I was looking at this list https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/great-feel-good-movies/ , but it seems like most of the movies were made from at least the late 2000s

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[–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

If you're ok with adventure/comedy, my wife and I recently watched The Lost City (2022). To be honest, I expected not to like it, but it was surprisingly fun.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I'm not entirely certain what would be considered uplifting, but I think D&D: Honor Among Thieves would fit alongside some of the movies in that list.

    Beyond that, going down my list of movies I've rated on IMDb:

    Fly Me to the Moon, maybe? Honestly, I don't remember it all that well.
    Bullet Train is probably a stretch, but it does more for me than a lot of things on that list. shrug
    Top Gun: Maverick. I've been meaning to watch this one again at some point. Perhaps not really uplifting on its own, but it was certainly uplifting for me in how it bucked certain movie trends of the time and was really solid.
    Everything Everywhere All at Once
    The Batman. It's a fairly somber, morose film, and at three hours long it's a bit of slog, but hey, the climax is the Dark Knight learning to be a beacon of hope for the downtrodden. I debated whether or not to even mention this one, but then I saw that list includes The Force Awakens... so... at that point, I'd say pretty much anything is fair game. And with that, I'm not going to bother searching for more.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Hunt for the Wilderpeople! ❀️

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Strawberry Mansion

    https://youtu.be/dpPsvOSc1Gk

    Trust me; you’ll have a good time. 🩷

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Poor Things could have been extremely dark and disturbing considering its subject, but they instead chose to make it an absurdist sci-fi comedy. While i found it very uplifting i would definitely recommend taking a look at trigger warnings before watching it.

    Licorice Pizza was also quite uplifting to me but it could be a hard watch for people who have issues with age gaps and power dynamics in relationships (both of which are explored heavily in the movie and are neither romanticized nor condemned).

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Another Round, by Thomas Vinterberg. From 2020. Oscar nominee in foreign film category. Mads Mikkelsen as a high school teacher, using alcohol to get out of a mid life crisis.

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