# What movie have you watched the most times? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 30, 2005, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606 "2005-10-30T18:04:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/21 "2005-10-31T00:00:54Z")
Probably not yet 20, but: Jaws. ---
**Author:** ![LVBoPeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/858c86/32.png) [@LVBoPeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVBoPeep)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/22 "2005-10-31T00:11:09Z")
Over 20 times: _Trainspotting_ _Persuasion_ (with Amanda Root/Ciaran Hinds) \*Notorious \* \*A Room With A View \* _The Commitments_ _Best In Show_ \*Sense & Sensibility \* (w/ Emma Thompson) \*Pride & Prejudice \* (with Colin Firth in hot white wet shirt 😉 \*The Princess Bride \* (played constantly when worked at video store, along with _Clue_. Safe to watch and infinitely quotable) Probably watched those two movies at least 300 or more times over two years. And… \*The Battle for Endor/Ewoks Movie \* - not by choice but because my little brother, who I constantly had to babysit- would only be manageable if we let him watch it. Must have lost count at about 200 times… ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/23 "2005-10-31T00:12:36Z")
> [@priapus](#): > > I always get a kick from the Kirk Douglas/Tony Curtis movie team.Spartacus and The Vikings. The Vikings was my favorite movie for longer than I like to admit. Love the music. Do-DOOOO-Do, Do-DOOOO-Do. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/24 "2005-10-31T00:50:53Z")
Probably [Dinner for One](http://german.about.com/library/weekly/aa010101a.htm). I seem to have seen it on television each New Year’s Eve for at least the last 10 years. ---
**Author:** ![Southpaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@Southpaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southpaw)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/25 "2005-10-31T02:08:06Z")
Raiders of the Lost Ark (saw 13 times in the theaters, many more times since) Singin’ in the Rain Double Indemnity Beauty and the Beast (Disney version) Princess Bride My Favorite Wife Shall We Dance (Astaire/Rogers version) both Toy Story movies Notorious My Man Godfrey Philadelphia Story Holiday Inn White Christmas The Court Jester The Lady Eve The Little Mermaid Yankee Doodle Dandy and not movies but I’ve seen _How the Grinch Stole Christmas_ and _A Charlie Brown Christmas_ at least 39 times (once a year since I was born). ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/26 "2005-10-31T02:54:38Z")
It would have to be any of these: Oklahoma Carousel The Wizard Of Oz Miracle On 34th Street (the original) A Hard Day’s Night Help! Magical Mystery Tour Yellow Submarine Let It Be The Nutty Professor (the original) The Disorderly Orderly A Christmas Story ---
**Author:** ![Burrido](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Burrido](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Burrido)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/27 "2005-10-31T03:05:11Z")
Galaxy Quest Evolution The Princess Bride Predator ---
**Author:** ![beckwall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b487fb/32.png) [@beckwall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beckwall)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/28 "2005-10-31T03:11:17Z")
_Dazed and Confused_ _It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World_ _Ferris Bueller’s Day Off_ _Breakfast at Tiffany’s_ That’s one strange group of movies. ---
**Author:** ![Black\_Train\_Song](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4da419/32.png) [@Black\_Train\_Song](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Black_Train_Song)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/29 "2005-10-31T03:12:10Z")
Planes trains & automobiles When Harry met Sally Money pit Blues bros. Groundhog day Midnight run Defending your life Stir crazy Shawshank redemtion Young Frankenstein ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/30 "2005-10-31T03:18:27Z")
Ghostbusters. Rocky Horror Picture Show. Phantom of the Paradise. Wizard of Oz. ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/31 "2005-10-31T03:45:52Z")
I haven’t really kept track of how many times I have watched my favorites, but I can say with absolute certainty that the following have been viewed by me at least ten times: Back to the Future (all three) Rain Man Planes, Trains and Automobiles (it’s a pre-Thanksgiving tradition with me) National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (also a holiday tradition) Falling Down The Matrix Lethal Weapon 1 and 2 ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/32 "2005-10-31T04:08:25Z")
I forgot all about **A Christmas Story** , **Amadeus** , and **Time Bandits**. Wore out those videotapes. ---
**Author:** ![priapus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@priapus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/priapus)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/33 "2005-10-31T08:22:54Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > The Vikings was my favorite movie for longer than I like to admit. Love the music. Do-DOOOO-Do, Do-DOOOO-Do. OOOODDDIINN!OOOODDDIINN! ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/34 "2005-10-31T13:55:59Z")
Rocky Horror, hands down. Well over 100. Distant second is A Knight’s Tale. I can resite the dialog, if that tells you anything. Runners up: The LOTR trilogy , the original Star Wars (probably saw it 20 times in the theatre!), Wizard of Oz… ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/35 "2005-10-31T14:08:56Z")
The only movie I have currently watched probably 20+ times (I lost count somewhere after the 12th time) is Young Frankenstein. The movies in 2nd place would who will likely make it to that mark eventually are The Princess Bride and Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The LOTR trilogy will eventually work it’s way up there but as much as I like them, I’ve probably watched them barely 5 times each. There are some movies I will watch when they come on television but I don’t own them or plan to buy them; those are A Christmas Story, The Shawshank Redemption and Jaws. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/36 "2005-10-31T14:17:20Z")
My list: \*\*A Man for All Seasons Spartacus Forbidden Planet 2001 King Kong \*\* A lot of my favorites aren’t on the list, because I didn’t get copies until recently. I’m sure if you included all the movies I watched, a lot of the ones i saw as a kid would show up more than recent favorites, including: \*\*Seventh Voyage of Sinbad Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms Mighty Joe Young A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/37 "2005-10-31T15:32:32Z")
A Clockwork Orange Shawshank Redemption Bottle Rocket Midnight Run Bloodsport ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/38 "2005-10-31T15:36:41Z")
**Shawshank Redemption** **To Sir, With Love** **Twister** **The Abyss** ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/39 "2005-10-31T15:41:22Z")
> [@Roland Orzabal](#): > > _Groundhog Day_. Are you sure you haven’t just watched it once, repeatedly? 😉 The movie I’ve (willingly, excluding stuff the kids put on) watched the most is, I think, _Amelie_, or maybe _The Fifth Element_, but in either case, that’s not _hundreds_ of times; probably not even twenty. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/40 "2005-10-31T16:20:10Z")
Forgot another one – Honey mentioned Twister, which reminded me of **Tremors**. When I was a wee one, we played a game in the house where we couldn’t step on the floor because something would get us, so we’d go from room to room, walking on furniture and hanging from whatever might support our weight. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606.md?page=3)