Streaming platform Netflix has a huge list of movies and series that a person could spend his or her entire life just binging on Netflix without even having the risk of running out of content. There are numerous good movies on Netflix waiting to be watched by you! Now let’s say you’re having a really bad day and it’s time to have your lunch, and you decide to watch a film that will make you feel better and happy. So here is a list of the best feel-good movies on Netflix!
25. The Kissing Booth
- Director: Vince Marcello
- Writers: Vince Marcello, Beth Reekles
- Cast: Joey King, Jacob Elordi, Joel Courtney
- IMDb Rating: 6.0/10
Another Netflix original rom-com that actually has everything that teens will look for in a romantic film. The film has a perfect cast, and there is beautiful bonding between the characters. Leads Joey King and Joel Courtney give great performances in the film and are perfect in their roles. The film also has a fantastic soundtrack. The Kissing Booth is an enjoyable feel-good film.
24. Someone Great
- Director: Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
- Writers: Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
- Cast: Gina Rodriguez, LaKeith Stanfield, Brittany Snow
- IMDb Rating: 6.1/10
Jenny Young (Gina Rodriguez), a music writer, gets the best job she could possibly dream for at Rolling Stone and prepares to go to San Francisco.
Everything is going Jenny’s way — until she is shockingly emptied by her long-term boyfriend. Jenny joins her best friends Blair (Brittany Snow) and Erin (DeWanda Wise) for one last girls’ night out to heal her broken heart before leaving New York City.
Jenny (Gina Rodriguez), an aspiring music reporter, has lately landed the best position she could have asked for at a well-known magazine and plans to relocate to San Francisco.
Her sweetheart of nine years (Lakeith Stanfield) prefers to tap out rather than tackling the considerable distance. Jenny collects her two greatest pals Erin (DeWanda Wise) and Blair (Brittany Snow) for one final insane trip in New York City to nourish her screwed-up heart.
Someone Great is a hilarious and heartfelt movie about camaraderie, love, and letting go of your twenties as you reach adulthood, written and directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (MTV’s Sweet/Vicious).
23. Morris From America
- Director: Chad Hartigan
- Writer: Chad Hartigan
- Cast: Markees Christmas, Craig Robinson, Carla Juri
- IMDb Rating: 6.2/10
A coming of age drama follows a 13-year-old American young boy, Morris, who lives with his father in Germany. Morris and his father try to settle in Germany while facing rejections. The father tries to give Morris a better life while grieving for his recently deceased wife. Morris meanwhile finds solace in rapping.
22. Space Jam
- Director: Joe Pytka
- Writers: Leo Benvenuti, Steve Rudnick
- Cast: Michael Jordan, Wayne Knight, Theresa Randle
- IMDb Rating: 6.4/10
It is the most prominent sports film ever and one of the highest-grossing sports movies of all time. Space Jam combined the goofiness with seriousness by pairing the Looney Tunes characters with basketball legend Micheal Jordan. Here is good news for the fans that a sequel is coming with LeBron James in it!
21. Set It Up
- Director: Claire Scanlon
- Writer: Katie Silberman
- Cast: Zoey Deutch, Glen Powell, Lucy Liu
- IMDb Rating: 6.5/10
Another Netflix rom-com film with a unique plot. The film follows two assistants who try to set up their bosses on dates. The two assistants, however, start to fall for each other. The film is a good light-hearted love story. The film has beautiful performances by lead actresses Zoey Deutch and Lucy Liu.
20. Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
- Director: David Dobkin
- Writers: Will Ferrell, Andrew Steele
- Cast: Will Ferrell, Rachel McAdams, Dan Stevens
- IMDb Rating: 6.5/10
Every year, millions of people tune in to witness the Eurovision Song Contest, a songwriting competition including numerous experts from throughout Europe. (The songs, clothes, and exhibits can be quite odd for the inexperienced.)
Lifelong companions and want tobe pop sensations Lars (Will Ferrell) and Sigrit (Rachel McAdams) fantasise about joining the occasion; after an uncommon accident that is too frightening and nonsensical to repeat here, the duo are determined to represent their country on the world’s largest platform.
The Story of Fire Saga offers Europe’s oddest commodity the honesty it deserves, thanks to wise casting (Downton Abbey’s Dan Stevens plays the couple’s Russian opponent) and some crazy creative numbers.
While aspiring singers Lars and Sigrit are given the opportunity to represent their nation at the world’s largest song competition, they finally have the chance to show that every ambition worth having is a fantasy worth fighting for.
19. Enola Holmes
- Director: Harry Bradbeer
- Writers: Jack Thorne, Nancy Springer
- Cast: Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, Sam Claflin
- IMDb Rating: 6.6/10
The latest addition to the Sherlock Holmes universe center’s around Sherlock’s sister Enola. Millie Bobby Brown of Stranger Things fame portrays the titular character. The film is clever, fast-paced, and entertaining. Millie Bobby Brown delivers an amazing performance. As Sherlock Holmes is another highlight of the film, Henry Cavill gives an impressive performance and one of the best versions of Sherlock Holmes (although Robert Downey Jr. is still awesome).
18. Blue Miracle
- Director: Julio Quintana
- Writers: Julio Quintana, Chris Dowling
- Cast: Dennis Quaid, Jimmy Gonzales, Miguel Angel Garcia
- IMDb Rating: 6.6/10
Blue Miracle, one of the year’s most simply lovely films, is a group-pleasing celebration of nature, family, and dignity.
Omar (Jimmy Gonzales) and his significant other manage a halfway home in Cabo, Mexico; in desperate need of funds, he joins up with a cleaned up angler (Dennis Quaid) and enters a renowned neighbouring fishing tournament. Blue Miracle, based on a true incident, is one of the most amazing heartwarming films on Netflix Canada.
A watchman and his children collaborate with a cleaned up boat skipper to win a worthy fishing tournament in order to set up their money tied shelter.
17. Always Be My Maybe
- Director: Nahnatchka Khan
- Writers: Ali Wong, Randall Park
- Cast: Ali Wong, Randall Park, James Saito
- IMDb Rating: 6.8/10
A Netflix original movie that is a fantastic romance and fresh addition to the genre. Always Be My Maybe is a realistic and goofy film.
Ali Wong and Randall Park star as childhood friends turned lovers who then break up and go their separate ways to follow their completely different career paths, only to be reunited fifteen years later. Ali Wong is well known as a comedian, but this film shows her acting prowess!
Randall Park also delivers a heartwarming performance. One of the film’s surprise elements is the breathtaking Keanu Reeves starring as a fictionalized version of himself (it’s more than just a cameo!). This film is a very good rom-com to watch.
16. Sleepless in Seattle
- Director: Nora Ephron
- Writers: Jeff Arch, Nora Ephron, David S. Ward
- Cast: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Ross Malinger
- IMDb Rating: 6.8/10
Please step aside, When Harry Met Sally is writer-in-chief Nora Ephron’s crowning achievement. Sam Baldwin (Tom Hanks) is a Chicago architect who is parenting his eight-year-old child alone after his significant other dies of sickness. Sam attracts the emotional concern of Annie Reed (Meg Ryan), a Baltimore journalist stuck in a loveless relationship, after expressing his sadness true story on a radio television show. This cutting-edge fantasy is highly quotable and jam-packed with engaging elements.
15. Game Night
- Directors: John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein
- Writer: Mark Perez
- Cast: Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Kyle Chandle
- IMDb Rating: 6.9/10
Game Night is a black comedy thriller with a massive laughter riot with many plot twists to surprise you. A group of friends’ weekly game night takes a dark turn when one of them gets kidnapped. This sets them off on a mystery-solving adventure they never saw coming. Game Night stars Rachel McAdams, Jason Bateman, Kyle Chandler, and Jesse Plemons.
14. The Half of It
- Director: Alice Wu
- Writers: Alice Wu
- Cast: Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, Alexxis Lemire
- IMDb Rating: 6.9/10
This younger adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac replaces the magnificent and large-nosed fighter with Ellie Chu, a shy, straight-An understudy in a sleepy Midwestern town. Ellie, played by newcomer Leah Lewis, earns extra income by writing papers for particular understudies — at one point, the sweet-natured though inarticulate muscle head Paul demands that she compose love letters to Aster, a coworker he adores.
Their unlikely friendship is shattered, however, as Ellie begins to fall for Aster as well. The Half of It is one of the most outstanding secondary school films in recent memory, being entertaining, touching, and unexpectedly clever.
A shy, introverted Chinese-American straight man An understudy finds herself assisting the school’s muscular head in seducing the young girl they both secretly adore. All the while, one teaches the other about the concept of love as they discover connection in the most unlikely of places.
13. Julie and Julia
- Director: Nora Ephron
- Writers: Nora Ephron, Julie Powell, Julia Child, Alex Prud’homme
- Cast: Amy Adams, Meryl Streep, Chris Messina
- IMDb Rating: 7.0/10
This film is based on the book by Julie Powell, which follows Julie and her mother, Julia Child. Julie aspires to cook more than 500 recipes in her mother’s cookbook within a year! Meryl Streep and Amy Adams star in the lead roles of this sweet film that celebrates cooking.
12. Mean Girls
- Director: Mark Waters
- Writer: Rosalind Wiseman, Tina Fey
- Cast: Lindsay Lohan, Jonathan Bennett, Rachel McAdams
- IMDb Rating: 7.0/10
A teen comedy film that has developed a cult following over the years and featured breakthrough performances by Rachel McAdams, Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Seyfried, and Lizzy Caplan. Homeschooled Cady Heron joins a new public high school and crosses paths with the infamous Plastics, manipulative and toxic. Matters take a turn for the worse when Cady falls in love with the Plastics’ leader’s ex-boyfriend.
11. As Good As It Gets
- Director: James L. Brooks
- Writers: Mark Andrus, Mark Andrus
- Cast: Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear
- IMDb Rating: 7.0/10
This comedy-drama film is a must-watch for all Jack Nicholson fans. Jack Nicholson stars as a man with obsessive-compulsive disorder who has to take off his neighbor’s dog after being injured in a robbery. During this, he befriends and falls in love with a waitress who is a struggling single mother with a chronically sick son. Jack Nicholson won his third Oscar for his performance in the film.
10. To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before
- Director: Susan Johnson
- Writers: Sofia Alvarez, Jenny Han
- Cast: Lana Condor, Noah Centineo, Janel Parrish
- IMDb Rating: 7.1/10
This romantic teen comedy movie based on the book of the same name by Jenny Han was a surprise hit. This Netflix original follows Lara Jean (played by Lana Condor) as she finds out that all the secret letters she wrote for her crushes are emailed to them by her younger sister. This creates a lot of problems and wreaks havoc on her love life. This film is one of the best rom coms films.
09. The Spectacular Now
- Director: James Ponsoldt
- Writers: Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber
- Cast: Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Kyle Chandler
- IMDb Rating: 7.1/10
The Spectacular Now is a coming of age romantic drama that follows a high school student struggling to overcome his alcoholism. The film is sensitive and showcases stellar performances by Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley.
08. School Of Rock
- Director: Richard Linklater
- Writer: Mike White
- Cast: Jack Black, Mike White, Joan Cusack
- IMDb Rating: 7.1/10
This musical comedy starring Jack Black is a laughter riot, and the musical sequences will also get your feet tapping to the beats. The film follows Dewey Finn, a slacker musician who gets kicked out of his own band for his over-enthusiastic stage antics. He is way behind on his rent and needs to make quick money to make ends meet. However, when he discovers his students’ musical talents, he decides to train them and form a band of his own for a Battle Of The Bands competition.
07. Saving Mr Banks
- Director: John Lee Hancock
- Writers: Kelly Marcel, Sue Smith
- Cast: Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Annie Rose Buckley
- IMDb Rating: 7.5/10
A bankrupt author, Pamela Trevors, visits Los Angeles to meet Walt Disney. She hopes to adapt her book ‘Mary Poppins’ into a feature film with Disney’s help, but his methods do not meet her approval. Disney tries to convince her to adapt her Mary Poppins novel into a film.
One of the best parts about this movie is that Tom Hanks portrays Walt Disney! Any feel good movie with Tom Hanks is a good movie, and that’s a fact!
06. About Time
- Director: Richard Curtis
- Writer: Richard Curtis
- Cast: Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy
- IMDb Rating: 7.8/10
A beautifully made sci-fi romantic comedy-drama movie that stars Domhnall Gleeson as a young man with the ability to time travel. He uses this ability to try and improve his love life and also fix his past mistakes. Rachel McAdams stars as his love interest and later wife. Unlike most time travel films, About Time also showcases the consequences of time travel and how the protagonist learns to use his ability wisely. There are a few well-made sci-fi love stories and About Time is one of them.
05. Groundhog Day
- Director: Harold Ramis
- Writers: Danny Rubin, Harold Ramis
- Cast: Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott
- IMDb Rating: 8.0/10
This film is an early nineties classic starring Bill Murray. Murray plays a self-centered weatherman who hates Groundhog Day but finds himself living the same day repeatedly. He then tries to rectify himself and his mistakes to get out of the loop. During this, he also finds true love! Groundhog Day is a unique romantic comedy that perfectly uses the time loop concept and showcases one of Bill Murray’s finest performances.
04. The Pursuit Of Happyness
- Director: Gabriele Muccino
- Writer: Steve Conrad
- Cast: Will Smith, Thandie Newton, Jaden Smith
- IMDb Rating: 8.0/10
This film is based on the life of Chris Gardener. The Pursuit Of Happyness is a story about struggle, hard work, facing hardships, and difficulties while making ends meet. The film is an inspiring tearjerker and benefits from Will Smith’s powerful and heartfelt performance. Will Smith cast with his son Jaden Smith.
03. The Martian
- Director: Ridley Scott
- Writers: Drew Goddard, Andy Weir
- Cast: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig
- IMDb Rating: 8.0/10
Matt Damon is an actor who is always in form and has never given a bad performance. The Martian, in fact, Damon’s greatest performance to date. Astronaut Mark Watney is gravely injured and stranded on Mars when his crew leaves him behind, thinking that he is dead. Mark uses his spirit and skill to survive on Mars with whatever he has. There are no boring scenes in the film, and it is surprisingly entertaining and funny. The Martian was also a return to form for director Ridley Scott.
02. Spiderman: Into The Spider-Verse
- Directors: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman
- Writers: Phil Lord, Rodney Rothman, Phil Lord
- Cast: Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld
- IMDb Rating: 8.4/10
Spiderman: The Spider-Verse is the best Spiderman movie ever made and is also the best-reviewed Spiderman film. The film follows Miles Morales’ journey to becoming Spiderman and meeting the other Spider-people from other universes. They team up to beat the Kingpin, a.k.a. Wilson Fisk, who has built a machine to bring back his deceased son and wife and causes destruction in the city in the process. The movie has gorgeous visuals, amazing music, memorable characters, and an awesome storyline. Spiderman Into The Spider-Verse is endearing and inspiring, as well. Into The Spider-Verse won the Oscar for Best Animated Film, becoming the second Spiderman film to win an Oscar after 2004’s Spiderman 2.
01. Back To The Future
- Director: Robert Zemeckis
- Writers: Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale
- Cast: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson
- IMDb Rating: 8.5/10
Back To The Future is an iconic sci-fi film and a big source of pop culture. In this movie, Michael J Fox stars as Marty McFly, who travels to the past to change his family’s life. However, his own mother falls in love with him! He now has to get his parents to meet to prevent himself from getting wiped out from existence. With him is the eccentric scientist and genius, Doc Brown, who has built the time machine in a DeLorean and takes Marty on the ride.
All of these feel good films on Netflix are great to watch for the people looking for some real feelings and buddy comedy. Viewers will definitely have a fantastic time watching them and will definitely feel good after they watch them! Happy Watching! Other than this you can also checkout movies like Wedding Singer Robbie, Jenny han’s novel inspired Feel good movies as well.
