Zach Swope of Pennsylvania took on the incredible endeavor to raise awareness about autism and suicide prevention. He opted to stick to shorter titles in order to see as many as possible.

To be honest, seeing the extended edition of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King may reduce your chances due to the film’s length.

Zach, 32, identifies himself as a “film lover,” and he began his incredible achievement on July 5, 2022, with a screening of Minions: The Rise of Gru.

“I am a suicide survivor, and I have lost people I care about to suicide,” he explained.

“This was an amazing journey that I dedicated a year of my life to, and it was all for a good cause.”

Zach would go to the cinema and see up to three movies each day throughout the week because he worked full-time early in the morning. Weekends, on the other hand, were filled with movie marathons so that he could break the record.

With Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, he completed his impressive achievement in July 2023.

But how many movies did Zach have to see to break the global record?

777, to be precise!

He also imposed tight regulations on himself, which he had to abide by.

Each film had to be seen in its entirety. It also had to be watched separately from any other activity, which meant he couldn’t check his phone while the movie was playing.

Zach couldn’t eat or drink during the films, though, and sought the help of theater personnel to ensure that he always followed the regulations.

The guidelines, however, did not state that it had to be a new film each time. So, as long as Zach paid attention, he could watch the same movie many times and it would still count.

Over the course of the year, one film stood out as a clear favorite, and he watched it 47 times.

And what was the title of the film? It was, after all, Puss in Boots’ Last Wish.

Vincent Krohn set the previous record of 715 in 2018. Zach, on the other hand, passed this on when he saw Spiderman: Across the Spiderverse.

You’d think he’d had enough of movies by now, but Zach quipped that he may try again.

“Who knows, maybe I’ll go back and try to break my own record?” he remarked.