Like many hashtags before it, #fav7films is having its moment. Trending on Twitter since the weekend, the challenge is for users to rank their seven favourite films of all time. But while you might not especially care about how much your co-worker loves Goodfellas, it turns out that even celebrities have been unable to resist the siren call of the hashtag, offering some insight into how the rich and famous tackle movie night.
Well... it turns out they’re pretty much just as predictable as the rest of us, with a whole lot of love for Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola, and some obscure director called Martin Scorsese. Here’s how the stars tweeted:
#fav7films
Ernest Goes to Camp
Ernest Scared Stupid
Ernest Goes to Africa
Slam Dunk Ernest
Ernest Goes to Jail
Ernest Saves Xmas
Magnolia— Ike Barinholtz (@ikebarinholtz) August 15, 2016
#fav7films Goodfellas, Network, The Natural, Caddyshack, The Godfather, Apocalype Now, Jaws.
— Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) August 15, 2016
#fav7films Jesus's son. Shortcuts. Royal tenenbaums. Best in show. City of God. Personal Velocity. The big Lebowski.
— Amy Schumer (@amyschumer) August 16, 2016
Sense & Sensibility/This Is It/Lone Star/Adaptation/Terminator 2/Bridget Jones Diary/No Country For Old Men #Fave7Films
— Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) August 16, 2016
#fav7films
(I can't resist)
24 hr Party People
The Man Who Would Be King
Diner
Sound of Music
Office Space
Kung Fu Hustle
La Dolce Vita— Adam McKay (@GhostPanther) August 16, 2016
Little Big Man
Network
You Can't Take It With You
Arsenic and Old Lace
Bullet
The Grand Illusion
Dumbo
#fav7films— Matthew Modine (@MatthewModine) August 16, 2016
#fav7films
Goonies
Back to the Future
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Wizard of Oz
Empire Strikes Back
Ghostbusters (Original)
Godfather 1&2 (Tie)— Josh Gad (@joshgad) August 15, 2016
Heat
Tyrannosaur
Battle Royale
Cape Fear (1991)
Irreversible
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
The Deer Hunter#fav7films— Jay Baruchel (@BaruchelNDG) August 15, 2016
Over on Mashable, the date science website Fizziology crunched the numbers on all the tweets with the hashtag to see what movies have made a mark on the viewing tastes of Twitter users around the world. Here are the top 15 films according to the #fav7films trend:
- The Dark Knight: 5,056
- Pulp Fiction: 4,966
- The Shawshank Redemption: 4,910
- The Empire Strikes Back: 4,772
- The Godfather (the entire trilogy): 4,604
- Goodfellas: 3,877
- Alien (all films): 3,730
- Fight Club: 3,574
- Harry Potter (all films): 2,757
- Jaws: 2,622
- Forrest Gump: 2,530
- Jurassic Park: 2,356
- Blade Runner: 1,862
- The Big Lebowski: 1,860
- Rocky (all films): 1,807
