Random Mind-Boggling Riddles From Movies (16 items)

(#1) Labyrinth
- Film (1986)
In the classic film Labyrinth, Jennifer Connelly's character and the audience are frustrated by the riddle of the lying door guard.

The Riddle:

There are two doors. One leads to the castle; the other, to certain death. You may ask one question, to one guard, to help you decide which door is the correct one. One guard always lies, and one always tells the truth. How do you choose?

The Answer:

Ask either guard which door the other guard would say leads out. To stay alive, you must walk through the opposite door you’ve been told to use.
(#16) Van Helsing
- Film (2004)
The somewhat cheesy film Van Helsing has an equally cheesy reveal when the anagram in Johnny Alucard's last name is revealed.

The Anagram:

Alucard

The Answer:

Dracula
(#3) Inside Man
- Film (2006)
In the Spike Lee film Inside Man, Clive Owen's and Denzel Washington's characters have a battle of words, including this puzzler.

The Riddle:

What weighs more: all the trains that pass through Grand Central Station in a day, or all the trees cut down in a year to print US currency?

The Answer:

They weigh the same - nothing. US currency is not printed on paper from trees, and trains go through Grand Central Terminal (not station).
(#9) Batman Forever
- Film (1995)
Any Batman movie featuring The Riddler is sure to be stuffed with riddles. Here's an easy one.

The Riddle:

Tear one off and scratch my head. What once was red is black instead.

The Answer:

A match
(#12) Jumanji
- Film (1995)
The Robin Williams classic Jumanji is chock-full of riddles. This is one of our favorites.

The Riddle:

Don't be fooled, it isn't thunder. Staying put would be a blunder.

The Answer:

A stampede
(#4) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- Film (1975)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail contains a classic riddle with an answer that truly doesn't matter.

The Riddle:

What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?

The Answer...?

African or European?