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A sappy feel-good movie? (Original Post) Binkie The Clown Apr 2021 OP
Well, if you feel like a wee bit of the Irish today try: Polly Hennessey Apr 2021 #1
Oh yeah. Gotta watch that again. (P.S. I'm legit Irish) nt Binkie The Clown Apr 2021 #14
Dave Mme. Defarge Apr 2021 #2
One my favorites! Thanks for reminding me. I think I still have it on DVD. nt Binkie The Clown Apr 2021 #15
One of my all time favorite movies! Kevin Kline is brilliant. Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2021 #37
Old Yeller underpants Apr 2021 #3
Old Yeller? MontanaMama Apr 2021 #4
Oh geez. I was 12 first time I saw that. So sad. nt Binkie The Clown Apr 2021 #16
steelyard blues is an oldie i just bumped into. mopinko Apr 2021 #5
Wow. The trailer looks crazy! I'll check it out on Amazon Prime. nt Binkie The Clown Apr 2021 #31
very fun. mopinko Apr 2021 #35
also. harold and maude. mopinko Apr 2021 #6
The Princess Bride is always a treat happybird Apr 2021 #7
Haha. Princess Bride's in my DVD collection. In fact, I watched it a few weeks ago. Binkie The Clown Apr 2021 #17
Oh my gosh, I was just looking at a list of 'actors you didn't realize were in Almost Famous' happybird Apr 2021 #30
Is "The Last Mimzy" w/Rainn Wilson still on Netflix? If so, check it out. Can watch with kids too Hestia Apr 2021 #8
Haven't heard of that. I'll put it on my list. Thanks. nt Binkie The Clown Apr 2021 #18
You can't beat "Love, Actually" Glorfindel Apr 2021 #9
True wryter2000 Apr 2021 #10
Alan Rickman! He was so much more than just Snape and the Grabthar's hammer guy. hehe. nt Binkie The Clown Apr 2021 #20
He was amazing in the Jane Austen adaptation wryter2000 Apr 2021 #36
"Ride like a Girl". "Captain Fantastic" bif Apr 2021 #11
Ride Like a Girl is already on my Netflix list. I'll watch it! I will add the other two for sure. Binkie The Clown Apr 2021 #25
I will vouch for Captain Fantastic, too! Silver Gaia Apr 2021 #32
I assumed it was some super hero movie. But the trailer.... Wow. Gotta watch it now for sure. nt Binkie The Clown Apr 2021 #33
And "Fisherman's Friends" bif Apr 2021 #12
Just now watched the trailer on Netflix. Definitely added to my list. Thanks. Binkie The Clown Apr 2021 #27
"The Apartment" Shirley McClain and Jack Lemon. mucifer Apr 2021 #13
Yes. I remember watching that in the Theater when it first came out. Binkie The Clown Apr 2021 #22
Pele the Conqueror blm Apr 2021 #19
New to me. It's now on my list. Thanks. nt Binkie The Clown Apr 2021 #24
No. I was just kidding. It is NOT a lighthearted movie, at all. blm Apr 2021 #26
Sometimes that's exactly what I need. :) It stays on my list for darker times. hehe. Binkie The Clown Apr 2021 #28
I'm partial to Frank Capra films. Arsenic and Old Lace with Cary Grant is good. Midnight Writer Apr 2021 #21
"Look, Aunt Martha, men don't just get into window seats and die!" hahaha nt. Binkie The Clown Apr 2021 #23
Same. blm Apr 2021 #29
Ruby Sparks! TexasBushwhacker Apr 2021 #34

Polly Hennessey

(6,796 posts)
1. Well, if you feel like a wee bit of the Irish today try:
Tue Apr 13, 2021, 03:49 PM
Apr 2021

Wild Mountain Thyme with Jaimie Dornan, Emily Blunt, and Christopher Walken. ☘️☘️🍀

MontanaMama

(23,314 posts)
4. Old Yeller?
Tue Apr 13, 2021, 04:08 PM
Apr 2021

If I recall correctly, I bawled my eyes out during that movie. Is there another Old Yeller that I don't know about?

mopinko

(70,099 posts)
5. steelyard blues is an oldie i just bumped into.
Tue Apr 13, 2021, 04:10 PM
Apr 2021

cost me 2 bucks to watch on amazon, but worth it.
70's. fonda, donald sutherland and peter boyle. soundtrack by paul butterfield blues band.
silly and sweet. very hippie dippie.

happybird

(4,606 posts)
7. The Princess Bride is always a treat
Tue Apr 13, 2021, 04:20 PM
Apr 2021

ETA: I watched Almost Famous recently and enjoyed the heck out of it.
It’s not really sappy, but it’s definitely feel good.

Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)
17. Haha. Princess Bride's in my DVD collection. In fact, I watched it a few weeks ago.
Tue Apr 13, 2021, 05:20 PM
Apr 2021

I also have Almost Famous. Haven't watched that in a couple years. I got a kick out of seeing Pauley Parrette (Abbey on NCIS) in that! Also I was a big Anna Paquin fan at the time, and who doesn't absolutely love Zooey Deschanel?

happybird

(4,606 posts)
30. Oh my gosh, I was just looking at a list of 'actors you didn't realize were in Almost Famous'
Tue Apr 13, 2021, 05:49 PM
Apr 2021

and saw this!



!!!

I enjoy Faruza Balk, too. So many good actors in that movie.

Glorfindel

(9,729 posts)
9. You can't beat "Love, Actually"
Tue Apr 13, 2021, 04:30 PM
Apr 2021

It's probably the ultimate sappy, feel-good movie...in a good way. It's not just a Christmas story.

Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)
22. Yes. I remember watching that in the Theater when it first came out.
Tue Apr 13, 2021, 05:38 PM
Apr 2021

I had such a crush on Shirley McClain. For some reason that movie will always be associated in my mind with Days of Wine and Roses. Probably the Jack Lemon connection. For some reason Lee Remick's line in Swedish, "Tillsammans i himlen." (I'm just guessing at the spelling) has stuck in my mind for the last 60 years!!!

blm

(113,057 posts)
26. No. I was just kidding. It is NOT a lighthearted movie, at all.
Tue Apr 13, 2021, 05:45 PM
Apr 2021

It’s a great movie, but, it’s harsh and painful to watch at times.

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