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The time of winter sickness is upon us, my friends. Pass the tissues and cue the muffled groaning: we might have to spend a day or two at home recovering.

There are basically two things you can do when you are bedridden at home: 1. You can feel sorry for yourself (my personal favourite – highly recommended); 2. You can try to make the best of it (also quite a good idea, I suppose).

If you’re feeling under the weather, why not boil the kettle, grab a blanket and watch some movies from the warmth of your snug, self-pitying cocoon?

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Look, I don’t really understand what Grandpa Joe’s deal is either, but he is a 100-year-old man who will only get out of bed for chocolate, so I think he is basically the best role model anyone can have. If you are ever very sick in bed, you should remember Grandpa Joe.

The Sea Inside

I will be honest: a movie based on a true story about assisted suicide might not be the cheeriest thing to watch when you are unwell, but sometimes “cheery” is overrated. Sometimes cosmic questions about destiny, dignity and self-determination are just what the doctor ordered.

The English Patient

Romance! Nazis! Amnesia! Third-degree burns! Truly, The English Patient has a little bit of something for everybody. Even better news is that because The English Patient is so grand and sweeping (this means that it is long and full of sand and sometimes there are camels), it doesn’t really matter if you have a small nap in the middle.

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

I don’t want to imagine the consequences/Facebook comments if Ferris Bueller hadn’t appeared on this list. They would have been MEAN (but they also would have been TRUE, I suppose, let’s be honest). Ferris Bueller is the ultimate sick-day movie for when you’re not really sick. And sometimes we all need a day off so we can dance in a parade.

Showgirls

Showgirls is the dictionary definition of “so bad it’s AMAZING”. Very, very few films are as masterfully trashy as Paul Verhoeven’s satire (but not really?) of American decadence, ruthlessness, ambition and sleaze. There are also many wigs and twirly nipple decorations to admire. If you don’t feel even a tiny bit better after watching Showgirls, then maybe you need to call triple zero? It might be serious.