Hollywood Film Facts
Directors, settings and plots of acclaimed Hollywood films, from crime dramas to true stories. Plus heists, cons and fortunes on screen.
About this quiz
For fans of acclaimed Hollywood films: crime classics, prison dramas, heist movies, con-artist capers and true stories. You will need to know who directed them and what happens in them.
Good to know: Wings (1927), a silent World War I drama, won Outstanding Picture at the first Academy Awards, the award that later became Best Picture. It is famous for its realistic aerial combat scenes, filmed with real planes and pilots.
How to play
- 10 questions, each with four answers
- +100 points for every right answer
- After each question you see the right answer and why
- Every round picks its questions at random, so playing again brings new ones
- No time limit: take as long as you like
Sample questions
- Which 2011 film follows one night at an investment bank as the 2008 financial crisis begins?
- Who directed Pulp Fiction?
- Which 1973 film, later named Best Picture, follows two con men tricking a mob boss out of a fortune?
Each round picks 10 of this quiz’s 20 questions, so these may come up.
