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Three favourite films?

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lemongrove Thu 20-May-21 10:54:17

If you could narrow your favourite films of all time down to just three, which would they be?

Mine would be:
Midnight Run
It’s A Mad Mad Mad Mad World
South Pacific

Boz Thu 20-May-21 11:11:30

Some Like it Hot
Hobson's Choice
House of Flying Daggers

DanniRae Thu 20-May-21 11:28:03

Sense and Sensibility
Pretty Woman
A Town Like Alice

Kate1949 Thu 20-May-21 11:30:38

The Way We Were
Dances with Wolves
The King and I

foxie48 Thu 20-May-21 11:42:04

Doctor Zhivago
ET
Out of Africa

Alima Thu 20-May-21 11:46:11

The Moonspinners
Reach For the Sky
84 Charing Cross Road

Fernbergien Thu 20-May-21 11:50:50

Doctor Zhivargo
Midnight Cowboy
Great Escape

annodomini Thu 20-May-21 12:03:24

Local Hero
Some Like It Hot
Guys and Dolls

fairfraise Thu 20-May-21 12:14:21

Doctor Zhivago
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Eddie the Eagle.

Chestnut Thu 20-May-21 12:18:10

Far From the Madding Crowd (1967 version)
Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid
Bonnie and Clyde

Bridie22 Thu 20-May-21 12:58:31

Billy Elliot
Forrest Gump.
P.S I love you.

Gwyneth Thu 20-May-21 13:18:33

The Stephen Hawking film with Eddie Redmayne. Thought he was brilliant also in the Danish Girl.
Dances with Wolves
Brief Encounter

Puzzler61 Thu 20-May-21 13:21:56

Saving Mr Banks
Fishermen’s Friends
Beatrix Potter (with Renee Zellweger)

FannyCornforth Thu 20-May-21 14:12:27

Goodfellas
The Ladykillers (the proper, Ealing one)
Sleeper (Woody Allen)

(This is off the top of my head; it could be subject to change!)

Also rans:
Lady & the Tramp
Annie Hall
West World
Cabaret

I could be here all day, and I'm not even a 'film person'.

Yearsold Thu 20-May-21 14:43:45

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
The Graduate
Parasite

Kim19 Thu 20-May-21 14:46:17

Young at Heart
Roman Holiday
Paint your Waggon

Vickysponge Thu 20-May-21 14:52:39

The Bridges of Madison County
Avatar
Saturday Night Fever

lemongrove Thu 20-May-21 20:55:03

I always forget about Some Like It Hot ( great film) and have watched it many times.Introduced it years ago to our children who loved it, and DD bought it and watched it last year with teenage DGS who thought it was hilarious too.It stands the test of time.

Gwyneth Thu 20-May-21 22:19:29

Butch Cassidy brilliant film loved it ?

tanith Thu 20-May-21 22:24:51

Great Escape
Hidden Figures
Apollo 13

CocoPops Thu 20-May-21 22:51:10

The Shawshank Redemption
Gandhi
Lawrence of Arabia

jeanio Thu 20-May-21 23:06:09

Life is Beautiful
Forest Gump
Les Miserables

So hard to choose.

Poppyred Thu 20-May-21 23:06:41

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Dancing with Wolves
Pretty Woman

Poppyred Thu 20-May-21 23:07:33

Also love Apollo 13

Maggiemaybe Thu 20-May-21 23:17:05

The Sixth Sense (so cleverly done);
It’s a Wonderful Life (for Christmas only);
The Godfather 1, 2 and 3 (the last one’s nowhere near the same standard, but ties the loose ends up, and yes, I know I’m cheating).