Apr 8

Apr 8 Springtime Movies to Brighten Up Your Quarantine

Believe it or not, it's spring! Due to current circumstances, many of us haven't seen the outside world in quite some time, and we are beginning to miss out on the beautiful spring weather that's starting to appear. It has looked so beautiful outside, and all we can do is continue to hunker down and dream of perfect temperatures, flowers, and animals coming out of hibernation. To help cope with this loss, I present a list of spring-themed movies to bring a little bit of that beauty and warmth of spring into your living room (though, it should be noted that, while beautiful, a few of these movies can get pretty sad...). From flowers to bunnies to April showers, here are some of my recommendations for springtime viewing!

Spring Animation:

Flowers and Trees (1932, dir. Bert Gillett)

Fantasia (1940, dir. Ben Sharpsteen)

Bambi (1942, dir. David Hand)

Alice in Wonderland (1951, dir. Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske)

Gay Purr-ee (1962, dir. Abe Levitow)

Charlotte's Web (1973, dir. Iwao Takamoto, Charles August Nichols)

The Swan Princess (1994, dir. Richard Rich)

Thumbelina (1994, dir. Don Bluth, Gary Goldman)

A Troll in Central Park (1994, dir. Don Bluth, Gary Goldman)

Antz (1998, dir. Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson)

A Bug's Life (1998, dir. John Lasseter)

Fantasia 2000 (1999, dir. Don Hahn, et al.)

Tangled (2010, dir. Nathan Greno, Byron Howard)

Live-Action Spring Aesthetic:

The Secret Garden (1949, dir. Fred M. Wilcox)

How Green Was My Valley (1941, dir. John Ford)

Late Spring (1949, dir. Yasujirō Ozu)

The Mating Game (1959, dir. George Marshall)

Where the Boys Are (1960, dir. Henry Levin)

Anne of Green Gables (1985, dir. Kevin Sullivan)

The Secret Garden (1993, dir. Agnieszka Holland)

Behind the Waterfall (1995, dir. Scott Murphy)

Tuck Everlasting (2002, dir. Jay Russell)

Miss Potter (2006, dir. Chris Noonan)

Bridge to Terabithia (2007, dir. Gábor Csupó)

Spring Musicals:

Easter Parade (1948, dir. Charles Walters)

April in Paris (1952, dir. David Butler)

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954, dir. Stanley Donan)

Funny Face (1967, dir. Stanley Donan)

Finian’s Rainbow (1968, dir. Francis Ford Coppola)

Passover/Triduum Films :

The Ten Commandments (1956, dir. Cecil B. DeMille)

Ben-Hur (1959, dir. William Wyler)

Jesus Christ Superstar (1973, dir. Norman Jewison)

The Prince of Egypt (1998, dir. Brenda Chapman, Simon Wells, Steve Hickner)

Bunny Adventures:

Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971, dir. Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass)

The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town (1977, dir. Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass)

The Seventh Brother (1991, dir. Tibor Hernádi)

Rise of the Guardians (2012, dir. Peter Ramsey)

Peter Rabbit (2018, dir. Will Gluck)

What are your favorite spring-related films? What's your favorite part about springtime? Let me know in the comments below, and keep spring alive in your heart!