Life can be all about daily hectic chores, the hustle-bustle, and super duper stressful routines, and amidst that, we all need a break, a meaningful one. A break to help our souls and minds relax for a bit and forget the stress of real life. People actually even procrastinate taking breaks and think that it will be part of unproductivity, but it is nothing like that because our soul and mind too need time for rest and recovery like our bodies.
That is why we are here to serve you with 7 very calming movies and series to soothe your soul and help you relax down.
Paterson
Where to watch – Prime video
An absolute poetical movie with a slow and steady plot and the most appropriate cast including Adam Driver and the beautiful Golshifteh Farahani. The movie depicts how the most mundane elements and daily chores are the things building up the major parts of our lives. It is about a bus driver who writes poems, listens to the chit chats of passengers travelling in his bus and loves his wife.
Lost in Translation
Where to watch – Prime Video
The Movie is pretty much a message from Sofia Coppola, the director of the movie to his ex-husband Spike Jonez who later created and directed the movie “HER” in response to Lost in Translation. It is a movie that very pleasingly covers the topic of loneliness and the outcomes of the same.
Before Trilogy
Where to watch – Prime Video
This amazing and extra beautiful trilogy consists of three different movies starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. Three of the movies are created with a gap of 9 years between them. The trilogy is less about the plot and a lot more about the vibes. If you somewhere believe in how a stranger can be a vital part of your life someday, these films are nothing but a cinematic present for you.
Normal People
Where to watch – Hulu, Prime Video
The show is the adaptation of the famous book ‘Normal People’ by Sally Rooney, starring Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar Jones in the lead roles. The series is a watch of only 12 episodes. It is one of the most soothing shows of all time with a bundle of heart-touching elements from the story itself. The story keeps escalating with each episode and will definitely leave you with a little cry in between and at the end of the show. A tale about two people from friends to lovers and then distant lovers.
Frances Ha
Where to watch – Prime video
This movie will tell you how we keep running and craving materialistic things for our whole lives and do not realise how the small sweet moments passing by can never be regained. The characters from this film will make a personal space in your heart with their dramatic yet relatable performances.
Seinfeld
Where to watch – Netflix
With 9 seasons, Seinfeld is an American sitcom that will take you on a fun yet calming journey of adventures of a stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld with his quirky friend group in the city of New York. It will please you how people can bring out the joy and find a laugh in both mundane and serious situations.
The Good Place
Where to watch – Netflix
Another sitcom with 4 seasons starring D’Arcy Carden, Ted Danson and Manny Jacinto. It follows the story of a corrupt saleswoman who is now dead and mistakenly in a good place like heaven in her afterlife and to stay there she tries to keep her past deeds a secret.