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By *abio OP Man
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

okay... talking to my sis about how to keep my niece entertained thru the summer hols... and got to talking about old movies kids would like

she suggested ET....which I don't think really stands up well...

I suggested princess bride... which I still believe is a classic...

any others??

I did say the original "willy wonker and the chocolate factory".... she is going to start her off the "the wizard of oz" as an experiment....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

" My name is Enigo Mantoya and you killed my father , prepare to die "

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

Matilda

Indiana Jones

The Goonies

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

jaws looks dated and the shark looks rubbish now but still a good film

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Homeward bound: The incredible journey I still tear up thinking about it now!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

black beauty the one with sean bean in it. jesus of Nazareth starring Robert powell. oliver twist, mark lester.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Escape to witch mountain

The original

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By *Kgirl80Woman
over a year ago

South Coast

The Goonies

The Sound of Music

The Wizard of Oz

Mighty Ducks

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

The original Starwars Films

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Smokey and the bandit.

Every which way but loose

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bill and Ted dude!

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By *irtydanMan
over a year ago

Blackpool

uncle buck

rocky

carrie

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's got to be stand by me!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bladerunner.

Being There.

Star Wars.

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By *3rial Thr1LL3rMan
over a year ago

aberdeenshire

Agree with most of the above, also

Stand by me

Cannonball run

Convoy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

How could I have forgotten Smokey And The Bandit?!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'd suggest Fear of a Black Hat, but i think she might be a tad too young for it- i think you might like it though matey, think Spinal Tap vs late 80's/early 90's hip hop

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Bladerunner.

Being There.

Star Wars.

Is that being there starring peter sellers? I liked that film.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Bladerunner.

Being There.

Star Wars.

Is that being there starring peter sellers? I liked that film."

He should have won the Oscar for it, it was an amazing performance how he lost out to Tootsie is beyond me.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A Nightmare on Elm Street.

"So you see Johnny, if you go to sleep a monster with knives on his hands will kill your family and friends. Nite nite"

I hate kids

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Never ending story

1 of my favs

Mind I bought my sis hocus pocus and she didn't sleep well that night lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Back to the future.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

the breakfast club .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Holes - awesome film

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By *abio OP Man
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

"Back to the future. "

this is one that is definately on the list.....

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

Romancing the stone

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Life Of Brian

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By *ucyfur77Woman
over a year ago

Pleasuretown

The Neverending Story

Flight of the Navigator

Explorers

Labyrinth

Willlow

The Goonies

Big

Mrs Doubtfire

Home Alone

Ghostbusters

Gremlins

Drop Dead Fred

Beetlejuice..

And many more...

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By *effrey45Man
over a year ago

Lytham

Some like it hot

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By *exyfuncouple-40Couple
over a year ago

Bloxham

Airplane ! Our kids find it so funny

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By *uteguy06Man
over a year ago

Swindon

Got to be all the original cartoon classics we all grew up with:

Jungle Book (my fav lol)

Lion King

Pinocchio

Snow White

Lady & The Tramp

Beauty & The Beast

Cinderella

101 Dalmations

ALL OF THE TOY STORIES! lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Back to the future. "

I agree, and Ghostbusters

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Raiders of the lost Ark

American Grafitti

Bugsy Malone

The Exorcist

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Forrest Gump

Digby the biggest dog in the world

Kelly's heroes

What a wonderful life. My favourite

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

American Grafitti...."

do yu not think its a bit to 'cine geek' for a kid? could just go straight for THX1138 instead

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

Indiana Jones

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

American Grafitti....

do yu not think its a bit to 'cine geek' for a kid? could just go straight for THX1138 instead

Surely when you've got Richie Cunningham, mr Hooper and Hans Solo in the same film, it's a classic.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Can't believe blazing saddles hasn't got a mention yet. It's a classic

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Black Cauldron

The Dark Crystal

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Any Laurel a Hardy silent movies on many occasions I have seen kids and young people with tears running down their face with laughter.

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By *uppy ConquerorMan
over a year ago

dundee

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AsXbAU-kig

Charlie Chaplin "The Kid" great watch for a silent film!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's a wonderful life

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was never really a Chaplin lover in my youth.I also loved the Keystone cops in a car chase.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Might sound cheesy but definitely "It's a wonderful life" and also "Sound of Music"

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By *uppy ConquerorMan
over a year ago

dundee

"I was never really a Chaplin lover in my youth.I also loved the Keystone cops in a car chase."
I like the film more for the story it tells than the comedy value.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Personally think Pay It Forward should be on the list not just because its a great film but also it sends out a brilliant message about kindness and compassion

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Homeward bound: The incredible journey I still tear up thinking about it now! "

My youngest sister used to love that when she was a kid, she'd watch it everyday so we had to too and she knew it word for word!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

American Grafitti....

do yu not think its a bit to 'cine geek' for a kid? could just go straight for THX1138 instead

Surely when you've got Richie Cunningham, mr Hooper and Hans Solo in the same film, it's a classic. "

don't forget the excellent soundtrack and gorgeous cars......not sure its something the kid/teen the thread was started for would get it though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Big

Drop dead fred

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By *xpresMan
over a year ago

Elland

Jaws

Star Wars 2-6

bond all of them

Ferris bular day off

wizard of oz

Quadrophina

American wearwolf in london

Gladiator

prety in pink

The wall

Monsters ink

physco

Life of Brian

i can go on

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Bladerunner.

Being There.

Star Wars.

Bladerunner if you want them to go to sleep!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lot of kids movies on this thread so I'm gonna pressume that's what we're talking about here...best kids flicks imo

Mouse Hunt

Stardust (Robert De Niro as a cross dressing pirate?!

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My Neighbor Totorro

Spirited Away

Sound Of Music

Revenge Of The Pink Panther (Zair Eez A Buum In My Ruum

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Best kids film for adults (it'll probably make your kid cry and give them nightmares lol)...

The Fall

I'm sure there are tonnes more great ones out there...probably previously mentioned by others

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

One of our dinosaurs is missing

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

the rocky horror picture show

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"the rocky horror picture show "

I was too scared to say that i mean for kids lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Some of the above, and I think all the Toy story ones will do eventually in the future.

One of my favourites

Her

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Did anyone mention the classic Disney's? i.e. Snow White, Jungle Book, Bambi, etc No matter what you think of the Disney empire you can't deny the beauty of these films

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dark Crystal and Labyrinth, beautiful beautiful films of timeless wonderment.

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By *abio OP Man
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

I was thinking more for kids....

so thanks to those people who have suggested more "adult" themed movies..... maybe in 10years time-ish!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The wizard of oz

Coraline

Nightmare before christmas

The simpsons movie

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By *ettering-couple76Couple
over a year ago

Kettering

Debbie does Dallas

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

"Personally think Pay It Forward should be on the list not just because its a great film but also it sends out a brilliant message about kindness and compassion

Yes, lovely film. And I still love Princess Bride too - every time I hear or use the phrase 'As you wish' I think of it, good lesson there too.

And Cold Mountain - for the portrayal of the feeling of longing, I know that feeling.

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

"Personally think Pay It Forward should be on the list not just because its a great film but also it sends out a brilliant message about kindness and compassion

Yes, lovely film. And I still love Princess Bride too - every time I hear or use the phrase 'As you wish' I think of it, good lesson there too.

And Cold Mountain - for the portrayal of the feeling of longing, I know that feeling.

Oh and that kiss!!!

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By *vsnikkiTV/TS
over a year ago

Limavady

Young Frankenstein

The Life of Brian

The Great Escape

All Quiet on the Western Front

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jurassic Park

Apocalypse Now

Toy Story

Gremlins

The Thing

Star Wars (original cut. Not the bullshit Special Editions)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The Neverending Story

Flight of the Navigator

Explorers

Labyrinth

Willlow

The Goonies

Big

Mrs Doubtfire

Home Alone

Ghostbusters

Gremlins

Drop Dead Fred

Beetlejuice..

And many more..."

Willow is an awesome movie! Just showed mines this and they loved it lol I hadnt seen it in over 13 yrs so it was like new for me.

Robin Hood Men in Tights is another good one. And Batteries Not Included, I think thats what its called anyways.

And my fav as a kid - Calamity Jane

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium. One of Dustin Hoffman's best performances, especially when he dies.

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By *igeiaWoman
over a year ago

Bristol

I love a lot of these films (original Star Wars, The Princess Bride and anything by Miyazaki being faves I can still watch over and over).

Can I throw in Time Bandits and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen too? Or some Ray Harryhausen - I loved Clash of the Titans as a kid and still do.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium. One of Dustin Hoffman's best performances, especially when he dies."

Good movie

Liar Liar is one I loved too

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By *3rial Thr1LL3rMan
over a year ago

aberdeenshire

"Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium. One of Dustin Hoffman's best performances, especially when he dies."

I watched that on TV the other night funnily enough. Dustin Hoffman is awesome. I love rain man, that's another that should be passed on

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Back to the future,Home alone,rocky,rambo,police acadamy,ghost busters,wizard of oz

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By *utty_JiggleCouple
over a year ago

Black Country

"The Neverending Story

Flight of the Navigator

Explorers

Labyrinth

Willlow

The Goonies

Big

Mrs Doubtfire

Home Alone

Ghostbusters

Gremlins

Drop Dead Fred

Beetlejuice..

And many more..."

All the above plus..

Short circuit

Cool runnings

Spaceballs

Daryl

Cocoon

Any of the Ernest films

Teen wolf.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nosferatu

Dracula starring both Bella Lugosi and Christopher Lee

Boris Karloff Frankenstein

Footloose...purely for the mullets

Gladiator

Le Mans with Steve McQueen

Grand Prix with James Garner

The great escape

Das Boot for a German perspective

The 4th protocol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Has anyone mentioned Wargames? (i can't be arsed to check tbh)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium. One of Dustin Hoffman's best performances, especially when he dies."

I don't have to watch it now.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium. One of Dustin Hoffman's best performances, especially when he dies.

I don't have to watch it now."

You really should, it's quite beautiful. Almost on par with Roy Batty's death in Bladerunner...

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By *ingle Beds LassWoman
over a year ago

Bedfordshire

Footloose.... My favourite film

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By *issHottieBottieWoman
over a year ago

Kent

"The Neverending Story

Flight of the Navigator

Explorers

Labyrinth

Willlow

The Goonies

Big

Mrs Doubtfire

Home Alone

Ghostbusters

Gremlins

Drop Dead Fred

Beetlejuice..

And many more..."

Add legend to that and that's pretty much covered it!! Ooh and batteries not included. X

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By *herrygrayCouple
over a year ago

Wellingborough

Ferris Buellers day off should have been mentioned at least five times by now. After all it contained the timeless line; "Do we have a kiss for Daddy?" Priceless comedy Gray

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Back to the future

Rocky

Mannequin

Turner and hooch

Cats v dogs

Police academy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"okay... talking to my sis about how to keep my niece entertained thru the summer hols... and got to talking about old movies kids would like

she suggested ET....which I don't think really stands up well...

I suggested princess bride... which I still believe is a classic...

any others??

I did say the original "willy wonker and the chocolate factory".... she is going to start her off the "the wizard of oz" as an experiment...."

I would say princess bride Def a classic and the breakfast club

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By *uppy ConquerorMan
over a year ago

dundee

Huckleberry finn

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Big Wednesday

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Big

The lion, witch and wardrobe!

Home alone

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Well over 80 posts so far and not one nomination for Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang....

Shame on you all......shame on you-all....

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

Every Disney film going!!

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

"Well over 80 posts so far and not one nomination for Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang....

Shame on you all......shame on you-all....

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By *ottie91jay89Couple
over a year ago

Camborne

"Personally think Pay It Forward should be on the list not just because its a great film but also it sends out a brilliant message about kindness and compassion

I that film cry my heart out every time.

But film ...

Help I'm a fish

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No one has mentioned Annie or The Incredible Journey.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Every Disney film going!!"

Except Frozen.

*takes cover*

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By *awty MaxWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

Home alone

Karate kid

Mary poppins

Nemo

Lion King

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By *horltzMan
over a year ago

heysham

"The Goonies

The Sound of Music

The Wizard of Oz

Mighty Ducks"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dumb and dumber

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The golden child

Home alone

Coming to America.

Fly away home.

The lion the witch and the wardrobe.

The secret garden.

Chitty chatty bang bang.

The wizard of oz.

Bambi.

For adults the green mile.

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By *xpresMan
over a year ago

Elland

"Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium. One of Dustin Hoffman's best performances, especially when he dies.

I don't have to watch it now."

i wouldn't bother its a bit pants dont waste 2 hours of your life

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium. One of Dustin Hoffman's best performances, especially when he dies.

I don't have to watch it now.

i wouldn't bother its a bit pants dont waste 2 hours of your life"

Wash your mouth out!

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By *xpresMan
over a year ago

Elland

"Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium. One of Dustin Hoffman's best performances, especially when he dies.

I don't have to watch it now.

i wouldn't bother its a bit pants dont waste 2 hours of your life

Wash your mouth out!

took my 2 nieces n my youngest boys to see it when we left we were all quite disappointed all for different reasons

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By *urreyfun2008Man
over a year ago

East Grinstead

May have missed it in the list but Shawshank Redemption

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Back to the future.

this is one that is definately on the list....."

And if not Marty mcfly will come back and add it haha

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

debbie does dallas

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By *ayTVTV/TS
over a year ago

North Yorkshire

Cannot believe no-one has mentioned Local Hero....oh I just have!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Cheech and Chong.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Heat

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Escape to witch mountain

The original"

Omg I remember that x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Cannot believe no-one has mentioned Local Hero....oh I just have!"
xx

Peter calpaldi and Denis Lawson x heaven

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Well over 80 posts so far and not one nomination for Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang....

Shame on you all......shame on you-all....

NOOOOOOO

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By *illwill69uMan
over a year ago

moston

National Lampoon's Animal Madhouse

Blazing Saddles

And Sergio Leone's spaghetti western trilogy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The crow

Point break

Top gun

Grease

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

School of rock

Great outdoors

Goonies

Goodfellas

Heat

Bill n ted

Ghostbusters 2

Terminator 2

Willie wonka

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"National Lampoon's Animal Madhouse

Blazing Saddles

And Sergio Leone's spaghetti western trilogy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The crow

Point break

Top gun

Grease

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4got dirty dancing

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By *U1966Man
over a year ago

Devon

Zulu

Star wars

Wallis and gromit

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Depends on there age little kiddie winks

Count duckula

Danger mouse

Older ones

Pulp fiction

District 9

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By *eesidechrisMan
over a year ago

stockton

I agree Matilda is a brilliant family film for all to watch

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