- "Little Miss Sunshine," released in 2006 and directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, is a comedy that follows a dysfunctional family. Starring Steve Carell, Toni Collette and Greg Kinnear, the film shows the adventure of a family, attempting to get the youngest female member of the family to a beauty pageant. With many highs and lows along the way and a memorable finale, it is the ultimate feel good film.
- "Good Will Hunting" is a feel-good film released in 1997 and directed by Gus Van Sant. Starring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Robin Williams, it follows a young man, Will Hunting, played by Damon, who works as a janitor at MIT. Hunting has a gift for mathematics but needs the help of psychologist, played by Williams, to gain direction and meaning within his life.
- "Love Actually" is a romantic comedy released in 2003 and directed by Richard Curtis. Starring Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Martine McCutcheon and Liam Neeson, the film follows the love lives of eight different couples in London. In the build up to Christmas, the lives and interrelated issues of these eight couples come to a head with comic and heart-warming consequences.
- "50 First Dates" is a romantic comedy released in 2004 and directed by Peter Segal. Starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, the film follows the life of Henry Roth, played by Sandler, a man scared of commitment. He enjoys a lifestyle of womanizing until he meets Lucy, the girl of his dreams, played by Barrymore. Their situation is complicated due to Lucy's short-term memory loss, causing her to forget who he is every day.
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