# 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:** 6
**Author:** ![SykoSkotty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SykoSkotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SykoSkotty)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2014, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/101 "2014-03-05T14:10:04Z")
I scrolled rather fast but one movie I didn’t see listed that I could watch over and over (and usually do if it’s on) : Kill Bill Vol I & II ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2014, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/102 "2014-03-05T15:54:53Z")
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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2014, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/103 "2014-03-05T22:16:43Z")
\*\*\*Once upon a Time in the West Once upon a Time in America\*\*\* ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2014, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/104 "2014-03-05T22:26:37Z")
Nobody seems to have named any of mine… Top Gun Independence Day Beerfest OH… and Groundhog Day ---
**Author:** ![Scubaqueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2014, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/105 "2014-03-06T20:12:16Z")
These films I regularly watch over and over from my dvd collection (once upon a time they were videotapes): Quatermass Xperiment/Creeping Unknown X the Unknown Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (I turn it off near the end cuz I absolutely HATE to watch the beast die) House of Wax (1953 version. There is no other.) Them! The Maltese Falcon The Big Sleep To Have and to Have Not Casablanca (the only allowed chik flik in my collection) Destination: Tokyo Rio Bravo I have plenty of more modern films like Raiders and Mummy, etc., but the above are the ones I reach for first. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/106 "2014-03-07T05:26:25Z")
Star trek II: the Wrath of Khan. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_V](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/46a35a/32.png) [@Blue\_V](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_V)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/107 "2014-03-07T08:49:25Z")
Rocky (1,2,3,4), Rambo, Die hard, Enter the Dragon, Way of the Dragon, Bloodsport, John Wayne movies… all adrenaline 😉 After seeing some of the posts have to add Kill Bill, Indiana Jones, Star Wars. ---
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/108 "2014-03-07T10:13:50Z")
Mostly kids films come to mind as being re-watchable: Willy Wonka (original) Spirited Away The Incredibles But also fight films e.g. Drunken Master 2 ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/109 "2014-03-07T12:58:22Z")
> [@Blue\_V](#): > > Rocky (1,2,3,4), Rambo, Die hard, Enter the Dragon, Way of the Dragon, Bloodsport, John Wayne movies… all adrenaline 😉 We park our cars in the same garage! 🆒 ---
**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:** [April 13, 2014, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/110 "2014-04-13T13:22:32Z")
I saw Run Silent Run Deep listed at least twice and I saw someone else say they loved WW2 movies. I’d like to suggest a Robert Mitchum movie called “The Enemy Below”. It is one of my most favorite WW2 movies. I think it’s a much better submarine movie than Run Silent Run Deep - although many people would disagree. I’m not exactly sure why it’s one of my favorites. It has a kind of sappy ending. But it just makes me wish I was there. If I had to serve in WW2, I would like to have served on that ship captained by Mitchum. He was a great example of an officer who knew what he was doing and I find that very appealing. ---
**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:** [April 13, 2014, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/111 "2014-04-13T13:27:38Z")
> [@Count\_Blucher](#): > > North by Northwest > Charade > The Big Country > Sahara > The Best Years of Our Lives > Dead Reckoning > To Kill A Mockingbird > Mr. Smith Goes To Washington > It Happened One Night > Blade Runner > Raising Arizona > Bonnie and Clyde > Ghostbusters > Bullitt > Jaws > Highnoon > Roman Holiday > Raiders of The Lost Ark > Dances With Wolves > Unforgiven > Sharky’s Machine (Blatantly stolen from Zeldar, but I Love that movie!) > Magnum Force > The Package > 3 Days of the Condor > Forbidden Planet > Halloween > 2010 > > PS- Almost Any Bond movie; there are only maybe 2 bad ones and I won’t say which. Based on your list, I would recommend Across the Pacific. It’s not a great movie. But I think you’d appreciate the stylistic elements. I know that I certainly do. I like to watch it at least once a year. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/112 "2014-04-13T16:09:40Z")
I saw one mention for **Adventures of Robin Hood** (Flynn); **Ordinary People** - not a false note in the whole damn film; **The Mist** - despite the ending; **The Green Mile** - Jeez, I’m a Darabont junkie. ---
**Author:** ![jerez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c68b51/32.png) [@jerez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerez)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/113 "2014-04-13T17:52:54Z")
Already mentioned: _**The Good, the Bad and the Ugly The Godfather**_ My contribution: _ **Mulholland Drive** _ ---
**Author:** ![jerez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c68b51/32.png) [@jerez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerez)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/114 "2014-04-13T19:46:18Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Citizen Kane This. For me, the obvious choice, although it somehow slipped my mind in the above post. Only two mentions of this film? ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/115 "2014-04-14T02:28:08Z")
To _ **Breaker Morant** _, I’ll add _ **Gallipoli** _, _ **Zulu** _, and _ **King of Hearts** _. My favorite WWII flicks include _ **Decision before Dawn** _, _ **13 Rue Madeline** _, _ **Orders to Kill** _, and _ **The Train** _. ---
**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:** [April 14, 2014, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/116 "2014-04-14T13:40:52Z")
> [@jerez](#): > > This. For me, the obvious choice, although it somehow slipped my mind in the above post. > > Only two mentions of this film? I’ve noticed a lot of people today don’t appreciate how groundbreaking a film it was. They see it, it’s a good story, but why all the fuss? they think. They don’t realize all the innovations in it that have become old hat today. ---
**Author:** ![jerez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c68b51/32.png) [@jerez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerez)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/117 "2014-04-14T17:08:17Z")
Maybe that’s it. Somebody once told me it seemed too dated. When I pressed for details, the only example offered was the newsreel voice-over heard toward the beginning of the film. I still don’t get it. Anyway, it’s odd that more posters haven’t mentioned it. For years, it’s held a top position in those “film-critics’-100-favorite-films” kind of lists. In particular, the “frame-within-a-frame” style of photography is what fascinates me. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/118 "2014-04-14T17:20:35Z")
I can always watch **Fantastic Mr. Fox**. ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/119 "2014-04-14T17:22:21Z")
I’ve gone through phases where I watched the same movie over and over again - probably to an unhealthy extent. Probably the most pronounced of these was _The Usual Suspects_. I’ve also done it with _The Thomas Crown Affair_, along with \*The Wolf Man \*and some other Universal Classics. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/120 "2014-04-14T17:24:11Z")
> [@StusBlues](#): > > …along with \*The Wolf Man \*and some other Universal Classics. You can never watch _The Wolf Man_ too many times. [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=5) [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=7)