Top Five January Movies

We're very comfortable with the idea of movies that fit with various parts of the year, the best example being the large selection of Christmas movies for December. I was curious if I could come up with five movies that best fit each particular month. These choices are necessarily personal. Comment and suggestion is very welcome.

For January:
When Harry Met Sally - This might seem a strange choice for January since the action in the movie takes place at all times of the year. The climax scene centers on a New Year's Eve party so I'm declaring that it has crept over the line and into the new year. Besides, December has more than enough movies of its own.

Fargo - I don't know of an earlier movie that got an upper Midwest winter right before this one. Especially the scenes of snowy fields and the snow covered cars in parking lots. Cold, cold, cold!

A Simple Plan - Maybe not as well known, but this movie takes place in a snowy Wisconsin. The plot centers on a family that finds some stolen money and tries to hide it from the police. Unfortunately the lies they tell become more and more difficult to keep straight and the web tightens. A very good movie.

The Shining - Again with the snow and the cold. I know of no better movie that gets to the heart of cabin fever during the winter. Seriously, after a few days of being snowed in with my family it would get ugly too.

Lawrence of Arabia - And the antidote for all of the cold and snow? How about some of the best desert cinematography and story-telling ever. Put this on during the bleakest part of January and by the middle of the movie you'll be pushing the blankets off and wanting to make some ice tea.