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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

Soozikinzi Mon 24-May-21 16:24:46

My cousin Vinny
Sleepless in Seattle
In the heat of the night

narrowboatnan Mon 24-May-21 16:21:38

Pretty Woman
The original Lady Killers
Mary Poppins

Edith81 Mon 24-May-21 16:12:10

Pretty woman(35) times
Shawshank Redemption
Dirty Dancing

leeds22 Mon 24-May-21 16:01:59

Blade Runner (well anything with Harrison Ford really)
Some Like it Hot
MASH

Unigran4 Mon 24-May-21 15:57:17

Housewife 49
Full Monty
Calendar Girls

Susysue Mon 24-May-21 15:05:00

Great question
Out of Africa
Where eagles dare
All the presidents men

lilydily9 Mon 24-May-21 15:02:23

Casablanca
All About Eve
Dr Zhivago

But there are so many more that I really love!

Chocolatelovinggran Mon 24-May-21 14:46:30

Another vote for Some Like it Hot, and an addendum to The Deer Hunter- an astonishingly good film, but so disturbing.

helgawills Mon 24-May-21 14:42:44

Easy Rider (Music and atmosphere)
East of Eden (James Dean and the story by John Steinbeck)
Alice's Restaurant,(just iconic)

RosesAreRed21 Mon 24-May-21 14:18:09

The Sound of Music
The Green Mile
Pretty Woman

dolphindaisy Mon 24-May-21 14:13:17

Witness - great on screen chemistry between Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis
West Side Story - love the music and dancing though always thought Richard Beymer wrong for the part of Tony
The Ghost Goes West - never shown on TV these days.

Lupin Mon 24-May-21 14:06:42

Cinema Paradiso
The Last of the Mohicans
The King and I ( The Jodie Foster and Chow Yun Fat version)

I now have them permanently recorded, but still have to watch them when they appear in the TV schedules.

If were allowed 4 then Doctor Zhivago would be up there.

Nansnet Mon 24-May-21 14:03:31

Absolutely impossible to choose just 3, so here's 3 of my favourites from a very, very long list of favourites ...

Educating Rita
The Deer Hunter
Ghost

It might be easier to choose 3 from each genre of film ...

Alioop Mon 24-May-21 14:03:13

Little Women (1st one, reminds me of my mum))
Quadrophenia (love the music, The Who)
Hatchi( cry buckets)

Whatdayisit Mon 24-May-21 14:00:18

Godfather 1
Godfather 2
Rocketman

The Lion King
Peter Rabbit movie
Bedknobs and Broomsticks

HannahLoisLuke Mon 24-May-21 13:58:38

Golly Bridie54 what happened. 17 repeats of your post. GN got into a pickle ?

Yammy Mon 24-May-21 13:55:47

Casablanca
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid
Dr Zhivago

HannahLoisLuke Mon 24-May-21 13:48:10

Untouchable ( the french film, not the Elliot Ness one with Kevin Costner)
Lamb (Liam Neeson) heartbreaking.
Ryan’s Daughter

I could go on but I’ll stop at three.

sharon103 Mon 24-May-21 13:39:30

Whistle Down the wind ( Haley Mills and Alan Bates)
The Love Match ( Arthur Askey and Thora Hird)
Wuthering Heights ( The original one with Lawrence Olivier)

Hilarybee Mon 24-May-21 13:28:37

Stardust
Some like it hot
The Mask

dragonfly46 Mon 24-May-21 13:28:18

Beaches
Notting Hill
While You Were Sleeping

Cp43 Mon 24-May-21 13:22:27

No one has mentioned Casablanca.
I also love Some like it hot, Cat Ballou and Out of Africa.

homefarm Mon 24-May-21 13:07:29

Kind Hearts and Coronets - Alec Guinness
The Italian Job - Michael Caine
The first StarWars film

Purplepoppies Mon 24-May-21 13:05:19

Psycho
The Green Mile
The Devils Double
Trainspotting
The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas
Goodfellas
The Company Of Wolves
Sorry, I know its not 3, I just couldn't choose!!
There are probably many more, my brain isn't switched on today ?

Supernain Mon 24-May-21 13:04:36

Meet Joe Black
Brief encounter of the third kind
Tilly Trotter