Popular Opinion The Most Rewatchable Movies  

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List Rules Movies that you've watched multiple times and continue to enjoy

There are some movies that I always stop at and watch if I see them on TV or I can put in the DVD player and watch when I'm board and never get tired of. I'm sure you have the same movies. They may be your favorite movie or they're just that good. I'll start and you add to the list. What movies - theatrical releases, made for TV, direct to video, holiday special, whatever - have the highest rewatch value for you?

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17,850 9,225
Back to the Future is listed (or ranked) 1 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
Back to the Future 1985 Back to the Future is a 1985 American comic science fiction film. It was directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale, produced by Steven Spielberg, and stars Michael J. Fox, ...more

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18,889 8,799
Forrest Gump is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
Forrest Gump 1994 Forrest Gump is a 1994 American epic romantic-comedy-drama film based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom. The film was directed by Robert Zemeckis and stars Tom Hanks, Robin ...more

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15,035 10,421
Star Wars is listed (or ranked) 3 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1977 Star Wars is a 1977 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. The first release in the Star Wars franchise, it stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter ...more

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16,202 8,164
Jurassic Park is listed (or ranked) 4 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
Jurassic Park 1993 Jurassic Park is a 1993 American science fiction adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg. It is the first installment of the Jurassic Park franchise. It is based on the 1990 novel of the ...more

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14,631 10,490
The Princess Bride is listed (or ranked) 5 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
The Princess Bride 1987 The Princess Bride is a 1987 American romantic comedy fantasy adventure film directed and co-produced by Rob Reiner. It was adapted by William Goldman from his 1973 novel of the same name. The ...more

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14,480 7,216
Indiana Jones and the Raiders ... is listed (or ranked) 6 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark is a 1981 American adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg. The screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan was from a story by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman. It was produced by ...more

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15,779 6,360
The Shawshank Redemption is listed (or ranked) 7 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
The Shawshank Redemption 1994 The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont and starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. Adapted from the Stephen King novella Rita Hayworth and ...more

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12,777 7,095
Die Hard is listed (or ranked) 8 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
Die Hard 1988 Die Hard is a 1988 American action film directed by John McTiernan and written by Steven E. de Souza and Jeb Stuart. It is based on the 1979 novel Nothing Lasts Forever, by Roderick Thorp. Die ...more

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11,438 4,903
Ghostbusters is listed (or ranked) 9 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
Ghostbusters 1984 Ghostbusters is a 1984 American sci-fi-fantasy comedy film, directed and produced by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. The film stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, and Ramis as ...more

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13,015 7,888
The Lord of the Rings film tri... is listed (or ranked) 10 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
The Lord of the Rings trilogy The Lord of the Rings is a film series consisting of three epic fantasy adventure films directed by Peter Jackson. They are based on the novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. The ...more

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11,798 6,576
Ferris Bueller's Day Off is listed (or ranked) 11 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
Ferris Bueller's Day Off 1986 Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a 1986 American comedy film written, produced and directed by John Hughes. The film follows high school senior Ferris Bueller, who skips school and spends the day in ...more

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13,247 5,594
Home Alone is listed (or ranked) 12 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
Home Alone 1990 Home Alone is a 1990 American Christmas family comedy film written and produced by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus. The film stars Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister, a boy who is ...more

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10,176 7,254
Groundhog Day is listed (or ranked) 13 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
Groundhog Day 1993 Groundhog Day is a 1993 American fantasy comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, starring Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, and Chris Elliott. It was written by Ramis and Danny Rubin, based on a story ...more

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11,266 5,992
Star Wars Episode V: The Empir... is listed (or ranked) 14 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 1980 The Empire Strikes Back is a 1980 American epic space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner. Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan wrote the screenplay, with George Lucas writing the film's story ...more

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10,462 5,272
National Lampoon's Christmas V... is listed (or ranked) 15 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 1989 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is a 1989 Christmas comedy film directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik. It is the third installment in National Lampoon's Vacation film series, and was written by ...more

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11,965 6,131
The Dark Knight is listed (or ranked) 16 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
The Dark Knight 2008 The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan, based on the DC Comics character. Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale), Police Lieutenant James Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District ...more

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9,456 4,342
Indiana Jones and the Last Cru... is listed (or ranked) 17 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a 1989 American adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, from a story co-written by executive producer George Lucas. It is the third installment in the ...more

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10,829 4,755
The Goonies is listed (or ranked) 18 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
Devious added The Goonies 1985 The Goonies is a 1985 American adventure comedy film directed by Richard Donner. The screenplay was written by Chris Columbus from a story by executive producer Steven Spielberg. The film's ...more

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9,493 5,054
Independence Day is listed (or ranked) 19 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
Independence Day 1996 Independence Day is a 1996 American science fiction disaster film co-written and directed by Roland Emmerich. The film stars Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch, ...more

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9,926 6,360
Pulp Fiction is listed (or ranked) 20 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
Pulp Fiction 1994 Pulp Fiction is a 1994 American black comedy crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, from a story by Tarantino and Roger Avary. The film is known for its eclectic dialogue, ironic ...more

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8,403 5,244
Terminator 2: Judgment Day is listed (or ranked) 21 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day is a 1991 American science fiction action thriller film written, produced and directed by James Cameron. The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert ...more

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9,304 5,181
The Wizard of Oz is listed (or ranked) 22 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
The Wizard of Oz 1939 The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and the most well-known and commercially successful adaptation based on the 1900 novel The Wonderful ...more

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9,170 4,816
Return of the Jedi is listed (or ranked) 23 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
Return of the Jedi 1983 Return of the Jedi is a 1983 American epic space opera film directed by Richard Marquand. The screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas was from a story by Lucas, who was also the executive ...more

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9,163 3,404
Men in Black is listed (or ranked) 24 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
udontneedtoknowmyname added Men in Black 1997 Men in Black is a 1997 American science fiction action comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, produced by Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald and starring Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith. ...more

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9,802 4,776
Pirates of the Caribbean: The ... is listed (or ranked) 25 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is a 2003 American fantasy swashbuckler film based on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disney theme parks. It was directed by Gore ...more

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10,350 4,646
The Breakfast Club is listed (or ranked) 26 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
The Breakfast Club 1985 The Breakfast Club is a 1985 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by John Hughes and starring Emilio Estevez, Paul Gleason, Anthony Michael Hall, John ...more

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8,870 4,945
The Avengers is listed (or ranked) 27 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
The Avengers 2012 Marvel's The Avengers is a 2012 American superhero film directed by Joss Whedon, based on the Marvel Comics superhero team. Earth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a ...more

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6,547 5,307
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is listed (or ranked) 28 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
Bootsdad added E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 American science fiction-family film co-produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Melissa Mathison, featuring special effects by Carlo ...more

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9,667 3,038
Toy Story is listed (or ranked) 29 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
wiabux added Toy Story 1995 Toy Story is a 1995 American computer-animated buddy-comedy adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by John Lasseter, Toy Story was the ...more

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9,810 3,589
The Lion King is listed (or ranked) 30 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
The Lion King 1994 The Lion King is a 1994 American animated musical epic film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 32nd animated feature in the Walt Disney ...more

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7,457 4,778
A Christmas Story is listed (or ranked) 31 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
A Christmas Story 1983 A Christmas Story is a 1983 American Christmas comedy film based on the short stories and semi-fictional anecdotes of author and raconteur Jean Shepherd, based on his book In God We Trust: All ...more

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7,488 5,314
The Godfather is listed (or ranked) 32 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
dan.dinary added The Godfather 1972 The Godfather is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by Albert S. Ruddy from a screenplay by Mario Puzo and Coppola. Starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino as ...more

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8,094 4,301
The Silence of the Lambs is listed (or ranked) 33 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
The Silence of the Lambs 1991 The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 American thriller film that blends elements of the crime and horror genres. Directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, and Scott ...more

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7,138 5,391
Monty Python and the Holy Grai... is listed (or ranked) 34 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
richerb added Monty Python and the Holy Grail 1975 Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a 1975 British comedy film written and performed by the comedy group of Monty Python, and directed by Gilliam and Jones. It was conceived during the hiatus ...more

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8,163 5,154
Gladiator is listed (or ranked) 35 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
Gladiator 2000 Gladiator is a 2000 American-British epic historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott, starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Ralf Möller, Oliver Reed, Djimon Hounsou, ...more

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7,572 5,679
Fight Club is listed (or ranked) 36 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
Fight Club 1999 Fight Club is a 1999 film based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Chuck Palahniuk. The film was directed by David Fincher, and stars Brad Pitt, Edward Norton and Helena Bonham Carter. Norton ...more

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7,141 4,185
The Matrix is listed (or ranked) 37 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
beernbugs added The Matrix 1999 The Matrix is a 1999 American-Australian science fiction action film written and directed by The Wachowskis, starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, and Joe ...more

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7,530 4,249
Back to the Future Part II is listed (or ranked) 38 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
Back to the Future Part II 1989 Back to the Future Part II is a 1989 American comic science fiction film and the second installment of the Back to the Future trilogy. It was directed by Robert Zemeckis, who directed all three ...more

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7,100 3,555
Jaws is listed (or ranked) 39 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
Bootsdad added Jaws 1975 Jaws is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Peter Benchley's novel of the same name. The prototypical summer blockbuster, its release is regarded as a ...more

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7,166 4,658
Goodfellas is listed (or ranked) 40 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
Goodfellas 1990 Goodfellas is a 1990 American crime film directed by Martin Scorsese. It is a film adaptation of the 1986 non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Scorsese. ...more

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7,426 4,804
The Lord of the Rings: The Fel... is listed (or ranked) 41 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
dukethepcdr added The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is a 2001 epic fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson based on the first volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. It is the first ...more

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7,850 3,872
Harry Potter and the Philosoph... is listed (or ranked) 42 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is a 2001 fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. ...more

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7,222 4,007
Grease is listed (or ranked) 43 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
mkgal4 added Grease 1978 Grease is a 1978 American musical romantic comedy-drama film directed by Randal Kleiser and produced by Paramount Pictures. It is based on Warren Casey and Jim Jacobs' 1971 musical of the same ...more

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5,930 3,874
The Terminator is listed (or ranked) 44 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
The Terminator 1984 The Terminator is a 1984 American science fiction/horror action film directed by James Cameron, written by Cameron and the film's producer Gale Anne Hurd, and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, ...more

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6,780 4,375
Titanic is listed (or ranked) 45 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
Titanic 1997 Titanic is a 1997 American epic romantic disaster drama film directed, written, co-produced, and co-edited by James Cameron. A fictionalized account of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, it stars ...more

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7,842 2,912
Finding Nemo is listed (or ranked) 46 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
Finding Nemo 2003 Finding Nemo is a 2003 American computer-animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Written and directed by Andrew Stanton, it ...more

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7,541 2,698
Shrek is listed (or ranked) 47 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
Shrek 2001 Shrek is a 2001 American computer-animated fantasy-comedy film produced by PDI/DreamWorks, released by DreamWorks Pictures, directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, featuring the voices of ...more

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6,920 3,666
Harry Potter and the Prisoner ... is listed (or ranked) 48 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a 2004 fantasy film directed by Alfonso Cuarón and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is based on the novel of the same name by J. K. ...more

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6,363 3,066
The Green Mile is listed (or ranked) 49 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
AdrianDanga added The Green Mile 1999 The Green Mile is a 1999 American fantasy drama film directed by Frank Darabont and adapted from the 1996 Stephen King novel of the same name. The film is told in a flashback format and stars ...more

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5,272 4,326
Aliens is listed (or ranked) 50 on the list The Most Rewatchable Movies
Aliens 1986 Aliens is a 1986 American science-fiction action horror film written and directed by James Cameron, produced by his then-wife Gale Anne Hurd, and starring Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael ...more