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The Gregory’s Girl thread has prompted me to think about this -

Films you feel compelled to watch if you chance upon them when flicking around channels (even if they have already started). My most immediate candidates - 

Gregory’s Girl
Jaws
The Godfather (parts One or Two)
Annie Hall
Heat
The Omen
Casablanca
Four Weddings
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  • phil_bphil_b Frets: 2011
    the great escape
    gladiator
    the good the bad and the ugly
    first blood
    airplane
    lone survivor
    the battle of Britain
    a bridge too far
    whats up doc

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  • EricTheWearyEricTheWeary Frets: 16534
    Jason and the Argonauts.

    +1 on Airplane as it's a film you can join at any point.
    Tipton is a small fishing village in the borough of Sandwell. 
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  • KarlosKarlos Frets: 512
    Breakfast Club.
    Ferris Beuller's Day Off.
    Planes, Trains & Automobiles.

    Basically, any John Hughes film. 

    (the artist formerly known as KarlosSantos)
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  • munckeemunckee Frets: 12676
    Lost boys
    top gun
    cool hand luke
    the shining
    memento
    la confidential
    any rocky or creed film (except r5 obviously)
    too many westerns to mention particularly once upon a time in the west, warlock or true grit, either version. 

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  • SPECTRUM001SPECTRUM001 Frets: 1615
    The Great Escape - how did I miss that ??!!
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  • KilgoreKilgore Frets: 8601
    edited October 2020
    Dr Zhivago
    Cannonball Run
    Close Encounters of the Third Kind
    The Heroes of Telemark
    The Day the Earth Stood Still
    Kelly's Heros
    The Ipcress File
    Logan's Run
    Alfie
    Spartacus
    Escape From New York
    The Deer Hunter
    American Graffiti





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  • munckeemunckee Frets: 12676
    Karlos said:
    Breakfast Club.
    Ferris Beuller's Day Off.
    Planes, Trains & Automobiles.

    Basically, any John Hughes film. 

    Oh yeah add them to my list too!
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  • underdogunderdog Frets: 8334
    Stepbrothers, must have seen it (or at least what ever part of it I catch on TV) 25 times now.
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  • SassafrasSassafras Frets: 30322
    Depends on the telly.
    If it's an old 8" black & white then no films are worth watching.
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  • thecolourboxthecolourbox Frets: 10143
    I always keep an eye out for The Lego Movie. Modern day Matrix that one
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  • tone1tone1 Frets: 5224
    edited October 2020
    Cool hand Luke
    One flew over the cuckoo’s nest
    Mary Poppins
    Ferris Beuller
    Breakfast club
    Usual suspects

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  • westwest Frets: 1008
    munckee said:
    Karlos said:
    Breakfast Club.
    Ferris Beuller's Day Off.
    Planes, Trains & Automobiles.

    Basically, any John Hughes film. 

    Oh yeah add them to my list too!

    + Uncle Buck ... its my job ... im a kid .
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  • ESBlondeESBlonde Frets: 3626
    Battle of Britain.
    Dambusters.
    Ice cold in Alex.
    Casablanca.
    North by north west.

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  • fobfob Frets: 1431
    Porridge (the film, obviously).

    I'm not sure why because it's not really that good of a film and inferior to the TV show but there seems to be a sort of uplifting melancholy that compells me to watch.
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  • KeikoKeiko Frets: 1087
    Back to the future 3 was on the other day and I had to watch it until the end. Silly but entertaining.

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  • duotoneduotone Frets: 1029
    edited October 2020
    Goodfellas 
    Knocked Up
    Skyfall
    The Shawshank Redemption 
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  • SPECTRUM001SPECTRUM001 Frets: 1615
    North by Northwest was on recently - me and Mrs Spec caught it from the Mount Rushmore scene, so two thirds through.

    Still watched to the end though.

    And yes, Goodfellas - can enjoy it from any point.
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  • phil_bphil_b Frets: 2011
    some I missed


    Zulu
    Papillon
    Mad max
    pulp fiction
    Braveheart
    300
    the blue max
    Casino
    The Terminator
    the Blues Brothers
    Dirty Dancing
    Almost Famous
    Enter the Dragon
    point Break
    Life of Brian


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  • ronnybronnyb Frets: 1752
    Das boot, the full 6 hour version.
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  • guitartangoguitartango Frets: 1037
    Twins
    Kindergarten kid
    I'm all right Jack
    Any Terry Thomas film
    Any Carry on film
    Any Sir Michael Caine Film
    “Ken sent me.”
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