{"id":242249,"date":"2026-05-25T08:05:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T08:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/25\/3-easy-to-watch-movies-to-stream-on-memorial-day-wild-mountain-thyme-and-more\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T08:05:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T08:05:34","slug":"3-easy-to-watch-movies-to-stream-on-memorial-day-wild-mountain-thyme-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/25\/3-easy-to-watch-movies-to-stream-on-memorial-day-wild-mountain-thyme-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Easy-to-Watch Movies to Stream on Memorial Day: \u2018Wild Mountain Thyme\u2019 and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Do you have Memorial Day off but still haven\u2019t made any concrete plans to spend that extra time?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/watch-with-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch With Us<\/a> has a suggestion \u2014 you should watch some films on streamers like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/media-network\/netflix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/media-network\/hulu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hulu<\/a> to begin the summer season on the right note.<\/p>\n<p>If you need some good suggestions, you\u2019ve come to the right place. We\u2019ve curated a list of easy-to-watch movies that are perfect for unwinding and relaxing.<\/p>\n<p>From the rom-com <em>Wild Mountain Thyme<\/em>, starring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/emily-blunt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Emily Blunt<\/strong><\/a> and <strong>Jamie Dornan<\/strong>, to a \u201890s comedy featuring <strong>Christina Applegate<\/strong>, these films are certain to provide an equal amount of entertainment and escapism.\n<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Wild Mountain Thyme\u2019 (2020)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WILD MOUNTAIN THYME I Official Trailer I Bleecker Street\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kadUgcIxODM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Emily Blunt<\/strong> is currently conquering movie theaters worldwide with her sharp supporting performance in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/anne-hathaway-delivers-in-devil-wears-prada-2-movie-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Devil Wears Prada 2<\/em><\/a>, but many people haven\u2019t seen one of her best films. There\u2019s a good reason for that \u2014 <em>Wild Mountain Thyme<\/em> came out during COVID-19. But that\u2019s what streaming and a holiday weekend are for \u2014 to catch up on under-the-radar films you may have missed the first time around.<\/p>\n<p>Blunt stars as Rosemary, an Irish woman who\u2019s been in love with her next-door neighbor, Anthony (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/jamie-dornan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jamie Dornan<\/strong><\/a>), since they were kids. He doesn\u2019t seem into her as she\u2019s into him, so when another suitor, the brash American Adam (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/jon-hamm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jon Hamm<\/strong><\/a>), comes along, she seriously considers a relationship with him. But unbeknownst to her, Anthony loves Rosemary, but he harbors a strange secret that prevents him from acting on his feelings.<\/p>\n<p>Filmed on location among the lush green hills of the Irish countryside, <em>Wild Mountain Thyme<\/em> is an old-school romance with a classic friends-turned-lovers narrative that made similar movies like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/when-harry-met-sally-cast-where-are-they-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>When Harry Met Sally<\/em><\/a> and <em>Annie Hall<\/em> rom-com staples. Written and directed by <em>Moonstruck<\/em>\u2019s <strong>John Patrick Shanley<\/strong>, this film boasts one of the most attractive couples in movie history and a bizarre climactic twist that sets it apart from pretty much every other love story you\u2019ve ever seen. If you\u2019re eager to fall in love this Memorial Day weekend, or watch fictional people swoon onscreen, watch <em>Wild Mountain Thyme<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Wild Mountain Thyme<\/em> is streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81457263\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.disneyplus.com\/browse\/entity-59ca2d5f-8076-4a59-a597-477c5b995f06\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disney+<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Don\u2019t Tell Mom the Baysitter\u2019s Dead\u2019 (1991)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Don&#039;t Tell Mom... the Babysitters Dead Movie Trailer 1991\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DTrbkPwG3SM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Sue Ellen (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/christina-applegate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Christina Applegate<\/strong><\/a>) is your average California teen who is looking forward to a summer filled with road trips to the beach and lounging around the local mall. But when her mom travels to Australia with her rich boyfriend, she leaves her and her four siblings with Mrs. Sturak (<strong>Eda Reiss Marin<\/strong>), a cranky old babysitter whom everyone immediately loathes.<\/p>\n<p>When Mrs. Sturak unexpectedly dies, Sue Ellen has to act as the household\u2019s de facto guardian by getting a job, paying the bills and making sure the house doesn\u2019t burn down. She\u2019s surprisingly good at playing a grown-up, but Sue Ellen is still only 17 years old, and the pressures of being a stand-in mom to her brothers and sister and starting a romance with hot dog delivery boy Bryan (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/josh-charles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Josh Charles<\/strong><\/a>) eventually take their toll. Will Sue Ellen\u2019s summer of freedom turn into a winter prison when her cover is blown by a jealous co-worker?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4339569\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:70%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Josh Charles and Christina Applegate in Don\u2019t Tell Mom the Babysitter\u2019s Dead.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Warner Brothers\/courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The epitome of a breezy summer movie, <em>Don\u2019t Tell Mom the Babysitter is Dead<\/em> is a wish-fulfillment fantasy for every child who thinks they know more than the adults running their lives. Sue Ellen all too easily gets a job at a fashion company, where she kills it as a designer with no experience at all, while she also steps into her mother role and improves everybody\u2019s lives, including her own. This is a <em>very<\/em> \u201890s film, right down to the loud, colorful prints Sue Ellen wears to work and the rock and house music that dominates the soundtrack, but its jokes still land, and it has a surprisingly sweet heart.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hulu.com\/movie\/dont-tell-mom-the-babysitters-dead-2fb381ae-d608-417d-855c-1166c7196f10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Don\u2019t Tell Mom the Babysitter\u2019s Dead<\/em> is streaming on Hulu.<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h2>\u2018Pretty Woman\u2019 (1990)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4258702\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:77.571428571429%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4258702\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pretty-woman-1.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Julia Roberts and Richard Gere in Pretty Woman\" width=\"1000\" height=\"775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pretty-woman-1.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pretty-woman-1.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pretty-woman-1.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pretty-woman-1.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pretty-woman-1.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pretty-woman-1.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pretty-woman-1.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pretty-woman-1.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pretty-woman-1.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pretty-woman-1.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pretty-woman-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pretty-woman-1.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pretty-woman-1.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Julia Roberts and Richard Gere in Pretty Woman<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Buena Vista\/courtesy Everett Collection, PRW 058, Photo by: Everett Collection (51981)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>$3,000. That\u2019s the price Edward (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/richard-gere\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Richard Gere<\/strong><\/a>) and Vivian (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/julia-roberts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Julia Roberts<\/strong><\/a>) agree on as they negotiate their strange new week-long relationship. He\u2019s a handsome finance bro who needs to spend time with a woman without any emotional connections, while she\u2019s a neophyte sex worker with a bad <strong>Carol Channing<\/strong> wig and a million-dollar smile. Their relationship is purely sexual and transactional, but as the week progresses, Richard introduces Vivian to his wealthy world filled with polo matches and opera concerts. She\u2019s enamored, but so is Richard, and they find themselves falling for each other. That\u2019s not supposed to happen, but can these two lonely souls open themselves up to real, lasting love?<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a reason why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/10-fun-facts-for-pretty-womans-30th-anniversary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Pretty Woman<\/em><\/a> became one of the most popular movies on Netflix earlier this month when the streamer added it in May. 36 years after its release, it remains a timeless love story, even if it involves prostitution and a very uncomfortable scene involving sexual assault. Roberts is incandescent as the wise but naive Vivian, while Gere is terrific as a smooth operator who hides a wounded soul. The chemistry these two generate is playful, sexy and fun \u2014 you really want them to live happily ever after. Props to the film\u2019s terrific supporting cast, which includes <strong>Laura San Giacomo<\/strong> as Vivian\u2019s proudly profane best friend, Kit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/872251\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Pretty Woman<\/em> is streaming on Netflix.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/3-easy-to-watch-movies-to-stream-on-memorial-day-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you have Memorial Day off but still haven\u2019t made any concrete plans to spend that extra time? Watch With Us has a suggestion \u2014 you should watch some films on streamers like Netflix and Hulu to begin the summer season on the right note. If you need some good suggestions, you\u2019ve come to the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":242252,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-242249","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242249\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/242252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}