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Films with the Greatest Rewatchability Factor

By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under Comment Diversions | Comments (176)

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Seldom in this profession do I have the opportunity to rewatch films multiple times — the Netflix queue is too backed up or the DVR is too often giving me a guilt trip. I see maybe eight to ten films a year twice, but only the ones that are good enough in theaters to rewatch with Mrs. Pajiba-hyphenate once they arrive on DVD. But I don’t think I’ve rewatched a movie serially since I went on a tear and watched Bottle Rocket every day for something like two weeks. Most of the DVDs I own are still in their plastic wrap. Growing up, though, it was Stand by Me, which I’d watch on the days my sister wasn’t watching Dirty Dancing. And, of course, during the dating phase, there were 15 or 20 staples that I’d drag out each time I got involved with a new girlfriend. But now, I can’t remember the last film I saw three times. Waitress, I think.

So, I put that question to all of you. I’m not asking what are the best movies, but which movies do you rewatch the most? Which movies do you return to when you’re feeling sick or hungover or to pick yourself up or wipe away a bad day? What movies have the best rewatchability factor?










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Comments

1. Back to the Future
2. Ghostbusters

I guess for me they're mostly comedies. An emotionally heavy movie is much harder to sit though multiple times.

Posted by: camytaru at March 24, 2011 5:03 PM

God, I must have seen PCU dozens of times back in the day (when they played it on comedy central like twice a week)

Posted by: phaedawg at March 24, 2011 5:06 PM

Billy Elliot
Little Miss Sunshine
Amelie

The holy trinity of go-to movies for picking me up, depending on whether I'm bummed about life in general, my family or love, respectively

Posted by: astounded at March 24, 2011 5:07 PM

Grosse Pointe Blank, Groundhog Day, Speed, Waitress, Outbreak, Die Hard, lots of other silly things that don't require a lot of deep thought.

Oooh! And several Coen flicks.

Posted by: kate the great at March 24, 2011 5:07 PM

The 13th Warrior. Don't you judge me.

Posted by: Stefannie at March 24, 2011 5:09 PM

Why, Groundhog Day, of course!

Also: North and South, Tortilla Soup (especially while I am cooking dinner and sipping wine), Mostly Martha, and any episode of The Vicar of Dibley. And Harry Potter 1, 3, 4, or 6, on rainy days only.

Comfort food for the soul.

Posted by: klingonfree at March 24, 2011 5:10 PM

There's a whole bunch but Predator probably tops the list for me.

Special mention goes to The Big Hit as well, but that's pretty much entirely down to Lou Diamond Phillips.

Posted by: Murderbot at March 24, 2011 5:11 PM

In no particular order,

Raising Arizona
Finding Nemo
The 13th Warrior* *bite me, it's magnificently quotable
Kill Bill, Vol. 1
Silverado
Pride & Prejudice [1995 BBC mini]

Posted by: Salieri2 at March 24, 2011 5:14 PM

Don't you ever apologize for loving the 13th Warrior.

Posted by: klingonfree at March 24, 2011 5:18 PM

@klingonfree- nice work. Wait, it felt like I said that already.

Ok my list:

Breakfast at Tiffanys
Billy Madison
BottleShock
(why do all of these start with "B"???)
and Caddyshack. (Save!)

Posted by: JuiceinLA at March 24, 2011 5:19 PM

Wet, Hot, American Summer
Little Miss Sunshine
Sixteen Candles
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Big Fish

Posted by: Dorothy Snarker at March 24, 2011 5:22 PM

The Dollar Trilogy
Taxi Driver
Swingers
Dangerous Liaisons

Posted by: KV at March 24, 2011 5:22 PM

The original Star Wars trilogy
The Godfather

Obviously, right? They also happen to be my favorite movies, but I do find them to be endlessly rewatchable.

A couple of my other stock favorites: Big Trouble In Little China and Aliens.

The one that I just sort of discovered recently, though: The Fantastic Mr. Fox. It's not that I just watched it for the first time recently or that I didn't realize I really loved it on first viewing. It was just a few nights watching it yet again that I realized that it does fit the rewatchable question as few others do. I also realized that it has vaunted into my number one slot for the films of 2009, and - although it was difficult to imagine this ever happening - it has become my favorite Wes Anderson film surpassing The Royal Tenenbaums.

The big ones of my youth outside of Star Wars were Flash Gordon and the original Clash Of The Titans. I don't think they are quite as rewatchable now, but as an adult I find it hard to justify rewatching too many things regardless with all new content out there.

Posted by: DarthCorleone at March 24, 2011 5:23 PM

Galaxy Quest, The Shawshank Redemption (I swear, every time it's on TNT), The Sound of Music, and Hot Fuzz.

Posted by: dcmoviegirl at March 24, 2011 5:26 PM

Fifth Element & The Incredibles come immediately to mind

Posted by: Bodhi at March 24, 2011 5:26 PM

Moonstruck.
All About Eve.
Empire Strikes Back.
Velvet Goldmine.
Moulin Rouge!

Posted by: Mike at March 24, 2011 5:26 PM

Groundhog Day
The Rundown
Just Friends
The Great Outdoors
Oldboy
Brick
The 13th Warrior (very much agree)
Solaris. I think I'm only in this.
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Mission Impossible 3
Fight Club
Legends Of The Fall

I was going to say "Fields Of Dreams" but you're a pussy if you like that movie.

Posted by: The Minn at March 24, 2011 5:27 PM

Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Say Anything
Grosse Point Blank
Big
The Money Pit

Sensing a couple of themes here?

Posted by: Mel C. at March 24, 2011 5:28 PM

High Fidelity
Spirited Away
Amelie
Breakfast Club
Lost in Translation

Posted by: beckster at March 24, 2011 5:28 PM

The Evil Dead movies
Planet Terror
Hot Rod
Robocop
Pulp Fiction

Posted by: Parker Jammstein at March 24, 2011 5:31 PM

Definitely not "Waitress". I didn't even like it the first time.

Posted by: sars at March 24, 2011 5:32 PM

Jaws, more times than I can count.

Posted by: Todd at March 24, 2011 5:32 PM

My Cousin Vinny
True Lies
The Birdcage
Predator
Shaun of the Dead

Posted by: Tiff at March 24, 2011 5:33 PM

Oh, also, 10 Things I Hate About You, The Lookout and Walk the Line

Posted by: Mel C. at March 24, 2011 5:33 PM

I have a bad habit of putting certain movies on when I'm hanging out with friends so that we can either watch it, or have a conversation. Some of these movies are for chatting and others aren't.

Stranger than Fiction --Even if I'm only half watching it, I make everyone shut up during the golem part.
Amelie -- mainly because it's the only French movie I own, and for various reasons, I just want to hear beautiful French being spoken (I regularly get cursed out in the street in French)
Almost Famous
Penelope
Rushmore
The Apartment
Empire Records
Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Posted by: crabtree at March 24, 2011 5:34 PM

Shaun of the Dead
Away We Go
Donnie Darko
The Harry Potter movies

Posted by: Pinky McLadybits at March 24, 2011 5:35 PM

Amelie
Midnight Run
Bourne Identity

Posted by: Codeman at March 24, 2011 5:36 PM

Also, Wayne's World and The Addams Family more recently.

Posted by: Tiff at March 24, 2011 5:37 PM

when i was little, i used to come home from school every day and watch Alligator. every. day.
id say that and Batman are the films ive watched most.
i try to watch Trading Places just before every Christmas. and Scrooged, preferably on Christmas Eve.
others...
The Great Outdoors
Mission Impossible
Uncle Buck
LA Confidential
Jaws
Disney's Robin Hood
Midnight Run
Point Break
Con Air
Zodiac
Blades of Glory

Posted by: Ross McG at March 24, 2011 5:37 PM

Good Will Hunting
Hot Fuzz
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
The Two Towers
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Posted by: maka at March 24, 2011 5:37 PM

I'm probably totally alone here, but Zero Effect and The Long Goodbye.

I feel like I could just have those movies playing forever like a warm bath of a soundtrack for the rest of my days.

Posted by: Ryan at March 24, 2011 5:39 PM

Mostly movies with "Dead" in the title.

Evil Dead 2, Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead 2004, Shaun of the Dead.

Posted by: Theron at March 24, 2011 5:40 PM

Every episode of Arrested Development, forever and always.
"It's so watery!"
"And yet there's a smack of ham to it."

Posted by: Jessica at March 24, 2011 5:40 PM

Well first and foremost, TREMORS

The Shawshank Redemption (
Any Chris Farley movie
Agree with whoever said Jaws and Hot Rod (yeah, its funny, I can't help it)
TREMORS 2: Aftershocks
Poultrygeist/Thankskilling (take your pick)
Anchorman
Predator
The Host

Posted by: DangadaDang at March 24, 2011 5:41 PM

For me, the Monty Python films and the Wright/Pegg/Frost films.

Posted by: zomgmouse at March 24, 2011 5:43 PM

Off the top of my head:

The Godfather 1 & 2
Alien/Aliens
Caddyshack
Animal House
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
The Exorcist
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Groundhog Day
Ghostbusters
Oldboy
Goodfellas
The Thing

Also Buffy/Angel and X-files TV shows

Posted by: John W at March 24, 2011 5:48 PM

I'll throw in Big Trouble in Little China.

Also An American Werewolf in London.

And, not great but I find it immensely rewatchable, entertaining and underrated: Disney's Hercules.

Posted by: Eli at March 24, 2011 5:49 PM

Amelie, Sense & Sensibility, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Gosford Park, Clueless, A Good Year. Anything starring Gene Kelly, nearly anything starring Cary Grant, and Clue. Clue Clue Clue Clue Cluuuuuuuue.

Posted by: Samantha at March 24, 2011 5:49 PM

Anything Harmony Korrine has been involved with. Anything.

Rumor has it there's an episode of "According To Jim" he wrote that had Belushi do nothing but eat handfuls of hair-covered rice for twenty minutes.

Posted by: Skitz at March 24, 2011 5:50 PM

Good Will Hunting.

I swear, I can get to the end of that movie and as soon as it returns to the DVD menu I'm ready to just hit "play" again.

Same is true of "Once". (ironically?)

Posted by: bachelor at March 24, 2011 5:50 PM

I own only five movies on DVD (and three of those were unwanted gifts), but one of them is Bright Star and I must have already watched it about 11 times.

1. Bright Star
2. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Posted by: PaddyDog at March 24, 2011 5:50 PM

Aliens and Tommy Boy.

Posted by: Andy at March 24, 2011 5:51 PM

This changes a lot and I'm in the Netflix/DVR backup hole too but lately I've watched Moon every time I see that it's on. The last phase I went through I think was:
Smokin' Aces
Fight Club
Rat Race
Futurama

Posted by: Paultera at March 24, 2011 5:55 PM

Jaws LOTR Animal House

Posted by: J9 at March 24, 2011 5:55 PM

Dark Knight
Princess Bride
Infernal Affairs

Arrested Development
Northern Exposure (shut up - that show was awesome!)

Posted by: Ari at March 24, 2011 5:57 PM

Lord of the Rings (the extended version) SHUT UP!

The Princess Bride

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

And anything with Wallace and Gromit in it.

Posted by: BWeaves at March 24, 2011 6:02 PM

Thank you DangadaDang! TREMORS forever! So many fantastic lines... I think I won over my husband when we had just started dating and I asked to borrow his copy of Tremors. Ah yes, true love over swiss cheese and bullets.

Also:
Great Outdoors
Shaun of the Dead
The 'Burbs
Rad
Ghostbusters
Clueless
Outside Providence
Dazed and Confused
Christmas Vacation (but only during the appropriate season)
and for the love I have not a clue why I enjoy this movie so much: Men in Black

Posted by: eatapeach at March 24, 2011 6:03 PM

The Goonies
10 Things I Hate About You
Any of the Harry Potters
Clueless

Posted by: griffimx at March 24, 2011 6:04 PM

Ghostbusters
Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?
Donnie Darko
Leon/The Professional

Posted by: Talia at March 24, 2011 6:12 PM

Amelie
Mary Poppins
Pride & Prejudice (2005 film)
Labyrinth
Newsies
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Pirates of the Caribbean
Dumb & Dumber
O Brother Where Art Thou
Ace Ventura Pet Detective: When Nature Calls
Up, Wall-E, Monsters Inc, Bug's Life, Finding Nemo

Posted by: janellest at March 24, 2011 6:15 PM

A Few Good Men
Raiders of the Lost Ark

Posted by: Fredo at March 24, 2011 6:24 PM

love actually, bridget jones' diary (1 ONLY), under the tuscan sun, any harry potter movie, pride and prejudice. i love british romantic movies!

Posted by: Laura at March 24, 2011 6:24 PM

Little Women
Sense & Sensibility '95
The Jane Austen Book Club
Shakespeare in Love
Marie Antoinette

Posted by: Linda at March 24, 2011 6:26 PM

Goodfellas, every single time its on.
The Big Lebowski.
Fargo.
The Princess Bride.
I Could Never Be Your Woman(terrible! but Paul Rudd dancing, so...)
Lars and the Real Girl.
Community reruns.
It's Always Sunny reruns.
and b/c apparently I'm insane, I've watched 'The Descent' several times in the past few months AND I DON'T KNOW WHY. I just end up scared of my own apartment and not sleeping AT ALL. Brilliant.


Posted by: persimmon at March 24, 2011 6:28 PM

Waiting for Guffman has infinite viewing potential. Also, Moulin Rouge. I don't care what the detractors say, because I will love it...until my dyyyyyyyiiiiiiiinnnnggg DAAAAAYYYY

/starts coughing up blood

Posted by: nosio at March 24, 2011 6:30 PM

-Happy Gilmore ("Go to your home, ball!")
-Pride and Prejudice - the 6 hour A&E Production with Colin Firth
-Snatch & Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
-The Office (UK & US)
-Anything from Frost/Pegg/Wright

Posted by: FyreHaar at March 24, 2011 6:35 PM

Pah! Does no one have the courage to mention it in front of Rowles? Fine then, I'll say it: LORD OF THE RINGS. Nothing puts your petty problems into perspective like epic fantasy. And has no one here at least attempted the Marathon of the Three Films? Then REWATCH!

Posted by: dreadgirl at March 24, 2011 6:39 PM

French Kiss. Whenever I have insomnia, I just pop that sucker in and I'm out like a light.

Posted by: Hungryhungryhippolyta at March 24, 2011 6:41 PM

If you have a problem with insomnia watch Angel Eyes with J-lo.

It's a stronger than a bottle of Nyquil.

Posted by: John W at March 24, 2011 6:47 PM

A Knight's Tale
BRICK (my numero uno, I make everyone I know watch it)
Say Anything
Little Women
Reality Bites
Singles
What We Do Is Secret
Good Will Hunting

Since I started using Netflix I actually can't remember if any of those movies I've watched too many times. Jerry Maguire probably.

Posted by: grace b at March 24, 2011 6:49 PM

p.s. Any Christopher Guest movie.

Posted by: grace b at March 24, 2011 6:50 PM

Jaws
every Jane Austen movie
American Psycho
Terminator

Posted by: carrie at March 24, 2011 6:57 PM

The movies I've rewatched the most are most likely:

The Princess Bride
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Halloween
Seven
Robin Hood (Disney)
Office Space
Beauty and the Beast
What About Bob?
Casablanca
No Country for Old Men

And a number of Christmas movies that are eminently rewatchable like It's a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Story, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Elf.

If we're talking TV, I can watch Arrested Development and Deadwood over and over and I'll usually turn on The Wonder Years whenever I see it listed.

Posted by: becks at March 24, 2011 7:00 PM

When I was in junior high I'd watch Happy Gilmore, Billy Madison and Tommy Boy a lot. Dumb and Dumber too. Those are movies to watch with a big, dumb group of your 14 year old peers.

Posted by: becks at March 24, 2011 7:03 PM

OH! Who mentioned Jane Austen Book Club? Show yourself!

Horrible awful ickyicky book, but a surprisingly lovely albeit lightweight movie. Re-watchable for SURE.

Also, who mentione Always Sunny reruns? Whoever you are... you're wonderful.

Posted by: klingonfree at March 24, 2011 7:05 PM

Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz to cheer me up.

Pride and Prejudice (Colin Firth version, the only version for me), Phantom of the Opera (Gerard Butler, before he morphed into Russell Crowe), Jane Eyre (Toby Stephens Masterpiece Theater version, although I will probably watch the Fassbender on endless repeat for a while when it comes out!) when I am sick/bummed/mad at the hubby.

Lately, Inception. "Couldn't someone dream up a goddamn beach?!"

Posted by: Drea at March 24, 2011 7:06 PM

Tron, Session 9, and Silent Hill.

One of these things is not like the others...

Posted by: sistercoyote at March 24, 2011 7:13 PM

Serenity. Not sure what it is, but I never get tired of it. And I don't generally re-watch movies. I love Star Wars eps 4 and 5, but I think I've already watched Serenity straight through more than either of those.

Posted by: Dave at March 24, 2011 7:18 PM

Jaws
Star Wars
Manhunter
The first two Godfather movies. We can all continue to pretend that last one doesn't exist.
Predator
The Thing
Scarface
Superman 2
Spiderman 2
Heat
LA Confidential(I know this, as I have watched it twice this month on cable)
Animal House
Raising Arizona
Spinal Tap. Hell, any of the Guest movies too.
Slap Shot
Enter The Dragon
Wall-E
The Incredibles
Robocob
The Terminator 1 and 2
Leon
Star Trek 2-The Wraith of Khan

Posted by: Sean at March 24, 2011 7:21 PM

Not one mention of Road House? I know I comment infrequently, so maybe it means little to even say this....but, it feels like I don't even know you Pajiba.

Posted by: just me at March 24, 2011 7:35 PM

You're so right about Stand By Me. I must have watched that thirty or forty times between the ages of 10 and 14.

I think the films I most rewatch are The Big Lebowski and Singing In The Rain and Annie Hall. Also Nanni Moretti films, but that's because I wrote my dissertation on them.

Posted by: Caspar at March 24, 2011 7:39 PM

Up and Nemo and How To Train Your Dragon whenever, Bringing Up Baby on a Saturday morning, Object Of My Affection on a lazy Sunday, LOTR trilogy each New Year's Day, O Brother Where Art Thou and Fargo and Raising Arizona and Hudsucker Proxy when insomnia kicks in, Heavenly Creatures and Clueless when I feel girly, Inception when my boyfriend wants me to stop being girly, Stardust and Bridges Of Madison County when my boyfriend feels girly, Kill Bill 1&2 when I want him to stop being girly, Love Actually when we both forget we ever had a penis.

Posted by: schmerpes at March 24, 2011 7:53 PM

Spaceballs
In The Loop
Friday

Posted by: DJ Bozo at March 24, 2011 7:55 PM

Sense and Sensibility

Ever After

Finding Nemo

Lord of the Rings

Star Wars

The Dark Knight

Oooh, yeah.

Posted by: figgy at March 24, 2011 7:56 PM

Forgot Groundhog Day. That one will neeeeever get old. Also Jurassic Park.

Posted by: figgy at March 24, 2011 8:00 PM

I...I can't believe no one has mentioned Clerks. Do I even know you people? There was a period of maybe 4 or 5 years of my life where Clerks was always playing in the background. ALWAYS. It was just what you did when you were hanging out at a friend's. It was like it part of the hospitality of having guests over. You offer a drink, take their coat, put Clerks in the dvd player...
Other movies I watch ridiculously often:
Labyrinth
The Muppet Movie
Mannequin
The Fly
Batman: the Movie!
Real Genius

Posted by: dr. pisaster at March 24, 2011 8:13 PM

I'm more of a TV guy myself, but if I had to pick movies:

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Spirited Away
Team America: World Police
Casino Royale
Toy Story

Posted by: Allen at March 24, 2011 8:26 PM

Murder by Death
The LOTR trilogy
Goodfellas
The Godfather
Fargo
Jaws
Mean Girls
Clueless
American Psycho
Wayne's World
L.A. Confidential
Boyz in the Hood
Friday
Tommy Boy
The 'Burbs
To Wong Foo
Dumb and Dumber
American Splendor
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

Posted by: Snrub at March 24, 2011 8:27 PM

Mine:
The Apartment
The Big Lebowski
District 9
Fargo
The Office (UK)
Singing in the Rain

Posted by: Brett at March 24, 2011 8:28 PM

Labyrinth
28 days later
Carrie (the original, not the crappy re-make)
The Lost Boys
The Last Dragon (Who's the master? Sho-Nuff!)
The Lion King
The Lives of Others
Zwartboek
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Shaun of the Dead
The Five Heartbeats
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane
I'm Gonna Get You Sucka
Sunset Boulevard

Posted by: April T at March 24, 2011 8:28 PM

Superman.
Princess Bride.
Dawn of the Dead (the original)
Rushmore.
Memento.
Superman 3.
The Empire Strikes Back.
The Story of Ricki.
Master of the Flying Guillotine.
Night of the Living Dead (1980s remake -- it's not better than the original, but it's just a little more fun)
Spider-Man 2
Conan the Barbarian
Total Recall
Die Hard
Ocean's 11 (I don't care -- it's watchable)
Yojimbo
Beetlejuice
Back To The Future 1-3 (can't watch just one without watching all 3)
The Royal Tenenbaums
A Fistful of Dollars
High Noon
True Romance

Y'know what, I have to stop. I'm sorry. There are more, but if I don't stop now I won't be able to leave work on time.

Posted by: superasente at March 24, 2011 8:30 PM

when i was a teen it was Repo Man, The Wall, Blackadder II and III, Watership Down, Sid and Nancy, The Thing, Crimewave, Heavy Metal and Rocky Horror. all on badly dubbed and/or bootlegged VHS tapes.

nowadays: The Thing never left rotation, except its on dvd now. also

The Dark Crystal
Alien
Raiders Of The Lost Ark (only the first one)
Soldier
Se7en
The Muppet Movie
Terminator
The Day After Tomorrow (shush)
King Kong
Land of the Lost (the tv show)
Ladyhawke
The Mission
Dawn of the Dead
The Mist
Harvey
Lost Horizon
Poltergeist
Popeye
Quest For Fire

ouch, that's getting long. i spend too much time with movies.

Posted by: idleprimate at March 24, 2011 8:40 PM

(in no particular order)
1. Jay and Silent Bob strike back
2. The Lion King
3. Any StarWars movie
4. Any Harry Potter movie
5. Anchorman
6. Dodgeball
7. Mallrats
8. Evolution (no judging here! i love David D)
9. Life Aquatic
10.A Knights Tale
11. Ace Ventura 2: When Nature Calls
12. Transformers
13. Tropic Thunder
14. Beetlejuice

Posted by: Jill at March 24, 2011 8:41 PM

hey, i love good disaster movies, Day After Tomorrow is awesome

Posted by: Jill at March 24, 2011 8:42 PM

Almost Famous
(500) Days of Summer
Princess Bride
O Brother, Where art Thou?
Amelie
Across The Universe
Moulin Rouge
The Prestige
My Fair Lady
Juno
The Big Lebowski
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
The Breakfast Club
Punch Drunk Love

Posted by: A-schaef at March 24, 2011 8:46 PM

I'm a completist. I'm up for most of the above plus:

All the Star Trek movies
All 11 seasons of Frasier
All 4 Indy movies (don't even start)
All 6 Star Wars (don't even start)
All Firefly & Serenity (of course)
Bourne Trilogy
Alien Trilogy
All Bond
Back to the Future Trilogy
The first 3 Pink Panthers
The 4 best Hope & Crosby road pictures (figure it out)
The Producers - the good one (figure it out)
LOTR (of course)
Dollar trilogy
John Wayne's best (figure it out)
And for when I'm in a particularly foul mood, White Christmas.

-Ralphie

Posted by: Ralphie at March 24, 2011 8:49 PM

And by the way, nobody mentioned Young Frankenstein or Blazing Saddles?

OK

Young Frankenstein
Blazing Saddles

-Ralphie

Posted by: Ralphie at March 24, 2011 8:52 PM

The Addams Family
Galaxy Quest
The Great White Hype
Cousins
All That Jazz
Over The Edge
Paprika

Posted by: Rest In Peace at March 24, 2011 8:53 PM

Serenity. I'm a nerd.
Lebowski.
Walk Hard.
A Christmas Carol (every year)
Hamlet 2 (one I'm betting a lot of you hate, but I find something new to love about it every time)
Anchorman
Wayne's World

Posted by: chayes at March 24, 2011 8:57 PM

Beetlejuice
Firefly (the series)
Doctor Who (New-Who)
Selected episodes of BtVS

Posted by: Vince Noir at March 24, 2011 9:08 PM

fifth element, mean girls, the school of rock, amelie, zoolander and any animated thing that you find watchable pretty much is rewatchable

Posted by: jasper at March 24, 2011 9:25 PM

the original Star Wars trilogy
Pride and Prejudice (the Colin Firth one, of course)
Princess Bride
Persuasion
Mansfield Park (I know it was kind of a mess as far as not really following the book, but I loved it and Jonny Lee Miller is so adorable)
the whole set of Anne of Green Gables DVDs
When Harry Met Sally
most of the funnier Coen brothers' movies

I'm such a girl.

Posted by: pickled tink at March 24, 2011 9:31 PM

Vertical Limit and Cliffhanger

Yeah, I know they are both really, really bad but I have climbing dreams of exploding bolts and catching cliff with my face.

really, really bad

I'm not even ashamed of myself
(yes i am)

Posted by: Kylie at March 24, 2011 9:33 PM

how in hell did i forget jurassic park! I spent one particularly enebriated winter where i watched that movie every night. I can still watch it pretty frequently and get completely lost in it.

and True Romance never gets old either.

Posted by: idleprimate at March 24, 2011 9:37 PM

Loser and Drive Me Crazy (I know) comfort the shit out of me.
Besides those:
Clueless, any Harry Potter, Die Hard, LOTR, Bridget Jones Diary, Baby Boom, Steel Magnolias, Land Before Time, hell yeah.
all you people who said Disney's Robin Hood, I want to make out with, that movie is SO WARM AND FUZZY.
Also, Sweeney Todd. I don't know. I love it.
Moulin Rouge, Star Trek FOUR with the freakin' whales, and Galaxy Quest: what a savings. :=)

Posted by: annie711pm at March 24, 2011 9:37 PM

The original Star Wars trilogy, but mainly Empire.
The Lost Boys
Moulin Rouge
Big Fish
The Princess Bride
Iron Man
Dogma
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

Posted by: Alice at March 24, 2011 9:44 PM

Bridget Jones's Diary
Super Troopers
10 Things I Hate About You
Clueless
Se7en
(500)Days of Summer
Empire Records
Sliding Doors
Can't Hardly Wait
Tommy Boy
The Big Lebowski
Anchorman
Pan's Labryinth
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Mallrats
28 Days Later
The Shining (if I'm feeling masochistic, that movie scares the crap out of me)


Wow... that list really shows how I have waaaay too much time on my hands.

Posted by: Even Stevens at March 24, 2011 9:45 PM

oh and if we're talking TV? Buffy. All. Day. Long.

Posted by: Even Stevens at March 24, 2011 9:46 PM

i'll throw in with Moulin Rouge too.

I felt embarrassed about the length of list i was making, and cut it off, but now remember i am on pajiba and there are lots of long lists.

Posted by: idleprimate at March 24, 2011 9:52 PM

Hungover: Weekend at Bernie's II
Slightly less hungover: Conair

Posted by: Frank B at March 24, 2011 10:19 PM

Midnight Run
Hope and Glory
Out of Africa
Animal HOuse

Posted by: Amanda at March 24, 2011 10:22 PM

-Anything by the trinity of Wright-Pegg-Frost
-80's action blockbusters in general
-Matrix 1

Basically movies that either undemanding fun rides or the equivalent of having friends around for a drink and laugh when there are no actual friends available for a drink and a laugh.

On the flipside, the list of movies and shows I once loved that cannot rewatch is growing. Off the top of my head:
-LOTR
-Inception. Loved it first time, bored by the second run.
-with notable exceptions, late RTD era Dr Who where every second episode was DALEKS! CYBERMEN!! SPLODEY UNIVERSES! coupled with a barely coherent script. It was easy enough to just go along for the ride first time around, but when the fun wears off the deficiencies are pretty glaring.

Posted by: Dave Shepherd at March 24, 2011 10:29 PM

Chitty Chitty Gang Bang
Forrest Hump
Lawrence Of A Labia
Romancing The Bone
Saturday Night Beaver

Ahh, the classics.

Posted by: Uriah Creep at March 24, 2011 10:38 PM

In no order:

Apocalypse Now
The Bounty
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Good Will Hunting
Sleepers
The Thing
Boiler Room
Excalibur
Ronin
The Transporter

Posted by: Johnnyboy at March 24, 2011 10:45 PM

oh man. i love me some rewatchable movies. there's something so medicinal about them. as for my favorites, let's see..

spirited away
legally blonde (shut UP i love this movie and you can't take that away from me)
lord of the rings: fellowship of the ring (i don't know why, i can just watch this over. and over. and over.)
finding nemo (okay so apparently i'm five.)
fight club
batman begins

Posted by: betsy at March 24, 2011 11:08 PM

20 years ago - The Princess Bride, Jaws, The Sound of Music and Highlander.

10 years ago - The Long Kiss Goodnight, Empire Records and Sliding Doors

Now free time is fleeting but I try to sneak in Wimbledon (BETTANY!)and Buffy reruns when I can.

Posted by: wildflower at March 24, 2011 11:11 PM

At any time I can totally get down with:

Bubba Ho-Tep
Troll 2
Best in Show
The Dark Knight
Snatch

Posted by: Mattfactor at March 24, 2011 11:11 PM

Comfort films:

Zero Effect
Mumford
State and Main
Clueless
Bring It On
Bowfinger
Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events
My Neighbor Totoro
Searching For Bobby Fischer
Wonder Boys
The Princess Bride
13th Warrior (I have whole film audio on my iPod so I never miss out...)
Galaxy Quest
The Bourne Trilogy
Spartan
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
The Iron Giant
G.I. Jane
Black Hawk Down

Posted by: JustinH at March 24, 2011 11:18 PM

Interstella 5555

Posted by: Ballymena Bob at March 24, 2011 11:19 PM

I can't believe only one person said Dazed and Confused. I've probably seen that more than any movie with the possible exception of The Goonies. The first Pirates of the Caribbean goes down pretty well for multiple views.

There are a few that I'll watch over for the soundtrack as well, like Black Snake Moan.

Posted by: Eep at March 24, 2011 11:35 PM

Not looking at anyone else's yet:

Stardust
Beetlejuice
Penelope
Bring it On
A Bug's Life
MULAN
Die Hard
Jaws
A League of Their Own
Anne of Green Gables
Clue
Chocolat
Amelie

Posted by: Julie at March 25, 2011 12:22 AM

"Monty Python and the Holy Grail"

Posted by: , at March 25, 2011 1:43 AM

Deep Blue Sea
Aliens
The Matrix
Pulp Fiction
Sean of the Dead
Jurassic Park
And Star Wars is probably my most watched trilogy, it's not uncommon for me to watch all three movies over three evenings, probably every 6 months or so.

Posted by: Chugga at March 25, 2011 1:57 AM

Clue
LOTR (Extended Versions mostly, and I usually try to marathon them if I can)
The Harry Potters
The Kevin Smith films up to Dogma (after that I have to be in the mood)
The 13th Warrior
Any of Star Wars (mostly the real trilogy)
Indiana Jones
Princess Bride (Hell I almost make buying a new version its own routine)
Shawshank
The Usual Suspects
And Goddammit I loves me some Hellboy, Starz has been showing it damn near every day at some point and if I find nothing better I'll watch it wherever it is and start the quoting.

Firefly (along with Serenity)
Doctor Who
Batman the Animated Series

When I was in college my roommate introduced me to Eddie Murphy Raw and in the three years we lived together or within walking distance we must have seen it more than anything else I've ever watched religiously. When new people joined our group it was a rite of passage. It played in the background if it wasn't the focus. I haven't seen it in almost ten years and I could probably do the whole routine.

Posted by: protoformX at March 25, 2011 2:07 AM

Movies that trap me on TV:
Shawshank
The Godfathers (except 3)
Gandhi
Princess Bride
Classic Mel Brooks (Blazing Saddles, History of the World, Young Frankenstein, Space Balls, To Be or Not to Be, High Anxiety)
Stir Crazy
Trading Places
48 hours
Spies Like Us
The Blues Brothers
The Jerk

Movies that I watched multiple times in the theater as a kid (back when movies would advertise how long they had been in theaters - 16 weeks and running). The mostly still fit the bill described above.
Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back
Savannah Smiles
If You Could See What I Hear (I love the Beastmaster, but this is Marc Singers best work)
The Toy
Poltergeist
Raiders of the Lost Arc
Stripes
Meatballs
Caddyshack
Smokey and the Bandit
Mr. Mom

Posted by: LwoodPDowd at March 25, 2011 2:10 AM

Lately it's been:
Zodiac
Moon
Zombieland
Adventureland
Inglourious Basterds

Party Down (I watch it waaay too often)
Firefly then Serenity
Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Any time I notice them on TV:
Tremors
Groundhog Day
The Blues Brothers
Beetlejuice
Clueless
Wayne's World
The Hudsucker Proxy
Singing in the Rain

Back when I still had a VHS player:
Star Wars trilogy
Raiders of the Lost Ark and to a lesser extent the other two
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Die Hard and to a lesser extent the other two

Posted by: Uda at March 25, 2011 2:44 AM

The Fifth Element
Heat
Akira

Were the movies I've re-watched more than 25-30 times through out my highschool and all the way through college. I can especially watch or listen to The Fifth Element anytime anywhere.

Posted by: James at March 25, 2011 3:22 AM

Thrasin
The Dark Knight
Boogie Nights
Goodfellas
Blow
Blood in Blood Out
Boiler Room
A Bronx Tale
Heat
La Bamba
The Lookout
The Matrix
Terminator 2
Rushmore
New Jack City
ROcky 4

Posted by: junierizzle at March 25, 2011 3:37 AM

My re-watchables:

SCENT OF A WOMAN
FEARLESS (w/Jeff Bridges)
THE ROPE (Alfred Hitchcock)
THE LIFEBOAT (A.Hitchcock)
THE BURMESE HARP
DARK KNIGHT/BATMAN BEGINS
DAREDEVIL: Directors Cut
THE ABYSS: Directors Cut
X-MEN 2/BLADE/IRON MAN
DANCES WITH WOLVES: Directors Cut
PRIMAL FEAR
UNCLE BUCK
ANTZ
And more...

Much more.

Posted by: Sean of London at March 25, 2011 3:52 AM

The Usual Suspects
The Philadelphia Story
Bridge on the River Kwai
Platoon
Pride & Prejudice BBC series
Buffy
Angel
Firefly
BG
Girl Interrupted (hey, stay out of this)

Posted by: cinekat at March 25, 2011 5:20 AM

Big Trouble In Little China
Serenity
The Incredibles
BubbleBoy(it always cheers me up)

Posted by: Richard at March 25, 2011 5:26 AM

Con Air
Rocky III & IV
Commando
Predator
Any Natural Disaster Movie-Twister, Dante's Peak, etc..
Jaws
Jurassic Park
The Green Mile
Any Disney Animated Movie from the 90s
Alien/Aliens
Pitch Black
Anything with Dwayne Johnson (except Doom)
In the Line of Fire
The Goonies
Beetlejuice
The Fugitive

Posted by: Dingle Berry at March 25, 2011 7:55 AM

I don't rewatch movies as much as I'd like or used to. There is simply too many new ones I still haven't watched, and I simply don't have the time I had before.
I think in the last year I only rewatched one film. It was Bitch Slap, and I watched it twice in two consecutive days, sort of like pinching myself, because I couldn't believe how much I enjoyed it the first time.

I've watched most of the previously mentioned films multiple times in the past, some more than others, but the movie that takes the crown is probably It's a Wonderful Life. Ever since I got it on dvd, I watch it at around Christmas time, even though I don't consider it necessarily a Christmas movie.

The movie rewatched most times in a movie theater (three times), it's a tie between The Matrix and Cannonball Run, the last one having the particularity of being watched over a period of years. To this day, I can watch that opening credits sequence with the black lamborghini over and over.

As a side note, the comedy (a genre with possibly the worst replayability factor) with the best replayability for me, has to be Dr. Strangelove. I find it as funny today as the first time I watched it.

Posted by: Ozpinhead at March 25, 2011 8:30 AM

That Thing You Do!
Elf
West Side Story
The Fifth Element
Groundhog Day
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Posted by: Kristen at March 25, 2011 9:05 AM

The 5th Element
Dogtown and Z-Boys (fuck the film adaptation!)
Breakfast Club
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
The Bourne Trilogy
Silverado ( 1 of the Top 5 All-Star casts EVER )
The Die-Hard Trilogy (Fuck you! There was no 4th film)
Lethal Weapon 1 and 2
In Bruges
Layer Cake
Spaceballs
Aliens
Pulp Fiction

...christ!!! Too many to list!

Posted by: PissBoy at March 25, 2011 9:13 AM

Fast & the Furious saga (all except the second one)
Reign of Fire
Bachelor Party
Beerfest
Hoodwinked
Big Trouble in Little China

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at March 25, 2011 9:24 AM

Glengarry Glen Ross
Hot Rod
13th Warrior
Talk Radio
The Godfather
Fandango
Heat
The Fifth Element

Posted by: Uncle Mikey at March 25, 2011 9:26 AM

Can't believe I left Serenity out. For shame

Posted by: Uncle Mikey at March 25, 2011 9:28 AM

Ahh, well personally my re-watches have a lot to do with shlocky retarded but fun movies.

Deep Rising

Role Models

Army of Darkness

Super Troopers

From Dusk til Dawn

Cable Guy

The Room

And a few nice critically acclaimed ones to wash your mouth out -

All Pixar films
All Miyazake films
Amadeus, Miller's crossing, Fargo, Seven samurai, Patton, Bridge on the River Kwai, and Iron Giant x a billion.

Posted by: Ben at March 25, 2011 10:01 AM

"The Big Lebowski" is my "you can take one flick with you to the desert island". The only movie one should ever need.

"Walk Hard" is an overlooked classic, IMOHO.

Posted by: MotoJ at March 25, 2011 10:08 AM

D. All of the above

Posted by: mswas at March 25, 2011 10:18 AM

LA Confidential, Gladiator, Master & Commander
Russell Crowe....anything with Russell Crowe

Snatch- Hysterical and British, what's not to like?

Point Break- Keanu never looked better and I love the ocean

The Bournes- all three, who doesn't love Jason Bourne?

The Money Pit- "two weeks"

Clueless- "as if"

The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring
Cinematography is breathtaking, the other two are just filled with orc battles

Dazed & Confused- which morphed into That 70's Show which I've seen every ep 1,000 times
(except S 8) Everything was more fun in the 70's.

Pride & Prejudice Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy
Bridget Jones Diary (1 only) Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy

Jaws- Terrifying until you watch it for the 5th time and then it becomes a cartoon.

and... don't hate me..

Dan In Real Life- I just love watching Steve Carell dance.

Posted by: kirbyjay at March 25, 2011 10:26 AM

Oh yeah....

Die Hard

Who doesn't watch Die Hard every time it's on?

Posted by: kirbyjay at March 25, 2011 10:28 AM

The Wedding Singer, Clue, Best in Show, Blues Brothers. All movies that get better with repeat viewings, trust.

Posted by: TheEmpress at March 25, 2011 10:34 AM

I watch The Fifth Element and Star Wars every time they are on. Which is a lot since that seems to be the only movies that Spike and FX want to play.

Also, when I was younger, I went through a Princess Bride phase where I watched it everyday. I figured it fit perfectly with Fred Savage asking Columbo to come back and read it again tomorrow.

Posted by: greenblue at March 25, 2011 10:49 AM

Empire Records

Boogie Nights

Almost Famous

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

If I watch any one of these, my husband knows he's in for an endless loop until I get my fill.

Posted by: Brooke at March 25, 2011 10:57 AM

The Shawshank Redemption
Catch & Release (OLYPHANT!)
Con Air
Defiance

And the most embarrassing...

Newsies

Posted by: Siege at March 25, 2011 11:04 AM

Babe! Every time I'm sick OR sad, I go straight for the talking animal and a gentle James Cromwell and "That'll do pig."

God, that wasn't eloquent in the slightest. Maybe you can tell how strongly I feel about it.

Posted by: DontStopNow at March 25, 2011 11:17 AM

yes. newsies. yes.
it's ok i'm sure there are others out there silently nodding.
santa fe forever!!

Posted by: persimmon at March 25, 2011 11:19 AM

Lebowski! Oh, and *cough* Center Stage. Don't you dare judge me.

Posted by: heatseeker at March 25, 2011 11:22 AM

Almost Famous
Return to Me
A League of Their Own
500 Days of Summer
Lord of the Rings
Clue
That Thing You Do
The Prestige

However, I'm far more likely to throw on a TV show like Veronica Mars, Friday Night Lights, Gilmore Girls, or The OC.

Posted by: Val at March 25, 2011 11:37 AM

In no real order...

Tremors
Grease
Tombstone
Death Proof
Goodfellas
Hairspray (the real one)

Posted by: Boopsy Collins at March 25, 2011 12:30 PM

In no particular order:

1. Finding Nemo
2. Despicable Me
3. Serenity
4. The Losers (probably watched that one 3 or 4 times this year alone)
5. Fifth Element
6. John Tucker Must Die

All of these movies make me feel better immediately. I used to think Finding Nemo and a box of zebra cakes could cure any ill.

Posted by: Kelly at March 25, 2011 1:14 PM

princess bride
willow
howl's moving castle
breakfast club
rosencrantz and guildenstern are dead
in bruges
hard boiled
audition

When I want something episodic I pull out the Cowboy Bebop.

Posted by: droll baby at March 25, 2011 1:42 PM

Spiderman 2
Style Wars
Purple Rain
Die Hard 3

Those, and David Mamet's Spartan, which kinda surprised me when thinking of what I most rewatched. But man, I kinda go into a Mamet love trance when I watch Spartan.

Posted by: Ian McEwan at March 25, 2011 1:43 PM

There's a lot for me - I'm a re-watcher and a re-reader. But the ones that I turn to most are teen and/or romantic comedies, but there's a lot. The short list (yes, this is the short one):

Singin' In The Rain
Beauty & the Beast (Disney version!)
Mean Girls
10 Thing I Hate About You
Clueless
Bend It Like Beckham
Robin Hood: Men In Tights
The Princess Bride (I like old school Cary Elwes)
Labyrinth
Knocked Up/40 Year Old Virgin (completely interchangeable, when I'm in the mood for one - I usually go for whichever I've seen less recently.)

But really, any stupid comedy, any of what qualify as good romantic comedies (When Harry Met Sally and the Birdcage both get a lot of play too,) and musicals (I watch the Producers a lot...I like Nathan Lane.) Action movies, good and bad, make it mostly onto my "re-watch while drinking heavily" list, rather than my "re-watch when I'm sick/sad/hungover/having a quiet afternoon to myself" list.

And looking back on this...I think I need to start watching more new movies. I re-watch a LOT.

Posted by: GwenBear at March 25, 2011 2:15 PM

I'm a Whedonite, so I would have to go with:

Firefly/Serenity
Buffy
Angel
Plus I could rewatch Supernatural every day of the week!

Some movies, too:
Shaun of the Dead
The 13th Warrior
The Bourne trilogy
The 40 Year Old Virgin
In Bruges
Ondine

Posted by: tracey8051 at March 25, 2011 2:40 PM

Now I'm feeling sad. I totally forgot to put Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along-Blog

Posted by: tracey8051 at March 25, 2011 2:41 PM

Goonies
ET
Neverending Story
Heathers
Dark City
The Usual Suspects

Posted by: jules at March 25, 2011 3:07 PM

I love re-watching movies, but below are probably my most-consistently repeated:

The Nightmare Before Christmas
Firefly/Serenity
The Princess Bride
Love, Actually (the boyfriend's favorite, no lie)
Enchanted
Get Over It


Whenever it's on TV I *always* end up watching till the end:
Galaxy Quest
The Replacements
The Fifth Element
Hellboy 1 or 2
Addams Family 1 or 2
The Breakfast Club
The Wedding Singer

Posted by: zyzzyva at March 25, 2011 3:28 PM

emerging from a long lurk...
i'd add mulholland drive, which i've seen about fifteen times. it's rewatchability, for me, is mainly based upon the fact that even upon fifteen watchings i still have no idea what the french is going on.

Posted by: nashville katy at March 25, 2011 3:41 PM

apologies for the improper apostrophe. i HATE that.

Posted by: nashville katy at March 25, 2011 3:42 PM

The Rock
Con Air (SHUT UP.)
10 Things I Hate About You
Can't Hardly Wait
Die Hard 1, 2, or 3.
Robin Hood: Men In Tights (We're men, MANLY MEN!)
Airplane
Caddyshack
Go

Posted by: Melody at March 25, 2011 3:43 PM

10 Things I Hate About You
High Fidelity
Grosse Pointe Blank (judging from other people's lists, I'm guessing John Cusack movies are fairly rewatchable).
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Mean Girls
Bend It Like Beckham
Airplane
Billy Elliot
Sunshine

Posted by: Zirze at March 25, 2011 4:08 PM

Demolition Man
Broken Arrow
Rocky 4

Posted by: Craigilicious at March 25, 2011 6:26 PM

The list is so long... Just off the top of my head

Grosse Point Blank
Howl's Moving Castle
Mean Girls
Clueless
Zoolander
In Bruges
Easy A
Pride and Prejudice (the Joe Wright version - it's a lot shorter than the BBC adaptation)
The Princess Bride (more times than I can count)
Fellowship of the Ring
Bend It Like Beckham
About A Boy
While You Were Sleeping
The Truth About Cats and Dogs
Waitress
Secretary
Love Actually
Batman Begins
Star Trek (the new one)
Doomsday
Empire Records
The Prestige
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
Strictly Ballroom
Moulin Rouge
Ladyhawke
Spirited Away
10 Things I Hate About You
Zombieland

I like rewatching movies and rereading books. I find it comforting, ok?

Posted by: Malin at March 25, 2011 7:12 PM

Birth
Muriel's Wedding
The Cutting Edge
Secretary
Godfather I and II
Goodfellas
Scarface

Movie that's too painful to watch ever again:
The Green Mile

Posted by: maewest at March 25, 2011 8:10 PM

First, "Waitress" was terrible and you tricked me into watching it.

Anyway...I think I've seen "Lars and the real girl", "eternal sunshine..." and "Almost famous" a million times by now.

Posted by: James at March 25, 2011 10:30 PM

Hitman. So sue me, a very guilty pleasure.

The More The Merrier
Pride and Prejudice
Grand Hotel
Gosford Park
Palm Beach Story
The Lady Eve
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Flesh and the Devil
Tillie's Punctured Romance
All of the Die Hards
Dinner at Eight
All About Eve
The Picture of Dorian Grey
Holiday
Merrily We Live
The Man Who Came To Dinner
The Young In Heart
The Philadelphia Story
His Girl Friday

I could go on and on from TCM's playlist. There is so much pleasure to be had there. Many of the films must be watched again and again just to catch it all.

Posted by: Jennface at March 25, 2011 11:45 PM

The Departed. I have seen this probably a dozen times and I just love it.
Groundhog Day
Shawshank Redemption
About A Boy
In Bruge (I saw this on a previous list and yup, every time it's on, I watch it even though it's really f*ed up)
Old School, Hangover, Step Brothers, Anchorman.

Posted by: Paige Holden at March 26, 2011 12:18 AM

Quantum Leap
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
The Man From Earth
The Wire
The IT Crowd (the British version)
15 Storeys High
The Garbage Warrior
Do The Right Thing

Posted by: Eddy Gordo at March 26, 2011 12:55 AM

DUMB AND DUMBER
MATRIX
THE PROFESSIONAL

Posted by: Aaron at March 26, 2011 2:00 AM

I've seen The Matrix (1) about 40 times (not kidding). Not sure I'd see it again now, maybe yes.

I've seen Fight Club about 20 times. Ditto, and even most likely.

Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Back to The Future (1,2,3): lost count. My brother and I used to act some parts of those.

Breakfast Club, Pulp Fiction, Wayne's World, Shawshank, Life of Brian, Walk Hard, Mystery Men, Snatch, Leaving Las Vegas: 5-10 times each.

And the list of "have to rewatch" has now so many titles, I wouldn't know them all. I'd start with Eternal Sunshine, Lock Stock, The Dark Knight, Spinal Tap, Donnie Darko, Lost in Translation, Goonies... so on...

Posted by: godzilla_foil at March 26, 2011 3:24 AM

Galaxy Quest
Tremors
Ghostbusters
Toy Story

Posted by: TWoP_Fan at March 26, 2011 2:29 PM

Casablanca.
Ghostbusters.
Bob Roberts.
Chinatown.
The Incredibles.
Amelie.
Before Sunrise and Before Sunset.
Once.
The Thin Man and its sequels.
It's a Wonderful Life.
Primary Colors.

[Incidentally, most of these are the reason I keep my VCR.]

Posted by: YLlama at March 26, 2011 3:03 PM

Oh, and Eternal Sunshine. Of course.

Posted by: YLlama at March 26, 2011 3:07 PM

Hmm... I keep going back to the stuff I love when I was a kid, Back to the Future, Ghostbusters, helps with the fact this world is a shit filled pit of despair where nothing good ever happens!!! Hem... Sorry.. going through a thing...

Posted by: Sarah J-Town at March 27, 2011 7:46 AM

The Matrix was a fantastic movie. The two sequels...HORRID!!! Actually, the second was horrid, the third was abysmal and I couldn't get through it.

Posted by: kirbyjay at March 27, 2011 11:41 AM

My favorites.
BTTF
SW trilogy
Indiana Jones trilogy
zoolander
gelngary glenn ross
Fight club
Planet of the apes(classic version of course).
alien/aliens
Dumb and Dumber
Edward scissorhands
Saving Private Ryan
Princess Bride
Fargo
There will be blood
sin city
Commando
Reservoir dogs
Coming to America
Blade Runner
TROPIC THUNDER "PLAYAAH".

Posted by: JAMES MISA at March 28, 2011 1:42 AM

Gross Pointe Blank
Notting Hill
High Fidelity
Transporter - the first half and the last 10 minutes
Office Space
and, god help me, Constantine

This may be my favorite movie discussion among friends, because then you have to ask "Are those your favorite movies?" and "Do you think these are the BEST movies?" And the answer is usually "no." Then why do you watch them so much and why don't you want to watch better/favorite movies as much. Or are you just a big liar and you really do think "Red Dawn" is the best movie ever and you just don't want to admit it.

(I will readily admit Gross Pointe Blank is in my top 5, and I can't think of the other four.)

Posted by: Frankly at March 28, 2011 5:26 PM

1. Life of Brian
2. Men in Black
3. The Mummy
4. V for Vendetta
5. The Prestige

Posted by: dsbs at March 28, 2011 6:53 PM

Ooh, and Princess Bride and the Original Star Wars Trilogy.

Posted by: dsbs at March 28, 2011 6:54 PM

Duck Soup
A Night at the Opera
His Girl Friday
Detour
Caddyshack
Bachelor Party
Army of Darkness

Posted by: Endgame at March 29, 2011 2:14 AM

how about movies that I can no longer watch because of the time of my life when I watched it and the painful memories that it brings back?
I can't watch Shaun of the Dead without the guilt eating away at my soul.

Posted by: courtney at April 4, 2011 2:47 AM

Princess Bride.
Dawn of the Dead (the original)
Rushmore.
Memento.
Superman 3.
The Empire Strikes Back.
The Story of Ricki.
Master of the Flying Guillotine.
Night of the Living Dead (1980s remake -- it's not better than the original, but it's just a little more fun)
Spider-Man 2
Conan the Barbarian
Total Recall
Die Hard
Ocean's 11 (I don't care -- it's watchable)
Yojimbo
Beetlejuice
Back To The Future 1-3 (can't watch just one without watching all 3)
The Royal Tenenbaums
A Fistful of Dollars
High Noon

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