# Which movie(s) have you seen the most times? And why? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 18, 2005, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-s-have-you-seen-the-most-times-and-why/312980 "2005-07-18T15:25:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-s-have-you-seen-the-most-times-and-why/312980/21 "2005-07-18T17:38:50Z")
The Marx Brothers movies. Obviously. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-s-have-you-seen-the-most-times-and-why/312980/22 "2005-07-18T17:39:47Z")
All numbers are rough but fairly accurate guesses. Jeremiah Johnson - 20, itā€™s who Iā€™d like to have been 150 years ago. Fandango - 25, hilarious, quotable, know the writer/director, hits home. Holy Grail - 30, whatā€™s to explain? Funniest movie of all time. Dr. Strangelove - 15, smart, perceptive, amusing. Bullitt - 15, the chase sceneā€¦ probably closer to 40. The Thing - 12, everytime thereā€™s something new to wonder about. How were Carpenterā€™s other movies so bad and this so good? Reservoir Dogs - 12, Simply badass. ---
**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:** [July 18, 2005, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-s-have-you-seen-the-most-times-and-why/312980/23 "2005-07-18T17:46:23Z")
**King Kong** (the 1933 version, of course) \*\*Forbidden Planet 2001 \*\* The two best science fiction movies made. \*\*A Man for All Seasons Spartacus The Seven Samurai \*\* My favorite historical dramas \*\*The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back Return of the Jedi The Day the Earth Stood Still The Day of the Jackal\*\* ā€“ my all-time favorite thriller **The Guns of Navarone** ā€“ you canā€™t sleep through it. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-s-have-you-seen-the-most-times-and-why/312980/24 "2005-07-18T17:48:50Z")
ā€¦ a couple more to add. To Live And Die In L.A. - 10, first movie to see either Petersen or Dafoe in, a fan of both ever since. Predator - 12, perfect movie to demo home theater with. Iā€™ve no idea how many times Iā€™ve seen bits of all the spaghetti westerns, Joe Kidd, Pale Rider, etc. (dozens) but, strangely, rarely ever saw one start to finish. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-s-have-you-seen-the-most-times-and-why/312980/25 "2005-07-18T18:05:38Z")
Disneyā€™s _The Little Mermaid_. Why? Cuz I love it. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-s-have-you-seen-the-most-times-and-why/312980/26 "2005-07-18T18:11:05Z")
I was one of those geekazoids who saw the original **Star Wars** in the theater over 100 times. I just couldnā€™t get enough. That was back in the days before VCRs and I just had to see it over and over because I thought it would go away and I might never see it again when I wanted. Who knew when they were going to play it on TV, and then only once. My son was a big fan too, but he became a fan because I took him so often. I was the obsessed one. For a more recent obsession, I saw **The Matrix** in the theater over 30 times. I lost count. Strangely, weā€™ve owned the DVD since the day it was released and I havenā€™t watched it once, but if I see a revival of it playing anywhere, Iā€™ll be first in line. Thereā€™s just something about seeing it on the big screen that I dearly love. I saw **The Fellowship of the Ring** at least 12 times in the theater. More if you count several theatrical viewings of the Extended edition. There are many dozens of movies Iā€™ve seen more than 10 times, including \*\*Brazil The Cotton Club The Godfather A Clockwork Orange Moulin Rouge \*\* (another theater experience, because Iā€™ve only seen it a couple of times at home) **Local Hero Raising Arizona Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? The Big Lebowski The Princess Bride Never Cry Wolf Life of Brian** (my favorite comedy) **Real Genius Galaxy Quest** Too many more to think of at the moment I love some of your choices. There are so many little gems that Iā€™ve seen several times too, like > [@](#): > > Valley Girl > Sneakers > Sneakers > ā€¦And Justice For All > Goodfellas > Groundhog Day > Office Space > Bullitt > Spinal Tap > Office Space > Top Secret > The Royal Tenanbaums > Herzogā€™s Nosferatu > The Usual Suspects I also love seeing movies like **Elizabeth** and **House of Games** on your list tdn! Iā€™ve only seen them once each and itā€™s good to know they survive multiple viewings. ---
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**Yellow Submarine** Brilliant animation, sight gags, silly humor, and the music. A certain, uh, state of mind unlocks this one. **My Favorite Year** I just love it. **Raiders of the Lost Ark** Perhaps the perfect action flick. **Bullitt** The brooding McQueen, and the best chase ever. Anytime I can catch the last part on TV, I do. **Young Frankenstein** I tried to read the book _Frankenstein,_ but it depressed me terribly; I empathized with the monster. When I saw YF, I wept and laughed. Then I could go back to the book. The movie is simply perfect. Other great Mel Brooks works: **Blazing Saddles, The Producers, The Twelve Chairs.** **The Holy Grail** I donā€™t need to explain. ---
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The following are movies I have seen too many times to count: _Raising Arizona Moonstruck Brokedown Palace Star Wars_ (Episodes 4, 5, and 6, hereafter referred to as ā€œThe Ones That Countā€) _The Breakfast Club_ Disneyā€™s _Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, and Sleeping Beauty What About Bob?_ ---
**Author:** ![cruel\_butterfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5daacb/32.png) [@cruel\_butterfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cruel_butterfly)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-s-have-you-seen-the-most-times-and-why/312980/29 "2005-07-18T18:46:00Z")
> [@cruel butterfly](#): > > The following are movies I have seen too many times to count: > > _Raising Arizona > Moonstruck > Brokedown Palace > Star Wars_ (Episodes 4, 5, and 6, hereafter referred to as ā€œThe Ones That Countā€) > _The Breakfast Club_ > Disneyā€™s _Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, and Sleeping Beauty > What About Bob?_ **Why I like the movies I listed in my previous post posted here because I failed to read the OP in its entirety:** Raising Arizona- because itā€™s funny Moonstruck- because of Olympia Dukakis Brokedown Palace- because itā€™s the only movie that makes me cry _every single time_ I see it Star Wars (the ones that count)- no reason necessary The Breakfast Club- itā€™s the first movie I memorized and drove my mother nuts reciting it all the time Disneyā€™s Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, and Sleeping Beauty- they are beautifully made What About Bob?- because itā€™s funny ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-s-have-you-seen-the-most-times-and-why/312980/30 "2005-07-18T18:56:56Z")
Last year at Christmas, I saw ā€œthe Polar Expressā€ 4 times. I watch Indiana Jones over & over, as well as Labrynith. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-s-have-you-seen-the-most-times-and-why/312980/31 "2005-07-18T18:57:19Z")
I canā€™t even begin to think of how many times Iā€™ve seen some films on TV/DVD/VHS, so Iā€™m not going to list them. The list would include such titles as _The Godfather_, _Moulin Rouge!_ (a particular favorite of my daughter and mine), _Jaws_, _The Manchurian Candidate_, and a host of others. Then you get into the question of what really constitutes ā€œwatchingā€ a movie - does catching the last half of _Jaws_ while channel surfing count? If you fast forward through the sequence where Nicole Kidman is writhing on the floor (or the Roxanne tango) in _Moulin Rouge!_ 'cause itā€™s something that your three year-old doesnā€™t need to see, did you really ā€œwatchā€ it? Regardless, when it comes to paying to see movies in the theater my easy #1 is **Titanic** , which got me in the doors no less than 6 times during its first run and a couple more when it finally hit the dollar theaters. I love big, sappy epic romances (to which I am just THRILLED that the 3-4 disc SE is finally coming out this September (or October), replacing the crappy 1 disk job they released back in '99, 2000.) I am _so_ there! šŸ˜ƒ #2 is the recent **War of the Worlds** which Iā€™ve already seen 4 times. I think I saw **ET** another 4 times in the theater as well. ---
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Big Lebowski for sure. Iā€™ve probably watched that over 20 times. I watch Night of the Hunter a lot. Itā€™s my favourite. Bridget Jonesā€™s Diary. Thatā€™s a bit embarassing and spinsterish of me but it hits the spot when youā€™re feeling blotchy, drunk and alone. Stuart Saves His Family. Thatā€™s good for when youā€™re feeling sober, blotchy, and alone and you know you have to see your family in a few hours and theyā€™re going to be mean to you. Elf. Thatā€™s good for when you feel alone in your love of Will Ferrell. ---
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My top five would be: **The Princess Bride** **Blazing Saddles** **The Breakfast Club** **Pulp Fiction** **Groundhog Day** I have know idea which is the winner, Iā€™ve seen them all at least 20 times. In the ā€œat least ten timesā€ chategory: **Star Wars** **The Money Pit** **Plains, Trains & Automobiles** **The Never Ending Story** **Iron Giant** **The Ref** **The Long Kiss Goodnight** **Indepence Day** **Airplane!** This one probably should have been in the over 20. **Raising Arizona** **Die Hard** Cone to think of it, this one is probably an over 20 too. **The Matrix** Also a probable over 20. **The War of the Roses** Because I find Kathleen Turnerā€™s voice hot! Looking at my list, Iā€™ve watched three of those in the last week. Five in the last two. ---
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What movies have you _heard_ the most times? With a little girl in the house, Iā€™m sure Iā€™ve heard _Pocohantas_ and _The Lion King_ dozens of times. And weā€™ll not even go into that bizarre fascination with Baby Einstein: Mozart, which had her watch the same tape 15 times in a row (not at the same time, but for a 3, 4 day period that was ALL she wanted to watch.) Many parents here can likely say the same about these and other films. šŸ˜‰ ---
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1. **Star Wars** - Because Iā€™m a geek. 2. **The Usual Suspects** - Love the film, but have also written several (unpublished, unlikely to be published) papers on it. 3. **Tron** - Iā€™m not really sure why. ---
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\*\*Ghostbusters Airplane Phantom of the Paradise Rocky Horror Picture Show Star Trek \*\* (all of them) \*\*The Wizard of Oz Finding Nemo \*\* (mine! mineminemine!! mine!!! mine!mine!mine!) **Beetlejuice** Donā€™t know if this counts, but: **Pink Floyd _Live at the Berlin Wall_** ---
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Iā€™ve probably seen **Back to the Future** near 100 times. If not more. My brother and sister and I, who all had (and still have) very different tastes in movies (Him: Schwarzenegger, Me: P.T. Anderson, Her: anything mainstream and big-budget), were all obsessed with the story of Marty and the Doc. Since it was the one movie we all agreed on and loved, it was on constantly. We had a separate copy of the film in our van, which had a VCR. We knew all the little trivia in addition to the complete script, which we could recite together while playing different characters. It became a sort of comfort food, and when I went off to college, Iā€™d put the VHS tape in whenever I was feeling blue. Two years ago, our parents bought each of us the DVD set of the BTTF trilogy, with all the commentary. We had watched II and III somewhat, but not nearly as much as the originalā€“which is _still_ my favorite all-time movie. No other repeat viewings of mine can even compare. Iā€™m a big dork. :o ---
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**The Rocky Horror Picture Show** - at least 100 times , I stopped counting . I often saw it twice a week at midnight showings when it was still playing , and now watch it on video on occasion for ā€˜old timeā€™s sakeā€™ . **A Knightā€™s Tale** - It is my pick-me-up-feel-good movie . I have seen it so many times I can quote the dialog right along with the movie . (Besides , Heath Ledger looks HOT in it . Yeah , yeah , yeah ā€¦ Iā€™m old enough to be his mama . And if that makes me a dirty old woman , so be it šŸ†’ ) **All 3 LOTRs** - gotta love them ! ---
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**Wayneā€™s World** Iā€™m not quite sure why, as I donā€™t really identify with either Wayne or Garth, but the humor in that movie TOTALLY struck a chord with me. I saw it 7 (I believe) times in the theaters, then bought the VHS tape the day it was released, watched it over and over again until the tape actually wore out, bought another tape, and then bought it on DVD the day it was released. All in all, easily 100+ viewings. ---
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_Diggstown Noises Off! Mystery Science Theater 3000, The Movie High Strung The Shawshank Redemption Down Periscope Dirty Rotten Scoundrels_ The first two are definitely faves, but I never seem to get tired of any of them. On the list of ā€œheard/seen it thousands of times because the kids love it,ā€ the number one spot has to go to _Three Men and a Baby_. I truly enjoyed the movie the first time I saw it. But when my daughter was about 2 years old, she decided it was her favorite movie and watched it incessantly. I grew to hate it, and only now, about 8 years later can I stand to watch it! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-s-have-you-seen-the-most-times-and-why/312980.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-s-have-you-seen-the-most-times-and-why/312980.md?page=3)