A Glean movie guide
The Rainy Day Movie Guide
Grab a blanket and press play.
Comforting, atmospheric films perfect for staying in and slowing down.
Handpicked for this guide
The movie list
- 01
My Neighbor Totoro
A gentle, hand-drawn masterpiece featuring iconic scenes of nature and friendly forest spirits.
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 deeply kind story that feels like a warm, cinematic hug.
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
The Holiday
Escape to a snow-dusted English cottage for a story of personal growth and gentle 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.
- 04
Midnight in Paris
Wander through the golden, rain-slicked streets of Paris in this whimsical time-travel 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
The Secret World of Arrietty
A quiet, beautifully detailed look at a miniature world hidden within a lush, rain-soaked garden.
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.
- 06
Pride & Prejudice
Immerse yourself in the atmospheric English countryside and slow-burn romantic tension.
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.
- 07
Amélie
A whimsical and visually saturated celebration of life’s smallest, most charming 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?
- 08
Kiki's Delivery Service
A calm and atmospheric journey of self-discovery set in a picturesque 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.
- 09
The Princess Bride
The ultimate nostalgic fairy tale, framed as a comforting story read on a quiet sick day.
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
When Harry Met Sally...
A dialogue-driven classic that captures the cozy, sweater-weather essence of New York City.
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?
- 11
Fantastic Mr. Fox
A witty stop-motion adventure wrapped in a warm, autumnal color palette.
The Fantastic Mr. Fox, bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his family.
- 12
Chef
A low-stress, feel-good film centered on the comforting and sensory process of cooking.
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.