# 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:** 11\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Largo62](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/45deac/32.png) [@Largo62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Largo62)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2002, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-comfort-movies/114636/81 "2002-06-23T09:47:19Z")
Another vote for **Singin’ in the Rain** , and add my all-time favorite, **The Quiet Man** , Directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara (maybe the most beautifal woman ever born), Victor McClaglen, Barry Fitzgerald, Arthur Shields (Fitzgerald’s real life brother), Mildred Natwick and the much underrated but wonderful actor, Ward Bond. This movie makes me smile and sometimes belly-laugh every time I see it, which is two or three times a year. ---
**Author:** ![Largo62](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/45deac/32.png) [@Largo62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Largo62)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2002, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-comfort-movies/114636/82 "2002-06-23T09:48:45Z")
Gawd, that should have been “beautiful,” …but you knew that. ---
**Author:** ![Agrippina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Agrippina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agrippina)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2002, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-comfort-movies/114636/83 "2002-06-23T15:45:19Z")
**Beetlejuice** : It helps that I’ve loved this movie since I was six. **"Weird Al": The Videos** : My DVD of “Weird Al” Yancovic videos. I watch this at least once a week, mostly every Saturday. **Jurassic Park** : Not a very good movie, I see now, but it’s nostalgic because I was obsessed over it as a child. Who wouldn’t love the velociraptors? ---
**Author:** ![Zap\_Rowsdower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3da27b/32.png) [@Zap\_Rowsdower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zap_Rowsdower)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2002, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-comfort-movies/114636/84 "2002-06-23T16:31:01Z")
Any of the **MST3k** movies. \*\*Nude on the Moon Pink Panther Strikes Again They Saved Hitlers Brain Plan 9 From Outer Space Killer Clowns From Outer Space Maniac (1932 version) Monty Python and the Holy Grail/Life of Brian Santo vs. the Martians \*\* ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2002, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-comfort-movies/114636/85 "2002-06-27T10:59:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MyFootsZZZ \* > \*\*Se7en is a comfort movie??? > > I was depressed for days over that movies ending \*\* I haven’t seen Se7en so I can’t comment on it being depressing, but I saw **Ghostworld** last night and can’t imagine how it would comfort anyone. I thought someone would commit suicide in it by the end… ---
**Author:** ![nefertari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7bcc69/32.png) [@nefertari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nefertari)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2002, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-comfort-movies/114636/86 "2002-06-27T12:32:35Z")
Moulin Rouge The Breakfast Club An Indy movie Jumping Jack Flash Fight Club Interview with a Vampire Depending on mood and depth of comforting required. 🙂 nefertari ---
**Author:** ![Fluffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Fluffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluffy)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2002, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-comfort-movies/114636/87 "2002-06-27T13:54:12Z")
Hope Floats Clerks About last Night (1986 Demi Moore and Rob Lowe) Deconstructing Harry Husbands & Wives Hi Fidelity Everyone says I love you Clueless Romie & Michelle Fridays ---
**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 27, 2002, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-comfort-movies/114636/88 "2002-06-27T15:15:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by elfkin477 \* > \*\* > > I haven’t seen Se7en so I can’t comment on it being depressing, but I saw **Ghostworld** last night and can’t imagine how it would comfort anyone. I thought someone would commit suicide in it by the end… \*\* I think that reason people like **Ghostworld** is because they don’t feel alone. But I understand what you’re saying. I think some people are just listing their favorite movies here. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Billy\_Baroo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/76d3ee/32.png) [@Billy\_Baroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billy_Baroo)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2002, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-comfort-movies/114636/89 "2002-06-27T15:30:04Z")
My old one is **Menace II Society**. “O-Dog was the craziest nigga alive. Young. Black. And din _give_ a fuck.” My new one is **Blackmale**. “Get the fuck off your couch, Bob.” Nihilism and depravity soothes me when I’m running hot. ---
**Author:** ![CaptMurdock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captmurdock/32/11736_2.png) [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2002, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-comfort-movies/114636/90 "2002-06-27T18:18:35Z")
Another couple I have to see every month or so: **Army of Darkness** : Oft-mentioned here, but dammit, it’s that good. A good companion piece to this is **Tremors**. Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward make the perfect comic-action duo, and Michael Gross’ survivalist nutball character is classic. The sequels aren’t bad, either. ---
**Author:** ![DarkJudicator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@DarkJudicator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarkJudicator)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-comfort-movies/114636/91 "2002-06-28T11:16:29Z")
I saw the thread title and the first thing that sprang to mind was “ **Empire Records!** ” - and lookie what’s in the OP 😉 Always a good movie to watch when you feel like you don’t know what the hell’s going on… even the people who seem to have it all worked out have their problems, and even the people who don’t work things out okay. And nobody is beyond redemption. Also a second for **Clerks** - no matter how bad your day at work is, it could be worse. 😛 **Army of Darkness** , which has already been mentioned 37,142½ times, is always great for some mindless laughter (although I think everyone I know is sick of hearing me quote damn near every single line of dialogue…). **Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels** and **The Usual Suspects** are good for taking you out of yourself for a while, at least IMO, because they’re so absorbing. Another vote for **Wayne’s World** , and I swear to Og it has NOTHING to do with seeing Tia Carrera in knee-high boots. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-comfort-movies/114636.md?page=4)