Great Movies that make you feel good...

[dpvtank]

I recently finished watching Amelie for the second time in a few years, and I have to admit I felt great.

So, that's what this thread is about. What movies make you feel good?

Here are some:
Amelie (French film)
Save the Green Planet (Korean Film)
Lage Rahe Munnabhai (Indian film)
Forrest Gump
Chocolat
March of the Penguins

[Phil Newton]

My favourite film of all time is called "Laputa: Castle in the Sky" by Studio Ghibli. It's beautifully drawn, has an interesting story and it never fails to put a smile on my face.

[BlueCrane]

Yes, Forrest Gump is great, but I've never seen Amelie - does it come with subtitles? I don't speak French.

I think A Beautiful Mind is the one film that impressed me most, ever - I have written articles about 6 movies that I think are great here.

Otherwise I have a whole page of inspirational movies that I recommend on my website : there is so much crap on TV that we rather go and get one at the video store for meaningful entertainment.

[JiriNovotny]

Laputa is great. Another great movies:

Children of Heaven, The (absolutely awesome)
Spirited Away (from the same guy who has made Laputa: castle in the sky)
Howl's Moving Castle (another movie from Miyazaki)
What Dreams May Come (I love this one)
Kikujiro no natsu (great comedy)
Click (lot of people don't like it but I enjoyed it)
Windstruck (awesome, unique)
Terminal
Big Fish
Green Mile, The (classic)
Interstate 60 (a bit weird but I liked it)
3-Iron (ditto)

I can heartily recommend these movies. I really love majority of them. I even won't mention Forrest Gump, that's the classic!

Also, there is a service called Spiritual Cinema Circle created by the same guy who directed What Dreams May Come, sending monthly DVD with positive movies to their subscribers.

[Jim]

The Shawshank Redemption is my favorite film of all time. Very uplifting (atleast in the end).

[PhoenixOwl]

The Lord of the Rings
Chronicles of Narnia: L,W,&W.
Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children
Naruto the Movie: To the rescue of the Snow Princess!
(And here's where I get to get laughed at) Digimon: The Movie.

[wildflower]

It's A Wonderful Life. A really nice movie.

[stalker]

American Beauty (saw it 10+ times)
Stalker (russian film)
Memento
Amelie
The Shining

...just to name a few

[Dan.Linehan]

Originally Posted by stalker

American Beauty (saw it 10+ times)
Stalker (russian film)
Memento
Amelie
The Shining

...just to name a few

I'm with Stalker - I like movies that jar me / break me down emotionally and remind me that life is a huge and mystical place, that it's much bigger than my own petty problems, and that its Ok for my purpose here to be a great one. As a pose to happy joy joy moves... those can be nice too if I'm feeling down. Sound of Music is a good one. My favorite movies overall though are:

American Beauty
Memento
Donnie Darko
12 Monkeys
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ('specially this one)
Se7en
Garden State
The Fountain

Six Feet Under DVDs (Just think of each one as a short movie =)

[ztigerb]

i'm going to have to say memento as well, such a good movie,
movies by Kevin Smith, gotta love those
Pulp Fiction
Sean of the Dead

[Leandro Leme]

There´s a bunch of cool and good movies, but examples of the "make me feel good" ones are:

Hero (chinese movie presented by Quentin Tarantino)
Magnolia
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Princess Mononoke
Le Fabuleux destin d`Amélie Poulain (Amelie)
Good Will Hunting
Lady in the Water
Dead Poets Society

[dpvtank]

Dan.Linehan: No way! The Fountain is in your list! I'm waiting for the longest time to actually see this film and it looks like none of my friends want to go for this.

[leandro.leme]: I loved Hero for how beautiful the film was.

BlueCrane: Yes, it comes with subtitles. You should go see the film as soon as you can. Its probably one of the most refreshing films you'll see in your life.

[Guinevere]

So I'll leave out other things I love like The Usual Suspects, Shallow Grave, Hitchcock's films...

Comedy:
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Alice (1990) (Woody Allen)
Heart and Souls (1993)
Groundhog day (1993)
For richer or poorer (1997)

Romantic:
When Harry met Sally (1989)
How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
Don Juan DeMarco (1995)
Practical Magic (1998) (probably my favorite)
Dracula (1992)

Other:
Mitt liv som hund (my life as a dog) (1985)
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Peter’s Friends (1992) (just to hear them sing _The way you look tonight_)
Little Women (1994)
28 days (2000)
Chocolat (2000)
Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)

There are many more, but that's aready a lot!

[Henrik]

Some inspiring movies that makes me feel good. As I think about it now, the first three nudged me towards personal development:

The Shawshank Redemption - perhaps my favourite movie of all time too.
American Beauty
Fight Club

My Neighbour Totoro
Laputa: Castle in the Sky
The Iron Giant
2001
Amelie
October Sky
Bottle Rocket
Gattaca
Dark City
and a couple more that I can´t rememember right now.

And the Simpsons. I love them.

[ebradlee10]

Braveheart
Shawshank Redemption
Rudy (Don't tell my fellow PSU alumni)
Clerks

[dailyplanit]

Billy Elliot
The Mighty
Emperor's Club
Life As a House

Absolutely yes too: Shawshank Redemption & October Sky

AFI's list of 100 years 100 cheers

[elainevdw]

Any and all dance movies!

And whoever said Totoro... who can argue with that?

[Richful]

I'm amazed no one's said it yet:
The Star Wars Trilogy (Original, before the re-release, Jar Jar etc.)

[Jake Danger]

Watch "The Butterfly Effect" (Director's Cut, NOT the theater version). It's on DVD. The ending is absolutely stunning. It made me understand what true love really is.

[Kiba]

Um....um..


The movie I like is an anime called Miyazaki's "Spirited Away".

[DataWraith]

Justed wanted to throw two more into the mix:

Hook and Bicentennial Man

There are a lot of other good movies, but Hook just puts a smile on my face (Bangerang!). Bicentennial Man is kind of sad, but I love the portrayal of the passage of time.

[drgrudge]

I'm a big movie buff but unfortunately after moving to Dubai From Chennai, I don't get to watch movie lately.


Anyway my list of feel good movies: (in particular order)

1. The Shawshank Redemption (Great movie that can lift your spirits and entertain u as well)
2. It’s a wonderful life (The ultimate "feel good" movie)
3. October Sky
4. Forrest Gump
5. Miracle on 34th street
6. Crash
7. Take the Lead (Antonio Banderas - Dance movie)
8. Love Actually
9. Gattaca
10. Rain man
11. Fight Club
12. Terminal
13. Life is Beautiful
14. American Dreams
15. Walk in the clouds (un underated romance movie starring Keanu Reeves)
16. Lake House
17. Remember the Titans (Sports movie)
18. Sling Blade (Billy Bob Thornton directed Drama)

There are so many movies that make my feel good.... I'm sure I must have left many other classic movies!

[peter]

I would like to add to the list:

Anything by Monty Python!

for a quick taste... here is the ending of Live of Brian:
Always look on the bright side of life.

[Michael Chui]

I noted many, many that I liked already stated, but I was surprised that the four I keep with me all the time weren't on here.

The Matrix trilogy (all three).
Batman Begins
V for Vendetta
The Princess Bride

And just as a repeat...

Forrest Gump, Miracle on 34th Street, Remember the Titans, Butterfly Effect, A Beautiful Mind, Braveheart... all also great movies. I'm sure there are many I don't recall.

[Sterling]

I second Gattaca. Such a powerful and poignant movie - it took my breath away, and for me, truly captures what it means to have a purpose in life and to pursue it wholeheartedly. Simply beautiful, and so inspirational.

[Pandora20]

I haven't seen this one mentioned yet:

La Vita è Bella, a sensitive comedy (of all things) about living in a concentration camp, was a great and touching movie. The English name is 'Life Is Beautiful'. It is not the same as the 'Life Is Wonderful' movie, though.

[songwriter]

It's A Wonderful Life
Matrix Trilogy
Spartacus
2001 A Space Oddissey
The Bridges of Madison County
Schindler's List
The Great Dictator
Scary Movie 4
Star Wars Double Trilogy
Indiana Jones Trilogy
Back To The Future Trilogy
Godfather Trilogy
Superman
Spanish movie "Abre los ojos". Vanilla Sky is the US remake.
Gone With The Wind
Casablanca
Wizard Of Oz

[Amit]

Here's my list of my favorite, inspiring and feel good movies!

1) Pay It Foward
2) The Shawshank Redemption
3) The Secret
4) Ice Age
5) Finding Nemo
6) What dreams may come
7) Awakenings
8) Mission Impossible
9) Enemy of the State
10) The Matrix
11) Terminator 2
12) The Thomas Crown Affair

[drgrudge]

Originally Posted by Pandora20

I haven't seen this one mentioned yet:

La Vita è Bella, a sensitive comedy (of all things) about living in a concentration camp, was a great and touching movie. The English name is 'Life Is Beautiful'. It is not the same as the 'Life Is Wonderful' movie, though.

I did mention that movie, #13 in my list.

[moltar]

Airplane! (1980)