Cinema can be very powerful. A meticulously paced, written, acted and shot scene can make you stare right in the abyss or make you rise to great hights. Movies can be comforting too; show you that life isn’t so bad, right when you need it. For those occasions, THEVORE selected the very best feel-good films. Films that avoid being overtly sappy, but will leave you full of optimism afterwards anyway.
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- 2010-2018: Must-watch feel good movies on Netflix or DVD
New feel good movies in 2018
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DIRECTOR: Brian Crano CAST: Rebecca Hall, Dan Stevens, Jason Sudeikis
Anna is about to get married with her boyfriend, Will. But when she is told she should date other men, she starts to doubt her seemingly perfect life. Read more
RATING: 80/100
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Top rated 2017 feel good moviesPaddington 2
DIRECTOR: Paul King CAST: Ben Whishaw, Hugh Grant Hugh Bonneville
It's rare that sequels are good. What's even more rare, is a sequel that is better than its predecessor. Paddington 2, which might not bring much new to the table story-wise, is one of the most delightful, cozy films you're about to see in a long time. Read more
RATING: 80/100
RELEASE DATE: November 10th, 2017
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DIRECTOR: Bavo Defurne CAST: Isabelle Huppert Kévin Azaïs Johan Leysen
A forgotten European Song Contest singer, fading away in a pâté factory, falls in love with a young aspiring boxer. Together they decide to attempt her comeback. Read more
RATING: 77/100
RELEASE DATE: February 10th, 2017
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DIRECTOR: Mike Mills CAST: Annette Bening Elle Fanning Greta Gerwig
The story of three women who explore love and freedom in Southern California during the late 1970s. Read more
RATING: 84/100
RELEASE DATE: February 10th, 2017
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2010's best rated feel good movies out on DVD, Bluray or streaming on VOD (Netflix, Amazon).Intouchables
DIRECTOR: Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano CAST: François Cluzet Omar Sy Anne Le Ny
Breaking nearly every box office record there is to break, ‘Intouchables’ is THE feel-good movie of the decade so far. The unlikely bromance between a paralyzed Parisian aristocrat (Francois Cluzet) and his caretaker, a bratty macho from the banlieueu’s (Omar Sy), stole the hearts of even the most cynical cinephiles. The chemistry between Cluzet and Sy is irresistible, the jokes are really funny (for a change) and the script is just flawless. Unparalleled so far this decade. Read more
RATING: 86/100
RELEASE DATE: November 2nd, 2011
Netflix | Amazon | All Release dates La La Land
DIRECTOR: Damien Chazelle CAST: Ryan Gosling Emma Stone Rosemarie DeWitt
Damien Chazelle’s ‘Whiplash’ gained quite some attention in 2014. Indeed, his depiction of a monomaniac music conservatory student was gripping and his love for music utterly palpable. But who would thought his next feature film would be a classic, escapist, over-the-top-romantic musical? La La Land will make you forget everything dreary and depressing for two hours without a doubt. The love story of an aspiring actress and a struggling jazz musician in Los Angeles is simply too catching too resist. Read more
RATING: 84/100
RELEASE DATE: December 25th, 2016
Netflix | Amazon | All Release dates Beyond the Lights
DIRECTOR: Gina Prince-Bythewood CAST: Gugu Mbatha-Raw Nate Parker Minnie Driver
'Beyond the Lights' is one of those rare, sincere melodrama’s they stopped making since the 1990’s. Vagely reminiscent of 1992 Kevin Costner/Whitney Houston vehicle ‘The Bodyguard’, the films tells the sweeping story of a successful popstar and her destined-to-fail romance with an ambitious young police officer. What makes ‘Beyond the Lights’ stand out, is its flat-out earnestness; there are no obligatory stupid jokes here or ironic pop culture references. Director/writer Gina Prince-Bythewood aims right at the heart. Read more
RATING: 82/100
RELEASE DATE: November 14th, 2014
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DIRECTOR: Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen CAST: Amy Poehler Bill Hader Lewis Black
2015’s summer smash hit ‘Inside Out’ is without a doubt the most abstract and philosophical Pixar movie ever made, and yet the most heartwarming and funny one too. Quite an achievement by directors/writers Peter Docter and Ronnie del Carmen. A childrens’ movie in which emotions (Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness) are the protagonists… who would think of such a thing? Read more
RATING: 82/100
RELEASE DATE: June 19th, 2015
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DIRECTOR: Michel Hazanavicius CAST: Jean Dujardin Bérénice Bejo John Goodman
Paying homage to the silent cinema of the 1920’s, this adorable art house hit from 2011 tells the touching story of a famous Frech Hollywood actor losing his job with the introduction of the ‘talkies’. As his carreer falls apart, his life becomes entangled with that of a promising young actress. ‘The Artist’ is an absolute delight. A sprawling love letter to the bygone days of Hollywood and a sweeping romance that’ll knock you of your feet. Read more
RATING: 79/100
RELEASE DATE: January 20th, 2011
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DIRECTOR: Matthew Warchus CAST: Bill Nighy Imelda Staunton Dominic West
Back in the 1980’s, there were as an obscure supporting group for every obscure minority you could imagine. At the height of the 1984 UK miners’ strike, a group of LGBT’s Londoners founded a support group; the ‘Lesbian and Gay Support the Miners’. The problem was, the miners weren’t really eager to accept their help at first. This great premise, which is almost stranger than fiction, is the heart of this brilliant British feel good comedy. Read more
RATING: 78/100
RELEASE DATE: September 5th, 2014
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DIRECTOR: Fatih Akin CAST: Adam Bousdoukos Moritz Bleibtreu Pheline Roggan
Zinos runs a small restaurant in the suburbs of Hamburg. Hardships fall upon him as his girlfriend leaves him, while at the same time customers practically cease to come. Zinos asks his brother to help him out with the restaurant, but unfortunately his ‘help’ only makes things worse. A charming and raw feelgood comedy about love, family but most of all FOOD. Read more
RATING: 73/100
RELEASE DATE: December 25th, 2009
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DIRECTOR: Rick Famuyiwa CAST: Shameik Moore Tony Revolori Kiersey Clemons
Malcolm is a nerdy teenager from a rough neighbourhood in Los Angeles. He has two best friends, is obsessed with 1990’s hip-hop and tries avoid trouble as much as possible. Until one day, he and his accidentally end up in posession of a large amount of drugs. Now what? ‘Dope’ is a smart coming-of-age comedy that pays homage to great 90’s movies like ‘Boyz n the Hood’. Colorful, slightly subversive. A film that makes you crave for the golden age of rap. Read more
RATING: 73/100
RELEASE DATE: June 19th, 2015
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DIRECTOR: Lukas Moodysson CAST: Mira Barkhammar Mira Grosin Liv LeMoyne
In 1999, Swedish first-time director surprised the international world of cinema with his irresistible lesbian coming of age drama 'Fucking Åmål '. Ever since, Moodysson steadily worked on a resume filled with impressive, yet rather though-to-swallow art house drama’s. We Are the Best! is a return to his old, frivolous style and it’s damn good. Based on a graphic novel written by his wife, it tells the heartwarming story of three young Swedish girls trying to form a punk rock band in 1981. Read more
RATING: 72/100
RELEASE DATE: June 20th, 2014
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