12 films · The Lovvy team
Movies for a rainy night in, as a couple
Twelve films that are better with rain on the window: rainy classics, cosy mysteries and a few to get lost in.
Rain makes staying in feel like a decision instead of a default. Some of these films have famous rain in them, others are simply the kind of story that feels better when it is wet outside.
With the rain in them
- 1
Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
Directed by Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly
The title number is the most joyful thing ever filmed in bad weather.
- 2
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
Directed by Jacques Demy
Umbrellas in the title, colour in every frame, and every line sung.
- 3
Blade Runner (1982)
Directed by Ridley Scott
A city where it never stops raining. Best with the lights off.
- 4
In the Mood for Love (2000)
Directed by Wong Kar-wai
Two neighbours, a narrow street and more than one downpour.
- 5
Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Directed by Joe Wright
The first proposal happens in a storm, and it is not the one that goes well.
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- 6
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Directed by Mike Newell
Stay for the very last scene.
- 7
The Notebook (2004)
Directed by Nick Cassavetes
The rowing boat, the downpour, the kiss. You know the one.
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- 8
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Two sisters, a bus stop in the rain and an umbrella offered to the wrong kind of neighbour.
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For staying in
- 9
Knives Out (2019)
Directed by Rian Johnson
A big old house, a family full of suspects and a mystery to solve under a blanket.
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- 10
Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
A warm fire at the centre of a walking castle. The coziest film Ghibli made.
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- 11
Lost in Translation (2003)
Directed by Sofia Coppola
Grey afternoons and neon nights in Tokyo, for when you want something quiet.
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- 12
Julie & Julia (2009)
Directed by Nora Ephron
Watch it while something simmers on the stove.
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