A-Z Of Films, Songs, Books, Plays With Numbers In Them

[herringthorpe]

This can be anything - real or fiction - that has a number in it

A Autumn of '68 - Pink Floyd song.

 

[Lindum]

B - The Big Red One. 1980 Sam Fuller war film with Lee Marvin, Mark Hamill and Robert Carradine. The title refers to the nickname of the US 1st Infantry Division from its badge of a large red '1'.

 

[herringthorpe]

C CLOUD NINE - Temptations song released in 1968 as a single from the album of the same name.

 

[Lindum]

D - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (DS9). TV series which ran for seven seasons in the 1990s. Set on a space station. Quite good I thought.

 

[herringthorpe]

D - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (DS9). TV series which ran for seven seasons in the 1990s. Set on a space station. Quite good I thought.

The other half's favourite Star Trek series.

 

[herringthorpe]

E EIGHT Days A Week - Beatles song from 1964. Got to number 1 in a few countries but not the UK

 

[Lindum]

F - Fahrenheit 451. Famous dystopian novel by Ray Bradbury published in 1953. Film version in 1966 with Julie Christie.

 

[herringthorpe]

G GLORIOUS 39 - war thriller film starring Bill Nighy, Julie Christie and Eddie Redmayne from 2009

 

[mikemiller]

H Hi-FIVE - S.Korean fantasy action comedy film (2025). Directed by Kang Hyseong-cheol. Clip on YouTube.

 

[herringthorpe]

I I'M Henery the VIII I am - Herman Hermits hit from the mid-60's - got to number 1 in the US charts

 

[Lindum]

J - Jennifer 8. 1992 American noir thriller with Andy Garcia, Uma Thurman, Lance Henriksen, Kathy Bates, John Malcovich.

 

[mikemiller]

K K2 - triumph and tragedy. Book about the second highest mountain in the world. Written by J, Curran (1989). (Not read it).

 

[Lindum]

K K2 - triumph and tragedy. Book about the second highest mountain in the world. Written by J, Curran (1989). (Not read it).

Or, K2, the 1992 survival drama film set on the mountain with Michael Biehn and Matt Craven. Watched it a couple of times.

 

[herringthorpe]

L LOOKIN' After Number 1 - Boomtown Rats' first single from 1977 and reached number 2 in the Irish singles.

 

[Lindum]

M - 12 Monkeys. 1995 sci-fi thriller directed by Terry Gilliam and starring Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt and Christopher Plummer.

 

[herringthorpe]

N NINE Months - Film starring Hugh Grant and Julianne Moore from 1994. Hugh Grant said he really ruined the film by overacting and pulling faces.

 

[mikemiller]

... or... 98.6 - UK hit single for Keith in 1967. (Real name James Barry Keefer). Reached number 24 in the UK charts. Clip on YouTube.
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O ONE love -reggae/ska song which was first recorded by the Wailers in 1965. Re-recorded by Bob Marley and released as a single in 1984. Reached number 5 in the UK singles charts.

 

[herringthorpe]

P PUT Your TWO's UP - Rizzle Kicks song which features Dominic West rapping.

 

[mikemiller]

Q QUADRANT 4 - jazz-rock instrumental from Panamanian-American drummer Billy Cobham and his band. Features on the album "Spectrum" (1973). Clip on YouTube.

 

[Lindum]

R - 47 Ronin. 2013 fantasy action adventure film starring Keanu Reeves.