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Your “go-to feel-good” movies eh?


That aren’t family movies eh?

Mine:

Friday 1995

Multiplicity 1996

Bio-Dome 1996

Pretty much any Jackie Chan movie

Forrest Gump 1994

Half baked 1998

Nothing to lose 1997

AirHeads 1996

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No matter how silly, Napoleon Dynamite leaves me smiling and feeling good every time.

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I’m glad you like it but for me it will always be the most overrated movie of the last 25 years.

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I’m not even sure what it’s IMDb rating is, but for me it really encapsulates the high school experience with all the different “classes” of students.

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Makes me laugh too!

What are your thoughts on BASEketball?

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Any Hallmark movie

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Uncle Buck (1989)
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)
The Wedding Banquet (1993)
A Streetcat Named Bob (2016)
Life of Pi (2012)
Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
O Brother Where Art Thou? (2000)
Sing Street (2016)
The Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Moonstruck (1987)
Boy (2010)
Muriel’s Wedding (1994)
Hairspray (1988)
Crocodile Dundee (1986)
Beautiful Thing (1996)
The Castle (1997)
The World’s Fastest Indian (2005)
Jojo Rabbit (2019)

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Hunt for the Wilderpeople Was such a great surprise for me!!

O Brother is one of my all time favorite film.

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I was expecting greatness from ..Wilderpeople and I wasn’t disappointed. Taika Waititi is the KING of feel-good movies, hence his films appearing on my list three times!

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'The Station Agent' 2003

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I’m yet to see that one.

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Any of the Naked Gun films. Works a charm every time.

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Classics

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Frank is the man!

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‘Wilma, I promise you-whatever scum did this, not one man on this force will rest one minute until he’s behind bars…Now, let’s grab a bite to eat.’

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LOL! And remember, its never too late to fill out those organ donor cards.

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😂 classic

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Last Action Hero
Commando
What about Bob
Ghostbusters 1 and 2
Jumanji the original 1995 movie.

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Any Arny movie is a good pick. For sure.

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The Blues Brothers
Animal House
Weird Science
Imagine Me And You
The Lake House
Casablanca
42nd Street
Serenity
Love Actually/About a Boy/Notting Hill
LA Story

those are the ones that spring most readily to mind but I could go on and on here.

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Paddington (2014) & Paddington 2 (2017). I don't really care for "mushy" films. They're just not my thing. I have a really low cringe threshold. And most family friendly I've come across (with the exception of a couple of Pixar films) are cringe inducing.

But these 2 were such a fun surprise. They're an absolute delight to watch. So darn wholesome. Would definitely recommend. Literally the entire family had a blast. 9/10

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