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Comedy Movies For Slow Mornings

Comedy movies for slow mornings across all eras. Includes Singin' in the Rain, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, My Frien...

Slow mornings call for films that don't rush. These take their time.

Singin' in the Rain movie poster
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1952 · ★★★★☆ 8.1/10

In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.

Made to be watched without urgency. The morning pacing is built in.

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb movie poster
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1964 · ★★★★☆ 8.1/10

After the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diplomat all frantically try to stop it.

Made to be watched without urgency. The morning pacing is built in.

My Friends movie poster
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1975 · ★★★★☆ 8.1/10

Four inseparable friends try to face their midlife crisis with daytrips and pranks at the expense of their families and the people around them.

Unhurried in the best way. Sits well with a second cup of coffee.

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels movie poster
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1998 · ★★★★☆ 8.1/10

A card shark and his unwillingly-enlisted friends need to make a lot of cash quick after losing a sketchy poker match. To do this they decide to pull a heist on a small-time gang who happen to be operating out of the flat next door.

Unhurried in the best way. Sits well with a second cup of coffee.

Big Deal on Madonna Street movie poster
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1958 · ★★★★☆ 8.1/10

Best friends Peppe and Mario are thieves, but they're not very good at it. Still, Peppe thinks that he's finally devised a master heist that will make them rich. With the help of some fellow criminals, he plans to dig a tunnel from a rented apartment to the pawnshop next door, where they can rob the safe. But his plan is far from foolproof, and the fact that no one in the group has any experience digging tunnels proves to be the least of their problems.

Unhurried in the best way. Sits well with a second cup of coffee.

The morning film is underrated. Quiet, unhurried, all yours.

Light, easy, and enjoyable. Nothing better for a slow morning.

Some Like It Hot movie poster
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1959 · ★★★★☆ 8.1/10

In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.

Made to be watched without urgency. The morning pacing is built in.

There's Still Tomorrow movie poster
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2023 · ★★★★☆ 8.1/10

In postwar Rome, a working-class woman dreams of a better future for herself and her daughter while facing abuse at the hands of her domineering husband. When a mysterious letter arrives, she discovers the courage to change the circumstances of her life.

Made to be watched without urgency. The morning pacing is built in.

The Shop Around the Corner movie poster
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1940 · ★★★★☆ 8.1/10

Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand one another, without realising that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.

Unhurried in the best way. Sits well with a second cup of coffee.

Sherlock Jr. movie poster
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1924 · ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meager skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.

Made to be watched without urgency. The morning pacing is built in.

Memoir of a Snail movie poster
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2024 · ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

Forcibly separated from her twin brother when they are orphaned, a melancholic misfit learns how to find confidence within herself amid the clutter of misfortunes and everyday life.

Made to be watched without urgency. The morning pacing is built in.

These films work because they match where you actually are, not where you think you should be.

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