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[bjork]

It's not a movie, but there's a Henry Rollins spoken word thing from way back that I've always found kind of uplifting. Starts here and rolls into the next part.

Also not a movie, but the Electro-Shock Blues album by Eels does the trick for me too, but it requires a full listen.

 

[Chumpion]

Groundhog Day
Wall-E
Wonder Boys
Juno

 

[excowboy]

Brooklyn is a good recommendation although it does have some mild sex scenes just fyi.

I'd recommend Hunt for the Wilderpeople which is a film from the last year. It's a very sweet comedy and my wife and I really enjoyed watching it over Christmas.

 

[Speevy]

Once


This is the only movie you ever need.

 

[trejo]

OP if you or your GF are not opposed to anime films then I highly suggest checking out Colorful

Be prepared for a gut punch or two but I assure you by the time the ending rolls around life will feel thoroughly affirmed.

 

[always crazy bacon]

Richard Linkleters Before Trilogy.

 

[the_batman]

Lost in Translation

that movie's more depressing than uplifting for me.

 

[Monocle]

Definitely Amelie.

 

[wetwired]

Definitely Amelie.

Came to say this

 

[Sojgat]

Cool as Ice

 

[Nielm]

 

[DiipuSurotu]

Sing Street.

 

[Patrick S.]

 

[Lord British]

Chef - the ultimate feel-good food porn movie

Came here to post this. Masterpiece.

 

[PayOffWizard]

I though Eddie the Eagle was a pretty good feel good movie and its just arrived on Netflix.
Its basically cool runnings.

 

[John Kowalski]

End of Evangelion.

Half joking.

It's very life affirming tbh.

Sing Street.

This is my suggestion too.

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

Creed

Ratatouille

 

[Moonkid]

Arrival fits the bill, catch it if ya can.

 

[Capitan]

Eve no Jikan / Time of Eve does this for me.
alternatively, all of Avatar: the last airbender

 

[wowbaggerBR]

Any recommendation on uplifting movies that helps to deal with a break up?

 

[Hyphen]

 

[Harmen]

Big Fish by Tim Burton

 

[Adam_Vania]

James and the Giant Peach
March of the Penguins
Babe 2: Pig in the City

 

[daviyoung]

Good pick but the infodump at the end ruins the book's magic.

Fight Club is life affirming but it depends wholly on what your life is like.

 

[Alx]

I'm hesitating to recommend Perfect Sense.
It's both sad and very positive, with a general philosophy of "whatever happens, we'll find a way".

 

[Eegah]

I can't feel bad while watching The Castle.

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0118826/

All the characters are just so stupidly innocent and lovable.

 

[TelemachusD]

Ikiru

Kurosawa's most moving film for me. Uplifting but also might make you cry.

 

[haveheart]

Apatow movies

Don't know if this is a guy thing but for me most buddy movies are positive: Shane Black movies or Four Brothers and stuff like that

300 Days Of Summer

Freddy Got Fingered

Adventureland

Maybe this is a dangerous pick but I felt pretty good after Wristcutters

 

[Skiptastic]

Driving Miss Daisy

- Won Best Picture
- Great Performances by Jessica Tandy and Morgan Freeman
- No swearing
- Great relationship that grows over time and feels genuine

 

[schlynch]

Little Miss Sunshine

Before Sunrise/Sunset/Midnight

Benny and Joon

Kikujiro

 

[drtomoe123]

Swiss Army Man

Breathe the wonder of life back into your lungs

 

[Fancy Clown]

Ikiru

Took too long for this post. The title literally means "to live", too!

 

[dinoroar]

"Intouchables"

It's a french movie not to get mixed up with Connery et al. I love showing it to people, it sounds like it's ganna be a bit of a dredge/saccharine/overly sentimental, but it's actually just wonderful.

 

[Rudimental]

Begin Again

 

[autumnleaf]

Just watch the training montage from Rocky IV together.

 

[m23]

The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty. Gets me happy feelings.

And also sense8(Christmas special) is filled with happy feelings. If you haven't watched the series it's really good.

Walter Mitty is such a great feel good movie. Also it looks amazing on blu ray.

I'll have to rewatch sometime soon.

 

[BigBeauford]

Definitely "Rudy". The score alone will bring you back.

 

[nailbombxx]

Arrival fits the bill, catch it if ya can.

We watched that, incredible movie. Although the movie has a positive message, the tone of the movie is for the mostly bittersweet and melancholy.

 

[Blizzard]

Speaking of Amelie, check out Chocolate. It's a sort of lighthearted movie about chocolate and romance. It does have some sad parts but I think the ending was also happy.

 

[Violence Jack]

Juno
An Officer and a Gentleman
Miss Congeniality
Beauty and the Beast
Groundhogs Day
Clueless
Dirty Dancing
The Birdcage

 

[HStallion]

Grave of the Fireflies or Requiem for a Dream.

 

[SystemBug]

The Truman Show

 

[MiniBossBattle]

Together. A chinese film about the sacrifices a father does for giving his son a better life. After watching this, I have a new found appreciation to my parents and their selflessness.

 

[Horns]

Another nod to Good Will Hunting - one of the best ever. Cinderella Man is another good one. Man on Fire is good, but not something that your gf may like. Love Actually might be the best chick flick ever.

 

[Kurdel]

Maybe not in one sitting because it is basically a 2h music video, but holy shit it's amazing. You see the poetry of the world, humanity, nature, it's tremendous.

 

[catapult37]

Moonrise Kingdom. Just makes you feel good.

Also Sing Street and Moana.

 

[Addi]

"Intouchables"

It's a french movie not to get mixed up with Connery et al. I love showing it to people, it sounds like it's ganna be a bit of a dredge/saccharine/overly sentimental, but it's actually just wonderful.

It's was actually the highest grossing non-english speaking movie ever for a while (416 million dollars worldwide) and most of it through of word of mouth. People really love this movie. I like it, but Amelie is definitely my favourite french feel-good.

I'll add Castaway on the Moon. Lovely Korean feel-good. It's about a guy that ends up on an island in the middle of the city after a failed suicide attempt, but is stuck there because he can't swim.

 

[AAK]

You'll need subtitles, but his movie did it wonderfully:

 

[jroc74]

Crazy, Stupid, Love. Ok, might have to scratch this, it may have crude humor...

Props to the ones who posted The Pursuit of Happiness.

And you can never go wrong with Good Will Hunting, The Truman Show.

Forrest Gump?

IMO Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is kind of depressing.

 

[Eyeron]

About Schmidt

Alexander Payne's most underrated film and IMO Jack Nicholson's best, most nuanced performance. Deals with loss and family estrangement but is very touching and occasionally hilarious. The ending is the definition of life affirming.