![]() ![]() Okay, this may be the dark horse of the list, but I’m adding it for selfish reasons. Pairs well with: Hot dogs and a warm campfire. If love isn’t your jam, then just let the absolutely gorgeous symmetry of Wes Anderson’s cinematography to lull you into a tranquil stupor.Ĭompanion piece: The Grand Budapest Hotel But, more importantly, it will remind you of the first time you fell in love. Moonrise Kingdom will bring about all of those feelings you had as a young child when you went camping for the first time (or just went on adventures in your backyard). But, alas, it’s necessary to a collection like this. I feel like posting Wes Anderson on this list is almost cheating. Pairs well with: Lone Star beer and hitting things in your backyard with a baseball bat. If you look back at your first day hanging out with a new group of friends fondly, this movie will hit you right in the feels. Everybody Wants Some!! is about a team of baseball players making their way through the first days of college, and the freshman who’s getting a feel for the team, and girls, along the way. It makes you nostalgic for a moment in history you probably didn’t even live in. Just watching his characters interact with each other, their environment, and the time period they’re in just makes you feel warm inside. If there’s one thing Richard Linklater is known for doing really well, it’s making movies about, well, nothing. ![]() Pairs well with: Chicken noodle soup and repeating the phrase, “My name is Inigo Montoya…” Reminiscent of the peace you felt staying home from school with a cup of chicken noodle soup, watching The Price is Right while you recovered from a sickness, this movie has all the elements to make someone curl even deeper into their blanket nest: A heartwarming story of true love, a gentle giant, and a man on a mission to avenge his father’s death.Ĭompanion pieces: Shrek, The Chronicles of Narnia The king of all “story time” movies, The Princess Bride has collected many a child’s heart over the years. Pairs well with: A nice, hearty steak and giving your grandpa a call. Oh, and there’s also a lion.Ĭompanion pieces: The Sandlot, Stand by Me But, it’s all cleaned up by the wonderful pairing of Robert Duvall and Michael Caine as tough-as-nails grandpas with hearts of gold who give a young Haley Joel Osment the love and affection he so rightfully deserves. The story is blanketed in the dark cloth of a boy who’s neglected by his mother and terrorized by the awful men she brings home. Remember when you’d go to your grandparents’ house and sit on their floral couch, all tucked into a handmade quilt? Your Grandpa would sit down on his recliner next to you and regale you with stories of his glory days? Well, if you condensed that entire feeling into a movie, it would be Secondhand Lions. Pairs well with: Green tea, steamed buns, and a hot shower. I can go on and on about the hypnotizing effects of Japanese narratives compared to Western narratives, but I’ll just let you watch the movie in peace.Ĭompanion pieces: My Neighbor Totoro, Howl’s Moving Castle The gentle piano combined with Miyazaki’s insanely complex natural soundscape is bliss. There’s just something about the animation style and the slow pace of the film that calms me. Spirited Away is at the top of that list. I always turn to a Miyazaki movie when I need something to cheer me up after a long day. Sweeping animated landscapes, a minimalist soundscape, and the sweet surrender of a calming Miyazaki storyline. To help you indulge even further, I’ll list a companion piece (for an extra dose of peace) and a pairing of a calming food, drink, or self-care routine to match each movie, adding a new dimension of tranquility to your viewing experience.Īhh, yes. Sure, these movies do have moments where things go awry, but in totally okay ways that resolve into wonderful endings. These movies will help you ascend to a much more peaceful plane of existence. So, for the sake of our collective mental health, here’s a list of sixteen movies (ranked in no particular order) that are basically digital NyQuil. (OK, apparently some of you do-2011’s Contagion is, at the time of writing, in the top ten iTunes rentals.) You do want a movie you can get peacefully lost in. But, you probably don’t want to watch a bleak movie that’s just going to bring you down. For most of us, that escape is a good movie. In times like these it’s important to have an escape. ![]() The news is constantly reminding you that everyone is in a state of panic, and it seems like there’s no escape from this dark timeline we’ve stumbled into. You may be cooped up in your home, with a bleak outlook on the current state of the world. These are … how do you say … stressful times we’re living in. These sixteen peaceful, yet entertaining movies are here to give your stressed-out mind a break. ![]()
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