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What a brilliant list, JP. You’ve missed off my favourite film ever, Local Hero. How a small community in Scotland gets one over the sophisticated and worldly American oil executive 😉

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That’s another to add to my watch list Moira

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I really envy you seeing it for the first time. A bonus is the brilliant soundtrack by Mark Knopfler and a very, very young Peter Capaldi.

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Excellent list JP you’ve got a lot on that I’ve seen and enjoyed. One I think should go on is A Man Called Otto which I absolutely loved it’s got Tom Hanks in as Otto. Otherwise it was fantastic xx

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Do you know I was supposed to add that and forgot. Read the book and didn’t think they could make a film that would do it justice, but I was wrong.

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Ooooh totally agree - Hidden Figures is just fabulous - the six triple eight equally wonderful all the more interesting for being true stories ❤️❤️

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I have to say I love a true story.

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I think Six Triple Eight was fabulous. Now I must watch Hidden Figures.

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On Netflix now

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Great list - thanks for sharing. Hidden Figures is a brilliant film. I'm going to have to work through your list and watch those I've missed.

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Thank you. Should keep you busy for a bit.

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This is a really great list JP, thank you. We watched The Six Triple Eight last week, incredible!

May I also recommend Joy, with the marvellous Bill Nighy. He plays Dr Patrick Steptoe, based on the true story of the birth (no pun intended) of IVF in the UK. Co-starring the lovely James Norton, never a bad thing in my book x

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Ooh that’s one I have not seen. Thank you!

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These are dark times indeed. Films like these much needed.

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Here to bring a little joy Penny. X

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Oh JP - you watched it! *Hands over eyes* Sending you Anne of Green Gables vibes to offset the horrors. xx

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We knew we shouldn’t, but couldn’t resist. Horrified, perhaps why we had to watch Hidden Figures straight afterwards. Anne, of course, must add that!

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Thanks JP. Always good to have recommendations. Hope you recover from the inauguration soon!

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Cheers Karen xxx

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Boy, do we need this distraction, JP! I absolutely loved Hidden Figures and Erin Brokockovich. The Colour Purple (original film) is one of my top favourites of all! Also another Will Smith movie called King Richard. I feel like watching The Pursuit of Happiness again now. Thanks so much for this.

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The original Color Purple is my favourite film of all time Frances. Thanks for the other recommendation. Xx

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I think you’d also like ‘The Diving Bell and the Butterfly’, JP xx

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Thank you for those. I’ll check them out.

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Thank you so much for this JP ❤️❤️

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You are most welcome.

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Thanks for sharing your film list. I’ve been living under a stone cos I’ve only seen half of them. What, no ET ✨?? Love hearing about your every day life X

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Thank you and hope you see a few more of them over the coming months.

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Great list JP; I've seen most of them and agree with most (I couldn't get past the first half hour of Legally Blonde). To Kill a Mockingbird is also one I would add to the list. Thanks.

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🤣 Fair enough. I’ll add TKM to the list.

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Shouldn't The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert be on the list? I loved that movie. And The Castle (Australian movie from 1997) is one of the most uplifting movies I've seen, the kind of movie that stays with you.

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Another brilliant film and one that should definitely be on it. I don’t think I’ve seen The Castle, so that’s one for me to watch.

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What a great idea to post to us JP - thanks very much. I was surprised at how many were my favourites!

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Thought of half of them in bed, so it made sense to make a list to share. Xx

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Recommended next is The Six triple Eight. You have same taste as me . I've watched all of your list over the years

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Such a good film. Kerry Washington was superb.

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