Hobbes & Shaw

Ampersand movie titles trivia inspired by ‘Hobbs & Shaw’

The top movie in the country right now features The Rock and Jason Statham spinning off the “Fast & Furious” franchise with their own action flick, “Hobbs & Shaw” — and that got me thinking about other ampersand movie titles.

Can you come up with these 10 film names that follow the construction “_______ & _______”?

  1. A feral alien called Experiment 626 comes to Earth and is adopted as a pet by a Hawaiian girl who teaches him the meaning of “ohana.”
  2. Warren Beatty and Julie Christie star as a gambler and a prostitute who team up to build a whorehouse in the Old West.
  3. A police detective takes in the French bulldog who belonged to his murdered friend, and the pup helps him solve the crime.
  4. A Shakespearean adaptation set in a garden uses Elton John tunes to tell the story of star-crossed lovers.
  5. Poison Ivy and Mr. Freeze have insidious plans for Gotham City, but they’re foiled by a pair of superheroes.
  6. A mentally ill woman falls in love with a comedian who has a knack for replicating Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton routines.
  7. Half of this film is a biopic about a famous chef and the other follows a blogger who’s making all the recipes in the chef’s famed cookbook.
  8. A couple adopts a yellow Labrador puppy who first wreaks havoc but eventually becomes an indispensable part of their lives.
  9. Rival narcotics detectives Raymond and Gabriel have to team up to clear their names after they’re framed for murder.
  10. Two friends’ carefree road trip turns deadly, and they go on the run from the law, all the way to the Grand Canyon.

Answers after one of the best eye-roll GIFs of all time. The magic happens at 0:42:

Answers:

  1. “Lilo & Stitch”
  2. “McCabe & Mrs. Miller”
  3. “Turner & Hooch”
  4. “Gnomeo & Juliet”
  5. “Batman & Robin”
  6. “Benny & Joon”
  7. “Julie & Julia”
  8. “Marley & Me”
  9. “Tango & Cash”
  10. “Thelma & Louise”

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