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Film in 5 seconden
Herken jij deze wereldberoemde films?
Weet jij slapstick, sciencefiction en superhelden uit elkaar te houden?
In Film in 5 seconden worden de beroemdste films in hilarische beelden teruggebracht tot hun essentie. Zo kun je al je favoriete filmmomenten herbeleven in - letterlijk - een paar seconden!
Van Batman tot Bridget Jones, van Grease tot The Godfather, van King Kong tot The King's Speech ... weten jij en je vrienden alle films te herkennen? Sla het boek open en ... actie!
Weet jij slapstick, sciencefiction en superhelden uit elkaar te houden?
In Film in 5 seconden worden de beroemdste films in hilarische beelden teruggebracht tot hun essentie. Zo kun je al je favoriete filmmomenten herbeleven in - letterlijk - een paar seconden!
Van Batman tot Bridget Jones, van Grease tot The Godfather, van King Kong tot The King's Speech ... weten jij en je vrienden alle films te herkennen? Sla het boek open en ... actie!
192 pages, Paperback
First published November 7, 2013
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September 25, 2014
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Are you a social person who likes to have friends over for fun and frivolity?
Have you found that some of your drunken party games are growing a bit stale?
Or that YOUR new favorite game:
is considered more than a bit “mean-spirited” according to some of your friends?
If so, have no fear. Although Film in Five Seconds is presented to you as a book, trust me when I say it can be an AWESOME trivia game at your next party. You see, each page contains a diagram depicting the most epitomizing moments from a famous film. Guess the movie, get a point, and at the end of the evening the victor getsto pillage the house and claim his/her reward bragging rights. So easy even the booziest of boozehound can play along (at least for a round or two).
Some examples of the provided “clues” include:
and:
(Calm down there Chuckles, they ain’t all so easy)
And this one because it totally made me snort-laugh:
I’m going to Hell.
Highly recommended to all movie buffs!
ARC provided by Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
Are you a social person who likes to have friends over for fun and frivolity?
Have you found that some of your drunken party games are growing a bit stale?
Or that YOUR new favorite game:
is considered more than a bit “mean-spirited” according to some of your friends?
If so, have no fear. Although Film in Five Seconds is presented to you as a book, trust me when I say it can be an AWESOME trivia game at your next party. You see, each page contains a diagram depicting the most epitomizing moments from a famous film. Guess the movie, get a point, and at the end of the evening the victor gets
Some examples of the provided “clues” include:
and:
(Calm down there Chuckles, they ain’t all so easy)
And this one because it totally made me snort-laugh:
I’m going to Hell.
Highly recommended to all movie buffs!
ARC provided by Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
August 25, 2025
Perfect gift alert! If you have a friend who's really into movies - this one is a perfect gift for them.
This quirky little book challenges you to guess the movie based on a handful of clever drawings — some stick figures reenacting an iconic scene, others cramming key details into a single snapshot. It’s creative, funny, and surprisingly addictive. The best part? Doing it with friends as a challenge — arguing over guesses, spotting hidden clues, and laughing when the “hardest” puzzle turns out to be obvious once you notice that tiny detail that makes you go, “ohhh, I see!” A clever, playful book that’s more a game than a read.
This quirky little book challenges you to guess the movie based on a handful of clever drawings — some stick figures reenacting an iconic scene, others cramming key details into a single snapshot. It’s creative, funny, and surprisingly addictive. The best part? Doing it with friends as a challenge — arguing over guesses, spotting hidden clues, and laughing when the “hardest” puzzle turns out to be obvious once you notice that tiny detail that makes you go, “ohhh, I see!” A clever, playful book that’s more a game than a read.
September 30, 2018
This is great fun....recommended for any film geek
Best fun is that after enjoying it myself, I can send pictures of pages to mates as a daily challenge...some are just great fun, some are brilliant head scratchers. From Wizard of Oz to Pirates of the Caribbean there's plenty for everyone.
Best fun is that after enjoying it myself, I can send pictures of pages to mates as a daily challenge...some are just great fun, some are brilliant head scratchers. From Wizard of Oz to Pirates of the Caribbean there's plenty for everyone.
December 27, 2024
Das Ganze hat einen gewissen Unterhaltungswert, sollte aber meines Erachtens nicht als Buch verkauft, sondern als Webcomic publiziert werden.
June 24, 2020
Ein Rätselbuch das Spaß macht, insbesondere wenn man Cineast ist.
Wer in den letzten Jahren nicht oft im Kino war und die entsprechenden Filme (es sind meistens die Kult-Filme und Mega-Blockbuster gefragt) nicht kennt, kann damit nichts anfangen.
Es ist kniffelig und macht auf jeden Fall Spaß, es kann auch als Party-Spaß verwendet werden, was ich bei Gelegenheit mal versuchen will...
Wer in den letzten Jahren nicht oft im Kino war und die entsprechenden Filme (es sind meistens die Kult-Filme und Mega-Blockbuster gefragt) nicht kennt, kann damit nichts anfangen.
Es ist kniffelig und macht auf jeden Fall Spaß, es kann auch als Party-Spaß verwendet werden, was ich bei Gelegenheit mal versuchen will...
November 24, 2017
If you are a cinephile and have cinephile friends, you would certainly enjoy this game!
October 5, 2020
Just the greatest past time there is, if only it could be updated, but can't stop bringing this book everywhere with me 😂.
September 19, 2014
I should be the target audience for this. I love movies. I love puzzles. And yet nope, I'm not a fan. I have no idea why, either. It isn't that they puzzles are too hard (I can get most of them that I've experienced fairly easily) or that the format stinks. I'm wondering if the film lover in my is rejecting works of art being summarized into something so . . . wee. Seriously, that's the only reason I can come up with here.
November 5, 2014
My review in five points:
-->Guess movie titles by decoding the pictures on each page, answers are in the back
-->I thought I knew my movies but so many of them stumped me!
-->Digital book was okay, but I think print book would be the best way to 'read' this book.
-->This would be great as a party game.
-->A must for film buffs!
-->Guess movie titles by decoding the pictures on each page, answers are in the back
-->I thought I knew my movies but so many of them stumped me!
-->Digital book was okay, but I think print book would be the best way to 'read' this book.
-->This would be great as a party game.
-->A must for film buffs!
December 17, 2015
Herrlich herrlich. Ich liebe ja Filme und die Umsetzung von diesen in die Zeichnungen ist einfach sehr gelungen. Ich hatte viel Spaß beim erraten und noch mehr, wenn ich nachschauen musste, weil ich nicht drauf gekommen bin. Für Filmfans echt ein Blick wert und ein prima buch zum verschenken.
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May 12, 2019Really fun Christmas/Birthday gift idea.
December 27, 2019
The word I would use to describe this book is “uneven”. The authors decided to picture movies (from classics to blockbusters) with the use of pictograms. The idea was simple and clever, but the effect of their work, not always. Some of the movies are shown through wonderful, smartly chosen symbols, that make for a fun riddle to read. And some are simply not impressive - instead of an interesting simplification they illustrate things so exactly, that the pictograms are no longer symbolic - the alien is the alien and so on.
That’s why the book is uneven - sometimes funny, sometimes cleverly symbolic, sometimes just boring. Overall it’s nice to watch, printed nicely and so on, but more of a “coffee table book” instead of a complete “nice read”. A fun thing to watch, but that’s it I guess.
That’s why the book is uneven - sometimes funny, sometimes cleverly symbolic, sometimes just boring. Overall it’s nice to watch, printed nicely and so on, but more of a “coffee table book” instead of a complete “nice read”. A fun thing to watch, but that’s it I guess.
December 16, 2023
Works perhaps best for people who think symbolically. And love those films. A joy. Pick it up turn to a page. Work out the film. If you don't get it in a flash, say out loud what the symbols mean -if you are more concrete and literal, it will also work. But you need to know some films. Who doesn't. A joy. Remarkable.
February 8, 2019
Absolutely love it. Very entertaining and addictive.
October 10, 2019
This is so creative . Can I tape ever page of this book on my wall ??
February 3, 2020
Trying to do them all in one go certainly strains the grey cells.
July 21, 2020
charming, witty, funny and intelligent. Great fun for movie loving geeks. Brilliant to share with friends.
December 23, 2020
Perfekt fürs gemeinsame Rätseln!
December 3, 2022
Trying to workout film titles by a few symbols. Good fun.
June 14, 2023
Very quick and occasionally clever "read". It's a fun idea but it has zero re-read value, glad I only paid a couple of quid for it, second hand.
July 13, 2025
Fun and original. Liked, didn't love.
May 30, 2014
I received a copy c/o the publisher via Edelweiss
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MINI REVIEW:
SO MUCH FUN. I'm thinking I'm going to need a physical copy soon.
Film in Five Seconds is a series of graphics, where they take the core bits of a film and summarize it in... five seconds.
What made it fun is that you have to guess the film (the solutions are at the back) and I had a good time trying to figure out the different films. Some of them are pretty hilarious.
Hilarious stuff. Everyone should read this, especially if you love films.
Would make a good gift for film buffs!
MINI REVIEW:
SO MUCH FUN. I'm thinking I'm going to need a physical copy soon.
Film in Five Seconds is a series of graphics, where they take the core bits of a film and summarize it in... five seconds.
What made it fun is that you have to guess the film (the solutions are at the back) and I had a good time trying to figure out the different films. Some of them are pretty hilarious.
Hilarious stuff. Everyone should read this, especially if you love films.
Would make a good gift for film buffs!
August 11, 2014
Long story short, this book is fun.
I'm not very big on movies. In fact, I can live without them just fine, just give me the book and let's get it over with. Or in that case, just give me this book.
If I base the opinion only on the movies I've watched or heard about, they are pretty accurate (not gonna lie, I could guess about just ten of the movies right, though) and entertaining at the same time. I think I may buy the paper copy too.
I'm not very big on movies. In fact, I can live without them just fine, just give me the book and let's get it over with. Or in that case, just give me this book.
If I base the opinion only on the movies I've watched or heard about, they are pretty accurate (not gonna lie, I could guess about just ten of the movies right, though) and entertaining at the same time. I think I may buy the paper copy too.
May 10, 2014
This is the perfect present for anyone who loves movies. There are over 150 pictures representing movies (ranging from classics to more recent films) and it's incredibly fun trying to figure out what they are.
Some are incredibly easy and some had me kicking myself later. This book is incredibly fun (except for the ones that made me hate myself for not guessing).
Recommended.
Some are incredibly easy and some had me kicking myself later. This book is incredibly fun (except for the ones that made me hate myself for not guessing).
Recommended.
November 3, 2014
Thank you to Quercus and Edelweiss for the review copy!
The diagrams were challenging but fun to guess! Even if you've watched the film, some diagrams were hard to answer because everything is stripped down to its core. I also like the minimalist design of the diagrams. I recommend this to film buffs and I think it would be a fun coffee table book.
The diagrams were challenging but fun to guess! Even if you've watched the film, some diagrams were hard to answer because everything is stripped down to its core. I also like the minimalist design of the diagrams. I recommend this to film buffs and I think it would be a fun coffee table book.
January 2, 2014
A nice book. Contains many of my favorite movies like 'The Dark Knight', 'Drive', shown using infographics. Also got to know story of many famous movies with main elements depicted. This was the fastest book I finished. Just like the writers mentioned - in moments.
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September 3, 2015“This book is a fun, quiz type book about movies. Each page has a series of symbols which represent a title of a movie and you have to try to figure out which movie it is. It’s really fun to play with your friends! How many can you get right?”
—Katie at KDL’s Grandville Branch
—Katie at KDL’s Grandville Branch
December 30, 2019
117 out of 150
Weirdly enough, I wasn't able to guess some of my favourite movies - such as <> or <> and <> - , whilst I did get a few movies I haven't actually seen.
Fun book nonetheless.
Weirdly enough, I wasn't able to guess some of my favourite movies - such as <> or <> and <> - , whilst I did get a few movies I haven't actually seen.
Fun book nonetheless.
December 31, 2023
A great present for movie fans at Christmas. I enjoyed going through the book and working out what the film is on each page. Some are harder than others but overall a great time.
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