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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Neil Shaw & Kieran Isgin

Man who lost his job in the pandemic watched a whopping 1,028 films in a year

A man who lost his job during the coronavirus pandemic managed to watch over 1,000 films in a year.

Film buff Phil Watts, 47, revealed that he watched an astonishing 1,028 films throughout 2021 - equating to seven movies a day. He set himself the goal after losing his job in January 2021 due to the pandemic and by December 15, he managed to watch 1,000 films, topping off with Gone With the Wind.

By the end of the year, Phil managed to watch 28 films over his personal goal while watching "everything from Zulu to Alien". After the long film binge, he ranked Cinema Paradiso as his favourite movie, Wales Online reports.

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