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How many film do you think you've seen in your life

Take a guess !

A shite ton.

No, but seriously, eh…I’ve been watching films virtually my whole life. If I haven’t hit 1000, I’d be surprised.

Savvy

like2sl​eep

over 3 years ago

after using a calculator :O)

i estimate about 4-5000

i could be wrong by about 2000 or so

Drew.

over 3 years ago

Average a bit less than 200 a year probably, so about 3,000.

KingofP​ain

over 3 years ago

Around 2,500 that I can remember.

Andy

over 3 years ago

It would have to be a ton. Im 32, and find it impossible to even take a guess, but it would have to be over 5000.

deckard croix

over 3 years ago

Probably 1500-2000, but I really have no idea. TV shows don’t count by the way, heh.

Andy

over 3 years ago

It would have to be a ton. Im 32, and find it impossible to even take a guess, but it would have to be over 5000.

Andy

over 3 years ago

It would have to be a ton. Im 32, and find it impossible to even take a guess, but it would have to be over 5000.

Drew.

over 3 years ago

Wait I didn’t take into account the whole “I didn’t watch movies in my first few years” thing, so I’d say more like 2,000.

Joks

over 3 years ago

thousands, but it’s hard to say!!!! I’d average around 150+ a year.

Brad S.

over 3 years ago

According to Netflix, approximately 1700 (give or take a few TV and music discs).

dAvril

over 3 years ago

I’d say 1500 in my whole life. Probably much more, but most of it was sh*t anyway, which I deplore.

Kelvane

over 3 years ago

Counting repeats of the same film around 1000 I think.

Ari

over 3 years ago

I’d guess around 5K. I have 3300 rated on netflix but must be missing quite a few unreleased/forgotten ones. Also, do repeat viewings count?

Harry Long

over 3 years ago

I’ve been watching films for about 53 years…

Frank P. Tomasul​o, Ph.D.

over 3 years ago

I used to keep meticulous records of the films I had seen, but I gave that up after I reached 8,000. There was a 4-5 year period when I made a point of watching at least TWO films EVERY DAY (some admittedly on TV). In those days, in New York City, one could almost always find an art house double bill. Once, I sat through 4 Peckinpah films in a row, starting at midnight. (Fortunately, I slept through JUNIOR BONNER but was aroused out of my torpor by THE WILD BUNCH at 6:30 AM!)

Since I reached 8,000, I’d estimate that I’ve seen another thousand or so. TOTAL: about 9,000 (accumulated over more than 50 years — 30 of them seriously). I’ve also developed a scholarly interest in GOOD television, so that takes time away from my moviegoing exploits.

For a while there, though, I was competing with the likes of Andrew Sarris and Peter Bogdanovich. I’ve fallen woefully behind since then. Some of you may have caught up.

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over 3 years ago

Too few…

Glemaud

over 3 years ago

Too true…

over 3 years ago

Too sad…

Dimitri​s Psachos

over 3 years ago

counting re-watches too?

by films alone and the early years too, yes…more than 3000…..perhaps more since i’m forgetting films and even though i keep an online rating catalog, many are missing…

that number though is nothing….perhaps i can hit 1000 books too after a number of years, hehe.

Glemaud

over 3 years ago

I’ve seen 1554. 557 of which was last year.

I have so many to watch! My goal is 600 this year.

kyle

over 3 years ago

rush hour 1

rush hour 2

rush hour 3

subtract those three “films” from every other film made and it will be pretty close to my number.

H. K. ‡

over 3 years ago

I once tried to calculate how many cigarettes I’d smoked in my life and grew very depressed when I realized how much money I’d wasted on them. That being said I’ve only seen three movies: Rush Hour 1, Rush Hour 2 and Rush Hour 3.

kyle

over 3 years ago

@ k-r-i-n-k-l-e

so is the rush hour trilogy worth checking out?

like2sl​eep

over 3 years ago

rush hour 2 is the best :O)

H. K. ‡

over 3 years ago

well yeah, probably… except for the third one, i can only assume brett ratner lost creative control of the franchise :(

and like2sleep is right, rush hour 2 is the best.

OzuKard​ozi

over 3 years ago

I kept a film diary since 1999, for the past ten years, the total film I had watched is: 3821. I have watched at least one film a day, if not more………. Before 1999…. my memory is blank.

McBean

over 3 years ago

I’ve been watching lots of movies since the family got a vcr back in about 1982 or so. I’ve no idea the total number over all those years, but I watched over 300 last year and am aiming for between 500 and 1000 this year (I’ve watched 52 since January 1st).

Harry

over 3 years ago

I’ve watched movies since 1945. As far as I can remember 5053.