Items30The creator’s order
  1. 1Paddington 2 (2017)Paddington 2 (2017) 7.8/10 on IMDbReleased 5 Nov 2017A small bear's habit of treating people decently becomes a wonderfully elaborate chain reaction. The prison kitchen and Hugh Grant's gloriously vain performance supply the big laughs, but the real lift comes from seeing a community notice and repay everyday kindness. Its sincerity never needs to…0
  2. 2Chef (2014)Chef (2014) 7.3/10 on IMDbReleased 8 May 2014If work has swallowed the pleasure of being good at something, this is a restorative watch. Jon Favreau turns cooking, a food truck and time with a son into a relaxed route back to enthusiasm. The sizzling sandwiches are persuasive, but the easy friendship and absence of a manufactured final…0
  3. 3The School of Rock (2003)The School of Rock (2003) 7.2/10 on IMDbReleased 3 Oct 2003Jack Black's enthusiasm is infectious, yet the nicest surprise is how much room the film makes for the children. Shy musicians, organisers and technically minded pupils all discover something useful to contribute. Watching a class become a band offers the uncomplicated pleasure of people being…0
  4. 4Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022)Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022) 7.1/10 on IMDbReleased 15 Jul 2022Lesley Manville makes a cleaner's wish for a beautiful dress feel like a perfectly reasonable claim to pleasure. The couture is lovely, but the warmth comes from the alliances she forms in a world designed to exclude her. Choose it for gentle wish fulfilment powered by generosity and stubborn…0
  5. 5Legally Blonde (2001)Legally Blonde (2001) 6.5/10 on IMDbReleased 13 Jul 2001Elle Woods is allowed to become capable without surrendering her clothes, her cheerfulness or her loyalty to other women. Reese Witherspoon makes that refusal a terrific source of comic energy. For a day spent being underestimated, there is comfort in a film that treats kindness and intelligence as…0
  6. 6Bend It Like Beckham (2002)Bend It Like Beckham (2002) 6.7/10 on IMDbReleased 11 Apr 2002Football practice, family expectations and a friendship between ambitious young women give this its buoyant rhythm. The jokes allow affection for relatives even when they are maddening, and the sporting scenes make effort look exciting. It is especially cheering when you need a reminder that…0
  7. 7Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) 7.8/10 on IMDbReleased 29 Jul 1989A young witch's delivery job becomes a gentle film about finding your feet and losing confidence along the way. Bakery routines, seaside streets and small acts of help supply much of its pleasure. If you are creatively drained, Kiki's world makes room for rest and friendship rather than demanding…0
  8. 8Luca (2021)Luca (2021) 7.4/10 on IMDbReleased 17 Jun 2021Bicycles, pasta and an impossibly inviting Italian seaside town provide a small holiday for the eyes. Beneath the summer adventure is a warm account of friendship and the courage it takes to stop hiding. Its manageable scale and playful physical comedy make it an easy choice when another enormous,…0
  9. 9Ratatouille (2007)Ratatouille (2007) 8.1/10 on IMDbReleased 28 Jun 2007The pleasure here is watching care become something other people can taste. Pixar gives kitchen work speed and excitement, while Remy's unlikely ambition makes competence feel open to outsiders. It can leave a tired evening feeling a little more curious, especially if you pair it with something…0
  10. 10The Intern (2015)The Intern (2015) 7.1/10 on IMDbReleased 23 Sept 2015Robert De Niro's quietly observant intern offers the fantasy of a colleague who notices a problem and helps without making a performance of it. His friendship with Anne Hathaway's overloaded founder gives the glossy workplace its human centre. The soothing part is being surrounded by people who…0