# Are there any movies you can watch over and over and never tire of them? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 2, 2014, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690 "2014-01-02T07:42:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2014, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/21 "2014-01-02T17:22:33Z")
> [@Lazlo Hapsburg](#): > > P.S. > > I know there are some very old threads in this forum that have similar topics. > > For example, One of them is titled, “Not-the-greatest movies you watch over and over” > > My brain must be asleep. But can anyone tell me how I can access those threads? The search tool allows me to find individual posts in the thread. But how can I see the entire list? > > I have a forboding feeling of fear that the answer will translate - at least in part - to “you must be pretty stupid”. Oh well. My first approach for such a thing would be to use the keyword _movie_\* (the \* is a wildcard to pick up _movies_) and stay with Cafe Society and limit the search to threads with at least 20 replies. That may get you a good starting point. You could modify the next search based on what sort of list you get. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2014, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/22 "2014-01-02T17:23:30Z")
Jaws Aliens The Hunt For Red October The Matrix The Shawshank Redemption (only because it’s always on one channel or another and I always watch some or the rest of it when I run across it) A Few Good Men ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2014, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/23 "2014-01-02T17:30:45Z")
The Princess Bride ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2014, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/24 "2014-01-02T17:34:20Z")
Oh yeah, and Groundhog Day. ---
**Author:** ![Lowdown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Lowdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lowdown)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2014, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/25 "2014-01-02T17:35:12Z")
Big Trouble In Little China Silverado The Fifth Element A Christmas Story ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Burden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/958977/32.png) [@Jack\_Burden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Burden)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2014, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/26 "2014-01-02T18:48:07Z")
The Quiet Man The Godfather plus the DeNiro bits of Godfather II The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Kelly’s Heroes LA Confidential The Usual Suspects Apocalypse Now Blazing Saddles Caddyshack Galaxy Quest Ronin And the guilty pleasure of Starship Troopers ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2014, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/27 "2014-01-02T19:58:43Z")
> [@LawMonkey](#): > > As many times as I’ve watched _ **The Wizard of Oz** _ in my life, it must count. Let’s see… _ **The Good, the Bad and the Ugly** _ and _ **Fistful of Dollars** _ both fit, as does _ **Fistful** _’s inspiration, _ **Yojimbo** _. I’m not sure if seasonal movies count–_ **A Christmas Story** _ and _ **The Hudsucker Proxy** _ are both December standbys for me, but that’s the only time I’ll be watching them. > > Also: How in the world is Errol Flynn’s _ **The Adventures of Robin Hood** _ film noir? :dubious: Sorry. I put it into the wrong section. But, after all, res ipsa loquitur! ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2014, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/28 "2014-01-02T20:00:39Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > My first approach for such a thing would be to use the keyword _movie_\* (the \* is a wildcard to pick up _movies_) and stay with Cafe Society and limit the search to threads with at least 20 replies. That may get you a good starting point. > > You could modify the next search based on what sort of list you get. Oh. Modify the next search. I forgot about that capability. I thank you very much. ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2014, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/29 "2014-01-02T20:10:43Z")
_It’s a Wonderful Life Mighty Joe Young_ (1949) _The Time Machine_ (1960) _Li’l Abner Around the World in 80 Days The Three Stooges Go around the World in a Daze Damn Yankees Journey to the Center of the Earth 12 Angry Men The Caine Mutiny Who Done It?_ (Abbot & Costello, 1941) _Dragnet_ (1954) _Dragnet_ (1967) _Run Silent, Run Deep_ Any Marx Brothers movie except for _The Big Store_ P. S. You should allow for: Movies you’ve seen only once and wish you could see again. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2014, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/30 "2014-01-02T20:20:04Z")
A Few Good Men Casablanca Rebecca - Joan Fontaine The Uninvited - Ray Milland Double Jeopardy - Ashley Judd Groundhog Day (Anyone else see the irony of this one?) ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2014, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/31 "2014-01-02T20:47:09Z")
Upon further reflection, _ **Pee Wee’s Big Adventure** _ might make the cut. But then, I’m a loner, OP. A rebel. You don’t want to get mixed up with a guy like me. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2014, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/32 "2014-01-02T21:00:42Z")
The Big Lebowski Clerks Escanaba in da Moonlight ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2014, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/33 "2014-01-02T21:06:33Z")
The Big Lewbowski O Brother Where Art Thou? Pee Wee’s Big Adventure Terminator 2 Groundhog Day Pulp Fiction Goodfellas Smokey and the Bandit ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2014, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/34 "2014-01-02T22:35:04Z")
> [@Lazlo Hapsburg](#): > > Oh. Modify the next search. I forgot about that capability. > > I thank you very much. I had two other thoughts about how to locate other older threads on the general topic. – 1) Use Google or Yahoo! searches on “SDMB movies multiple watch” (or similar words). I just did that and got these hits: > **[Do you watch movies more than once?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=688691)** > > Normally, after I see a movie, I am over it. Don’t care to see it again. But there have been a few that I have seen over and over. Like, “2001, A Space Odyssey”. Probably have seen it 12 times. Many times on the big screen. Seventy-five percent... Do you watch movies more than once? 04-20-2013, 11:50 AM harmonicamoon > **[good movies that you wouldn't watch mor than once](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=384807)** > > or rewatch for a long time. Depressing movies: Schindler’s list, Grave of the Fireflies, Passion of the Christ Mystery: 6th Sense, Usual suspects Just because they are too long: Lord of the Rings Trilogy good movies that you wouldn’t watch mor than once 08-20-2006, 01:06 PM BluePitbull [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=16923346](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=16923346) Movies that you like, but you really don’t want to watch again. 12-11-2013, 09:44 AM jrsone > **[Movies worthy of repeat viewing](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=708864)** > > A recent thread about A Few Good Men got me thinking: what movies do you find have a high “replay” value… that is, they are the kind of movie that you can watch over and over again and still enjoy… if you’re channel flipping you’ll stop even if the... Movies worthy of repeat viewing 11-26-2013, 09:49 PM turtlescanfly – 2) Look over the list of people posting for “repeat offenders” and do searches on their posting history for similar thread titles. If others reading this thread have other ideas that produce other lists of threads, maybe posting links here could serve for future use. In any case it might serve as a start for a major project. SDMB could use a comprehensive index. I’ve been saying that for years! ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2014, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/35 "2014-01-02T23:08:17Z")
\*Zombieland The Matrix Die Hard Pitch Black Dark City True Lies Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World Star Trek V for Vendetta To Have and Have Not The Big Sleep The Empire Strikes Back Just One of the Guys Tremors Groundhog Day Quick Change The Ninth Gate Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events Terminator 2 First Blood The Princess Bride \* ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2014, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/36 "2014-01-03T02:27:14Z")
A Knight’s Tale Rocky Horror Picture Show LOTR Trilogy Jurrassic Park Trilogy All of Me Original 3 Star Wars ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2014, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/37 "2014-01-03T03:15:01Z")
> [@PapSett](#): > > A Knight’s Tale > Rocky Horror Picture Show > LOTR Trilogy > Jurrassic Park Trilogy > All of Me > Original 3 Star Wars Seeing all of me reminds me of another: _LA Story_. Though I recently noticed they updated the cover/poster - originally it just had Steve Martin on skates, now they’ve superimposed SJP in front of him. She’s flat-out adorable in the movie, but that’s lame, like when they removed Nancy Travis’ axe in _So I Married An Axe Murderer_. ---
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Some of mine: _The Wizard of Oz Blazing Saddles Meet Me In St. Louis Twister_ Did anyone mention _Groundhog Day_ yet? ---
**Author:** ![Saintly\_Loser](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saintly_loser/32/4045_2.png) [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2014, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/39 "2014-01-03T03:48:58Z")
Touch of Evil Young Frankenstein 2001 Space Odyssey Badlands ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2014, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/40 "2014-01-03T04:16:32Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > I had two other thoughts about how to locate other older threads on the general topic. > > – 1) Use Google or Yahoo! searches on “SDMB movies multiple watch” (or similar words). I just did that and got these hits: > > [Do you watch movies more than once? - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=688691) > Do you watch movies more than once? > 04-20-2013, 11:50 AM > harmonicamoon > > [good movies that you wouldn't watch mor than once - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=384807) > good movies that you wouldn’t watch mor than once > 08-20-2006, 01:06 PM > BluePitbull > > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=16923346](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=16923346) > Movies that you like, but you really don’t want to watch again. > 12-11-2013, 09:44 AM > jrsone > > [Movies worthy of repeat viewing - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=708864) > Movies worthy of repeat viewing > 11-26-2013, 09:49 PM > turtlescanfly > > – 2) Look over the list of people posting for “repeat offenders” and do searches on their posting history for similar thread titles. > > If others reading this thread have other ideas that produce other lists of threads, maybe posting links here could serve for future use. In any case it might serve as a start for a major project. SDMB could use a comprehensive index. I’ve been saying that for years! Excellent! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690.md?page=3)