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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?

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?

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

Anne of the Thousand Days

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.

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.

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 ?

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).

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

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

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

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

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

How could I forget Blue Hawaii?

Jomarie Mon 25-Feb-19 00:06:29

Here's my list - watched them all at least 5 times over and will watch them all again quite happily
Gone with the Wind - played at my mother's cremation/funeral !!!! ie Tara's Theme
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers - best of the lot
Summer Holiday - my idol
The Young Ones - my idol (early teenage years)
Back to the Future - fell in love with Michael j Fox
Grease (a chance to warn your daughter about the bad boy - didn't work)
Jungle Book (should have been first on list - have watched this one countless times)
Star Wars (the first one) Amazing
Blue Hawaii (lovely)

Jangran99 Sun 24-Feb-19 23:59:27

Sunshine on Leith
Ben Hur
Carousel
7 Brides
An Affair to Remember
The Searchers
A Chorus Line

chocolatepudding Sun 24-Feb-19 23:08:02

Local Hero
Hunt for Red October -DHs favourite
Most of the Bond films

callgirl1 Sun 24-Feb-19 22:46:55

South Pacific
Calamity Jane
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
The Alamo
The Jazz Singer (Neil Diamond)
A Night to Remember

GrandmaKT Sun 24-Feb-19 21:54:31

Parenthood
Fiddler on the Roof
Pulp Fiction
My Best Friend's Wedding
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Sense and Sensibility
Pride and Prejudice
High Society

Ngaio1 Sun 24-Feb-19 21:19:32

Anne of the Thousand Days.

Parsley3 Sun 24-Feb-19 21:07:00

Some Like It Hot
Casablanca
Gone With The Wind

Ohmother Sun 24-Feb-19 21:06:51

Grandma70 I’m so pleased to see Brief Encounter here. I love watching it on a rainy Sunday afternoon.

I love the posh, very British accents for the main stars and the lower class screeching from the cafe attendants.

Good old British Cinema. ?

GrannyGravy13 Sun 24-Feb-19 21:03:55

Oh I forgot the Parent Trap, have original and new version absolutely love them

paddyann Sun 24-Feb-19 20:27:02

The Way We Were

To Kill A Mockingbird

Doctor Zhivago

The Bishops Wife
And loads of 1930's 40's B/W films

Beau Sun 24-Feb-19 20:25:47

I forgot Oliver, The Sound of Music and The Snowman.

annodomini Sun 24-Feb-19 20:24:10

Some Like it Hot.

Beau Sun 24-Feb-19 20:23:59

The Accidental Tourist, Kalifornia, Thelma and Louise, The English Patient, The Graduate.

MiniMoon Sun 24-Feb-19 20:22:54

Love Actually
Mama Mia
Field of Dreams
Ghost
Sense and Sensibility
Mary Poppins
Dude Where's My Car.

Great escapism, or lovely to revisit on a wet afternoon.

KatyK Sun 24-Feb-19 20:14:10

Also Seven Brides for Seven Brothers