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Movies for the quiet week between Christmas and New Year

The days between Christmas and New Year do not belong to any month. Nothing is open, time goes soft, and everyone takes stock whether they meant to or not. These are films for that exact mood: unhurried, a little wistful, quietly about how fast it all goes.

Lost in Translation
2003 · dir. Sofia Coppola
🍅 95%7.7drama · comedy · romance

Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.

Her
2013 · dir. Spike Jonze
🍅 95%8romance · science fiction · drama

In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer, purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every need. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. This unconventional love story blends science fiction and romance in a sweet tale that explores the nature of love and the ways that technology isolates and connects us all.

Before Sunrise
1995 · dir. Richard Linklater
🍅 100%8.1drama · romance

An unexpected meeting on a train leads two travelers to spend an evening wandering through Vienna. As the night unfolds, they share stories and conversations about life and love, exploring new ideas while a quiet intimacy grows between them, knowing it may be their only night together.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004 · dir. Michel Gondry
🍅 93%8.3science fiction · drama · romance

Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake.

Boyhood
2014 · dir. Richard Linklater
🍅 97%7.9drama

The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows.

La La Land
2016 · dir. Damien Chazelle
🍅 91%8comedy · drama · romance

Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.

Call Me by Your Name
2017 · dir. Luca Guadagnino
🍅 95%7.8romance · drama

In the summer of 1983, a 17-year-old Elio spends his days in his family's villa in Italy. One day Oliver, a graduate student, arrives to assist Elio's father, a professor of Greco-Roman culture. Soon, Elio and Oliver discover a summer that will alter their lives forever.

Manchester by the Sea
2016 · dir. Kenneth Lonergan
🍅 96%7.8drama

After his older brother passes away, Lee Chandler is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew. There he is compelled to deal with a tragic past that separated him from his family and the community where he was born and raised.

About Time
2013 · dir. Richard Curtis
🍅 70%7.8drama · romance · fantasy

The night after another unsatisfactory New Year's party, Tim's father reveals to him that the men in their family have the ability to travel through time. They can't change history, but they can change what happens and has happened in their own lives. Thus begins the start of a lesson in learning to appreciate life itself as it is, as it comes, and most importantly, the people living alongside us.

Lady Bird
2017 · dir. Greta Gerwig
🍅 99%7.4drama · comedy

Lady Bird McPherson, a strong willed, deeply opinionated, artistic 17 year old comes of age in Sacramento. Her relationship with her mother and her upbringing are questioned and tested as she plans to head off to college.

Marriage Story
2019 · dir. Noah Baumbach
🍅 95%7.9drama

A stage director and an actress struggle through a grueling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal extremes.

When Harry Met Sally...
1989 · dir. Rob Reiner
🍅 90%7.7comedy · romance · drama

Sex always gets in the way of friendships between men and women. At least, that's what Harry Burns believes. So when Harry meets Sally Albright and a deep friendship blossoms between them, Harry's determined not to let his attraction to Sally destroy it. But when a night of weakness ends in a morning of panic, can the pair avoid succumbing to Harry's fears by remaining friends and admitting they just might be the perfect match for each other?

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
2013 · dir. Ben Stiller
🍅 52%7.3adventure · comedy · drama

A timid magazine photo manager who lives life vicariously through daydreams embarks on a true-life adventure when a negative goes missing.

Every title above links to its kindred spirits. Find the one you love, then follow the thread. Or browse the mood behind this shelf: melancholy, contemplative.