Sherpa staff have curated 3 down-and-dirty lists of movies we
think will help you escape (or, in some cases, dive into) the mayhem around us.
So, wash your hands (sing “Happy
Birthday!” x2), turn
on your streaming device, and read below.
Practicing Self Care with the Essential Movies
Do you get a lot of “You haven’t seen that?” or “Wow, you’re
missing out” comments about your movie watching habits? Now that you have fewer excuses,
it’s time to enroll in our pseudo film studies class with this guide to great
movies (in no particular order).

Consider it your kick start to get some great movie watching under your belt:
Blade Runner (1982)
Goodfellas
The Godfather
Moonlight
There Will Be Blood
The Sixth Sense
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Sliding Doors
Reservoir Dogs
Primal Fear
Good Will Hunting
Full Metal Jacket
Rain Man
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Fight Club
Pulp Fiction
American Beauty
Forrest Gump
The Breakfast Club
The Shawshank Redemption
The Usual Suspects (pictured)
The “Escape the Day” List
Feel like the weight of the world is on your shoulders? Not sure
where or what to do? Sounds like it’s time to forget your worries and jump into
some pleasure movie watching of your own.
Here are our recommendations for fun viewing to make the
most out of your living room haven (in no particular
order):
Catch Me If You Can
My Cousin Vinny
Weekend at Bernie's
Unbreakable
Big Trouble in Little China (pictured)
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Faceoff
The Family Man
You've Got Mail
Footloose
Hostiles
When Harry Met Sally
Weird Science
The Green Mile
Say Anything
Love Actually
Jerry McGuire
Elf
National Treasure
Nightcrawler
The Lunchbox
My Neighbour Totoro
Billy Madison
Little Miss Sunshine
The “You’re Dark and Twisted” List
For some strange reason, many of us want to watch movies about
something we’re afraid of. Maybe it’s a case of “It could be worse,” or just
developing a broader awareness of viruses (or bad stuff) at this moment. Is there any better place to experience and work through our sense of isolation and anxieties then by hunkering down on the sofa and watching movies at home?
Here are our recommendations for those who are gluttons for
punishment (in no particular order):
The Shining
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Get Out
A Clockwork Orange
Contagion
Outbreak
The Ring
The Martian
Ravenous
Hereditary
The Witch
Gattaca (pictured)
Starship Troopers
Adaptation
Inception
Jaws
Platoon
No Country for Old Men
The Blair Witch Project
Oldboy (2003)
World War Z
The Blair Witch Project
28 Days Later
I Am Legend
Andromeda Strain
Virus
Happy viewing. We'd love to hear your movie watching recommendations below!