Movie Common Thread Challenge

[D] There is a group of kids | Young ensembles tackle adult problems uniquely. Childhood logic meets serious danger, creating stories both adventurous and surprisingly profound.

[A] A character is wrongfully accused | These wrongful accusation thrillers each twist innocence into pursuit. Heroes prove their truth while society's machinery grinds against them relentlessly.

[C] Stars Tom Hanks | Hanks elevates diverse material consistently. His everyman charm anchors fantasies, dramas, and comedies with equal gravitational pull.

[B] Has a card game scene | Cards reveal personality under pressure. Poker faces crack, bluffs collapse, and fortunes flip with each dealt hand.

[B] A main character owns a dog | Canine companions drive narrative choices throughout cinema. Their loyalty creates stakes that human relationships sometimes cannot match emotionally.

[A] Takes place at Christmas | Holiday settings compress emotional stakes perfectly. Seasonal deadlines force confrontations that feel both urgent and universally relatable.

[B] Set in New York | Manhattan becomes cinema's ultimate character. Steam vents, yellow cabs, and concrete canyons shape every protagonist's journey uniquely.

[C] Has a wedding scene | Weddings crystallize emotional turning points. Whether violent, romantic, awkward, or abandoned, ceremonies expose everyone's true intentions instantly.

[B] The lead has drink or drug problem | Addiction narratives externalize internal battles cinematically. Physical deterioration mirrors psychological warfare fought bottle by bottle, dose by dose.

[A] People see dead people | Supernatural sight bridges worlds cinematically. These films explore grief's weight through spectral encounters that heal old wounds.

[C] The movie plays out in a single day | Single-day narratives intensify every decision. Dawn-to-dusk compression eliminates filler, demanding pure character evolution through crisis.

[A] Features a renowned car chase | Legendary automotive sequences define action cinema. Minis through sewers, Parisian wrong ways, and tunnel ambushes showcase pure kinetic storytelling.

[D] The cast includes a 'Game of Thrones' star | Westeros alumni populate epic cinema broadly. Their battlefield experience translates across ancient Rome, Middle-earth, and dystopian futures.

[C] Are all Stephen King adaptations | King's horror translates uniquely across genres. Prison walls, hotel corridors, and high school gyms become equally terrifying stages.

[D] Mostly set at sea | Ocean isolation strips stories bare. Salt, sun, and endless horizons transform survival into philosophical meditation about human resilience.