A Glean movie guide
The Rainy Day Comfort Guide
Your ultimate cozy movie marathon.
Warm, whimsical, and soothing films perfect for nesting indoors.
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The movie list
- 01
My Neighbor Totoro
A gentle, hand-drawn masterpiece featuring the most iconic rainy bus stop scene in cinema history.
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 visually vibrant and relentlessly optimistic tale that celebrates the power of simple kindness.
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
When Harry Met Sally...
The definitive cozy rom-com, filled with witty banter and a warm, autumnal New York atmosphere.
Sex always gets in the way of friendships between men and women. At least, that's what Harry Burns believes. So when Harry meets Sally Albright and a deep friendship blossoms between them, Harry's determined not to let his attraction to Sally destroy it. But when a night of weakness ends in a morning of panic, can the pair avoid succumbing to Harry's fears by remaining friends and admitting they just might be the perfect match for each other?
- 04
Midnight in Paris
A whimsical time-traveling escape that explicitly celebrates the romantic 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.
- 05
About Time
A sentimental look at life’s mundane joys, anchored by a famously charming and rain-soaked wedding.
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.
- 06
Singin' in the Rain
A high-energy classic that transforms a downpour into a legendary expression of pure Hollywood 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.
- 07
Little Women
A rich, beautifully shot adaptation that emphasizes the warmth of home, family, and the hearth.
Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
- 08
Kiki's Delivery Service
A soothing coming-of-age story set in a peaceful seaside town with no true villains or high stakes.
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.
- 09
The Princess Bride
A nostalgic blend of humor and romance framed as a story read to a child staying indoors.
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.
- 10
Amélie
A highly stylized and whimsical journey through Paris that finds magic in life’s smallest, quietest 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?
- 11
You've Got Mail
A gentle, low-stakes romance set against a cozy backdrop of independent bookstores and coffee shops.
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.
- 12
Pride & Prejudice
A lushly atmospheric period drama that pairs the English countryside with several iconic rainy-day moments.
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.