The Hollywood film industry has undergone a great deal of change over recent decades. This is largely due to the advent of new technologies, which have allowed filmmakers to experiment with different ways of telling stories. As a result, we have seen a wide variety of genres and styles of films being produced.
One of the most notable changes has been the increase in the number of female filmmakers. In the past, the majority of Hollywood films were directed by men. However, in recent years, we have seen a number of successful female directors, such as Kathryn Bigelow and Patty Jenkins. This is a positive trend, as it shows that women are increasingly being given the opportunity to tell their own stories on the big screen.
The following quiz looks at many Hollywood films over the decades. Let's see how well you fare in this movie knowledge quiz. Have you been watching enough movies? If the answer is yes, then you would have no problem passing this quiz.
If You Have Enough Movie Knowledge, You Shouldn’t Break a Sweat Passing This Film Quiz Questions
Guess the movie: A violent-tempered boxer makes his way to the top and leaves his old life behind.
The Fighter
Raging Bull
Rocky
Million Dollar Baby
What's the name of Tom Hanks' volleyball in Cast Away?
Thomas
Jordan
Wilson
Wilfred
Which phrase completes this famous quote from The Princess Bride: "Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. ___."
"Prepare to die."
"Face me now, coward."
"And now, you will pay."
"Tell me, why?"
The poster for this notorious horror movie asked "Who will survive and what will be left of them?" Can you name this movie?
Friday the 13th
Motel Hell
The Last House on the Left
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Which singer starred alongside Steve Martin in 2006's remake of The Pink Panther?
Britney Spears
Rihanna
Mariah Carey
Beyonce
What is the real name of Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Steve Rogers
Stephen Strange
Stevie Wonder
Stevie Nicks
This one's for all the musical fans. Can you name the movie in which a family of singers flees Nazi-occupied Austria for a new life in Switzerland?
Meet Me in St. Louis
The Sound of Music
Cabaret
West Side Story
A Vietnam vet slowly loses his sanity on the streets of New York in this 1976 thriller. Can you name this gripping and violent film.
Heroes
Taxi Driver
The Deer Hunter
Tracks
First rule: do not talk about this movie title.
Fight Club
Pulp Fiction
Total Recall
Philadelphia
A washed-up silent-movie star taps a failed writer to help her stage a comeback in this 1950 movie noir. Can you name this movie?
Sunset Boulevard
Mildred Pierce
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane
The Lost Weekend
Do you recognize this famous person from the 1970s?
Stevie Nicks
Angie Dickinson
Cher
Olivia Newton-John
What song plays in the tunnel scene in The Perks of Being a Wallflower?
"Imagine" by John Lennon
"Heroes" by David Bowie
"High and Dry" by Radiohead
"There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" by The Smiths
This is the halfway point! What was Tyler Perry's first movie as Madea?
Meet The Browns
Madea's Family Reunion
Madea Goes To Jail
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Let's rev this quiz up to 1.21 gigawatts! Can you ID this '80s sci-fi comedy?
My Science Project
Real Genius
Weird Science
Back to the Future
In Mean Girls, Cady moves to Illinois from which continent?
Asia
Africa
Oceania
North America
What city does Nemo get taken to in Finding Nemo?
San Francisco, California
Kyoto, Japan
Sydney, Australia
Honolulu, Hawaii
Which '90s indie comedy had this tagline: "Just because they serve you... Doesn't mean they like you"?
Clerks
Swingers
Mallrats
Empire Records
What year was One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest released?
1982
1975
1971
1978
In which comedy movie would you see this?
Clueless
Legally Blonde
Mean Girls
Fast Times At Ridgemont High
Which of these actors does NOT appear in Star Wars?
Alec Guinness
Harrison Ford
Sean Connery
Mark Hamill
Can you name this endlessly quotable cult classic?
Barton Fink
Raising Arizona
The Big Lebowski
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Almost at the end! Los Angeles underworld characters indulge in murder, mayhem and bristling dialogue in this nonlinear '90s anthology. Can you name this movie?
Killing Zoe
Amongst Friends
Pulp Fiction
Jackie Brown
Can you name the science fiction blockbuster with the tagline that told us "We are not alone"?
Lost in Space
Starship Troopers
The Twilight Zone
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Last but not least, who plays Captain Steven Hiller in 1996's blockbuster film Independence Day?