Hopeful Movies That Restore Your Faith
Life isn't easy in these films, but in each one a light seeps in through the dark. Arms stretched toward freedom in the rain, a teacher showing students how to stand on their desks, a song sung in a small town. These dramas may begin in sadness but end in hope, leaving you feeling that it's worth carrying on.
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1 Film
The Shawshank Redemption
The scene of freedom reached under the rain whispers that hope never runs out.
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2 Film
Dead Poets Society
A timeless, heart-warming refuge of words, art and friendship.
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3 Film
Good Will Hunting
The healing that comes from making peace with your flaws and realizing you are worth loving.
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4 Film
Perfect Days
A modern kind of peace hidden in the small details of the day and in cassette tunes.
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5 Film
The Holdovers
Broken hearts healing one another in the middle of winter.
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6 Film
The Pursuit of Happyness
An inspiring story of perseverance, showing the will never to give up and the power of hope.
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7 Film
Wonder (2017)
A family story that quietly plants in the heart the courage to be different and the power of choosing kindness.
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8 Film
CODA
A tearjerking, hopeful story of a young girl finding her voice and the family who listen to her with their hearts.
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9 Film
Hidden Figures
The inspiring true story of three women who open the way to the stars through determination, intelligence and solidarity.
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10 Film
Sing Street
An energetic coming-of-age film about a boy who starts a band to impress a girl and finds freedom in music.
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11 Film
Begin Again
Two wounded souls learn to start over through songs recorded on the streets of New York.
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12 Film
The Peanut Butter Falcon
A heart-warming journey down the river, carried by a raft, a dream and an unexpected friendship.
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13 Film
The Greatest Showman
A musical whose songs celebrate difference and fill you with big dreams and the joy of living.
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14 Film
Queen of Katwe
A true story that grows hope, from a poor neighborhood of Kampala to a chess championship.
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15 Film
Green Book
A warm, witty story of a friendship blooming between two very different men, as prejudices melt along the road.
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16 Film
The Farewell
A film about family, love and roots, set around a sweet fake wedding staged for a grandmother.
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17 Film
The Chorus
A film about how music, in the hands of a patient teacher, opens children's hearts at a harsh boarding school.
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18 Film
Babette's Feast
A masterpiece about how one generously prepared dinner softens the heart of a resentful village.
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19 Film
Little Forest
A peaceful film in which a young woman returns to her village and heals herself by cooking through the seasons.
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20 Film
English Vinglish
The story of a housewife looked down on for not speaking English, who regains her confidence in a language class.
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21 Film
Taare Zameen Par
A film showing that every child is a star, through a teacher who sees the painter inside a dyslexic boy.
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22 Film
Children of Heaven
Two siblings' quiet sacrifice over a single pair of shoes fills the heart with pure love.
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23 Film
Rocky
The courage to run up those steps, as a boxer nobody gives a chance stands up by believing in himself.
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24 Film
Rudy
An inspiring story of a small young man whom nobody believes in, who works tirelessly until he reaches the field of his dreams.
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25 Film
The Karate Kid
Watch a bullied teenager stand tall through the balance and confidence Mr. Miyagi patiently teaches him.
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26 Film
Field of Dreams
A farmer builds a baseball field in his cornfield in a touching journey about dreams and making peace with his father.
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27 Film
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
A Capra classic full of hope and faith, in which a pure-hearted man takes on a whole system with his honesty.
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28 Film
Hugo
An elegant adventure woven from clocks, secrets and the magic of cinema in a Paris train station.
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29 Film
The Martian (2015)
The exuberant story of a man stranded alone on Mars who never lets go of hope, thanks to humor and brains.
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30 Film
Arrival
The strength that comes from choosing to understand rather than fear the unknown.
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31 Film
Interstellar
A masterpiece whispering that the only thing that transcends time and dimensions is love.
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32 Film
The Biggest Little Farm
A hopeful documentary about a couple who turn barren land into a thriving farm in harmony with nature.