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Can you guess the movie as told by emoji?

Can you guess the movie as told by emoji?

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Earlier this week, Kyle MacLachlan (of Twin Peaks fame) took to Twitter to answer a fan’s question, asking him to explain the plot of Dune. What MacLachlan did next was brilliant: he retold the entire movie through emoji.

McLachlan boiled the plot down nicely into 41 characters:

This got us thinking: if McLachlan could translate Dune into emoji form, how hard could it be to describe our own favorite films with them?

After a rigorous brainstorming session, here’s what we came up with:

(Spoilers, maybe?)

Answer: 10 Cloverfield Lane

Answer: 2001: A Space Odyssey

Answer: Alien

Answer: Apollo 13

Answer: Castaway

Answer: Edge of Tomorrow

Answer: Elysium

Answer: Ex Machina

Answer: Fast Five

Answer: Gravity

Answer: Hot Fuzz

Answer: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

Answer: John Wick

Answer: Jurassic Park

Answer: The Matrix

Answer: Serenity

Answer: Star Wars

Answer: Terminator 2

Answer: Under the Skin

Answer: Moon