Like a Fluffy Duvet: Top 5 Modern Movies You Can Revisit for Comfort

Some people watch movies for the excitement of the story. Others watch movies for the serenity and comfort they provide. If you belong to the second group, here are five movies that will give you the ultimate sense of comfort.

The Intern (2015, 7.1 on IMDb)

Available on: Hulu, Max, Netflix, Apple TV+, Disney+, Amazon Prime

Starring Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway, this heartwarming comedy-drama follows Ben Whittaker, a seventy-year-old retiree and former DEX One executive who, bored with doing nothing, finds employment as a senior intern at a sprawling e-commerce fashion startup. Though initially ridiculed for his age, Ben quickly wins over his young co-workers and forms a close relationship with his boss, Jules, whom he helps improve her personal life.

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013, 7.3 on IMDb)

Available on: Peacock, Netflix, Apple TV+, Disney+, Amazon Prime

Ben Stiller's adventure comedy-drama centers on the title character, who works with negatives at Life magazine. Walter has a habit of compensating for his lonely and boring life by daydreaming, but it doesn't help him find happiness in reality. One day, things change drastically when Walter goes in search of the photographer he works with to get the negative of a missing shot.

Chef (2014, 7.3 on IMDb)

Available on: Hulu, Netflix, Apple TV+, Amazon Prime

Jon Favreau's comedy-drama follows celebrity chef Carl Casper, who is going through a crisis when his wife Inez leaves him and takes custody of their preteen son Percy, and the owner of the restaurant where he works doesn't allow him to express his creativity. When Carl loses his job, he accompanies his son and ex-wife to Miami, where he rekindles his passion for Cuban food, buys a food truck, and starts serving Cuban sandwiches with his old friend and son, bonding along the way.

The Holdovers (2023, 7.9 on IMDb)

Available on: Apple TV+, Amazon Prime

Set on the cusp of 1970-1971, the Oscar-winning Christmas comedy-drama stars Paul Giamatti as Paul Hunham, a very serious classics teacher at a New England boarding school for boys, who is forced to look after a group of students, held over at the school for Christmas because they have nowhere else to go. Universally hated by the students, Mr. Hunham is none too happy about it, but as the characters are forced to spend time together, they form a touching bond.

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014, 8.1 on IMDb)

Available on: Hulu, Apple TV+, Disney+, Amazon Prime

Narrated by the owner of the hotel of the title, Wes Anderson's comedy-drama tells the story of his early years as a lobby boy under Monsieur Gustave H., a famous concierge of the mountain resort hotel in the fictional Eastern European country of Zubrowka. Together, Monsieur Gustave and his protégé Zero Moustafa witness the disappearance of priceless Renaissance paintings, the murder of a wealthy widow, and the rise of fascism between the two world wars.