Most uplifting happy films

[LesNatrels]

Young @ Heart

 

[Maltin]

 

[spanglechick]

yay! dick van dyke is my hero.

 

[Maltin]

 

[Maltin]

 

[TheDave]

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Family. The original one.

Always makes me smile when I watch it.

 

[T & P]

Auntie Mame is good.

Singin in the Rain too.

 

[Maltin]

 

[Maltin]

Not sure if these are necessarily all uplifting, happy films, but here is the AFIs list of the top 100 "(American) Movies that inspire with characters of vision and conviction who face adversity and often make a personal sacrifice for the greater good. Whether these movies end happily or not, they are ultimately triumphant – both filling audiences with hope and empowering them with the spirit of human potential."

100 years...100 cheers

 

[Jenerys]

 

[Orang Utan]

Also, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

In what way is that uplifting? It completely did my head in that film

 

[T & P]

Oh I forgot K-Pax. A good, underrated film.

 

[DotCommunist]

Oh I forgot K-Pax. A good, underrated film.

Tiresome, self indulgent twaddle. Just like the book

 

[Groucho]

Amelia
Stephen King's IT
The Aristocats
Groundhog Day
Grease

 

[Structaural]

Amelie
Blade Runner

 

[Reno]

Blade Runner

I would have filed that under moody and bleak myself.

 

[Structaural]

I would have filed that under moody and bleak myself.

always cheers me up though

 

[Reno]

always cheers me up though

I suppose great films cheer me up as well, not matter what they are about.

 

[Paris Garters]

'Together', swedish film about a communal household in the 70's. Hilarious, heartwarming, no schmaltz. Fucking ace. Especially funny if you've lived in a <political> housing co-op or squat with a few other people.

'Rita, Sue and Bob too'. Sort of.

'Dirty Pretty Things', about refugees in London. Although dark as fuck and genuinely distressing in places, is also really funny and uplifting, especially the twist at the end.

 

[kerb]

The Sting