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Your best film ever?

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MawtheMerrier Mon 05-Sept-22 09:25:26

An ad has just flashed up on my phone offering a Private Screening at my local Cineworld Cinema for up to 100 people of my choosing for £120. So a bit like a birthday bowling/ trampolining/ soft play party for a child - but for grown ups.
So it got me thinking - I don’t actually have 100 friends sad so it might be fewer, but what film would I choose ?
While I am thinking - what film was your BEST EVER which you would like to share on a special occasion?
(Presumably the popcorn ? is included )

WriterGranny Wed 07-Sept-22 11:39:15

Shawshank Redemption every time. Trendy?? Surely not

grannysue101 Wed 07-Sept-22 11:41:36

Casablanca. Wizard of Oz every Christmas!

Dressagediva123 Wed 07-Sept-22 11:43:47

Out of Africa with out a doubt smile

Wigtown Wed 07-Sept-22 11:43:50

‘No Way Out’ Kevin Costner and Gene Hackman 1987
Brilliant edge of seat political thriller.

Jam108 Wed 07-Sept-22 11:43:52

Green Mile

Operalover Wed 07-Sept-22 11:43:54

There are so many
As good as it gets
Scent of a woman
Shadowlands
Dead poets society
I could go on but these are the ones that come to mind as stand outs for me.

LisaP Wed 07-Sept-22 11:44:37

The Hours

Namsnanny Wed 07-Sept-22 11:46:10

Wigtown

‘No Way Out’ Kevin Costner and Gene Hackman 1987
Brilliant edge of seat political thriller.

Oooo! I'd forgotten all about that one. It is good isnt it?

Sueki44 Wed 07-Sept-22 11:46:13

White Christmas
High Noon
The Graduate

SachaMac Wed 07-Sept-22 11:46:26

‘Some Like it Hot’ is on my list too, it was on TV again a few weeks ago and I dropped everything to sit and watch it again, never get tired of it.

I also love Saturday Night Fever, I queued for ages to get into the pictures to see it & have watched it many times since.

Hilarybee Wed 07-Sept-22 11:48:09

Some like it hot and ‘Stardust’ are my favourites

Rileysnana Wed 07-Sept-22 11:48:13

I loved all the old black and white films. Watched every Saturday afternoon with my mum. All the old weepies, loved the strength of Katherine Hepburn and Bette Davis. One of my all time favourites is A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.

Bilboben Wed 07-Sept-22 11:51:17

The Rebel with Tony Hancock.

spabbygirl Wed 07-Sept-22 11:51:30

The English Patient or Apocalypse Now

welchytj Wed 07-Sept-22 11:51:43

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, this film has everything.

Quizzer Wed 07-Sept-22 11:52:56

Has to be “The Shawshank Redemption “ .

TwiceAsNice Wed 07-Sept-22 11:54:55

I love some of these too but my absolute favourite is To Sir with Love with the marvellous Sidney Poitier . I always cry!

Loved him in the Mr Tibbs films too.

SueLindsey Wed 07-Sept-22 11:54:56

When Harry Met Sally! Fabulous!

jangeo44 Wed 07-Sept-22 11:57:02

Brief Encounter, Gone with the wind, both oldies but as good now as back in the day.

Moggycuddler Wed 07-Sept-22 11:57:32

There are so many really. The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Star Wars. The Abyss. Silent Running. Gattaca. (Yes, I love sci fi!) Wuthering Heights, with Ralph Fiennes.

gillyjp Wed 07-Sept-22 11:57:44

So many but all time best is The Deer Hunter! OH's is Lawrence of Arabia. We also loved Dr Zhivago, Gone with the Wind and the Godfather.

HazelGreen Wed 07-Sept-22 11:58:25

Lots of good suggestions there, I would like to add in Ben Hur and El Cid.

Mamma66 Wed 07-Sept-22 11:58:49

Astonished that no-one has mentioned ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’. I am convinced that it has never been remade because they know it could not be bettered.

Others on my list would be:

It’s a Wonderful Life
The Post (but anything with Tom Hanks really).
On Golden Pond
Love Actually
The African Queen

And I agree with all the mentions of ‘The Shawshank Redemption’.

Gwenisgreat1 Wed 07-Sept-22 11:59:43

Les Miserables, for fantastic music and a great story

Camelotclub Wed 07-Sept-22 11:59:58

Remains of the Day.
Perfect locations, casting, acting, costumes, script, everything!