A Glean movie guide
Rainy Day Retreats
Grab a blanket and press play.
Comforting films perfect for curling up on the couch while the world stays outside.
Handpicked for this guide
The movie list
- 01
My Neighbor Totoro
A gentle masterpiece of childhood wonder featuring cinema’s most iconic and peaceful 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.
- 02
Paddington 2
A vibrant, heart-melting story that celebrates the simple power of being kind to your neighbors.
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
You've Got Mail
A warm, nostalgic romance set against the backdrop of cozy New York bookstores 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.
- 04
Midnight in Paris
A whimsical journey through rain-slicked streets that celebrates art, history, and the beauty of Paris.
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.
- 05
Kiki's Delivery Service
A beautifully animated, low-stakes tale about finding your way in a charming seaside town.
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
The Holiday
Escape to a snow-dusted English cottage for a restorative story of self-discovery and new beginnings.
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.
- 07
About Time
A sentimental and grounded fantasy that finds magic in the beauty of ordinary, everyday family 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.
- 08
Little Women
A richly textured period drama filled with fire-lit rooms, sisterly bonds, and deep domestic comfort.
Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
- 09
The Secret World of Arrietty
A quiet, visually stunning exploration of the tiny, hidden details that make a home feel safe.
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.
- 10
Practical Magic
An atmospheric blend of sisterhood and seasonal vibes set in a sprawling, dream-like Victorian house.
Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov, dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselves a crash course in hard magic. With policeman Gary Hallet growing suspicious, the girls struggle to resurrect Angelov -- and unwittingly inject his corpse with an evil spirit that threatens to end their family line.