# What movie have you seen the most times? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 11, 2018, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times/815878 "2018-06-11T14:43:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2018, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times/815878/61 "2018-06-11T21:38:42Z")
As a kid, The Hobbit (1977) Now, The Thing (1982) ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2018, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times/815878/62 "2018-06-11T22:09:28Z")
There are lots of movies I have watched lots of times. The movie I have seen the most times is Die Hard. It’s my favorite and sometimes I just have it on in the background while I’m doing other things. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2018, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times/815878/63 "2018-06-11T23:34:43Z")
**Bullitt**. Since 1968 I’ve seen this film at least 60 times. ---
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times/815878/64 "2018-06-12T00:03:18Z")
I’m not going to count movies on TV or on DVD/VHS - too hard to count; many times I only catch a piece of the movie - doe that count? So I am only going to count movies I’ve seen in a theater: _Amadeus_ I saw five times during its original release. The original _Star Wars_ I saw three times, again during its original run (which lasted over a year). _Rocky Horror Picture Show_ probably four times, spread out over many years. Many others that I saw twice… ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times/815878/65 "2018-06-12T00:51:21Z")
Oh, if we’re talking in a theatre, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a movie more than once in a theatre. ---
**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:** [June 12, 2018, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times/815878/66 "2018-06-12T01:05:56Z")
I don’t keep track, but probably _Back To The Future_. Possibly _Ever After_. Might be _Finding Nemo_. I also have watched a lot of _Star Wars_, as I am definitely a big fan, but not as often as you might think. I treasure them so much I don’t want to dilute the experience. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times/815878/67 "2018-06-12T01:24:36Z")
Boondock Saints 1 & 2 BTinLC Tombstone The Great Santini And lastly, Aladdin from when my son was small. All a minimum of 10 times. ---
**Author:** ![LVBoPeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/858c86/32.png) [@LVBoPeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVBoPeep)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times/815878/68 "2018-06-12T01:46:42Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > A lot of these movies I have seen many times. Star Wars, Fellowship of the Ring, Casablanca, Shawshank Redemption, Spinal Tap… > > But in the late 80s during one of my summers home from college I managed a store for a small mom & pop video rental chain (remember those?). We had a TV at the front that we would play movies on all day, usually recent releases. All summer, six days a week, I put _Better Off Dead_ with John Cusack in the rotation. So I saw that movie at _least_ 40 or 45 times that summer (and a couple of times since then). So that is the winner, hands down. > > “I’ve been going to this high school for seven and a half years. I’m no dummy.” I was also a video store clerk in the late 80s- mid 90s (spent way, way too long at that job). Better Off Dead was in our top 5 but the top of our list was Clue (followed closely by The Princess Bride). Real Genius was another popular one but Clue & The Princess Bride happened several times a week (sometimes twice a night). That was, until the video store powers that be decided we would have to watch endless preview trailers instead of a single movie which managed to suck the last bit of good out of that soul crushing job. For my “real life” list : Trainspotting Lonesome Dove The Godfather Notorious (Alfred Hitchcock- not the rapper one) Star Wars Raiders of the Lost Ark Shawshank Redemption Clerks ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times/815878/69 "2018-06-12T01:53:00Z")
> [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](#): > > I’m not going to count movies on TV or on DVD/VHS - too hard to count; many times I only catch a piece of the movie - doe that count? So I am only going to count movies I’ve seen in a theater: I’m not sure I understand. You’re saying you put on a DVD and then only “catch a piece of it? “ How does that happen? ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times/815878/70 "2018-06-12T02:49:38Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > I’m not sure I understand. You’re saying you put on a DVD and then only “catch a piece of it? “ How does that happen? For me, I will often put in the DVD of a favorite movie while I’m doing housework or doing other stuff around the house. It’s on for background, kind of like music. I don’t sit and watch it, so I really only catch bits and pieces. ---
**Author:** ![BobBitchin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@BobBitchin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobBitchin)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times/815878/71 "2018-06-12T03:14:32Z")
I’m not sure what my most watched is, but here’s my list. Hooper (probably my most watched) Harley Davidson & Marlboro man Blues Brothers The winner amongst these has to be over 150-200 veiwings ---
**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times/815878/72 "2018-06-12T04:05:36Z")
When I was a kid, HBO played the same movies on rotation, day after day. So I watched _Flash Gordon_ day after day and loved every minute of it. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times/815878/73 "2018-06-12T10:17:34Z")
The Big Lebowski Escanaba in da Moonlight ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times/815878/74 "2018-06-12T10:32:02Z")
Back when Spain was new to the concept of having more than two TV channels, my family had a handful of movies which got trotted out any weekend afternoon there wasn’t anything on TV. The menfolk went mainly for war movies: Los últimos de Filipinas, Raza, Sergeant York. The womenfolk preferred old comedies: A Philadelphia Story got so much mileage it’s a miracle there’s any Philadelphia left. And then there was a sprinkling of musicals: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Some Like It Hot, An American In Paris, Singin’ In The Rain… and Westerns: Dad loved Stagecoach and High Noon, I preferred The Big Country and Sergeant Rutledge. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times/815878/75 "2018-06-12T13:35:29Z")
\*Spirited Away \*for me, no question. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Vorlon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@The\_Vorlon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Vorlon)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times/815878/76 "2018-06-12T13:46:46Z")
Back in the 1980’s, I was an assistant manager at a movie complex. I was also the only one they would trust upstairs, so my tan was limited. Beverly Hills Cop was in cinema 10 for 36 weeks. 36 weeks of 5 shows a day. Ghostbusters lasted 34 weeks. Terminator was over a half year.\ I’ll never eat popcorn again. ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times/815878/77 "2018-06-12T15:35:09Z")
Back in college we had a videotape of _The Godfather_. I am sure I watched it at least twenty times. Weird thing is there are still some parts of the plot I am not sure about. Later I raised three kids, so I’ve seen the all the big Disney films multiple times. The original Star Wars trilogy, first in the theatres a few times, then multiple viewings at home. ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times/815878/78 "2018-06-12T19:48:28Z")
It’s any one of the Star Wars movies, Pulp Fiction, or The Big Lebowski. There is almost certainly not a movie I have seen more times than any of those. ---
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times/815878/79 "2018-06-12T21:41:18Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > I’m not sure I understand. You’re saying you put on a DVD and then only “catch a piece of it? “ How does that happen? Read the whole sentence - “I’m not going to count movies on _TV_ or on DVD/VHS.” Channel surfing, see movie I like, stop and watch for a while. Or someone else is watching on DVD and I wander by. Pedantic much? ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2018, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times/815878/80 "2018-06-13T02:39:43Z")
Runners-up are **Duck Soup** , for obvious reasons, and **The Bride of Frankenstein** , because I think it’s Boris’s greatest performance and because I love Ernest Thesinger, and Doctor Praetorius is his juiciest Hollywood role. I’m listening to the soundtrack as I type this. First place goes to **The Island of Lost Souls**. I can’t get enough of Charles Laughton chewing the scenery, the Panther Woman, or the House of Pain. And the brilliantly quotable quotes… “The natives ARE restless, tonight…” “What is THE LAW?!?!” “Not to schpill BLOT, THAT IS the Law!! Are we not MEN???” I was a happy man when the Criterion Collection decided to release this pre-Code classic. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times/815878.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times/815878.md?page=5)