This is no easy task. I love a good movie, especially one that I can watch over and over without feeling like I’m totally wasting my time (wishful thinking? Rewatching anything may be a waste of time… on that note, Steve and I just started rewatching Game of Thrones for the first time. Going to retain ALL THE DETAILS this time.). Anyway, here’s some of mine and/or the Hunt favorites. I would love to hear yours.
no. 1: It’s Complicated. This is one of Nancy Meyers’ best to my mind. When I first watched it I fell in love with… all of it. And could not for the life of me figure out why Meryl Streep needed a freaking kitchen renovation when her “old” kitchen was the kitchen of my dreams. I guess they needed to introduce Steve Martin somehow. Anyway, there’s no movie sets I’d rather live inside than that of a Nancy Meyers’ film, and this one was no exception. It’s perfect. It’s funny (the scene where Alec Baldwin comes out, “I don’t speak Pedro.” or when Meryl Streep and Steve Martin are smoking), it’s endearing, it’s just such a feel good. Plus, great soundtrack too. Tom Petty! Fine Young Cannibals! Beach Boys! Have you seen this movie yet? Please watch if not. And then just binge all of her films.
no. 2: Forgetting Sarah Marshall. One of the funniest movies ever aside from Bridesmaids. Steve and I love this movie. It’s just so funny. Russell Brand! He’s the best in it. There are so many favorite scenes, but the tops are probably anytime Jonah Hill is talking to Russell Brand, the “Inside of You” song, and who could forget the surfing lesson with Paul Rudd. “You’re doing too much, do less.” Steve and I routinely do the “bullshit, bullshit, bullshit” scene when it’s appropriate too. I don’t feel like it got the recognition it deserved as one of the funnier movies in the last ten years. Also, I can do a killer impersonation of “Inside of You” and if you pay me enough, I’ll do it on my IG stories.
no. 3: Dirty Dancing. Nobody puts this movie in a corner. So good. So many scenes that, as a young girl of about 10 when I watched it for the first time (my Mom was out; it was on and that was that; I absolutely knew I was doing something I shouldn’t be doing though!), made me pretty certain Patrick Swayze was the most handsome man that ever lived. When he dances up the aisle?! GET OUT.
no. 4: Titanic. One of the best movies I’ve ever seen, especially in a theatre. I saw it four times and don’t regret any of the money spent. And I was a poor middle schooler at the time who only had enough money for a $3 hoagie (South Jersey, what!) once a week. One of those times was with my Dad, who also loved it, and I like that we saw it together. I pretty much dramatically wept through over half of it every single time.
no. 5: The Hundred Foot Journey. Family friendly! And just such a quality movie. Also good soundtrack. We really love this movie, and it’s another one that didn’t get the recognition it deserved. On a rainy Saturday if people are in town and you’ve got nothing to do, put this movie on. Everyone will love it. The Indian father! The scenery! The cooking!!!!! (I love a movie with a lot of kitchen/cooking scenes. Even if it’s a cartoon. Take Ratatouille for instance.)
no. 6: Argo. SUCH a good action movie. Edge of your seat but in a good way. Oh I love this movie. And true story?! Even better. This is a must-see.
no. 7: Captain Fantastic. If you’ve been paying attention at all for the past month, you know that I fell hard for this movie and virtually everything about it. Mind-blowing and such a commentary on our lifestyle today and how we use our time. Goodness gracious, watch this, show your teenagers (brief nudity; some language), and let’s all smash our iPhones?
no. 8: The Holiday. See no. 1 about my love of a Nancy Meyer’s movie. Decor alone (lol, I realize I’ve written about this before) sells this movie (I think Cameron Diaz’s house might be my nirvana.), but beyond that it’s so full of good characters (Diaz is a little bit tiresome, but I’ll still take her.) and sweet relationships, and more good music. Hans Zimmer! The master!
no. 9: Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Steve and I loved this movie from first viewing but, funny story, we showed my parents assuming they’d share the same affinity and it just fell flat for them. So this is not for everyone, apparently, but it is so good. Javier Bardem steals the show. And Penelope Cruz might be the most beautiful woman in the world in this movie especially. It’s quirky and unexpected and has some great European scenery.
Honorable mention: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (original), Pretty in Pink, Shawshank Redemption, Pride and Prejudice (Keira Knightley version, I’m sorry!), The Notebook, We Were Soldiers, Catch Me If You Can, Avatar, How To Lose a Guy in Ten Days, Bridesmaids… and many more that I am forgetting.
What are your favorites?
That’s so funny, the ‘bullshit bullshit bullshit’ in faux cockney accent is one of our favourite lines around here too!
Agree with lots of these, We also could (and have) watch ‘The Trip’ with Steve coogan endlessly.
ok, the trip! officially on my list. (yes. there are so many reasons for the bullshit line in this home!!!)
SUPER good list! It’s Complicated, Sarah Marshall, Argo, all on my ‘rewatch’ list
The Family Stone! I could watch this over and over during the holidays.
My absolute favourite movie that I can watch over and over again is my total guilty secret, Clueless! I love it 🙂 I watched it again last night for about the millionth time and I swear there was a bit in a scene that I had never seen before. I love loads of movies but since I have the attention span of a fruit fly there are not many that I can watch from beginning to end but Clueless, A Few Good Men, Love Actually (fun fact, I hated this film when it came out and now as soon its vaguely acceptable to watch Christmas movies, this is the first one I put on), Chicago (I know its a musical but they did such a good job making it into a film and Taye Diggs is just hawt!) Spotlight and The Shawshank Redemption would certainly be at the top! There are others that I like but will happily leave the room to do something else for 5 minutes or so dip in and out. These would be Star Trek (2009), Sherlock Homes (2009) and The Kings Speech.
clueless is really so good. i remember thinking the fashion in it was INCREDIBLE at the time. also, young paul rudd? yessss. a few good men. so good too.
also, if you love taye diggs, tell me you’ve seen how stella got her groove back? he’s never looked better.)
Titanic – classic. Gets me crying every time, and to think the first time I watched it was during high school English class YEARS after it came out. Haha!
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The holidayyyyyy! Marley and Me, Ocean’s 11, Bourne Identity, and Bride Wars are on mine 🙂
Bourne movies have been repeats here too.
Oh boy…You’ve Got Mail, Father of the Bride (both of them), Titanic, Mona Lisa Smile, Little Women, It Could Happen to You, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Devil Wears Prada, Parent Trap, Law Abiding Citizen, Dirty Dancing, Pretty Woman and Save the Last Dance. Whenever these are on tv I will stop and watch them, no matter how many times I’ve seen them before.
Father of the Bride, yes yes yes.
The Sound of Music, Love Actually, Top Gun (I had that soundtrack in middle school ?)
sound of music. one of the best movies of all time.
Forgetting Sarah Marshall is one of my favorite movies! I also really loved Captain Fantastic as well. Other movies I rewatch are Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Father of the Bride, You’ve Got Mail, Sabrina, The Hangover (just the first one), and pretty much any Marvel movie… Haha! I like a big variety of movies.
ALMOST FAMOUS! It has been watched and re-watched and re-watched by both my husband and I.
Also – Because I Said So – it’s the first movie I saw Gabriel Macht in (now I get my fiz from Suits) – and Mandy Moore’s clothes are perfection in it (this one has not been re-watched and re-watched by my husband, just me!).
And Forrest Gump never gets old either!
Keira Knightley’s Pride and Prejudice for the win!!! Also, I just started watching Game of Thrones and now I can’t go on the internet anymore (I’m only in the middle of season 3 and I’m terrified of spoilers). I love it but it’s stressing me out!
Sleepless in Seattle and You’ve Got Mail – love me some Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. And honestly any romantic comedy is something I can usually watch over and over!!!
You’ve Got Mail! I crave it when I’m sick and also when fall creeps into the air. I call it my comfort movie, although I could watch it at any time. Also really, REALLY love Pride & Prej and It’s Complicated! Chick flicks forever.
This is such a great post! And contains many of my personal faves! It’s Complicated… swoon, I want that house, that garden, that bakery… everything. The Holiday- LOVE. It is my holiday season ritual. Another one of my fave is Midnight In Paris. I can’t watch it again and again and again. Maybe because I lived in Paris for a wee bit and have an unyielding love for that city. But I know I’m not the only one obsessed with that Woody Allen film.
Absolutely love those movies
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The age of Adaline, Big eyes, Wild tales and a great Greek film “Little England”.
i haven’t seen any of these! thank you!
I love a good number of these! Captain Fantastic became a game changer for my husband and I when we saw it a few months ago, and I hold annual Titanic viewing parties on April 14th – complete with Titanic passenger identities and occasional period-appropriate snacks!
I highly recommend About Time – a movie I saw last year that became a top 5 for me. You’re a total nostalgic person, right?? If so: MUST WATCH.
you’re the one who told me about captain fantastic in the first place!!!! – and i am so grateful! also… about time… YES. the father in that. so endearing. i love the main character too. Also, i want to come to your titanic party.
I’m glad you liked it! And haha if you’re ever in Chicago on April 14th, you are absolutely invited!
Oh man I think Im about to rewatch Game of thrones too!!! Im already sick they said it could be 2019 WTF?! LOL I like alot of the movies your readers posted also For love of the game, The Departed and The Princess Bride…PS for the final season of Game of Thrones I think you should do a weekly recap like you used to do it the bachelor ?
ha, maybe i will. and i KNOW. my friend just told me it’s 558 DAYS AWAY FROM THE LAST SEASON. i can’t handle that! (only relief is rewatching it.)
How To Lose a Guy in Ten Days
The Notebook
Dan in Real Life (if you haven’t seen it you must! I really think you would love it!)
The Decendents
You’ve Got Mail and Now & Then. Both amazing soudtracks also!!
Now & Then, SUCH a good soundtrack.
gaaah yes!! love this list!! so many of these have been personal favs of mine, too. i seriously think about forgetting sarah marshall all the time. haha! endless laughter. and the holiday, oh my gosh. also the notebook!!!! i can’t even with that movie and the tears i have shed watching it. original beauty and the beast & keira p&p forever. 🙂 and for my little fam, i would have to add elf! we watch it every year at least once.
oh elf for sure!
The Savages—-one of a very few movies I’ve watched a few times—-it’s hilarious and sad and meaningful and THE best acting; PS Hoffman and Laura Linney.
I love Bridesmaids! So many quotable (or not so quotable 😉 ) lines from that one!
Oh my it’s hard for me to find someone who feels about movies like I do. The Holiday is def one of my top favorites. I’m copying down your list to watch all the ones I haven’t- I am perhaps the only mid-30s person left who hasn’t seen “Forgetting Sarah Marshall”
tell me if you watch it. i hope you love it!
I love It’s Complicated, too! It’s so sweet and I love all of the characters. My repeat movies are Crazy, Stupid, Love, The Way Way Back (family friendly and all the feels), Dan In Real Life, and all of The Trip movies (there’s a new one coming out soon!). Also, I just realize Steve Carell is in 3 out of 4 of those movies!
crazy stupid love! i love that one.
I’ve seen quite a few of Nancy Meyer’s movie and I agree, they’re brilliant! I wanna live in one of her movie sets! 🙂
Have you seen the ‘Before Trilogy’ (‘Before Sunset’, ‘Before Sunset’, and ‘Before Midnight’ by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke)? If not, you need to get on that ASAP. Brilliant screenwriting, too!
i’ve seen at least one of them – i think before midnight?! i need to watch them all!
If you like movies with cooking please tell me you’ve seen Chef? Such a great movie! The grilled cheese scene alone is worth a viewing
i haven’t but we have another good friend who loves it… i need to watch!
Bridget! (Tate’s mom here) I love all of these, and would watch them all a million times. My personal two faves to add are the following:
1. Shakespeare in Love- it has everything. Humor, romance, sadness- all the feels… (and Gwyneth pre-GOOP likeable years)
2. Lars and the Real Girl- Ryan Gosling at his most charming. Just an adorable, sweet movie.
you know i’ve never actually seen either of those?! watching SOON! also, laughed at your gwyneth caveat.
Some of my favorites have already been mentioned – especially “About Time”!
The movie, that touched me the most in my early twenties was “Garden State” (also, I still think it has one of the best soundtracks of all times! – and Natalie Portman! OMG!)
Family friendly choices: “Secretariat” and “Seabiscuit” – I think, even if you’re not into horses, they are exhilarating and touching and inspiring…all of it!
And the funniest movie I have seen lately: “Nice Guys” with Ryan Gosling and Russel Crowe. Not totally sure about the whole story of it, but it just cracked me up so many times!
BTW, this might be shocking to a lot of you, but here, in Austria, almost NO ONE knows about “The Sound of Music”! I can’t even remember it ever being on TV…
that’s crazy about sound of music!! also, LOVE horse movies (and those two are suuuuuch good ones). also, garden state?! i listened to that NONSTOP in the early 2000s.