Fantasy movies for sick days from the 2010s. Includes The Book of Life, Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans, Midnight in Paris and more, curated by Moviepiq.
You feel terrible. A good film fixes nothing and somehow helps anyway.
The journey of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an incredible adventure that spans fantastical worlds where he must face his greatest fears.
The right texture for a sick day. Present enough to be company, gentle enough not to overwhelm.
The comedic modern-day quintet takes on their 2003 counterparts when villains from each of their worlds join forces to pit the two Titan teams against each other. They'll need to set aside their differences and work together to combat Trigon, Hexagon, Santa Claus (that's right, Santa!) and time itself in order to save the multiverse.
Warm, absorbing, and completely non-taxing. Exactly what sick days call for.
While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight.
The right texture for a sick day. Present enough to be company, gentle enough not to overwhelm.
Zephyr, now known as Z, rides the seas with only one goal: Destroy all pirates and their dreams at becoming King of Pirates. When Luffy and his crew encounter him at sea, not only are they utterly defeated by the man with an arm made of Seastone, Nami, Robin, and Chopper are turned 10 years younger due to Z's minion Ain. Luffy is so determined to win against him that he does not even notice Z's master plan that could sacrifice thousands of lives.
Warm, absorbing, and completely non-taxing. Exactly what sick days call for.
A story of Naoufel, a young man who is in love with Gabrielle. In another part of town, a severed hand escapes from a dissection lab, determined to find its body again.
The right texture for a sick day. Present enough to be company, gentle enough not to overwhelm.
Being sick and watching a film is one of life's more specific comforts. These films earn that role.
Gentle and immersive. Ideal sick-day viewing.
Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.
Warm, absorbing, and completely non-taxing. Exactly what sick days call for.
During an unfortunate series of events, a friend of Kung Fury is assassinated by the most dangerous kung fu master criminal of all time, Adolf Hitler, a.k.a Kung Führer. Kung Fury decides to travel back in time to Nazi Germany in order to kill Hitler and end the Nazi empire once and for all.
The right texture for a sick day. Present enough to be company, gentle enough not to overwhelm.
After 29-year-old Adaline recovers from a nearly lethal accident, she inexplicably stops growing older. As the years stretch on and on, Adaline keeps her secret to herself until she meets a man who changes her life.
The right texture for a sick day. Present enough to be company, gentle enough not to overwhelm.
The spirited Boruto Uzumaki, son of Seventh Hokage Naruto, is a skilled ninja who possesses the same brashness and passion his father once had. However, the constant absence of his father, who is busy with his Hokage duties, puts a damper on Boruto's fire. He ends up meeting his father's friend Sasuke, and requests to become... his apprentice!? The curtain on the story of the new generation rises!
Warm, absorbing, and completely non-taxing. Exactly what sick days call for.
During a mysterious thunderstorm, Vera, a young mother, manages to save a life in danger, but her good deed causes a disturbing chain of unexpected consequences.
The right texture for a sick day. Present enough to be company, gentle enough not to overwhelm.
These films work because they match where you actually are, not where you think you should be.
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