A Glean movie guide
The Rainy Day Comfort Guide
Grab a blanket and press play.
Warm, gentle, and whimsical films perfect for a slow afternoon indoors.
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The movie list
- 01
Paddington 2
A masterclass in kindness and community with a vibrant, heart-warming 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, atmospheric masterpiece featuring iconic rainy-day scenes and childhood wonder.
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
You've Got Mail
A nostalgic 90s romance that celebrates the comfort of bookstores and cozy New York interiors.
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
Amélie
A whimsical and stylized journey through the small, everyday pleasures of a quirky Parisian life.
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?
- 05
Little Women
A lush and deeply felt exploration of sisterhood set within a warm, domestic period aesthetic.
Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
- 06
Kiki's Delivery Service
A peaceful, slice-of-life story 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.
- 07
Midnight in Paris
A nostalgic and atmospheric fantasy that captures the romantic magic of a rainy stroll through history.
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.
- 08
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
A quiet, whimsical, and emotionally resonant look at the world through the eyes of a tiny 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.
- 09
The Secret World of Arrietty
A beautifully detailed animation that finds magic and comfort in the tiny corners of a 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.
- 10
Practical Magic
A perfect blend of sisterhood and seasonal atmosphere set in a magical, cozy 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.
- 11
About Time
A sentimental and warm-hearted tale about finding extraordinary joy in the most ordinary days.
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.
- 12
Chef
A low-stress, feel-good journey that celebrates the simple comforts of cooking and family bonding.
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.