Looking for a List of favorite upbeat, pleasant, funny,feel-good DVDS and Movie Films.

01.19.2026 | Chickensoup

[Chickensoup]

Looking for a List of favorite upbeat, pleasant, funny,feel-good DVDS and Movie Films.

The films you enjoy.that make you smile or laugh. The ones that you would watch again. Older ones are welcome. I love MARTY!

Boy Films. Girl Films. Love and marriage Films. Winning Films.....you name it!

[DouglasKC]

Don’t forget Planes, Trains and Automobiles.

[Political Junkie Too]

Ball of Fire (1941), starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck.

The movie Sister Act appears to be an adaptation of this movie.

-PJ

[fella]

Early John Goodman “True Stories”.

[DCPatriot]

The Friend. The Friend is a 2024 drama film directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel, starring Naomi Watts and Bill Murray. It tells the story of a writer who adopts a Great Dane after the death of her friend, exploring themes of grief and human-animal bonds.

[Verginius Rufus]

"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" has a lot of famous comic actors playing small roles.

"Goodby, Lenin" is a funny look at the end of Communism in East Germany.

[dfwgator]

“Goodby, Lenin” is a funny look at the end of Communism in East Germany.

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One of my all-time favorite movies. I love the opening theme music to the movie.

[dfwgator]

Early John Goodman “True Stories”.

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More people bought the soundtrack to the movie than watched it.

[dfwgator]

How could I forget, Raising Arizona.

[shotgun]

Does have a little wang in it, good though...

Horseshit!

[Political Junkie Too]

That reminds me...

Another rom-com with an actor playing against type is King Ralph (1991), starring John Goodman and Peter O'Toole.

Another rom-com in a similar vein is Dave (1993), starring Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver.

One more rom-com-dram is Heaven Can Wait (1978), starring Warren Beatty and Julie Christie.

-PJ

[dfwgator]

[DouglasKC]

Temple Grandin was such a good if unusual movie. Ill sometimes binge watch movies starring certain people and I was on a Claire daanes bender when I stumbled on this gem.

[shotgun]

He’s hokding it with his deeek!

[vis a vis]

Also a thumbs up from me for Waking Ned Devine.

[BradyLS]

For the longest time I thought it was Jan Hooks playing opposite Nicolas Cage. But it was Holly Hunter.

[DYngbld]

Princes Bride, Six Days Seven Nights, anything with Sandra Bullock.

[grame]

I’ve watched it many times. One of my grandsons had watched it at school I believe and then he recommended it to me. I think it illustrates the “words will never hurt me” phrase. She just keeps pushing through.

[CaptainK]

Don’t forget Charade.
Grant+Hepburn+Donen+Mancini+ Paris= Perfection.

[Fiji Hill]

My favorite musical movie is Hollywood Revue of 1929. Other musicals that I like include:

• Pigskin Parade, much of which was shot at my alma mater, Occidental College

• Gold Diggers of 1933

• Gold Diggers of 1935

• Fashions of 1934

• The Big Broadcast of 1938

[MayflowerMadam]

Yes. Second Hand Lions was good.