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What movie made you feel happiest? Not necessarily a "feel good" movie, but made you feel happy to be alive, to be human? (self.movies)

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[–]tisn 28 points29 points ago

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Groundhog Day

[–]Walls 0 points1 point ago

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A very very funny movie with a beautiful message.

[–]older_soul 0 points1 point ago

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groundhog day = buddhist meditation

[–]MuNansen 41 points42 points ago

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When Lieutenant Dan shows up to the wedding on his magic legs.

[–]SpottedJack 7 points8 points ago

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Followed by the most harrowing moment of the film: Forrest at Jenny's grave. I break down every time.

[–]MuNansen 5 points6 points ago

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Yeah, it was rough. Though for me the most crushing moment was the "But is he...is he...smart or is he...?" The one moment where we see any hint of his emotions towards his shortcomings.

[–]thmoka 3 points4 points ago

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That scene is always jostling with Bubba's death for the position of saddest scene in the movie. The remorse in Forrest's voice when he says, "Bubba was gonna be a shrimp boat captain, instead he died right by that river in Vietnam." Manly tears are shed every time.

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    [–]Dreamerr 59 points60 points ago

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    The youtube video where the guys have a pet lion when they are kids but have to give it up when it gets big but then they go and visit it again in Africa when they are adults and the lion remembers them and they all hug.

    [–]Mrs_Pucklehuggins 17 points18 points ago

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    This one?

    [–]Dreamerr 2 points3 points ago

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    Yup, good times right there!

    [–]yayyer 0 points1 point ago

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    The music they use is awesome.

    [–]102henry 1 point2 points ago

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    I love this. I tear up every single time I watch it. I love the look on the lion's face when he sees them.

    [–]race_kerfuffle 0 points1 point ago

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    Simply searching "lion hug" on YouTube brings much joy.

    [–]homerjaythompson 0 points1 point ago

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    Wow. A friend just showed me this the other day. I had no idea it existed until then, and now here it is again. Definitely an uplifting clip.

    [–]naruto29180 0 points1 point ago

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    I had tears in my eyes.

    [–]c_megalodon 0 points1 point ago

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    I, too, want to have loyal lion friend. :'(

    [–]exfiles 2 points3 points ago

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    Dorothy?

    [–]numbernumber99 19 points20 points ago

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    The Life Aquatic. Can't believe this hasn't been posted yet.

    [–]Settlefourless 5 points6 points ago

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    Everytime Sigur Ros starts playing, I start to tear up. When Queen Bitch starts playing, I have the biggest smile on and everything is good. Probably true for me and most of Wes's films.

    [–]darthkrash 37 points38 points ago

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    Love Actually. It is impossible to feel bad after that movie. I'm a guy.

    [–]Petyr_Baelish 4 points5 points ago

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    A bunch of my friends and I had a girls night one winter several years ago, and we watched that movie. I have never felt so happy and alive and in love with the world, and I would have never thought a movie would make me feel that way.

    And now I get to watch Andrew Lincoln try to survive the zombie apocalypse.

    [–]ariellecyan 4 points5 points ago

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    Yes. I love the part with the guy showing up at Kiera Knightley's door with the signs. So sweet.

    [–]Staffatwork 3 points4 points ago

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    That is the worst part of the whole movie.

    [–]ariellecyan 5 points6 points ago

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    You're the worst part of everything.

    [–]Staffatwork 1 point2 points ago

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    thank you!

    [–]c_megalodon 1 point2 points ago

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    Me too, me too! I think mainly because it's not an unrealistic fairy tale romance movies we are often subjected to. It's a movie about realistic "love" stories that happen in everyday life to many people: finding friendship in unlikely person, falling in love with strangers/people you're not supposed to love/people with a lot of differences, cheating on your loved ones and fixing the relationship, etc. Simple yet beautiful stories like that.

    I love this dialogue:

    Daniel: Well, because I thought it would be something worse.

    Sam: [incredulous] Worse than the total agony of being in love?

    Daniel: Oh. No, you're right. Yeah, total agony.

    [–]ASpaceMonkey 43 points44 points ago

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    Big Fish. It made me feel hopeful at a time when I really needed it.

    [–][deleted] 6 points7 points ago

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    I love the bath tub scene. Sooo sweet! I'm pretty sure my husband strives to be the elder Edward Bloom one day.

    [–]SpottedJack 2 points3 points ago

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    I seriously can't upvote this enough. Tim Burton is not one of my favorite directors, but that is easily one of the best films I have ever seen. Every scene touches me deeply and it is incredibly well acted and well written. Plus, holy shit is Jessica Lange hot.

    [–]jrandom 32 points33 points ago

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    Ratatouille, hands down.

    [–]rewdea[S] 3 points4 points ago

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    I know I'm in the minority, but my partner and I couldn't stand that movie. I kept wanting to fall asleep. We thought it was extremely boring. And I love Pixar and animation.

    [–]jrandom 23 points24 points ago

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    I am trying to comprehend this and I can't.

    [–]jediknight 1 point2 points ago

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    maybe they just don't like cooking... or maybe they don't like ze French.

    [–]c_megalodon 1 point2 points ago

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    Movies don't work the same with everyone.

    [–]WilmaLane5 14 points15 points ago

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    50/50. I just saw it recently so it came to mind. I went in expecting another Knocked Up or Forgetting Sarah Marshall type comedy but was pleasantly surprised with a thought-provoking, feel good flick.

    [–]oldsillybear 1 point2 points ago

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    I cried like a baby for the second half of that movie. I wasn't feeling good at all :(

    [–]Itsatrapski 2 points3 points ago

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    I almost cried manly tears during the pre-op scene. That was one roller-coaster of a movie.

    [–]WilmaLane5 4 points5 points ago

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    But how did you feel at the end? Definitely a rollercoaster, but when Yellow LedBetter kicked in I felt amazingly optimistic about life and what we make of it.

    [–]markth_wi 1 point2 points ago

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    I loved 50/50 but I basically lived it - you want an interesting movie in the same line - try this

    [–]nightfan 0 points1 point ago

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    Definitely the most satisfying film of the year.

    EDIT: Maybe Midnight in Paris too...

    [–]jangobugsy 70 points71 points ago

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    Amelie

    [–]TeHNyboR 4 points5 points ago

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    Agreed. Always puts me in a better mood when I watch it ^

    [–]Psychovore 4 points5 points ago

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    God, that is such a good movie. Miscellaneous happenings, french, and dark humor. :D

    [–]Betovsky 2 points3 points ago

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    Yes. Definitively yes. I still remember when I watched it in cinema and at the end I was full of happiness and looked around and saw clearly, in their faces, that everyone was feeling the same.

    [–]ariellecyan 3 points4 points ago

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    Agreed. It totally harkens back to romance movies of the good-ole days. Falling in love with a mysterious stranger and it turns out to be kismet all along. Love it!

    [–]InfinitePower 2 points3 points ago

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    I actually hate that movie with a vengeance.

    [–]rewdea[S] 11 points12 points ago

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    y?

    [–]InfinitePower 4 points5 points ago

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    The whole thing just seemed so unbelievably pretentious to me. Amelie was manipulative to those around her, pissing people off and being infuriatingly annoying throughout the entire film. It carried this air of incredible smugness with it that I just hated, enormously.

    [–]Analhilated 6 points7 points ago

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    I think you missed what it was trying to do entirely.

    [–]waterdevil19 9 points10 points ago

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    Wow, never heard that opinion on the movie before. Haters gonna hate...

    [–]Captain_Sparky 4 points5 points ago

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    Hmm...it sounds like you must have watched the version where aliens secretly replaced the actual main character with a total bitch.

    [–]c_megalodon 1 point2 points ago

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    It's a different take of the film but I think it's a sound opinion. You can look at it in that way. Amelie herself are doing these "good" things without thinking whether or not the people around her agree with it. It is a fantasy feel-good movie, I don't see it happening in real life. It takes a great deal to change people's life to the better.

    [–]ariellecyan 3 points4 points ago

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    You sound like a really fun person.

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      [–]Majora03 30 points31 points ago

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      Up

      [–]Isle_of_Eucera 2 points3 points ago

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      Horton Hears a Who!

      Up depressed me.

      [–]loopscadoop 33 points34 points ago

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      Midnight in Paris

      Couldn't stop smiling throughout the entire thing

      [–]memoi23 4 points5 points ago

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      To anyone who hasn't seen this movie yet you should go right now. I don't want to hype it up too much , but just like "loopscadoop" I seriously couldn't stop smiling what an amazing movie :D

      [–]rewdea[S] 2 points3 points ago

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      I've heard very good things. Would it be just as good on a big screen tv?

      [–]memoi23 2 points3 points ago

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      yes definitely

      [–]mellowstupid 21 points22 points ago

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      It's a Wonderful Life

      [–]rewdea[S] 2 points3 points ago

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      Yes!

      [–]zeppelin1023 3 points4 points ago

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      Perfect choice. One of the best movies of all time. (and my personal favorite ending to a movie ever)

      [–]anusbomber 1 point2 points ago

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      The Shawshank Redemption

      [–]featpete 19 points20 points ago

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      Kiki's Delivery Service

      [–]tisn 10 points11 points ago

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      Totoro as well

      [–]kikisanchezz 1 point2 points ago

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      haha yes!

      [–]boodabomb 21 points22 points ago

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      Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

      [–]QuirkyGroundhog 5 points6 points ago

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      That movie depresses me to no end...

      [–]LovelyLilly39 2 points3 points ago

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      Favorite movie ever.

      [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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      I loved the movie, but I keep trying to rewatch it and I can't. Too heavy.

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        [–]oldoverlordisback 20 points21 points ago

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        Gattaca

        [–]seameat 3 points4 points ago

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        100% agreed. It makes me feel like I could overcome anything. :)

        [–]thmoka 2 points3 points ago

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        The final swimming race between Anton and Vincent, so goddamn inspiring.

        [–]darktask 1 point2 points ago

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        "I never saved anything for the swim back"

        I love that.

        [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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        "...maybe I'm going back."

        [–]darktask 0 points1 point ago

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        Came here to post this. Probably the best movie I've ever seen.

        Went to see In Time because he directed Gattaca, not nearly as good.

        [–]MaxChaplin 0 points1 point ago

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        It actually depressed me. If humanity will really get so cold and impersonal that astronauts will have no team spirit whatsoever I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

        [–]55fear 8 points9 points ago

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        Ikiru.

        [–]Jaws666 22 points23 points ago

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        Forrest Gump.

        [–]Gollent 4 points5 points ago

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        This. Also, Little Miss Sunshine

        [–]Fire_Lord_Zukko 27 points28 points ago

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        American Beauty, without a doubt, gave me the best 'happy to be alive' feeling.

        [–]Danielman_ 2 points3 points ago

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        Definitely have to agree. Theres something about that movie that just makes me so happy every time I watch it.

        I think it has something to do with the music.

        [–]karmakit 2 points3 points ago

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        I think to me it is about identifying with the guy stuck in a rut who is able to turn his life around and find happiness. I also think this is part of the reason I like Groundhog Day so much.

        [–]Irishfury86 3 points4 points ago

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        Oh you!

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          [–]milton_banana 7 points8 points ago

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          A weird one, but True Romance. You just keep expecting everything to fall apart, but at the end those crazy kids make out all right!

          [–]xhaereticusx 1 point2 points ago

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          Tarantino's script had Clarence die at the end. Scott changed it because he couldn't stand to see the characters not make it.

          [–]jane151 1 point2 points ago

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          OMG!! That's my favorite movie ever I loveeeeeeeeeee!!! Its the best movie. "You're so cool..." Clarence and Alabama are my heroes!!

          [–]WadeWilsonO-o 32 points33 points ago

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          Little Miss Sunshine

          [–]ariellecyan 2 points3 points ago

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          This. Such unabashed joy.

          [–]c_megalodon 1 point2 points ago

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          I wrote this in another thread:

          Little Miss Sunshine taught me the importance of pursuing your dreams/goals and enjoying, learning, and having fun from the process of doing that. Even if your dreams shatter in the middle of the way, there are people & things around you to raise you back up. There are more than one way to reach your dreams.

          I love how even though the characters' dreams are shattered throughout the movie, they have each others in the end and don't let everything put them down any longer.

          [–]ememememememem 14 points15 points ago

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          500 days of summer

          [–]MadCervantes 3 points4 points ago

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          I was really disappointed with the ending of that film. It felt like it was going to be an anti-romcom and then it kind of ditched the groundbreaking feel for a unsatisfying cop out. At least thats how I felt.

          [–]ezekielziggy 1 point2 points ago

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          It was more of a coming of age film.

          [–]MadCervantes 1 point2 points ago

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          I can get behind that. I guess I just liked how it pointed out the over romanctization of people that happens in a relationship. At that time in my life, I had also come out of a bad relationship, and I was really grasping for a "I don't need the perfect relationship. I can be independent and learn to live on my own" kind of thing. And I think that's true, and the kind of thing more rom coms could talk about. But yeah, I can get what you are saying.

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            [–][deleted] 6 points7 points ago

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            Life is Beautiful.

            [–]SweetKri 6 points7 points ago

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            The Incredibles. Just the theme music makes me smile.

            [–]LostRib 5 points6 points ago

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            Singin' in the rain=Pure Happiness

            [–]kikisanchezz 12 points13 points ago

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            i heart huckabees

            [–]PappogalloNero 11 points12 points ago

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            Up In The Air.

            [–]splooshy[!] 4 points5 points ago

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            That movie had me feeling so happy... and then it tore out my heart and stomped all over it.

            [–]smadley 3 points4 points ago

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            I'm not sure why you were downvoted. This movie always makes me feel, if not exactly "happy," at least incredibly free, okay with myself, and weirdly anticipatory, like events in my life become so interesting that it doesn't matter if they're challenging. Weird, but definitely good, feeling.

            [–]shw3nn 4 points5 points ago

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            Honest to god, it was the remake of Dawn of the Dead.

            I don't want to think too hard about why that is.

            [–]Captain_Sparky 4 points5 points ago

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            I think it's Richard Cheese singing his lounge version of Down With the Sickness on the Mall intercom in the background

            [–]ManFromViltrum 5 points6 points ago

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            I just saw Melancholia and it really reminded me to enjoy life, and Empire Strikes Back.

            [–]sortofnatural 6 points7 points ago*

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            Punch-Drunk Love

            I feel like a "Barry" sometimes. His triumph struck me to the core.

            [–]jane151 4 points5 points ago

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            "Fried Green Tomatoes"

            [–]RikBo 4 points5 points ago

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            Little Miss Sunshine, when the entire family joins in on the dance

            [–]ariellecyan 3 points4 points ago

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            City Lights. Many of you young whippersnappers may have never seen this lovely Charlie Chaplin film about how far a hobo will go to help the girl he loves but it makes me feel so damn happy every time I watch it.

            [–]TragicConception 4 points5 points ago

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            Stranger Than Fiction

            [–]guitargirl07 14 points15 points ago

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            Into the Wild.

            [–]exfiles 2 points3 points ago

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            I found the movie to be quite depressing, especially when I connected the picture at the end with the real character and read up about him and imagined how he must've gone through his horrible death.

            [–]Like_Clockwork 1 point2 points ago

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            I was surprisingly refreshed after that film.

            [–]bigplansisay 8 points9 points ago

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            Raising Arizona. That goddamn goofy movie gets me every time when the girl leans in and says "dad" at the very end.

            [–]TheDudeAmI 9 points10 points ago

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            Truman Show. I watched it as I stopped going to church. Perfect timing.

            [–]almonjr 4 points5 points ago

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            The Lives of Others

            Magnolia

            Bottle Rocket

            [–]LovelyLilly39 1 point2 points ago

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            Love Magnolia

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              [–]sallywicked 4 points5 points ago

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              Rudy

              [–]Captain_Sparky 3 points4 points ago*

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              Toy Story 3 [edit] Does that count as a "feel good" movie, actually? I'm not sure.

              [–]estacado 4 points5 points ago

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              Stardust.

              [–]twotoonies 4 points5 points ago

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              Stranger Than Ficton. Tears of joy every time at the end

              *edit - I had to add Moon and K-Pax to this list.

              [–]ZestyPancakes 4 points5 points ago

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              Fantastic Mr. Fox

              [–]snootchybootches 11 points12 points ago

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              The Wackness (2008)

              [–]BartonF1nk 12 points13 points ago

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              2001: A Space Odyssey.

              [–]thatsagoodboat 2 points3 points ago

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              the first time I saw the scene where the ape discovers using tools, I was in tears. Such an utter celebration of the victory of human intelligence, set to the triumphance of Richard Strauss's Also Sprach Zarathustra. I still get goosebumps everytime I hear that song used in the movie. It's such an incredible piece of music (the first movement is the part of the piece that is used).

              [–]amayernican 3 points4 points ago

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              I feel good about being alive because of this movie because I can experience something like this as a work of art. I've watched this movie in every way possible. Without sound, without picture, fast forward, reverse, on mind altering drugs and just as background noise and every time and way I get something different out it. It's truly a unique film. Fucking classic. Thank you BartonF1nk.

              [–]girafa 16 points17 points ago

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              Tree of Life

              [–][deleted] 4 points5 points ago

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              That film was beautiful!

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                [–]landalay 7 points8 points ago

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                This may sound silly to everyone, but as a girl, watching Pride and Prejudice makes me hopeful, happy, encouraged and feeling floaty. No matter when I watch it. The period music also makes me melt and usually picks me up when I listen to it. Not sure about it making me appreciating being alive, though there is a beautiful theme of intimate families and sincere relationships that transcends the floaty feelings I get.

                [–]Uselesspace 2 points3 points ago

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                For now I'd have to think a bit but I'll go with Good Will Hunting.

                There are plenty of messages in this film, the way you look at life, at yourself. You don't live your life by reading a book, you got to try things, giving it a shot.

                [–]subx1 4 points5 points ago

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                American Psycho.

                [–]solarfiend 2 points3 points ago

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                Waking Life

                [–]SmurferPenguin 3 points4 points ago

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                Harold And Maude. sad ending, but i strive to be just like Maude. she is amazing.

                [–]c_megalodon 3 points4 points ago*

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                Just want to remind everyone that maybe saying why the movie you mentioned made you feel happy to be alive would make your post much better. :)

                [–]P0isonElf 21 points22 points ago

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                Garden State

                [–]Tanglebrook 13 points14 points ago

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                Slumdog Millionaire did a pretty good job of that. I was so happy that I shaved my head.

                [–]067714877063 4 points5 points ago

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                'I was so happy, I shaved my entire body'

                [–]pandaman306 1 point2 points ago

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                the train scene was so fun

                [–]Its_Cheryl_Carol 11 points12 points ago

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                Fight Club... I simply can't explain it, pure joy :)

                [–]PalermoJohn 8 points9 points ago

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                the music at the end is perfect

                [–]darktask 1 point2 points ago

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                Where is my mind - the Pixies?

                There's been a great milk commercial with this music. Yeah, milk. But it's quite good.

                [–]Forbiddian 6 points7 points ago

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                Apollo 13.

                It's also my favorite movie, period.

                [–]ruberusmaximus 2 points3 points ago

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                Departures, definitely Departures. Very life-affirming movie. The last ten minutes hits you like a ton of bricks; never cried that hard from a film.

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                Ink

                [–]Thrashputin 2 points3 points ago

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                The Edukators.

                no question

                [–]jaba1337 2 points3 points ago

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                It's Kind of A Funny Story

                [–]oo_nrb 2 points3 points ago

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                I think I'm too late for this to be seen or upvoted, but Close Encounters of the Third Kind fills me with such a sense of awe and wonder, and I walk out of that film feeling overjoyed about nearly everything.

                [–]MadCervantes 2 points3 points ago

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                Monsoon Wedding. It's a hindi film I had to watch for class. It was sincere in a way that I hadn't felt in a long time.

                [–]une200 1 point2 points ago

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                No other movie makes me prouder of my brown heritage

                [–]Walls 2 points3 points ago

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                Groundhog Day.

                [–]Vermilionpulse 2 points3 points ago

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                Pay it Forward... because I have tried to.

                [–]ChipsConQueso 2 points3 points ago

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                ok, not to be the weird one in this group, but Rocky IV. i literally can not watch that movie without a giant grin and end it feeling like everything's going to be ok. i've even noticed a slight swagger in my step after watching it. the only exception to this being when apollo dies, which crushes me like a little girl every...single...time

                [–]estacado 2 points3 points ago

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                V for Vendetta. The explosions at the end is very satisfying.

                [–]VikingZombie 2 points3 points ago

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                The Lion King. I can think of lots of movies that make me feel happy and appreciate life but this one takes the cake I'm pretty sure.

                [–]SmurferPenguin 2 points3 points ago

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                Across The Universe.

                [–]bunkerDAD 2 points3 points ago

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                Shawshank Redemption

                [–]Bootyndabeach 2 points3 points ago

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                Dazed and Confused probably. Everything about that film puts me at ease.

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                Before sunrise/Before sunset

                [–]chrisogino 2 points3 points ago

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                Surprisingly Wristcutters: A Love Story. At first it's a depressing flick which slowly turns into a pretty happy story making me glad to be alive despite what gets thrown my way.

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                City of God. As a Brazilian, great to see an all-is-well-that-ends-well situation in a place like the film's setting. Not to mention it had the greatest cast of characters I have ever seen.

                [–]djmattyd 6 points7 points ago

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                Akira

                [–]TheRooster27 7 points8 points ago

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                127 Hours. Coming out of the theater, that film affected me a lot. Love it.

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                I agree. The raw emotion at the end combined with the fantastic cinematography is really moving. I didn't immediately realize he was seeing his future son, and when I finally got it, it was great.

                [–]TheRooster27 1 point2 points ago

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                Agreed. I didn't realize it at first either.

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                  [–]Leehyde13 5 points6 points ago

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                  Cinema Paradiso and Life is Beautiful, just fantastic...

                  [–]Seekmoretruth 1 point2 points ago

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                  Emphatically agree!

                  [–]jigby61 6 points7 points ago

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                  Yes man

                  [–]Imapony 1 point2 points ago

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                  Seabiscuit. Not just because it's such a tremendous story about the triumph and redemption of an underdog horse, but because the movie so seamlessly ties in the rise and redemption of the nation in the face of the great depression. This quote by the narrator gets me every time... "For the first time in a long time, someone cared. For the first time in a long time, you were no longer alone."

                  [–]Howie_85Sabre 1 point2 points ago

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                  Seabiscuit was no more an underdog than Secretariat. ಠ_ಠ

                  [–]Coriform 1 point2 points ago

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                  Cool Hand Luke

                  [–]chixwithdix 1 point2 points ago

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                  Punch-Drunk Love by PT Anderson. I had no idea it was supposed to be a rom-com and I had just seen my first PTA movies like There Will Be Blood/Boogie Nights/magnolia, so I was expecting a graphic murder with a bowling pin or heavy descent into drug use and deep depression at every corner. Then Adam Sandler (who I hate in everything since Billy Madison) did the greatest performance of his career. Playing the most misunderstood/socially-retarded person to ever live, and being manipulated by terrible people (sisters, phone-sex blackmailers), he just takes control of the situation in the final scene with Philip Seymour Hoffman. I dont like typical rom-coms, but ive never felt so shamelessly good and hopeful about relationships after seeing this movie.

                  [–]Jackal_6 1 point2 points ago

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                  The New World is bittersweet, but it communicates a very sublime humanity. Definitely worth watching.

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                  Interstella 5555

                  [–]Voltenion 1 point2 points ago

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                  Greenberg, for some reason.

                  [–]dwenglish 1 point2 points ago

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                  Three for me:

                  City Lights Charade Casablanca

                  [–]SmurferPenguin 1 point2 points ago

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                  Almost Famous.

                  [–]crazydave333 1 point2 points ago

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                  Trainspotting. No. Really.

                  [–]ronfromcny 3 points4 points ago

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                  Bicentennial Man.

                  [–]dootershiezen 1 point2 points ago

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                  Peaceful Warrior, what the bleep do we know, what dreams may come, Shawshank Redemption, into the wild, forest gump, Internal sunshine of a Spotless Mind, Vanilla Sky,Running With Scissors and Stranger than friction

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                  On a side note, What The Bleep Do We Know is very misleading and a lot of the science is just wrong.

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                  Source Code. It was by far one of the best movies that I've seen this year. I was expecting initially to be just another sci-fi flick that will come and go without much to remember from it. But to my surprise they've actually managed to give an emotion of hope and joy. Seeing the main character getting a second chance at life, made me realize that I should be more thankful of what I have right now and to be thankful that I'm alive. Very good movie.

                  [–]Seekmoretruth 1 point2 points ago

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                  Chocolat made me feel very happy to be alive.

                  [–]AceSpades15 -1 points0 points ago

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                  The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. It just kind of shows that no matter how different we are, and we can even be completely backwards, we still start and end up in the same place.

                  [–]Slivilth 1 point2 points ago

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                  Jurassic Park. Thanks FUCK they don't exist and that film makes me feel good to be alive now.

                  [–]ShamAbram 0 points1 point ago

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                  The Eighth Day (1996).

                  [–]067714877063 0 points1 point ago

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                  The Dolphin: Story of a Dreamer

                  It's on Netflix Instant right now. Worth a watch, actually.

                  [–]cranium22 0 points1 point ago

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                  Greaser's Palace

                  [–]squeakyguy 0 points1 point ago

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                  Listen To Your Heart

                  [–]tealismyname 0 points1 point ago

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                  Wasteland (Documentary)

                  [–]diercksw 0 points1 point ago

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                  Obviously the book is better but Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. I don't watch movies over but I have watched that first scene hundreds of times.

                  [–]aestus 0 points1 point ago

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                  The Dish. Always puts a big smile on my face.

                  If you've not seen it, it's a film about the apollo moon landings, told from a rather unique perspective.

                  [–]admorobo 0 points1 point ago

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                  Quiet City

                  [–]naruto29180 0 points1 point ago

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                  There are many that I can't remember but recently it has to be the intro scene of UP, felt so good but by the end of that scene happiness came crashing down.

                  [–]evilpoptart 0 points1 point ago

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                  Hobo with a Shotgun.

                  [–]c_megalodon 0 points1 point ago

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                  My Life Without Me

                  It's actually a very sad movie about a young mother & wife who is terminally ill. But it made me happy because she decides to do these things for people around her and herself before she dies. She makes decisions that save her family from being mournful about her illness, thus enabling herself and these people to keep enjoying life.

                  [–]thug_lyfe 0 points1 point ago

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                  Royal Tenenbaums, probably

                  [–]coffeeandsleep 0 points1 point ago

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                  Life is Beautiful.

                  [–]ReadandDigest 0 points1 point ago

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                  Little Women

                  [–]PapaTua 0 points1 point ago*

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                  Amélie x1000.

                  [–]BarleyBum 0 points1 point ago

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                  Fight Club. Pretty much sums it all up and helps me find a place in it.

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