# Movies you can watch over and over and never tire of them. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 13, 2019, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/844812 "2019-12-13T15:38:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2019, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/844812/41 "2019-12-14T14:41:16Z")
Back in the day (early 1970’s), it was **Yellow Submarine** that I saw about a dozen times. I wouldn’t go that hog-wild for it now, but I did see it again when they released it for one day earlier this year. This one-day release included the player piano (Bulldog) scene that was originally omitted from the American release! Other than that, I don’t think I’d care to see any movie over and over and over and over. A few I might see twice maybe. But I did see **Inception** three times, just to make out what the hell was going on, exactly as **Ed Zotti** predicted in his review of the movie. (Sorry, it doesn’t appear to be on-line anymore that I can find. It was one of his _Paulina Street Journal_ columns.) ---
**Author:** ![Fir\_na\_tine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2019, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/844812/42 "2019-12-14T14:49:57Z")
Most of my favorites have already been covered. But I can’t believe I’m the first to include **1975 The Man Who Would be King** - directed by John Huston and starring Sean Connery and Michael Caine. Best fu&\*$ng movie ever made! And the only DVD you can purchase is an extremely crappy video and audio mess! ---
**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:** [December 14, 2019, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/844812/43 "2019-12-14T15:58:42Z")
1776 ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2019, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/844812/44 "2019-12-14T16:34:48Z")
_Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory The Birdcage The Avengers Hotel Transylvania 1 and 2_ (but not 3) _Zootopia The Emperor’s New Groove The Mummy Sherlock Holmes_ (RDJ version) _Jurassic Park About a Boy Back to the Future Fright Night_ (2011 version) _Raiders of the Lost Ark Rose Red_ (Stephen King TV movie) ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2019, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/844812/45 "2019-12-14T19:49:27Z")
Nuts in May - at least 30 times, maybe closer to 35. A lot of [my faves](https://www.criticker.com/ratings/) also qualify. ---
**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:** [December 14, 2019, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/844812/46 "2019-12-14T19:55:22Z")
Any Billy Wilder film. Any Hitchcock film. Anything with either Bette Davis or Joan Crawford. Lots of musicals, though I usually prefer to listen to the stage recordings. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2019, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/844812/47 "2019-12-14T20:16:45Z")
Many of mine have already been mentioned,although while some people have mentioned the Coen brothers, no-one has mentioned **Fargo** by name. It’s one of my top films. Probably my top contender in this category, though, is **Lone Star** , by John Sayles. Quite a few of Sayles’ other films are also ones that I can return to multiple time. There’s something about his dialog and character development and politics that just make his stuff easy to return to. Particular favorites, apart from **Lone Star** , include **City of Hope** , **Passion Fish** , **Limbo** , and **Sunshine State**. Another on my list is **Jackie Brown**. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2019, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/844812/48 "2019-12-14T20:36:48Z")
_Picnic at Hanging Rock_ ---
**Author:** ![Periwinkle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Periwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Periwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2019, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/844812/49 "2019-12-14T20:57:21Z")
I don’t typically watch movies multiple times, but “Quigley Down Under” draws me in every time. It is a favorite of my husband so he starts it up every once in awhile. The story between the Tom Selleck and Laura San Giacomo characters is funny, sweet, and very touching at times, and Alan Rickman is fabulous as the villain. ---
**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:** [December 14, 2019, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/844812/50 "2019-12-14T21:08:08Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > Nuts in May - at least 30 times, maybe closer to 35. > > A lot of [my faves](https://www.criticker.com/ratings/) also qualify. I tried to view your faves by clicking on the link but I couldn’t see anything. Are visitors required to enter some kind of User ID? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2019, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/844812/51 "2019-12-14T21:48:35Z")
I should add _The Philadelphia Story_ to my list - I think I’m the first one to mention that classic. Also _Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid_ which others have mentioned. > [@Fir\_na\_tine](#): > > I can’t believe I’m the first to include > > **1975 The Man Who Would be King** Well, you _shouldn’t_ believe it, because **snowthx** beat you to it by 17 minutes. 🙂 > [@](#): > > - directed by John Huston and starring Sean Connery and Michael Caine. Best fu&\*$ng movie ever made! It is an amazing movie, no question. But at least for me, it’s a bit too intense to be a movie I can watch over and over again. Same is true for another of my favorites, _The Lion in Winter_. One watching stays with me for years. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2019, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/844812/52 "2019-12-14T22:38:37Z")
[Zulu](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058777/reference). I first saw it when I was nine-years-old and maybe a dozen times since. I still can’t resist watching when I stumble across it. And why not when there’s Michael Caine, Stanley Baker, and amazing cinematography in magnificent Technicolor. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2019, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/844812/53 "2019-12-14T22:50:58Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Any Billy Wilder film. > Any Hitchcock film. > Anything with either Bette Davis or Joan Crawford. > Lots of musicals, though I usually prefer to listen to the stage recordings. Heh - betcha liked _Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?_, featuring the singular _ **Victor Buono** _. > [@Charlie\_Wayne](#): > > I tried to view your faves by clicking on the link but I couldn’t see anything. Are visitors required to enter some kind of User ID? Dang. Appy-polly-loggies. Even now, clicking on the quoted link in your post, it still brings up (for me) my [criticker.com](http://criticker.com) ratings of 1141 films. Baffling why it would work only for me.☹ It’s been millenia since I last logged in, so I’m not sure if it’s still user: by Devol pass: nutsinmay If that actually gets you there, click on “You” (first one in blue bar) and then on “All your rankings”. (a phrase that I always sing “All My Lovin” to) _Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie_ ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2019, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/844812/54 "2019-12-14T22:52:57Z")
Tombstone Unforgiven Joe Vs The Volcano Galaxy Quest Season one of Taboo ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2019, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/844812/55 "2019-12-14T23:58:57Z")
I find a movie’s re-watchability is greatly aided when accompanied by someone else who has never seen it. _The General_ (1927) _Kongo_ (1932) _King Kong_ (1933) _Tarzan and his Mate_ (1934) _Strange Cargo_ (1940) _Dumbo_ (1941) _The Face Behind the Mask_ (1941) _The Lady from Shanghai_ (1947) _Out of the Past_ (1948) _Kiss the Blood off My Hands_ (1948) _The Third Man_ (1949) _Rancho Notorious_ (1952) _Night of the Hunter_ (1955) _Kiss Me Deadly_ (1955) _Forbidden Planet_ (1956) _Death in the Garden_ (1956) _Touch of Evil_ (1958) _Casino Royale_ (1967) _Danger: Diabolik_ (1968) _The Valley of Gwangi_ (1969) _Latitude Zero_ (1969) _Dirty Harry_ (1971) _Swordsman II_ (1992) ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/844812/56 "2019-12-15T00:11:22Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > I can’t explain Dead Me Don’t Wear Plaid, but speaking of Steve Martin reminds me of Pennies From Heaven, 1981, an odd depression era musical he , Christopher Walken, and Bernadette Peters were in. I seem to be the lone fan. I prefer the original. But I _love_ Walken’s dance routine in the bar. And Bernadette Peters breaks my heart. Mine: Gosford Park Joy Luck Club Tremors ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/844812/57 "2019-12-15T00:34:57Z")
Ohhh. Yeah, Tremors for me too. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/844812/58 "2019-12-15T00:44:15Z")
The ones I could watch over and over: **A League of Their Own Road Trip A Few Good Men Almost Famous** A common thread here is, these are far from the best movies I’ve ever seen, and are squarely in the three star range. The four star movies, like **Gandhi, Schindler’s List** and **Battleship Potemkin** , are emotionally exhausting and I never had an urge to sit through them a second time. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/844812/59 "2019-12-15T00:57:42Z")
> [@Sitnam](#): > > Ohhh. Yeah, Tremors for me too. But only the first one. The second one is watchable … barely. But the rest? Big nope. ---
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