A Glean movie guide
The Ultimate Rainy Day Movie Guide
Your cinematic weighted blanket.
Comforting, low-stress films to watch while the world stays outside.
Handpicked for this guide
The movie list
- 01
Paddington 2
A masterclass in kindness and warm visuals that feels like a cinematic hug from start to finish.
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, whimsical journey into childhood wonder featuring cinema's most iconic rainy-day bus stop.
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
The Holiday
Escape into cozy English cottages and snowy landscapes for a perfectly comforting romantic retreat.
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
About Time
A touching exploration of family and love that finds beauty in life’s messiest, rainiest moments.
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
Sink into the nostalgic charm of 90s New York and the comforting world of independent bookstores.
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
Kiki's Delivery Service
A soothing, beautifully animated tale of a young witch finding her place in a peaceful 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
Wander through a romanticized, rain-slicked Paris in this whimsical tribute to art and nostalgia.
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
The Secret World of Arrietty
Discover the magic in small things through this quiet, exquisitely detailed domestic adventure.
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
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
An incredibly sweet and low-stress mockumentary that celebrates the wonders of everyday life.
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.
- 10
Little Women
A rich, autumnal portrait of sisterhood and home that feels as warm as a crackling fireplace.
Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
- 11
Chef
A vibrant, low-conflict celebration of food and family that is guaranteed to leave you feeling good.
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.
- 12
The Princess Bride
The quintessential indoor-day classic, blending adventure, wit, and romance into a timeless story.
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.