Mental exhaustion has its own logic. These films match it.
During the rise of fascism in Mussolini's Italy, a wooden boy brought magically to life struggles to live up to his father's expectations.
Low cognitive demand, high reward. The rare film that works when you have nothing left.
Stuck in COVID-19 lockdown, US comedian and musician Bo Burnham attempts to stay sane and happy by writing, shooting and performing a one-man comedy special.
Low cognitive demand, high reward. The rare film that works when you have nothing left.
On October 13, 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, chartered to take a rugby team to Chile, crashes into a glacier in the heart of the Andes.
Asks almost nothing of your processing power. You can be fully present or half asleep and still get it.
A lonely dog's friendship with his robot companion takes a sad turn when an unexpected malfunction forces him to abandon Robot at the beach. Will Dog ever meet Robot again?
Low cognitive demand, high reward. The rare film that works when you have nothing left.
The story of Tim Ballard, a former US government agent, who quits his job in order to devote his life to rescuing children from global sex traffickers.
Asks almost nothing of your processing power. You can be fully present or half asleep and still get it.
Not every film needs to be a challenge. Some nights, being pulled along is exactly right.
Moves slowly enough to absorb without processing.
The inspiring true story of Richard Montañez, the Frito Lay janitor who channeled his Mexican American heritage and upbringing to turn the iconic Flamin' Hot Cheetos into a snack that disrupted the food industry and became a global pop culture phenomenon.
Low cognitive demand, high reward. The rare film that works when you have nothing left.
After an outburst at school involving her son, a concerned single mother demands answers, triggering a sequence of deepening suspicion and turmoil.
Asks almost nothing of your processing power. You can be fully present or half asleep and still get it.
Edmond Dantès becomes the target of a sinister plot and is arrested on his wedding day for a crime he did not commit. After 14 years in the island prison of Château d'If, he manages a daring escape. Now rich beyond his dreams, he assumes the identity of the Count of Monte-Cristo and exacts his revenge on the three men who betrayed him.
Asks almost nothing of your processing power. You can be fully present or half asleep and still get it.
Since 2014, France's restorative justice programmes have offered a safe space for supervised dialogue between offenders and victims. Grégoire, Nawelle, and Sabine, victims of heists and violent robberies, agree to join one of these discussion groups alongside offenders Nassim, Issa, and Thomas, all convicted of violent robberies. Meanwhile Chloé, a victim of childhood sexual abuse, prepares for dialogue with her own agressor after learning he has moved back into town.
Low cognitive demand, high reward. The rare film that works when you have nothing left.
A woman married to a former politician during the 1971 military dictatorship in Brazil is forced to reinvent herself and chart a new course for her family after a violent and arbitrary act.
Asks almost nothing of your processing power. You can be fully present or half asleep and still get it.
These films work because they match where you actually are, not where you think you should be.