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What are your 10 favourite movies

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Artaylar Sun 20-Dec-20 18:22:55

This is a very difficult list to compile as I've loved so many, though here goes - in no particular order

The Piano
Gangs of New York
Master and Commander
Pulp Fiction
Gladiator
Dracula (with Gary Oldman)
Batman Trilogy - directed by Christopher Nolan (cheating I know...)
V for Vendetta
Last of the Mohicans
Mad Max: Fury Road

LauraNorder Mon 21-Dec-20 15:25:29

Dances not dancing, not sure if that was prickdictive text or me

LauraNorder Mon 21-Dec-20 15:24:17

Dancing with Wolves on channel 5 right now

EllanVannin Mon 21-Dec-20 15:19:34

Doctor Zhivago's on now----BBC2

Ellianne Mon 21-Dec-20 15:03:22

Depending on mood:

Any Disney
Schindler's List
Black Swan
Sense and Sensibility
Love Actually
Home Alone
Sound of Music
Dirty Dancing
Mrs Doubtfire

Soroptimum Mon 21-Dec-20 14:56:21

Seabiscuit
Ryan’s Daughter
Gosford Park
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
The Odd Couple
Four Weddings and Funeral
American Graffiti
The Hateful Eight
High Society
Rear Window

DanniRae Mon 21-Dec-20 14:46:30

Oh I love 7 Brides for 7 Brothers too! tchgrin

BBbevan Mon 21-Dec-20 13:53:19

Ben Hur.
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Life of Brian
Gladiator.
Love Actually
The Robe.
Demetrius and the Gladiators.
Pride and Prejudice ( Kiera Knightly)
Far from the Madding crowd ( Julie Christie)
A Taste of Honey

Calendargirl Mon 21-Dec-20 07:02:32

Films not movies that I can watch again and again,

Brief Encounter
Went The Day Well
Dirty Dancing
Mildred Pierce
Doctor Zhivago
You Only Live Twice
A Kind Of Loving
Now Voyager
Shane
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

suzette1613 Mon 21-Dec-20 06:57:24

Another one:

Apollo 13

Bridie22 Mon 21-Dec-20 06:21:00

Hobbit/ Lord of the rings films
All disney films.
Forest Gump.
Billy Elliot.
Star wars fims.
Dirty Dancing.
Ghost.
12 years a slave.
Pretty woman.
Wuthering Heights.
The Shining.
Loads more, love films.

suzette1613 Mon 21-Dec-20 06:13:07

How could l have forgotten :

Some Like it Hot,
Downton Abbey,
The Shooting Party,
The Beckoning Silence,
Waking Ned,
Champions.

Hithere Mon 21-Dec-20 00:39:24

Aliens & alien
The Terminator
Star wars
Star Trek
Gone with the wind
Bend it like Beckham
Harry Potter series
Bourne series
The birdcage (Robin Williams)
Dracula (1992)

Jaxjacky Sun 20-Dec-20 22:07:07

phoenix that’s fine, your top 10?

phoenix Sun 20-Dec-20 21:10:48

Sorry, as I'm British I watch films! tchsmile

HurdyGurdy Sun 20-Dec-20 21:06:06

Pretty Woman
The Shawshank Redemption
The Green Mile
The King and I
The Pelican Brief
Sleeping with the Enemy
Erin Brokovic
Silkwood
The original Omen Trilogy
Single White Female

annodomini Sun 20-Dec-20 20:33:59

Local Hero
Sunshine on Leith
Some Like it Hot
Apocalypse Now
To Kill a Mockingbird
Dr Zhivago
Love Actually
It's a Wonderful Life
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Kind Hearts and Coronets

Tomorrow the selection might be quite different!

CherryCezzy Sun 20-Dec-20 20:32:12

Withnail &I
Shawshank redemption
Annie Hall
Pulp fiction
2001 A Space Odyssey
Trainspotting
Blade Runner
Erin Brockovich
The Pelican Brief
The Client

These are not in any particular order.

Revolucion Sun 20-Dec-20 20:29:04

The Hangover parts 1,2 & 3.
These are the only films I enjoy rewatching.

Smileless2012 Sun 20-Dec-20 20:27:10

To Kill a Mocking Bird
Little Women
The Help
Miracle on 34th Street
Interview with a Vampire
Schindler's List
Ghost
Dirty Dancing

and like you EllanVannin all Bette Davies films.

Harris27 Sun 20-Dec-20 20:25:37

The holiday
Love actually
A Christmas Carol
Mary Poppins
The marigold hotel

SuzannahM Sun 20-Dec-20 20:18:38

Local Hero is one of my favourites too suzette1613 -I havevn't watched it for a while, will have to dig it out again now you've reminded me.

suzette1613 Sun 20-Dec-20 20:04:52

Am sure there are more but:

The Seven Samurai,
I Know Where I’m Going,
Local Hero,
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,
Brassed Off,
The Philadelphia Story.

EllanVannin Sun 20-Dec-20 19:57:22

All Bette Davis's films.
Brassed off.
How Green Was My Valley.
The Pianist.
Resistance.
The War Horse.
Schindlers List.
Pretty Woman.
Monsieur Hulot films.
Carve her name with Pride.
Arthur.

SuzannahM Sun 20-Dec-20 19:47:35

Not sure these are my top 10 but they are all close -

The Mission
Last of the Mohicans (partly for Daniel Day Lewis but mainly for the music and scenery)
Narrow Margin with Gene Hackman
Suspect with Cher
Pelican Brief
Grosse Point Blank
The Bishop's Wife
Serendipity
In The Line of Fire
Notting Hill

Kate1949 Sun 20-Dec-20 19:44:01

Oh yes To Kill a Mockingbird. Great film.