A Glean movie guide
Rainy Day Retreat
Grab a blanket and press play.
Warm, gentle, and atmospheric films perfect for curling up indoors.
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The movie list
- 01
My Neighbor Totoro
A gentle masterpiece featuring iconic rainy-day scenes and the pure, meditative 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.
- 02
Paddington 2
A bright, heartwarming tale of kindness and community that feels like a warm hug on a cold day.
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
Midnight in Paris
A whimsical journey through time that celebrates the specific, nostalgic beauty of Paris in the rain.
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.
- 04
About Time
A sentimental and atmospheric story about finding the extraordinary in an ordinary, often rainy, life.
The night after another unsatisfactory New Year's party, Tim's father tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel through time. They can't change history, but they can change what happens and has happened in their own lives. Thus begins the start of a lesson in learning to appreciate life itself as it is, as it comes, and most importantly, the people living alongside us.
- 05
Kiki's Delivery Service
A soothing slice-of-life animation set in a beautiful seaside town with minimal conflict and maximum charm.
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.
- 06
You've Got Mail
A nostalgic 1990s romance centered on the comfort of independent bookstores, coffee, and changing seasons.
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.
- 07
Amélie
A visually stunning and whimsical exploration of life’s small, everyday pleasures in a stylized Montmartre.
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?
- 08
Little Women
A tactile and richly designed drama that emphasizes the fire-lit warmth of home and sisterly bonds.
Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
- 09
The Holiday
The ultimate cottage-core escape featuring cozy English interiors and a comforting, predictable 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.
- 10
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
An incredibly quiet and philosophical film that finds big meaning in the smallest, most delicate details.
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.
- 11
Julie & Julia
A delightful celebration of the domestic comfort found in cooking, passion, and a well-made meal.
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.
- 12
The Secret World of Arrietty
A lush and meditative look at the intricate, hidden world inside a peaceful and rainy country home.
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.