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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

Sweetpea60 Mon 24-May-21 12:59:28

My 3 favourite films are, the bishops wife , fatal attraction, jaws.

Yiayia4 Mon 24-May-21 12:48:49

Schindler’s List
The Commitments
Toy Story1 ?

LondonMzFitz Mon 24-May-21 12:41:02

French Kiss (Meg Ryan & Kevin Kline). If you get the chance have a look, it's lovely.
Guys & Dolls (Oh my, Marlon Brando)
South Pacific - the original or the more recent one with a (too old, in my opinion) Glenn Close as Nelly and (swoon) Harry Connick Jr as Joe Cable.

Loved seeing The Commitments on here too, Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Big Easy, Some Like It Hot. I wish the old black & white films were shown more often - rather than Casablanca why not some Bette Davis!

pen50 Mon 24-May-21 12:18:43

Hot Fuzz
Amadeus
Three Billboards

Used to think Animal House was the funniest film ever but watched it recently and wasn't so amused, it's definitely dated.

tattygran14 Mon 24-May-21 12:17:43

Duel, Chicago, Gone with the wind.

Stella14 Mon 24-May-21 12:12:13

It’s so hard to pick only 3 though. I also absolutely love The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and Love Actually!

Stella14 Mon 24-May-21 12:10:44

Thelma and Louise
The Godfather 1 and 2
(and if the GF films could count as one) Bridget Jones Diary

Babs758 Mon 24-May-21 12:05:46

Jaws
The Godfather
Bridget Jones Diary

Severnsider Mon 24-May-21 12:01:18

Cinema Paradiso
Dances with Wolves
Casablanca

JulieNoted Mon 24-May-21 11:56:14

So good you posted them 17 times bridie54 grin.

I really struggled to get my shortlist of 6, and now have to reduce it by half, oh dear. Oh well, here goes:

Lion - without a doubt the most heartbreaking, poignant and ultimately uplifting true story of a 5 year old Indian boy who gets on the wrong train and ends up hundreds of miles away from his family, in an area of India where they speak a different language, so he can't even make himself understood.
Life is Beautiful - I see many people have mentioned this one.
What we did on our holiday - starring Billy Connolly. If you haven't seen this film, please watch it if you can. It is so moving, and so beautifully done.

adrisco Mon 24-May-21 11:53:15

The Bridges of Madison County.
Shirley Valentine'
Brief Encounter.

boatgran Mon 24-May-21 11:52:46

The Sound of Music
Cabaret
The Blues Brothers
. . . and yes I do sing along . . loudly ?

Dorado Mon 24-May-21 11:45:27

American Beauty
Lion
Bridesmaids

missdeke Mon 24-May-21 11:43:27

The Railway Children
ET
The Green Mile

Crystal46 Mon 24-May-21 11:43:16

Cinema Paradiso
Little Dorrit (1987, in 2 parts)
Cry Freedom

Kartush Mon 24-May-21 11:34:10

the Big Easy
Dog Soldiers
lord of the rings

Florence1951 Mon 24-May-21 11:32:10

Officer and a Gentleman
Sound of Music
Zulu

Caro57 Mon 24-May-21 11:25:44

Same Time Next Year
Bridges of Madison County
Love Actually

There are many more - which don’t have me weeping quite as much!!

lil57 Mon 24-May-21 11:25:23

Forrest Gump
The Shawshank Redemption
The Pursuit of Happyness

bridie54 Mon 24-May-21 11:25:09

Huge oops. definitely need a new laptop. Or maybe a laptop users course. Can my duplicates be deleted please admin?

FannyCornforth Mon 24-May-21 11:24:28

Oh Bridie!shock

bridie54 Mon 24-May-21 11:20:49

not read through all the posts but so pleased to see some of the same choices as mine,
The Graduate
The Bridges of Madison County
Shawshank Redemption
Dustin Hoffman such a brilliant actor.
Clint and Meryl could teach the young ones a lot.
The music of Shawshank - it just soared...

bridie54 Mon 24-May-21 11:20:49

not read through all the posts but so pleased to see some of the same choices as mine,
The Graduate
The Bridges of Madison County
Shawshank Redemption
Dustin Hoffman such a brilliant actor.
Clint and Meryl could teach the young ones a lot.
The music of Shawshank - it just soared...

bridie54 Mon 24-May-21 11:20:48

not read through all the posts but so pleased to see some of the same choices as mine,
The Graduate
The Bridges of Madison County
Shawshank Redemption
Dustin Hoffman such a brilliant actor.
Clint and Meryl could teach the young ones a lot.
The music of Shawshank - it just soared...

bridie54 Mon 24-May-21 11:20:48

not read through all the posts but so pleased to see some of the same choices as mine,
The Graduate
The Bridges of Madison County
Shawshank Redemption
Dustin Hoffman such a brilliant actor.
Clint and Meryl could teach the young ones a lot.
The music of Shawshank - it just soared...