Films watched more than six times

The gist

Instagram and Threads users are naming films they've watched more than six times, with images or GIFs.
The prompts sit alongside a Guinness-verified record of 1,207 theatre visits in a year.

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 2024 to Mar 2025Glenwood Hoskin Jr. saw 1,207 films in the theatre over a year, breaking the previous record of 777.
  2. Nov 5, 2026CBC Radio reported that Guinness World Records had verified Hoskin Jr.'s record; he saw Moana 2 a total of 132 times.
  3. Nov 7, 2026Instagram user mrcuddy2977 asked people to name a film they've watched more than six times with a .jpg, excluding Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney or Ghibli.

Key terms

GIF
A bitmap image format that supports animation, commonly used for short looping visuals.
Guinness World Records
A British reference book published annually that lists world records of human achievements and natural extremes.
CBC Radio
Canada's national public broadcaster, providing radio and television in English and French.

Source: Wikipedia

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