We all have our favorite relaxing movies that help us unwind.
There are movies we love, and then there are certain movies we need.
Perhaps aCoen Brotherscomedy orSteven Soderberghclassics are the chill movies of choice for you.
Image by Federico Napoli
There are always characters and filmmakers that can flip a switch in our minds and brighten up our day.
More often than not, these soothing movies are heavy on goodness and kindness.
There are probably a lot of songs we all want to hear, right?
Image via Sony Pictures Releasing
Just like with a list, you cant always get what you want.
We all have our own ideas of whats chill about a person, a character, or a movie.
Maddie P
Your Rating
Your comment has not been saved
Cast
34.
Its a serene walk-and-talk with Celine and Jessie at their most relaxed with one another.
The honeymoon phase isnt quite over inBefore Sunset.
Not that perfection matters, but it is Linklaters closest shot to perfection.
Maddie P
30.
‘Being There’ (1979)
Directed by Hal Ashby
Hal Ashbys classic is gentle.
The iconic final shot suggests so.
Like everyone Chauncy meets, we always gravitate towards him and hang on to his every word.
Sometimes being there is enough, even to get ahead in the world of politics.
‘Car Wash’ (1976)
Directed by Michael Schultz
The comedy classic keeps things loose.
Image via UGC
Every character is an MVP and could be the star of their own movie.
All of screenwriterJoel Schumachers characters entertain.
Car Washis a great ensemble movie with loads of energy and personality to spare.
Its Schultzsnear-perfect hangout movie, although shout out toKrush GrooveandCooley High.
At times, the Chinatown-set mystery without a solution looks either modern or straight out of the 1950s.
The inspiration shows in the films vignettes and random yet vital conversations.
Its such a loving movie, too, about craft and fatherhood.
There are personal stakes and sadness, both of which are handled with the grace of an all-star cook.
Its a light meal not without substance.Chefis intimate but epic in terms of comfort.
Everyone is having a great time in this movie, and its wildly infectious.
Jarmuchs movie is impossible to break down in one sentence, though.
This is the final shootout scene, the samurai says.
Image via Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Well, its very dramatic… its very dramatic.
Even in death, there are laughs in Jarmuschs movie.
The world is dark, but nothing and certainly nobody can dim Poppys sincere enthusiasm for life.
The North London school teachers joy is infectious throughoutHappy-Go-Lucky.
Even when Poppy faces misery, like a character played byEddie Marsan, she stays resilient.
Such a positive and wholesome character whose happiness in the face of misery is almost heroic.
The ending is one of the happiest endings ever seen in film.
It is a long take of Poppy and a dear friend simply enjoying a lovely day out.
It is pure peacefulness, just two friends on a boat relishing each other’s company.
There is real misery inHappy-Go-Lucky, but Poppy is still Poppy in the end.
Hes a happy-go-lucky man of no mystery.
The veteran American spy is living it up inHopscotch.
Image via Warner Independent Pictures
Heres a bouncy spy story without any collateral damage or the world in peril.
As Kending goes on the run from his incompetent superiors, the good times keep rolling.
Walter Matthauis the definition of chill inRonald Neames Criterion classic.
Matthau is a big guy, so sort of hes a larger-than-life entertainer when hes in comedy mode.
The characters are often left speechless by the unexplainable sights they witness, just like the audience.
The movie just plays as one of the best dreams youll ever have.
Another source of unbridled happiness inBurt Lancaster.
Hes as delightful as the rest of Forsyth’s classic.
None of the wild events in the Coen Brothers story change the dude.
He justis, accepting everything that happens to him or around him.
He knows how he likes to live, what brings him joy and what does not.
The Big Lebowskiappeals to Buddhists for good reason.
Image via Sony Pictures Classics
Almost everyone is the most clever person in the room in the best of the best classic romantic comedies.
Its pure, cinematic pleasure.
Theyre simply bliss to watch inErnst Lubitschs 80-year-old classic.
The original story lives up to its title, for the most part.
The emotions are understated but powerful.
‘The Thin Man’ (1934)
Directed by W.S.
Van Dyke
Classic detectives are often riddled with regret and live in the dark.
Theyre often chain-smoking drunks, hardened by years of bad choices.
Nick (William Powell) and Nora Charles (Myrna Loy) are not those kinds of detectives.
Couples, as well as detectives, generally dont get much cooler thanThe Thin Man’s Nick and Nora.
Theyre wonderful party animals and very good at their jobs.
‘Tampopo’ (1985)
Directed by Juzo Itami
The ultimate piece of food porn.
Its hilarious, its moving, and its oh so loveable and mouth-watering.Tampopois a magical experience.
Its a work of wondrous imagination.
DirectorGregory Jacobs sequel isa fun-loving sequel that saves most of the drama for another day.
Its a movie about the ride, literally and metaphorically.
Jacobs cranks up the bromances across the board, too.
The farewell at the Bellagio fountain is such a soothing, surprisingly emotional goodbye between the Oceans 11.
Image via United Artists
Maddie P
2.
The bear in London always leaves behind a trail of marmalade and happiness.
Both movies are such heart-warming experiences that value kindness and acceptance.
Even when Paddington is facing certain death, he accepts what life throws at him.
Just one chill little dude.
On her way on the train, Taeko reminisces about her pre-adolescent life at home and school.
Maddie P
NEXT:The Best Feel-Good Movies on Netflix Right Now
Image via Wild Bunch
Image via Universal Pictures
Image via 20th Century Fox
Image via New Yorker Films
Image via Open Road Films
Image via Focus Features, Rogue Arts
Image via Sony Pictures Releasing
Image via Focus Features
Image via Artisan Entertainment
Image via Pixar Animation Studios
Image via Momentum Pictures
Image via Universal Pictures
Image via A24
Image via AVCO Embassy Pictures
Image via Warner Bros.
Image via Toei
A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.
Image via Studio Ghibli
Image via Gramercy Pictures
Image via Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Image via Walt Disney Pictures
Image via Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Image via Toho
Image via 20th Century Studios
Image via Warner Bros.
Image via Fox Searchlight Pictures
Image via Warner Bros.
Image via Paramount Pictures
Image via StudioCanal
Image via Toho
