A Glean movie guide
Pure Good Vibes Only
No tears, just cheers.
Uplifting, lighthearted movies guaranteed to leave you with a smile.
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The movie list
- 01
Paddington 2
A masterclass in kindness and whimsy that proves being good-hearted is the ultimate superpower.
Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen.
- 02
Chef
A vibrant, low-stakes journey centered on the simple joys of food, family, and finding your passion.
When Chef Carl Casper suddenly quits his job at a prominent Los Angeles restaurant after refusing to compromise his creative integrity for its controlling owner, he is left to figure out what's next. Finding himself in Miami, he teams up with his ex-wife, his friend and his son to launch a food truck. Taking to the road, Chef Carl goes back to his roots to reignite his passion for the kitchen -- and zest for life and love.
- 03
Singin' in the Rain
An explosion of color and high-energy musical numbers that remains the benchmark for pure cinematic joy.
In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.
- 04
School of Rock
A high-octane comedy about finding your voice and the transformative power of a great rock anthem.
Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his students the finer points of rock 'n' roll. The school's hard-nosed principal is rightly suspicious of Finn's activities. But Finn's roommate remains in the dark about what he's doing.
- 05
The Princess Bride
A perfectly balanced fairy tale filled with wit, adventure, and one of cinema's most satisfying happy endings.
In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.
- 06
Legally Blonde
A bright, empowering underdog story that champions self-belief and breaking stereotypes with a smile.
Fashionable sorority queen Elle Woods has it all, but, she wants nothing more than to be Mrs. Warner Huntington III. But he dumps her before heading to Harvard Law School. Elle rallies all of her resources and gets into Harvard, determined to win him back. While there, she figures out that there is more to herself than just good looks.
- 07
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
A visually stunning and hilarious road trip that celebrates family quirks and saving the world.
A quirky, dysfunctional family's road trip is upended when they find themselves in the middle of the robot apocalypse and suddenly become humanity's unlikeliest last hope.
- 08
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
The ultimate celebration of spontaneity and the importance of stopping to look around once in a while.
After high school slacker Ferris Bueller successfully fakes an illness in order to skip school for the day, he goes on a series of adventures throughout Chicago with his girlfriend Sloane and best friend Cameron, all the while trying to outwit his wily school principal and fed-up sister.
- 09
Enchanted
A delightful fish-out-of-water story that brings fairytale sincerity to the real world with catchy songs.
The beautiful princess Giselle is banished by an evil queen from her magical, musical animated land and finds herself in the gritty reality of the streets of modern-day Manhattan. Shocked by this strange new environment that doesn't operate on a "happily ever after" basis, Giselle is now adrift in a chaotic world badly in need of enchantment. But when Giselle begins to fall in love with a charmingly flawed divorce lawyer who has come to her aid - even though she is already promised to a perfect fairy tale prince back home - she has to wonder: Can a storybook view of romance survive in the real world?
- 10
Rye Lane
A stylish and witty romantic comedy that captures the spark of a new connection on a sunny London day.
Two twenty-somethings, both reeling from bad break-ups, connect over the course of an eventful day in South London – helping each other deal with their nightmare exes, and potentially restoring their faith in romance.
- 11
Galaxy Quest
A brilliant, lighthearted sci-fi spoof that treats its characters and fans with genuine affection.
For four years, the courageous crew of the NSEA Protector — Commander Peter Quincy Taggart, Lieutenant Tawny Madison, and Doctor Lazarus — set off on a thrilling and often dangerous mission in space ... until their series was cancelled! Now, twenty years later, aliens under attack have mistaken the Galaxy Quest television transmissions for "historical documents" and beam up the crew of has-been actors to save the universe. With no script, no director, and no clue, the actors must turn in the performances of their lives.
- 12
Kiki's Delivery Service
A soothing and optimistic coming-of-age tale about a young witch finding her place in a beautiful world.
A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.