A Glean movie guide
The Ultimate Rainy Day Movie Guide
Grab a blanket and press play.
Comforting, atmospheric films perfect for curling up on the couch.
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The movie list
- 01
Paddington 2
A masterclass in kindness and vibrant, warm-hearted storytelling that is impossible not to love.
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, hand-drawn masterpiece featuring some of the most iconic and peaceful rainy scenes in cinema.
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
Amélie
A whimsical and visually stunning journey through the small, magical details of 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?
- 04
The Holiday
The ultimate cottage-core romance, perfect for escaping into a world of cozy interiors and snowy English villages.
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.
- 05
Little Women
A tactile and deeply moving celebration of family, sisterhood, and the warmth of a well-loved home.
Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
- 06
Midnight in Paris
An enchanting stroll through a nostalgic past that proves Paris is at its most beautiful 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.
- 07
You've Got Mail
A quintessential 90s comfort watch set among cozy independent bookstores and Upper West Side cafes.
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
Fantastic Mr. Fox
A quirky adventure with a rich, autumnal color palette and tactile stop-motion charm.
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.
- 09
Kiki's Delivery Service
A soothing coming-of-age tale that finds magic in the quiet, domestic moments of everyday life.
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.
- 10
About Time
A heartwarming reminder to find joy in the ordinary, featuring a famously charming rainy wedding scene.
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.
- 11
Knives Out
A stylish 'sweater weather' mystery set in a sprawling, atmospheric mansion filled with eccentric characters.
When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death.
- 12
The Princess Bride
A timeless, nostalgic fairy tale that feels exactly like being read a favorite story on a quiet afternoon.
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.