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

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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. Read more: Senior minister warns Boris Johnson 'is in real trouble' and MPs are 'moving towards a ballot' "When most kids were out playing football with their dads, I was watching a movie with mine," Phil said. "Everyone has a different passion, and mine is sitting down and being transported to a different place for a couple of hours. ""It could be down to the bottom of the ocean of up into space, that's what films can do.