# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/41 "2005-10-31T17:10:38Z")
[ul] [li]Apollo 13[/li][li]GI Jane[/li][li]Coyote Ugly[/li][li]Grease[/li][li]Grease 2[/li][li]Chicago[/li][li]Neverending Story[/li][li]Labyrinth[/li][li]Dirty Dancing[/li][li]Poltergeist (although I always leave the room before the clown)[/li][li]LOTR[/li][li]Harry Potter[/li][li]The Color Purple[/li][li]Bridget Jones’ Diary[/li][li]Bend it Like Beckham[/li][/ul] I think my movies choices swing from the pretty good to the horrendous and ridiculous, but I love 'em! ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/42 "2005-10-31T18:56:00Z")
Midnight Express Cool Hand Luke The Hustler As Good As It Gets Airplane Stripes Animal House Bonnie and Clyde The Last Detail ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/43 "2005-10-31T20:59:29Z")
Hmmmm let me think… Definitely seen 50+ times- Strange Brew Slap Shot Outlaw Josey Wales Stripes Caddyshack Cool Hand Luke and probably Shawshank because I believe it is now a federal law that Shawshank must be on at least one channel at any given time. ---
**Author:** ![cowgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@cowgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cowgirl)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/44 "2005-10-31T21:09:40Z")
Ferris Beuller’s Day Off The Princess Bride Rocky Horror The Life of Brian Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Gene Wilder version) A Christmas Story I can’t believe nobody other than me has seen the Indiana Jones movies more than twenty times. The other one that I am the first to mention is L.A. Story. ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/45 "2005-10-31T23:27:02Z")
> [@Roland Orzabal](#): > > _Groundhog Day_. > > I don’t know why. I don’t have strong feelings about it one way or the other, but for some unknown reason, I am compelled to watch it every time I find it on TV. And, for an equally unknown reason, that happens on a fairly regular basis. > > I have no idea how many times I’ve actually seen the thing, but I would be surprised were it not above 20 yet. I have the same experience with Shawshank Redemption. I don’t own it, never saw it in the theatre, but every time I run across it while channel surfing, I stop and watch it the rest of the way through. I think I have only seen the actual beginning once, but from the time he arrives in prison on, I have probably seen it almost 40 times. OTOH, I don’t think I have seen Groundhog Day more than once or twice on TV, but I have seen it quite often since it is one of the few movies that I bought both the VHS tape and the DVD. ---
**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/46 "2005-11-01T00:16:49Z")
I’m not one to re-watch movies ad nauseum (I also don’t re-read books very often) but the one I’ve watched the most times has to be Beauty and the Beast. I remember begging for it for Christmas when I was 8, I got it and watched it at least once a day until we got back in school. And I’ve definitely watched it at least a few times since then. Actually, I wish I still had it, I’d like to watch it again. ---
**Author:** ![beckwall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b487fb/32.png) [@beckwall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beckwall)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/47 "2005-11-01T00:30:17Z")
I forgot _Babe_. I loves me some talking barnyard animals! Along the lines of verbose creatures, _The Adventures of Milo and Otis_. Cute! ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/48 "2005-11-01T04:45:41Z")
I don’t know if it’s 20 times, but I’m definitely getting there with: **What About Bob?** **Master and Commander** **Ladyhawke** **One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest** ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/49 "2005-11-01T04:47:01Z")
Pardon my **Bees**. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/50 "2005-11-01T04:55:36Z")
> [@myskepticsight](#): > > Mallrats Just saw _Chasing Amy_ yesterday (couldn’t sleep, which is unusual fro me), and caught _Jay and Silent Bob_ on a plane (Virgin - they treat passenger like grown-ups). Found the central premise of CA (lesbo turns straight for Ben Cornflake) rather unlikely, but roared with laughter at the “Louis Farrakhan” scene, and just before that the “tracer” scene. Excellent writing by Kev. So is _Mallrats_ up there? (I’m going to hire _Clerks_ - I thought I had this time, but it was some cartoon version.) And what about _Dogma_? ---
**Author:** ![NoCoolUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/51 "2005-11-01T05:09:54Z")
A Man for All Seasons (Thank you Cal) The Maltese Falcon ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2005, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/52 "2005-11-05T18:58:43Z")
American Graffiti Unforgiven Midnight Cowboy Papillon ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2005, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/53 "2005-11-05T19:32:14Z")
A few more: **Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein** (thanks, **Cal** --you always manage to jog my memory) **Animal House** Laurel & Hardy’s **March of the Wooden Soldiers** --“Big bait catches big rat!” And, **Cal** , remember “Million Dollar Movie” on channel 9 and how they used to show the same movie every night for a week? There are three I watched every night: \*\*The Giant Behemoth, Not of this Earth \*\* and the Francis Lederer Dracula film where he played “Cousin Belac”– **Return of Dracula**? ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2005, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/54 "2005-11-06T02:13:19Z")
I don’t usually do repeats either, but in the probably close to 100 range is **Grease**. A far second to that would be a tie between **Footloose** and (the original) **Willie Wonka**. ---
**Author:** ![flickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2005, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/55 "2005-11-06T02:35:41Z")
> [@Smokinjbc](#): > > Over 20 times: > _Trainspotting_ > … Glad you enjoyed - Once was all I could do As for my list - similar to many others _Planes Train Autombiles Wizard of Oz Groundhog Day Trading Places Young Frankenstein N L Christmas Vacation Home Alone Uncle Buck Oklahoma Blues Brothers_ Multiple Bond selections ---
**Author:** ![Nic2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4491bb/32.png) [@Nic2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nic2004)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2005, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/56 "2005-11-06T03:34:51Z")
**The Princess Bride Young Frankenstein Wizard of Oz Indian Jones: Raiders Real Men What Planet Are You From? Airplane I & II** ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2005, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/57 "2005-11-06T22:06:46Z")
- Rocky Horror Picture Show - This is Spinal Tap - Best of Show - Cinema Paradiso - Small Change - Fellini’s 8½ - Ferris Bueller’s Day Off - Nat’l Lampoon’s Family Vacation - Help (saw it 8 times in one day when it first came out) - Caddyshack - Night on Earth - Mystery Train ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2005, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/58 "2005-11-06T22:14:40Z")
The Maltese Falcon Casablanca Pulp Fiction Blade(because my kids watched it, but it was well done) A Muppet Family Christmas(because it’s cool, and my son was young at that time, yeah, it was my son, no–really…) ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/59 "2005-11-07T00:01:19Z")
I can’t flip past **Grease** no matter how many times I’ve seen it and even though I detest the message it sends. (Go greased lightning…) Others: **Breakfast Club** - he he he **Pride & Prejudice** (Ehle/Firth version) **Almost Famous** “I’m a golden god!” **Lonesome Dove** **Gone With the Wind** ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606/60 "2005-11-07T00:50:40Z")
Not sure. Either The Princess Bride or Miracle on 34th Street. Possibly Its a Wonderful life. But probably The Princess Bride. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-watched-the-most-times/328606.md?page=4)