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What films could you watch again and again?

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HowVeryDareYou2 Wed 29-Mar-23 15:22:41

Mine are -

Snatch
Goodfellas
Big
Goodnight Uncle Tom
Ghost
Stella Dallas

NotSpaghetti Thu 30-Mar-23 10:03:38

Oh yes! Cuckoo's nest and ^ Bridges of Madison County^
I'm also odd then nanna8 as I also would re-watch Wicker Man (and Straw Dogs for that matter).

Pulp Fiction is another one I'm happy to re-watch.

Walkowl Thu 30-Mar-23 10:41:23

Little Women
Goodnight Mr Tom
Home Alone

mantaray Thu 30-Mar-23 12:40:38

Gladiator
Godfather 11
The Railway Children
Forest Gump
Big
The Day of the Jackal (still unbelievably tense even though I know the ending)
The Shawshank Redemption
About a Boy......and so many more.

Litterpicker Thu 30-Mar-23 12:51:58

Thought of some more - Local Hero, That Sinking Feeling, Gregory’s Girl 🙂

eazybee Thu 30-Mar-23 13:17:34

Pretty Woman, Dirty Dancing, Shakespeare in Love, Scrooge (Alistair Sim), Great Expectations (John Mills) West Side Story (the original), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Ben Hur, and always: White Christmas.

Uptodate Thu 30-Mar-23 22:52:09

Three billboards Jaws. It's a mad mad world Lord of the rings

Kate1949 Fri 31-Mar-23 10:29:14

The King and I. We went to see the stage show a couple of weeks ago. Fabulous!

Wheniwasyourage Fri 31-Mar-23 13:00:39

What's Up Doc?
Where Eagles Dare
When Harry Met Sally
The Lavender Hill Mob
The Day Of The Jackal
Keeping Mum
The King's Speech
and more...

Isn't it interesting how many of these films that people love also appear on the other thread about the films that people hate? grin

Kim19 Fri 31-Mar-23 13:50:44

Young at heart
Roman holiday
Paint your wagon
Notting Hill
The American President

Kim19 Fri 31-Mar-23 13:52:25

Jack &Sarah
Something's gotta give
Mamma Mia 1

NotSpaghetti Fri 31-Mar-23 14:45:58

Yes! Three billboards and ^Full Monty"

Mollygo Fri 31-Mar-23 22:44:18

Thought I’d add Goodnight, Mr Tom, Rush Hour 1&2, Home Alone and in case I forgot it last time, My Big Fat Greek wedding, 1&2

NotSpaghetti Fri 31-Mar-23 22:47:03

Wheniwasyourage - yes! Very interesting.

hollysteers Sat 01-Apr-23 02:34:28

Can’t rewatch films or reread books.
There are too many of both I haven’t seen/read.

denbylover Sat 01-Apr-23 04:31:24

Born Free
Daktari
Out of Africa
My Fair Lady
Love Actuality
The Day of the Jackel
To Sir With Love

Chardy Sat 01-Apr-23 07:03:05

Niece and I discovered a few months ago that Sister Act cheers both of us up immeasurably.
Pride & Prejudice (Keira Knightley Matthew Macfadyen version)
Rebecca (Laurence Olivier version)
Where Eagles Dare
First Wives Club
Gosford Park
Great Escape

NotAGran55 Sat 01-Apr-23 07:15:43

E.T.
Billy Eliot

grannydarkhair Sat 01-Apr-23 07:21:23

Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources, Total Recall, Leon, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Great Escape, Tremors, From Dusk till Dawn, Ethan Frome, Snakes on a Plane, Some Like It Hot, Bringing Up Baby, Goodfellas, Pulp Fiction, Spartacus, Cabaret, Billy Elliot.
I’ve lost count of how often I’ve watched some of the above.

Calendargirl Sat 01-Apr-23 07:24:27

Witness.
Mildred Pierce (Joan Crawford) version.
Kind Hearts And Coronets.
Brief Encounter.
The Ladykillers (original version).

Serendipity22 Sat 01-Apr-23 09:06:42

I only have 2 ( not really a film fan )

Home Alone.
Scrooge.

NotSpaghetti Sat 01-Apr-23 10:06:31

Oh yes. Witness and Leon
... I watched Witness (again) only a couple of weeks ago, Calendargirl the score for that film (especially the barn-raising) is beautiful. Now I have it in my head I'll have to find my old CD of it!

deedee27 Sat 01-Apr-23 11:03:45

Some like it hot

LillyPud Sat 01-Apr-23 11:07:49

Gone with the Wind
Shawshank Redemption
The Jolson Story
Moonstruck
Sound of Music
Dances With Wolves

Didolizzy Sat 01-Apr-23 11:08:16

Born Free
The Truman Show

CBBL Sat 01-Apr-23 11:09:24

Doctor Zhivago
Anne of a Thousand Days (Anne Bolyn)
Fiddler on the Roof
Dirty Dancing
Road House
The King & I
Anything with Sam Elliot in it!