# 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:** 8
**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2014, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/141 "2014-04-17T22:58:33Z")
I can’t believe I’m the first person to mention _Raiders of the Lost Ark_. And _Groundhog Day_, of course. And _Ghostbusters_. Love that movie. ---
**Author:** ![Boulter\_s\_Canary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Boulter\_s\_Canary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boulter_s_Canary)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2014, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/142 "2014-04-18T00:13:07Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > “Balance of Terror,” Season 1, Episode 8: > > [Balance of Terror (episode) | Memory Alpha | Fandom](http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Balance_of_Terror_(episode)) Thought so - thanks Terentii ---
**Author:** ![urban1a](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e47c2d/32.png) [@urban1a](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urban1a)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2014, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/143 "2014-04-18T02:10:51Z")
Not every day or even every year, but my favorite movie of all time is ‘The Mysterians’. It is one of those movies which are ‘so bad it is great’; a Japanese science fiction movie. It has quite a cult following. I just sold my copy on Amazon for $42.00 , so I’m not the only one that thinks it is great. Bob ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2014, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/144 "2014-04-18T02:17:09Z")
There are lots of movies I’m happy to rewatch, but here are some I’ll drop everything to see for the _n_th time. Metropolis To Be Or Not To Be (the Jack Benny version) Housekeeping My Brilliant Career Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Star Wars (the original-- what Lucas now calls “pt. IV”) The Wizard of Oz Return of the Secaucus 7 The Awful Truth Ninotchka The 4 Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle Psycho (the original) Diabolique (the original) Broken Blossoms My Favorite Wife Shirley Valentine Gaslight Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (Fredric March version) Murder on the Orient Express Planet of the Apes (original) Hannah and Her Sisters Night of the Hunter Jaws 12 Angry Men The Music Man Intolerance, sort of: I ff through the Jesus and the French Revolution stories, and just watch “The Fall of Babylon” & “The Mother and the Law.” all the original Universal Horror films from the 30s & 40s ---
**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 18, 2014, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/145 "2014-04-18T05:51:57Z")
RivkahChaya, I can’t ever before remember seeing a list of movies that contained so many I hadn’t previously seen. I have heard of most of the films you list and I looked up many of them on IMDB and found that most of them were very highly rated. Given that I am a very serious movie buff and have a huge collection, I am intrigued how it is that you can list so many quality films that I have never seen. I’d love to know just how it is that you have come to see so many excellent films. Maybe you took a film course in school and the teacher showed these films in class? Or maybe you subscribe to an excellent film critic who published a book and you acquired some of the films at the top of their recommended list? ---
**Author:** ![Trick\_Rider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Trick\_Rider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trick_Rider)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2014, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/146 "2014-04-18T07:21:16Z")
I’m more than willing to rewatch any movie that I enjoy, but I usually have to be in the right mood. So far, the only ones I’ve found that I’m always up for watching are “Jurassic Park,” “A Knight’s Tale”, and “Raising Arizona”. ---
**Author:** ![headstone\_hottie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f08c70/32.png) [@headstone\_hottie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/headstone_hottie)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2014, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/147 "2014-04-18T08:45:04Z")
The jerk waynes world tommy boy any xmen with wolverine! pitch perfect pride and prejudice stepbrothers sooo many more… ---
**Author:** ![headstone\_hottie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f08c70/32.png) [@headstone\_hottie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/headstone_hottie)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2014, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/148 "2014-04-18T08:59:57Z")
The jerk waynes world tommy boy any xmen with wolverine! pitch perfect pride and prejudice stepbrothers the royal tenenbaums the long long trailer horrible bosses the shinning one flew over the coo coo nest great balls of fire the dark crystal the labriethe (spelling? ) the imaginarium of dr Parnassus girl interrupted sooo many more… ---
**Author:** ![scratch\_llll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@scratch\_llll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scratch_llll)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2014, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/149 "2014-04-19T03:57:14Z")
Conan the Barbarian (the original) Up My name is Nobody (one of the most underrated westerns ever and funny as well) Them Tarantula Planes Trains and Automobiles The Outlaw Jose Whales An American Werewolf in London Saving Private Ryan Night of the Living Dead African Queen Shawshank Redemption Needful Things Frailty (few people appreciate what a great horror it is) It’s a Wonderful Life The Jerk Band of Brothers (have to turn it before I get hooked again) ---
**Author:** ![scratch\_llll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@scratch\_llll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scratch_llll)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2014, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/150 "2014-04-19T04:16:46Z")
Just four more- The Thing Cold Mountain Lonesome Dove Fantasm ---
**Author:** ![RoboticDreams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ba0ec/32.png) [@RoboticDreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RoboticDreams)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2014, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/151 "2014-04-19T04:24:58Z")
Tombstone Shawshank Redemption Groundhog Day It The Shining Halloween Good Will Hunting ---
**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 19, 2014, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/152 "2014-04-19T23:06:37Z")
> [@scratch\_llll](#): > > Conan the Barbarian (the original) > \ > Band of Brothers (have to turn it before I get hooked again) There are many other things that would be far worse for you to get hooked on. BoB is one of the best series ever made! I hope you will enjoy yourself. I always do enjoy myself whenever I watch some BoB episodes. I especially love watching David Schwimmer. Who would have ever guessed that he had so much talent? He is just great! ---
**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 19, 2014, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/153 "2014-04-19T23:10:29Z")
> [@headstone\_hottie](#): > > \ > sooo many more… There is no reason for you to feel hesitant about posting some more. I would love to see more of your favorites. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2014, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/154 "2014-04-19T23:25:20Z")
> [@Charlie\_Wayne](#): > > RivkahChaya, > > I can’t ever before remember seeing a list of movies that contained so many I hadn’t previously seen. I have heard of most of the films you list and I looked up many of them on IMDB and found that most of them were very highly rated. > > Given that I am a very serious movie buff and have a huge collection, I am intrigued how it is that you can list so many quality films that I have never seen. > > I’d love to know just how it is that you have come to see so many excellent films. Maybe you took a film course in school and the teacher showed these films in class? Or maybe you subscribe to an excellent film critic who published a book and you acquired some of the films at the top of their recommended list? I ran a projector for an art film house in college. It was the coolest college job ever. But I’m a film buff way back. In high school, I spent Sunday afternoons alone in my room with an 8mm projector watching DW Griffith films. I would circle all the films in the TV schedule that were from the 30s and 40s. And at my college, you could buy cheap passes to see the films showing for the film studies classes without taking the classes. Plus, I’m originally from NYC, and go back a lot, so I always go to the art houses there. I could have put other films on the list, but I didn’t want it to get to TL;DR. The _Wizard of Oz_ is on right now. BTW: I once wrote Lillian Gish a letter when I was 17, and she wrote me back. ---
**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 20, 2014, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/155 "2014-04-20T01:27:48Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > I ran a projector for an art film house in college. It was the coolest college job ever. But I’m a film buff way back. In high school, I spent Sunday afternoons alone in my room with an 8mm projector watching DW Griffith films. I would circle all the films in the TV schedule that were from the 30s and 40s. And at my college, you could buy cheap passes to see the films showing for the film studies classes without taking the classes. > > Plus, I’m originally from NYC, and go back a lot, so I always go to the art houses there. > > I could have put other films on the list, but I didn’t want it to get to TL;DR. > > The _Wizard of Oz_ is on right now. > > BTW: I once wrote Lillian Gish a letter when I was 17, and she wrote me back. That is a wonderful memory to have. I remember taking a course in my 2nd year of university. I was taking a very heavy Computer Science program and we had to select one “filler” course. Some of the students chose a Philosophy or English course. I chose a film course and the first half of the semester was all about D.W. Griffith. I remember the instructor was a very “funny” little man who would start talking about D.W. Griffith’s films and he would forget what he was talking about and have to ask the class, “What was it that I just said?” Nonetheless, it was the most enjoyable course I took that year. We watched many of Griffith’s films. I would encourage you to post more of your favorite films. Text is a very inexpensive medium for forums. Forums that post graphics and full motion videos cost hundreds of times as much to store as does text. So, IMO, you won’t be taking up too much space. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2014, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/156 "2014-04-20T02:18:19Z")
David Lynch’s\* Mulholland Dr.\* [IMDb summary](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0166924/?ref_=nv_sr_1) ---
**Author:** ![headstone\_hottie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f08c70/32.png) [@headstone\_hottie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/headstone_hottie)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2014, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/157 "2014-04-20T11:04:57Z")
> [@Charlie\_Wayne](#): > > There is no reason for you to feel hesitant about posting some more. I would love to see more of your favorites. empire records shag the movie whats eating gilbert grape shop girl (one of my #1 favorites) mr mongoriums wonder emporium so I married an ax murderer dumb & dumber the kings speech Bridget Jones diary in good company an ordinary life trainspotting big fish se7en momento The Prestige death at a funeral (British version) the road to perdition social network zombie land superbad knocked up up in the air pineapple express juno atonement garden state little miss sunshine ghost world closer nightmare before christmas love actually ---
**Author:** ![ch51](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ch51/32/3111_2.png) [@ch51](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ch51)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2014, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/158 "2014-05-05T05:59:18Z")
The Two Jakes (Jack Nicholson’s sequel to Chinatown). It’s the DVD I use to test equipment setups - and I always get sucked into watching the whole thing … again. ---
**Author:** ![papergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aca169/32.png) [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2014, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/159 "2014-05-05T11:15:41Z")
Labyrinth(I’ve seen it countless times and could probably watch it every day) My Cousin Vinny Liar Liar (so dumb, so damn funny) Bridget Jones’ Diary Babe (sentimental because my kids watched it so many MANY times) Aladdin (ditto) Pirates of the Caribbean I don’t even think it’s that great a movie, but I’ve seen Secret Window about a million times and could still watch it over and over. I think Johnny Depp does something to me. ---
**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:** [May 5, 2014, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/677690/160 "2014-05-05T11:49:14Z")
Holy crap! Four pages, and no one (including myself, dammit! :mad: ) has mentioned _ **The Producers** _?!? When I think of movies I love to watch over and over again, that’s the one that automatically springs to mind, ahead even of _ **Casablanca** _, and I can launch into “Springtime for Hitler” at the drop of a hat! [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=7) [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=9)