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comforting & nostalgic movies

feeling the weight of the world? Popcorn Therapy’s Comforting & Nostalgic collection offers a warm escape. Curl up with classic films, rediscover hidden gems, and let the silver screen soothe your soul with a nostalgic glow

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 Fantastic Mr. Fox – Wes Anderson, 2009

FAMILY/ADVENTURE/ANIMATION, 1h27

George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman

Synopsis

The Fantastic Mr. Fox, bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his family.

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Mamma Mia! – Phyllida Lloyd, 2008

ROMANCE/MUSICAL, 1h41

Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan

Synopsis

An independent, single mother who owns a small hotel on a Greek island is about to marry off the spirited young daughter she’s raised alone. But, the daughter has secretly invited three of her mother’s ex-lovers in the hopes of finding her biological father.

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Little Miss Sunshine – Jonathan Dayton, 2006

DRAMA/COMEDY, 1h41

Abigail Breslin, Toni Collette, Steve Carell

Synopsis

A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant.

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Crazy, Stupid, Love – Glenn Ficarra, 2011

COMEDY/ROMANCE, 1h49

Steve Carell, Julianne Moore, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone 

Synopsis

Cal Weaver is living the American dream. He has a good job, a beautiful house, great children and a beautiful wife, named Emily. Cal’s seemingly perfect life unravels, however, when he learns that Emily has been unfaithful and wants a divorce. Over 40 and suddenly single, Cal is adrift in the fickle world of dating. Enter, Jacob Palmer, a self-styled player who takes Cal under his wing and teaches him how to be a hit with the ladies.

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Forrest Gump – Robert Zemeckis, 1994

DRAMA/COMEDY/ROMANCE, 2h22

Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise

Synopsis

A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.

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Summer of 85 – François Ozon, 2020

ROMANCE/DRAMA, 1h32

Félix Lefebvre, Benjamin Voisin, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi

Synopsis

What do you dream of when you’re 16-years-old and in a seaside resort in Normandy in the 1980s? A best friend? A lifelong teen pact? Scooting off on adventures on a boat or a motorbike? Living life at breakneck speed? No. You dream of death. Because you can’t get a bigger kick than dying. And that’s why you save it till the very end. The summer holidays are just beginning, and this story recounts how Alexis grew into himself.