A Glean movie guide
Cozy Classics for a Rainy Day
Your ultimate comfort watch list.
Warm, whimsical, and low-stress films perfect for curling up indoors.
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The movie list
- 01
Paddington 2
A masterclass in kindness and gentle humor that is impossible not to smile at.
Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen.
- 02
Amélie
A whimsical journey through a romanticized Paris filled with small acts of joy.
At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-gooder. But when she bumps into a handsome stranger, will she find the courage to become the star of her very own love story?
- 03
The Holiday
The ultimate cozy escape featuring charming English cottages and low-stakes romance.
Two women, one American and one British, swap homes at Christmastime following bad breakups. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship.
- 04
My Neighbor Totoro
A peaceful and imaginative tale that captures the quiet wonder of childhood.
Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.
- 05
Chef
A vibrant, low-conflict celebration of food, family, and finding your passion.
When Chef Carl Casper suddenly quits his job at a prominent Los Angeles restaurant after refusing to compromise his creative integrity for its controlling owner, he is left to figure out what's next. Finding himself in Miami, he teams up with his ex-wife, his friend and his son to launch a food truck. Taking to the road, Chef Carl goes back to his roots to reignite his passion for the kitchen -- and zest for life and love.
- 06
Singin' in the Rain
Pure Hollywood magic that turns a downpour into a joyful musical celebration.
In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.
- 07
Midnight in Paris
A nostalgic and atmospheric trip through time that feels like a warm hug.
While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight.
- 08
Kiki's Delivery Service
A soothing and beautifully animated story about finding your place in a kind world.
A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.
- 09
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
A tiny, big-hearted mockumentary that finds immense beauty in the smallest things.
Marcel is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, they now live alone as the sole survivors of a mysterious tragedy. When a documentarian discovers them amongst the clutter of his Airbnb, his resulting short film brings Marcel millions of passionate fans, as well as unprecedented dangers and a new hope at finding his long-lost family.
- 10
The Princess Bride
A perfect blend of adventure and wit that feels like a favorite childhood storybook.
In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.
- 11
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
A delightful and optimistic tale of a woman chasing a dream with pure kindness.
A 1950s London cleaning lady falls in love with an haute couture dress by Christian Dior and decides to gamble everything for the sake of this folly.
- 12
Julie & Julia
A comforting double-feature of culinary passion and personal fulfillment.
Julia Child and Julie Powell – both of whom wrote memoirs – find their lives intertwined. Though separated by time and space, both women are at loose ends... until they discover that with the right combination of passion, fearlessness and butter, anything is possible.