Best Feel-Good & Light Movies & TV Shows

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

When wily Captain Barbossa steals Jack Sparrow's ship and kidnaps the governor's beautiful daughter, Elizabeth, her childhood friend Will Turner joins forces with Jack to save her and recapture Jack's ship, the Black Pearl.

Run time: 143m Tagline: Prepare to be blown out of the water. Release: 2003-07-09

Stars: Damian O'Hare Geoffrey Rush Giles New Jack Davenport Johnny Depp Jonathan Pryce Keira Knightley Lee Arenberg Mackenzie Crook Orlando Bloom

Hamnet

The powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.

Run time: 126m Tagline: Keep your heart open. Release: 2025-11-26

Stars: David Wilmot Emily Watson Jacobi Jupe Jessie Buckley Joe Alwyn Justine Mitchell Louisa Harland Noah Jupe Olivia Lynes Paul Mescal

Bugonia

Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.

Run time: 119m Tagline: Of all the abductions, this one is different. Release: 2025-10-23

Stars: Aidan Delbis Alicia Silverstone Cedric Dumornay Emma Stone J. Carmen Galindez Barrera Jesse Plemons Marc T. Lewis Momma Cherri Stavros Halkias Vanessa Eng

Forrest Gump

A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.

Run time: 142m Tagline: The world will never be the same once you've seen it through the eyes of Forrest Gump. Release: 1994-06-23

Stars: Gary Sinise Haley Joel Osment Hanna Hall Michael Conner Humphreys Mykelti Williamson Rebecca Williams Robin Wright Sally Field Siobhan Fallon Hogan Tom Hanks

Nobody

Hutch Mansell, a suburban dad, overlooked husband, nothing neighbor — a "nobody." When two thieves break into his home one night, Hutch's unknown long-simmering rage is ignited and propels him on a brutal path that will uncover dark secrets he fought to leave behind.

Run time: 91m Tagline: Never underestimate a nobody. Release: 2021-03-18

Stars: Aleksey Serebryakov Araya Mengesha Billy MacLellan Bob Odenkirk Christopher Lloyd Colin Salmon Connie Nielsen Gage Munroe Michael Ironside RZA

I Swear

Diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome at 15, John Davidson navigates his way against the odds through troubled teenage years and into adulthood, finding inspiration in the kindness of others to discover his true purpose in life.

Run time: 120m Tagline: I blink. I twitch. I jump. I click. I whistle. I shout. Release: 2025-09-22

Stars: Adam McNamara Chris Dixon Douglas Rankine Louise Stewart Maxine Peake Paul Donnelly Peter Mullan Robert Aramayo Scott Ellis Watson Shirley Henderson

The Roses

Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy and Theo: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo's career nosedives while Ivy's own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites.

Run time: 105m Tagline: This marriage ain't big enough for the both of them. Release: 2025-08-27

Stars: Allison Janney Andy Samberg Belinda Bromilow Benedict Cumberbatch Jamie Demetriou Kate McKinnon Ncuti Gatwa Olivia Colman Sunita Mani Zoë Chao

Honey Don’t!

Honey O'Donahue, a small-town private investigator, delves into a series of strange deaths tied to a mysterious church.

Run time: 89m Tagline: She only has two desires, and one of them is justice. Release: 2025-08-21

Stars: Aubrey Plaza Charlie Day Chris Evans Gabby Beans Jacnier Josh Pafchek Kristen Connolly Lera Abova Margaret Qualley Talia Ryder

Americana

When a rare Lakota Ghost Shirt falls into the black market in a small town in South Dakota, the lives of local outsiders and outcasts violently intertwine.

Run time: 107m Tagline: Welcome to the new west. Release: 2025-08-15

Stars: Derek Hinkey Eric Dane Gavin Maddox Bergman Halsey Joe Adler Paul Walter Hauser Simon Rex Sydney Sweeney Toby Huss Zahn McClarnon

The Toxic Avenger

A horrible toxic accident transforms downtrodden janitor Winston Gooze into a new evolution of hero: The Toxic Avenger. Now wielding a glowing mop with super-human strength, he must race against time to save his son and stop a ruthless and power-hungry tyrant bent on harnessing toxic superpowers to strengthen his polluted empire.

Run time: 102m Tagline: The hero we need now. Release: 2025-08-04

Stars: Elijah Wood Jacob Tremblay Julia Davis Kevin Bacon Lloyd Kaufman Macon Blair Peter Dinklage Sarah Niles Spencer Wilding Taylour Paige

The Naked Gun

Follow the misadventures of Detective Frank Drebin's son, Frank Drebin Jr., in this sequel to "Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult".

Run time: 0m Release: 2025-07-31

Stars: Busta Rhymes CCH Pounder Cody Rhodes Danny Huston Kevin Durand Liam Neeson Liza Koshy Pamela Anderson Paul Walter Hauser

Freakier Friday

Years after Tess and Anna endured an identity crisis, Anna now has a daughter of her own and a soon-to-be stepdaughter. As they navigate the myriad challenges that come when two families merge, Tess and Anna discover lightning might indeed strike twice.

Run time: 0m Release: 2025-08-06

Stars: Chad Michael Murray Christina Vidal Haley Hudson Jamie Lee Curtis Julia Butters Lindsay Lohan Lucille Soong Mark Harmon Rosalind Chao Stephen Tobolowsky

Nobody 2

Sequel to Nobody (2021). Plot TBA

Run time: 0m Release: 2025-08-13

Stars: Bob Odenkirk Christopher Lloyd Colin Hanks Connie Nielsen John Ortiz RZA Sharon Stone

Snow White

A beautiful girl, Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of seven dwarfs to hide from her stepmother, the wicked Queen. The Queen is jealous because she wants to be known as "the fairest in the land," and Snow White's beauty surpasses her own.

Run time: 0m Tagline: The classic tale comes to life. Release: 2025-03-19

Stars: Andrew Burnap Ansu Kabia Dujonna Gift-Simms Gal Gadot Joshmaine Joseph Katie Hardwick Lukus Alexander Martin Klebba Misa Koide Rachel Zegler