# Comfort films. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 22, 2011, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfort-films/575549 "2011-03-22T01:58:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![infinitii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e8c25b/32.png) [@infinitii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/infinitii)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfort-films/575549/41 "2011-03-22T13:45:38Z")
Several of mine have already been mentioned ( **Clueless** , **The Fifth Element** , etc) but **Hackers** is my big go-to movie. Some recent ones include Some from this (past) decade include **Josie and the Pussycats** , **Ocean’s 12** , **Push** , and **Bandslam**. ---
**Author:** ![mack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mack)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfort-films/575549/42 "2011-03-22T15:11:31Z")
I can always watch **Hackers** too. Also - The Godfather Deep Impact Where Eagles Dare Pride and Prejudice (the Keira Knightley/Matthew McFadyen one) Lawrence of Arabia The Ten Commandments Ben-Hur Fargo North By Northwest War Games ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfort-films/575549/43 "2011-03-22T15:16:27Z")
Any of the Harry Potter movies (like **AuntiePam** , I rarely watch a whole one after the first time but I love the bits and pieces) Jurassic Park Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory The Birdcage Victor/Victoria Dogma Raiders of the Lost Ark (any of the series, really) The Star Wars movies (same as Harry Potter–rarely watch a whole one, and I don’t really like the second trilogy much) Pretty much anything from Pixar Oh, and for TV movies, they’re all from Stephen King: The Langoliers IT Rose Red ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfort-films/575549/44 "2011-03-22T15:42:10Z")
Lawrence of Arabia! Yes! I can almost recite the dialogue (“I dewn’t wont to be part of your…big … POOSH!” Donnie Darko isn’t comforting. It disturbs me. The Star Wars movies, the newer ones - I can doze off because they’re so dull, so comforting in their sheer badness. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfort-films/575549/45 "2011-03-22T15:58:50Z")
Back in '97, my 13 year old labrabor was on her last legs. We took her to the vet, who said there was no magic bullet - it was time for her to go. This was on a Saturday. Good byes were to be said on Sunday and the dog would be put down Monday. That Sunday, I needed something to take my mind off this sad situation. I needed to be entertained, and I needed to laugh for two hours. My wife and I went to the theater and saw _Men in Black_. It did the trick - for two hours I forgot about my dog trouble and laughed out loud. Now it seems _Men in Black_ is on some channel every other week. It’s the sourt of movie **Auntie Pam** describes: I can watch it for 15 or 20 minutes, and it always brings a chucle or two. ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfort-films/575549/46 "2011-03-22T16:00:02Z")
Back to the Future trilogy Princess Bride Groundhog Day Pulp Fiction ---
**Author:** ![Jamaika\_a\_jamaikaiake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7993a0/32.png) [@Jamaika\_a\_jamaikaiake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamaika_a_jamaikaiake)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfort-films/575549/47 "2011-03-22T16:04:48Z")
Thanks for starting this thread. While I only agree with about 1/3 of the suggestions so far mentioned, I now have a whole bunch of ideas for a rainy day! (And of course those other 2/3 helps others…) ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfort-films/575549/48 "2011-03-22T16:10:38Z")
Ladyhawke Princess Bride Repo Man Down Periscope Shock Treatment The Puppet Master movies ---
**Author:** ![PookahMacPhellimey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pookahmacphellimey/32/3175_2.png) [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfort-films/575549/49 "2011-03-22T16:14:58Z")
Labyrinth. “You remind me of the baby. What baby? Baby with the power.” Etc. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfort-films/575549/50 "2011-03-22T17:43:58Z")
The Princess Bride Shaun of the Dead Monty Python and the Holy Grail The Philadelphia Story Desk Set ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfort-films/575549/51 "2011-03-22T17:56:33Z")
Lessee, here: _The Maltese Falcon_ _To Have and Have Not_ _North by Northwest_ _Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines_ _Who Framed Roger Rabbit_ _Cars_ _The Incredibles_ _Kelly’s Heroes_ _Groundhog Day_ _Miller’s Crossing_ The first _Back to the Future_ film, however, would be #1 on the list if I had it on DVD. I can see I’m not entirely grown up. ---
**Author:** ![Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfort-films/575549/52 "2011-03-31T20:47:24Z")
\*The Wizard of Oz Gone With the Wind Under the Tuscan Sun Big Fish \* ---
**Author:** ![perfectparanoia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a5b964/32.png) [@perfectparanoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perfectparanoia)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfort-films/575549/53 "2011-03-31T20:51:48Z")
Scream The Mummy Anything from the Brat Pack For a good laugh: Dead and Breakfast Rat Race ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfort-films/575549/54 "2011-03-31T20:54:01Z")
I forgot an obvious one for me, “Pride and Prejudice.” The miniseries. LOVE. ---
**Author:** ![Acid\_Lamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfort-films/575549/55 "2011-03-31T21:34:00Z")
Many have already been mentioned but I’ll add in _Spirited Away_. That film will instantly transport me for a few hours. ---
**Author:** ![Rainbowthief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4bbf92/32.png) [@Rainbowthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rainbowthief)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2011, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfort-films/575549/56 "2011-04-03T01:30:55Z")
Three Colors: White My Cousin Vinnie Fargo Jackie Brown The Lord of the Rings trilogy Eat, Drink, Man, Woman Careful Santa Sangre ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2011, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfort-films/575549/57 "2011-04-03T02:22:08Z")
[Comfort and Joy](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087072/), of course. Bill Forsyth’s previous film fits in this thread nicely, too…[Local Hero](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085859/). ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2011, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfort-films/575549/58 "2011-04-03T02:33:43Z")
_Notting Hill_ I know, I know _Aliens_ best action film ever _Groundhog Day_ endlessly fascinating and funny _High Fidelity_ See me, see Rob? A losers guide to being in your thirties _Grosse Point Blanke_ Redemption ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2011, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfort-films/575549/59 "2011-04-03T02:35:14Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > [Comfort and Joy](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087072/), of course. Bill Forsyth’s previous film fits in this thread nicely, too…[Local Hero](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085859/). Also, love _Local Hero_, and _Gregory’s Girl_ and to go round the other side of the world _The Dish_ ---
**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2011, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfort-films/575549/60 "2011-04-03T04:10:07Z")
Dammit, Nader, now I HAVE to put on Clue instead of going to sleep. Christmas Vacation used to be my go-to movie for sick days, especially out of season. Back to the Future (1 or 3) is my current comfort movie. Especially now that I have the bluray where you can see Fox’s grey hair. And not TV, but any Simpsons episode from the Mirkin years (seasons 5-6). Television at its BEST. I’ve seen all those episodes 100 times and they still cheer me up. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfort-films/575549.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfort-films/575549.md?page=4)