‘Feel Good’ Films: Please Help!?

‘Daddy my daddy”. My daddy was in the Christie our Manchester centre of excellence for cancer, I was almost 9, sisters younger. We wept every Sunday at the bbc Series, raikway children or little women. We sobbed at ‘daddy my daddy’ - we didn’t know how serious it was. We only knew how we missed him

A nice feel good movie is Michael. Starring John Travolta and Andi McDowall. Give it a try. It's about an angel, though not especially Christmassy, it's funny and touching in an off beat kind of way.

White Christmas cant be beaten! Scrooge with Alistar Sims.

Polar Express and the new film ‘A boy called Christmas’

Nativity and Nativity 2, The Holiday (romance as well as funny), Some Like It Hot, the great Marilyn Monroe and classic ending, Kung Fu Panda, Guernsey Literary and peeled potato Society, Local Hero, Gregory's Girl, Whisky Galore, Dad's Army there are loads out there that he might like.

If you can get past the fact that they're both set in USA high schools (this put me off both for years) both Clueless and 10 Things I hate about you are 2 of the funniest films I've ever seen. Oh yes - and A Fish Called Wanda!

Under the Tuscan Sun and of course, both Mamma Mia films

A Fish called Wanda
Crocodile Dundee 1

Miracle on 34th Street is a must see for us. Has to be the Richard Attenborough version though.

Oops carly**
I'm taking notes here!!

Wonder, starring Owen Wilson and Julia Roberts. I would also second Elf, which has already been mentioned.

The Holiday
Virgin river…. On Netflix.

'Last Christmas',
is lovely, cheesy, and feel good.
Emma Thompson is superb in it, and it has a great soundtrack.

I LOVE Last Christmas , a beautiful feel good film, with George Michael's lovely songs ???

Another vote here for What We Did On Our Holiday. So funny and moving

Miracle on 34th Street, the Richard Attenborough one.

Definitely NOT It's a Wonderful life. Truly depressing.

Definitely The Holiday

My favourite feel good film is the french film Untouchable, based on a true story. It’s funny too. Only downside is it’s subtitled but if you don’t mind that it’s really worth watching.
My second choice would be Florence Foster Jenkins starring Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant, also a true story. The chap who plays the pianist is particularly wonderful.

National Lampoon Christmas Vacation - hilarious.
Elf
It's a Wonderful Life

Please, please NOT Groundhog day! DH loves it, but I have what I know is an unreasonable dislike of both the male and female lead as well as the whole idea of having to repeat the same day until you get it right. Reminds me of writing out exercises five times as punishments at school!

The original version of All Creatures great and small by all means, If we can't make up our minds about Netflix etc we have all the Harry Potter films on DVD.

The Nativity series of films, particularly the Martin Freeman one. I think it's the second one.
Any Dad's Army film.

I’ve recommended that too. Lovely, funny film.

Sorry meant to say I’ve also recommended Florence Fister Jenkins.

Paddington every time!! With Scrooge to follow - Alistair Simms

Oliver! Its not Christmas for me unless I watch Oliver.
Also, tho not xmasy, Mrs Caldicots cabbage war. Waking Ned. Harry Brown. Last Orders. And a strangly quiet one , with Robert Redford All is lost.