THE PHILRULZ DICTIONARY



coup: A coup d'état (aka a "physical challenge") occurs when one or more attendees decide to forcibly turn off a movie before it has reached a significant runtime. A coup or physical challenge only qualifies when a non-significant amount of the film has been viewed. A coup d'état does not require a vote. There is no rule against a couped movie being re-shown later in the same festival, though if it is not viewed during that festival it is to be considered purgatoried thereafter. Couped movies do NOT count as an officialy viewed film for the sake of overall counts or the survey. A movie can only be considered couped if its total runtime is less than 10 minutes; otherwise it is to be deemed partially viewed, even if it is turned off via a non-vote physical challenge. In cases where it is unclear whether a movie should be considered couped or partial, the final decision will be made by that year's Voting Chairman.


Current List of couped Movies:


American Pie Present: The Naked Mile
Oldboy
Bandidas
The Story of the Weeping Camel
Talk to Her
The Other Boleyn Girl
Downfall
Drive
A Good Day to be Black & Sexy
Mean Girls 2
Anna Karenina
After Life
I'm a Cyborg But That's OK
Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead
Picture Perfect
Fences
November Rule
Jackie
Andre the Giant
All the Money in the World
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Your Name
Morbius
Los Angeles Plays Itself
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