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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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
Michael Clayton is right up there for me
Not on my own list, but very much the kind of comfort movie I gravitate towards: big, somber procedurals (Zodiac and All the President's Men the two most obvious examples, but there are others) you can lose yourself in.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 23 September 2020 17:56 (three years ago) link
I can't believe I overlooked one of my favorites:
Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 23 September 2020 18:37 (three years ago) link
Oh good one
― sound of scampo talk to me (El Tomboto), Wednesday, 23 September 2020 18:44 (three years ago) link
hunt for red octobersilverado
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 23 September 2020 18:47 (three years ago) link
M&C a bit bloody/noisy for comfort, but also on the proto-Darwin 19th century tip: Angels & Insects.
― Disgraced, committing sudoku (Sanpaku), Wednesday, 23 September 2020 18:50 (three years ago) link
Coming to America
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Wednesday, 23 September 2020 18:56 (three years ago) link
hunt for red october otm
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 23 September 2020 20:21 (three years ago) link
inherent vice
― despacito ergo sum (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 23 September 2020 20:24 (three years ago) link
Almost any Bruce Willis movie, good or bad. (Exceptions being The Sixth Sense and those talking baby movies.)
The Philadelphia Story, mentioned upthread
Witness
While You Were Sleeping
― Lily Dale, Wednesday, 23 September 2020 20:31 (three years ago) link
Think I find TV shows inherently more comforting than movies, though. Something about the continuity & reassurance that I can just keep watching.
― Lily Dale, Wednesday, 23 September 2020 20:32 (three years ago) link
Exactly where I've been the past few months (pre-dating the pandemic). My comfort go-to is rewatching a series I love.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 23 September 2020 20:57 (three years ago) link
inherent vice otm
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 23 September 2020 21:02 (three years ago) link
Seems too obvious but Casablanca.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
― 29 facepalms, Wednesday, 23 September 2020 21:11 (three years ago) link
Everybody Wants Some!!
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 23 September 2020 21:17 (three years ago) link