That one that helps you sleep, or that you could watch a thousand times?

Mine is the 1970s animated version of The Hobbit.

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[–] 13 points 11 months ago (1 child)

Howl's Moving Castle, but really any Hayao Myazaki film.

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  • [+] 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child)
  • [–] 10 points 11 months ago

    Groundhog Day

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  • [–] 8 points 11 months ago

    The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.

    Made back when walt disney was still alive. It's got that magic thats been long lost. With so much going on in this world it's nice to step back and enjoy simple things with childlike wonder. Highly recommended!

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  • [–] 7 points 11 months ago*

    Star Trek pre 2005 any series and DS9 only if i need to really sleep like a baby.

    For the movies anything but nemesis

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  • [–] 7 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    Ready Player One. It’s a terrible movie that adapts a terrible book, but for some reason the vibe just entertains me and makes me feel comfortable. I don’t know either.

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    Nah, it's a pretty decent movie. Possibly because it changes everything about the book

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    It does everything it can to improve the book and a lot of those decisions are phenomenal. But it’s still not a good movie. I just love it dearly.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    I've definitely not good enough I have any desire to rewatch it, but if there was an IMAX 3D re-release and a friend had a spare ticket, I'd go

    Mind you, that's also true of about half the films I've ever seen, so not exactly high praise

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  • [–] 7 points 11 months ago

    Pans Labyrinth

    I especially love that it's one of the few dark fantasy movies natively made in Spanish. Fun fact, the faun speaks medieval Spanish

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  • [–] 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Tremors is up there for me. Every couple of years I revisit it and have just as much time as the last.

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  • [–] 7 points 11 months ago

    🎡🎢 the greatest adventure ...🎡🎢

    I love that movie too, especially the Down Down to Goblin Town part.

    I didn't have a comfort movie per se, but for a long time I would fall asleep watching Star Trek the next generation. I would doze off to the sound of the ships HVAC system. There must have been a lot of silent pauses in that show.

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago

    Hackers. I like to put it on when I'm doing stuff around the house, or when I feel shitty.

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Idiocracy has been my go to for the past several years. Before that, Super Troopers. Or maybe Dazed and Confused.

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)
    • Zach Snyder director's cut watchmen from 2009
    • Matrix movies including Animatrix
    • Appleseed movies
    • Ghost in the shell movies
    • Batman the animated series
    • Justice League DC animation
    • Justice League extended DC animation
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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago

    In no particular order:

    • Sahara
    • Hercules (1997 animated version)
    • Mulan (1998 animated version)
    • 27 Dresses
    • Jurassic Park (although probably not for sleeping given all the screaming, lol)
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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago

    The Commitments

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    Perfect Days by Wim Wenders

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Comfort movie: Matilda

    Movie I could watch 1000 times: The Lion King (1994)

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 11 months ago

    I could curl up with that movie and a warm blanket if I had the flu. I wouldn’t necessarily choose it, but I wouldn’t resist it, either.

    Many family movies also work. Plus Scooby doo for some reason.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago

    Joe versus the Volcano. It's not that it makes me necessarily appreciate my life, but it makes me appreciate the world as it is and to be content no matter what shit I'm in. The universe is bigger than my troubles.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    I read this as β€œWhat’s your comfort move?” Now I want that list too, whatever it may be.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

    Fap.

    But seriously, crawling into my bed (possibly with a good book) and just imagining that this warm soft place is my entire universe and anything outside it is not my problem.

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago
    • Hackers
    • Kiki’s Delivery Service
    • Whisper of the Heart
    • Star Trek IV

    Honorable mention: The Search for Animal Chin

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    Either Rain Man, Rocky Horror Picture Show, or Clue, depending on how I'm feeling that day.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    God Bless America

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    [–] 2 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    The Blues Brothers or Nuts in May

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    The Blues Brothers is my all time favorite movie. I'm the type of person who doesn't like to rewatch things unless it's been long enough for me to forget parts of it. But I've watched the Blues Brothers more times than I could count. Starting back whenever it was on TBS in the 90s, to when it was the first DVD I ever bought, to the two versions I have on my media server.

    I have never heard of Nuts in May, so now I know what movie I'll be watching next.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    Honey Dont!

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    Matrix probably.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    I've got Plex playlists that I sometimes just put on repeat when working or going to sleep:

    Harry Potter

    Star Wars

    Lord of the Rings

    Pirates of the Caribbean

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    Not a movie, but mysteries at the museum puts me to sleep every time. They reuse the same overblown words for everything so it winds up that every single item they talk about sounds alike. Between that repetition and the guys metronomic cadence and almost whispery voice, puts me to sleep every time.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    Grown Ups 2 and Just Go With It and The Week Of come to mind

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    Could watch a thousand times: Grease.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    Only ever had one, kinda. Though I'm not sure I'd call it comfortable? But it's... visceral, which is mildy amusing because it's trying to be cerebrial, but too much of the dialogue is just scattered quotes and philosophy references. Anyways, the movie is Ghost in the Shell: Innocence. The second one that was directed by Mamoru Oshii. These days, I don't get anything out of watching it anymore. I watched it one too many times. But I've never taken to any movie like I did that one, so, it wins.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    Oh man I had a roommate who fell asleep to movies. Never understood it. Ill take some nice sound things like light thunderstorm sounds and no light.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    The Big Lebowski if I'm forced to pick just one.

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