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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

One of my big loves is films and I've just got home from watching Million Dollar Arm.. very uplifting and pleased I went watching..

What was the last feel good film that you saw?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Despicable Me 2

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm watching it now , the music always gets me going even if the story is sad as such. Brassed off

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Brassed Off... one of Pete Postlethwaites finest... one of Warringtons greatest sons as well

I've heard good things about Despicable Me and DM2...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The grand seduction, kind of a mix of doc hollywood and local hero.

Mr Morgans last love & god help the girl, both uplifting in their own way.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Cutie Honey" and "Kamikaze Girls" are my all-time favourites, with "Better than Chocolate" a close runner-up...

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Thanks for giving this film buff more ideas haha

I always enjoy a good film

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By *xpresMan
over a year ago

Elland

Trainspotting

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By *B4everCouple
over a year ago

Erdington

"Trainspotting"

Since when is Trainspotting a feel good movie? Lol

Our classic go to feel good movies are Ghostbusters 1 & 2....

we seen them a million times by now

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By *xpresMan
over a year ago

Elland

"Trainspotting

Since when is Trainspotting a feel good movie? Lol

Our classic go to feel good movies are Ghostbusters 1 & 2....

we seen them a million times by now

What happens at the end??... Yup Renton gets away from it all choose life

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Debbie does Dallas

Gimp

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By *untime biatchWoman
over a year ago

ova by ea wales

Pretty woman and the boat that rocked

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By *B4everCouple
over a year ago

Erdington

"Trainspotting

Since when is Trainspotting a feel good movie? Lol

Our classic go to feel good movies are Ghostbusters 1 & 2....

we seen them a million times by now

What happens at the end??... Yup Renton gets away from it all choose life"

Yes but everything else that happens to lead to that point is so depressing and sad that I couldn't possibly feel good after watching it

lol

But each to their own n all that

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By *xpresMan
over a year ago

Elland

"Trainspotting

Since when is Trainspotting a feel good movie? Lol

Our classic go to feel good movies are Ghostbusters 1 & 2....

we seen them a million times by now

What happens at the end??... Yup Renton gets away from it all choose life

Yes but everything else that happens to lead to that point is so depressing and sad that I couldn't possibly feel good after watching it

lol

But each to their own n all that

Best British film ever

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Debbie does Dallas

Gimp

Haha.. that's not a feel good film, well ok it felt good for Debbie hahaha

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Trainspotting"

Haha... Great film not one that I'd describe as feel good though.. gritty drama

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"....but everything else that happens to lead to that point is so depressing and sad that I couldn't possibly feel good after watching it......"

The same could be said of Green Mile & Shawshank- both featuring death, violence, wrongful imprisonment and despair.....and two of the best things to ever come out of Hollywood.

I'd also throw in Once Were Warriors and Million Dollar Baby, two dark and depressing films that are so well written and acted that you know you've just spent two hours of your life watching pure class, instead of the usual crap churned out- always makes me feel good

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The boat that rocked & Shall we dance, like both films.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

eat pray love love that its about her finding her way back to herself.

Wreck-It Ralph because its just awesome!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

the Croods ..laughed like a looney throughout

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By *ourbonKissMan
over a year ago

a land up north..... of leicester

'Hey lady! It's Dr Jones to you'

Any Indiana Jones film always puts me in a good mood

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The Hudsucker Proxy" ..... Properly lovely film by the Coen bros

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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

Totally cheesy...

Flashdance

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

Napoleon Dynamite.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"....but everything else that happens to lead to that point is so depressing and sad that I couldn't possibly feel good after watching it......

The same could be said of Green Mile & Shawshank- both featuring death, violence, wrongful imprisonment and despair.....and two of the best things to ever come out of Hollywood.

Million Dollar Baby is a superb film, but not what Id call uplifting.

Clint Eastwood seems to be doing some of his best work in the last 15 years. The Changeling and Gran Torino were fantastic as well

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By *ourbonKissMan
over a year ago

a land up north..... of leicester

"Napoleon Dynamite."

Awesome film!

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

"Napoleon Dynamite.

Awesome film!"
Never fails to make me smile.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Stand By Me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Freedom writers or Precious i love them both

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By *ourbonKissMan
over a year ago

a land up north..... of leicester

"Napoleon Dynamite.

Awesome film!Never fails to make me smile.

I can imagine you getting up and doing the dance too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"....but everything else that happens to lead to that point is so depressing and sad that I couldn't possibly feel good after watching it......

The same could be said of Green Mile & Shawshank- both featuring death, violence, wrongful imprisonment and despair.....and two of the best things to ever come out of Hollywood.

Million Dollar Baby is a superb film, but not what Id call uplifting.

Clint Eastwood seems to be doing some of his best work in the last 15 years. The Changeling and Gran Torino were fantastic as well"

But watching a great film makes me feel good, watching some clique nonsense where 'everything is great and fluffy' feels like a waste of my time

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By *radleyandRavenCouple
over a year ago

Herts

I think the only recent(-ish) film that's had the feel good effect on me is "17 Again"... Might be my love for Matthew Perry though. XD

- Amy. x

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By *ack Genuine BullMan
over a year ago

Loughborough

Goodnight Mr Tom....

( John Thaw )

Wonderful film!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Me, Myself and Irene

I love it but no one else seems to... dont know what's wrong with people :P

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

'Big Wednesday'

A film about surfing, growing up and friendship. Love it

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By *omMLMan
over a year ago

The Centre of the Universe

Tuesdays with Morrie - Jack Lemon's best performance ever. An inspiring and uplifting story.

Blues Brothers and Back to the Future for making me dance and laugh.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"'Big Wednesday'

A film about surfing, growing up and friendship. Love it"

If you've not seen it, watch Whale Rider

And for a film that slipped under a lot of radars, 'Best Man Down' will take you on an epic ride from thinking it's another American Pie type movie to full on happy blubbing (as proved with 2 people I suggested it to on a plane trip)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"'Big Wednesday'

A film about surfing, growing up and friendship. Love it

If you've not seen it, watch Whale Rider

Will give em a try, cheers

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Shrek, True Romance, A beautiful mind, What's eating Gilbert Grape, The curious case of Benjamin Button, Pearl Harbour and I would go on but the most recent uplifting film I've seen was Nebraska with Bruce Dern phenomenal study of human nature.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"......but the most recent uplifting film I've seen was Nebraska with Bruce Dern phenomenal study of human nature."

Watched that the other night

If you liked that, you'll probably like The Straight Story, a tale of an old guy driving his John Deer lawn mower across several states to visit his brother, In to the wild- a true story about a guy trying to live off the grid in middle of nowhere and finally, Wendy & Lucy- Wendy drives across the states with Lucy (her dog) to a much needed new job......then things start to go wrong. It's a low budget debut feature that's all about the script and the acting

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

One of my favourites is 'Mr Hollands Opus' starring Richard Dreyfus

The story follows a musician / composer who, decides to take a break from performing and take a teaching job so that he can spend time on his true passion - composing.

Of course, it doesn't quite work out that way, but as the story goes on, we learn how passionate he becomes about teaching music and the Finale is just brilliant.

I would thoroughly recommend it.

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By *carineMan
over a year ago

Armthorpe, Doncaster

The final fireworks scene in V For Vendetta.

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By *omMLMan
over a year ago

The Centre of the Universe

"The final fireworks scene in V For Vendetta."

Another film I love and that scene is quite spectacular.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Keep them coming folks... Slumdog Millionaire is one I enjoyed..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Keep them coming folks... Slumdog Millionaire is one I enjoyed.."

Dev Patel was in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, which is quite quirky and funny

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

That was the other film that I really enjoyed and couldn't think of!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just watched Shirley Valentine as off to Greek islands tomorrow. Pauline Collins was gorgeous in it and Tom Conti was a right old sleaze bag. Got me in the mood though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Darjeeling Limited fell in to the same sort of feeling as that- thought it would be a bit crap but it was actually pretty funny

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Safety Not Guaranteed.

Really good film

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By *oody39Man
over a year ago

tunbridge wells

Dolphin tale, Soul surfer, the blind side

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By *igeiaWoman
over a year ago

Bristol

Loads of good ones but if I'm in a bit of a 'meh' mood then The Princess Bride never fails to cheer me right up.

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