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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

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[-] bowreality@lemmy.ca 30 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] ChojinDSL@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago

Ted Lasso is probably the most wholesome and uplifting show I've seen in a long time.

[-] bowreality@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Isn’t it? I just did a complete rewatch and I am already wondering when I can do another one. So heart warming.

[-] ScrumblesPAbernathy@readit.buzz 25 points 1 year ago

The Good Place is overall pretty positive. Same with Parks and Recreation as well as Abbot Elementary.

[-] Mr_Buscemi@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] lav@reddthat.com 6 points 1 year ago

Chidi's imagine a wave monologue made me cry in a way I've never done before

[-] tony@feed.sokolik.info 11 points 1 year ago

Ted Lasso springs to mind first, but I like these as well. Some of them are older, but so am I. 😄

  • Parks and Recreation: It's silly but at the end of the day the characters really all do support each other, even Jerry! :)
  • The Good Place: It's nice to see the characters grow, and it's a real easy way to learn some philosophy. :)
  • Nailed It!: While it's a competition show, you can tell that everyone is in on the joke and it's all still very fun
  • Unbreakable Kimmie Schmidt: Like most sitcoms, it's absurd, but funny and Kimmie is the most positive character
  • Comming to America: Eddie Murphy at his finest!
  • The Birdcage: Robin Williams! And for the time it really did push the envelope for inclusion
  • Mrs. Doubtfire: Because you can't go wrong with Robin Williams!
  • When Harry Met Sally...: Can men and women be just friends?
  • Groundhog Day: One of Bill Murray's finest and about making yourself better
  • Big!: Who didn't daydream about being an adult when you were 10?
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off: One epic day of playing hooky from school
[-] fruity@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Malcolm in the Middle

[-] Chetzemoka@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Probably the most wholesome and positive of all the Treks. There's a reason it's so loved

[-] similideano@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 year ago

Everything Everywhere All at Once

[-] lav@reddthat.com 4 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Cherenkov_Effect@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

What We Do In The Shadows

Both the movie and the series.

[-] rubbishh@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] The_Party_Shark@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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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[-] vern1@lemmy.one 5 points 1 year ago

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.

Pushing Daisies is a really wholesome show, funny and what I found to be an interesting plot too.

[-] quotheraven404@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

I loved this show when it was on!

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[-] CeruleanRuin@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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.

[-] woodnote@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

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!

[-] CeruleanRuin@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] chtk@feddit.nl 3 points 1 year ago
  • Paddington / Paddington 2
  • Kiki's Delivery Service
[-] Pankakke@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Look into these and see if they might interest you:

  • Schitt’s Creek
  • Ted Lasso
  • Bob’s Burgers
  • Community
  • Comedians in the car getting coffee
[-] itscherriedbro@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Add:

Trial & Error

Jury Duty

Brooklyn 99

Detroiters

Joe Pera Talks With You

Superstore

Wrecked

It's Bruno

Dispatches From Elsewhere

Burning Love

[-] ivanafterall@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

PLEASE watch Joe Pera Talks With You, everyone. It's such a rare, underappreciated gem.

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[-] yogsototh@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

The Office (both US and UK versions) will be very entertaining and feel positive

[-] little_pinecone@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
  • Pushing Daisies,
  • Gravity Falls,
  • Amphibia,
  • The Good Place,
  • Strange World (2022),
  • The Lost City (2022),
  • "Confess, Fletch",
  • The unbearable weight of massive talent,
  • Everything everywhere all at once,
  • Lightyear,
  • Warm Bodies,
  • Ghostbusters: Afterlife,
  • The secret life of Walter Mitty,
  • Don Jon,
  • Oscar (1991, I love this one),
  • What we do in the shadows,
  • Paul (2011),
  • Hitchcock (2012),
  • Logan Lucky,
  • Good Omens,
  • Bird on a wire,
  • Miracle Workers,
  • Stranger than fiction (2006),
  • Lars and the real girl,
  • Hot Fuzz,
  • The King's Speech,
  • A beautiful Mind,
  • The eternal sunshine of the spotless mind (warning: see the comment ) ,
  • Groundhog day,
  • What dreams may come (warning: deals with loss and mourning),
  • Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001),
  • Contact.
[-] ten4@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Eternal sunshine is out of place on this list imho. Cool movie but it's not exactly tulips and roses tbh

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[-] ulzzang@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 year ago

Nathan for You

[-] Hitman99@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I can’t stop watching superstore. Every episode is hilarious.

[-] Walop@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

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.

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[-] wnose@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I always feel Scrubs is worth rewatching.

[-] flicker@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] FrodoSandals@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Little Miss Sunshine - Movie about loving yourself and people around you despite the sadness in life

[-] ivanafterall@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Two of my recent favorites have notably positive themes:

  • Joe Pera Talks With You

  • The Bear (Season 2, specifically)

[-] yessikg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Surprised nobody has mentioned Psych yet, definitely one of my go to comfort shows

[-] woodnote@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] pizza_rolls@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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

[-] whaleross@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

@Life_is_Beautiful
Some random unusual but funny and feelgood-ish movies:

[-] Odlawzein1@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

If you don't mind some anime I suggest you to watch K-on.

[-] SJ_Zero@lemmy.fbxl.net 2 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] d_cent@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I'm not sure if it is exactly what you are looking for but, little miss sunshine

[-] gaw@lemmy.cafe 1 points 1 year ago

A Bronx Tale

[-] UntouchedWagons@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Blazing saddles and The Princess Bride are great movies. Still Standing is a funny semi-standup comedy about rural Canadian towns.

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