Sometimes, we all need a feel-good movie. We need to curl up on the easy chair with a big bowl of popcorn, some iced Coke, we need to shut out the world and just immerse ourselves in a feel-good movie. Here, we zero in on the top ten feel-good movies you must watch if you’re depressed about life.

1. Ever After – A Cinderella story is always welcome. The happy ending is wonderful. Watch this to think happy thoughts of your own Prince Charming.
2. The Notebook – Do you believe in everlasting love? If you watch this movie, you will. Going back and forth in time, it tells the story of a couple who show amazing love for each other.
3. Stepmom – A true feel-good movie. Susan Sarandon is amazing in this, and Julia Roberts is too. The ending isn’t a typically happy one, but it leaves you thinking nonetheless.
4. The Shawshank Redemption – The story of how a man’s knowledge of his innocence keeps his spirit alive, and how he escapes from jail. This is an absolutely brilliant film.
5. Forrest Gump – The story with a moral of never giving up. Tom Hanks is great in this one.
6. It’s A Wonderful Life – This masterpiece by Frank Capra is the ultimate. This movie will show you how wonderful life truly is, by offering a glimpse of what it could have been like had you never existed. The acting is outstanding, and the movie is overall a classic that very few can match for its feel-good factor. Plus, the acting by James Stewart is brilliant.
7. Dead Poets Society – The story of how one professor inspires a group of students to find their inner creativity. Robin Williams is the unconventional teacher, he is great in his role, and the students are wonderful as well. Definitely a film that will inspire you to do all that you ever wanted to do.
8. Return To Me – A heart-warming movie, about finding love, and feeling lucky to have love. It’s also about the overwhelming power of friendship. Watch this if real romance gets you weak in the knees.
9. The Sound Of Music – Julie Andrews is lovely in this one, and has played an instrumental role in having made this movie go down in history, for its universal appeal to all age groups. The songs are amazing, the acting is great, and Christopher Plummer is just yummy. “The hills are alive, with the sound of music!”
10. Fried Green Tomatoes – Watch this one with your best friend. It’ll be some great bonding time, and you’re bound to love this move.