20 Best Movies to Watch on A Rainy Day
Rainy days often call for cozy indoor activities, and one of the best ways to pass the time is by watching a good movie. Whether you're in the mood for something light and funny or heartwarming and romantic, there are plenty of films that perfectly capture the mood of a rainy day. In this blog post, I've curated a list of movies that are sure to brighten up your day, no matter what your preferred genre is. So, sit back, relax, and enjoy the perfect rainy day movie marathon.
1. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
A high school wise boy is determined to take a day off school, despite what the principal thinks about it. This film revolves around Ferris Bueller, who skips school while his principal does his best to catch his lies.
Director: John Hughes
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara
2. Grease (1978)
Good girl Sandy Olsson and greaser Danny Zuko spend time falling in love with each other over the summer. Will they be able to rekindle their love when they unexpectedly discover that they are now in the same high school?
Director: Randal Kleiser
Starring: John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing
3. Pretty in Pink (1986)
Pretty in Pink tells the story of Andie, one of the unpopular girls at her high school. She spends most of her time with her friends Iona and Duckie. Duckie has always had feelings for her, but she recently met a new boy at school. Now she must choose between dating her childhood sweetheart and dating a rich but sensitive womaniser.
Director: Howard Deutch
Starring: Molly Ringwald, Jon Cryer, Harry Dean Stanton
4. Forrest Gump (1994)
The presidencies of Kennedy and Johnson, the Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal and other historical events unfold from the point of view of a man from Alabama with an IQ of 75, whose only desire is to reunite with his childhood love.
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise
5. Weird Science (1985)
Two nerds in high school use a computer program to create the perfect woman and turn their lives upside down in an instant. This movie is literally a time capsule that takes us back to the 80s era.
Director: John Hughes
Starring: Anthony Michael Hall, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Kelly LeBrock
6. Jurassic Park (1993)
A pragmatic paleontologist touring a theme park on an island in Central America is tasked with protecting several children after a power outage causes the park's cloned dinosaurs to wander adrift.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum
7. Back to the Future (1985)
17-year-old high school student Marty McFly is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the self-willed scientist Doc Brown.
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson
8. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Young Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are dragged by a tornado from their farm in Kansas to the magical Land of Oz and embark on an adventure with three new friends to see the wizard who can bring her back to her home.
Directors: Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Mervyn LeRoy
Starring: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger
9. The Breakfast Club (1985)
The film revolves around a group of detained high school students consisting of five people. It seems like they have nothing in common. But as time goes by, they all realize that they have more in common than they thought.
Director: John Hughes
Starring: Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald
10. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
A poor but hopeful boy searches for one of the five enviably coveted golden tickets that will take him on a tour of Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory.
Director: Mel Stuart
Starring: Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Peter Ostrum
11. The Princess Bride (1987)
While he is sick at home, a young boy's grandfather tells him the story of his transformation from a farmer's boy into a pirate, who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to reunite with his true love.
Director: Rob Reiner
Starring: Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Robin Wright
12. Cast Away (2000)
The story of Cast Away revolves around Chuck Nolan, who is stranded on a remote island after a tragic plane crash. Chuck needs to discover methods of survival in his new habitat, because there is no way to escape.
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Paul Sanchez
13. The Harry Potter Series (2001-2011)
The Harry Potter Series consists of a total of 7 films. The story revolves around a boy named Harry Potter learning that he is a wizard and his struggle with his enemy Lord Voldemort and the dark forces that lasts until the end of the series.
Directors: David Yates, Alfonso Cuarón, Chris Columbus, Mike Newell
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint
14. Spirited Away (2001)
During her family's move to the suburbs, a sulky 10-year-old girl wanders through a world ruled by gods, witches and spirits, where people turn into monsters.
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Voiced by: Daveigh Chase, Suzanne Pleshette, Miyu Irino
15. Titanic (1997)
A seventeen-year-old aristocratic girl falls in love with a polite but poor artist on the luxurious but ill-fated RMS Titanic ship. The film was big and glorious, from the cast to the set design. From the moment it was first released, it turned all box office records upside down and held the title of box office record holder for many years.
Directed by: James Cameron
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane
16. Mary Poppins (1964)
In London on the turn of the century, a magical nanny uses music and adventure to help two neglected children get closer to their father.
Director: Robert Stevenson
Starring: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson
17. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Set in 1920s Hollywood, a silent movie star falls in love with a girl in the chorus while he and his dreamer friend are going through a difficult transition to films with sound.
Directors: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly
Starring: Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds
18. Casablanca (1942)
An expatriate American cafe owner who loves teasing so much has a hard time deciding whether to help his ex-lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco.
Director: Michael Curtiz
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid
19. Nocturnal Animals (2016)
The film tells the story of an art gallery owner reading the new novel written by her first husband and starting to see similarities between him and her old relationship.
Director: Tom Ford
Starring: Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon
20. Shutter Island (2010)
In 1954, an American police officer investigates the disappearance of a murderer who escaped from a hospital where the criminally insane were kept. However, it is revealed that some of the people in the hospital are not mentally ill, and all of those in the section referred to as block C are people who oppose the country's regime.
Director: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Emily Mortimer, Mark Ruffalo
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