You know the exact pop in of vibe we’re talking about.
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Updated 1 month ago,March 30, 2025
Ah, the rainy spring Sunday afternoon.
So specific and yet so universal.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind / Focus Features
A time best enjoyed next to the bay window, wrapped in a cardigan, clutching a cappuccino.
If not in possession of a bay window, its the perfect time to wistfully wish you had one.
Thats what rainy spring Sunday afternoons are for.
The horrifying realization that you have to work tomorrow.
It is also the time to watch these eight movies.
A muted, pastel color palette provides the perfect backdrop for their bad romance to rupture and flourish.
Universal Pictures
Written and co-directed by Charlie Kaufman, its both weird and wonderful.
No one else on this planet understands your suffering.
He realizes too late that he still loves her.
Paramount Pictures
Meanwhile, its about a character regretting his past mistakes, so its also suffused with wistfulness.
Proust, Nietzsche, and Greg Kinnears infectious happiness lead the trip to the brink of disaster.
Why its perfect for rainy spring Sunday afternoons:The DeVotchKa soundtrack will make you instantly nostalgic for childhood.
Focus Features
You will never get your Saturday back.
Cry and move on.
Cultural identity and generational conflict combine to make a tearjerker for the ages.
Fox Searchlight
Why its perfect for rainy spring Sunday afternoons:Youre already crying.
Why not make that worse?
The comedy still hits today.
Studio Ghibli
The ending, while devastating, is hopeful.
For instance: Did you do your meal prep yet?
Buena Vista Pictures
United Artists
Paramount Pictures
