# Movies that always seem to be on tv **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 19, 2009, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-always-seem-to-be-on-tv/514320 "2009-10-19T13:13:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-always-seem-to-be-on-tv/514320/1 "2009-10-19T13:13:23Z")
The thread on the _Shawshank Redemption_ mentions that the movie seems to always be shown on cable networks. I was thinking of other movies which always seem to be on. _The Breakfast Club_ and _Ferris Bueller_ are the two that jump to mind. They’re movies most people have seen and you can jump in at anytime and don’t have to watch the whole movie. Any other movies like this? ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-always-seem-to-be-on-tv/514320/2 "2009-10-19T13:29:04Z")
Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II run all the time on AMC. GoodFellas is another that seems to get a lot of play on a lot of different networks. Not that that’s a bad thing, mind you, but I recall even seeing it on Lifetime once. Also, not a movie, but it seems like between WE, Lifetime and Hallmark, Golden Girls is on 24/7. My wife, who is only working part time right now, watches it all the time. When I leave for work, she’s watching it. If I come home for lunch, she’s watching it. When I go to bed, she watching it. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-always-seem-to-be-on-tv/514320/3 "2009-10-19T13:32:23Z")
Does \*Ghostbusters \*tend to run all the time outside of October? ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-always-seem-to-be-on-tv/514320/4 "2009-10-19T13:36:12Z")
In Australia, expect to see _Love, Actually_, _About A Boy_, and _Miss Congeniality_ several times a year. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-always-seem-to-be-on-tv/514320/5 "2009-10-19T13:41:03Z")
My Cousin Vinny seems to get a lot of play. And it’s not hard to find Rounders. ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-always-seem-to-be-on-tv/514320/6 "2009-10-19T13:44:43Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Does \*Ghostbusters \*tend to run all the time outside of October? I saw it quite a few times on AMC this summer. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-always-seem-to-be-on-tv/514320/7 "2009-10-19T13:45:21Z")
I don’t get Encore or Starz anymore, which is where a lot of the above-mentioned movies are played (at least when I did have access). TBS, TNT, and USA seem to have spent several years of their broadcasting history showing up such cinematic masterpieces as _The Mummy_, _The Mummy 2_ and _The Scorpion King_. I have managed to never watch any of them through their entirety. Also popular on AMC are _Working Girl_ and _Cool Hand Luke_. ---
**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-always-seem-to-be-on-tv/514320/8 "2009-10-19T13:47:24Z")
When I can surf through all my channels and NOT see “Dirty Dancing” running, I’ll know the end of the world is nigh. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-always-seem-to-be-on-tv/514320/9 "2009-10-19T14:05:09Z")
I almost posted a thread both last week and this week titled _Hooray, FX is showing White Girls - Again!_ FX isn’t even \*trying \*to find good movies to show. ---
**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-always-seem-to-be-on-tv/514320/10 "2009-10-19T14:42:54Z")
Not a specific movie, but I believe that you don’t have to wait more than a day to see a Clint Eastwood film on TV. ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-always-seem-to-be-on-tv/514320/11 "2009-10-19T15:02:05Z")
The remake of **Parent Trap** with L Lohan. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-always-seem-to-be-on-tv/514320/12 "2009-10-19T15:05:43Z")
Isn’t there a James Bond movie always playing somewhere at some time? Not right now, but a couple years ago “Tremors” was on all. the. time. (I like “Tremors” - Kevin Bacon never looked so cute!)…Also: “Grease”. Now: “The Matrix” and followups. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-always-seem-to-be-on-tv/514320/13 "2009-10-19T15:25:12Z")
\*When Harry Met Sally Mrs. Doubtfire As Good As It Gets \* ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-always-seem-to-be-on-tv/514320/14 "2009-10-19T15:31:06Z")
_Red Dawn_ Oh wait, that was an 80’s flashback. ---
**Author:** ![hellpaso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecae2f/32.png) [@hellpaso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hellpaso)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-always-seem-to-be-on-tv/514320/15 "2009-10-19T16:02:33Z")
“Urban Cowboy” is always on. I’ve seen it so many times I know the dialogue. Those silly “Bring it On” movies are always in rotation on USA. ---
**Author:** ![toadspittle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c0e974/32.png) [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-always-seem-to-be-on-tv/514320/16 "2009-10-19T16:03:49Z")
Matrix Reloaded. Can’t figure out why episode 2 of the trilogy is always on, unlike episode 1 (less frequent, now) or episode 3 (never see this on tv). ---
**Author:** ![Ronald\_C.Semone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cc9497/32.png) [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-always-seem-to-be-on-tv/514320/17 "2009-10-19T16:17:50Z")
_Down Periscope_ with Kelsey Grammer and Lauren Holly ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-always-seem-to-be-on-tv/514320/18 "2009-10-19T16:23:43Z")
Wedding Crashers Legally Blonde and its sequel ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-always-seem-to-be-on-tv/514320/19 "2009-10-19T16:29:14Z")
I think it’s FX that shows _The Day After Tomorrow_ once a week or so. I see _Lara Croft: Tomb Raider_ every time I scroll through the channels. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-always-seem-to-be-on-tv/514320/20 "2009-10-19T16:29:45Z")
This was a few years back but I remember my wife complaining that “Fletch” seemed to be on Comedy Central nearly every weekend. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-always-seem-to-be-on-tv/514320.md?page=2)