Staying Indoors Watching Movies at Home While Waiting Out the Covid-19 Pandemic

By James V. Ruocco

Since movie theaters have temporarily shut down due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and are likely to remain closed for quite some time, you can still get your "movie kick" by enjoying films at home.

It's that simple.
It's  great fun.
And better yet, you don't have to leave the house.

You pop the popcorn.
You make the hot dogs and the nacho chips.
You supply the drinks.
You pick the candy and the chocolate.
You order the pizza, the sushi, the Chinese food and the hot wings from your favorite local eatery for home delivery.
You call the shots in terms of what you want to watch and when.

To make life easier, here's a list of 20 films that offer the perfect, eclectic mid-pandemic entertainment.


Jojo Rabbit

(2019) director: Taika Waititi

Wild Strawberries (Smultronstallet)

(1957)  director: Ingmar Bergman

The Best Years of Our Lives

(1946) director: William Wyler

West Side Story

(1961) directors: Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins

Mary Poppins

(1964) director: Robert Stevenson

Mary Poppins Returns

(2018) director: Rob Marshall

La Dolce Vita (The Sweet Life)

(1960) director: Federico Fellini

Elle

(2016) director: Paul Verhoeven

Fanny and Alexander (Fanny och Alexander)

(1982) director: Ingmar Bergman

Judy

(2019) director: Rupert Goold

Ben-Hur

(1959) director: William Wyler

Joy House (Les Felins)

(1964) director: Rene Clement

Smiles of a Summer Night (Sommarnattens leende)

(1955) director: Ingmar Bergman

My Fair Lady

(1964) director: George Cukor

Generation War (Unsere, Mutter, Unsere, Vater)

(2013) director: Philipp Kadelbach

Camille

(1921) director: Ray C. Smallwood

The Exorcist

(1973) director: William Friedkin

Just Go With It

(2011)  director: Dennis Dugan

The Heartbreak Kid

(2007) directors: Peter Farrelly, Peter Farrelly

2012

(2009)  director: Roland Emmerich