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Why won’t Lions coach Jim Caldwell admit what his favorite movie is?

We might have an actual answer.

Detroit Lions v Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Detroit Lions v Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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On Wednesday, Lions head coach Jim Caldwell was asked what his favorite movie was, and he gave quite the answer:

That’s weird to want to deflect on a movie opinion like that. Who would have thought that Caldwell would have movie takes so off the wall that he would be afraid to share them?

So we asked you all to guess, and this is what you came up with.

Some of you got creative, and made your own movies

They were mostly based on how people felt about his coaching. Surprise!

Gigli was a popular choice

Maybe Caldwell was a Bennifer fan?

So was The Notebook

Maybe Caldwell likes kissing in the rain scenes?

There was also a good variety of other films

We had everything from Oscar winners ... to movies that definitely didn’t win an Oscar.

Yes, this.

Much like his expressions, something blank. Literally.

It appears we have an actual answer!

The tweet from the Detroit Free Press’ Dave Birkett suggests that his favorite movie is The Magnificent Seven.

Assuming Caldwell’s talking about the original from 1960 and not the 2016 rendition, he shouldn’t be shy about it. It received a 90 percent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. And it’s not exactly a controversial film, despite historical inaccuracies.

There you have it. I think all of your suggestions are funnier, so congrats!

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