# Your Comfort Movies **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 18, 2002, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-comfort-movies/114636 "2002-06-18T02:38:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2002, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-comfort-movies/114636/21 "2002-06-18T14:41:22Z")
**Persuasion** – the only decidedly non-Hollywood-yet-still-theatre-released Jane Austen adaptation of recent years. It’s got angst/regret for me to relate to…and a lovely ending to cheer me. I’ll see **elfkin477** ’s **The Professional** and change that to the version entitled **Leon** , which has about 20 extra minutes of footage, IIRC. **The Bear** **Rushmore** The Cartoon Network’s **Space Ghost** episodes ---
**Author:** ![auntie\_em](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@auntie\_em](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auntie_em)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2002, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-comfort-movies/114636/22 "2002-06-18T14:46:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by gallows fodder \* > \*\ ***Rushmore** > \*\* Yep. That’s the one I forgot! It reminds me a lot of **Harold & Maude** (the soundtrack, the cinematography), which is another good flick, although I have to be in the mood for it… ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2002, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-comfort-movies/114636/23 "2002-06-18T14:50:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by auntie em \* > \*\* > Yep. That’s the one I forgot! It reminds me a lot of **Harold & Maude** (the soundtrack, the cinematography), which is another good flick, although I have to be in the mood for it… \*\* Both Rushmore and Harald & Maude are great movies. The soundtrack to Rushmore are great pick-me-up tunes. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2002, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-comfort-movies/114636/24 "2002-06-18T15:00:10Z")
**Diner** alway gives me a warm feeling. It’s like hanging out with pals. And what a great all-star ensemble cast before any of them were stars. The scene with Steve Guttenburg and Timothy Daly in the strip club always puts a smile on my face. And Daly’s line when he’s in jail - “I’ll hit you so hard I’ll kill your whole _family_!” - is a classic. ---
**Author:** ![Judith\_Prietht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b19c9b/32.png) [@Judith\_Prietht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Judith_Prietht)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2002, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-comfort-movies/114636/25 "2002-06-18T15:01:10Z")
Lots of mine, I’m happy to see, are already mentioned (like **Rushmore** , **The Big Lebowski** , **Office Space** , [B[Ghostbusters\*\*), but here goes with some more. I tend to like action movies when I’m either hung over or a little down, so on my list are: **Lethal Weapon** **Die Hard** and **Die Hard With a Vengeance** **Army of Darkness** **Backdraft** **Raiders of the Lost Ark** Then the comedies: **South Park** (the movie) **Orgazmo** **Summer School** ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2002, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-comfort-movies/114636/26 "2002-06-18T15:25:22Z")
I’ll second **The Princess Bride** , and also add: **Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid** **The Muppet Movie** **Dances with Wolves** **The Power of One** ---
**Author:** ![MrVisible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@MrVisible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrVisible)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2002, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-comfort-movies/114636/27 "2002-06-18T15:32:08Z")
My top two have been mentioned: **Singin’ in the Rain** and **Joe Vs. The Volcano**. But I’ll add… **Camelot** (because they always used to play it on Thanksgiving back when I was a kid, and there was nothing else to do, and I know it’s a crappy movie, but hey…) **The Matrix** (because I know it so well, and because sometimes, you just gotta see things blow up real pretty.) **Real Genius** (because smart people are cool.) ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2002, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-comfort-movies/114636/28 "2002-06-18T15:39:45Z")
\*\*Casablanca Singin’ In The Rain Aliens\*\* Go figure about the last one, but I watch those first two at least once a month on average. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2002, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-comfort-movies/114636/29 "2002-06-18T15:48:19Z")
_ **Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan** _. Nobody can whip a rabbit out of their ass like Kirk does. _ **American Beauty** _. When I need to be reminded of the important things in life, this movie does it for me. _ **Ronin** _. Out-gunned, and alone, this movie shows that you can still do what needs to be done. ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2002, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-comfort-movies/114636/30 "2002-06-18T17:20:16Z")
Listed in approximate order, favorite first… **Legend** - US version with the Tangerine Dream score. I’ve seen this version so often that the _finally_ released Directors Cut almost seems wrong somehow. Technically better, just not what I remember from my youth. \*\*The Hitcher Near Dark The Joy Luck Club Empire of the Sun\*\* - IMHO Spielberg’s best movie **Modern Problems** - I’m a big Chevy Chase fan for some reason. **Summer Lovers** - this movie alone made me want to take a cruise of the Greek isles someday \*\*Bladerunner The Breakfast Club\*\* There’s more I’m sure… ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2002, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-comfort-movies/114636/31 "2002-06-18T17:26:03Z")
Oops, forgot a big one… This one should be second on my list. **The Thing** (John Carpenter remake) - The gore doesn’t get me so much. It’s the only movie I know of where _every single character_ dies in the end. It’s comforting somehow… ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2002, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-comfort-movies/114636/32 "2002-06-18T18:17:24Z")
What, no _ **Time Bandits** _ listing? **Horseflesh** \*, I’m surprised at you! \*One of the characters in _ **Time Bandits** _ is called Horseflesh. ---
**Author:** ![QueenAl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/d26b3c/32.png) [@QueenAl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QueenAl)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2002, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-comfort-movies/114636/33 "2002-06-18T18:54:51Z")
**Horseflesh** - _Empire of the Sun_ is the only Spielberg movie that ever makes my list of favourites. I loved the ‘I learnt a new word today - atom bomb’, and the song at the end when his parents didn’t recognise him. What pathos. ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2002, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-comfort-movies/114636/34 "2002-06-18T19:31:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by slortar \* > \*\ ***The Castle of Cagliostro** … - Bright cheery, animated happiness… \*\* Yes! This movie **rocks**. I love it. My two choices are **A Hard Day’s Night** and **Help!**. I don’t think anybody can be depressed or blue when watching these movies, they have everything! Cute Beatles, good songs, great comedy. Two of the best movies every made, IMO. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2002, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-comfort-movies/114636/35 "2002-06-18T21:50:53Z")
**The Last Unicorn** –“Because I be what I be, and no cat anywhere ever gave anyone a straight answer, arrrrhh.” **The Dark Crystal** –Sometimes even the wisest screw up, but a little guts goes a long way toward fixing it. **Tron** –On my good days, I have an attitude much like Flynn’s. On my bad days, I borrow his. **Raiders of the Lost Ark** –It’s just _fun_. **The Muppet Christmas Carol** –What could be more uplifting than “Light the lamp, not the rat! _Light the lamp, not the rat!_” **The Princess Bride** –No matter how bad things are, they could be worse. You could be “mostly dead”. 🙂 It probably says something about me that my comfort movies have as many (or more) animated or puppet characters than real actors. ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2002, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-comfort-movies/114636/36 "2002-06-18T22:32:23Z")
**Tuckerfan** - Yeah, you got me. Technically, there is no Horseflesh in the movie. He is mentioned once: Wally- “Horseflesh wouldnt’ve gotten us into this mess!”; Randall- “Horseflesh is DEAD!”. He is also listed in the ending credits for some reason. It wasn’t until I got the Criterion DVD release with the director’s commentary that I learned the whole reason behind this. What other famous story has seven dwarves (little people) in it? Gilliam didn’t want people to make that kind of connection so he chopped the original leader from the group, making them six. This is such an obscure reference that most Gilliam/Python fans don’t get it. Congrats. **Queen Al** - There are so many awesome and gut-wrenching scenes in that movie. My favorite is when he breaks down and confesses to someone (the doctor?) “I can’t remember what my parents look like.” Gets me every time. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Teerious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Miss\_Teerious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Teerious)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2002, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-comfort-movies/114636/37 "2002-06-18T22:35:44Z")
Okay, some of my faves have already been mentioned ( **The Princess Bride** and **Harold and Maude** , so I’ll put my vote in for **Wayne’s World**. It doesn’t seem like much of a “comfort” movie, but it was the first movie that was my very own, and I’ve seen it more than any other movie, so whenever I watch it, it makes me feel so happy. Also, **Mary Poppins** –best musical ever. Ah, my childhood is flooding back… _I love to laugh, loud and long clear…_ ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2002, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-comfort-movies/114636/38 "2002-06-19T02:52:52Z")
**Horseflesh** your namesake _is_ in the movie, IIRC. He shows up at the end when The Supreme Being[sup]TM[/sup] appears to claim His[sup]TM[/sup] map He[sup]TM[/sup] brings Horseflesh with Him[sup]TM[/sup], and all the others are surprised to see that Horseflesh is alive. ---
**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2002, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-comfort-movies/114636/39 "2002-06-19T03:35:56Z")
**Fantasia 2000**. Not the whole movie, just the _Rhapsody in Blue_ segment. And in particular, the scene where the hen-pecked husband starts dancing with the organ-grinder’s monkey. For some reason, that scene makes me so happy that I usually even start tearing up. I’ve seen it probably hundreds of times and it still gets me _every damn time_. Others for me would be _The Big Lebowski_, _Pom Poko_, and _Yojimbo_, although they rarely drive me to tears. ---
**Author:** ![lethean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@lethean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lethean)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2002, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-comfort-movies/114636/40 "2002-06-19T03:57:44Z")
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