Ten board games that could be movies

TOM CARDY

To coincide with the release of new Hollywood action flick Battleship, Arts and Entertainment editor Tom Cardy suggests some other classic games that could be turned into movies.

CLUEDO
It's got it all - a house in the country, a murder, a selection of eccentric suspects and a variety of weapons. You'd think Hollywood would have already done it - but wait they have. It was Clue way back in 1985.

SNAKES AND LADDERS
Two options. One starring Jesse Eisenberg as a man trying to climb up the corporate ladder, only to battle snakes in the form of sleazy competitors for the top job. Or, have Samuel L Jackson battle snakes on a plane with his only weapon being a ladder.

OPERATION
Directed by Tom Six, creator of horror film The Human Centipede. A demented family capture a stranger and decide to operate on him without anesthetic.

MOUSE TRAP
Pixar animated feature about a cheeky mouse and even cheekier kids who set up a bizarre trap to catch the critter. In the meantime, rent out the very funny Mousehunt.

MONOPOLY
This is actually being floated as movie and even had Ridley Scott's name attached to it at one point. It's got it all - property development, jail, free parking, a short guy in a top hat, and lots of money.

RISK
Another game that could be easily adapted as a big action thriller, with Kiefer Sutherland or Daniel Craig in the lead with the world at war.

GAME OF LIFE
A teen-friendly comedy, starring Zac Efron and Selena Gomez who have multiple choices on how to lead their lives and to instantly change their direction thanks to a magical spinning gizmo.

SCRABBLE
Earth encounters aliens who can only communicate by juggling little plastic squares into words. If we get it right with a double word score, they become our friends. If we get it wrong, we become their slaves.

BARREL OF MONKEYS
Mutant aggressive monkeys are locked in a large oak barrel. Then one day the barrel breaks open and instead of more fun than the proverbial, all hell breaks loose.

OUIJA
Another one that Hollywood is seriously considering with the producer of Paranormal Activity attached.

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