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a. We can watch any of the movies on this list.

Does this mean
b. We can watch any one of the movies on this list.
or
c. We can watch any number of the movies on this list.
?
 
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a. We can watch any of the movies on this list.

Does this mean b or c?

b. We can watch any one of the movies on this list.
[STRIKE]or[/STRIKE]
c. We can watch any number of the movies on this list.
[STRIKE]?[/STRIKE]

Note my improvements to your layout above. Try not to split a question up the way you did, especially when it leaves just a question mark alone on a line.

It could mean either. The speaker/writer would have to clarify the situation if there is a limit to the number.
 

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If it's a discussion about what to watch tonight, then b) makes more sense. The wider context would tell us.
 
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