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Can You Name The Movie These Hit Songs Are From?

Author Dave & Chuck the Freak
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Can you name the movie these hit songs are from? Some of the biggest songs were actually made for movies. Other hit songs became popular after being featured in a big movie.

All of these songs below were part of a blockbuster movie. Can you identify which movie these hit songs are from? Let’s play!

Name The Movie These Hit Songs Are From

I’m a huge fan of MGMT. Especially back in the day when they first started breaking out and becoming popular. That Oracular Spectacular album remains an all-time great. The first time I heard one of their songs was actually in the movie 21 starring Jim Sturgess and Kevin Spacey. So, movies are capable of introducing us to some fantastic music and possibly our next favorite song or band! Even TV shows can introduce us to outstanding songs!

Other notable movies featuring songs that would go on to become insanely popular include Titanic, Easy Rider, and The Graduate. MentalFloss.com put a Quiz together to test if you know what movie these hit songs are from. So, let’s have some fun and pass some time with a little game! I’ll name some songs and you see if you can name what movie these songs are from. Or you can go back to whatever task you’re working on for work. No? You want the game? Awesome. Let’s play!

  • “Take My Breath Away” by Berlin
  • “Accidentally In Love” by Counting Crows
  • “Happy” by Pharrell Williams

Let’s just make it easy and start with 3. All 3 of these songs are from a movie. Do you know which ones? I can provide some hints before giving you the answer below. The first song is from an 80s movie. However, it’s not the biggest song from the movie. Typically, a different song comes to mind when people talk about this iconic movie.

For the second song, it’s an animated movie. To make things interesting, the version played in the movie is not the version that went on to become a popular hit. I believe the version played in this sequel is actually the acoustic version. Either way it’s a great song and is one of the rare examples where the sequel actually lives up to the original.

Finally, the last song was also in an animated movie. This animated film is newer than the animated movie discussed above. It’s also in a sequel and this franchise has had more movies than I can count. To be honest, I’ve seen one or two but don’t have the energy to watch all of them. If you have kids you’ve probably seen them.

Were those hints helpful? Still stuck? Well, any more hints and I’d risk spoiling the answers. Instead, I’ll just give you the answers. “Take My Breath Away” was featured in Top Gun. “Accidentally In Love” was featured in Shrek 2. Lastly, “Happy” was featured in Despicable Me 2. How did you do? Get all 3 correct?

You can keep playing this fun Quiz at MentalFloss.com!

Cort Freeman was born and raised in Metro Detroit. He was named Clarkston High School 2009 Class Clown 13 years after graduating. Totally normal thing to happen. That’s thanks to his time spent as an Intern at Comedy Central and Social Media Correspondent for The Colbert Report. Cort has done comedy across the country, both standing up and sitting down. When he’s not trying to make you laugh on-air and online, he’s probably at home enjoying his favorite shows like Seinfeld, South Park, and The Office. He’s also totally uncomfortable writing about himself in the third person. Cort enjoys writing about comedy, food, sports, and entertainment. So, basically anything and everything.

5 Greatest Basketball Movies Of All-Time

March Madness is in full swing and we’re celebrating with the 5 greatest basketball movies of all-time. There have been some great ones, but which ones will make the cut?

Let’s dive in to a list of the greatest basketball movies that Hollywood has given us. Sure, there were some duds but some of the best sports movies ever were basketball movies!

5 Greatest Basketball Movies Of All-Time

Look, this was tough to make. Undoubtedly, this is going to start a debate. I could only pick 5 of the best of the best, which means some great basketball flicks are going to get left out. Yes, your favorite could end up not making the list–but that doesn’t mean it isn’t great! It’s hard to take all those movies and whittle it down to only 5. So, please let us know if we forgot your favorite and we can consider adding it to the list next time.

Honorable mentions include The Way Back starring Ben Affleck. That was a great, and emotional movie. It shows the power basketball, or any sport, can have on people. Additionally, classics like Glory Road, Like Mike, He Got Game, and White Men Can’t Jump won’t be found on the list. Likewise, BASEketball won’t make the list because it’s not entirely a basketball movie. Expect to see it on a future Best Hybrid Sports Movies list. Do they deserve to be? Absolutely! However, they didn’t make the list of my personal favorites. They’re probably on yours!

Recently, we celebrated the start of baseball season with a list of the 5 greatest baseball movies of all-time. That was another fantastic list that was hard to narrow down to only 5. However, I feel like this list is more of a challenge. It would be easy to name 5 great golf movies–there aren’t many of them! Unfortunately, you can’t say the same about basketball movies.

Check out the list below! Did we miss your favorite basketball movie? Let us know! Here are the 5 we ended up with at the end. Of course, just like in March Madness there are some crazy upsets and Cinderella stories.

The Best Basketball Movies Ever Made

  • Space Jam

    The original Space Jam is one of the best movies of all-time, let alone basketball movies. It’s a great combination of live action and animation. It stars Michael Jordan in one of his very few acting roles, and he does a good enough job! However, the stars of the movie are the Looney Tunes. Bugs Bunny and the gang are hilarious. Bill Murray and Wayne Knight have stellar cameos, as do some other NBA stars of the 90s. The sequel will not make the list.

  • Coach Carter

    Coach Carter is a powerful movie. It was an instant classic. The movie stars Samuel L. Jackson, Rick Gonzalez, and Channing Tatum. At first, you feel like Coach Carter is the worst kind of Coach, before you realize his greatness and how he’s exactly what those players needed. As a former high school athlete, it was a relatable movie. One of the best for sure.

  • Hustle

    You might have a problem with Hustle making the list. That’s understandable. However, you’ve got to give Adam Sandler credit here. He did a fantastic job in a more serious role while being able to deliver laughs. It ended up being an excellent movie, and I’m keeping it on the list!

  • Semi-Pro

    Semi-Pro is hilarious and Will Ferrell gives a phenomenal performance as a basketball player/coach/owner. He does it in the style that only Will Ferrell could pull off. The Flint Tropics uniform remains a Halloween staple to this day. You’ll always see at least one at the party. It’s different than most other basketball movies, but in a good way.

  • Hoosiers

    Another classic. I felt bad not having this one on the list. Is it my personal favorite? No. I can admit it is not. However, it simply had to make the list of the best basketball movies. I would have been ripped apart if it wasn’t included. I already feel bad enough for not including White Men Can’t Jump and He Got Game. One of those had to make the list!

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