A Glean movie guide
Cozy Rainy Day Classics
The ultimate family comfort watch.
Warm, whimsical, and uplifting films perfect for staying in.
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The movie list
- 01
My Neighbor Totoro
This gentle masterpiece captures the magic of childhood with its soothing atmosphere and friendly forest spirits.
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.
- 02
Paddington 2
A profoundly kind and visually charming film that is guaranteed to lift everyone's spirits.
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.
- 03
Kiki's Delivery Service
Follow a young witch on a low-stakes, atmospheric journey that celebrates personal growth and independence.
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.
- 04
The Princess Bride
A timeless fairy tale adventure filled with humor, heart, and memorable characters for all ages.
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.
- 05
The Secret World of Arrietty
This beautifully animated film offers a quiet, domestic perspective on a tiny family living hidden in the walls.
14-year-old Arrietty and the rest of the Clock family live in peaceful anonymity as they make their own home from items "borrowed" from the house's human inhabitants. However, life changes for the Clocks when a human boy discovers Arrietty.
- 06
Fantastic Mr. Fox
With its distinct visual style and witty humor, this film provides a perfectly cozy, autumnal aesthetic.
The Fantastic Mr. Fox, bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his family.
- 07
Babe
A gentle and charming story about a polite pig that is as heartwarming as it is unique.
Babe is a little pig who doesn't quite know his place in the world. With a bunch of odd friends, like Ferdinand the duck who thinks he is a rooster and Fly the dog he calls mum, Babe realises that he has the makings to become the greatest sheep pig of all time, and Farmer Hoggett knows it. With the help of the sheep dogs, Babe learns that a pig can be anything that he wants to be.
- 08
Matilda
A whimsical and satisfying tale about a brilliant young girl standing up to the world around her.
Matilda Wormwood is an brilliant and intelligent little girl. Unfortunately, her parents, Harry and Zinnia, fail to see that fact. As time passes, she finally starts school and has a kind teacher, loyal friends, and a terrifying, sadistic headmistress. As she becomes fed up with the constant cruelty, she discovers she has a special gift that she just might be able to use to outwit the unruly adults around her.