Comfort a la Netflix: 5 Most Soothing Movies to Stream After a Week at Work
These movies of various genres will give you a sense of comfort.
There are dozens of movies on Netflix. So many, in fact, that it's hard to choose when you're looking for something comforting. These five movies are your solution.
Me Time (2022, 5.1 on IMDb)
Starring Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg, this buddy comedy follows Sonny Fisher, a stay-at-home dad who takes care of the house and two kids while his wife Maya, an architect, earns a living. Used to routine, Sonny doesn't see much excitement in life, but things change drastically when his old friend Huck invites him over for a birthday weekend that throws Sonny's life into chaos.
Yes Day (2021, 5.7 on IMDb)
This family comedy may sound very reminiscent of Jim Carrey's 2008 film Yes Man, as it revolves around Jennifer Garner's Allison and Édgar Ramirez's Carlos, a married couple who decide to say yes to their children's every request for one day. Proposed as a way to bond with the kids, the 'yes day' technique seems fun at first, but a lot of chaos ensues.
Your Place or Mine (2023, 5.7 on IMDb)
This romantic comedy centers on two longtime friends, Debbie and Peter, who had an affair twenty years ago and swap lives for a time when Debbie, who lives in Los Angeles, needs to go to New York, where Peter lives, to finish an accounting course and he offers to take care of her son in LA. As the characters get to know each other through their homes, they realize they are in love.
Wedding Season (2022, 6.3 on IMDb)
Another rom com on the list, it follows Asha, a former Wall Street bank employee who has broken up with her fiancé and taken a job at a microfinance startup in New Jersey. Fearing that Asha will never find a husband, her mother creates a dating profile for her, where she finds Ravi, whose profile was also created by his concerned parents. To appease their families, the characters agree to meet and conspire to pretend they are getting married. But soon they don't have to pretend anymore.
The Adam Project (2022, 6.7 on IMDb)
Shawn Levy's sci-fi action comedy stars Ryan Reynolds as Adam Reed, a time jet pilot from the future who crash lands in 2022, where he meets his twelve-year-old self, who is grieving the loss of his father. Together, the two Adams return to the future to save it from the greedy and authoritarian world ruler who wants a monopoly on time travel.