Its worth saying up top: The best winter movies arent necessarily about the holidays.
It happens to the best of us.
You may in fact throw your screened gear out the nearest window.
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And youre not even being Grinch-y!
(Consider it something like a palate cleanser.)
One could go out and be lost in it, and forget the world… and oneself.
Black Swan(2010)
One could argue that this is sort of aholiday movie(ballet!
Glass shards that look like icicles!
Cozy as hell, 10/10.
Carol(2015)
Iconic lesbian film?
Cool Runnings(1993)
Highly family friendly!
Four Jamaican bobsledders dream of competing in the Winter Olympics despite never having seen snow.
(Remember when snow was fun and not a personal scourge?)
Miracle(2004)
Another one set in Minnesota!
Family friendlyespecially if your family likes sports or remembers the 1980s.
(Thatsenough for us!)
The Revenant(2015)
Yes, the one thatwon Leonardo Dicaprio his first Academy Award.
Have you ever been so glad to be warm and inside and notinside of a bear?
We doubt your kids are interested, but its pretty stiff stuff for anybody under 13.
Its also pretty stiff stuff for manyover13, so be prepared.
Winters Bone(2010)
Thecritically beloved indie filmthat madeJennifer Lawrencea star!
Gritty, depressing, gray, a lot like winter a lot of the time?
The Shining(1980)
Is it considered aHalloween film?
Decidedly terrible for young kids.
Excellent for adults eager for flattering comparisons to their own families.
(It will almost certainly provoke discussions around it.)
Ice Age(2002)
This ones for the kids.
Kooky, computer-animated early animalia attempt a southward migration during a great ice age.
Another good opportunity to talk about climate change!!!!!!
For extra enjoyment, read the books first.
The romance that ensures is bittersweet (and slightly harrowing), but worth the watch.
Sonny &ChersI Got You Babe will be the anthem of your night after watching.
(See: Elijah Wood, Robin Williams,Brittany Murphy, Nicole Kidman, and more.)
The wintry backdrop of this musical love story also makes it a cozy watch.
