Friday, January 2, 2026

Xennial Movie Challenge

This is at this Instagram account, which did the Board Games challenge last year. There are a lot of prompts on this one! I don't know if I'll get them all, but will be happy no matter how many I get. The prompts are on StoryGraph.


1. 10 Things I Hate About You Retelling: Snow White Learns Witchcraft--Theodora Goss
2. A Christmas Story  Eye on the cover: Eye of the Beholder--Jayne Ann Krentz
3. A Few Good Men Features military: The Last Kashmiri Rose--Barbara Cleverly
4. A League of Their Own  Features sports: Match Me If You Can--Susan Elizabeth Phillips
5. A Nightmare on Elm Street  Tree on the cover: Moss Hysteria--Kate Collins
6. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective  MC works with frs: Say You'll Remember Me--Abby Jimenez
7. Adventures in Babysitting  MC named Chris (regardless of gender, variations allowed): The Night We Met--Abby Jimenez
8. Airplane!  Hilarious read: Success is 90% Spite--Jane Zei
9. Alien  Sci-Fi: CatStronauts: Mission Moon--Drew Brockington
10. Amadeus MC is a musician: Sounds Like Love--Ashley Poston
11. American Beauty  Flower on the cover: How to Walk Away--Katherine Center
12. American Pie  Food item on the cover: The Year of Pleasures--Elizabeth Berg
13. American Psycho  Character has a secret life: The Italian Teacher--Tom Rachman
14. An American Tail  Features immigrants/refugees: Pachinko--Min Jin Lee
15. Annie Jewelry on the cover: The Lady Has a Past--Amanda Quick
16. Apollo 13  Set in space: Atmosphere--Taylor Jenkins Reid
17. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Set in Britain: The Odious Duke--Barbara Cartland
18. Back to the Future  Dual timeline: A Fall of Marigolds--Susan Meissner
19. Batman Character with a dark past: Carve the Mark--Veronica Roth 
20. Beetlejuice Repeating word in the title: Blue Lily, Lily Blue--Maggie Stiefvater
21. Big  More than 500 pages: The Librarian of Auschwitz--Antonio Iturbe
22. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure Features a historical character (fiction or nonfiction): Carter Beats the Devil--Glen David Gold
23. Billy Madison Set at a school: The Dream Thieves--Maggie Stiefvater
24. Blazing Saddles A western: Her Renegade Rancher--Jennifer Ryan
25. Braveheart  Set in Scotland: The Endless Beach--Jenny Colgan
26. Caddyshack  Animal on the cover: Apple Crush--Lucy Knisely
27. Carrie  Unpopular MC: The Paris Library--Janet Skeslien Charles
28. City Slickers Urban to rural storyline or vice versa
29. Clerks  Features a death: The Girl Who Smiled Beads--Clemantine Wamariya
30. Clue Mystery: The Viognier Vendetta--Ellen Crosby
31. Clueless Classic retelling: The Wrath and the Dawn--Renee Ahdieh
32. Crocodile Dundee Knife/Dagger on the cover
33. Cruel Intentions Dysfunctional family: The Paradise Problem--Christina Lauren
34. Dances with Wolves  Indigenous rep
35. Dazed and Confused Set in the 1970s: On the Hippie Trail--Rick Steves
36. Dead Poets Society Poetry or written in verse: Me (Moth)--Amber McBride
37. Die Hard A book with lots of action: One of the Girls--Lucy Clarke
38. Dirty Dancing Set at a camp or features camping: The Acorn People--Ron Jones (re-read)
39. Dirty Harry Character with a catchphrase
40. Dumb and Dumber Features a best friend relationship: Kiss Number 8--Colleen AF Venable
41. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Author with initials in their name: The Quilt--T. Davis Bunn
42. Edward Scissorhands Features snow: Us Against You--Frederik Backman
43. Empire Records Coming of age: The Saturday Night Ghost Club--Craig Davidson
44. Fargo Thriller: The Talented Miss Farwell--Emily Gray Tedrowe
45. Fast Times at Ridgemont High Features a dream sequence
46. Ferris Bueller's Day Off  Breaks the fourth wall: Hamnet--Maggie O'Farrell
47. Field of Dreams Set in the midwest US
48. Fight Club Mental health rep: This Close to Happy--Daphne Merkin
49. Flight of the Navigator Features time travel: Maybe in Another Life--Taylor Jenkins Reid
50. Footloose Features dancing
51. Forrest Gump Historical fiction: An Offer From a Gentleman--Julia Quinn
52. Friday POC representation: Concrete Rose--Angie Thomas
53. Fried Green Tomatoes Set in the southern US: The Orange Blossom Special--Betsy Carter
54. Full Metal Jacket Character with a nickname: Goldie Vance: The Hotel Whodunnit--Lilliam Rivera
55. Ghost Paranormal: Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister--Gregory Maguire
56. Ghostbusters Set in New York City: Color Me In--Natasha Diaz
57. Good Will Hunting Character who is a genius
58. Goodfellas Features organized crime
59. Grease Set in the 1950s: Master Harold...and the Boys--Athol Fugard
60. Gremlins Monster fiction: The Beast Within--Serena Valentino
61. Groundhog Day Features a time loop: A Gift For a Ghost--Borja Gonzalez
62. Happy Gilmore Disability rep: Maybe an Artist--Liz Montague
63. Harry and the Hendersons Features a cryptid or mythological creature: ChupaCarter--George Lopez
64. Heathers Features a clique
65. Home Alone Child MC: First Job--Jane Sorenson
66. Hook Features pirates: The Skeleton Pirate--David Lucas
67. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Snake on the cover
68. Innerspace Features medicine/medical technology: When Life Gives You Pears--Jeannie Gaffigan
69. Interview with a Vampire Features vampires
70. Jaws Set at sea: Tress of the Emerald Sea--Brandon Sanderson
71. Jumanji Adventure story
72. Jurassic Park Features a park (theme, amusement, national, etc.)
73. Kindergarten Cop Character in disguise
75. Little Shop of Horrors Plant on the cover: The Reading Group--Elizabeth Noble
76. Labyrinth Character makes a wish
76. Matilda Middle grade read: The Twits--Roald Dahl
77. Men in Black Black cover: Gilded--Marissa Meyer
78. Monty Python and the Holy Grail Set during the middle ages
79. My Girl Character with glasses
80. National Lampoon's Animal House  New adult read: Fruit of the Dead--Rachel Lyon
81. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Set during the holidays
82. Office Space Red cover: Great Big Beautiful Life--Emily Henry
83. Pee-Wee's Big Adventure MC rides a bicycle
84. Philadelphia Features terminal illness
85. Planes, Trains, & Automobiles Road trip: The Goodbye Quilt--Susan Wiggs
86. Porky's Problematic read
87. Practical Magic Magical realism: The Zig Zag Girl--Elly Griffiths
88. Pretty in Pink Pink cover: Plum Tea Crazy--Laura Childs
89. Pulp Fiction Multiple POVs: 6 Rainier Drive--Debbie Macomber
90. Raiders of the Lost Ark Set during WWII: The Last Telegram--Liz Trenow
91. Rain Man Neurodiverse rep: My Rainbow--Trinity Neal
92. Raising Arizona Features infertility or adoption: The Wedding People--Alison Espach
93. Reservoir Dogs Color in the title: Red at the Bone--Jacqueline Woodson
94. Return of the Jedi Second in a trilogy
95. Risky Business Features a car crash
96. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Features royalty: The Viscount Who Loved Me--Julia Quinn
97. Rocky A character who "goes the distance": The Gringo Champion--Aura Xilonen
98. Romeo + Juliet YA romance (Yes, I know it's a tragedy not a romance...just go with it): Happily Ever Afters--Elise Bryant
99. Say Anything Features unrequited love
100. Scarface Character with an addiction: The Cracker Factory--Joyce Rebeta-Burditt
101. Scream Features a journalist
102. Se7en  Number in the title: 44 Cranberry Point--Debbie Macomber
103. Short Circuit Acronym in the title or featured in the story
104. Sixteen Candles Features a birthday
105. Sleepless in Seattle Long distance relationship
106. Spaceballs Book that reminds you of another
107. Speed Character uses public transportation
108. Spies Like Us Features espionage: Code Name Butterfly--Embassie Susberry
109. Stand By Me Features a train
110. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope First in a trilogy: Camino Island--John Grisham
111. Stripes Red, white, and blue on the cover: Star Spangled Murder--Leslie Meier
112. Terms of Endearment Mother-daughter relationship
113. The Bad News Bears Yellow cover: The Bodyguard--Katherine Center
114. The Big Lebowski Characters go bowling
115. The Blair Witch Project Unique style (your definition): Breakout--Kate Messner
116. The Breakfast Club A group of misfits: All Your Twisted Secrets--Diana Urban
117. The Dark Crystal A book that scared you
118. The Empire Strikes Back Last in a trilogy
119. The Exorcist Horror: The Brides of High Hill--Nghi Vo
120. The Godfather Features a wedding: The Perfect Bride for Mr. Darcy--Mary Lydon Simonsen
121. The Goonies Features a quest: The Raven Boys--Maggie Stiefvater
122. The Great Outdoors Set outdoors: Lumberjanes Vol 5--N.D. Stevenson
123. The Karate Kid Mentor-mentee relationship
124. The Land Before Time A book that traumatized you
125. The Last Unicorn Fantasy: Tinkering Tink--Elle D. Risco
126. The Matrix Story within a story: The Accidental Bestseller--Wendy Wax
127. The Mighty Ducks Features a lawyer
128. The Muppets Take Manhattan Features the performing arts: The Silver Needle Murder--Laura Childs
129. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! MC is a police officer or detective: Killer Reunion--G.A. McKevett
130. The Neverending Story Horse on the cover: The Black Stallion--Walter Farley
131. The Princess Bride Romantasy: The Fates Divide--Veronica Roth
132. The Rocky Horror Picture Show LGBTQIA+ rep: Taiwan Travelogue--Yang Shuang-zi
133. The Sandlot Features a dog: A Cat Was Involved--Spencer Quinn
134. The Shawshank Redemption Story takes place over several years
135. The Shining Features twins: Two Can Keep a Secret--Karen M. McManus
136. The Silence of the Lambs Features a character named Bill (or a variation)
137. The Sixth Sense Book with a wild twist
138. The Terminator AI, cyborg, or robot character: Hollow Fields--Madeleine Rosca
139. The Truman Show Memoir: 107 Days--Kamala Harris
140. The Usual Suspects Locked-room mystery: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd--Agatha Christie
141. This is Spinal Tap! A book you would rate an 11
142. Three Amigos! Latinx rep: Brown Neon--Raquel Gutierrez 
143. Three Men and a Baby Features found family: Heart & Seoul--Jen Frederick
144. Titanic Features a historical event: Five Quarters of the Orange--Joanne Harris
145. Tommy Boy Features a character named after a parent/relative: The Raven King--Maggie Stiefvater
146. Tootsie Character is an actor
147. Top Gun Features a plane: Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend--MJ Wassmer
148. Twins Features an odd couple: Detransition, Baby--Torrey Peters
149. Uncle Buck Familial descriptor in the title (mother, son, sister, uncle, etc.): Cousins--Virginia Hamilton
150. Wayne's World Features a TV show, movie, play: The Not-So-Secret Emails of Coco Pinchard--Robert Bryndza
151. Weird Science  Manic pixie dream girl trope
152. When Harry Met Sally Name in the title: Enola Holmes: The Case of the Left-Handed Lady--Nancy Springer
153. Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Character trying to prove their innocence: The Storm--Rachel Hawkins
154. Willow Features a prophecy
155. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Book that has been adapted to screen: Sense and Sensibility--Jane Austen


2 comments:

Debra She Who Seeks said...

I've never seen that abbreviation for "Millennial" before! Clever.

My name is Erika. said...

I'm not sure I could fill in half these. I just don't remember all that many details from watching movies unless I've seen them like a million times. Nice job.