Week 14

Watch a movie that features a prank, or tricking people

With today being April First, aka April Fools Day, we were inspired with this week’s challenge of watching a movie about pulling the wool over someone’s eyes. Whether that’s playing a harmless prank, or conning them out of money.

You could watch a movie with a whole plot around this subject, a few of which we’ll look at now, or a movie which simply contains a prank between characters. Because you’ll never know whether a movie contains a simple prank without having seen it, let us know, without spoilers, your favourite movies that feature a simple prank. Your suggestions may just help someone choose what to watch this week.

To start with, you could watch a reality movie, in which the actors are playing a prank on the public for your entrainment such as the Jackass movie "Bad Grandpa", or "Impractical Jokers" movie. In fact, the Jackass movies themselves have the cast playing pranks on each other.

Movies about pranks include "Big Fat Liar", in which a student performs a series of pranks on a hollywood producer who stole his school essay. "Jawbreaker" is a blank comedy about a prank that leads to the accidental death of a high school girl - and sticking along the same lines, there are an abundance of horror movies about pranks that have gone wrong like "Prom Night"

Looking at Con artist movies: There's the excellent "The Sting", set in the 1930’s about a grifter, who asks for help of a retired grifter to get revenge for a murdered friend. "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" with Michael Caine and Steve Martin, in a comedy is about two competing con men living on the French Riviera. "Oceans Eleven", Steven Soderbergh’s stylish reimaging of the original 60’s heist movie. "The Brothers Bloom", is about two con artist brothers, played by Adrien Brody and Mark Ruffalo, who decide to take on one last job before retiring. Finally "American Hustle", inspired by the FBI ABSCAM operation of the late 1970s and early 1980s

Suggestions

These movies are mentioned in the video as potential suggestions for the challenge.

Challenge Stats

Completed the Challenge: 62
Total Movies Watched: 107
Different Movies Watched: 79
Hours Watched: 197

The Talented Mr. Ripley

6

The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)

Ricky Stanicky

4

Ricky Stanicky (2024)

American Fiction

3

American Fiction (2023)

Jawbreaker

3

Jawbreaker (1999)

House of Games

3

House of Games (1987)

The Prestige

2

The Prestige (2006)

Nine Queens

2

Nine Queens (2000)

Mister America

2

Mister America (2019)

No Hard Feelings

2

No Hard Feelings (2023)

April Fool's Day

2

April Fool's Day (1986)

Joy Ride

2

Joy Ride (2001)

Argylle

2

Argylle (2024)

Now You See Me

2

Now You See Me (2013)

Now You See Me 2

2

Now You See Me 2 (2016)

The Usual Suspects

2

The Usual Suspects (1995)

Focus

2

Focus (2015)

Magic in the Moonlight

2

Magic in the Moonlight (2014)

Catch Me If You Can

2

Catch Me If You Can (2002)

The Truman Show

2

The Truman Show (1998)

Mädchen in Uniform

1

Mädchen in Uniform (1931)

The Big Short

1

The Big Short (2015)

The Handmaiden

1

The Handmaiden (2016)

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

1

Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)

It Takes Two

1

It Takes Two (1995)

The Hustler

1

The Hustler (1961)

Heathers

1

Heathers (1989)

Brüno

1

Brüno (2009)

The Farewell

1

The Farewell (2019)

The Hoax

1

The Hoax (2006)

Confidence

1

Confidence (2003)

Paper Moon

1

Paper Moon (1973)

I Love You Phillip Morris

1

I Love You Phillip Morris (2010)

The Parent Trap

1

The Parent Trap (1961)

The Batman

1

The Batman (2022)

Ocean's Twelve

1

Ocean's Twelve (2004)

Se7en

1

Se7en (1995)

Bad Words

1

Bad Words (2013)

The Lady Eve

1

The Lady Eve (1941)

Ocean's Thirteen

1

Ocean's Thirteen (2007)

Drop Dead Fred

1

Drop Dead Fred (1991)

Sharper

1

Sharper (2023)

Carrie

1

Carrie (1976)

The House on Sorority Row

1

The House on Sorority Row (1983)

Porky's

1

Porky's (1981)

The Origin of Evil

1

The Origin of Evil (2022)

Step Brothers

1

Step Brothers (2008)

All Dogs Go to Heaven

1

All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)

Dumb and Dumber

1

Dumb and Dumber (1994)

Hypnotic

1

Hypnotic (2023)

Con Air

1

Con Air (1997)

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

1

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

King and the Clown

1

King and the Clown (2005)

Irresistible

1

Irresistible (2020)

The Sting

1

The Sting (1973)

Knock Off

1

Knock Off (1998)

Colour Me Kubrick

1

Colour Me Kubrick (2005)

The Game

1

The Game (1997)

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

1

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)

LaRoy, Texas

1

LaRoy, Texas (2024)

The Servant

1

The Servant (1963)

Prom Night

1

Prom Night (1980)

Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright

1

Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright (2013)

Red Eye

1

Red Eye (2005)

Heartbreakers

1

Heartbreakers (2001)

Ocean's Eight

1

Ocean's Eight (2018)

Super Troopers

1

Super Troopers (2001)

The Adventures of Prince Achmed

1

The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)

Ocean's Eleven

1

Ocean's Eleven (2001)

Screwballs

1

Screwballs (1983)

Audition

1

Audition (1999)

American Hustle

1

American Hustle (2013)

She's the Man

1

She's the Man (2006)

Anatomy of a Fall

1

Anatomy of a Fall (2023)

Final Exam

1

Final Exam (1981)

Sorority Row

1

Sorority Row (2009)

The Family Fang

1

The Family Fang (2016)

Waiting...

1

Waiting... (2005)

The Parent Trap

1

The Parent Trap (1998)

F for Fake

1

F for Fake (1973)

Most watched actors

Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt (5)

Ocean's Eleven (2001)
The Big Short (2015)
Se7en (1995)
Ocean's Twelve (2004)
Ocean's Thirteen (2007)

Elliott Gould

Elliott Gould (4)

Ocean's Eight (2018)
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Ocean's Twelve (2004)
Ocean's Thirteen (2007)

Matt Damon

Matt Damon (4)

The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Ocean's Twelve (2004)
Ocean's Thirteen (2007)

Shaobo Qin

Shaobo Qin (4)

Ocean's Eight (2018)
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Ocean's Twelve (2004)
Ocean's Thirteen (2007)

Andy García

Andy García (4)

Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Ocean's Twelve (2004)
Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
Confidence (2003)

Joe Chrest

Joe Chrest (4)

Now You See Me (2013)
Focus (2015)
I Love You Phillip Morris (2010)
Ocean's Thirteen (2007)

Bob Stephenson

Bob Stephenson (4)

Con Air (1997)
The Game (1997)
Se7en (1995)
Bad Words (2013)

Clay Chamberlin

Clay Chamberlin (3)

Focus (2015)
Waiting... (2005)
I Love You Phillip Morris (2010)

Philip Baker Hall

Philip Baker Hall (3)

The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
The Truman Show (1998)
Bad Words (2013)

Christian Bale

Christian Bale (3)

The Prestige (2006)
American Hustle (2013)
The Big Short (2015)