![]() His relentlessness to win at life, even when he continues to pile on the mistakes, stems from a place of genuine goodness. Tom Cruise – arguably in his finest career role to date – tackles the part of sports agent Jerry Maguire, who, when struck by a crisis of conscience decides to quit his job and go out solo.įrom his “mission statement” moment as he exits his former workplace all the way to him begging Rod Tidwell (Cuba Gooding Jr.) to give him a shot: he doesn’t let up. It’s hard for it not to: this is the ultimate rise of the underdog tale. From the get-go, Cameron Crowe’s movie wins you over. “You had me at hello.” A one-liner cemented into pop culture that sums up what’s so endearing about Jerry Maguire. Wonder (2016)Īvailable: Netflix, Showtime (US), NowTV, SkyGo (UK) It’s stacked to the rafters with singalong tunes (this writer still frequently gets earwormed by “No you’re not hardcore, unless you live hardcore!”) and a soaring Battle of the Bands finale, that’s certainly bordering on cheesiness, but to be honest? You’ll be cheering them on so loud, you won’t notice. While his initial idea is to one-up his former bandmates by transforming his class into a new band, his motivation switches soon thereafter when he wins the kids over and vice versa. A musician desperate to make ends meet after getting fired from his old band, Finn snags a substitute music teacher gig despite having zero teaching experience. Jack Black channels his energetic earlier self from High Fidelity and throws in a dollop of kindness and patience as Dewey Finn. Of all the Richard Linklater pics out there, The School of Rock snags the honour of being his most blindingly optimistic. The School of Rock (2003)Īvailable: Showtime, DirectTV (US), NowTV, Prime Video, SkyGo (UK) It boasts one of the most uplifting movie scores of all time too, the perfect cherry atop this glorious blockbuster sundae. That we’re in fact, no different at all to those creatures, is the biggest lump-in-throat feeling of all. It’s about our ability to rise up when we’re faced with the threat of being torn asunder by prehistoric beasts or sold down the river by scheming lawyers and hackers. But it’s also about human resilience in the face of great danger. ![]() monster tend to be all about action and Jurassic Park is no exception. Spielberg’s monster epic from the early ‘90s reigns supreme when it comes to its heart-pumping factor, sure, but in terms of giving you the warm and fuzzies? Really? The tale of a gaggle of scientists and unsupervised grandchildren let loose on an island with a bunch of hungry, hungry dinos is surprisingly uplifting. Yes, a dinosaur movie can also be one of the best feel-good movies out there. No rom-coms if possible - sorry all you About Time fans, I know you are legion - as I've already put a list together of my recent favourites.Īctually while I think about it, let's not have too many teen movies here either - Booksmart and/or Lady Bird and/or Mean Girls might be on your list for example - as I'd love to you check out my recommendations in that department over thisaway.Īnd there's also The Hunt For The Wilderpeople, Taika Waititi's beautiful and funny odd couple comedy about stepfather and his newly adopted son getting lost in the New Zealand bush, but as that was a key part of my "Top 5 'Underseen' 21st Century Comedies" list, I thought I best not double up here as well.īut with all those asterisks and exceptions made up top, let's do this: Ali Plumb's 21 best 21st century "feel-good" films.Available: FuboTV (US), purchase from Google Play (UK) No Pixar or Disney as they're the kings of this, so maybe check out my "Top five" Pixar list if you're curious. ![]() Here are 21 of my favourite 21st century charmers that are nigh-on guaranteed to make you happy (and maybe a little bit sad along the way too, sure, but rough with the smooth).Ī few caveats however, otherwise this list would have 210 entries and not 21, so. But those are 1990s throwbacks, what about something more recent? What over past two decades has the same instant-cheerfulness factor as, say, When Harry Met Sally? ![]()
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