Psychedelics can produce profound insights and help you heal long-standing wounds. But trips don’t always have to be serious. Sometimes, psychedelics can heal by helping people connect to a fun, lighthearted side of themselves.
Watching comedies can be one way to take advantage of this potential, or to calm down if the trip is taking you to a darker place than you wish. Here are some fun films to check out for this purpose.
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Being John Malkovich
Being John Malkovich
What does it really mean to be someone, though? Perhaps your substance of choice will grant you a new perspective on this age-old question as you watch the characters travel in and out of actor John Malkovich’s mind.
The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride
Psychedelics will help you immerse yourself in this fantastical world — and maybe even tear up at the love story. The childlike spirit of the movie will take your mind on an adventure without taking the trip in a dark direction.
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” And isn’t that what psychedelics are for — to pause for a bit and look around? Let this movie be your aid in that endeavor.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Experience double the effects of whatever substance you’re on as you follow the main characters’ trip in Las Vegas — a trip in both senses of the term. Watch at your own risk, as the lizards that fill their hotel may morph into even more frightening creatures before your eyes.
Napoleon Dynamite
Napoleon Dynamite
Kip’s song to his bride LaFawnduh — “why do you love me / why do you need me / always and forever” — may suddenly seem profound under the influence. Or maybe Tina the llama will start talking to you. Either way, you’ll get a good laugh.
Bettlejuice
Beetlejuice
Contemplate what it’s like to be undeada ghost with the help of psychedelics and this movie’s surreal, colorful sets as you watch Beetlejuice attempt to rid two ghosts’ house of its new inhabitants. Wait, could you be a ghost?
Ella Enchanted
Ella Enchanted
You may become extra interested in the giants, elves, and other fantastical creatures in this funny fantasy movie while tripping. This is a good choice for sensitive people who need something wholesome that speaks to their inner child.
Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion
Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion
This movie’s dream sequence is trippy enough without psychedelics. Add them and the movie just might inspire you to come up with a new invention (Post-Its are taken, though).
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Travel back in time and experience Medieval times — or at least a very goofy version of them — with the help of your favorite psychedelics. While there is some violence that may take a trip in a negative direction, most of it devolves into silliness.
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Watch one woman attempt to save the multiverse by communing with copies of herself in other universes. If you’re on psychedelics, you might not just learn about parallel universes but enter one.
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