# Movies you cannot channel surf past... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 9, 2017, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-cannot-channel-surf-past/795895 "2017-09-09T14:35:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Elemenopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b5e925/32.png) [@Elemenopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elemenopy)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2017, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-cannot-channel-surf-past/795895/21 "2017-09-10T04:30:18Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Pulp Fiction or Goodfellas will always get me to put the remote down, at least for a little while (I mean, at this point I’ve seen them both enough times). Totally. Also, any of the Planet of the Apes movies, Time Machine, Zardoz, Around the World in 80 Days, etc., and cheesy Bing Crosby or 60s hairy-chest-guy movies. Also 80s SNL star comedies like the Great Outdoors. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2017, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-cannot-channel-surf-past/795895/22 "2017-09-10T04:41:14Z")
Umbrellas of Cherbourg Jackie Brown Chungking Express Muriell’s Wedding Solaris (Russian version) Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure Bend it Like Beckham ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2017, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-cannot-channel-surf-past/795895/23 "2017-09-10T06:13:57Z")
> [@jtur88](#): > > Solaris (Russian version) How often do you stumble across that while channel surfing? ---
**Author:** ![LVBoPeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/858c86/32.png) [@LVBoPeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVBoPeep)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2017, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-cannot-channel-surf-past/795895/24 "2017-09-10T12:58:34Z")
This doesn’t happen in my house any more as we have gone 100% streaming and I miss getting caught up in a movie I’ve already seen 100 times. Office Space Lord of Rings- any of the trilogy. Godfather I or II or combination Star Wars long ago when they used to show it on tv ☹ Fuck you, George Lucas. Shawshank Redemption Lonesome Dove In Bruges Almost any John Hughes movie ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2017, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-cannot-channel-surf-past/795895/25 "2017-09-10T13:21:53Z")
Ditto, _In Bruges_. Another one of my can’t skip past favourites. ---
**Author:** ![SykoSkotty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SykoSkotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SykoSkotty)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2017, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-cannot-channel-surf-past/795895/26 "2017-09-10T14:03:52Z")
Kill Bill I & II Armageddon Shawshank Redemption Any Star Wars movie Jaws Weird Science Grindhouse The Hateful 8 Whiplash The Blues Brothers ---
**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:** [September 10, 2017, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-cannot-channel-surf-past/795895/27 "2017-09-10T15:19:42Z")
A Few Good Men Casablanca The Nun’s Story The Sound of Music ---
**Author:** ![jerez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c68b51/32.png) [@jerez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerez)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2017, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-cannot-channel-surf-past/795895/28 "2017-09-10T17:35:30Z")
Lots, as others have said, but sometimes just for a single aspect, scene, etc. Point Break (1991 version). I have to marvel at how badly a few of the lines are delivered, and there are a few plot holes that are better left unconsidered, but, other than that, very cool images often paired with equally cool soundtrack. Fist of Fury. The scene where the odd-looking Sikh guard won’t let Bruce Lee enter the park. Smash racism now. True Grit (1969 version). Vibrant soundtrack, although I think I’ve heard parts of it in another film. Cast Away. “And a rock feels no pain…” Runaway Train. Great acting from Jon Voight and others, but Eric Roberts’ performance still impresses me greatly. Contrasting with the sordidness of the prison and the “ruthlessness” of tons of steel rolling uncontrollably through Alaska, his character seems ingenuous and vulnerable (“I thawt we wuz friends!” or even just “Shoes!”), not unlike the Jacob character (Billy Bob Thornton) in “A Simple Plan”. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2017, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-cannot-channel-surf-past/795895/29 "2017-09-10T19:23:24Z")
That damn \*The Great Escape. \* Guaranteed to ruin any day of scheduled work. A few others, too. ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2017, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-cannot-channel-surf-past/795895/30 "2017-09-10T20:06:06Z")
The Blues Brothers Ferries Bueller’s Day Off The Sound of Music Casablanca ---
**Author:** ![Lightray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightray/32/391_2.png) [@Lightray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightray)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2017, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-cannot-channel-surf-past/795895/31 "2017-09-11T00:10:17Z")
If I stumble across any episode of _Band of Brothers_ I’m stuck all day watching the rest of them. Even though I’ve got the discs sitting not five feet away. Also, _Secondhand Lions_. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2017, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-cannot-channel-surf-past/795895/32 "2017-09-11T10:42:40Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > How often do you stumble across that while channel surfing? I think I’ve seen it three times on cable (Russian Solaris). Until the Americans covered it, it was the only version. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2017, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-cannot-channel-surf-past/795895/33 "2017-09-11T11:22:45Z")
> [@JackieLikesVariety](#): > > Apollo 13 Yep, me too. Apollo 13 A Few Good Men Shawshank Unfaithful ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2017, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-cannot-channel-surf-past/795895/34 "2017-09-11T15:48:51Z")
(ignoring titles I don’t actually encounter often while channel surfing) The Godfather Goodfellas Captain Phillips The Breakfast Club Saving Private Ryan mmm ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2017, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-cannot-channel-surf-past/795895/35 "2017-09-11T15:53:32Z")
**Jaws**. I’ve seen it more times than I can count, but I still just sit and watch, transfixed. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2017, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-cannot-channel-surf-past/795895/36 "2017-09-11T16:32:35Z")
Moby Dick. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2017, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-cannot-channel-surf-past/795895/37 "2017-09-11T17:28:37Z")
I’ll remove Unfaithful and add Saving Private Ryan to my list. Thanks, mmm. ---
**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:** [September 11, 2017, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-cannot-channel-surf-past/795895/38 "2017-09-11T18:33:53Z")
Galaxy Quest ---
**Author:** ![Dante\_G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@Dante\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante_G)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2017, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-cannot-channel-surf-past/795895/39 "2017-09-11T19:08:24Z")
_A Few Good Men_ _Marvel’s the Avengers_ ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2017, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-cannot-channel-surf-past/795895/40 "2017-09-11T19:37:08Z")
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