A Glean movie guide
Purely Feel-Good Comedies
Zero drama, all smiles.
A curated collection of uplifting, lighthearted films guaranteed to brighten your mood.
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The movie list
- 01
Paddington 2
This quintessential feel-good film is a masterclass in kindness, optimism, and charm.
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
The Princess Bride
A whimsical, endlessly quotable fairy tale that balances humor with a classic happy ending.
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.
- 03
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
The ultimate celebration of fun and adventure, perfect for when you need a lighthearted escape.
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.
- 04
Legally Blonde
An empowering and optimistic story that proves you can stay true to yourself and still succeed.
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.
- 05
School of Rock
High-energy and hilarious, this film delivers a genuinely uplifting message about finding your passion.
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 straight-A students the finer points of rock 'n' roll and the power of sticking it to the man. But as the school’s stern principal closes in and the Battle of the Bands looms, Dewey must risk everything to prove that rock 'n' roll can change lives.
- 06
Singin' in the Rain
An iconic, vibrant musical that is impossible to watch without feeling cheerful.
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.
- 07
Airplane!
A non-stop barrage of slapstick and absurdity that keeps the stakes low and the laughs high.
An ex-fighter pilot is forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
- 08
Clueless
A bright, colorful, and witty coming-of-age story that remains a total delight.
Shallow, rich and socially successful Cher is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school's pecking scale. Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into dating each other. Emboldened by her success, she decides to give hopelessly klutzy new student Tai a makeover. When Tai becomes more popular than she is, Cher realizes that her disapproving ex-stepbrother was right about how misguided she was -- and falls for him.
- 09
Galaxy Quest
A clever, affectionate spoof that delivers big laughs and a surprisingly optimistic resolution.
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.
- 10
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
A warm, relatable family comedy that celebrates cultural quirks with plenty of heart.
A young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him while she comes to terms with her heritage and cultural identity.