Movie Buff: The World's Greatest Movie Trivia Card Game

We opened this yesterday for Christmas and have already played it 4 or 5 times. The people who had decided not to play even asked to be dealt in the next game, it was so fun and easy.There are 4 cards: movie, quote, role, and actor. We removed the actor cards to play with the kids, they are not familiar with actor's names. Each player has 10 cards and the object is to get rid of all your cards. Someone opens with a card...say, the movie card, and they name Toy Story 1. The next player must lay down a quote/role/actor card and name one that goes with Toy Story 1...say, lay down a role card and name Woody. Then move on to the next player. Player 3 may also place a role card and name Andy, or place a quote card and say "To infinity, and beyond!", or (if you are playing with actor cards) place an actor card and name Tom Hanks. When all 4 types of cards are played (there may be several of some, like quotes), that movie is closed, and the next player must start a new movie. Official rules say there must be one related card...say, a common actor...but with kids we just say the next player chooses. This is hilarious, because depending on if you are familiar with the current movie, you may be dying for a chance to use a card, or dreading it. But it's up to the people before you to keep a movie going, by playing a duplicate card, or completing the "set". Also, as you play cards, your options become limited. You may know a quote, but only have role cards. An actor's name may be on the tip of your tongue, but you can't quite get it. Your kids may know Spongebob the Movie backwards and forwards, but you've only seen it in passing on the way to the laundry room, and now your kids are kicking your butt with Spongebob quotes and characters and rubbing it in your face. And maybe you can't wait to play this with adults so there are more than just Disney movies and Alvin and the Chipmunks. But maybe that's just me. There are more in depth rules, of course, and other "Uno"-esque cards like skip, reverse, and wild cards, but you get the general idea of the game now, I hope.We love it. And I personally love that it can be tailored to kids, cause I have a lot of them, and they love kid movies, but then adults can play the same game with movies my kids can't watch for 10 more years. It's also very much like Uno in that it can be as tame or ruthless as you make it, and deceptively simple. We love that about it. It also is perfect for traveling, no bulky boards or pieces, it's slightly larger than 2 decks of playing cards. Anyway, well done to the creators, we have thoroughly enjoyed it, and look forward to many more crazy games.

Very nice game and fun for adults that remember a lot about movies and the people in them. If you are not a movie buff, then don't waste your time. Box is about the size of a large deck of playing cards.

A great friend introduced me to "Movie Buff" a few weeks, and four of us played for hours. It was lotsa fun, and very well done. I have now purchased two copies of the game because I enjoy playing so much. One for myself, and one as a gift.I love trivia and cinema, so this is the perfect game for me. I'd highly recommend to those with similar interests. The format allows for each game to be unique, which I like a lot. In fact, I want to play right now! But as it is, I will have to wait until tomorrow night when the same friend is hosting a "Movie Buff" competition. What fun!Again, a good time is guaranteed for all. Recommended!

Honestly, it's a bit confusing, and was hard for our party of movie-nerds to get into. It is NOT what I would call a true trivia game. Yes, it relied on your inane movie knowledge, but it was only as hard/easy as the other players made it - there are no trivia questions asked as part of the game, just pure memory recall.

I should have researched this game more than I did. This has no trivia questions. I brought this as a hostess gift with the thought that we could play this with people we really didn't know that well except to hear that the husband was a "movie buff". This is not a game you can open and play easily. I see reviews from people who liked it but this is not the game I thought I was buying. We opened it with the intent to play and was I embarrassed when we realized that there were no questions. We had to provide the questions. What a bust. I'm hoping to return this for a traditional trivia card game.

Wow, this game took us a while to figure out how to play. Directions are complicated with all the 'terms'. I found a video online of a family playing it but they were playing wrong so that confused me more. Once we understood it is SO MUCH fun. Great for people of all movie knowledge big or small since you make the game to fit you. This is the best movie trivia game out there!

Seems like the questions are either super easy (you've seen the movie before) or impossibly difficult (haven't seen the movie).

Is not at all what I thought it would be. From the pics it looks like the back of the cards would have questions on them but instead you have to think of the movies yourself. I wanted movie trivia not a game of connections. My fault though as I should have done more research. Gonna be hard to get people to play with it not really being a trivia question game.Not gonna return it because I don’t have the time but know it will never be played.