# Movies you watch over and over and over again. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 22, 2009, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-watch-over-and-over-and-over-again/500539 "2009-06-22T01:22:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Mannish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Mannish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mannish)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2009, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-watch-over-and-over-and-over-again/500539/81 "2009-06-24T20:09:18Z")
Clue Big Trouble in Little China They Live Rounders Anchorman (strangely, I hate almost all other Will Ferrell movies) ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Bird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b3f665/32.png) [@Alan\_Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Bird)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2009, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-watch-over-and-over-and-over-again/500539/82 "2009-06-24T20:15:30Z")
I’m always pleasantly surprised when I’m channel surfing and happen to land on Local Hero. Especially late at night or overnight. Godfather 2, mostly for the De Niro scenes. ---
**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:** [June 24, 2009, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-watch-over-and-over-and-over-again/500539/83 "2009-06-24T20:58:02Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > **Session 9**. There’s something about it that’s positively hypnotic to me. If you like Session 9, I’d suggest you check out [this site](http://www.opacity.us)–it’s a truly amazing urban exploration site that includes an extensive photoshoot of the real abandoned Danvers Hospital, where the movie was filmed. I found out about the movie through the site and had to watch it just to see more of the place. Creepy. ---
**Author:** ![maplekiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@maplekiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maplekiwi)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2009, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-watch-over-and-over-and-over-again/500539/84 "2009-06-24T21:43:02Z")
The only movie I would have as just background would be Bride & Prejudice. I often pop it only while I’m doing the dishes. The story isn’t deep, its colourful & I like the soundtrack. & it has Martin Henderson! ---
**Author:** ![SunSandSuffering](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@SunSandSuffering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunSandSuffering)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2009, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-watch-over-and-over-and-over-again/500539/85 "2009-06-24T22:48:02Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > If I was gonna mention a second movie…it would be “Hot Fuzz” I work in Wells in Somerset (UK) where they filmed Hot Fuzz. Wicked to see so many familiar scenes in the movie including the very hotel reception where I installed a PC and printer. Saw Nick Frost in the police car and the old lady on the bike with her pistols being filmed. ---
**Author:** ![czarcaztic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ec9cab/32.png) [@czarcaztic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/czarcaztic)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2009, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-watch-over-and-over-and-over-again/500539/86 "2009-06-24T23:27:08Z")
The Shawshank Redemption Braveheart Lonesome Dove Apollo 13 Casablanca Cool Hand Luke Dances with Wolves Fargo Full Metal Jacket Gladiator Hidalgo It’s a Wonderful Life Jeremiah Johnson Lawrence of Arabia Midway Mr. Holland’s Opus One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Patton Raiders of the Lost Ark Saving Private Ryan Schindler’s List Superman Returns ---
**Author:** ![Noel\_Prosequi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b19c9b/32.png) [@Noel\_Prosequi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noel_Prosequi)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-watch-over-and-over-and-over-again/500539/87 "2009-06-25T05:44:06Z")
Only one mention for _Zulu_ so far, but I have to chime in to support it. Could well get an Oscar for the Blokiest Movie of All Time. Michael Caine was sensational. Colour Sergeant Bourne and his line “Cause we’re here lad…” And the sing off between the Welsh and the Africans - bloody fantastic. I am compelled to see it whenever its on. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-watch-over-and-over-and-over-again/500539/88 "2009-06-25T07:01:19Z")
> [@labtrash](#): > > If I come across any of the following movies while channel surfing, I am obliged to watch them to the end: > > The Blues Brothers > > The Fifth Element > > Airplane > > Cars (if my son is watching too - he’s crazy for it too) > > **Jaws (but only until the Kitner kid gets it 22 minutes in)** > > Aliens Whawhawhat!?!? You watch Jaws and don’t stick around for Robert Shaw’s great performance? I also watch _the Fifth Element_ and _Aliens_. I’ll throw in: Roadie (1970’s movie with Meat Loaf) Office Space Big Trouble in Little China They Live If I like a movie, I’ll watch it over and over, but these are some of my favorites. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-watch-over-and-over-and-over-again/500539/89 "2009-06-25T08:28:06Z")
Doctor Zhivago Breakfast at Tiffanys Fanny and Alexander Rancho Deluxe ---
**Author:** ![Leiko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Leiko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leiko)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-watch-over-and-over-and-over-again/500539/90 "2009-06-25T10:33:35Z")
Hot Fuzz. Unless I’ve got a new movie to watch or new CDs to import, Disc 1 of the 3 disc special edition stays in my computer’s disc drive. I start the movie before I go to bed; the next night I start it from the last point I remember seeing. Every now and then Mirrormask replaces Hot Fuzz as the keep-in-player disc, and Shaun of the Dead gets at least one monthly viewing,but I always come back to Hot Fuzz. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-watch-over-and-over-and-over-again/500539/91 "2009-06-25T12:54:33Z")
> [@winterhawk11](#): > > If you like Session 9, I’d suggest you check out [this site](http://www.opacity.us)–it’s a truly amazing urban exploration site that includes an extensive photoshoot of the real abandoned Danvers Hospital, where the movie was filmed. I found out about the movie through the site and had to watch it just to see more of the place. Creepy. Awesome link; thanks! I’ve read quite a bit about Danvers but those photos are spectacular. The oddest part is seeing the apartments they’ve turned it into. I’d love to see it in person but I would \*not \*want to live there:eek: ---
**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:** [June 25, 2009, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-watch-over-and-over-and-over-again/500539/92 "2009-06-25T13:36:27Z")
I couldn’t count how many times over the past 60 years I have watched **Shane The Adventures of Robin Hood** (Errol Flynn) \*\*The Adventures of Don Juan \*\*(Errol Flynn) **Zulu The Black Stallion** \*\*Alice In Wonderland \*\*(Walt Disney) If I chance across one of these while I am flicking through the TV channels, I have to stop and watch it to the end. ---
**Author:** ![Gordon\_Urquhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@Gordon\_Urquhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_Urquhart)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-watch-over-and-over-and-over-again/500539/93 "2009-06-25T13:51:40Z")
_The Empire Strikes Back Boogie Nights Local Hero The Commitments Moulin Rouge!_ and American Movie Classics has been showing the American movie classic _Roadhouse_ every two days lately, and I have to admit to watching that more times than I can count as well … ---
**Author:** ![Lady\_of\_the\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@Lady\_of\_the\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lady_of_the_Lake)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-watch-over-and-over-and-over-again/500539/94 "2009-06-25T14:38:35Z")
I personally watch **Kung Fu Hustle** , **Monsters Inc.** , and **Spirited Away** to an obsessive degree. **The Princess Bride** should probably be in there as well (and for my folks it is\*\* Blazing Saddles\*\*). 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-watch-over-and-over-and-over-again/500539/95 "2009-06-25T14:57:19Z")
Rebecca The Ghost and Mrs. Muir Pride and Prejudice (both the Colin Firth miniseries and the older Elizabeth Garvey one) Sense and Sensibility (Emma Thompson) Persuasion (Amanda Root) Gosford Park Office Space The Ninth Gate Smiley’s People Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Spy A Very Long Engagement The first two Harry Potter movies Nashville Thunderheart ---
**Author:** ![maddin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc348/32.png) [@maddin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maddin)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-watch-over-and-over-and-over-again/500539/96 "2009-06-25T15:49:07Z")
From dusk till dawn. ---
**Author:** ![JustinC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justinc/32/8083_2.png) [@JustinC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustinC)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-watch-over-and-over-and-over-again/500539/97 "2013-02-25T03:00:56Z")
No love for _ **Magnolia** _ ? ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-watch-over-and-over-and-over-again/500539/98 "2013-02-25T05:18:28Z")
**Heathers Blue Velvet Wings of Desire** ---
**Author:** ![James\_Otto\_Sweet\_Heart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ac8455/32.png) [@James\_Otto\_Sweet\_Heart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/James_Otto_Sweet_Heart)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-watch-over-and-over-and-over-again/500539/99 "2013-02-25T15:58:35Z")
> [@infinitii](#): > > D2: The Might Ducks (I saw it so much as a kid, and it just stuck with me) This goes for me too. I love all three of the films. 🙂 🙂 🙂 God bless you always!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 Holly P.S. I also love the Karate Kid trilogy. 🙂 🙂 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MegaBee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f0a364/32.png) [@MegaBee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MegaBee)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-watch-over-and-over-and-over-again/500539/100 "2013-02-25T18:14:02Z")
The number of times I’ve seen the animated Transformers movie is somewhere in the low triple digits. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-watch-over-and-over-and-over-again/500539.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-watch-over-and-over-and-over-again/500539.md?page=6)