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Sighlass:
I noticed over the years I had made a list of some of my fave Movies and tv shows... So in no particular order ... I thought I would list them to see if others also liked them.

1. The Magic of Ordinary Days

2. Into the White

3. Woman in Gold

4. Harvey (Jimmy Stewart)

5. Restless Natives (Scottish Robin Hood with great soundtrack)

6. Bleak House

7. Woodlawn (Christian)

8. Good, Bad, and the Ugly

9. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (also part 2 is great)

10. Starbuck

11, Big Fish

12. Stone Cold (Tom Selleck)

13. It's a Wonderful Life

14. Life is Beautiful

15. The Thin Man (while series is wonderful)

16. Breaking Away (rare 70s film I enjoyed)

17. The Incredibles (animation with a strong father figure)

18. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

19. My Big Fat Greek Wedding

20. Lord of the Ring (whole series)

21. Poldark (first season, got wanky after that)

22. Little House on the Prairie (yes I admit I loved it)

23. Broken Trail (though I politically didn't root for open range)

24. The Legend of 1900

25. McLintock (John Wayne)

26. Where the Red Fern Grows (Dog lovers)

27. Fright Night (I don't do much Horror)

28. The African Queen

29. Young Frankenstein

30. The Killing Fields (Good ole Communism in action)

31. Downfall

32. Babe (yes the pig movie, the sequel is great too)

33. Man of All Seasons

34. Amelie (Weird French Movie with charm)

35. Bicycle Thieves

36. Private Function (British Humor)

37. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

38. Little Dorrit (Dickens)

39. Thieves Highway

40. Safe Haven

41. God's Not Dead

42. Moonrise Kingdom

43. On Guard (French Fantasy)

44. The Pianist

45. Groundhog Day

46. The Gods Must be Crazy (B-movie that was just too funny)

47. Gone with the Wind

48. Pride & Prejudice

49. Cranford (Best BBC comedy series in long time)

50. The Civil War (Ken Burns)

51. Detectorists (series about metal detectors guys)

52. The Good Earth

53. Roxanne

54. Risen (Christian)

55. Les Miserables (Liam Neeson version)

56. Kingsmen

57. Kings Row (Ronald Reagan)

58. Shooter (movie, but series was good too)

59. Ferris Bueller's Day Off

60. About Time

61. Red Dog

62. Last Man Standing (probable the last conservative lead comedy/series that was on TV)

63. Burn Notice (tv series)

64. Cheaper by the Dozen (older version, not the Steve Martin remake)

65. The Women (1939 comedy that is so delicious)

66. Doctor at Large (another British movie)

67. Only the Lonely (John Candy)

68. Planes Trains and Automobiles (Steve Martin John Candy)

69. Without a Clue (spoof on Sherlock Holmes)

70. Genesis (Christian)

71. My Man Godfrey

72. This Beautiful Fantastic

73. The Bride Came C.O.D.

74. Key Largo

75. Twin Town

76. It Runs in the Family

77. The Taming of the Shrew

78. The Quiet Man (My fave John Wayne)

79. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

80. The Crimson Rivers

81. Becket

82. Northanger Abbey

83. Lorna Doone

84. Ivanhoe

85. Life with Father

86. Cyrano de Bergerac (French Roxanne)

87. Rag Nymph

88. Meet Me in St. Louis

89. The Mayor of Casterbridge

90. Firelight

91. Nicholas Nickleby

92. Whisky Galore!

93. The Red Violin

94. The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John

95. The Visual Bible Matthew

96. Rob Roy

97. Quigley Down Under (Tom Selleck)

98. My Life in Ruins

99. The Claim

100. Magnum P.I.

Old Warrior in Exile:
Have you never seen The Godfather or The Godfather II?

RoosGirl:
I like this. :)

I will add The Bishop's Wife.

Sighlass:

--- Quote from: Old Warrior in Exile on June 20, 2017, 01:41:17 am ---Have you never seen The Godfather or The Godfather II?

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I tried, but if memory serves me, wife and I didn't care for the language. Seems to be on a lot of folks fave list though.

Sighlass:

--- Quote from: RoosGirl on June 20, 2017, 01:42:28 am ---I like this. :)

I will add The Bishop's Wife.

--- End quote ---

Added to my "to watch list"... looks promising... thanks

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