I'm a bit poorly, recommend me a film please

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I'm off sick with a heavy cold. Its a bit weird, I haven't had a sick day for over 10 years. I'm exhausted and I ache all over, please could someone recommend me a film to doze in front of this afternoon. I like films with string female leads, but not too girly - Steel Magnolias, Terms of Endearment, In Her Shoes type of thing.

If you have Netflix try Unbelievable it’s great!

Not sure if this fits, but my go to film when I'm unwell is Shirley Valentine.

You know what, I have never seen Shirley Valentine! Will watch that.

We have Netflix, with try Unbelievable next.

Thank you.

You are in for a treat! Enjoy.

Shirley Valentine is one of the best films I have ever seen, this thread has just prompted me to watch it again..hope you feel better soon!

PS I watched Bridesmaids recently, that was hilarious!

Leave her to heaven - Gene Tierney.

Blue Jasmine is good (Cate Blanchett)

Love Shirley Valentine/When Harry met Sally/anything with Melissa Mccarthy :)

Shirley Valentine is brilliant!

two older films I love are Hobson's Choice (the 1954 film) and All about Eve.

The Big Sick.
I came across it by chance and loved it

My favourite ever film to watch when I'm feeling lousy is Practical Magic. I can't tell you why, because I don't know. But if I'm poorly and take myself up to bed, DH will come up shortly after with a cup of tea, paracetemol and water, and Practical Magic on dvd without even being asked

I have the same cold. I'm working my way through New Amsterdam on prime :)

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistletop Cafe

Aside from the usual classics, A Simple Favour, with Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively, is fairly new to Netflix and makes nice snarky trash for an afternoon on the sofa.

Get well soon

The ghost and Mrs Muir

My ill-film is Legally Blonde. It probably is too girly but it's funny and Elle is such a strong likeable character.
Lots of good suggestions here. I want to see Bridesmaids and Shirley Valentine too.

I have the same cold too, OP! Before I got ill, we went to see Downton Abbey at the cinema.
Now I'm rewatching starting with series 1, episode 1.

The Hunger Games - brilliant film!

Hope you feel better soon

I'm exactly the same
I watched bohemian rhapsody yesterday and a star is born today.

Pride is a brilliant film if you haven't seen it.

I think it's on prime but not sure about netflix.

Hope you feel better !

@mitebiteatnite

You're lucky. My DH is in a strop with me for keeping him awake all night with me sneezing and tossing and turning as I'm intermittently shivering and sweating. He says I should have gone downstairs and slept on the couch! I told him where to go.

Wine Country on Netflix is great especially if you’ve ever gone away with a group of girl friends. I was cringing sometimes wondering which character I was most like.

Shirley V is had hit the spot perfectly. I don’t think i’ll be at work tommorow either, so I have plenty to keep me going.

I feel like a bit of a fraud. I haven’t had a non-Pregnancy related sick day in over 10 years. I might ache and shake all over, but it’s been rather nice lying on the sofa and watching films while the dc are at school.

@Howlongtillbedtime - saw Pride recently, brilliant film.

Love, Simon - I watched it on a plane and it's so heartwarming that I bawled my eyes out at the end. In public.

Miss Congeniality is a classic.

How about Otherhood? Made me laugh a lot! As did It’s Complicated with Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin.

Hope you feel better soon!