5 Films That Feel Like a Rainy Sunday Afternoon

[film_entry num=”1″ title=”Paterson” year=”2016″ director=”Jim Jarmusch” runtime=”118 min” genre=”Drama” poster=”https://itsfilmatic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/5Bk7kYSKAuNrxI5BXpDqlsln2P0.jpg” take=”Jim Jarmusch’s quietest film is about a bus driver who writes poetry. Nothing dramatic happens, and that is exactly the point. It is the most calming film ever made.” watch_1_name=”Prime Video” watch_1_url=”https://itsfilmatic.com/go/prime-video”]

[film_entry num=”2″ title=”Columbus” year=”2017″ director=”Kogonada” runtime=”104 min” genre=”Drama” poster=”https://itsfilmatic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/xN88RKXxjPAcQsdBz6XavZ00PFh.jpg” take=”Two strangers bond over architecture in a small Indiana town. The pacing is meditative, the framing is gorgeous, and it will make you want to slow down.” watch_1_name=”Hulu” watch_1_url=”https://itsfilmatic.com/go/hulu”]

[film_entry num=”3″ title=”Aftersun” year=”2022″ director=”Charlotte Wells” runtime=”101 min” genre=”Drama” poster=”https://itsfilmatic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/4jdduww9j5RyzO4ITRcuBFhqNN1-scaled.jpg” take=”A daughter pieces together memories of a holiday with her father. It sneaks up on you, and by the final frame you will be completely undone. The kind of film that changes how you remember things.” watch_1_name=”Prime Video” watch_1_url=”https://itsfilmatic.com/go/prime-video”]

[film_entry num=”4″ title=”The Remains of the Day” year=”1993″ director=”James Ivory” runtime=”134 min” genre=”Drama, Romance” poster=”https://itsfilmatic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/vFhxd3Z1zaV3Yu5XLpvWzSxJCe8.jpg” take=”Anthony Hopkins plays a butler so devoted to duty that he lets love pass him by. Every scene is draped in restraint and regret. A rainy afternoon essential.” watch_1_name=”Prime Video” watch_1_url=”https://itsfilmatic.com/go/prime-video”]

[film_entry num=”5″ title=”Shoplifters” year=”2018″ director=”Hirokazu Kore-eda” runtime=”120 min” genre=”Drama” poster=”https://itsfilmatic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/k49RhOmaKfoybjR3vBSaOJrIGmc-scaled.jpg” take=”A makeshift family of petty thieves in Tokyo lives in quiet warmth until one act of kindness unravels everything. Kore-eda finds more humanity in the margins than most films find anywhere.” watch_1_name=”Hulu” watch_1_url=”https://itsfilmatic.com/go/hulu”]