7 Inspiring, Feel Good Movies You Need to Watch

Lion


An interesting story that makes you believe that nothing is impossible if you set your heart on a task. Based on a real life story, actor Dev Patel plays Saroo—a five-year-old boy who gets lost on a train in India. He winds up getting adopted by an Australian family, but 25 years later, he sets out on a quest to find his first family with the help of Google Earth.
 

Dangal

The 2016 movie that packs in powerful performances by Aamir Khan, Sanya Malhotra and Fatima Sana Shaikh narrates the story of ace wrestlers Geeta Phogat and Babita Phogat. The challenges that the girls face in a male-dominated society and sport to become the top women wrestlers in the country.
 

Dead Poets Society

Robin Williams will provide you with the perfect motto for the entire year. As an English teacher he inspires his students at an all-boys prep school to ~seize the day~.
 

Good Will Hunting

We guess you already know what GWH is about. Damon (who co-wrote the film with Ben Affleck) is a genius janitor at MIT who solves Einstein-level math problems on the chalkboards after-hours. You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll revel in those Boston accents. A win-win-win.
 

Soul Surfer

The movie revolves around the life of Bethany Hamilton, a professional surfer who lost an arm in a devastating shark attack, which took a big turn in her surfing career and almost cost her life. She didn't let that stop her at all, though, and proved that soul and spirit is just as much as an essential to surfing as the body is

On the Basis of Sex

Based on the life of the Notorious RBG, On the Basis of Sex tells the story of the young attorney before she became a Supreme Court justice and how she dedicated her career to fighting against gender discrimination. A true queen.
 

Mona Lisa Smila


Set in the Cold War era America, the movie shows how an UCLA graduate hired to teach art history at an all-female college, goes beyond the call of duty and inspires the women to fight for their rights by challenging the gender norms of their time. The star-studded film stars Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, and Maggie Gyllenhaal.