120+ Movie Trivia Team Names for Film Fans

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Block­busters, classics, comedies, and cult favorites — the funniest, cleverest, and quote-iest movie team names for your next trivia night.

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  1. Classic Hollywood & Black-and-White Era
  2. Modern Blockbusters
  3. Comedy Films
  4. Sci-Fi & Fantasy
  5. Horror & Thriller
  6. Oscar Winners & Drama
  7. Quote-Based Picks

Picking a movie-themed trivia team name is a flex. Done right, your name signals which corners of cinema you obsess over — and gives the host a chance to read it out loud and get a laugh. Below: 120+ tested, party-tested picks broken into seven categories. Every name riffs on a real film, line, or character.

1. Classic Hollywood & Black-and-White Era

Casablanca, Citizen Kane, Vertigo — names for the pre-1970 cinephile.

Here's Looking At You, Quiz

Casablanca's Bogart toast, repurposed.

Rosebud Squad

Citizen Kane's last word.

The Maltese Falconers

The stuff that dreams are made of.

The Yellow Brick Brigade

Wizard of Oz wanderers.

Frankly, We Don't Give a Damn

Gone With the Wind sign-off.

The Tramp's Tribe

Chaplin, marching forward.

Vertigo Spinners

Hitchcock vibes only.

The Singin' in the Rainmakers

What a glorious feeling.

The Some Like It Hots

Nobody's perfect.

The Citizen Brain

Smarter than the average newsroom.

The Lawrence of Trivia

Nothing is written.

Sunset Boulevard Bunch

Ready for our close-up.

The Notorious Trivia Mob

Hitchcock-coded answers.

The Bicycle Thieves' Trivia

Italian neorealism, baby.

The Seven Samurai's Sevens

Kurosawa for the win.

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2. Modern Blockbusters

Avatar, Inception, Top Gun — picks for the blockbuster lover.

The Inception Inceptors

A team within a team within a team.

Top Gun Maverick Trivia

I feel the need... for the win.

Avatar's Na'vi Knowers

I see you, scoreboard.

The Matrix Decoders

Red pill or blue pill answers.

The Mission: Impossibles

Should you choose to accept.

Jurassic Quizzers

Life finds a way... to win.

The Fast & the Trivia-ous

Family. That's what we call this team.

The Bond Vesper Squad

Shaken, not stirred.

The Indiana Bones

It belongs in our trivia answers.

The Pacific Rim Trivia

Cancelling the apocalypse.

Dune-derstanders

Fear is the mind-killer.

The Oppenheimer Equation

Now I am become trivia.

The Bourne Identifiers

I know who I am... and the answer.

The Gladiator's Glory

Are you not entertained?

The Titanic Score

I'm the king of the world!

3. Comedy Films

Anchorman, Step Brothers, Hot Fuzz — names for laugh-line lovers.

The Stay Classy Quizzers

Anchorman's signature sign-off.

The Step Brothers Bunkbeds

Did we just become best friends?

The Big Lebowski Dudes

The dude abides… the question.

The Hot Fuzz Constables

The greater good.

Mean Girls' Burn Book

You can't sit with us.

The Princess Bride's Inigos

Hello, my name is Inconceivable.

Spinal Trivia Tap

This one goes to eleven.

Bridesmaids in Trivia

Help me, I'm poor.

The Office Space Bobs

What would you say you do here?

Caddyshack Caddies

Be the ball.

The Naked Gun Lieutenants

Surely you can't be serious.

Dumb and Dumber's Petes

So you're telling me there's a chance.

The Borat Greatest Successes

Very nice, how much?

Tropic Thunder's Method Actors

I know what dude I am.

Ferris Bueller's Day-Off-Quizzers

Bueller? Bueller?

4. Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Blade Runner — for the genre die-hards.

The Force Sensitive Six

May the trivia be with you.

The Fellowship of the Quiz

One team to rule them all.

The Blade Runners

Tears in the rain… and right answers.

The Time-Travelers' Tea

Marty, we have to go back!

2001: A Trivia Odyssey

I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't say wrong.

The Alien Crew

In space, no one can hear you brag.

The Predators' Prey

Get to the choppa!

The E.T. Phone-a-Friends

E.T. trivia home.

The Pan's Labyrinth Pacts

Faun, fear, and facts.

The Princess Mononokes

Studio Ghibli stans assembled.

The Edge of Tomorrow Loopers

Live. Die. Repeat. Win.

District 9 Aliens

Underdog energy.

Children of Men's Hopefuls

The future is in our answers.

The Arrival Linguists

Translate every question.

The Interstellar Ascenders

Love is the answer that transcends time.

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5. Horror & Thriller

Halloween, The Shining, Get Out — picks for spooky-season squads.

Here's Johnny's Trivia

The Shining axes the competition.

Michael Myers' Maskers

Halloween night, every night.

The Jaws Chompers

You're gonna need a bigger team.

The Sunken Place Squad

Get Out's revelation.

The Babadook's Book Club

You can't get rid of the trivia.

The Hereditary Heirs

It's a family curse.

Scream Queens' Roll Call

What's your favorite scary movie?

The Silence of the Trivia

Hannibal-precise answers.

The Conjuring Quizzers

Annabelle approves.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Trivia Crew

Family BBQ, family team.

The Friday the 13th Final Girls

Last team standing.

The Saw Survivors

Do you want to play a trivia game?

The Don't Look Up Crew

Warning the world, one fact at a time.

The Nightmare on Elm Streetlights

Whatever you do, don't sleep on us.

The Ringers

Seven days to win.

6. Oscar Winners & Drama

For the team that takes the academy seriously.

The Parasite Hosts

Best Picture 2020.

Everything Everywhere All At Once Quiz

Multiverse-mode trivia.

The Godfather's Made Men

Going to the trivia mattresses.

Forrest Gump's Boxes of Chocolates

Life is like a question round.

The Shawshank Riders

Hope is a good thing.

The Departed Plus-Ones

Boston-tough trivia.

The Schindler's Listmakers

The list is everything.

The 12 Angry Trivia Jurors

One reasonable doubt at a time.

The Driving Miss Daisys

Patience and precision.

The CODA Crew

2022's quiet champion.

Moonlight Watchers

2017's soft-spoken winner.

The Spotlight Reporters

Investigating every clue.

The King's Speech Therapists

F-f-formidable.

The Argo Mission

Argo, trivia yourself.

Birdman's Backstage Crew

What we talk about when we talk about wins.

7. Quote-Based Picks

When the line is more recognizable than the title.

I'll Be Back (With Answers)

Terminator vibes.

You Can't Handle The Trivia

A Few Good Men, in Q&A form.

Show Me The Trivia

Jerry Maguire moves.

Why So Serious?

The Joker, on losing teams.

Houston, We Have a Win

Apollo 13.

Just When I Thought I Was Out

Godfather III's pull.

To Trivia, or Not To Trivia

That is the question.

Bond. Trivia Bond.

Self-explanatory.

I'm Walking Here!

Midnight Cowboy energy.

You Talkin' To Us?

Taxi Driver.

Hasta La Vista, Losers

Terminator 2.

Adventure is Out There

Up's Carl & Russell.

To Infinity and Beyond

Toy Story's Buzz, ascended.

Wax On, Quiz Off

Karate Kid wisdom.

I See Dead Wrong Answers

The Sixth Sense, but funnier.

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