Favourite "Feel Good" Films

[Mick Mac]

Second midnight run

[mockney piers]

Cheers chaps, that's the one.

[SeanMacGabhann]

Shawshank definitely - but end the film before the VERY last scene. ick

Ferris Bueller (RIP John Hughes today btw)

Trees Lounge

[Keef]

Adventures in babysitting. One of the best 80s films, and I was in love with Elizabeth Shue.

[mockney piers]

No way re John Hughes!!

Has anybody watched The Breakfast Club as an adult btw? Hands up who sided with the teacher this time round?

[SeanMacGabhann]

way re: John Hughes - heard it on the radio this morning

yeah, rewatched the Breakfast Club again recently with a first timer - I wouldn't go so far as to say I "sided" with the teacher but.. erm... well.. yes.. time hasn't been kind

I forgot about dance sequences in those films as well.

[Keef]

Yeah I heard it on Radio 4 too.

[Huguenot]

Footloose?

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Fancy-free too, since you're asking!

[DaveR]

The Commitments

True Romance

The Incredibles

The Philadelphia Story

Where Eagles Dare ("Broadsword calling Danny Boy. Come in, Danny Boy!")

[Michael Palaeologus]

The Longest Day

[????]

C'mon, a bit predictable- all critically poor but....

The Fokker series

American pie (first one)

Bill & Ted EA

[SteveT]

Life is beautiful

Saturday night and sunday morning

Sound of music

Taste of honey

The philadelphia story

[SeanMacGabhann]

i like those films quids... but "feelgood" - watchable yes, but only Bill and Ted would warrant multiple viewings for me

[Keef]

I don't know, the first American Pie was great, and I saw "Meet the parents" for the second time the other day (first time being a good couple of years ago), and really enjoyed it. The bit with the vollyball in the pool is classic!

[MrBen]

Not classic "feel good" more comedy but I like Happy Gilmour which is brilliant and a soft spot for National Lampoons Vacation films.

Feel good endings - I like True Romance - ends up on a remote beach in Mexico, painting an old boat, with his girl...skint,a few bullet wounds but finally happy.

[Keef]

I was going to put True Romance in my list (one of m favourite films), but wasn't sure it could count as "feel good".

[MrBen]

No it doesn't - almost more bullets than Scarface in it! But I like the idea that after all the violence, drugs he ends up in such peace in the sun - kind of a metaphor that I aspire to...

Also not feel good but watched the brilliant Badlands the other night and it's got the same score as True Romance - I wonder if that was intentional Tarantino referencing...film geeks?

[Moos]

Almost all Audrey Hepburn movies.

I'm another in the Shawshank camp.

Juno is a recent one that made me smile.

Really cheesy old musicals like Calamity Jane, High Society and Oklahoma!.

Some of the better kiddie moves (I'm feeling brave today) like Monsters Inc and the 2nd Shrek film.

Mr Ben and Keef, True Romance makes the list just for the fantastic music in the last scene on the beach - can't hear its life-affirming lilt and pulse and not smile.

[mockney piers]

Wih the Fokker types. I wanted to hate them but they're just too funny, even the sequel!!

[Brendan]

I like the Frodo goes to Mordor series for easy-watching leave me with a smile type films. Not sure why, I think I just like wizards and stuff.

[JetSetWilly]

way out west.

[bignumber5]

Shawshank.

A Knight's Tale. I don't know why, it just makes me chuckle

Shrek, and a few other animated goodies that I am neither young enough nor parenty enough to really get away with

Empire Records. I just love it

And, sorry...

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Grease

Dirty Dancing

The Wedding Singer (joins keef in Drew's fan-club)

Love Actually

...Glad to have got that cleared up, now has anyone seen my testicles? I know they must be around here somewhere...

[Muley]

The Commitments

Blues Brothers

Cinema Paradiso

High Wind In Jamaica

Before Sunrise

The Spongebob Squarepants Movie (to my eternal shame!)

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Cool Runnings