Top 24 Best Movie Drinking Games: Romances, Comedies, Thrillers & More!

There are a bunch of movies you’d watch forever and never get tired of. However, we know you wish you’d had a few drinking rules attached to them. We’re not talking nonsense! The most famous classics, romances, comedies, and horror movies are included in this fabulous list! 

• Equipment needed;
• Drinking Game For All Movies;
• Specific Movies Drinking Games;

1. The Hangover;
2. Home Alone;
3. Mean Girls;
4. The Wolf of Wall Street;
5. Titanic;
6. Dumb And Dumber;
7. Scream;
8. Top Gun;
9. Die Hard;
10. Twilight;
11. The Notebook;
12. The Shawshank Redemption;
13. The Godfather;
14. Anchorman;
15. Legally Blonde;
16. Goldfinger;
17. The Good, The Bad & The Ugly;
18. The Matrix;
19. Interstellar;
20. The Pianist;
21. Zombieland;
22. Barbie;
23. Forrest Gump;
24. Avatar;

• Conclusion;

Equipment Needed To Play A Movie Drinking Game

Well, let me spoil it for you: such drinking games are played without cards, or really, without any extra equipment. However, to go really straightforward, here’s all you need before deciding to play any movie drinking game:

• A few friends. Although you can absolutely play a movie drinking game by yourself, it works way better for larger groups.
• Your favorite movie & a device to watch it. After picking your movie, if you’ve invited a few people over to play, pick a larger screen to play the movie.
• Drinks for everyone playing. It’s really drinks of your choice, but if you want to remain sober, get some beers (around 2-3 per player).

Drinking Game For All Movies

In case your favorite movie isn’t in this list of top 24 movies (c’mon, what could be the odds?), you may use the rules below. Besides that, you may also add these rules to other movie drinking games below, to add some extra fun and expand the list of rules! 
Take a sip of your drink every time: 

• Someone hangs up the phone without saying goodbye;
• The audience laughs or applauds when a character appears;
• A character uses their catchphrase (such as Joey at Friends saying ‘How you doin’?’;
• There’s music in the background;
• An animal appears;
• A real brand name is mentioned (Nike, Burger King, Prada);

Finish your drink when:

• There’s slow motion in the scenes;
• Someone mentions another TV show or movie;
• Any of the characters look directly at the camera;
• A fantasy scene appears;
• Someone gets into a fight;
• Two characters kiss;
• Any of the main characters dies;

1. The Hangover (2009)

About the movie: The Hangover is a comedy trilogy created by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore & directed by Todd Philips. The storyline is all about three groomsmen trying to find Doug, the groom-to-be, and get him back to LA in time.

Take a sip of your drink every time:

• Someone says ‘Vegas’;
• You see Stu’s missing tooth;
• There’s a Las Vegas casino shown on screen;
• Stu says he’s a doctor out loud;
• Alan says a made-up alternative instead of a swear word;
• They find a clue about Doug;
• Anyone says ‘baby’;
• You feel sorry for Stu;

Finish your drink when:

• There’s nudity on the screen;
• Carlos cries;
• Someone says ‘I don’t remember!’;
• A character gets beaten up;
• Mike starts singing;
• They finally find Doug;

2. Home Alone (1990)

Take a sip of your drink every time:

• Kevin complains about something;
• Kate (Kevin’s mom) freaks out and yells;
• People play a Christmas game;
• Marv & Harry try breaking into the McCallister’s house;
• Someone speaks French or mentions Paris;
• Kevin completes a successful prank;
• A character uses any bad word (most likely Kevin with his ‘jerk’, ‘shut up’, and similar ones);
• Kevin screams;
• There’s a police officer on screen;
• The statue is hit by a car;
• There’s a Christmas song in the background;
• You see the Old Man Marley;

Finish your drink when:

• Kevin starts missing his family;
• The famous scene of ‘Marry Christmas, you filthy animal. And a Happy New Year.’ comes;
• The family comes home;

3. Mean Girls (2004)

Take a sip of your drink every time:

• They mispronounce Cady’s name;
• Another language other than English is spoken;
• Anyone says ‘Regine George’;
• Cady does a voiceover;
• There’s a three-way call;
• Someone brings the ‘plastics’ up;
• The word ‘fetch’ is said;
• Someone talks about the Burn Book;

Finish your drink when:

• Cady has a flashback to Africa;
• Someone (read: Regina) gets hit by a bus;
• A character says ‘You can’t sit with us!’ (or the opposite);

4. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

Take a sip of your drink every time:

• Any character drops an F-bomb;
• Someone throws a middle finger;
• You can’t help but laugh;
• Anyone says ‘quaalude’;
• You see nudity;
• Belfort loses his temper;
• Some drugs are snorted;
• Jordan (Leo) breaks the 4th wall;
• Two characters are seen making out;

Finish your drink when:

• Steven is in a headlock;
• Someone flips someone off;
• The yacht sinks;

5. Titanic (1997)

Take a sip of your drink every time:

• Someone is smoking a cigarette;
• Anyone says ‘Titanic’;
• You see any of Jack’s artworks.
• The exterior of the ship is shown on the screen;
• ‘My Heart Will Go On’ plays;’
• Someone uses a gun;
• You see the captain of Titanic;
• Two of the characters kiss;
• Rose & Jack kiss;
• Someone talks about the Heart Of The Ocean or you see it;

Finish your drink when:

• Jack saves Rose’s life after she tries to commit suicide;
• The Titanic hits the iceberg which causes it to sink;
• Jack dies;

6. Dumb And Dumber (1994)

Take a sip of your drink every time:

• Harry saves Lloyd from some trouble;
• Anyone says ‘briefcase’ (and they say it a lot!);
• Lloyd tries to say a famous quote, but messes up;
• They pull a prank on someone;
• Harry & Lloyd spend money from the suitcase;
• Lloyd thinks of Mary;
• An animal is harmed in one way or another;
• An accident is almost avoided;

Finish your drink when: 

• A character says ‘Check please!’;
• The duo finally makes it up to Aspen;
• The bad guys follow them two;

7. Scream (1996)

Take a sip of your drink every time:

• A telephone rings;
• One of the characters screams;
• Someone gets killed/stabbed;
• Any of the rules of surviving a horror movie is broken;
• You see that Ghostface is in town;
• Stu cries;
• There’s a fake scare;
• Anything is thrown at Randy;
• Sydney’s mom is brought up;
• Dewey says/does something stupid or nonsense. 

Finish your drink when:

• The killer is revealed;
• Someone says ‘What’s your favorite scary movie?’;
• Sidney kills Stu with a TV & shoots Billy;

We probably shouldn’t be saying this, but Scream is definitely the best movie for a horror movie drinking game!

8. Top Gun (1986)

Take a sip of your drink every time:

• There’s a high five;
• You hear or see ‘Danger Zone’;
• There’s a plane taking off;
• A plane name (such as F-14) is mentioned;
• Someone wears sunglasses indoors;
• Anyone does a barrel roll;
• The targeting reticle gets a lock on a jet;
• There’s sexual innuendo;
• A character calls someone by their nickname;

Finish your drink when:

• Goose and the others sing ‘Great Balls Of Fire’;
• Goose flies into the plane’s windshield;
• One of the main characters dies;

9. Die Hard (1988)

Take a sip of your drink every time: 

• Someone says ‘terrorist’;
• John McClane talks to himself;
• Anyone talks about Christmas;
• Ellis snorts cocaine;
• ‘McClane’ or ‘Nakatomi’ is mentioned by somebody;
• John kills someone;
• Anyone says ‘Yippee-Kai-Yay motherfucker’;
• A Christmas song is playing;
• John’s feet are the only thing on the screen;
• The elevator dings;

Finish your drink when:

• Gruber falls to his death;
• Someone dies;
• ‘Hans… Booby’ is said by Ellis;

10. Twilight (2008)

Take a sip of your drink every time: 

• Bella touches her hair or bites her lip;
• Somebody talks about Arizona;
• Edward saves Bella;
• You see the police badge;
• Edward & Bella stare at each other;
• A vampire uses their vampire powers;
• Edward does his awkward smile;
• The Volturi kills someone;
• A character is attacked by someone else;

Finish your drink when: 

• Bella trips over and Edward catches her;
• A vampire sparkles;
• Bella sees Edward sparkling for the first time;

11. The Notebook (2004)

Take a sip of your drink every time:

• You see a tranquil shot of birds flying over the lake;
• Allie’s parents do something bad;
• There’s a kiss happening;
• There comes a scene that would be embarrassing to watch with your parents;
• Noah writes another letter;
• You cry;
• One of them says ‘I hate you’ or ‘I love you’;
• There’s a narration of the story in the background;

Finish your drink when:

• Allie says ‘I’ve waited for you 7 years!’;
• She reads the goodbye letter;
• Noah finishes building the house;
• Noah & Allie hop into the hospital bed, hold hands, and die;

Ps. If you’re having a date night, the Notebook game is the perfect drinking game for couples. 

12. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

Take a sip of your drink every time:

• Someone bags at a Foodway;
• Red is denied parole;
• One of the sisters harasses Andy;
• Andy does someone’s taxes;
• You see a woman on screen;
• There are some tools on screen (such as hammers, mops, and shovels);
• Anyone says ‘Innocent’, or ‘Shawshank’;
• Norton takes a bribe;
• Two friends are embracing on the beach;
• Brooks gets violent;

Finish your drink when:

• Andy fixes up a boat;
• One of the characters dies;
• Andy tears off his clothes;

13. The Godfather (1972)

Take a sip of your drink every time:

• One of the characters speaks Italian;
• ‘Family’, ‘business’, or ‘father’ are mentioned;
• Someone whispers into a character’s ear;
• We get reminded that Tom Hagen isn’t part of the family;
• You see or hear some talk about wine;
• A man or a baby cries;
• The Godfather theme song plays;
• There are oranges on the screen;

Finish your drink when:

• Michael shoots Sollozzo and McCluskey;
• Someone is killed;
• Michael becomes the new Godfather;

14. Anchorman (2004)

Take a sip of your drink every time: 

• Anyone says ‘Ron’, ‘Burgundy’, ‘Veronica’ or ‘Anchorman’;
• Brick shows us he’s stupid (I just realized he’s the Michael Scott of The Office);
• The news reporters say their signing-off phrases;
• Ron Burgundy says ‘Scotch’;
• One of the characters speaks to the camera;
• Someone drinks anything;
• A celebrity cameo speaks on screen;
• Someone smokes;

Finish your drink when: 

• The street brawl scene is on;
• Baxter saves the day;
• Ron & Veronica get married (spoiler alert);

15. Legally Blonde (2001)

Take a sip of your drink every time:

• Elle gets a new hairstyle;
• A law terminology is used;
• An engagement ring is referenced;
• There’s a scene in a hair salon;
• Emmet shows support to Elle;
• The ‘Bend & Snap’ move is mentioned;
• Elle’s chihuahua, Bruiser, appears on the screen;
• A dramatic moment happens in the courtroom;

Finish your drink when:

• Elle goes to law school;
• There’s a marriage proposal;
• The iconic ‘perm’ scene happens;

Cheers to a legendary girls’ night drinking game!

16. Goldfinger (1964)

Take a sip of your drink every time:

• Anyone says ‘Goldfinger’;
• A character says a pun;
• There’s an explosion happening;
• You can see Gold on the screen;
• James Bond gets into a car chase;
• A gadget is used;
• Any of the characters faint;
• The movie theme song plays;
• Oddjob throws his hat;

Finish your drink when:

• There comes the ‘No Mr.Bond, I expect you to die’ phrase;
• Bond manages to survive;
• The opening credit sequence is on;

17. The Good, The Bad & The Ugly (1966)

Take a sip of your drink every time: 

• There’s a death on the screen;
• Clint exposes his gun;
• You hear ‘aaaaaah, wah-wah-waaah’;
• Someone mentions the $200,000;
• There’s a bad dubbing job;
• The characters arrive at Sand Hill;
• Clint calls Tuco his nickname: ‘Dagwood’;
• All three characters share the frame;
• Someone fires a gun in the final duel;

Finish your drink when:

• Clint kills 5 or more men in a row;
• The half-soldier appears;
• The Civil War scene starts;

Ps. There’s also a poker game named The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, for your information.

18. The Matrix (1999)

Take a sip of your drink every time:

• The Oracle is brought up;
• There’s a slow-motion scene;
• Anyone defies the laws of physics;
• A character says ‘Matrix’;
• The green computer code is visible;
• Someone uses the phone;
• Neo asks something;
• Someone leaves or enters the Matrix;

Finish your drink when:

• The Oracle shows up;
• Morpheus breaks a toilet;
• You hear ‘He is the one!’;

19. Interstellar (2014)

Take a sip of your drink every time:

• You don’t understand what Cooper says;
• An item falls off the bookshelf;
• A TARS setting has to be adjusted;
• A character is sitting on the porch;
• Someone burns their crop;
• TARS has to run and go somewhere;
• The scene relates to the Avengers;
• You see a full shot of the spinning Endurance spacecraft;

Finish your drink when:

• Cooper and TARS land inside Tesseract;
• You question ‘how’s it possible?’;
• Murph has her “Eureka!” moment. 

20. The Pianist (2002)

Take a sip of your drink every time:

• Mr. Szzpilman plays the piano;
• The main character runs away; 
• An 18+ scene is starring;
• You see or hear something about Wladyslaw’s family;
• He finds something to eat;
• Wladyslaw looks homeless;

Finish your drink when: 

• Hosenfeld gives Szpilman his coat before he leaves;
• Szpilman gets back at the Polish radio and plays the piano;
• He finds out he has to leave the flat since Janina and her husband were arrested.

21. Zombieland (2009)

Take a sip of your drink every time:

• A character is named after a location;
• Someone says ‘Twinkies’;
• Tallahassee kills a zombie;
• One of the zombies spurts blood;
• You see or hear a rule;
• Anyone makes it to the climax;
• ‘Zombieland’ is mentioned;
• Columbus says or does something cringe;

Finish your drink when:

• You hear someone say ‘Zombieland’;
• ‘Not up or shut up’ is said;
• The zombies are finally dead;

22. Barbie (2023)

Take a sip of your drink every time:

• Someone says ‘Hi Barbie!’;
• Barbie changes her outfit;
• Allan says his famous ‘NooOoOo’;
• You feel bad for Ken;
• There’s an element of strong & loyal friendship;
• Characters burst into a song;
• They talk about Barbie’s flat feet;
• Barbie shares how much she loves fashion & design;

Finish your drink when:

• Gloria has her big gender- inequality speech;
• Barbie says ‘You guys ever think about dying?’;
• Team Barbie wins! 

23. Forrest Gump (1994)

Take a sip of your drink every time:

• Forest meets somebody famous;
• A character mentions ‘Alabama’;
• Forrest says ‘Life is a box of chocolates’;
• The main character goes for a run;
• Bubba talks about shrimp;
• Forrest achieves something extraordinary;
• Jenny is referred as ‘My Jenny’;
• Forrest mentions something his mamma always said;

Finish your drink when:

• Forrest gives a memorable speech;
• The final scene appears when Forrest talks to Jenny’s grave;
• There’s an emotional scene relating to Vitnam’s war;

24. Avatar (2009)

Take a sip of your drink every time:

• The scenery of Pandora is showcased;
• The RDA Corporation is mentioned;
• There’s a battle sequence; 
• Anyone says ‘Pandora’ or ‘Jake’;
• Na’vi Language is spoken;
• Jake interacts with his Avatar body;
• Neytiri appears;

Finish your drink when:

• RDA leaves Pandora;
• Jake takes his first flight;
• Pandora rejuvenation happens;

Conclusion

Wasn’t it magical? I mean, you’ll have the list of best movies of all time, of all categories, and there are drinking rules for each and every single one of them! All you have to do is play your comfort movie, get some drinks & mates (or not), and start drinking. If you are looking for more animated movies, make sure to check our list of Disney movies drinking games!