Movies I've Seen A Million Times

Our series at weekends on All Things Considered features filmmakers, actors, writers and directors talking about the movies that they never get tired of watching.

The Movie Mark McKinney Has 'Seen A Million Times'()  

A scene from Hayao Miyazaki's 1988 film, My Neighbor Totoro.

May 12, 2013 Writer-comedian Mark McKinney could watch Hayao Miyazaki's anime film My Neighbor Totoro a million times. "It still makes me laugh, it still makes me smile," he says.

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The Movie Derek Cianfrance Has 'Seen A Million Times'()  

Actors Ray Liotta (from left), Robert De Niro, Paul Sorvino and Joe Pesci in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas.

May 5, 2013 Writer-director Derek Cianfrance could watch Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas a million times. "It was just a perfect movie, and I returned to see it about 30 times in the theater that year," he says.

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The Movie Paula Patton Has 'Seen A Million Times'()  

Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly in Adam McKay's Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.

May 4, 2013 Actress Paula Patton could watch Adam McKay's comedy Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby a million times. "I can't tell you how much I use quotes from it in my daily life," she says.

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The Movie Saoirse Ronan Has 'Seen A Million Times'()  

Alicia Silverstone (from left), Brittany Murphy and Stacey Dash in Clueless.

March 30, 2013 Actor Saoirse Ronan could watch Amy Heckerling's teen comedy Clueless a million times. "There are so many great moments and I literally love every single moment from start to finish of that film," she says.

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The Movie Chris O'Dowd Has 'Seen A Million Times'()  

Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in a scene from the 1987 movie Dirty Dancing.

March 24, 2013 Actor Chris O'Dowd could watch the classic romance Dirty Dancing a million times. "I didn't know what romance was until I saw Dirty Dancing," he says," and nothing has come close since."

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The Movie Emily Spivey Has 'Seen A Million Times'()  

Dolly Parton in a scene from the film 9 to 5.

March 9, 2013 Comedy writer Emily Spivey could watch the comedy 9 to 5 a million times. "It really showed me that women are just as hysterical and funny as men," she says.

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The Movie Alex Karpovsky Has 'Seen A Million Times'()  

Luis Guzman and Adam Sandler in Paul Thomas Anderson's Punch Drunk Love.

March 3, 2013 Actor-writer-director Alex Karpovsky could watch Paul Thomas Anderson's Punch Drunk Love a million times. "I saw it with a friend of mine, and we both absolutely loved it and immediately started quoting it," he says.

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The Movie David Duchovny Has 'Seen A Million Times'()  

Robert Duvall and Marlon Brando in The Godfather.

March 2, 2013 Actor David Duchovny could watch Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather a million times. "If I'm flipping around channels, I'll see it's on and I'll say, 'OK, I'll watch it for a scene or two' and then I can never turn it off," he says.

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The Movie Connie Britton Has 'Seen A Million Times'()  

Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase in the 1978 movie Foul Play.

February 17, 2013 Actress Connie Britton could watch Colin Higgins' comedy Foul Play a million times. "From watching a movie like Foul Play, I have always wanted to bring a sense of humor to really every role that I'm playing," she says.

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The Movie Roman Coppola Has 'Seen A Million Times'()  

Charlotte Rampling and Woody Allen in his film Stardust Memories.

February 9, 2013 Writer-director Roman Coppola could watch Woody Allen's Stardust Memories a million times. "It's a film that is endlessly imaginative and has wonderful surprises at every corner," he says.

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