Nobody likes being sick but it’s often an excuse to visit – or revisit – some comfort movies.

Movies are a special kind of medicine when people are struck horizontal by a cold. Whether it’s a long epic to distract you from the aches and chills, or a comedy that will have you laughing through the coughs, binging movies while you are unwell is the only perk of getting sick.

These are seven of the best movies to queue up the next time you are feeling less than stellar.

Paramount Pictures Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” is the quintessential sick day movie. What better way to distract yourself from feeling unwell than watching someone fake being sick so he can have one of the best days of his life. Whether it’s the constant out-foxing of Principal Rooney, destroying Cameron’s dad’s car, or stealing the show at a full-on parade,...