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The 50 Best Feel-Good Movies to Make You Happy. by Mohamad6254 • Created 2 years ago • Modified 5 months ago. List activity. 18K views. 436 this week. Create a new list. List your movie, TV & celebrity picks. 22 titles. Sort by List order. 1. The Pursuit of Happyness. 2006 1h 57m PG-13. 8.0 (572K) Rate. 64 Metascore.
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- Working Girl. Released: 1988. Rated: R. Best for: Finding career inspiration. Before quiet quitting and rage applying, there was simple workplace revenge. In the Melanie Griffith and Harrison Ford workplace comedy Working Girl, Griffith plays Tess McGill, a secretary from Staten Island whose not-so-great female boss (Sigourney Weaver) steals her brilliant idea and passes it off as her own.
- Pretty Woman. Released: 1990. Rated: PG-13. Best for: Fairy-tale endings. A rich man picking up a prostitute on Hollywood Boulevard might not seem like the plot of one of the best feel-good, happy movies of the ’90s, but this Garry Marshall classic starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts is just that.
- La La Land. Released: 2016. Rated: PG-13. Best for: Those who love a good musical. This Oscar-winning romantic musical comedy starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone took its inspiration from old-school Hollywood films like Singin’ in the Rain.
- Four Weddings and a Funeral. Released: 1994. Rated: R. Best for: Reminders that love conquers all. This laugh-out-loud rom-com was the ’90s movie that first put Hugh Grant on the map as Hollywood’s go-to charming leading man.
Sep 10, 2024 · We've rounded up the best feel-good movies that have made us laugh and/or cry (happy tears, mind you!), from swoon-worthy rom-coms to heartwarming coming-of-age movies and sweet animated...
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- 30 'The Parent Trap'
- 29 'The Holiday'
- 28 'Chef'
- 27 'Home Alone'
- 26 'Sleepless in Seattle'
- 25 'Paddington'
- 24 'Aladdin'
- 23 'The Princess Bride'
- 22 'An American Tail'
Directed by Nancy Meyers
Lindsay Lohan’s breakthrough role in Nancy Meyer’s film The Parent Trap solidified her as one of the best child stars in Hollywood history. The movie follows the lives of twin sisters who were separated at birth, until they serendipitously meet each other during a summer camp, without knowing the other one. There, they make a plan to reunite their parents while preventing their father, Nick Parker (Dennis Quaid) from marrying his gold-digging girlfriend. Not many people know that the 1998 Par...
Directed by Nancy Meyers
Another romantic comedy that everyone should be familiar with is The Holiday. Starring Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz, The Holiday follows two women who decide to swap homes for a short holiday after feeling dissatisfied with their lives. In search of comfort and a fresh perspective, the women discover more than they anticipated — new love interests and a new look at life. Watching The Holiday is like getting a warm embrace inside a cozy English cottage. The film's idyllic landscapes and charm...
Directed by Jon Favreau
Apart from playing the role of Happy in the MCU, director and actor Jon Favreau has also starred in the underrated comedy-drama film Chef. In it, a disgraced chef tries to pick back up his career by starting a food truck that serves up Cuban sandwiches. In his journey, he begins to regain his passion for cooking and love for his family. As Carl and his family travel in their food truck, they not only delight taste buds with their delicious food but also build a loyal following online. Chef is...
Directed by Chris Columbus
A lot of people find comfort in Christmas movies like Home Alone as these highlight a time full of love and giving. In the beloved movie, an eight-year-old named Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) is accidentally left behind when his family goes on vacation. Kevin initially enjoys the solitude but soon finds himself defending his home from two bumbling burglars. Using his wit and ingenuity, Kevin sets up a series of booby traps to protect his home. Meanwhile, Kevin’s mother, Kate McCallister...
Directed by Nora Ephron
The timeless rom-com Sleepless in Seattle focuses on Sam Baldwin (Tom Hanks), a widowed father struggling to move on after the loss of his wife. When his son, Jonah (Ross Malinger), calls a radio show on Christmas Eve seeking a new wife for his dad, Sam becomes an overnight sensation. An interested woman named Annie Reed (Meg Ryan) feels an inexplicable connection to Sam. Despite her engagement, Annie, captivated by Sam's story, suggests a Valentine's Day meeting at the Empire State Building....
Directed by Paul King
The ultimate feel-good movie for anyone who loves anything warm and fuzzy, literally. Paddington stars the titular small bear in Peru who goes on a life-changing journey to the bustling streets of London after an earthquake tragically destroys his home. Armed with only a battered suitcase, he is taken in by the Brown family—comprised of the uptight Mr. Brown (Hugh Bonneville), the loving Mrs. Brown (Sally Hawkins), and their two children, Judy and Jonathan. While Paddington initially causes c...
Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker
It’s hard to go wrong with an animated Disney filmwhen you need a little emotional pick-me-up. This 1992 classic tale of sand, sorcery, and a street rat’s rise to fame is hands down one of the best the studio has to offer. It’s got all the hallmarks of the Disney greats: a likable underdog for a protagonist who falls in love with a beautiful princess and, despite all odds, wins her hand; a bevy of supporting characters, from a flying carpet, a thieving monkey, and a hilarious genie, to tigers...
Directed by Rob Reiner
The framing device of this movie is literally an old man reading the story you’re about to see to his grandson in order to make that grandson feel better. Even those who have never read William Goldman’s original novel likely wouldn’t hesitate for a second to show this a kid who was feeling under the weather or to an adult for that matter. “Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles...” this is a movie that truly has it all, and even in The Pri...
Directed by Don Bluth
You would be forgiven for thinking that this animated tale that starts with an anti-Semitic attack, a troubled ocean crossing, and the separation of a family of America-bound immigrants is not exactly “feel good.” But it’s in the first act of this under-appreciated classic that the dismal stakes are established so that the film’s ultimate conclusion is that much more rewarding. The underdog in An American Tail is actually a tiny, charming mouse of Russian Jewish heritage by the name of Fievel...
150 Great Feel-Good Movies to Stream Now. What defines a feel-good movie? It’s hard to say. For some, a thrilling fight sequence or a series of Michael Bay-style explosions brings joy; for...
Aug 29, 2024 · From silent-film classics to modern rom-com hits, the best feel-good movies have a timeless power to bring out smiles—and sometimes a few tears too.
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Apr 4, 2020 · Lucky for you, there are plenty of happy and fun movies, and they aren’t all corny B-list flicks either. We scoured the Netflix archives to find the movies guaranteed to make you laugh, dance...
