What’s your go to comfort movie?

kyojim · 22-04-2022 10:58AM #1

Mine is hands down Raiders of the Lost Ark. I’ve been a diehard Indiana Jones fan since I was four or five years old. I’m 18 now. Ignoring plot, dialogue, character arcs, cinematography, music, acting, etc. (all of which and more it beyond excels at) and just ranking it based solely on my own personal enjoyment, it might be my favorite movie of all time. If not, it’s definitely up there.

HeidiHeidi · 22-04-2022 11:01AM

The Blues Brothers

No contest. The music, the dancing, the absolute daftness of the whole thing. And that car chase!

thefallingman · 22-04-2022 11:04AM

schindler's list

ILikeBoats · 22-04-2022 11:15AM

Point Break (1991)

Squeeonline · 22-04-2022 11:22AM

The Social Network.

I love the pacing and the soundtrack.

put_the_kettle_on · 22-04-2022 11:28AM

Some Like It Hot.

Jack Lemmon was so funny and Marilyn was incandescent.

JimmyVik · 22-04-2022 01:02PM

Stand by me.

Stephen_Maturin · 22-04-2022 01:03PM

Jurassic Park, War of the Buttons

Strumms · 22-04-2022 01:12PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118960172#Comment_118960172

Mine too, it’s genius.

Be right back · 22-04-2022 01:14PM

From here to eternity! A bit of Montgomery Clift, can't go wrong.

CPTM · 22-04-2022 01:16PM

Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy. If I had to pick just one of them... The Dark Knight.

CPTM · 22-04-2022 01:16PM

I also think Independence Day was incredibly well made. I'd always happily sit down and watch that.

Mav11 · 22-04-2022 01:25PM

For me, it would have to be Master and Commander The far side of the World with Russel Crowe. I never get tired of watching it.

Atlantic Dawn · 22-04-2022 01:38PM

Armageddon, purely thinking outside the box solutions that might just resolve a disaster 😂

howamidifferent · 22-04-2022 01:43PM

Love Actually

ollkiller · 22-04-2022 01:46PM

Back to the Future 1. Just a perfect film.

BorneTobyWilde · 22-04-2022 01:47PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apduYg2VqTI

I like this movie, but many more also

But this is a feel good movie

gmisk · 22-04-2022 01:54PM

Jurassic park

Stephen_Maturin · 22-04-2022 03:25PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118960705#Comment_118960705

Have you read the books? They’re brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.

markw7 · 22-04-2022 03:33PM

Garden State gets my vote, real easy to watch and quite funny in parts. Natalie Portman warms my cold, dead heart in this every time!

Ginger83 · 22-04-2022 03:34PM

Hotel Erotica

Burt Renaults · 22-04-2022 06:24PM

Groundhog Day. I watched it 365 times last year.

black & white · 22-04-2022 06:32PM

The Commitments or The Snapper

Mad_maxx · 22-04-2022 09:53PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118960050#Comment_118960050

me too , watched it on ITV4 last night , a movie with such heart , never mind great music and plenty of laughs

" I hate Illinois nazis "

Hangdogroad · 23-04-2022 07:05AM

Kelly's Heroes, it was one of the first movies I can remember seeing on the telly as a nipper.

delboy85 · 24-04-2022 12:40AM

"Apollo 13". Perfect for a snoozy Sunday afternoon. Great film.

French Toast · 24-04-2022 01:00AM

The Longest Yard (2005 version with Adam Sandler). Great bit of nonsensical, feel-good comedy.

The Big Lebowski is another one.

poppysee · 10-05-2022 08:51PM

Ratatouille is my go to comfort movie something about it that just makes my day better.

walshb · 10-05-2022 08:54PM

Back to the Future. An absolute timeless gem

callaway92 · 10-05-2022 08:54PM

Some really good shouts here including The Social Network, Jurassic Park and the Nolan Batman movies

Weird one here but I think The Social Network is actually kind of underrated

My own choice would be the usual stereotypes of Shawshank Redemption, Gladiator, The Green Mile. Perfect ‘pick up and play’ movies

Recently I find that Get Out is becoming a go-to movie for me too

gladvimpaker · 10-05-2022 08:58PM

Sleepy Hollow, The Shining, Christmas Carol or Jaws

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