Explain a movie but with little to no context

[n7stormreaver]

Everything is green, especially the jelly bean

[Galathir]

I'll be repeating all my yet unsolved ones:

Teen tries to escape her helicopter mom who planned this all along.

Crew of a ship sacrifice themselves to switch the light on.

Heart-gripping drama about a woman trying to escape her everyday life between her terminally ill mother and her seemingly perfect boyfriend by starting an affair with his best friend.

And a new one for good measure:

Police try to get to the bottom of a crime but the true culprit is closer than they expect until it is too late.

[Clone]

Teen tries to escape her helicopter mom who planned this all along.

I am Mother?

[Harbour]

Fleet is flying while old fart does nothing.

[Highelf]

A group of strangers get stuck in a mall and learn how to fight the crowds of annoying shoppers together.

Hmmmm a couple come to mind:
Mallrats
Dawn of the Dead

[qwerty123456]

An old man crushes a young boys dreams and doing so comes back to bite him in the ass years later.

[Galathir]

I am Mother?

You are correct.

P.s. The last one in my previous post has a spiritual predecessor. Guessing one will probably make the other trivial, but okay. Let's see if anyone gets it without Wikipedia.
Several people discuss a crime while seeking shelter from the rain.

[Witchblade77]

1 is Hudson Hawk. I love that movie. Over the top, ridiculous, but I love it!

right you are and YES. its so silly and fun and i love it to pieces.

I'll be repeating all my yet unsolved ones:


Crew of a ship sacrifice themselves to switch the light on.


And a new one for good measure:

Police try to get to the bottom of a crime but the true culprit is closer than they expect until it is too late.

sunshine

I was thinking usual suspects but I'm not sure it has a spiritual predecessor?

2 maybe Bad Santa?

no, sorry, though nice guess hint that may or may not help. no one likes slipper socks as Christmas gift.

[Stardrift]

Two stranded men drink kerosene until one of them falls from a lighthouse after taking his new dog for a walk

Not a movie but

A cripple and an Italian with balls made of steel race cross-country on horseback to collect the body parts of Jesus in order to defeat the president of the United States.

[Galathir]

sunshine

I was thinking usual suspects but I'm not sure it has a spiritual predecessor?

Both Sunshine and The Usual Suspects are correct.
The spiritual predecessor is an old movie Bryan Singer mentioned as one of his inspirations.

edit: Can't believe the "heart-gripping drama" is still unsolved. Hint: The general consensus might disagree on the genre I've stated but most of the crew (at least the writer, director, producer, executive producer and lead actor) definitely agreed at the time.

[TheramoreIsTheBomb]

man goes to fast food places just to get gastric bypass surgery; movie shown in schools all over world

[PACOX]

Hmmmm a couple come to mind:
Mallrats
Dawn of the Dead

Dawn of the Dead is correct.

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Fleet is flying while old fart does nothing.

Star Wars?

[LemonDemonGirl]

Ok I'm bad at this but

The ocean is alive

[Galathir]

Ok I'm bad at this but

The ocean is alive

The Abyss?

[Volardelis]

A work'o'holic is transferred to the country and pisses off the local government

[LemonDemonGirl]

The Abyss?

It was Moana

[Galathir]

It was Moana

Well... close I guess *cough*

[Deficineiron]

2 maybe Bad Santa?

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Besides the movie being kinda old already part of the problem might have been that your descriptions were hinting at a drama or action movie. ^^'
I only know I've heard of the movie but I'm unsure if I've ever seen it.

right, part of the fun is writing a brief description without context. everything I wrote it true, and there is action in it!


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my unsolved ones, with added info.

Down-and-out man goes gold hunting in the hills. he and companions eventually meet some folks who don't have or need badges.

skipper solves a missing food mystery aboard his ship, and illustrates his methodology at a court-martial.

man hides out from creditors in a random house's garage, and ultimately dies on the same property.

a pair engage in a long, long pursuit of kidnapping victim over many years.

salesman engages in gross misconduct in sale of an insurance policy.

computerized device achieves sentience, begins to disobey crew instructions on deployment, and ultimately chooses to let there be light. not 2001.

normal guy falls for a girl and ends up joining a subversive group. he ultimately is convicted of a crime and executed.

A man who murdered in jealous rage has emotional problems while vengeance stalks him (as well as a bounty on his head)

late stage cancer victim decides to kill some problems that present themselves to him while also avoiding a protracted death.

A new sheriff finds himself facing both political mischief and cultural difficulties in his new job. he befriends someone he finds in the jail.

A man seeking vengeance for a slain brother exhibits a talent for music as well as killing.

[Witchblade77]

A work'o'holic is transferred to the country and pisses off the local government

Hot Fuzz? it sounds like Hot Fuzz to me

[TheramoreIsTheBomb]

Country girl joins the police and goes to the city and learns about racism alongside her city friend.