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What's your 'comfort food' film?

131 replies

OrangeGinLemonFanta · 13/07/2020 14:51

I'm home alone briefly and feel like crap. I'm watching Captain Marvel again. The familiarity is soothing.

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ElaineMarieBenes · 14/07/2020 04:10

Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)!

Frannibananni · 14/07/2020 04:46

Sweet home Alabama, it’s what I put on in the background when I’m too tired and emotional for sleep to come easy. I like to sleep with background noise if I am sleeping during the day after night shifts. Unfortunately yesterday it was half of a 4hr marathon of hoarders or how clean is your house or something, not good for my mental health that one.

mathanxiety · 14/07/2020 05:30

Apollo 13. A movie that has everything.

vampirethriller · 14/07/2020 08:03

From Dusk til Dawn or Muriel's Wedding.

Gulsink · 14/07/2020 10:07

Die Hard
While you were sleeping
Doc Hollywood
City Slickers
Paddington (&2)
Gremlins
The Goonies

Gulsink · 14/07/2020 10:08

Ooh... And Strictly Ballroom.

Nottobesoldseparately · 14/07/2020 10:33

Evil under the sun with Peter Ustinov

It's going on today as it happens whilst I do my ironing.

Love it!

gingerbeerandlemonade · 14/07/2020 10:37

Harry Potter
10 things I hate about you
She's all that
Friends(not a film I know)
How to lose a guy in ten days
Bridget Jones
The Holiday
Love actually(these three at Christmas)

DarkmilkAddict · 14/07/2020 11:51

Am saving this thread for future reference Smile

Smileandtheworldsmileswithyou · 14/07/2020 12:09

Uncle Buck, Four Wedding, the old Indiana Jones films, Shirley Valentine, overboard, Bridget Jones

sequinednostrils · 14/07/2020 12:20

Groundhog day

LadyofMisrule · 14/07/2020 12:23

Films:
Oceans 11
Hot Fuzz
Men in Black
Die Hard (but only at Christmas)

TV:
Big Bang Theory
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Pride and Prejudice (Ehle/Firth, obvs)
Poirot
Miss Marple (Hickson only)

BinkyBoinky · 14/07/2020 12:24

Funny you ask because I watched My Big fat Greek wedding last night on Amazon and it's definitely become a comfort food film! Never knew how funny it was.

Most romcoms/family type comedies & fantasy are comfort food to me. All these I've seen millions of times and will continue to whenever I feel down or lonely:

While you were Sleeping
Mystic Pizza
Amelie
Stardust
Practical Magic
Bridget Jones
Romy & Michelle
The Crow
Harry Potter
Lord of the Rings
Eurovision (love it, it's already hit comfort status for me!)

myusernamewastakenbyme · 14/07/2020 13:04

Jaws and Muriels Wedding.

Nocti · 14/07/2020 13:25

Rio Bravo
Mr Blandings Builds His Dream House
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Hot Fuzz
Jurassic Park

Also saving this thread for reference. Thanks @OrangeGinLemonFanta

DidgeDoolittle · 14/07/2020 13:34

Out of Africa
Silence of the Lambs
Pulp Fiction
Steel Magnolias
Full Monty

Toilenstripes · 14/07/2020 17:58

Something about Mary

Allflightscancelled · 15/07/2020 18:47

Both Bill and Ted films
Both Ted films
Dirty dancing
Beautiful Creatures

35andThriving · 15/07/2020 21:08

Labyrinth - I love this more as an adult than I ever did as a child.

borntohula · 15/07/2020 21:10

The Wicker Man because it's my favourite.

Chicchicchicchiclana · 15/07/2020 21:12

This Is Spinal Tap

Howards End

Rear Window

MrsCrosbyNRTB · 15/07/2020 21:14

Practical Magic
Rocky Horror
Dogma

Minai · 15/07/2020 21:21

Harry Potter
Mamma Mia
Bridget Jones Diary
About Time
Sean of the Dead
Hot Fuzz
Also recently saw midnight in Paris and loved that as I love anything to do with Paris, all the music and scenery was brill.

Redcrayons · 15/07/2020 21:25

There’s loads of good films on here I’ve forgotten about.

Mine are The Proposal and Wimbledon, the film. I used to have it recorded on my Virgin box but I lost it when they replaced the box. Gutted because they hardly ever show it anymore.

I can’t not watch Dirty Dancing if it’s on.

I quite like Harry Potter, but if I watch one I have to watch them all.

GrumpyHoonMain · 15/07/2020 21:26

Jodha Akbar
Honey I shrunk the kids
Sholey