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I'm at home convalescing at the moment, and went to borrow some films to watch. Of the 5, 3 have made me cry - with The Diving Bell and the Butterfly leaving me feeling loads worse than when I started.

I'm going to get some more today so, please, recommend me a film that's actually going to make me feel better. No horror, no rom com.

Thank you 🙂


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 10:31 am
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Blind side


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 10:33 am
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Sophie's Choice


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 10:34 am
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[url= http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0211915/plotsummary ]Amélie[/url]


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 10:34 am
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this one was the first to pop into my head

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Posted : 31/03/2010 10:35 am
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Finding Nemo 😀


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 10:36 am
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Little Miss Sunshine!

It's superb!

Email me your address and I'll stick it in the post to you. 🙂

How about So I Married an Axe Murderer? Mike Myres' finest film and my all time favourite.

EDIT -
Sorry, how rude of me. Get well soon!! 🙂 (What's up anyway?)


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 10:38 am
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oh brother where art thou
big lebowski
taxi(french one)
fargo


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 10:38 am
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On a serious note, Stardust.

Excellent feelgood film.


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 10:39 am
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fargo

Yip. The bit where he's feeding the guy into the woodchipper really was the top feelgood moment of the whole film 😆


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 10:40 am
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boardinbob: [i]Stingo is led up to Sophie and Nathan's room where he finds they have committed suicide.[/i]

everyone else, thanks so far. PP I'll rent LMS if I can, and mail you if I can't.


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 10:41 am
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Bolt is good


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 10:43 am
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zombieland... really it's not a horror, yes it makes you jump occasionally but overall it's funny and feel good (other than the premise the world gone to sh!te), and just watching woody harrelson killing zombies is througly worthwhile.

Otherwise UP & as above Taxi (the french one - olde but ace)


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 10:45 am
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"Turtles are surprisingly fast swimmers" if this doesn't make you smile then you are passed help!


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 10:47 am
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Hot Rod
Little Miss Sunshine
Spirited Away


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 10:49 am
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Happy Gilmore....


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 10:57 am
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Local Hero


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 10:58 am
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Another shout for gilmore.
Also zoolander, stepbrothers, kingpin.


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 11:01 am
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Actually I'm feeling guilty. When I said 3/5 had made me cry, I meant 5/5. Looking forward to some tear free film watching!


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 11:02 am
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"A life less ordinary" is a great film and always makes me smile.


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 11:09 am
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Oh and thanks PP. Hope you're feeling better. Like you I'm desperate to be well for the w/e!


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 11:11 am
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The Straight Story


 
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Slumdog Millionaire (not a traditional feelgood film but still a great film)
Oceans 11 (Light, frothy but quite watchable and thoroughly entertaining)
Ghost town (Rather funny)
Robots (Clever ideas and funny)
The Holiday (Was "forced" to watch it recently and surprisingly found it quite amusing and entertaining)
The Bourne Trilogy
Pretty much any Bond film
Shrek
Shawshank Redemption
..... and loads more


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 11:17 am
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Oh and thanks PP. Hope you're feeling better. Like you I'm desperate to be well for the w/e!

I now have lots of drugs. Head still full of green gloop but improving slowly. 😐


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 11:21 am
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boardinbob: Stingo is led up to Sophie and Nathan's room where he finds they have committed suicide.

😆


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 11:23 am
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Good Bye Lenin
Dogma
School Of Rock


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 11:28 am
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From films recently watched:

The Hangover was a lot better than it looked, as was Superbad.. both looked like stupid idiot movies but weren't.

Also, Stardust was cool :), and Up was too.


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 11:30 am
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Big fish


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 1:38 pm
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Ice Cold In Alex
Gregory's Girl
Singing In The Rain


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 1:41 pm
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Kelly's Heroes, Force 10 from Navarone.

Oh, and Blazing Saddles.


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 1:44 pm
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Watership Down; it's got bunnies in it! 😀

Erm...

Rita, Sue and Bob Too.


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 2:04 pm
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Watership Down will just have the poor chap crying again!

I'd second what Nick said, "Straight story" is a belting film, it's just a feel good human spirit film.

Zombieland is a good no brainer film.

American flyers, Breaking away, and my all time favourit pick me up film........

The Princess Bride!!


 
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blazin saddles +1
I now pronounce you chuck and larry


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 4:09 pm
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Son of Rambo


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 4:14 pm
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Come on!!!!

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Posted : 31/03/2010 4:15 pm
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Grosse pointe blank
The incredibles


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 5:44 pm
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Sullivans Travels.


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 5:52 pm
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Second The Straight Story, The Hangover, Little Miss Sunshine, Zombieland and Stardust. Big, Back To The Future, Into The Wild are winners too. Get well soon.


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 6:35 pm
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princess bride
amelie
the life aquatic of charles zissou
hot fuzz
monsters vs aliens
the incredibles


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 6:44 pm
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Dodgeball (funny - plus it's got Lance in it)
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure + Bogus Journey
Top Gun
Transformers (both of them)


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 8:33 pm
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Death at a funeral
very funny british flim..I laughed so hard bits were falling off me


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 8:41 pm
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Harvey, an oldie but a goodie, for those who havent seen it, I guarantee you will be smiling all the way through.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042546/


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 8:51 pm
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+2 for oh brother where art thou & the big lebowski...


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 8:53 pm
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I liked stardust and recently watched ghost town which was quite good too.


 
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Already been mentioned, but [b]UP[/b] is really good.


 
Posted : 31/03/2010 8:57 pm
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