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Feel Good Comfort Movies When Life is a Ball of Bleh 🫶
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items Is life handing you a big pile of shiitake? Do you just need a feel good escape from life for a couple of hours? I feel you. Here are some of the ones that make me feel better and hopefully will for you too. 🫶
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The Rom Coms 💕
The Nostalgic Faves 📼
TV Comforts 📺
🎅 Holiday Comfort 🎃
The Rom Coms 💕
The movies for when you want to believe love exists and/or need some rose-colored glasses. 💕
I'm like, totally buggin'! Is there a better trope than step-siblings to lovers? I'll wait.
Clueless 30th Anniversary 4K UHD + Blu-Ray
This movie is so underrated and is my fave Adam Sandler + Drew Barrymore pairing. If you love/miss the 80's, this one's for you!
The Wedding Singer
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Proof you can still feel like a big nerd and still get the hot guy. And the huge, hilarious Greek family is a bonus!
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3-Movie Collection Blu-ray
I'm from the South and parts of this movie were even filmed in my family's hometown, so this is nostalgic AND a lot of fun. Would you have chosen Patrick Dempsey or Josh Lucas? Hmm decisions…
Sweet Home Alabama
Does it get better than a wedding planner falling for one of the grooms she's planning for? The chemistry is unmatched! (Only brown M&M's, IFYKYK)
The Wedding Planner
Some of my all-time favorite romantic comedies in one collection!
Romantic Favorites Collection
I still swoon over all of these movies often. They just make you feel good, and Julia Roberts as a man-stealing villain is chef's kiss!
The Wedding Collection (4 Movies)
No one and nothing is hotter than Johnny Castle and this soundtrack. Period.
Dirty Dancing
Don't worry about which Grease you liked more and just enjoy them both in a set, mmmkay?
Grease 2-Movie Collection [DVD]
I'm not saying I chose my pen name because of a certain character in this movie (Blane), but I'm not NOT saying that either…
Pretty in Pink [4K UHD + Blu-Ray + Digital Copy]
The pairing of Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds is hilarious and I can never get enough of this movie. Add in Betty White as a scene stealer, and this is a gem.
The Proposal
Sandra Bullock is like that friend who gives the best hugs. She's a comfort, a treasure, just all-around fabulous and definitely my Miss Congeniality.
Miss Congeniality 1 & 2 Comedy Double Feature
This is the best and I don't want to hear another word about it. Perfection in every sense of the word. You know this will make your bad day better.
Pride & Prejudice
Anyone else want to visit Notting Hill because of this movie? Maybe get a home with a blue door?
Notting Hill - Collector's Edition
She bets she can make a guy dump her within 10 days. He bets he can make a woman fall in love with him in 10 days. Who will win? The chemistry between these two is SO GOOD.
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
I can never decide: go on an English holiday with super sexy Jude Law or relax in LA with the adorable and charming Jack Black & a screenwriter neighbor? Ahh, decisions!
The Holiday
If Tom Hanks + Meg Ryan make you feel all sweet and gooey inside, then you probably already have these in your collection. And if not…um, WHY? (Sidenote: I LOVE seeing NYC in the fall in You've Got Mail. COZY ALERT!)
Tom & Meg Love Collection: You've Got Mail + Sleepless in Seattle
Nothing is better than watching Anne Hathaway succumb to Meryl Streep's every want and whim. LOVE THIS MOVIE.
The Devil Wears Prada
Julia Roberts + Richard Gere make a stunningly sexy pair, and I love both of these romcoms where he ends up falling HARDDDD.
Pretty Woman + Runaway Bride Double Feature
I discovered this movie last year and I'm in love! It's so charming, I love the leads, and it has a great location (The Biltmore in NC!) and a unique storyline. Screenwriter Lucy is hired to write the script for the remake of the beloved holiday movi...
A Biltmore Christmas
Um, Dermot Mulroney will make you swoon in this movie, fair warning. And Debra Messing is so fun!
The Wedding Date
There's nothing like spending a couple of hours with your favorite foursome. The SATC ladies are life!
Sex and the City: The Movie
My favorite gal pals even if they don't know it. The fashion in this movie is beyond!!
Sex and the City 2
I watched this again today and can confirm: these women are bada$$es. Love them and the soundtrack too.
COYOTE UGLY
A high school jock betting he can make the nerdy artist prom queen but falls for her instead? Yes, please.
She's All That
An uptight Sandra Bullock and a needy Hugh Grant collide in this fab romcom!
Two Weeks Notice
Always the bridesmaid (27 times!!), never the bride…until she meets swoony James Marsden who's doing an article on her. Whoops…
27 Dresses
This is an underrated gem of a movie, with great chemistry! Resolving to achieve professional success without compromising her ethics, Lucy embarks on a ruthless game of one-upmanship against cold and efficient nemesis Joshua, a rivalry that is compl...
The Hating Game
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this movie! I hope Zooey Deschanel and Glen Powell do more movies together, because their chemistry is insanely good. Add in Lucy Liu and Taye Diggs as their horrible bosses and this is a MUST WATCH.
Set It Up
If you haven't watched this yet, I just don't know what to say other than go. Go right meow.
10 Things I Hate About You
Wildly inappropriate and so much fun, this will definitely put a smile on your face! After years of avoiding the hazards of a meaningful relationship, one night while club-hopping with her girlfriends, she meets Peter (Thomas Jane), her perfect match...
The Sweetest Thing
The trio of Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, and Alec Baldwin is CHEF'S KISS! They are perfect, this movie is perfect, go watch it!
It's Complicated
This movie had me swooning! I love the reverse age gap and the hopeful ending. <3
The Idea of You
A bit of a scandalous premise/love triangle, but it's a fun watch!
Something Borrowed
Sooo many couples get their happily ever after in this movie. It all takes place on one day out of the year, Valentine's Day, and it's fun to see how everyone's stories interconnect.
Valentine's Day
I feel like this movie doesn't get talked about enough, but it's up there with rom com greats.
Hitch
Such a funny, epic, gorgeous romcom with an insanely talented cast. I need a sequel!!
Crazy Rich Asians
Technically this could go under rom coms AND holiday faves, since it features NYC during Christmas. If you believe in fate, or just want to, this is the movie for you.
Serendipity
Drew Barrymore is at her most adorable, sometimes awkward, but entirely endearing self in this rom com. A former high-school nerd, now a reporter, gets a second chance when she goes under cover for a story on cool teens.
Never Been Kissed
How do you resist an adorable Jen Garner who wakes up and finds herself not 13 anymore, but 30? Answer: You don't. You watch and love!
13 Going on 30
Kate Hudson vs. Anne Hathaway as BFFs turned nemesis when they both book the same Plaza hotel wedding date? Say less.
Bride Wars
An underrated gem where Reese Witherspoon faces an impossible choice: Tom Hardy or Chris Pine? SWOON!!
This Means War
Love this one! A funny, heartfelt, coming-of-age story about the thrilling ride of finding yourself and falling in love.
Love, Simon
Diane Keaton is a hands-on mom to 3 daughters, including Mandy Moore, who she just wants to see settle down. A fun, sweet tale of mothers and daughters, sisters, and featuring a swoonworthy Gabriel Macht from Suits.
Because I Said So
Love amid competing for spots in the New York City Ballet Company. SOOOO GOOD.
Center Stage
At the start of the New Year, 32-year-old Bridget (Renée Zellweger) decides it's time to take control of her life -- and start keeping a diary. Now, the most provocative, erotic and hysterical book on her bedside table is the one she's writing. With ...
Bridget Jones's Diary
Watching Hugh Grant as an aging former 80s pop star? Um, yes. I will always need that. And Drew Barrymore as his love interest? Double yes.
Music and Lyrics
The Nostalgic Faves 📼
Movies for when you need a hit of nostalgia that feels good. 📼
My all-time favorite. There's nothing like Julie Andrews to make you feel better.
The Sound of Music 50th Anniv 2-Disc Blu-ray
When you want to see what 2015 COULD'VE been, flying cars and all…including the takedown of a certain Biff Tannen.
Back to the Future: Ultimate Trilogy Blu-ray
Demi Moore, Rosie O'Donnell and Melanie Griffith star in this nostalgic story of growing up in America. For four of the brightest and most successful women from Shelby, Indiana, the summer of 1970 was the year they turned 12, discovered what boys loo...
Now and Then
Did I grow up wanting to be on Dance TV? Damn right I did! One of my all-time favorite movies. <3
GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN
No lie, I wanted to date and marry a guy named Brad because of this movie. TOP THAT.
Teen Witch
“I just…swallowed a bug.” The original Overboard is too funny, and Kurt Russell just tortures Goldie Hawn's pretentious princess. Love it!
Overboard
Completely underrated and so funny. The cast is a who's who of comedy. One of my favorites!
Soapdish
True Love always wins.
The Princess Bride (25th Anniversary Edition)
"Big…big bear chase me." I grew up on this movie, and John Candy + Dan Ackroyd are hilarious. Highly recommend for a fun watch!
The Great Outdoors
Spaceballs will never disappoint when I need a pick-me-up. May the Schwartz be with you!
Spaceballs
Drag club owner Robin Williams. Drag star Nathan Lane. Need I say more? So many laughs, not to mention, I named my cat after a character in this movie (hint: “I wear the shoes, I fall down”).
The Birdcage
Joyful and uplifting, always a comfort to watch this movie!
To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar
I loooove Christina Applegate, and she's so great in this! Also has a fab soundtrack. Mom has taken a trip, leaving the kids with a babysitter. There's only one problem - she just died! Now the kids can have a summer full of fun - or can they?
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
These movies just make you feel good and harken back to what feels like a simpler time.
Father Of The Bride 1 & 2 2-Movie Set
This movie ALWAYS makes me happy. It's quirky, it's charming, it's endearing, and of course, so funny. Charlie Mackenzie is a poet whose poems always seem to be about his failed relationships. But then he meets Harriet, who may be the woman of Charli...
So I Married An Axe Murderer
This one makes you feel good and hurt at the same time. I don't know what kind of magic that is, but it's this.
Steel Magnolias
I told you Julie Andrews is my happy place. I'll just pretend she's my British nanny putting my life back into place like Mary Poppins.
Mary Poppins 50th Anniversary Edition
TV Comforts 📺
Sometimes you just need a familiar friend… 📺
Nothing better than a night in with your favorite FRIENDS.
Friends
I swear, every time I watch this it's still relatable and I still wonder which of the fab foursome I relate to most. It's always changing!
Sex and the City
When filthy-rich Johnny Rose (Eugene Levy), his wife Moira (Catherine O’Hara), and their two kids- son David (Daniel Levy) and daughter Alexis (Annie Murphy) - suddenly find themselves broke, they are forced to live in a town they once bought as a jo...
Schitt's Creek
This is the ultimate comfort show. Fight me.
The Great British Baking Show
After going through a rough breakup, awkward and upbeat Jess (Zooey Deschanel) moves in with three single guys. Utterly adorkable.
New Girl
Told from the perspective of an unseen documentary filmmaker, the series offers an honest, often-hilarious perspective of family life. I just discovered this show and am currently binging (yes, I'm a few years late). It's so much fun and RELATABLE!!
Modern Family
🎅 Holiday Comfort 🎃
My favorite holiday movies, whether Halloween or Christmas. I watch these all-year-round, though, shhh don't tell anyone.
I am literally watching this as I'm typing up this list. Casper will always be one of my favorite movie, esp around Halloween.
Casper
You can't have Halloween without Practical Magic. Such a cozy setting, lovely actors, and a movie that ultimately feels good and has a spark of magic.
Practical Magic
Don't tell anyone but I watch this more than at Halloween. I can't help it. It just makes me happy!
HOCUS POCUS
An absolute must fun watch for Halloween (or anytime!). Who doesn't love the Addams Family?! Don't answer that.
The Addams Family & Values 2 Movie Set
“I just like to smile, smiling's my favorite!” If this movie doesn't make you happy, nothing will.
Elf
Okay so this is both a feel good movie that'll also probably make you cry, but hey, maybe you need it?
The Family Stone
Jim Carrey did a great job bringing the grumpy Grinch of our childhoods to life, and I'll watch this every year!
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
The OG cartoon version, a classic and must watch in every way.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas: Ultimate Ed.
It's just not the holidays without Kevin McAllister causing a ruckus and being in the wrong place at the wrong time!
Home Alone 2-Movie Collection
Love this one! Two fast-track yuppies, yearning for the tranquility of rural life, give up their careers and New York lifestyle only to find the wacky eccentrics outnumber the mosquitoes in their idyllic countryside.
Funny Farm
Anyone who knows me knows my love for Nicolas Cage. Family Man is heartfelt, funny, sweet, and a joy for the holidays. If you've ever wondered…what if?
The Family Man
Nothing beats a hot mess Christmas story, and this one is tops!
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation