Movies can offer a chance to connect with and safely explore our emotions. While watching movies, we can live in that creative world until the movie ends which makes us feel good, if the content remains in comedy or related to love, bondings and emotions. A sad film might help us to release our emotions or a comedy movie might lift our mood.
A feel-good film is a film which portrays people and life in such a way that makes the audience feel good and realistic in the movie world. The stories in the movies we witnessed were connected with our experiences, making us feel connected and understood.
The content in the movies related to cultures, lifestyles and issues promotes audience understanding. Romantic comedy films with a substantial share of drama are shown to be the most prototypical feel-good genre blend. Here are some of the picked feel-good movies from the top streaming platform Netflix.
FAMILY SWITCH
Family Switch is an American comedy film directed by McG. The movie is written by Adam Sztykiel and Victoria Strouse and produced by Lawrence Grey, Ben Everard, Nicole KingSolaka, Jennifer Garner, McG and Mary Viola.
The casts of the movie are Jennifer Garner and Ed Helms. The film is based on the 2010 children’s book Bedtime for Mommy by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. The movie was released on Netflix on November 30, 2023. The movie’s run time is 105 minutes. The main language is English with subtitles.
REVIEWS
The audience felt that this is a classic feel-good movie. The movie warmed the audience’s hearts and made them laugh just enough to keep them entertained. The movie leaves them satisfied and wanting more at the same time. The movie is light-hearted and briskly- paced.
DASVI
Dasvi is an Indian Hindi language social comedy film which is released in 2022. The movie was directed by debutante Tushar Jalota and produced by Dinesh Vijan. The film casts Abhishek Bachchan, and Yami Gautham as the main leads following Nimrat Kaur. Bachchan plays the role of an uneducated politician, with Gautham as an IPS officer. Music composed by Sachin-Jigar.
The film got praise from audiences due to its storyline, humour, performances and social message but criticism for its screenplay. The movie premiered on Netflix along with Jio cinema platforms. The run time of the movie is 126 minutes.
REVIEWS
The audience felt that this movie was one of the best movies of Amitabh. It is an inspirational movie with lighthearted and delightful political drama. They felt that Abishek’s comic timing was good and brilliant. The movie depicts the dark side of political life. Finally, the movie is lighthearted and feels. Out of 5 audiences have given 4.7 ratings.
LUDO
Ludo is an Indian Hindi language comedy crime film which is released in 2020. The film was directed by Anurag Basu and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Divya Khosla Kumar, Krishnan Kumar and others.
It stars an ensemble cast of Abhishek Bachchan, Aditya Roy Kapoor, Rajkumar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi, Fatima Sana Shaik, Sanya Malhotra, Rohit Suresh Saraf and Pearle Maaney. The film received awards in different categories like Best Actor, Best Director, Best Actress, Supporting Actor, and Best Music Director in the 66th Filmfare Awards. The movie’s running time is 150 minutes.
REVIEWS
The film got positive reviews with praise towards its screenplay, cinematography, music, direction and performances of the cast. The audience felt that the movie deals with the real lives of very ordinary people from different walks of life who are struck with their problems and how the turn of events brings all of them at one point. The movie got 4.4 ratings out of 5.
CHICKEN RUN:DAWN OF THE NUGGET
The movie is a British stop-motion animated comedy film, released in 2023. The movie was directed by Sam Fell and produced by Steve Pegram, and Leyla Hobart. The music director of this movie is Harry Gregson Williams.
The movie is a sequel to Chicken Run which was released in 2000. The film is a story of Rocky and Ginger who lead a rescue mission when their daughter has been abducted to a highly advanced poultry farm run by their old enemy Mrs.Tweedy. The movie’s run time is 98 minutes.
REVIEWS
People say that the movie is a delightful blend of nostalgia and fresh comedic brilliance in this long-awaited sequel to the 2000 classic Chicken Run. The audience found the elements in the film were more than expected and a good sequel.
THE SUPER MARIO BROS
The movie is an American animated adventure comedy film based on Nintendo’s Mario video game franchise. The movie was directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic produced by Universal Pictures, Illumination and Nintendo and distributed by Universal.
The film features the original story for the brothers Mario and Luigi, Italian American plumbers who are transported to an alternate world and become entangled in a battle between the Mushroom Kingdom, led by Princess Peach and the Koopas led by Brow Ser. The movie’s run time is 92 minutes with a budget of 100 million and a box office budget is 1.36 billion.
REVIEWS
Audiences feel that the movie is a phenomenal adventure and feel they step into a world of whimsy, nostalgia and unparalleled entertainment with the super mario bros. It’s a delightful celebration of everything they love about Mario and his wacky adventures. The audience gave 4.6 ratings out of 5.
THE HARDER THEY FALL
The movie is an American western film, released in 2021. Directed by Jeymes Samuel and produced by Lawrence Bender, Shawn Corey Carter, James Lassiter and Jaymes Samuel. Music composed by Jaymes Samuel.
Its characters are based on real cowboys, lawmen, and outlaws of the nineteenth-century American West. The run time of the movie is 139 minutes made with a budget of 90 million.
REVIEWS
The audience felt that this movie was not a usual type of film, the movie has something truly fresh. They genuinely found it to be a breath of fresh air, to be honest. The film has extremely slick production, and an extremely cool cast playing very memorable characters. The movie got 4, ratings out of 5.
CONCLUSION
Feel-good movies serve as a form of cinematic therapy, offering the audience emotional inspiration to escape from the real world. They often feature heartwarming stories, relatable characters, and happy endings that provide comfort in turbulent times. Viewers feel uplifted and happy watching good movies. Feel-good movies hold a special place in the hearts of audiences worldwide.
