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But which movies are actually the best for watching on a rainy day?
“Rainy day” movies, which differ heavily from snow day movies, are all about vibes.
It’s hard to define it exactly, but you kind of know the feeling when you see it.
When it rains it pours, and that’s especially true in The Truman Show.
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
Pretty much any Wes Anderson makes for perfect rainy day viewing.
But his young adult romantic drama Moonrise Kingdom from 2012 feels especially made for overcast weather coziness.
An elaborate coming-of-age adventure about young love, Moonrise Kingdom is Anderson at his finest.
Everybody Wants Some!!
(2016)
At first blush, Everybody Wants Some!!
might look like another bawdy summer comedy.
All good vibes and no stress, Everybody Wants Some!!
has enough sunshine to make you believe that it’s summertime all the time.
It (2017)
Horror fans know Stephen King is the master of rainy day stories.
In 2017, his decades-spanning tome It went to the big screen in Andy Muschietti’s blockbuster adaptation.
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
is razor sharp in its comical misadventures that satirize the American dream.
It makes for an effortless good time when you’ve got nowhere else to go.
But allow us to make a different suggestion: Ralph Bakshi’s animated version from 1978.
Writer/director Braff plays a 26-year-old struggling actor who leaves Hollywood for the funeral of his mother in New Jersey.
When it sucks outside, there’s nothing better to do than play around with mixtapes.
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
There’s something about Hayao Miyazaki movies that suit the rainy weather.
Of the millions of options, you’re free to’t really go wrong with Bridget Jones' Diary.
This coincides with two dashing men - Hugh Grant and Colin Firth - vying for her attention.
During his employment, he meets a beautiful girl (Stewart) who makes his summer one to remember.
Nicholson plays a cranky novelist with crippling OCD who lives alone in crowded New York City.
Amy Adams plays a university linguistics professor who is recruited by the military to establish communications with aliens.
Rear Window (1954)
Alfred Hitchcock’s mega-classic mystery knows all too well about isolated boredom.
The Batman (2022)
A dark Batman reboot movie ain’t nothing new.
Language Lessons is all about the importance of connection and understanding even if it’s over long-distance.
Even on rainy days, it can make us say “te amo” with a smile.
Which is why it’s perfect for those cloudy afternoons spent indoors.
Matt Damon stars as Will Hunting, a janitor at MIT who is found to have genius-level intellect.
Because all of us, in our own ways, have to see about a girl.
