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Comedy Movies For When You’re Recovering With Family

Comedy movies for when youre recovering with family. Includes Amélie, The Postman, Castaway on the Moon and more, curated by Moviepiq.

Recovery mode. Low input, steady company, no demands.

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?

Low drain, steady company. Exactly what recovery viewing needs.

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 ask you to be well yet. Meets you where you actually are.

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.

It doesn't ask you to be well yet. Meets you where you actually are.

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 ask you to be well yet. Meets you where you actually are.

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 ask you to be well yet. Meets you where you actually are.

Recovery viewing has specific requirements. Not heavy. Not boring. Enough to hold you without draining you.

Laughing genuinely helps recovery. Simple and true.

Works across the room. Nobody left out or checked out.

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.

It doesn't ask you to be well yet. Meets you where you actually are.

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.

It doesn't ask you to be well yet. Meets you where you actually are.

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.

Low drain, steady company. Exactly what recovery viewing needs.

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.

Low drain, steady company. Exactly what recovery viewing needs.

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.

It doesn't ask you to be well yet. Meets you where you actually are.

The right film for the right state is a specific thing. These are specific.

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