Films to watch when you're feeling ill (11 titles)

Sometimes when you're not well, you just need to plonk yourself on the sofa with a cuppa and get lost in someone else's story. These are just a few of my favourites...

by: Croc from London

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The Railway Children

My favourite film ever. Mainly because it was filmed in Yorkshire - God's country. A true British classic. I challenge anyone not to blub when everyone waves at the children from the train...

The Railway Children (2 discs) on DVD (1968)
Starring: Jenny Agutter, Gillian Bailey, Frederick Treves
Director: Julia Smith
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The original BBC series, which was for many years believed lost, now appears on video for the first time and is the first of Jenny Agutter's three appearances in the famous children's tale. Three Edwardian children travel with their mother to live by a railway in Yorkshire, when their father is ..read more »

Rate this: 58% from 1,070 member

Life Is Beautiful

A truly inspirational and delightful film, in spite of its traumatic subject matter. Brilliant.

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Life Is Beautiful on DVD (1998)
Starring: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi
Director: Roberto Benigni
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An inspired, award-winning story about the power of love and the human spirit, Life Is Beautiful has been called a modern masterpiece! Guido - a charming but bumbling waiter who's gifted with a colourful imagination and an irresistible sense of humour - has won the heart of the woman he loves and ..read more »

Rate this: 75% from 23,656 members

Four Weddings And A Funeral

How did we fancy Hugh Grant in those big glasses? Some of the best lines in British cinema. Love it.

Four Weddings And A Funeral on DVD (1993)
Starring: Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, Kristin Scott-Thomas
Director: Mike Newell
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Charles (Hugh Grant, in what would become career-defining performance) is a confirmed British bachelor with a colourful romantic background who meets the perfect woman, Carrie (Andie MacDowell), at a friend's wedding. However, Charles's hopes of romance are dashed when Carrie announces she must ..read more »

Rate this: 69% from 49,687 members

Aladdin

One Disney film had to get on here and this is, in my humble opinion, the best of all the great animated films. And Aladdin looks like Rick Alessi off Neighbours - who I used to fancy, sadly.

Aladdin on DVD (1993)
Starring: nicky stoter (voice), Nicky Stoter, kate o'mara (voice)
Director: David Thwaytes
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Once upon a time in a country far away lived a boy called Aladdin who was tricked by an evil magician to enter an enchanted cave and go in search for a magic lamp. Here starts one of the greatest adventures ever told.

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Wind In The Willows - The Movie

Genius.

Wind In The Willows - The Movie on DVD (1983)
Starring: David Jason, Michael Hordern, Ian Carmichael
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In this unique stop-motion animation film, Kenneth Grahame's classic characters--Badger, Mole, Rat, and Toad--embark on adventures along the beautiful Edwardian countryside. The Cosgrove Hall production features the vocal talents of David Jason, Michael Hordern, and other notable actors.

Rate this: 64% from 668 members

Star Wars Trilogy

NOT the recent prequels. Oh no. The real deal. Best trilogy ever made - no dispute. Best one is Empire Strikes Back. Can watch over and over again.

Star Wars Trilogy (4 discs) on DVD (1977)
Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher
Director: George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Richard Marquand
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The complete original STAR WARS trilogy in one set, in their 1997 remastered Special Edition versions, with an extra disc containing a documentary and other amazing extras. STAR WARS - A NEW HOPE, George Lucas's stunning sci-fi masterpiece, is arguably one of the most inventive and entertaining ..read more »

Rate this: 80% from 73,445 members

Roman Holiday

Beautiful film starring beautiful people - I loved this way better than Breakfast At Tiffany's

Roman Holiday on DVD (1953)
Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck, Eddie Albert
Director: William Wyler
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A modern-day princess 'escapes' from her royal entourage while on a trip to Rome, and while incognito, falls in love with an American newspaperman. Oscar-winning story from then-blacklisted Dalton Trumbo was credited to Ian McLellan Hunter. Academy Award Nominations: 10, including Best Picture, ..read more »

Rate this: 72% from 8,325 members

High School Musical

There - I've said it.

High School Musical on DVD (2006)
Starring: Zac Efron, Vanessa-Anne Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale
Director: Kenny Ortega
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Zac Efron and Vanessa Anne Hudgens star in this Disney Channel Original Movie as popular basketball team captain Troy and smart, stunning academic Gabriella. Both shock the members of the social cliques to which they belong when they each decide to audition for the high school's musical. By proving ..read more »

Rate this: 66% from 16,768 members

Brokeback Mountain

A real testament to Heath's acting - what a shame we didn't get to see more of it. As powerful a film as I've ever seen - remarkable. Oh, and the music...

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Brokeback Mountain on DVD (2005)
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams
Director: Ang Lee
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From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ang Lee comes an epic American love story, Brokeback Mountain . Set against the sweeping vistas of Wyoming and Texas, the film tells the story of two young men -- a ranch-hand and a rodeo cowboy -- who meet in the summer of 1963, and unexpectedly forge a ..read more »

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Adventures In Babysitting

80s classic, nuff said.

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Adventures In Babysitting on DVD (1987)
Starring: Elisabeth Shue, Keith Coogan, George Newbern
Director: Chris Columbus
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Chris Parker agrees to babysit for a neighbor after her "dream" date stands her up. Expecting a dull evening with three kids and the TV, the hair-raising adventure soon explodes when her friend Brenda calls and begs to be rescued from the bus station in downtown Chicago.

Rate this: 69% from 1,661 member