A Glean movie guide
Rainy Night Comforts
The ultimate cozy movie guide.
Warm, atmospheric films perfect for curling up under a blanket.
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The movie list
- 01
Paddington 2
A masterclass in kindness and community with a warm, storybook 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, plot-light exploration of childhood wonder featuring an iconic and soothing rainy atmosphere.
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 to a snow-dusted English cottage for a slow-burn romance and the ultimate home-swap comfort.
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
Midnight in Paris
Wander through the nostalgic, rain-slicked streets of 1920s Paris in this whimsical literary fantasy.
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 soothing 'slice of life' tale about a young witch finding her way in a beautiful 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
Chef
A vibrant, low-conflict journey that celebrates the simple joy of cooking and family connection.
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.
- 07
You've Got Mail
Revisit the cozy charm of 90s New York, filled with independent bookstores and autumn leaves.
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.
- 08
The Secret World of Arrietty
Experience a lush, miniature world where every small detail feels tactile, quiet, and wondrous.
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.
- 09
Little Women
A beautifully shot period drama centered on the enduring warmth of sisterhood and fire-lit interiors.
Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
- 10
Pride & Prejudice
Soak in the misty, atmospheric English countryside in this definitive slow-burn romantic classic.
A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters, but if he dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met, so the family's future happiness and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages.
- 11
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
An intimate and incredibly sweet look at the world through the eyes of a tiny, optimistic 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.
- 12
The Princess Bride
A timeless bedtime story that perfectly blends adventure, humor, and the comfort of a classic fable.
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.