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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.
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Movies I've Seen A Million Times

Filmmakers, actors, writers and directors share the movies that they never get tired of watching.
The Movie Matthew Morrison Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie Matthew Morrison Has 'Seen A Million Times'

Actor and singer Matthew Morrison could watch Richard Donner's cult classic The Goonies a million times. "You know, it was kind of that adventure that every kid wants to have," he says.

The Movie Matthew Morrison Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie Jesse Eisenberg Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie Jesse Eisenberg Has 'Seen A Million Times'

Actor Jesse Eisenberg could watch the British film Submarine a million times. "The movie as a whole is really wonderful but what I love about it even more is that each individual moment seems so special," he says.

The Movie Jesse Eisenberg Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie Nick Offerman Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie Nick Offerman Has 'Seen A Million Times'

Actor Nick Offerman could watch the John Wayne film The Quiet Man a million times. "It was my dad's favorite, and it quickly became mine," he says.

The Movie Nick Offerman Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie Gillian Anderson Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie Gillian Anderson Has 'Seen A Million Times'

Actor Gillian Anderson could watch the animated movie Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa a million times. "I cannot stop laughing when I see this film," she says.

The Movie Gillian Anderson Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie Katie Aselton Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie Katie Aselton Has 'Seen A Million Times'

Actor-director Katie Aselton could watch Kathryn Bigelow's Point Break a million times. "It totally scoops you up and takes you for a ride," she says.

The Movie Katie Aselton Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie Mark McKinney Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie Mark McKinney Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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.

The Movie Mark McKinney Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie Derek Cianfrance Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie Derek Cianfrance Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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.

The Movie Derek Cianfrance Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie Paula Patton Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie Paula Patton Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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.

The Movie Paula Patton Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie Saoirse Ronan Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie Saoirse Ronan Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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.

The Movie Saoirse Ronan Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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

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

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."

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

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The Movie Emily Spivey Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie Emily Spivey Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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.

The Movie Emily Spivey Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie Alex Karpovsky Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie Alex Karpovsky Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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.

The Movie Alex Karpovsky Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie David Duchovny Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie David Duchovny Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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.

The Movie David Duchovny Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie Connie Britton Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie Connie Britton Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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.

The Movie Connie Britton Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie Roman Coppola Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie Roman Coppola Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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.

The Movie Roman Coppola Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie Jonathan Levine Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie Jonathan Levine Has 'Seen A Million Times'

Writer-director Jonathan Levine could watch Hal Ashby's Coming Home a million times. "I think that the distinctive thing about Coming Home is the love story," he says.

The Movie Jonathan Levine Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie Common Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie Common Has 'Seen A Million Times'

Rapper-actor Common could watch the Eddie Murphy comedy Coming to America a million times. "No matter how many times I've seen it, I still laugh," he says.

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The Movie Jeffrey Wright Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie Jeffrey Wright Has 'Seen A Million Times'

Actor Jeffrey Wright could watch Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now a million times. "It probably features the most effective narration of any film in the history of cinema," he says.

The Movie Jeffrey Wright Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie Alan Cumming Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie Alan Cumming Has 'Seen A Million Times'

Actor Alan Cumming could watch Christopher Guest's comedy Waiting for Guffman a million times. "I feel like I could go on and on and on even about the DVD extras," he says.

The Movie Alan Cumming Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie Guy Raz Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie Guy Raz Has 'Seen A Million Times'

On his last day hosting weekends on All Things Considered, host Guy Raz tells us about the movie he could watch a million times: Richard Linklater's School of Rock. "It's just a perfect movie," he says.

The Movie Guy Raz Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie John Hawkes Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie John Hawkes Has 'Seen A Million Times'

Actor John Hawkes could watch Frank Capra's It's A Wonderful Life a million times. "I was struck by the darkness of the film," he says.

The Movie John Hawkes Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie Gustavo Santaolalla's 'Seen A Million Times'

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The Movie Gustavo Santaolalla's 'Seen A Million Times'

Musician and composer Gustavo Santaolalla, best known for his Oscar-winning scores for The Motorcycle Diaries and Brokeback Mountain, could watch Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life a million times. "It gives me hope," he says.

The Movie Gustavo Santaolalla's 'Seen A Million Times'

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