Hardest Dumb Charades Movies

Veer snapped his fingers. "Brain Dead?" Rohan shook his head. Rohan pointed to a calendar. Date. "Date?" He pointed to the brain. "Brain Date?" Rohan nodded. Brain Date. He pointed to the train again. He mimed a train whistle. Toot. "Toot?" He pointed to the brain. Brain. He pointed to the date. Date. He pointed to the train. Train. "Brain Date Train?" Rohan looked defeated. He pointed to his nose. "Nose?" He pointed to the train. Tracks. "Tracks?" He pointed to the brain. Brain. He pointed to the tracks. Trails. "Brain Trails?" Rohan nodded enthusiastically. He pointed to the 'expansion' from before. "Brain Trails Expansion?"

We looked at the bowl. It was still half full. We looked at each other. "One more round?" I asked. "Prepare the chits," Veer said, his eyes gleaming. "I've got a list of Malayalam thrillers that will make you cry."

I held up two fingers. Veer stared at me. "Two words. Okay." hardest dumb charades movies

Finally, there are films that resist charades not through complexity or iconicity, but through a radical lack of human-scale action. The pinnacle of this category is Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey . The film’s most famous scenes are nearly un-actable on a living room floor. The ape throwing a bone? That’s a two-second gesture for “evolution,” not a film. The psychedelic Star Gate sequence? Impossible. HAL 9000’s red eye? You can cup your hands over your face and hum, but that signifies any computer, any AI.

"Fine," I said, grabbing the bowl. "My turn. Get ready to lose." Veer snapped his fingers

Inside Apartment 404, the "Champions League of Dumb Charades" was underway.

The score was tied. Best of five. This was the tie-breaker. Brain Date

If you ever find yourself in a similar war zone, here is a curated list of the movies that have broken the spirits of many a charades player: