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Which film will you sit and watch when you find it whilst flicking through channels, even though you've seen it a hundred times?

203 replies

Eeepsh · 10/03/2024 19:26

Mine is The Talented Mr Ripley - I love it.

Hate To think how many late nights I've had due to that film.

Anyone else do this?

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RunnyPaint · 10/03/2024 20:52

Flash Gordon was the film that first sprang to mind, but also so many others mentioned on this thread!

creeashun · 10/03/2024 20:53

Close Encounters of the Third kind
Prometheus
Hobson choice
Blade Runner
Carousel

Thewolvesarerunningagain · 10/03/2024 20:53

ButtonMoonBlanketSky · 10/03/2024 19:32

Tremors

Oh yes!

NoWordForFluffy · 10/03/2024 20:53

Shaun of the Dead
Hot Fuzz
Any Bourne film

2phat2phaf · 10/03/2024 20:53

Uncle Buck (RIP the great John Candy), obvs Bill and Ted, Emperor's New Groove.

Gcsunnyside23 · 10/03/2024 20:54

Goodfellas
Shawshank Redemption
Armageddon
Titanic
Day after tomorrow
Shawn of the dead

endlessperiods · 10/03/2024 20:54

Romy and Michelle!

EmmaGrundyForPM · 10/03/2024 20:55

Apollo 13
The Usual Suspects

AuntieAntik · 10/03/2024 20:57

Dirty Dancing
Ten Things I hate about you
Gross Point Blank
Eurovision
The Promise
The Hangover

CatChant · 10/03/2024 20:57

The Long Good Friday
Das Boot
Heathers
Meet the Applegates
The Breakfast Club
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
The Shawshank Redemption
Tampopo
A Taxing Woman
Withnail and I
and probably heaps more.

LaPalmaLlama · 10/03/2024 21:00

The Secret Life of Pets

liveforsummer · 10/03/2024 21:02

My big fat Greek wedding. I liked it anyway then I acquired Cypriot in laws and my god they got the stereotype just right . So funny yet true

WolfFoxHare · 10/03/2024 21:04

A Few Good Men. Love it, everything about it is perfect.

liveforsummer · 10/03/2024 21:05

Oh and also Moana. Favourite Disney movie of all time

21ZIGGY · 10/03/2024 21:08

Labyrinth, Titanic, prince of thieves, kind hearts and coronets

Taytocrisps · 10/03/2024 21:08

MeridaofClanDunBroch · 10/03/2024 20:49

Young Guns
Passport to Pimlico
The Lost Boys

I love 'Passport to Pimlico'

MsJuniper · 10/03/2024 21:09

The Martian
The Poseidon Adventure (old one)
Hot Fuzz

RainBow725 · 10/03/2024 21:10

Ooh good question

Apollo 13
Pitch Perfect
About Time
Goodwill Hunting

Many more probably but these sprung to mind first.

Yirk · 10/03/2024 21:13

Forest Gump
Dirty Dancing
Pretty Woman
P.S. I love you
Lord of the Rings
Any disney especially lion King.

Marchintospring · 10/03/2024 21:14

@HeidiWhole Yes you are.

mathanxiety · 10/03/2024 21:35

The Sting
Apollo 13
Legally Blonde
My Cousin Vinny
Hannah and her Sisters
Moonstruck
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Wayne's World
The Blues Brothers
When Harry Met Sally
Anchorman
Airplane!
Dodgeville
Zoolander
Bridesmaids
Clueless

mathanxiety · 10/03/2024 21:36

Also, any Pink Panther movies with Peter Sellars

mathanxiety · 10/03/2024 21:38

And I would watch Casablanca daily.

imnotwhoyouthinkiam · 10/03/2024 21:39

Schindlers List.

Don't know why. Its one of the best films ever made. But not cheerful.

mathanxiety · 10/03/2024 21:41

YYY to The Third Man. Love the theme music too.

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