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Free Printable Movie Night Charades Cards
Print a full deck of movie night charades cards in under a minute, free, and ready to cut apart.
24 prompts to act out · cut-apart cards · US Letter & A4
Charades with film titles has one flaw that ruins it: half the room has not seen the film, and the person acting knows it within about ten seconds. This deck avoids the problem entirely. Not one card names a title. Every one is a moment you have seen in dozens of films, which means nobody is ever stuck for the wrong reason.
Twenty four prompts, and the good ones are the ones people recognize instantly: the slow motion walk away from an explosion, the run to the airport in the rain, the villain who explains the whole plan out loud, the training montage. Print it as it is and you are ready in a minute, six cards to a page, four pages, one pair of scissors. No account, no limit, no watermark.
There is a second round hiding in it. Once a card has been guessed, ask the room to name the genre, and the argument that follows tends to last longer than the acting did. If you want to write your own, open the deck in the generator. Whatever you type stays on your device.
The prompts
Every card in the deck, or edit the list in the generator
- Slow motion walk away from an explosion
- Dramatic villain monologue
- The jump scare
- Car chase through traffic
- Running to the airport in the rain
- Rolling credits nobody watches
- Director shouting action
- Popcorn machine overflowing
- The training montage
- Sword fight on a staircase
- Detective finding the last clue
- Alien landing on the lawn
- Hero hanging off a ledge
- The big dance number
- Zombie shuffling down a street
- Getting eaten by something offscreen
- Reading a will to the family
- Cowboy standoff at noon
- Sinking ship, everyone panicking
- The plot twist reaction
- Robot walking stiffly
- Spy crawling under laser beams
- Cheering at the final goal
- Falling in love in a bookshop
Ways to play
Before the film starts
Somebody is always late and the popcorn is never ready. Play a round while you wait.
Teams by sofa
Split by wherever people are already sitting. One minute per card, no talking, no props.
Guess the genre
After each card is guessed, name the genre. It starts more arguments than the acting does.
Intermission round
Pause halfway through a long film and play three cards. It wakes everyone back up.
Questions
Are these movie charades cards free?+
Yes, completely free, with no account, no print limit, and no watermark.
Do the cards name actual films?+
No, deliberately. Every card is a scene or a trope that turns up in dozens of films, so nobody is stuck because they have not seen a particular one.
How many cards are there?+
Twenty four, printed six to a page, so four pages you cut apart.
Does it work for a mixed group?+
Yes, better than title-based charades. Nobody is excluded for not having seen the right film, because the prompts are moments everyone recognizes.
Can I add our own?+
Yes. Open the deck in the generator and write your own cards. Everything you type stays on your device.