The Shop Around the Corner
― Timothée Charalambides (cryptosicko), Sunday, 2 December 2018 19:30 (five years ago) link
Films I've returned to for solace, chronological:
8½Time BanditsParis, TexasWings of DesireDelicatessenOrlandoSerial MomUndergroundRidiculeBlack Cat, White CatThe Girl on the BridgeHerod's LawTuvaluO Brother, Where Art Thou?AmélieLord of the Rings TrilogySpring, Summer, Fall, Winter... SpringMary and MaxHoly MotorsWrongHer
Only Jeunet & Kusturica have multiple entries, so far.
― Sanpaku, Sunday, 2 December 2018 23:04 (five years ago) link
are we talking solace comfort or like, flu comfort?
― flappy bird, Sunday, 2 December 2018 23:36 (five years ago) link
terminator 2
― flopson, Monday, 3 December 2018 00:09 (five years ago) link
xp flappy: I've put them on during lonely evenings, and they've cheered me.
― Sanpaku, Monday, 3 December 2018 14:11 (five years ago) link
Lost In Translation
― piscesx, Tuesday, 1 October 2019 01:50 (four years ago) link
otm
HeatRocky
― Famous Anus (rip van wanko), Tuesday, 1 October 2019 02:17 (four years ago) link
There are certain movies which, if you stumble across them while channel surfing, you are powerless not to watch the rest of it.
One of mine is "All the President's Men," which would be su-u-u-uch a comfort movie right now.
― Hideous Lump, Tuesday, 1 October 2019 04:29 (four years ago) link
I think Bill Simmons nicked this idea for his "Rewatchables" podcast.
― ryan, Tuesday, 1 October 2019 15:03 (four years ago) link
2001
― WmC, Tuesday, 1 October 2019 15:18 (four years ago) link
The most recent addition to my comfort canon: Giant Little Ones. I watched the last fifteen minutes again over lunch yesterday.
― Maria Edgelord (cryptosicko), Tuesday, 1 October 2019 15:20 (four years ago) link
First Wives Club, My Best Friends Wedding and The Hours
― Surmounter, Monday, July 7, 2008 10:00 AM (eleven years ago) bookmarkflaglink
is the second post in this thread intentionally horrible
― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 1 October 2019 15:32 (four years ago) link
The Hours lulls you comfortably to sleep.
― Maria Edgelord (cryptosicko), Tuesday, 1 October 2019 15:45 (four years ago) link
First Wives Club > Star Trek: The Motion Picture
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Tuesday, 1 October 2019 16:12 (four years ago) link
White Sun of the DesertThe Emperor's New Groove
I haven't watched any of these in almost 20 years, but Evil Dead 2, Yojimbo, and Sanjuro used to be like this for me too
― Dan I., Tuesday, 1 October 2019 19:30 (four years ago) link
Rogue One.
― The Pingularity (ledge), Tuesday, 1 October 2019 20:50 (four years ago) link
Ace Attorney movie (by Takashi Miike!) and Closer. Have watched both tons of times. Ace Attorney because of the sheer absurdity and a pretty gorgeous cast, Closer for how nostalgic it makes me and how much I like the structure and how horrible everyone is.
― gyac, Tuesday, 1 October 2019 20:55 (four years ago) link
Pretty much any Studio Ghibli apart from Grave of the Fireflies
― Stockhausen Serves Empirical Jism (Matt #2), Tuesday, 1 October 2019 21:26 (four years ago) link
Shane
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 04:07 (four years ago) link
Beautiful Girls
― Vision Kreayshawn Newsun (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, September 12, 2011 7:05 PM (eight years ago) bookmarkflaglink
Said this eight years ago and saw it at least once every year since then.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 09:15 (four years ago) link
Beautiful Girls is a good shout, might have to bring my DVD back from home next time I’m there. Haven’t seen it in years but still know tons of it by heart.
― gyac, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 09:16 (four years ago) link
1996 was one of the first years I was seriously invested in the Oscar race, and I remember looking at the cast of Beautiful Girls and thinking it had a best picture nomination in the bag.
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 12:54 (four years ago) link
Portman, Thurman and Hutton are all fantastic.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 13:16 (four years ago) link
Kiki's Delivery ServiceHappy Go Lucky
― frame casual (dog latin), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 13:22 (four years ago) link
Metropolitan
― Master of Treacle, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 14:30 (four years ago) link
In Bruges
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 14:37 (four years ago) link
xp Good call!
― Le Bateau Ivre, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 15:06 (four years ago) link
doom (2005), dir: andrzej bartkowiak
― Is it true the star Beetle Juice is going to explode in 2012 (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 15:07 (four years ago) link
xps Metropolitan otm
the Bill Murray version of The Razor's Edge was at one time. For some reason watched over and over on vhs, but haven't seen it in years.
Dr. Zhivago, first movie I can remember seeing, at the drive-in in the back seat of our VW Bug. Brother and I played the soundtrack endlessly as kids.
Mentioned before, but any Powell and Pressburger, especially I Know Where I'm Going.
Jules and Jim
Any of Jørgen Leth's cycling films: A Sunday in Hell, Stars and Water Carriers and The Impossible Hour.
― by the light of the burning Citroën, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 15:13 (four years ago) link
I've only seen it once, but I bet Céline and Julie Go Boating would make a good comfort movie
― Dan I., Wednesday, 2 October 2019 15:57 (four years ago) link
any of the first eight friday the 13th moviessleepy hollow (idk why)
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 16:04 (four years ago) link
ClueThrow Mama from the TrainAmicus horror anthology moviesThe CarDead of Night (1945)
― MrDasher, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 20:15 (four years ago) link
Also some Universal and Hammer horror
― MrDasher, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 20:23 (four years ago) link
Clue!!!
― president of deluded fruitcakes anonymous (silby), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 20:32 (four years ago) link
We should poll the endings of Clue one of these days.
― Maria Edgelord (cryptosicko), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 20:34 (four years ago) link
no day like today
― president of deluded fruitcakes anonymous (silby), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 20:36 (four years ago) link
brad otm re sleepy hollow
― all over bar the shouting (im here for the shouting) (darraghmac), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 20:53 (four years ago) link
i should rig it up so that the odd couple is just constantly playing in the background if im not actively watching something maybe
― all over bar the shouting (im here for the shouting) (darraghmac), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 20:54 (four years ago) link
I don't remember if I've seen the movies all the way through and I've never read the books, but I love putting on any of the LOTR trilogy when I'm falling asleep. They've got two of them on Netflix right now. I never know what's going on but it always seems like a comfortable place to be.
― ☮ (peace, man), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 21:05 (four years ago) link
All About EveJFKTootsieThe Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 21:08 (four years ago) link
Yeah Metropolitan for sure, it has that 'staying up all night' thing going on.
― piscesx, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 21:28 (four years ago) link
Tootise is another one, for sure.
I’ll put the Clue poll together on a day when I’m at home, unless someone else wants to go ahead with it.
― Maria Edgelord (cryptosicko), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 21:57 (four years ago) link
Repo ManChinatownepisodes of The Wire
― sarahell, Thursday, 3 October 2019 18:00 (four years ago) link
repo man is a great choice
― Is it true the star Beetle Juice is going to explode in 2012 (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 3 October 2019 18:01 (four years ago) link
Ronin
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Thursday, 3 October 2019 18:09 (four years ago) link
The Long Goodbye
Also will 3rd or 4th Metropolitan.
― nickn, Thursday, 3 October 2019 19:57 (four years ago) link
Repo Man thirdedThis Is Spinal Tapprobably Tetsuo: The Iron Man tbh
― Stockhausen Serves Empirical Jism (Matt #2), Thursday, 3 October 2019 20:07 (four years ago) link
Train movies are great for this. I own:
Emperor Of The North (Lee Marvin vs. Ernest Borgnine)Unstoppable (Denzel Washington and Chris Pine)Runaway Train (Jon Voight and Eric Roberts)The Train (Burt Lancaster)The General (Buster Keaton)
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Thursday, 3 October 2019 20:28 (four years ago) link
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― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Monday, 7 October 2019 15:00 (four years ago) link
Couple weeks ago I was sick and bedridden and randomly put on Predator (which I never really enjoyed previously tbh) and found it was kind of perfect for this... Just a bunch of cartoonish looking guys busting each other’s chops, beautiful nature shots, and every once in a while someone’s head explodes.
― “Hakuna Matata,” a nihilist philosophy (One Eye Open), Monday, 7 October 2019 15:31 (four years ago) link