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Name a film you've watched over five times

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merlotgran Sun 24-Feb-19 18:46:03

That still entertains you.

A friend from way back in my misspent youth has shared this on facebook. Without hesitation, my first choice was The Boat That Rocked which brings back happy memories of revising for exams on Ventnor beach listening to Radio London on my little transistor radio.

I scrolled down through the comments and saw that she'd named the same film!!

Happy Days.

How about you?

callgirl1 Mon 25-Feb-19 00:25:58

How could I forget Blue Hawaii?

Grandma2213 Mon 25-Feb-19 01:07:27

Possibly 5 times
ET
Maybe 5 times
Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Bits of films many, many times (often falling asleep in the meantime)
Frozen
Jungle Book
Sleeping Beauty
Beauty and the Beast
Moana
Harry Potter (Various)
Finding Nemo / Dory
Tangled
Aladdin
Happy Feet
Lion King
The BFG
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
and too many more to mention!

DGC have a greater predilection for multiple watching than I do!! grin

TwiceAsNice Mon 25-Feb-19 06:26:06

All the Disney films with grandchildren
To Sir with Love - Sidney Poitiet - my absolute favourite I love him.
Ditto In the Heat of the Night
The early Harry Potters don’t seem to have repeated the new ones so much
Arthur Christmas
It’s a Dogs Life
Both of these again with grandchildren- the dog one makes me cry can recommend it

oldgaijin Mon 25-Feb-19 08:16:46

Laurence of Arabia
The Shawshank Redemption
The Maggie
Singin' in the Rain

Marilla Mon 25-Feb-19 08:21:17

The Great Escape (always hope Gordon Jackson and Richard Attenborough get on the bus and Steve McQueen makes it over the wire).

harrigran Mon 25-Feb-19 08:39:33

South Pacific
Sound of music
Great escape
Alice in wonderland
Nanny McPhee
Monsters inc, probably about 100 times ?

Greyduster Mon 25-Feb-19 09:00:04

By choice:
The Searchers;
A Bridge Too Far;
All Fred Astaire’s musicals.

By default:
Harry Potter and the Philospher’s Stone;
The Hobbit, part one.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

Harris27 Mon 25-Feb-19 09:03:29

My husband would say all the bond films as he loves them! Me its love actually and the holiday.

Ngaio1 Mon 25-Feb-19 09:16:28

Anne of the Thousand Days

Urmstongran Mon 25-Feb-19 09:25:26

How could I have left off Shawshank Redemption?!
Thanks oldgaijin

And not a film but a box set series - ‘only’ watched them all twice but I jpknow I’m due to watch it all again soon as it’s my absolute favourite - ‘The Sopranos’. Anyone else love it?

KatyK Mon 25-Feb-19 09:35:25

Oh Blue Hawaii callgirl . I had a friend who was obsessed with Elvis. I went with her to see Blue Hawaii. In the scene where he got married, my friend stood up and shouted at the actress playing his wife, 'take your bleedin' hands off him'. I was so embarrassed grin

henetha Mon 25-Feb-19 10:19:57

Casablanca.
Any film with Fred Astaire dancing.
Laurel and Hardy films.
Now Voyager (wonderful Bette Davis)
Anything with Cary Grant.
The African Queen.
Death in Venice. (marvellous Dirk Bogarde)
All the old musicals like Carousel and Oklahoma.
Oliver. A Star is Born. (the old Judy Garland one and the
Barbra Streisand one).
Cabaret. ( Fantastic Liza Minnelli)
The Graduate.
Titanic. (the Kate Winslet one)
Cast Away (with Tom Hanks.)
Mr.Bean's Holiday (always makes me laugh.)

henetha Mon 25-Feb-19 10:20:35

Last one should read Mr.Bean's Holiday.

henetha Mon 25-Feb-19 10:21:09

It's done it again!
Mr Bean's
Holiday

Kalu Mon 25-Feb-19 10:44:16

Casablanca
Shining Through
Out of Africa
Indochine
Monsieur Hulot - all
Calamity Jane.....oh, I so wanted that Palomino and the fringy suit outfit
Imitation of Life
Bridges of Madison County
An Affair to Remember

Teetime Mon 25-Feb-19 13:37:56

Out of Africa - all time favourite film.

GrannyIris5 Mon 25-Feb-19 13:56:59

Nanny McPhee, the 1st one. It still makes me cry

Maggiemaybe Mon 25-Feb-19 14:00:22

The Godfather, I and II
Gone with the Wind
The Sound of Music

and my Christmas traditions:
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
It's a Wonderful Life
Love Actually

GrandmaMoira Mon 25-Feb-19 14:09:25

Gone with the wind.

Charleygirl5 Mon 25-Feb-19 14:22:21

OMG, none!

callgirl1 Mon 25-Feb-19 16:49:20

Thank you Kalu for reminding me, don`t know how I forgot, I can`t remember how many times I`ve seen Imitation of Life, the greatest tear jerker ever! Dark Victory coming a close second

KatyK Mon 25-Feb-19 16:54:32

Oh yes To Sir With Love is lovely. I've watched it several times with my daughter

DanniRae Mon 25-Feb-19 17:05:48

Grease
Love Actually
Parenthood
Sense and Sensability
Pretty Woman
Harry Met Sally
The Great Escape
A Town Like Alice

Jalima1108 Mon 25-Feb-19 17:13:38

Crikey! FIVE times?
I'll echo that JackyB

Although I have seen some films twice!

Shakespeare in Love
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Chicken Run

and um, um, stuck now … oh, Frozen (not through choice grin)
I've only watched them twice because the second time was on tv and there was nothing else on!

Jalima1108 Mon 25-Feb-19 17:14:34

I could watch Stick Man again and again though smile