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.
I think the world needs more positivity
Ted Lasso of course!
Thx, it seems pretty good
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.
Ted Lasso is probably the most wholesome and uplifting show I've seen in a long time.
Isn’t it? I just did a complete rewatch and I am already wondering when I can do another one. So heart warming.
The Good Place is overall pretty positive. Same with Parks and Recreation as well as Abbot Elementary.
The ending of the Good Place is one of those shows that ended perfectly. I can't think of a better way they could have finished the show.
Chidi's imagine a wave monologue made me cry in a way I've never done before
Malcolm in the Middle
Ted Lasso springs to mind first, but I like these as well. Some of them are older, but so am I. 😄
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Probably the most wholesome and positive of all the Treks. There's a reason it's so loved
What We Do In The Shadows
Both the movie and the series.
Some good recommendations already, but Schitt's Creek is probably the series with the most positive feeling I've ever seen. Despite it containing conflict between characters, everybody are still tolerant of each other and you just get a good vibe from watching it.
It starts a bit slow, and initially you think the main characters are too insufferable, but the way the show slowly but surely forces you to reconsider those initial prejudices is really cleverly done as well.
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.
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.
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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.
Everything Everywhere All at Once
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
Pushing Daisies is a really wholesome show, funny and what I found to be an interesting plot too.
I loved this show when it was on!
Home Movies
Look into these and see if they might interest you:
Add:
Trial & Error
Jury Duty
Brooklyn 99
Detroiters
Joe Pera Talks With You
Superstore
Wrecked
It's Bruno
Dispatches From Elsewhere
Burning Love
PLEASE watch Joe Pera Talks With You, everyone. It's such a rare, underappreciated gem.
Ted Lasso:( I hope we can see more of it one day
The Office (both US and UK versions) will be very entertaining and feel positive
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.
Surprised nobody has mentioned Psych yet, definitely one of my go to comfort shows
I can always watch an episode of Psych. Probably seen the whole thing 4 times, with various episodes seen much more than that. Like a warm hug.
Nathan for You
Eternal sunshine is out of place on this list imho. Cool movie but it's not exactly tulips and roses tbh
You're right, I put it there because it leaves me in a positive mood, but there is more melancholy than fun in this one.
Stranger Than Fiction is my favorite movie. I'm so glad to see it on someone's list!
I rewatch it from time to time and recommend it to people all the time :)
I always feel Scrubs is worth rewatching.
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.
Two of my recent favorites have notably positive themes:
Joe Pera Talks With You
The Bear (Season 2, specifically)
Blazing saddles and The Princess Bride are great movies. Still Standing is a funny semi-standup comedy about rural Canadian towns.
Little Miss Sunshine - Movie about loving yourself and people around you despite the sadness in life
I can’t stop watching superstore. Every episode is hilarious.
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.
A Bronx Tale
I'm not sure if it is exactly what you are looking for but, little miss sunshine
These are more "leave you feeling good" than "funny" but
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Big Fish
Also Julia for a series. That show made me so happy when I watched it lol
And Rockos Modern Life is my all time favorite
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Some random unusual but funny and feelgood-ish movies:
For me, Bob's Burgers. Every episode is good natured and no matter the challenge, they are family and they band together. I love the shoe for that.
If you don't mind some anime I suggest you to watch K-on.
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.
Here's something nobody has seen, but is sweet despite the premise: Brigsby Bear https://letterboxd.com/film/brigsby-bear/
I think this fits, too: Moonrise Kingdom https://letterboxd.com/film/moonrise-kingdom/ If you have my sense of humor, you'll also find this one rather funny.
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.
The way of the house husband (anime)