A Glean movie guide
The Ultimate Rainy Day Movie Guide
Grab a blanket and press play.
Comforting films to watch while the world stays outside.
Handpicked for this guide
The movie list
- 01
My Neighbor Totoro
A gentle masterpiece featuring cinema’s most iconic and atmospheric rainy bus stop scene.
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
Little Women
A warm, blanket-like drama that celebrates the enduring comfort of family and home.
Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
- 03
Paddington 2
A vibrant and optimistic adventure that serves as a pure shot of cinematic joy.
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.
- 04
About Time
A sentimental look at life’s small moments, anchored by a charmingly rainy 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.
- 05
You've Got Mail
A nostalgic romance set in a cozy, book-filled version of New York City.
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.
- 06
Singin' in the Rain
The definitive musical celebration of turning a gloomy day into a source of pure happiness.
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
Fantastic Mr. Fox
A visually stunning stop-motion tale wrapped in warm autumnal colors and dry wit.
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.
- 08
The Secret World of Arrietty
A lushly animated journey into the intricate, quiet details of a hidden miniature 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.
- 09
Amélie
A whimsical and uplifting exploration of small sensory pleasures in a stylized Paris.
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?
- 10
Chef
A low-stakes, feel-good story centered on the simple, soul-warming joy of great food.
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.
- 11
The Shop Around the Corner
A sophisticated and gentle romance set in a quaint, old-fashioned shop during the winter season.
Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand one another, without realising that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.
- 12
Little Forest
A soothing, meditative film that finds healing in the quiet rhythms of nature and seasonal cooking.
A young woman leaves the city to return to her hometown in the countryside. Seeking to escape the hustle and bustle of the city, she becomes self-sufficient in a bid to reconnect with nature.