15 Film Recs for Hyper Specific Situations
Right people, welcome to 15 of my personal film recommendations for hyper specific situations.
If you happen to find yourself missing your childhood, wine drunk & sad or rethinking your entire existence and want a little 2 hour escape, have a gander at this list & enjoy my carefully (kinda) curated selection of films that I think would go swimmingly with these scenarios.
1. A film to watch when the daunting state of the world sets in & you’re spiralling into a trivial existential crisis & need reassurance that your problems are ultimately cosmically insignificant - ‘The Hunger Games’ (even make it a marathon if ur super cool)
2. A film to watch when you’re craving summer vibes & whimsy (minus the devastating ending...we’re gonna pretend it didn't happen okay ? okay great, glad we cleared that up.) - ‘La La Land’
3. A film to watch when your girls cocktail night Zoom chat is bugging bc of shitty wifi but you’re still in the mood to go partying - ‘Ibiza’
4. A film to watch when your wine drunk on a bottle & a half and missing your ex - ’Someone Great’
5. A film to watch when you miss your childhood & your biggest worry was what mum was making for dinner - ‘Angus, Thongs & Perfect Snogging’
6. A film to watch when you’re doing your nails & you need something fun on in the background - ‘The Lovebirds’
7. A film to watch when you’ve been working for 5 hours (or 3 mins...) and you want to reward yourself with a ‘15 minute’ break - ‘Game Night’
8. A film to watch when you & your S/O have rinsed Netflix & have now significantly dropped your movie standards to random bottom of the barrel ones - ‘Love, Wedding, Repeat’
9. A film to watch when you’re in need of some female empowerment & a reminder of how badass (fictional & non-fictional) women can be - ‘Oceans 8’
10. A film to watch to bring all your family members/ flatmates together for some quality time - ‘Crazy Rich Asians’
11. A film to watch when you want something visually & intellectually satisfying (stunning design, stunning cinematography & stunning performances. 11/10 would recommend.) - ‘Malcom & Marie’
12. A film to keep you on the edge of your seat & tie your brain in knots with the amount of plot twists - ‘Prisoners’
13. A film to watch when you’re missing the glitz & glamour of live theatre & musicals - ‘Dreamgirls’ (also can we please appreciate this incredible cast oh my god.)
14. A film to gateway your S/O into chick flicks even though they’re adamant that chick flicks are dumb (for me this one got the ‘Boyfriend Stamp of Approval’ so I can happily attest that this is the perfect gateway chickflick, you & your S/O are so very welcome in advance xxx) - ‘Friends with Benefits’
15. A film to watch when you’re in need of a good comfort laugh from a timeless classic... need I say more ? - ‘White Chicks’
