What are your "comfort films"?

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Back to the Future

See No Evil, Hear No Evil

Top Gun

Beverly Hills Cop

SheepsClothing

Sleepless in Seattle

You've Got Mail

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Beverley Hills Cop 1 & 2

The Edge of Seventeen

Speed

Deep Impact

Home Alone 1 & 2

John_Rambo

I like films that don't date… so period or sci-fi. Two for me.

• Open Range (unmissable)

• Prometheus (beautiful)

growleaves

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058347497/what-are-your-comfort-films

Have you read the novels "The Hustler" and "The Color of Money" by Walter Tevis?

Highly recommended. "The Hustler" is the same as the film. "The Color of Money" (novel) is totally different from the film and would be hard to adapt as written.

Sugar_Rush

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122038863#Comment_122038863

I read the hustler.

The book was horrible, lol.

Compared to the film. Totally generic.

I didn't know there was a "color of money" book. It's decent?

Why hard to adapt?

FortuneChip

Never gave it much thought, but there's definitely movies I always return to when I wanna watch something, but also want some freedom to not pay attention if I'm tired or whatever. Usually movies that don't live or die on a specific moment, but are just solid throughout.

Moneyball

Inside Man

Serenity

Back To The Future

mikep

Cinema Paradiso

speedboatchase

Like everyone else, Beverly Hills Cop 1+2 really hit the spot.

Osmosis Jones

From slightly more recent films I think Moneyball and The Martian are both really easy, touching, kinda feel good movies.

Sugar_Rush

I got to be honest.

90% + of the suggestions here do not float my boat.

……

What underlying theme is present that makes you come back to them?

Kingslayer

@Sugar_Rush The cooler is a good one. It takes the gambling theme and turns it on its head.

growleaves

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A lot of "The Color of Money" novel is internal/psychological musings and arguably not a lot 'happens'. So it was good they rewrote it for the film script.

No idea if you'd enjoy it but I liked it.

Sugar_Rush

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122039834#Comment_122039834

Yeah I'd read that was a good flick.

But damn, the leading character?

What I liked about the others was the exhibition of the leading characters being slick and cool, how with their "mad skills" they can make a living through "luck".

Lead character in "The Cooler" is the ultra dork.

lol

Horrible.

nigeldaniel

The 40 year old virgin. Little miss sunshine.

black & white

The Committments/Snapper/Van , or anything with Colm Meany

Alexus25

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PProbably Nostalgia, appeals to my type of humour,

With the pursuit of happiness- that's felt on a personal level, very relatable so that's y I like it

Ted222

Analyse This

Midnight Run

bazza1

Doc Hollywood

Local Hero

Shawshank Redemption

Apocalypse Now

Jakey Rolling

The Princess Bride

Groundhog Day

The Green Mile

sprucemoose

Chef

John_Rambo

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Re; my choices

Open Range - It's got a bit of romance, revenge, a dark dangerous secret past, sadness, conflict between good & evil. It's beautifully shot in the classic Western style, amazing skyscapes etc… and it all takes place in changing times, the frontier is no longer a frontier, the wild West isn't wild anymore, it's corrupt. But, good wins over. Classic.

Prometheus - This is how prequels should be. Lots of dots connected, lots of subtle nods and it simply makes sense. Added to all that it's beautiful, deals with the origins of mankind and is 100% rewatchable.

IF you decide to watch both I'd love to hear what you thought! Hopefully you'll be thanking me.

SheepFarmer

it could happen to you

sliding doors

it’s a wonderful life

Cluedo Monopoly

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Airplane

Blazing Saddles

Bourne Identity

Platoon

Silence of the lambs

Top Gun 2

Dracula

walshb

Back to future, good bad ugly, jaws, the hangover, fatal attraction

human 19

'70s and '80s comedies, simply because the style is not replicated anymore so have to keep going back to them
Innocent comedy without the need to pack them with laddish humour & knob jokes.
John Candy, Steve Martin , Eddie Murphy, Chevy Chase, Richard Pryor, Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder, Rodney Dangerfield, John Belushi, Martin Short

Blues Brothers, Young Frankenstein, Uncle Buck, Planes,trains & Automobiles, Trading Places, Stir crazy, Beverly Hills Cop, Back to the Future, Fletch, National Lampoons films, Easy Money, Back to School, Brewster's Millions, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Arthur, Innerspace

Silly, over the top, hammy comedy (Blazing Saddles, Airplane)

Hannibal_Smith

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1. The Devil Wears Prada - the clothes, the panic dashing around to keep Meryl Streep happy. Though it gets a bit uncomfortable after the Paris trip - Nigel 💔

2. As Good As It Gets - it is the funniest movie. The story, the flow, Jack Nicholson, Greg Kinnear and Helen Hunt are all so awkwardly funny.

3. DIrty Dancing - Patrick Swayze.

4. The Other Guys - laugh out loud funny

5. Zoolander - too funny for words, Blue Steel Magnum the whole premise of it is funny

e.r

The day after tomorrow

fits

I love The Big Country

the music, the landscapes, Gregory Peck’s character.

Have watched several times and will again.

McFly85

Back to the Future(obvs!)

LOTR trilogy

Lost in Translation

Spirited Away

Weathering with You

Street Fighter(I know it’s crap but I still enjoy it!)

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Stir Crazy, great movie! Critical Condition is another Pryor great.