The best movies to distract you during quarantine

If you are stress When it comes to work, feeling under the weather, or spending too much time shopping in the social media hype, there’s nothing like a movie in which your whole body feels one with the deck chair.

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Sometimes it’s just good. kind Easy going. To see something that was designed from start to finish to make you feel lifted up.

So sign out for an hour or two – Twitter is not your girlfriend, nor is that one of the Debbie Downer on your Facebook friends list. It’s time to be a little positive with these feel-good films.

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Paddington 2

Although sequels often get a bad name, Paddington 2 is known for being one of the healthiest films ever made.

If Paddington (Ben Whishaw) stumbles across the perfect gift for his aunt Lucy (Imelda Staunton) – a beautiful antique pop-up book from London – he immediately decides to get a job to save on it. But if the book is stolen and Paddington is jailed, it’s up to his family and friends (with people like) Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Jim Broadbent and Julie Walters) to prove his innocence, save the book and unmask the real culprit. It is a story of family, commitment and, of course, jam.

Ratatouille

Films and snacks go hand in hand. So why not look at something that satisfies both desires?

Ratatouille tells the story of Remy (Patton Oswalt), a small town rat whose finely tuned taste buds make him the perfect candidate to be a chef or when people are willing to let him anywhere near a kitchen. Remy escapes to the city and finds an unlikely partner in Linguine (Lou Romano), a garbage boy with no cooking skills – until Remy secretly lends a hand. With Remy’s talent and Linguine’s human body, they form the perfect pair. Until a food critic comes to put both to the test.

My neighbor Totoro

You can watch almost any Studio Ghibli movie to relax, but there’s only one thing My neighbor Totoro that does the job.

When sisters Satsuke (Dakota Fanning) and Mei (Elle Fanning) they move to the country with their father to be close to their sick mother and stumble into a magical world that exceeds their wildest expectations. From a ride on the legendary Catbus to friendship with some forest spirits, the sisters discover that the landscape has much more to offer than you think. If Mei is missing, it’s up to Satsuke and the forest spirits to save her.

infant

It’s just something about talking animals that makes us all feel good – and who should I argue about?

infant is an orphaned piglet who has difficulty finding his place after being adopted by the Hoggett family (James Cromwell and Magda Szubanski). The cat stays inside, the dogs tend sheep, the sheep produce wool – but what good is a pig after Christmas dinner? It seems impossible to find his place until Farmer Hoggett recognizes Babes’ ability to sort and guard. He registers Babe for a local sheep breeding competition where it is up to Babe to prove that the impossible is really possible.

Billy Elliot

If you want something more electrical, clear the floor for dancing.

Grew up in rural England, Billy Elliot (Jamie Bell) should go to school, learn boxing and finally enter the mines like his father. But when failed boxing classes turn into secret ballet classes with dance teacher Mrs. Wilkinson (Julie Walters), Billy’s newly discovered love of dancing is what keeps him going – something his family and friends would never understand. When Billy gets the chance to audition for the Royal Ballet School in London, he has to prove once and for all that boys and ballet mix.

Spider-Man: In the Spider-Verse

Get up here to say that Spider-Man: In the Spider-Verse is one of the best animated films You will ever be lucky enough to see.

As a teenager Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) is bitten by a radioactive spider on the subway and turns into the Spider-Man that we all know and love – unless he’s not the only Spider-Man. By far not. In a story that spans not only distance but also time and space, Miles works with alternative versions of the universe of Spider-Man (including those like) John Mulaney, Kimiko Glenn, Hailee Steinfeld, Nicolas Cage and Jake Johnson) to defeat the evil kingpin.

The princess bride

Designed as a story to tell when someone is uncomfortable The princess bride is the perfect accompaniment to an afternoon in.

If buttercup (Robin Wright), a beautiful farm owner, loses the love of her life, Westley (Cary Elwes), Pirates, she believes her life is over. But after agreeing to marry the spoiled Prince Humperdink (Chris Sarandon) she is kidnapped by an unlikely group of criminals: a Sicilian conspirator named Vizzini (Wallace Shawn), a swordsmith named Inigo Montoya, who wants to avenge the murder of his father (Mandy Patinkin) and a gentle but strong giant called Fezzik (Andre the giant).

Mrs. Doubtfire

You will never see a cream-colored face mask like this again.

Daniel Hillard (Robin Williams) is an unemployed actor who has just divorced his wife (Sally Field). The worst part? He can no longer see his beloved children, although they urgently need someone to take care of them after school. To get around this custody gap, Daniel turns into Mrs. Doubtfire – a Scottish nanny with a low voice and enough prostheses to decorate a theater group.

Matilda

It is best not to eat a chocolate cake while watching it – all other snacks are fair game.

Matilda (Mara Wilson) loves to read. She loves it more than almost anything else in the world, because books are her escape when her lazy parents (Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman) select it. And it turns out that she learned a lot from this escape, because when she finally comes to school, her brilliant intellect and telekinetic powers are the only things that stand between her and the cruel headmistress, Miss Trunchbull (Pam Ferris).

Remember the titans

Based on a true story, this film will ultimately get everyone to cheer on the titans.

With a soaring soundtrack that elevates your mood without trying Remember the titans tells the story of a high school football team in Virginia in the 1970s. When an African American coach, Herman Boone (Denzel Washington) makes waves in the community, the newly integrated team fights racial prejudice and anger in its attempt to get together and win the state championship.