Top Optimist Movies & TV Shows

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

Cast

Jay Baruchel

America Ferrera

F. Murray Abraham

Cate Blanchett

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)

7.8 7.2K votes

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Family

Country: United States of America

Duration: 104 min.

Audience: PG

Story: As Hiccup fulfills his dream of creating a peaceful dragon utopia, Toothless’ discovery of an untamed, elusive mate draws the Night Fury away. When danger mounts at home and Hiccup’s reign as village chief is tested, both dragon and rider must make impossible decisions to save their kind.

Style: melancholy, philosophical, intimate, suspenseful, witty, ...

Plot: based on novel or book, flying, villain, vikings (norsemen), sequel, overpopulation, dragon, love interest, ...

The Martian (2015)

7.7 21.4K votes

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 141 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.

Style: philosophical

Plot: spacecraft, planet mars, based on novel or book, nasa, isolation, botanist, survival, space, ...

Time: 2030s

Cast

Hilary Swank

Alan Ritchson

Emily Mitchell

Skywalker Hughes

Ordinary Angels (2024)

7.7 396 votes

Genre: Drama

Country: United States of America

Duration: 118 min.

Audience: PG

Story: Inspired by the incredible true story of a hairdresser who single-handedly rallies an entire community to help a widowed father save the life of his critically ill young daughter.

Plot: small town, christianity, snowstorm, community, based on true story, alcoholism, tragedy, hospital, ...

Time: 1990s

Cast

Jay Baruchel

Cate Blanchett

Gerard Butler

Craig Ferguson

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

7.7 10.5K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Animation

Country: United States of America

Duration: 102 min.

Audience: PG

Story: Five years after uniting the dragons and Vikings of Berk, Hiccup and Toothless soar beyond their homeland, charting the vast unknown. During one of their adventures, the pair discover a secret cave that houses hundreds of wild dragons -- and a mysterious dragon rider with a startling connection to Hiccup. And as the ruthless dragon conqueror Drago Bludvist rises to seize control of both dragons and people alike, Hiccup must step into his role as a true leader and, alongside his friends and Toothless, protect Berk from a devastating war.

Style: melancholy, nostalgic, philosophical, intimate, intense, ...

Plot: rescue, husband wife relationship, sacrifice, parent child relationship, loss of loved one, villain, vikings (norsemen), sequel, ...

Cast

Matthew Broderick

Alan Ruck

Mia Sara

Jeffrey Jones

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

7.6 5.4K votes

Genre: Comedy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 103 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: After high school slacker Ferris Bueller successfully fakes an illness in order to skip school for the day, he goes on a series of adventures throughout Chicago with his girlfriend Sloane and best friend Cameron, all the while trying to outwit his wily school principal and fed-up sister.

Style: irreverent

Plot: chicago, illinois, high school, independence, coming of age, caper, breaking the fourth wall, teen movie, ...

Time: 1980s

Cast

Julie Andrews

Dick Van Dyke

David Tomlinson

Glynis Johns

Mary Poppins (1964)

7.5 5.0K votes

Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 139 min.

Audience: G

Story: In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.

Style: lighthearted

Plot: banker, london, england, sibling relationship, based on novel or book, parent child relationship, magic, nanny, ...

Time: 1910s

Cast

Michael J. Fox

Christopher Lloyd

Mary Steenburgen

Thomas F. Wilson

Back to the Future Part III (1990)

7.5 11.6K votes

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 119 min.

Audience: PG

Story: The final installment finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time machine breaks down, the travelers are stranded in a land of spurs. More problems arise when Doc falls for pretty schoolteacher Clara Clayton, and Marty tangles with Buford Tannen.

Style: lighthearted

Plot: saloon, sports car, inventor, horseback riding, indian territory, locomotive, time travel, native american, ...

Time: 1950s

Place: california

Cast

Rowan Blanchard

Auliu02bbi Cravalho

Isabella Ferreira

Tyler Alvarez

Crush (2022)

7.4 495 votes

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Country: United States of America

Duration: 93 min.

Story: When an aspiring young artist is forced to join her high school track team, she uses it as an opportunity to pursue the girl she's been harboring a long-time crush on. But she soon finds herself falling for an unexpected teammate and discovers what real love feels like.

Style: lighthearted, intimate, witty, whimsical

Plot: high school, love triangle, comedian, coming of age, art, high school friends, lgbt athlete, lgbt, ...

Cast

Michael Jai White

Julian Sands

Dante Basco

Eamonn Walker

Blood and Bone (2009)

7.4 907 votes

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama

Country: United States of America

Duration: 93 min.

Audience: R

Story: In Los Angeles, an ex-con takes the underground fighting world by storm in his quest to fulfill a promise to a dead friend.

Plot: martial arts, fight, tournament, kick, prison fight, inspirational, appreciative, approving, ...

Cast

Lena Waithe

Naomi Ackie

Master of None (2015) TV Show

7.3 594 votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 3

Episodes: 25

Audience: TV-MA

Story: 30-year-old New York actor Dev takes on such pillars of maturity as the first big job, a serious relationship, and busting sex offenders on the subway.

Style: irreverent, witty, romantic

Plot: new york city, friendship, dating, thirty something, disturbed, dramatic, optimistic, sharp

Cast

Melissa Benoist

Chyler Leigh

David Harewood

Katie McGrath

Supergirl (2015) TV Show

7.3 4.4K votes

Genre: Action, Drama, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 6

Episodes: 126

Audience: TV-14

Story: Twenty-four-year-old Kara Zor-El, who was taken in by the Danvers family when she was 13 after being sent away from Krypton, must learn to embrace her powers after previously hiding them. The Danvers teach her to be careful with her powers, until she has to reveal them during an unexpected disaster, setting her on her journey of heroism.

Style: intimate

Plot: superhero, based on comic, alien, female protagonist, meditative, candid, thoughtful, loving, ...

Cast

Paul Angelis

John Clive

Dick Emery

Geoffrey Hughes

Yellow Submarine (1968)

7.2 556 votes

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Duration: 90 min.

Audience: G

Story: The wicked Blue Meanies take over Pepperland, eliminating all color and music. As the only survivor, the Lord Admiral escapes in the yellow submarine and journeys to Liverpool to enlist the help of the Beatles.

Style: surreal, absurd

Plot: submarine, musical, liverpool, england, blase, admiral, apple, phantasmagoria, ...

Cast

Tommy Lee Jones

Samuel L. Jackson

The Sunset Limited (2011)

7.2 518 votes

Genre: Drama, TV Movie

Country: United States of America

Duration: 91 min.

Audience: R

Story: A deeply religious black ex-con thwarts the suicide attempt of an asocial white college professor who tries to throw himself in front of an oncoming subway train, 'The Sunset Limited.' As the one attempts to connect on a rational, spiritual and emotional level, the other remains steadfast in his hard-earned despair. Locked in a philosophical debate, both passionately defend their personal credos and try to convert the other.

Plot: nihilism, faith, optimism, matter of life and death, based on play or musical, loneliness, debate, self-doubt, ...

Cast

Kiefer Sutherland

Maggie Q

Kal Penn

Adan Canto

Designated Survivor (2016) TV Show

7.1 1.1K votes

Genre: Drama, War

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 3

Episodes: 53

Audience: TV-14

Story: Tom Kirkman, a low-level cabinet member is suddenly appointed President of the United States after a catastrophic attack during the State of the Union kills everyone above him in the Presidential line of succession.

Style: philosophical, irreverent, intimate, provocative, suspenseful, ...

Plot: usa president, affectation, politics, president, conspiracy, terrorism, biting, mourning, ...

Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Donald Gibb

Leah Ayres

Norman Burton

Bloodsport (1988)

7.1 2.2K votes

Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller

Country: United States of America, Hong Kong

Duration: 92 min.

Audience: R

Story: An American Army Major goes AWOL to Hong Kong for an outlawed martial arts contest called the Kumite.

Plot: martial arts, sports, biography, fistfight, sensei, mixed martial arts (mma), tournament, underground fighting, ...

Place: hong kong

Cast

Daisy Edgar-Jones

Sebastian Stan

Jojo T. Gibbs

Charlotte Le Bon

Fresh (2022)

7.0 1.9K votes

Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 114 min.

Audience: R

Story: Frustrated by scrolling dating apps only to end up on lame, tedious dates, Noa takes a chance by giving her number to the awkwardly charming Steve after a produce-section meet-cute at the grocery store.

Style: shocking, philosophical, provocative, suspenseful, tense

Plot: date, kidnapping, female friendship, meat, love, dating, cannibal, body mutilation, ...

High Maintenance (2016) TV Show

6.9 149 votes

Genre: Comedy

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 4

Episodes: 34

Audience: TV-MA

Story: Jump into the daily routines of a diverse group of New Yorkers and how they light things up. “The Guy” is a nameless pot deliveryman whose client base includes an eccentric group of characters with neuroses as diverse as the city.

Style: witty

Plot: marijuana, pot smoking, curious, meditative, understated, amused, euphoric, optimistic

Phil of the Future (2004) TV Show

6.8 77 votes

Genre: Comedy, Family, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 43

Audience: TV-PG

Story: Meet the Diffy family, a futuristic family from the year 2121. When the eccentric dad, Lloyd, rents a time machine for their family vacation, everyone is excited. But then something goes wrong. Their time machine malfunctions and they are thrown out of the space/time continuum in the year 2004.

Style: lighthearted, romantic

Plot: time travel, fish out of water, sitcom, loving, hilarious, cheerful, earnest, hopeful, ...

Cast

Tom Hanks

Audrey Tautou

Ian McKellen

Jean Reno

The Da Vinci Code (2006)

6.7 10.2K votes

Genre: Mystery, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 149 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: A murder in Paris’ Louvre Museum and cryptic clues in some of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous paintings lead to the discovery of a religious mystery. For 2,000 years a secret society closely guards information that — should it come to light — could rock the very foundations of Christianity.

Style: melancholy, philosophical, irreverent, intimate, romantic

Plot: paris, france, based on novel or book, holy grail, christianity, monk, secret society, louvre museum, ...

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

6.7 2.1K votes

Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Duration: 96 min.

Audience: R

Story: A psychiatrist, familiar with the knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger, helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.

Style: suspenseful

Plot: dreams, nightmare, sadism, psychopath, group therapy, supernatural, hypnosis, ohio, ...

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