movies

The Fifth Element.

I had a TBI, and afterwards my memory kept resetting. Initially every couple of minutes.

The hospital told my girlfriend to just take me home and keep an eye on me, and I'd be alright in due course. Her and her boyfriend took turns babysitting me, and they just put the DVD of The Fifth Element on repeat because I knew all of it - it didn't matter when I reset, I just dropped into enjoying what was in front of me.

I remember the last reset, apparently 2 days after. It was like waking up, only I was already sat up in bed watching the movie, cuddled up with my family. I lost about 5 days of memory in total, but after a couple of months felt as sharp as I ever had :-)

Neither of them ever wanted to watch that film with me ever again, though.

The Princess Bride

lotR Trilogy.

Shawshank Redemption.

There Will Be Blood.

Groundhog Day. Humor, tragedy, redemption, rodents.

Robin Hood Men in Tights. I’m pretty much always happy to sit down and rewatch this one. Still laugh at every stupid joke.

it’s a tie between Hot Fuzz and Clue.

Purple Rain.

If i'm having trouble sleeping or I'm stressed I'll just put that on and it'll chill me out. really relaxes me. I know it's a silly Prince movie but I absolutely love it.

Tombstone

Stardust. It's beautiful, sweet, moving, well-acted, funny, entertaining, and has a great story. Just a wonderful, comforting experience all around. One of the few movies that's decidedly better than the book.

Edit: Didn't notice that I'd been beaten to mentioning it, but it's worth repeating!

It's a tie between Eurovision, School of Rock and Bohemian Rhapsody. And I am now just noticing they are all music related films which I never really noticed before.

Blues Brothers - I'm not the type of person who can rewatch movies often but I watch this at least 2-3 times a year.

O Brother, where art thou?

for my family it's often Back To The Future

Kiki's Delivery Service
Bicentennial Man

I would have to say "Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel", especially in the time around Christmas.
("Three Wishes for Cinderella", an iconic Czechoslovakian/East-German film which is pretty much total cult here in Germany.)

Apart from that (and perhaps better known internationally):
"Back to the Future" also is pretty near the top of my list.

Wrath of Khan directors cut.

I guess it would be a favourite, probably Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. I watched it countless times during my final year of high school as part of my major literature assignment (in addition to all the other times I've watched it for leisure), so I know it so well at this point that I'm far beyond the "I've seen this too many times, it's boring now" stage. I appreciate every little detail now.

Ocean Waves, the studio Ghibli one

Stardust

Spiderman Into the Spiderverse

Lethal Weapon

Also one of my wife's favourites so guaranted to have company :)

Local Hero (1983)

I could watch the original: Miracle on 34th St, anytime.