ian decided to have a second wedding. Title: "Home Alone 2: Lost In New York" (1992) Truth Percentage: 50% (or less) Explanation: Instead of being left home alone, Kevin instead hops on the wrong plane and flies to the wrong city (New York, New York). And he spends quite a bit of time exploring the city, a city full of people, so can you really say that he's alone. Title: "Party Girl" (1995) Truth Percentage: 30% Explanation: Yes, the central character gets arrested for throwing a party. But she spends the greater part of the film working at a library to pay her grandmother back for bailing her out. If you really want to see a party girl, I would recommend the 2006 Sofia Coppola film "Marie Antionette". Please feel free to provide feedback or add your own titles, truth percentages, and explanations. Have a nice day and a great weekend.

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