Here Are 10 Feel-Good Movies Like “The Intern” to Lift Your Spirits!

Introduction 

 

As the name suggests, feel-good films are those pieces of art that shed some light on the beauty of life and its mellow moments, often forgotten or taken for granted by the best of us. Feel-good films are best accompanied with a warm, fuzzy blanket and some minutes of peace. 

 

So, here are some of the best films from a genre that you all need to check out now!

 

The List

 

01. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

 

Source - Mashable India

 

Director: Edgar Wright

Duration: 01h 52m

Year of Release: 2010

Language: English

Plot Synopsis: Scott Pilgrim meets Ramona and falls in love with her right away. However, after he meets one of her ex-boyfriends at a band competition, he realizes that wooing her will need him to deal with all seven of her ex-boyfriends.

 

02. Wild Tales

 

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Director: Damián Szifron 

Duration: 02h 02m

Year of Release: 2014

Language: Spanish 

Plot Synopsis: In one of several stories dealing with extremes of human behavior, a waitress adds a unique element to an arrogant loan shark's supper.

 

03. Sir

 

Source - Variety

 

Director: Rohena Gera

Duration: 01h 39m

Year of Release: 2018

Language: Marathi 

Plot Synopsis: An upbeat and motivated young woman from a remote hamlet begins her new work as a live-in maid for an affluent family's jaded son. They fall in love ultimately, but their relationship is forbidden.

 

04. Shiva Baby

 

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Director: Emma Seligman 

Duration: 01h 18m

Year of Release: 2020

Language: English

Plot Synopsis: A college student has an awkward encounter with her sugar daddy and her ex-girlfriend while attending a Jewish funeral ceremony with her parents.

 

05. Juno

 

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Director: Jason Reitman 

Duration: 01h 36m

Year of Release: 2007

Language: English

Plot Synopsis: a social outcast Juno defends herself with a caustic wit, but her unintended pregnancy sees her becoming more involved in the life of her baby's adoptive parents than she anticipated.

 

06. My Neighbor Totoro 

 

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Director: Hayao Miyazaki 

Duration: 01h 26m

Year of Release: 1988

Language: Japanese

Plot Synopsis: Mei and Satsuki relocate to a new home in order to be closer to their mother, who is undergoing treatment in the hospital. They quickly become friends with Totoro, a spirit who resembles a huge rabbit.

 

07. Good Morning 

 

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Director: Yasujirõ Ozu

Duration: 01h 34m

Year of Release: 1959

Language: Japanese 

Plot Synopsis: Two Japanese boys swear to be totally silent until their parents purchase them a television set in the 1950s.

 

08. Pather Panchali 

 

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Director: Stayajit Ray

Duration: 02h 02m

Year of Release: 1955

Language: Bengali 

Plot Synopsis: Apu and his sister Durga try to make the best of their difficult circumstances. Things quickly deteriorate when their father is transferred to the city for work and their mother gets increasingly enraged.

 

09. Another Round

 

Source - Variety

 

Director: Thomas Vinterberg 

Duration: 01h 57m

Year of Release: 2020

Language: Danish

Plot Synopsis: Four high school teachers drink every day to investigate how drinking affects their social and professional life.

 

10. Chungking Express

 

Source - Medium

 

Director: Wong Kar-wai

Duration: 01h 37m

Year of Release: 1994

Language: Cantonese, Mandarin

Plot Synopsis: Cop 223 (Takeshi Kaneshiro) buys a can of pineapple with an expiration date of May 1 every day, signifying the day he'll be able to forget about his lost love. He's also smitten by a strange woman in a blond wig (Brigitte Lin), who is completely unaware that she is a drug dealer. 

 

Tony Leung Chiu Wai's cop 663 (Tony Leung Chiu Wai) is heartbroken over a breakup. However, when his ex leaves a spare set of keys at a nearby café, a waitress (Faye Wong) lets herself into his apartment and improves his life.

 

Conclusion

 

The Feel-good genre has been often criticized for not being "serious-enough" but this points towards a rather interesting fact about how we perceive cinema or any art form for that matter. For ages, a notion has been perpetuated about art being a painfully complex and intense form of expression. 

 

Simply because we feel the only way we can resonate with art is if it shows us the ugly truths of our lives. This thought might be true for some individuals but it still doesn't encapsulate the shades of life, as we know it.

Written By: Janshi