# Movies you return to periodically for solace and restoration **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 6, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493 "2020-07-06T15:28:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Crane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crane/32/3495_2.png) [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493/1 "2020-07-06T15:28:24Z")
Those you view in the way you would read a familiar poem: 84 Sharing Cross Road Miss Potter The Reivers ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493/2 "2020-07-06T15:42:27Z")
> [@Crane](#): > > a familiar poem: > > 84 Sharing Cross Road > Miss Potter > The Reivers I’m getting a kick out of reading your list as a minimalist poem… ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493/3 "2020-07-06T19:11:53Z")
In no particular order: The Grey Fox Harvey Passion Fish Strangers In Good Company ---
**Author:** ![Crane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crane/32/3495_2.png) [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493/4 "2020-07-06T19:40:08Z")
The Grey Fox - Netflix seems to have lost their DVD ---
**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493/5 "2020-07-06T19:51:36Z")
Moonrise Kingdom Lost in Translation ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493/6 "2020-07-06T19:57:39Z")
I _read_ Elmore Leonard’s _Rum Punch_ once a year, on the beach at Friar’s Bay, St Martin. When we get home from vacation, I watch Quentin Tarantino’s interpretation of the book, _Jackie Brown_. I’ve done this 12-14 times. ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493/7 "2020-07-06T21:42:44Z")
Yankee Doodle Dandy. We watch it every year on the Fourth of July. It reminds me that there was once a time when it was ok to be shamelessly patriotic. Plus Cagney is incredible. ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Finn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493/8 "2020-07-06T22:17:03Z")
“Goodbye Mr. Chips” (original 1939 version) ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493/9 "2020-07-07T00:00:35Z")
> [@Crane](#): > > The Grey Fox - Netflix seems to have lost their DVD It’s one of the very finest Canadian movies ever filmed, and one of the best westerns from any country, won several Canadian “Oscars”, but was last released on LaserDisc and has been out of print in ANY format for decades. A couple of years ago it was about to be released on (Eurpoean) DVD or BR, I forget which, in a special edition no less, but was cancelled at the last minute when (as I understood it) formatting difficulties were discovered. Not a word since then. As you may have discerned I think the effective loss of this little masterpiece is a crime. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493/10 "2020-07-07T00:04:14Z")
> [@GreenWyvern](#): > > Moonrise Kingdom Excellent choice, should have been on my list too. I’ve never been able to figure out why I love this film so much, especially since I normally don’t much care for Wes Anderson. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493/11 "2020-07-07T00:17:50Z")
Rudy. ---
**Author:** ![dummygladhands71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c0e974/32.png) [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493/12 "2020-07-07T00:19:38Z")
Harvey Auntie Mame An Affair to Remember (Grant/ Kerr) Almost any Hitchcock ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493/13 "2020-07-07T00:22:34Z")
_Joy Luck Club_ and _Secrets and Lies_. The characters all have difficulties, but the resolutions are so satisfying. ---
**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493/14 "2020-07-07T00:24:17Z")
> [@Mark\_Finn](#): > > “Goodbye Mr. Chips” (original 1939 version) Yes, definitely! A wonderful movie. ---
**Author:** ![TheKingOfSoup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/34f0e0/32.png) [@TheKingOfSoup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheKingOfSoup)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493/15 "2020-07-07T01:18:36Z")
My Man Godfrey Bad Day at Black Rock Key Largo David Byrne’s True Stories My Dinner with Andre ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493/16 "2020-07-07T01:24:35Z")
Harold and Maude ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493/17 "2020-07-07T01:27:06Z")
I know why _Moonrise Kingdom_ is one of my favorite films. It’s the same reason that _A Little Romance_ is one of my favorite films. What if you met the love of your life when you were just starting to get interested in the opposite sex? (Or, well, the same sex if that’s what you’re interested in.) What if you had always felt different from other people, and now you met someone who was like you and you could imagine being in love with for the rest of your life? Furthermore, what if the two of you ran away to be together for a short time? In _Moonrise Kingdom_ the boy and girl are both 12 years old and in _A Little Romance_ they are both 13 years old. ---
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493/18 "2020-07-07T01:39:20Z")
Amelie Topsy-Turvy ---
**Author:** ![SwissMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493/19 "2020-07-07T01:40:48Z")
The Shawshank Redemption ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493/20 "2020-07-07T01:49:53Z")
Followed up by Forest Gump. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493.md?page=2)