10 Movies That Have Very, Very, Very, Very, Very Long Titles

Sometimes it's good to keep your title short and punchy. If a filmmaker can let the viewer know what to expect in a word or two, the film will be easier to sell. A series of films about a war on a galactic level? War of the galaxies. A movie about a person who wants to murder someone named Bill? Kill Bill. A movie about a shark tornado? Sharknado.

Sometimes, however, filmmakers may need long movie titles to properly convey an idea of ​​what their movie is about or what viewers can expect. Sometimes a longer title can be used to emphasize the complexity or running time of a film. Other times, it can be done for humor. Whatever the case may be, it's clear that movies with long titles aren't going anywhere. Here are movies that have very, very, very, very, very long titles, from nine words to 40.

10 “The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and His Lover” (1989)

Directed by Peter Greenaway

One of the earliest examples of long film names, The cook, the thief, his wife and his lover is about a chef who runs a high-class restaurant that is frequented by a notoriously violent and abusive leader of a criminal gang, who has trapped his wife in an abusive and oppressive marriage. She herself takes advantage of trips to the restaurant to have an affair with another man who frequents the place, behind her gangster husband's back. Imagine.

It's a shocking, confronting, but beautiful looking film, and something of a cult classic for those who can absorb its disturbing content. It has a great lead yield Helen Mirrenand a wonderfully despicable turn of Michael Gambon as the titular thief; an actor best known for playing a completely different character, Albus Dumbledore, in all but the first two Harry Potter movies

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9 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl' (2003)

Directed by Gore Verbinski

The first and easily the best pirates of the caribbean movies, The Curse of the Black Pearl it creates a solid word count from being more or less two titles in one. It was necessary to emphasize the fact that it was based on the pirates of the caribbean ride, but it's also possible that he saw the franchise's potential right away and as such used the title + subtitle format.

It's a fun time that mixes pirates, true love and the undead into a movie that feels a bit like a theme park ride., but in a good way. It is the high point of the series, and also happens to have the longest film title. Coincidence?

8 “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” (2001)

Directed by Peter Jackson

director Peter JacksonThe trilogy of epic fantasy films changed the genre forever when the first film was released: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – released in 2001. Based on the novel by JRR Tolkienthe film introduces audiences to characters they would root for and look forward to for years to come, including Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee, Gandalf the Gray and more.

Of course, the other films in the trilogy also have long titles. There is something about the duration that manages to convey a little of the fantastic adventures and wild ride fans can watch the beloved films unfold, with the first setting the high bar that the rest of the films later manage to reach.

7 “The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Through the Eighth Dimension” (1984)

Directed by WD Richter

With a title like Buckaroo Banzai's Adventures Through the Eighth Dimension, viewers are forewarned that things are about to get a little weird. And there are strange things in this underrated 80s sci-fi comedy about a scientist/musician/vigilante and his crew who stop aliens from taking over the world.

The commitment to the title is to be admired. It could easily be called Buckaroo Banzai or even The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai, and maybe it would have done better and had some sequels. Perhaps moviegoers were afraid to say the title of a sentence out loud to the cinema ticket seller. At least has been hailed as a cult classic in recent years, dimension-hopping title and all.

6 “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” (2007)

Directed by Andrew Dominik

The murder of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford it's a very good movie, and it has a plot synopsis that is the title. Really, the only thing it doesn't tell you is that Jesse James he's an outlaw (probably not necessary, given that he's a famous historical figure), but otherwise, that's what happens.

It's probably a very familiar story to American audiences, but it might be a disappointing title for those who didn't know how Jesse James died and wanted a little more suspense in his depressed, psychologically intense neo-western. At least it's a good movie – with two great main performances from Casey Affleck i brad pitt – even with its infamous spoiler movie title that gives away the entire plot.

5 'Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb' (1964)

Directed by Stanley Kubrick

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is one of Stanley Kubrickthe best films in Catalan, and could also have the best title in his filmography. It can also be abbreviated to Dr. Strangelove quite easily, but the full title does a good job of laying out its themes and satirical tone.

It was made while the Cold War was in full swing and tensions around nuclear war were high. With a talented cast, including the great Peter Sellers playing three different roles – Kubrick created one of the funniest and darkest satires of war – and the men who start them – revealing horrors and making audiences laugh at the same time.

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4 “Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood” (1996)

Directed by Paris Barclay

The best joke ever Don't be a menace to South Central while drinking your juice in the hood it's probably his title. As a parody of the subgenre of hood movies that were popular in the 1990s, it includes several titles in its own title, including Society Menace II, south centeri Boyz n the Hood.

It's not a great movie beyond that, but as parodies go, there are definitely worse.. It starred and was written by the Wayans brothers, who would continue to have success in parodies with the first two Scary movie quotas

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3 “Borat: Cultural Learnings from America for the Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” (2006)

Directed by Larry Charles

The first feature film with Sacha Baron CohenThe now-iconic character Borat has an uncomfortably long but enthusiastic title that sounds like it was written by the title character. It fits in that way and shows how committed Sacha Baron Cohen was to portraying this particular character.

Borat: Cultural Learnings from America for the Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan is a mockumentary that involves the titular character traveling across America and tricking people who don't know he's a character into revealing his prejudices or sometimes just coming across as fools. It's an edgy and uncompromising film, but it was big business at the time of releaseand remains one of the most popular comedies of its decade.

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2 'Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood' (2003)

Directed by Kenneth Bowser

Not more Easy Riders, Raging Bulls it gets the message across pretty well, but the rest of the title gives at least a little more detail. This is a compelling and entertaining look at the “New Hollywood” era of cinema.which lasted from the late 1960s to the early 1980s.

During this time, many iconic filmmakers (incl Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsesei George Lucas) left their mark on the film landscape and released a slew of amazing films. Studio interference was low, and the director was king, able to realize an artistic vision on screen with few restrictions. This documentary covers that period and some of the best films made during it, and is a must-see for moviegoers.

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1 'Night of the Dawn Son of the Bride Return of Revenge Terror Attack of Evil Mutant Hellbound Subhumanoid Zombified Flesh-Eating Living Dead Part 2: Shocking 2- from (1991)

Directed by Lowell Mason

Yes Night of the Dawn Son of the Bride Return of Revenge Terror Attack of Evil Mutant Hellbound Subhumanoid Flesh-Eating Zombified Living Dead Part 2: Shocking 2- d counts as a proper movie, then it probably holds the record for the longest movie title, at an unprecedented 40 words.

Why couldn't it be a “proper” movie? It's a joke dubbing of an existing movie, Night of the living dead – the first real zombie movie, and the most depressing one – so it's really just that movie, but the characters talk nonsense. Its title manages to combine almost every horror movie title cliché out there into one, just as good for that at least.

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