Most inspirational movies to pull you from a funk (Hollywood, action, comedy)

[chattyneighbor]

So picture someone sitting home all alone on the Holidays

So what movies do you recommend? I'm talking - happy & inspirational - not sappy, bittersweet and go hug your family Its a Wonderful Life type movie - but a realistically - get up, shower, you too can have a good life even if you're old and alone on the holidays so never give up type movies.

Anyone?

[citylove101]

Try these:

Breaking Away (1979)
Field of Dreams (1989)
Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)

[SWFL_Native]

Pay it forward
Space Jam
The Family Guy

[oeccscclhjhn]

The Terminal (2004)

The Station Agent (2003) ****

Whale Rider (2002) ****

The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)

Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) ****

My Neighbor Totoro (1988) (Japanese, English subtitles, do not bother with the dubbed version)

Still Walking (2008) (Japanese, English subtitles) ****

Top Hat (1935) ****


**** essential
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[biscuitmom]

Silver Linings Playbook
Little Miss Sunshine
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
Moonstruck
Calendar Girls
Seabiscuit
The Odd Couple
About Schmidt
The Pursuit of Happyness
The Bucket List

[Mugsy]

The Mask

Dig Two Graves

Erin Brockovich

[mauialoha]

Lion

[Ed_RDNC]

(List presented in a way that doesn't require the reader to have already seen the movie, and remember what it's about)

The Way (2010/I) - Martin Sheen
A father heads overseas to recover the body of his estranged son who died while traveling the "El camino de Santiago," and decides to take the pilgrimage himself. (True Story)

The World's Fastest Indian (2005) - Anthony Hopkins (said it was his favorite movie)
The story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years rebuilding a 1920 Indian motorcycle, which helped him set the land speed world record at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967. (True Story)

Sully (2016) - Tom Hanks
Movie about the "Miracle on the Hudson" airplane ditching in New York City. (True Story)

Invincible (2006) - Mark Wahlberg
Bartender tries out for pro-football team. (True Story)

Dave (1993) - Kevin Kline
An affable temp agency owner stands in for the President of the US.

Murder by Death (1976) - Peter Falk, Alec Guinness, David Niven, Peter Sellers
Spoof mashup of Murder Mystery movies.

Father Goose (1964) - Cary Grant
Classic WW2 comedy, zero violence. (Just don't rock the boat!)

Finders Keepers (1984) - Michael O'Keefe, Louis Gossett Jr., Beverly D'Angelo
Action spoof/comedy about two grifters and a crazy lady.

Undercover Blues (1993) - Kathleen Turner, Dennis Quaid, Stanley Tucci, Larry Miller
Best spy-spoof comedy I've seen. (Tucci is priceless!)

Miracles (1986) - Tom Conti, Teri Garr
This will restore your 'faith' in rom/coms.

Dirty Dingus Magee (1970) - Frank Sinatra, George Kennedy & many others
Western comedy with Blue Eyes playing an improbable role, a grubby Bad Guy.

My Cousin Vinny (1992) - Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, Fred Gwynne
A cute comedy, and an example that Hollywood can (surprise!) accurately depict how the legal system works (this movie is shown in law schools).

Hidalgo (2004) - Viggo Mortensen, Omar Sharif
Best movie (western drama) about a horse that's not a full-out 'girly flick'.

[Miss Hepburn]

I agree with them all...so I will say something different...
"Being There''

But, personally I'd want to lose myself in some action...'Lucy'.
'Revolver'...action with spirituality.

[chattyneighbor]

Thanks so much! Rep for all.