January 2020 50 Movie Challenge: Scavenger Hunt

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Goal: Watch 50 movies in the month of January.

Scavenger Hunt: Watch a movie that fits each category from the list below. You may substitute up to five from the list of alternates. Or really challenge yourself and do all 50.

Featured Category: Golden Globe Winners - Watch five Golden Globe winning movies.

January Recommendations Category: 2019 First-Time Watches (5 Movies)
In your initial tracking post, everyone list 5-10 films you watched for the first time in 2019 that you think others may not have seen and may enjoy. Then for the ones you watch for this category, mention who recommended the film in your post.

The rest of the movies for the challenge are up to you. Categorize them however you want.

1. A music biopic
2. A movie whose title is a combination of two names (first or last) with "&" in the middle.
3. A 1950's Science Fiction movie you haven't seen before
4. A movie featuring two or more siblings
5. A western from the 60’s
6. A film that won the Palm d'Or award
7. A film starring an actor you think would make a great James Bond
8. A movie you haven't seen since childhood
9. A film made before 1930
10. A foreign original better than its American remake
11. A film with an LGBT+ storyline or characters
12. A documentary feature
13. A dog movie
14. A film over 150 minutes long
15. A 90s slasher film
16. An anime film
17. A movie filmed in your hometown
18. A movie where the main character barely speaks
19. A movie by a Canadian filmmaker
20. A movie based around public transport.
21. A film with puppet characters
22. A director's third feature film
23. A B&W film made after 1980
24. A film set in a city you've visited or lived in
25. A film directed by a woman

Alternate:
1. Your favourite sword and sandal movie
2. A political thriller
3. A movie directed by an ex-film critic.
4. A film starring a cast member from any Star Wars film (except Star Wars itself)
5. The first film starring your favorite actor/actress
6. A popular movie you haven't seen
7. A movie starring or directed by someone who died in 2019.
8. A movie named after a place, real or fictional.
9. A foreign language film you haven't seen
10. An animated film rated 'PG -13' or higher
11. A musical made after 1990
12. A sci-fi from the 70’s
13. A movie with a very good licensed soundtrack. (Not an original score)
14. A film where driving plays a significant role in the story
15. A film from your birth year
16. A movie whose title is five characters long or less, articles included.
17. A movie set in space
18. A movie that was produced independently on a very low budget is NOT an exploitation film.
19. A film featuring police officers
20. A film made for less than $1 million
21. A feature length movie shorter than 80 minutes
22. A movie with a dream sequence.
23. A movie that’s over 3 hours
24. A movie that takes place in the winter
25. A movie featuring robots

The Usual Fine Print:
50 movies is the goal, but based on your own time and situation you can shoot for more or less, so we have different levels from Coal to Platinum:
60 Movies - Platinum
50 Movies - Gold
40 Movies - Silver
30 Movies - Bronze
20 Movies - Copper
10 Movies - Coal
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If you're going to re-post your entire list every time, please hide it under spoiler tags.
If you're going to post pictures for the films (poster art or Blu-ray covers, for example) please try not to use GIANT pictures, and if there are tons of them, again - please hide under spoilers.