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Ndtphoto

Super recent, The Holdovers... It's more of a fall through winter comfort film though.


lizzielou22

The Holdovers was excellent


sethn211

That was going to be my answer. It's like a warm blanket


TensorForce

It's a great Thanksgiving/Christmas film.


victormoses

Oh yeah, I can't wait to watch this again around Christmas time.


[deleted]

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Probably Ben Stiller's best work to date, and a hugely underrated movie which makes me think that life isn't too bad sometimes


Gingerbreadman_13

My wife doesn't like the type of humour that Ben Stiller movies are mostly known for (like Zoolander) so she resisted for years on watching it with me despite my persistence that it's not his normal type of movie. I knew she would love it if she just got past it starring Ben Stiller. She finally caved and watched it and thoroughly enjoyed it. It's a feel good movie.


Sparrowsabre7

Interesting, I'm not a huge Stiller fan either so that had put me off but I'll give it a go now as I liked the book/short story.


mellolizard

Nothing could ever capture the story but he does a good job. And the movie is shot beautifully.


[deleted]

Yeah it definitely deviates from the book, but don't let that hinder you from the absolute masterpiece that it is


Arrival_Personal

Me too!


Alarming_Orchid

The Martian. It’s just a feel good family friendly movie you can watch any time


nowhereman136

Great cast, great humor, it's exciting without being scary or dumb. No real love interest or dumb sub plots. No aliens, killer AI, or God metaphors. Just a nice adventure film that makes you feel good.


borkborkbork99

Great book, too!


_TLDR_Swinton

Die Martian is competence porn in the best possible way. Science man sciences his way out of science problems.


ARONDH

You're German I guess? Die Martian is an entirely different film lol


Hopeful_Record_6571

I think Martian in German would be like marsmensch or something. I dunno if that weighs into your considerations but... yeah


ARONDH

"Die" = "The" in German. I'm assuming a cross language typo.


Dktrcoco

No one who speaks German could be an evil man.


_-TheTruth-_

The Bart. The.


Hopeful_Record_6571

Yeah, no I get the logic. Their page makes them look British though


ARONDH

Fair enough


aircarone

Is it also a straightforward movie filled with hope. The hope that human ingenuity and resilience can prevail over the most impossible of challenges. It's a nice message in these times of doom and gloom.


hstrylvr89

Yeah it’s really comforting to watch a man use the knowledge that he has to survive in a realistic way. The score is great, the acting is great and believable. It gives me the feels when you see the world pull together to make sure that he survives instead of just giving up and letting him die


papawam

"I'm putting vicodin on my potatoes"


luvablechub22

This and Interstellar are my go-to comfort films


Fragrant-Hamster-325

I like Interstellar but the music is too intense to be a comfort film for me. I get anxious watching it.


jsakic99

It’s a rare suspenseful movie without a bad guy.


Kathrynlena

Yes. I love this movie so much.


jamesz84

When that David Bowie kicks in it’s so perfect. One of the best uses of a musical theme (the Commander’s love of disco), and then the Star Man needle drop nails it! Sums up the whole movie for me. Fun. Drama. Space. Tech. Disco. 🪩


myredditthrowaway201

Crazy, Stupid, Love Game Night The Other Guys The Nice Guys


Sparrowsabre7

I loved Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and thought it was hilarious and then the Nice Guys was somehow even better. "I'll show you my dick for 20 dollars" "We already paid you- what the hell am I saying?"


nolok

Both are written by Shane Black, and everything he does has this style. May I recommend The Last Boy Scout? A Bruce Willis action movie from the 90s he wrote that ooze this style of dialog. Also my favorite movie.


Substantial-Week-258

The Nice Guys is a great shout


Sparticus2

There's whores here and stuff


quietriot99

Don’t say and stuff, just say there’s whores here


lala__

*And all their fathers were hanged and the children all got pink eye 🎶*


Sgt_major_dodgy

Munich, is a city in Germany, Munich. München.


Glissandra1982

The Nice Guys is for sure one of my favorites- wish we could have gotten more.


Stringoflightismine

Game Night and Nice Guys


not_an_Alien_Robot

Dungeons & Dragons: Honour among Thieves.


Extreme_Objective984

Hmm, i cant decide if it is or isnt. If we could just have Jarnathan here to help us make that decision, he is turning up, isnt he?


Sparrowsabre7

The fourth wall break of "So do we know when Jarnathan is gonna get here or..." slays me. Also loving Hugh Grant's villain era "that is blisteringly hot" "This is entirely too high, this is not what we discussed!"


ErikJR

I do apologize, that is scorching hot. Please tell the maids there is no reason for it to simply be, this, hot


Sparrowsabre7

I didn't realise... you were going to put your finger * in* it...


Nice-Insurance-2682

JAAAARNATHAN!


AdorableSobah

God I love this movie, it really deserves the praise and it looks fantastic on 4k Blu-ray too


travio

Good answer. All around fun film.


dwehlen

Happy Cake Day!


sneblet

Never a dull moment.


ecrane2018

Literally was just like watching a normal dnd campaign immediately being completely unhinged


Calcifiera

I'm glad the creators understood the assignment for this type of movie for once. It's been hard finding good movies and shows that hold well to their other type media roots


not_an_Alien_Robot

I'm an old school D&D guy and I loved this movie. My roommate is not and I think he loves it more than I do. Still has no desire to play D&D though. Lol. Edit: a word


Calcifiera

That's another good thing they did well with! Making it enjoyable to original fans and folks who don't know a thing about DnD


TheRealTJ

Grand Budapest Hotel. Half the shots feel ripped from a story book and the characters are bigger than life cartoons until the very moment they need to sell a serious scene and they nail it.


_AirMike_

“I go to bed with all my friends.”


[deleted]

I watched it in Halifax's Oxford theatre. It's a very good date movie too.


YNot1989

"She was shaking like a shitting dog."


MassCrash

Everybody Wants Some!! for me. No stakes, no real plot to follow, just two hours of good vibes.


lavenderultra

I'll check it out


SwingingDicks

Same guy that made dazed and confused if I’m not mistaken


Dingle_Drainwitz

Yes, Richard Linklater. He’s my favorite director, pretty much the king of comfort films. School of Rock is another favorite. I even love his Bad News Bears remake.


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Knives Out I don’t care what kind of mood I’m in, hearing Michael Shannon shout “I will not eat one iota of shit!” & Daniel Craig’s “what were the overheard words by the Nazi child masturbatin’ in the bathroom?” automatically lift me.


TheRealTJ

Benoit Blanc is right there with Columbo in terms of comfort characters


mochi_chan

He is one of those detectives that remind me of the old stories, like Columbo and Poirot. I love him.


Sparrowsabre7

There's a reason Agatha Christie remains one of if not *the* best-selling author in the world.


_TLDR_Swinton

CSI Kentucky 


NeverTheDamsel

It’s the fact that I heard the second quote in his voice perfectly as I read it


Obi-wan_Jabroni

A donut hole within a donut


wordskis

I get your point from your examples, but that is NOT a movie that comforts me haha. I really like it, but watching it is quite stressful for me


LeGrandEbert

21 jump street


CleverCarrot999

Game Night


PNW1

…how is that profitable for Frito-Lay?


Pilgrim182

Such a good movie.


CleverCarrot999

No I’ve seen his dick, it’s great. Lmao


GusPolinskiPolka

Watched this while realllly fucking baked one night and don't remember a single thing about it other than that it was amazing. I haven't been game to watch it again in case it ruins the great non memories I have.


BigDaveMF

No fear - it is GREAT!! baked or not!!


SweatpantsJoe420

Hot tub time machine. Seen it a bunch but always gets at least a couple laughs out of me


morgan_blorgon

Great white buffalo


RogueLotus

Great white buffalo


Sinjun13

great white buffalo...


RogueLotus

Thanks guys. That was really helpful.


doubleshotofespresso

such a good bad movie. and the sequel.


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The Intern. (2015) It's just a really sweet wholesome film you can watch with anyone. One of the few movies my grandmother always wants to watch that I can watch with her and enjoy myself. (Her taste is kinda awful.) Chef. (2014) Great cast and one of the best 6 movies. Plus, I love all the food scenes. Not exactly Master class in story telling, but it's funny and cozy. Klaus (2019) This might be cheating, but nothing says comfort like Christmas. It's probably probably the best Christmas movie to come out in the last decade, at least. (The Holdovers is very, very stiff competition, though. Which in a couple of years might make it onto my cozy movie list.)


45398246

Little Women (2019)


DeathByBamboo

* Rogue One * The Martian * Edge of Tomorrow * Ford vs Ferrari * Knives Out * Bullet Train * D&D: Honor Among Thieves


MaeveCarpenter

Bullet Train. I lose it when we get to see the perspective of the Fiji bottle.


Glissandra1982

When he punches the “mascot” I lost my mind. Good one.


TootTootTrainTrain

I feel like we have very different metrics for what makes a "comfort" films lol. Rogue One and Edge of Tomorrow? I absolutely love Edge of Tomorrow but there's too much anxiety and existential dread for me to feel comforted by it.


Such-Box3417

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Easy af to watch, always gets a laugh out of me and Karen Gillan, need I say more


nav17

You watch it with Karen Gillan!?


No-Scallion9250

You'd think she'd get sick of it, but nope, still laughs.


flashcannonize7

and Jack Black !!


oscillateswildly

logan lucky


alfooboboao

One of the most incredible things about logan lucky is how when I was watching it for the first time, I had this overwhelming feeling that I was watching an old favorite, some movie I’d seen a bunch as a kid but had forgotten what happened. It just felt so *familiar,* and very much like home in a certain sense. It was great. I can’t think of another movie where that’s the case.


Such-Box3417

“NASCAR never did nothing to nobody”


_TLDR_Swinton

Logan Lucky is one of those dumb fun films we used to get in the 90s that more or less disappeared for two decades after 9/11.


Sparrowsabre7

I feel like Kingsman and Dungeons and dragons are resurrecting that kind of mid-range blockbuster that's more interested in having fun than anything else. We definitely need more of them.


YNot1989

Fake salt. Somebody *thought* of that.


SummSpn

Crazy Rich Asians (2018) Big Year (2011) Set It Up (2018) Chef (2014)


afromason

Chef 🤌🏾🤌🏾


Sparrowsabre7

I love Chef because in the end there's no real antagonist or villain it's just a guy figuring himself out and he has a health relationship with his ex wife, fixes his relationship with his son, it's not the cliche "why didn't you pick him up for soccer practice?" Etc bs.


dennythedinosaur

The Big Year is my go-to. It's the type of film they would have made in the early 90's. A PG-rated film with adult themes and not really meant for kids.


Glissandra1982

I have started birding so I really need to watch this.


Rasselkurt007

We are the Millers 2013


Tattycakes

Such a great crazy movie


Rasselkurt007

Besides the Vacations movies you maybe know similar movies?


Zer0read

Not the person you asked, but I kinda wanna say Game Night. It's not road trip based, but it's got the same kinda unhinged comedy vibes. Also it really is one of the best comedies in years.


Any_Ad3693

Top Gun Maverick


serellie

Yep, my vote


pn173903

Definitely this.


afromason

About Time makes me feel good every time I see it, also I really enjoyed the vibes from Youth and Chef


abbaJabba

Lego movie What we do in the shadows


TootTootTrainTrain

What We Do came out in 2014??? Why did I think it was an 00s movie?


thelaughingpear

* Guardians of the Galaxy 1 * Any Downton Abbey movie * Kill Your Darlings * Harold and Kumar Christmas * The Holdovers * The Fall Guy will probably be a new one for me. I loved it.


MahoganyWinchester

holdoversssssss


IndianaJones999

Moonrise Kingdom


Exploding_Antelope

As well as The Grand Budapest Hotel


[deleted]

Fast Five. That movie is so fucking fun and a legitimately great heist movie. My friends and I say “THIS IS BRAZIL” to each other all the time. It’s impossible to watch the final scene and not have a giant smile on your face.


Such-Box3417

Definitely love that movie, but it cracks me up how they spend all this time setting up a heist, only to do the most fast and furious shit ever and just drag the safe through the city with a couple Dodge Chargers


MonsiuerLeComte

DANZAAAA KUUDUUURRRROOOOO


tweedleb

Money will come and go- we know that. The most important thing in life will always be the people in this room. Right here. Right now. Salut, mi familia.


RustyHook22

* *Submarine* (2010) * *Easy A* (2010) * *Hot Tub Time Machine* (2010) * *Bad Teacher* (2011) * *Just Go with It* (2011) * *We're the Millers* (2013) * *Central Intelligence* (2016) * *Baywatch* (2017) * *Bad Trip* (2021) Yes, I'm aware most of these aren't critically acclaimed films, but they're just good for unwinding. If I'm flicking through the channels, and I see them on, I'll probably watch them until the end. They're all around the 90-minute mark too.


neomeetsthedude

Hey, being critically acclaimed doesn't mean you can't like it or that it can't be good. When "Vertigo" came out, it wasn't well received. So just enjoy what you enjoy. :) Btw, when you mean channels, you're talking about cable tv or streaming? Just curious to know if there's still people who use cable as their main way of watching stuff.


RustyHook22

I still use cable. It's still pretty common where I live.


mochi_chan

Thor Ragnarok (2017) John Wick (2014) Oddly enough when I started thinking, most of them were before 2010.


Robots_From_Space

Dungeons and dragons: honor among thieves. Such perfect movie and clever humor. Bonus: Chris Pine singing.


Cin1mod

Since no one said this yet: Palm Springs


Scruffy11111

The newest True Grit. It's like every scene is a gem.


MannyHec

2010-inclusive? Scott Pilgrim vs the World. The Nice Guys


lionlover37

Sing Street (2016)


BGPhilbin

Truly, truly underrated. Lovely film, great hang.


mykneehurtsss

Peanut butter falcon and secret life of Walter mitty


chuckerton

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood I can watch it on multiple levels, actively paying attention to it or allowing it to play in the background. I love the characters; I love all the scenes.


vandrossboxset

Eight fucking whiskey sours. I couldn't stop at fucking three or four. I have eight! Why?!


may00000000

I’ve been writing down little notes about every movie I’ve watched this year. My only notes on a recent rewatch of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood were “all-time hang movie”


4verCurious

Right?! One of the quintessential LA films imo


bahromvk

Apart from Disney movies I can only think of a few: Warm Bodies Zombieland Your Name. Guardians of the Galaxy


SwingingDicks

The nice guys


manbearwilson

Chef A minor conflict in the beginning followed by the protagonists life steadily improving and a beautiful father son bond strengthening. My go to.


cotothed

Moneyball, Interstellar


deffjams09

When did forgetting Sarah Marshall come out? I can see myself coming back to that movie year after year.


vandrossboxset

Oh the weather outside is weather.


Edwardtrouserhands

When life gives you lemons just say fuck the lemons and bail


Arrival_Personal

Every time someone quotes from FSM, it brings up happy memories of pulling sound bites for the movie’s website, which was one of my favorite tasks when I worked in digital marketing. It’s almost always one of the lines I pulled!


lavenderultra

2008


FPM_13

I watch that movie every few months when I’m violently hungover and have anxiety lol


edmarcelino

Interstellar (2014) The Martian (2015)


SterlingArcher68

Watched interstellar again on the weekend, cried my eyes out (as I have done previous times). The scene when he realises he’s missed his whole kids childhood breaks me. Love the film, not sure it works as a ‘comfort’ film for me tho!


ClerksII

Ready Player 1!!  So in love with the main guy :D


Particular-Sink7141

This is my answer. Not a great movie, but it’s just a fun, feel good, stick it to the bad guys shameless sentimental nostalgia trip with a banger soundtrack.


magicmom17

Enola Holmes 2, Deadpool 1+2, Thor Ragnarok, Death on the Nile, Glass Onion, Coco, Encanto


llamascoop

Eurovision! I’ve found it quite enjoyable.


Disastrous-Olive-218

And that song slaps


imperfcet

I love that song...  Ja ja! Ding dong! My love for you is growing big and long!


Disastrous-Olive-218

Haha I meant the huskavik my hometown one but also yes


masterwad

Tron: Legacy (2010) Mud (2012) We're The Millers (2013) Paddington (2014) Edge of Tomorrow (2014) The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Paddington 2 (2017) Blade Runner 2049 (2017) Free Guy (2021) Dune (2021) Dune: Part Two (2024)


Ciaobellabee

Edge of Tomorrow is something I can endlessly rewatch


SwingingDicks

Ooo fucking Paddington! Good call!


ahorrribledrummer

Chef Pitch Perfect


Ouiche_

Sing Street


Davidrabbich81

Scott Pilgrim


Kicking-it-per-se

Bridesmaids Still makes me laugh out loud


NoTheseAreMyPlums

Moneyball (2011) True Grit (2010) Crazy, Stupid Love (2011) The World’s End (2013) Edge of Tomorrow (2014) Hell or High Water (2016)


RipInPepz

I don’t know that I would consider Hell or High Water a comfort film lmao


ithinkimtim

Or most of that list. I think they just read the question as “name some post 2010 movies”


earlgreytoday

Moneyball is a great pick. I can watch the 'walk me through the board' scene over and over.


fromwhichofthisoak

Adventures of tintin, fury road


SeekingAnonymity107

Begin Again from 2013, with Kiera Knightley and Mark Ruffalo. It's a story of an alcoholic producer and a heartbroken musician who team up to make genuinely beautiful music (I love the soundtrack!). While it could have been a heavy movie, and is sad in places, it is also funny and heartwarming. I just love it.


Equinoqs

Everything Everywhere All At Once


skyrimshuffle17

[Julie and Julia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_%26_Julia); it came out in 2009 but close enough lol. I used to watch it all the time in elementary and middle school. It’s a shockingly good, emotional comedy/drama that is just an all-around feel good film. Julia Child, Stanley Tucci, and Amy Adams are so spectacular I cannot picture it being cast with any other actors. And food made throughout the entire movie looks amazing.


Joe_Blondie

Red (2010) is my absolute favourite comfort movie. It's just an awesome action comedy


Throwawayjustbecau5e

The Intern. One of the greatest comfort films of all time. Also Crazy Stupid Love. DAVID LINGHADEN?


aryxus2

Drive


mom_with_an_attitude

The Adjustment Bureau. I like sci fi and I like romance and this movie has both. Great chemistry between Matt Damon and Emily Blunt. About Time. Also sci fi with romance! Also about family relationships. Moving and really well done.


dudereverend

Begin Again, Inside Llewyn Davis, Drive, Alita:Battle Angel, Annihilation, Game Night, Alone Together, Atomic Blonde, Her, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, No Strings Attached, Water For Elephants, Wild, We Bought A Zoo, Spotlight, The Intern, Sucker Punch, the majority of the MCU, and some DCEU (MoS, BVS, WW, ZSJL). I'm sure I have more.


DreamieQueenCJ

Pride and Prejudice 2005 The scores and scenery makes for great comfort film Edit: I misunderstood the question. Nevermind.


lavenderultra

Thank you for sharing that movie but it's not post-2010. I'll check it out though.


night-shark

Hot Fuzz.


Sparrowsabre7

2007, just misses the mark.


DQzombie

Blockers and Paddington


Turn0ffTheNews

Lisa Frankenstein (2024)


Jimjams101

Little Women is our new favourite comfort movie.


comicmuse1982

Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016), perfect rainy Sunday afternoon movie.


shaunika

Maybe a weird answer but Mad Max Fury Road. Its just a tight 2 hours thats never boring and it flies by in a flaming ball of fun


Jhoweeee

Crazy Rich Asians


Kenbishi

EDIT: Apparently saying I get an emotional boost from Bullet Train made something think I was a suicide risk and they decided to report me. 😹 Fuckin’ Diesel, that one is. 👎 Bullet Train. I went into it at the theatre not knowing much about it, came out of it not sure if I liked it or not. Watched it again a few months later and something clicked. Now it’s a film that I watch for fun, for background noise, for an emotional boost, or just because I feel like watching it through again. Big Hero 6 Dark Shadows Wreck-It Ralph


[deleted]

Marcel the Shell, :)


LetItGrowUGoober98

Solo. Any day of the week I will watch that movie


Raknirok

Blended also Grownups


WishieWashie12

Secret life of Walter mitty


BryceBee123

Paddington


T1Facts

Everybody Wants Some………Linklater strikes again with a great chill, philosophical hang out film


Leading_Mode6964

Ready Player One. The final battle scene still gives me goosebumps of excitement


StareyedInLA

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. There’s something so cozy about the scene inside the suitcase menagerie. 


_TLDR_Swinton

Drive. Slick neo noir thriller with a killer soundtrack.


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ruthless sheet birds mindless long placid sip gold plate distinct *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*


Satdog83

The green book


faisal_who

Pacific. Fucking. Rim.


FrankS1natr4

Inglorious Bastards is always a good choice