Best movies for repeated viewing
by Gblakelii | created - 16 Jan 2011 | updated - 29 Mar 2012 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Man's Genesis (1912)
17 min | Short, Adventure, Drama
A man tells his grandchildren about prehistoric man. Weakhands is unable to court a woman because of his physical weakness. Humiliated by Bruteforce, he bumps into Lillywhite, who has also ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: W. Chrystie Miller, Robert Harron, Mae Marsh, Wilfred Lucas
Votes: 114
caveman comedy directed by D.W. Griffith
2. Wife and Auto Trouble (1916)
14 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
A mild-mannered man's problems with his domineering wife and mother-in-law lead to complications with the law.
Director: Dell Henderson | Stars: William Collier Sr., Blanche Payson, Joseph Belmont, Alice Davenport
Votes: 201
3. Slick Sleuths (1926)
7 min | Short, Animation, Comedy
Private eyes Mutt and Jeff are on the trail of the ghostly shape-shifting criminal, the Phantom.
Directors: Charles R. Bowers, Bud Fisher
Votes: 181
A "Mutt & Jeff" cartoon re-released in color & sound
4. Toy Time (1932)
7 min | Animation, Short
Oscar the mouse invites his girl friend to the toy store where they have to outwit a cat.
Directors: Harry Bailey, Mannie Davis, John Foster
Votes: 46
A cartoon love story, aka Toyland Caper, featuring the song, Goodnight Sweetheart.
5. The Cat and the Canary (1939)
Approved | 72 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
When an eccentric family meets in their uncle's remote, decaying mansion on the tenth anniversary of his death for the reading of his will, murder and madness follow.
Director: Elliott Nugent | Stars: Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, John Beal, Douglass Montgomery
Votes: 3,769
Why wasn't this shown on broadcast TV?
6. The Luck of the Irish (1948)
Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Following American reporter Stephen Fitzgerald from Ireland to New York, a grateful leprechaun acts as the newsman's servant and conscience.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Tyrone Power, Anne Baxter, Cecil Kellaway, Lee J. Cobb
Votes: 1,176
7. 3 Godfathers (1948)
Passed | 106 min | Drama, Western
Three outlaws on the run risk their freedom and their lives to return a newborn to civilization.
Director: John Ford | Stars: John Wayne, Pedro Armendáriz, Harry Carey Jr., Ward Bond
Votes: 10,617
8. The Misfits (1961)
Not Rated | 125 min | Drama, Romance, Western
A divorcée falls for an over-the-hill cowboy who is struggling to maintain his romantically independent lifestyle.
Director: John Huston | Stars: Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift, Thelma Ritter
Votes: 23,430 | Gross: $8.94M
9. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Approved | 123 min | Drama, Western
A senator returns to a Western town for the funeral of an old friend and tells the story of his origins.
Director: John Ford | Stars: James Stewart, John Wayne, Vera Miles, Lee Marvin
Votes: 82,329
One of John Carradine's best performances? Does Edmond O'Brien over act better?
10. It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Approved | 210 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A group of motorists witnesses a car crash in the California desert, and after the driver's dying words indicate the location of a hidden stash of loot, they turn against each in a race across the state to get to it.
Director: Stanley Kramer | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Ethel Merman, Mickey Rooney
Votes: 46,148 | Gross: $46.30M
Are the 3 Stooges 100% motionless?
11. Donovan's Reef (1963)
Approved | 109 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
In an ideal society on a picturesque South Seas isle, diverse people live in harmony until an outsider disrupts the balance.
Director: John Ford | Stars: John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Elizabeth Allen, Jack Warden
Votes: 9,838
Sad that Dorothy Lamour's Christmas song is often edited out when shown on TV!
12. What a Way to Go! (1964)
Approved | 111 min | Comedy, Romance
A four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich.
Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Shirley MacLaine, Paul Newman, Robert Mitchum, Dean Martin
Votes: 5,718 | Gross: $13.30M
13. The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
G | 260 min | Biography, Drama, History
An all-star, large scale epic movie that chronicles the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.
Directors: George Stevens, Jean Negulesco | Stars: Max von Sydow, Dorothy McGuire, Charlton Heston, Michael Anderson Jr.
Votes: 11,940 | Gross: $15.47M
In order to see John Wayne in all his scene's, you have to watch the widescreen version.
14. The Great Race (1965)
Passed | 160 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
In the early 20th century, two rivals, the heroic Leslie and the despicable Professor Fate, engage in an epic automobile race from New York to Paris.
Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Jack Lemmon, Peter Falk
Votes: 19,846 | Gross: $25.33M
15. Star Pilot (1966)
PG | 91 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
A spaceship from Hydra crashes on Sardinia. Aliens take a scientist, his daughter, technicians and spies hostage to fix their ship. After repairs, aliens abduct the humans but they rebel, sending the ship into deep space.
Director: Pietro Francisci | Stars: Leonora Ruffo, Mario Novelli, Roland Lesaffre, Kirk Morris
Votes: 615
This needs to be released in it's original language!
16. The Crimson Cult (1968)
R | 87 min | Horror
Robert Manning visits the remote country house where his brother Peter was last seen. While his host seems outwardly friendly and his niece more demonstrably so, Robert detects a sense of menace in the air.
Director: Vernon Sewell | Stars: Boris Karloff, Christopher Lee, Mark Eden, Barbara Steele
Votes: 2,988
Wish some scenes that were shot, but deleted, would resurface.
17. Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies (1969)
G | 122 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
An international car rally across Europe is complicated by smuggling, cheating, love at first sight, etc. etc.
Directors: Ken Annakin, Sam Itzkovitch | Stars: Bourvil, Lando Buzzanca, Walter Chiari, Peter Cook
Votes: 2,545 | Gross: $1.00M
18. Su precio... unos dólares (1970)
85 min | Action, Adventure, Western
Jane is awaiting 5,000 dollars at the local bank but tells Billy that there is a shipment of $100,000 expected as well. Doc, Sam and El Indio will join in the robbery. Once inside the bank,... See full summary »
Director: Raúl de Anda Jr. | Stars: Mario Almada, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Rafael Baledón, Rodolfo de Anda
Votes: 18
At first, Western fans may not appreciate this, as there are no good guys. But the more times you watch it, the better it gets!
19. The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (1970 TV Movie)
Unrated | 75 min | Comedy, Family, Western
Retired Texas Ranger Nash Crawford re-assembles his former Ranger outfit from the old days to fight crime in his hometown.
Director: George McCowan | Stars: Walter Brennan, Fred Astaire, Edgar Buchanan, Andy Devine
Votes: 476
20. The Blood Spattered Bride (1972)
R | 82 min | Horror
Newlywed Susan is haunted by visions of Mircalla Karnstein, a centuries-old bride who murdered her husband on their wedding night.
Director: Vicente Aranda | Stars: Simón Andreu, Maribel Martín, Alexandra Bastedo, Dean Selmier
Votes: 2,376
21. Guess Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1973 TV Movie)
74 min | Comedy
A divorcee wakes up one morning to find her penniless ex-husband, his new wife and baby and their big dog camped out on her doorstep, looking for a place to stay.
Director: Theodore J. Flicker | Stars: Barbara Eden, Dean Jones, Kenneth Mars, Susanne Benton
Votes: 78
22. The Thirsty Dead (1974)
PG | 88 min | Adventure, Horror, Action
Beautiful young girls are kidnapped off the streets of Manila by a death cult that needs their blood to remain immortal.
Director: Terry Becker | Stars: Jennifer Billingsley, John Considine, Judith McConnell, Tani Guthrie
Votes: 735
Best performance by a female lead in a horror film.
23. The Frisco Kid (1979)
PG | 119 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A Polish rabbi wanders through the Old West on his way to lead a synagogue in San Francisco. On the way, he is nearly burned at the stake by Native Americans and almost killed by outlaws.
Director: Robert Aldrich | Stars: Gene Wilder, Harrison Ford, Ramon Bieri, Val Bisoglio
Votes: 11,503 | Gross: $9.35M
24. The Shark Hunter (1979)
92 min | Adventure
A crusty recluse on a Caribbean island who is dedicated to destroying sharks gets involved in a hunt for buried treasure.
Director: Enzo G. Castellari | Stars: Franco Nero, Werner Pochath, Jorge Luke, Michael Forest
Votes: 386
25. The Bloody Monks (1989)
R | 75 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
When the townspeople of a small Mexican village start disappearing, the locals point the suspicion at two young visitors. The only solution is for the two to unearth the legend of a madman in this supernatural thriller.
Director: Glenn Gebhard | Stars: Stacey Shaffer, Rafael Sánchez Navarro, Russ Tamblyn, Isela Vega
Votes: 68
Spanish language version viewed. Russ Tamblyn should have been a comedian!
26. Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairy Tale (2003 TV Movie)
174 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A fictionalized account of the young life of Hans Christian Andersen, a young man with a penchant for storytelling but struggles to find his place in the world and gain the affection of the... See full summary »
Director: Philip Saville | Stars: Kieran Bew, Emily Hamilton, Flora Montgomery, James Fox
Votes: 574
27. Naksha (2006)
Not Rated | 128 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
An archaeologist loses life to protect a map from a rival. In the journey to unlock the mysteries of the map, his two sons overcome death-defying obstacles.
Director: Sachin Bajaj | Stars: Sunny Deol, Vivek Oberoi, Sameera Reddy, Jackie Shroff
Votes: 1,337
Best song & dance number by a female in skimpy attire, during a snow storm! Also: best entrance by a villain, ever!
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