5 anti-depression movies on Netflix to counter Blue Monday

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Today, Monday, January 18, 2021, is considered the most depressing day of the year: if you have a big slack, the impression that everything is bad, that nothing is smiling at you, look no further, it's Blue Monday. More than ever after such a complicated year 2020, we need a little Netflix & chill evening, to counter this evening of depression and regain the hair of the beast: here is our selection for a special Monday decompression to let go of the time of a film.

The City of Fear : the absurd against melancholy

Shabat and Darmon dance the Carioca in "City of Fear" Great classic always as effective to counter depression, how not to advise you the cult City of Fear: delicious parody of horror cinema, the film Dummies takes us to Cannes to follow Odile Deray, a press officer who seeks to publicize her feature film "Red is Dead", when murders strangely resembling the script of the film come to make the front page of the press. The cult lines, the dubious puns and the absurd scenes make it the perfect film to clear your head and sing at the top of your lungs the carioca with Alain Chabat and Gérard Darmon, again and again. And if you've already seen it a thousand times, you can watch Dikkenek, its Belgian counterpart with an equally quirky and scathing humour.

Inglorious Basterds : violence in catharsis

Eli Roth and Til Schweiger are ready to fight in "Inglorious Basterds" What could be better when your spirits are low than watching a group of American Jewish soldiers break Nazis in Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds ? Having become a classic in the director's filmography, the intersecting story of Shosanna, Aldo Raine and Hans Landa through France rewrites history with violence and derision, for a cathartic evening of the most pleasant.Brad Pitt and Christoph Waltz carry with talent this jubilant uchrony, which is never more effective than in its dialogues with black humor and its irreproachable staging. And because of its particularly enjoyable ending, Inglorious Basterds is one of our cult films to let off steam and let go of a cockroach evening of Blue Monday.

Five : comedy for fun and decompress

Pierre Niney, François Civil, Margot Bancilhon, Idrissa Hanrot and Igor Gotesman are friends for better and for worse in "Five" Arriving this summer on Netflix, Igor Gotesman's film carried by a five-star cast (Pierre Niney, François Civil, Margot Bancilhon, Idrissa Hanrot and Igor Gotesman) is the perfect opportunity to discover the fraternal and uninhibited universe of Five, which brings a breath of fresh air to the French comedy. The pitch: after having dreamed of it for a long time, a group of friends finally decides to move in together, thanks to Samuel who offers to pay half of the rent. But when he sees his food cut, he must quickly find a solution so as not to plunge the whole gang. If you like humor certainly a little heavy and rude on the edges but often hilarious, the dynamism of Five will seduce you for a relaxed evening. And if you like this delirious humor and feel the sleepless night coming, you can immerse yourself without hesitation in Family Business, series written by Igor Gotesman with Gérard Darmon and Jonathan Cohen.

The Holiday : the romance of the ice cream pot under the plaid

Cameron Diaz is like us on this Blue Monday night in "The Holiday" Want to change Love Actually, Bridget Jones and other romantic comedies seen and reviewed? The Holiday is an excellent replacement, and can even dethrone your little darlings for a Blue Monday evening. So grab your jar of ice cream, your plaid and follow the journey of Amanda and Iris (Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet), who after a big blow of depression decide to exchange their homes for vacation time away from their daily lives. And as you can imagine, the arrival of men during the stay will somewhat upset their plans… Cleverly conducted with a meticulous script and especially characters more skillfully written than in most films of the genre, The Holiday will be perfect for a depressed evening, like a cheerful and sparkling little candy.

Uncut Gems : the feel-bad movie to realize that your life is not so crappy

Adam Sandler tries to redeem his debts as best he can in "Uncut Gems" We all like to listen to sad music in the moments when things are not going well; With movies, it's kind of the same. Sometimes we need to tell ourselves that there are worse than us, to relativize our Blue Monday: Uncut Gems, the latest film of the Safdie brothers and broadcast on Netflix, is the perfect film for that. We follow the wanderings and misadventures of Howard Ratner, a Jewish jeweler devastated by debts who tries everything to get by. Adam Sandler as a perfect tragicomic hero takes us into this infernal spiral more than ever contemporary, to make us relativize our foggy evening. A little gem to discover, even if it is not necessarily tonight. Hoping that you will spend an evening not so gloomy as announced, we wish you to find some comfort in our selection while waiting for better days. And don't hesitate to share your anti-depression film that works every time, to perhaps embellish someone else's evening!