A Glean movie guide
Rainy Day Comforts
Grab a blanket and press play.
Warm, whimsical, and low-stress films perfect for staying inside.
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The movie list
- 01
Paddington 2
A masterclass in kindness and community with a bright, colorful visual palette.
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
My Neighbor Totoro
A gentle, slow-paced tale featuring one of cinema's most iconic and soothing rainy-day scenes.
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.
- 03
The Holiday
Escape into cozy English cottages and warm romantic charm for the ultimate indoor retreat.
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
Kiki's Delivery Service
A soothing Studio Ghibli classic that celebrates everyday magic and personal growth.
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.
- 05
You've Got Mail
Soak in the nostalgic 1990s New York vibes of bookstores and low-stakes romantic tension.
Book superstore magnate Joe Fox and independent book shop owner Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet—both blissfully unaware that he's trying to put her out of business.
- 06
Amélie
A whimsical journey through Paris that finds deep joy in life's smallest, tactile pleasures.
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?
- 07
Chef
A sensory, feel-good celebration of cooking and family with almost no antagonist presence.
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.
- 08
Little Women
Rich period details and warm domestic settings make this family drama feel like a long hug.
Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
- 09
Midnight in Paris
A nostalgic trip through time that treats rainy Paris as a beautiful and positive motif.
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.
- 10
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Immerse yourself in a warm orange-and-brown palette and witty, gentle stop-motion charm.
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.
- 11
Singin' in the Rain
An upbeat classic that transforms a downpour into a source of pure, cinematic joy.
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.
- 12
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
An incredibly sweet and gentle look at the world through the eyes of a tiny, hopeful shell.
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.