Best Feel-Good & Light Movies & TV Shows

Kinds of Kindness

A triptych fable following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.

Run time: 164m Release: 2024-05-30

Stars: Emma Stone Fadeke Adeola Hong Chau Hunter Schafer Jesse Plemons Joe Alwyn Mamoudou Athie Margaret Qualley Willem Dafoe Yorgos Stefanakos

Humane

In the wake of an environmental collapse that has forced humanity to shed 20% of its population, a family dinner erupts into chaos when a father's plan to enlist in the government's new euthanasia program goes horribly awry.

Run time: 93m Tagline: Dying makes all the difference in the world. Release: 2024-04-26

Stars: Alanna Bale Blessing Adedijo Emily Hampshire Enrico Colantoni Jay Baruchel Martin Roach Peter Gallagher Sebastian Chacon Sirena Gulamgaus Uni Park

Abigail

A group of criminals kidnap a teenage ballet dancer, the daughter of a notorious gang leader, in order to obtain a ransom of $50 million, but over time, they discover that she is not just an ordinary girl. After the kidnappers begin to diminish, one by one, they discover, to their increasing horror, that they are locked inside with no normal little girl.

Run time: 109m Tagline: Children can be such monsters. Release: 2024-04-16

Stars: Alisha Weir Angus Cloud Dan Stevens Giancarlo Esposito Kathryn Newton Kevin Durand Matthew Goode Melissa Barrera William Catlett

The Harder They Fall

Gunning for revenge, outlaw Nat Love saddles up with his gang to take down enemy Rufus Buck, a ruthless crime boss who just got sprung from prison.

Run time: 139m Tagline: A new day is dawning. Release: 2021-10-22

Stars: Danielle Deadwyler Delroy Lindo Deon Cole Edi Gathegi Idris Elba Jonathan Majors LaKeith Stanfield Regina King RJ Cyler Zazie Beetz

Bodies Bodies Bodies

In an isolated family mansion, a group of rich 20-somethings decides to play Bodies Bodies Bodies, a game where one of them is secretly a "killer" while the rest tries to "escape". Things take a turn for the worse when real bodies start turning up, setting off a paranoid and dangerous chain of events.

Run time: 94m Tagline: This is not a safe space. Release: 2022-08-05

Stars: Amandla Stenberg Chase Sui Wonders Conner O'Malley Lee Pace Maria Bakalova Myha'la Pete Davidson Rachel Sennott

All of Us Strangers

One night in his near-empty tower block in contemporary London, Adam has a chance encounter with a mysterious neighbor Harry, which punctures the rhythm of his everyday life.

Run time: 105m Release: 2023-12-22

Stars: Ami Tredrea Andrew Scott Carter John Grout Claire Foy Jamie Bell Paul Mescal

Knives Out

When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death.

Run time: 131m Tagline: Hell, any of them could have done it. Release: 2019-11-27

Stars: Ana de Armas Chris Evans Christopher Plummer Daniel Craig Don Johnson Jamie Lee Curtis Katherine Langford LaKeith Stanfield Michael Shannon Toni Collette