The Best Feel-Good Movies that WILL Make Your Day, Ranked

If you searched for the word “feel-good” just now, we understand what you need right now. Other than grabbing some snacks and popping down on your favorite spot on the couch (if not, your favorite seat), we want you to know that you can indeed make your day a little better. This list is exactly what the title says: The Best Feel-Good Movies that WILL Make Your Day, Ranked (just in case you didn’t read). And we hope and sincerely believe that somewhere on this list you will find that one movie that you didn’t know you need! feel better:)

1

WALL·E

Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin
Andrew Stanton
2008

WALL·E is the last robot left on an Earth that has been overrun with garbage and all humans have fled to outer space. For 700 years he has continued to try and clean up the mess, but has developed some rather interesting human-like qualities. When a ship arrives with a sleek new type of robot, WALL·E thinks he's finally found a friend and stows away on the ship when it leaves.

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8.4 IMDB
2

Coco

Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt
Lee Unkrich
2017

Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector, and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.

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8.4 IMDB
3

Amélie

Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
2001

At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie (Audrey Tautou) accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-gooder. But when she bumps into a handsome stranger, will she find the courage to become the star of her very own love story?

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8.3 IMDB
4

Toy Story 3

Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack
Lee Unkrich
2010

Woody, Buzz, and the rest of Andy's toys haven't been played with in years. With Andy about to go to college, the gang find themselves accidentally left at a nefarious day care center. The toys must band together to escape and return home to Andy.

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8.3 IMDB
5

Up

Ed Asner, Jordan Nagai, Christopher Plummer
Pete Docter
2009

Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old Wilderness Explorer named Russell) gives him a new lease on life.

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8.2 IMDB
6

The King's Speech

Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter
Tom Hooper
2010

The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country into war.

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8 IMDB
7

La La Land

Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend
Damien Chazelle
2016

Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.

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8 IMDB
8

Zootopia

Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba
Byron Howard, Rich Moore
2016

Determined to prove herself, Officer Judy Hopps, the first bunny on Zootopia's police force, jumps at the chance to crack her first case - even if it means partnering with scam-artist fox Nick Wilde to solve the mystery.

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8 IMDB
9

Ratatouille

Patton Oswalt, Ian Holm, Lou Romano
Brad Bird
2007

A rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great French chef despite his family's wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. When fate places Remy in the sewers of Paris, he finds himself ideally situated beneath a restaurant made famous by his culinary hero, Auguste Gusteau. Despite the apparent dangers of being an unlikely - and certainly unwanted - visitor in the kitchen of a fine French restaurant, Remy's passion for cooking soon sets into motion a hilarious and exciting rat race that turns the culinary world of Paris upside down.

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8 IMDB
10

Guardians of the Galaxy

Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista
James Gunn
2014

Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser.

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8 IMDB
11

The Lego Movie

Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks
Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
2014

An ordinary Lego mini-figure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil Lego tyrant from gluing the universe together.

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7.8 IMDB
12

Shrek

Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz
Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson
2001

It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot -- a wisecracking donkey.

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7.8 IMDB
13

The Little Prince

Jeff Bridges, Mackenzie Foy, Rachel McAdams
Mark Osborne
2015

Based on the best-seller book 'The Little Prince', the movie tells the story of a little girl that lives with resignation in a world where efficiency and work are the only dogmas. Everything will change when accidentally she discovers her neighbor that will tell her about the story of the Little Prince that he once met.

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7.7 IMDB
14

The Greatest Showman

Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Zac Efron
Michael Gracey
2017

The story of American showman P.T. Barnum, founder of the circus that became the famous traveling Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

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7.6 IMDB
15

Saving Mr. Banks

Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Paul Giamatti
John Lee Hancock
2013

Author P.L. Travers travels from London to Hollywood as Walt Disney Pictures adapts her novel Mary Poppins for the big screen.

7.5 IMDB
16

Kung Fu Panda

Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie
Mark Osborne, John Stevenson
2008

When the Valley of Peace is threatened, lazy Po the panda discovers his destiny as the "chosen one" and trains to become a kung fu hero, but transforming the unsleek slacker into a brave warrior won't be easy. It's up to Master Shifu and the Furious Five -- Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey -- to give it a try.

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7.5 IMDB
17

Easy A

Emma Stone, Penn Badgley, Amanda Bynes
Will Gluck
2010

Olive, an average high school student, sees her below-the-radar existence turn around overnight once she decides to use the school's gossip grapevine to advance her social standing. Now her classmates are turning against her and the school board is becoming concerned, including her favorite teacher and the distracted guidance counselor. With the support of her hilariously idiosyncratic parents and a little help from a long-time crush, Olive attempts to take on her notorious new identity and crush the rumor mill once and for all.

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7.1 IMDB
18

Rush Hour

Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Ken Leung
Brett Ratner
1998

When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Detective James Carter to distract Lee from the case. Not content to watch the action from the sidelines, Lee and Carter form an unlikely partnership and investigate the case themselves.

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7 IMDB