A US man revealed how he planned his daily cinema visits to watch 1,207 movies in a year and set a Guinness World Record. A 60-year-old US retiree, Glenwood Hoskin Jr., watched 1,207 films in cinemas in one year to set a Guinness World Record. He surpassed the previous record of 777 movies by carefully planning his. Cartoon films were among his favourites, possibly because they were shorter and entertaining.