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Comedy Movies That Help After Burnout Alone On A Rainy Night

Comedy movies that help after burnout alone on a rainy night. Includes Amélie, The Postman, Castaway on the Moon and more, curated by Moviepiq.

Burnout needs the right company. Not loud, not demanding, not cheerful in a way that feels fake.

Amélie movie poster
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2001 · ★★★½☆ 7.9/10

At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-gooder. But when she bumps into a handsome stranger, will she find the courage to become the star of her very own love story?

It doesn't try to fix you. It just sits with you for two hours. That's enough.

The Postman movie poster
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1994 · ★★★½☆ 7.9/10

Simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet; he uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice.

It doesn't try to fix you. It just sits with you for two hours. That's enough.

Castaway on the Moon movie poster
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2009 · ★★★½☆ 7.9/10

Mr. Kim is jobless, lost in debt and has been dumped by his girlfriend. He decides to end it all by jumping into the Han River – only to find himself washed up on a small, mid-river island. He soon abandons thoughts of suicide or rescue and begins a new life as a castaway. His antics catch the attention of a young woman whose apartment overlooks the river. Her discovery changes both their lives.

Gentle. Present. Not asking you to do anything but watch. Perfect for after burnout.

Inside Out movie poster
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2015 · ★★★½☆ 7.9/10

When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness get lost, they must journey through unfamiliar places to get back home.

It doesn't try to fix you. It just sits with you for two hours. That's enough.

Limelight movie poster
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1952 · ★★★½☆ 7.9/10

A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.

It doesn't try to fix you. It just sits with you for two hours. That's enough.

These films don't demand anything from you. That's the whole point.

Laughter is recovery. Simple and true.

Works particularly well alone, with nowhere else to be.

La La Land movie poster
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2016 · ★★★½☆ 7.9/10

Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.

Gentle. Present. Not asking you to do anything but watch. Perfect for after burnout.

Roman Holiday movie poster
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1953 · ★★★½☆ 7.9/10

Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann takes off for a night while in Rome. When a sedative she took from her doctor kicks in, however, she falls asleep on a park bench and is found by an American reporter, Joe Bradley, who takes her back to his apartment for safety. At work the next morning, Joe finds out Ann's regal identity and bets his editor he can get exclusive interview with her, but romance soon gets in the way.

Gentle. Present. Not asking you to do anything but watch. Perfect for after burnout.

Divorce Italian Style movie poster
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1961 · ★★★½☆ 7.9/10

Ferdinando Cefalù is desperate to marry his cousin, Angela, but he is married to Rosalia and divorce is illegal in Italy. To get around the law, he tries to trick his wife into having an affair so he can catch her and murder her, as he knows he would be given a light sentence for killing an adulterous woman. He persuades a painter to lure his wife into an affair, but Rosalia proves to be more faithful than he expected.

It doesn't try to fix you. It just sits with you for two hours. That's enough.

Dangal movie poster
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2016 · ★★★½☆ 7.9/10

Dangal is an extraordinary true story based on the life of Mahavir Singh and his two daughters, Geeta and Babita Phogat. The film traces the inspirational journey of a father who trains his daughters to become world class wrestlers.

Gentle. Present. Not asking you to do anything but watch. Perfect for after burnout.

No manches, Frida 2: paraíso destruido movie poster
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2019 · ★★★½☆ 7.9/10

Zequi and Lucy are about to get married. Although he promises not to overdo it during the bachelor party, things get out of control.

Gentle. Present. Not asking you to do anything but watch. Perfect for after burnout.

Some films earn their effect. These do.

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