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2-syllable Movies

Every movie on this page is pronounced in exactly 2 syllables — full profile for each.

Looking for 2-syllable movies? Here are 36 movies that fit — each linked to a full profile.

Syllables are counted across the whole name (multi-word names sum). "Apple" is 2 syllables; "Macaroni and Cheese" is 6.

Table of contents 36 entries
BambiBelowBen-HurCoco
DunkirkFargoFight ClubFrozen
HamletHeidiHugoJoker
JunoKill BillKing KongKnives Out
LoganMacbethMad MaxNetwork
OldboyPsychoQuiz ShowSanctum
Star WarsStep UpTabuThe Box
The CrowThe StuffThe WitchThe Wiz
TopazWALL-EWhiplashX-Men

List of 2-syllable Movies

    1

    Bambi

    A 1942 American animated coming-of-age film from Walt Disney Productions about a young white-tailed deer who grows from fawn to forest leader through the seasons.

    2

    Below

    A 2002 American supernatural horror film directed by David Twohy about a US Navy submarine in 1943 that picks up British survivors of a hospital ship and is haunted by mysterious events.

    3

    Ben-Hur

    A 1959 American epic about a Jewish prince in Roman-occupied Judea who is sold into slavery and returns years later to confront the friend who betrayed him.

    4

    Coco

    A 2017 American computer-animated musical fantasy film from Pixar about a young Mexican boy who travels into the Land of the Dead to discover his family's musical heritage.

    5

    Dunkirk

    A 2017 war film written and directed by Christopher Nolan dramatizing the May and June 1940 evacuation of British and Allied troops from the French coast.

    6

    Fargo

    A 1996 American black comedy crime film written and directed by the Coen brothers about a kidnapping plot in Minnesota that escalates into a string of murders.

    7

    Fight Club

    A 1999 American drama about an alienated office worker who, with a charismatic soap salesman, founds a secret bare-knuckle club that escalates into something larger.

    8

    Frozen

    A 2013 American computer-animated musical fantasy film from Walt Disney Animation Studios, loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale The Snow Queen.

    9

    Hamlet

    A 1948 British film adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy, directed by and starring Laurence Olivier as the Prince of Denmark seeking revenge for his father's murder.

    10

    Heidi

    A 1937 American family drama directed by Allan Dwan adapting Johanna Spyri's novel about a Swiss orphan sent to live with her grandfather in the Alps.

    11

    Hugo

    A 2011 American 3D adventure film directed by Martin Scorsese about an orphan living in a Paris train station and his quest to repair a mechanical automaton.

    12

    Joker

    A 2019 American psychological drama directed by Todd Phillips about a struggling stand-up comedian in Gotham City whose life unravels into violence and revolt.

    13

    Juno

    A 2007 American coming-of-age comedy directed by Jason Reitman about a sardonic Minnesota teenager who becomes pregnant and chooses an adoptive family for her child.

    14

    Kill Bill

    A 2003 American martial arts film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino about a former assassin known as The Bride who seeks revenge on her old team and their leader Bill.

    15

    King Kong

    A 1933 American monster adventure film directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack about a giant ape captured on Skull Island and brought to New York City.

    16

    Knives Out

    A 2019 American mystery film written and directed by Rian Johnson about a Southern detective investigating the suspicious death of a wealthy crime novelist surrounded by self-interested heirs.

    17

    Logan

    A 2017 American superhero film directed by James Mangold about an aging Wolverine caring for a sick Professor X in a near-future where mutants have nearly vanished.

    18

    Macbeth

    A 1971 British film adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy directed by Roman Polanski, in which a Scottish nobleman murders the king after a witches' prophecy.

    19

    Mad Max

    A 1979 Australian dystopian action film directed by George Miller about a near-future Highway Patrol officer who turns vigilante after a violent biker gang murders his family.

    20

    Network

    A 1976 American satirical drama directed by Sidney Lumet about a fading television news anchor who becomes a ranting prophet and is exploited for ratings by his network.

    21

    Oldboy

    A 2003 South Korean neo-noir mystery thriller directed by Park Chan-wook about a man imprisoned in a hotel room for fifteen years who, after his release, has only days to find his captor.

    22

    Psycho

    A 1960 American horror thriller about a secretary on the run who stops at an isolated motel run by a disturbed young man and his mother.

    23

    Quiz Show

    A 1994 American historical drama directed by Robert Redford about the 1950s television quiz show scandals, focusing on the rigged NBC program Twenty-One.

    24

    Sanctum

    A 2011 Australian-American 3D adventure thriller directed by Alister Grierson about a group of cave divers trapped in a vast Papua New Guinea cave system after a tropical storm.

    25

    Star Wars

    A 1977 American space-opera adventure about a farm boy, a smuggler, and a princess fighting to deliver stolen battle-station plans to a galactic rebellion.

    26

    Step Up

    A 2006 American dance romance film directed by Anne Fletcher about a Baltimore street dancer who is paired with a classically trained student at the Maryland School of the Arts.

    27

    Tabu

    A 1931 American silent docufiction film directed by F. W. Murnau in collaboration with Robert J. Flaherty, set among Polynesians in the Pacific and shot on location in Bora Bora.

    28

    The Box

    A 2009 American psychological science fiction thriller written and directed by Richard Kelly about a 1970s Virginia couple who receive a wooden box that promises a million dollars in exchange for a stranger's death.

    29

    The Crow

    A 1994 American supernatural action film directed by Alex Proyas about a musician resurrected from the dead to avenge the murder of his fiancee on Devil's Night in Detroit.

    30

    The Stuff

    A 1985 American satirical horror film written and directed by Larry Cohen about a creamy, sugar-free dessert that turns out to be a parasitic organism consuming its consumers.

    31

    The Witch

    A 2015 American historical horror film written and directed by Robert Eggers about a Puritan family exiled from a New England colony in 1630 and tormented by supernatural forces.

    32

    The Wiz

    A 1978 American musical fantasy film directed by Sidney Lumet, an African-American retelling of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with the action transposed to New York City.

    33

    Topaz

    A 1969 American spy thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock adapting Leon Uris's novel about a French intelligence agent who investigates Soviet missile activity in Cuba.

    34

    WALL-E

    A 2008 American computer-animated science fiction film from Pixar about a small waste-collecting robot left on an abandoned Earth who falls in love with a sleek scout robot named EVE.

    35

    Whiplash

    A 2014 American drama written and directed by Damien Chazelle about an ambitious jazz drummer at an elite New York conservatory and his abusive bandleader.

    36

    X-Men

    A 2000 American superhero film by Bryan Singer based on the Marvel Comics team of mutants led by Professor Xavier and opposed by Magneto.

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