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
Chef― ... (Eazy), Wednesday, 2 March 2016 06:40 (three years ago) bookmarkflaglink
― ... (Eazy), Wednesday, 2 March 2016 06:40 (three years ago) bookmarkflaglink
otm
― 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
Trees Lounge is my go-to for this.It's the closest film in feel (and cast, outside of Goodfellas) to The Sopranos, which is my comfort TV show.
― henry s, Monday, 7 October 2019 15:36 (four years ago) link
20th Century Women has emerged as a big one for me.
― ryan, Friday, 18 October 2019 20:06 (four years ago) link
I need to give that one another shot.
― Maria Edgelord (cryptosicko), Friday, 18 October 2019 20:07 (four years ago) link
it fits a lot of requirements of this genre for me: a uniform mood and pace, ensemble cast giving great performances across the board, a pleasing setting along with a strong sense of place and time (santa barbara 1979), melancholy.
― ryan, Saturday, 19 October 2019 15:08 (four years ago) link
I think that'll be one of mine eventually. I always watch my comfort movies over and over again until I kill them, so I'm keeping some distance from that one for now (two or three times so far).
― clemenza, Saturday, 19 October 2019 15:20 (four years ago) link
one that hasn't been mentioned yet:
bridesmaids
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Saturday, 19 October 2019 17:37 (four years ago) link
Confirmed last night: Cluny Brown.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 19 October 2019 17:46 (four years ago) link
a uniform mood and pace, ensemble cast giving great performances across the board, a pleasing setting along with a strong sense of place and time
Yes I was coming to this thread to say, IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD
― Ward Fowler, Saturday, 19 October 2019 21:02 (four years ago) link
Documentaries work great for me. They usually have that passage-of-time element some mentioned needing as a comfort movie staple. American Movie is one that immediately comes to mind.
― Rod Steel (musicfanatic), Sunday, 20 October 2019 11:41 (four years ago) link
ryan otm w what makes a comfort movie.
mine is slacker, a movie i wish went on forever
― olly, Sunday, 20 October 2019 15:03 (four years ago) link
I like this thread
― Dan S, Thursday, 2 January 2020 03:30 (four years ago) link
showgirlsspeed racerthe crow
― american bradass (BradNelson), Thursday, 2 January 2020 03:35 (four years ago) link
ok maybe not ALL of showgirls but most of it
probably Tetsuo: The Iron Man tbh
― Stockhausen Serves Empirical Jism (Matt #2), Thursday, October 3, 2019 1:07 PM (two months ago) bookmarkflaglink
― american bradass (BradNelson), Thursday, 2 January 2020 03:36 (four years ago) link
I was disturbed by that, it was not a comfort film for me
I like ryan's description of 20th Century Women
also:The most recent addition to my comfort canon: Giant Little Ones
― Maria Edgelord (cryptosicko), Tuesday, October 1, 2019
enjoyed this film
― Dan S, Thursday, 2 January 2020 03:43 (four years ago) link
second viewing of Martin Eden confirmed that it will live forever in the personal comfort movie pantheon
movies I could rewatch / put on anytime and get absorbed all over again: RobocopMiracle MileJacob's LadderKiss Kiss Bang BangNear DarkDays of HeavenShattered Glass
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Thursday, 2 January 2020 16:04 (four years ago) link
Winter's Bone, for some reason.
― ☮️ (peace, man), Thursday, 2 January 2020 16:07 (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.
― scampo italiano (gyac), Monday, 14 September 2020 20:55 (three years ago) link
Cheech and Chong movies
Die Hard movies
Fifth Element
― Two Meter Peter (Ste), Monday, 14 September 2020 21:08 (three years ago) link
The China Syndrome, in addition to others I've mentioned here. Proof that the content of a comfort movie is kind of irrelevant.
― clemenza, Monday, 14 September 2020 21:09 (three years ago) link
Not a movie, but The Beiderbecke Affair, though I haven't watched it for a few years now I've probably been through the trilogy maybe 10 times.
― 这是我的显示名称 (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Monday, 14 September 2020 21:15 (three years ago) link
The FugitiveNot sure how/why it survives so many rewatchings at my house but it's always like checking in on an old friend.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 23 September 2020 06:20 (three years ago) link
I’m sure I’ve mentioned this elsewhere but Michael Clayton is right up there for me. I think Logan Lucky might be creeping up the ranks.
― sound of scampo talk to me (El Tomboto), Wednesday, 23 September 2020 06:23 (three years ago) link
This Is Spinal TapRoad Warriorany of the War Stars flicks
― LaRusso Auto (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 23 September 2020 06:23 (three years ago) link
Logan Lucky held up well on second viewing and my folks loved it.
If I were available I’d definitely try to get a date with Hilary Swank’s hardass FBI agent that appears at the end. pvmic
― sound of scampo talk to me (El Tomboto), Wednesday, 23 September 2020 07:14 (three years ago) link
Most of the classic comfort movies are already covered. Will add:
McCabe & Mrs. MillerYoung Guns I/IIGrisham movies, in particular The Firm, Pelican Brief and The Rainmaker
― Mule, Wednesday, 23 September 2020 09:34 (three years ago) link
La BambaKarate Kid High SocietyPhiladelphia Story
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 23 September 2020 16:49 (three years ago) link
Good TimeUncut Gems
― Judi Dench's Human Hand (methanietanner), Wednesday, 23 September 2020 17:11 (three years ago) link
lol uncut gems def the opposite for me, what with all the crazy shouting
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 23 September 2020 17:31 (three years ago) link
Lol yeah, my gf finds this position insane but I didn't even notice it was 90% shouting when I first saw it. For me the chaos and noisiness of these movies is so overwhelming that it just becomes a soothing din, kinda like how some noise records can tip into ambient territory. Also the protagonists' continual fuck ups make my own problems seem manageable and negligible.
― Judi Dench's Human Hand (methanietanner), Wednesday, 23 September 2020 17:40 (three years ago) link
Logan Lucky is a good pick. It almost seems like a conscious attempt to create a comfort movie
― turn the jawhatthefuckever on (One Eye Open), Wednesday, 23 September 2020 17:53 (three years ago) link
my list:
pretty much every horror movie that's sort of boring
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 23 September 2020 17:55 (three years ago) link