What are the most funny and positive movies or series?
In the past, I have been watching many mysterious movies because they are exciting. But life sometimes is hard enough, why should I then at home watch movies or series which are realy brutal.
I feel like movies/series always need more crazy shit to be still popular.
I am looking for good funny movies/series which entertain and give you a positive feeling.
Absolutely love Ted lasso and the good place, another great one is shrinking, same producer as scrubs and Ted lasso, it's on apple and it's a pretty wholesome funny show.
absolutely must watch movie. Deconstructing nihilism is one thing, but after doing that there is a need to advocate for optimistic nihilism, something we all need these days
I know this is a pretty popular one but I don't think I've ever not felt better after an episode or two (or 6) of Futurama.
As for movies, Hot Fuzz always has something new and funny you hadn't noticed before on each watch.
I also think many of the studio Ghibli films give off some pretty good vibes (emphasis on the word 'many' though, there are some pretty gut-wrenching ones).
Any of the Mr Bean movies or episodes also cheer me up pretty well.
ETA: for shows that leave you feeling positive, many of the Star Trek series focus on the good aspects of humanity, and present very meaningful ideas on how to achieve a positive outcome for all. My personal favorites so far are Deep Space 9 and the Next Generation, although Voyager and many of the others are just as good.
The recent series Jury Duty was hilarious and surprisingly wholesome and showed how there are actual good people in the world.
I know it’s kinda corny and basically a big ad for Google but I low key love The Internship. Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn are hilarious together and the movie is about how it’s never too late to change your life and it always just makes me feel good.
Bobs Burgers is hilarious and chaotic, yet simultaneously wholesome and positive comedy. The earlier seasons definitely lean more into the chaos, but even then, the family is such a positive example of semi-dysfunctional people loving each other to the max. Very few couples in TV or movies have anywhere near as good of a relationship as Bob and Linda, and their kids have some of my favorite sibling dynamics of any show I’ve ever watched.
K-dramas like What's wrong with secretary Kim, Hometown Cha-cha-cha and Romance is a Bonus Book.
Start-Up and Search WWW are about people running businesses and are not so sappy, but nothing much tragic.
It's OK not to be OK, SKY Castle, Move to Heaven and Extraordinary Attorney Woo have some dark stuff, but balance it with some really funny and heartfelt stuff and end up on a positive note.
Of you're any way in to esports, I really liked Falling Into Your Smile. While there is some light romance, the name gives a completely wrong impression and it's more about a woman joining and proving herself in an esports team.
The Detectorists (available free on freevee) is my current go-to for when I need some chill positive vibes. Everything about it just feels like a warm hug.
For movies, you can't go wrong with a low-stakes slice-of-life comedy. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret and You Hurt My Feelings are two recent ones which I loved.
Oh, The Detectorists has such a special place in my heart. Really a one-of-a-kind show. The comedy is so good and you just love everyone (except Simon & Garfunkel of course). The pacing and the reverence for wild spaces and quiet is so meaningful. I think the casting was impeccable. Now I want to go watch it again!
Even Simon & Garfunkel are recognizably just "the enemy" for comedic narrative purposes, and you can easily imagine them having their own show where Andy and Lance are the heels.
Ad astra (warning: a few people die in this one but the overall message is inspiring) ,
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Kontroll (2003, warning: the plot includes a mysterious murderous force that is killing people on the underground. However, the movie always makes me feel better and hopeful in the end)
Agreed, but be advised, it has some very hard episodes, too. Which I actually feel only serves to make it's positive moments that much more meaningful, but it can definitely pack a wallop.
Anime has a lot of good stuff. You definitely have to have a nose for Japanese humor, but if you do it's really great.
There's a couple of light novels I've been reading that I hope get anime adaptations because I think they'd be funny. I parry everything and I'm a lv 99 hidden boss are both nice and fun stories whose humor revolves around the difference between the main characters inner monologue and the way that everyone else sees them. I don't know for sure, but I think that that would be really funny on TV.
Series:
It's always sunny in Philadelphia
Trailerpark boys
Arrested development
East bound and down
Anime:
Golden boy
Great teacher onizuka
Movies:
What we do in the shadows
Austin Powers trilogy
Superbad and other Seth Rogen movies of that era
Early Adam Sandler movies
Clerks and some other stuff from Kevin Smith
Who killed captain Alex is more of a non stop action packed movie but it's definitely hilarious
Kung pow
While IASiP and Arrested Development are definitely hilarious, I would hardly call them positive (for the most part). They create humor by satirizing very negative cliches and behaviors.
Yeah you're right. I didn't fully read the premise and then I was too lazy to edit. Actually all my series suggestions are awful in the feel good category. The animes can both be a little heavy handed and perverted but in the end they're with a positive outlook and ending. The movies are mostly Hollywood happy endings.