Top Wistful Movies & TV Shows

Cast

Ewan McGregor

Hayley Atwell

Bronte Carmichael

Jim Cummings

Christopher Robin (2018)

7.3 2.9K votes

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Duration: 104 min.

Audience: PG

Story: Christopher Robin, the boy who had countless adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood, has grown up and lost his way. Now it’s up to his spirited and loveable stuffed animals, Winnie The Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, and the rest of the gang, to rekindle their friendship and remind him of endless days of childlike wonder and make-believe, when doing nothing was the very best something.

Plot: forest, family, animals, magic realism, childhood, live action and animation, father daughter relationship, live action remake, ...

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

Kate Mara

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Tom Felton

Bradley Whitford

Megan Leavey (2017)

7.3 858 votes

Genre: Drama, War

Country: Spain, United States of America

Duration: 116 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: The true story of Marine Corporal Megan Leavey, who forms a powerful bond with an aggressive combat dog, Rex. While deployed in Iraq, the two complete more than 100 missions and save countless lives, until an IED explosion puts their faithfulness to the test.

Plot: human animal relationship, biography, based on true story, iraq war veteran, female soldier, iraq war, dog, animals, ...

Cast

Catalina Sandino Moreno

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Yenny Paola Vega

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Maria Full of Grace (2004)

7.2 432 votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Country: Colombia, United States of America

Duration: 101 min.

Audience: R

Story: A pregnant Colombian teenager becomes a drug mule to make some desperately needed money for her family.

Style: shocking

Plot: new york city, individual, adolescence, airplane, drug crime, drug trafficking, pregnancy, bravery, ...

Cast

Michelle Dockery

Hugh Bonneville

Elizabeth McGovern

Phyllis Logan

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025)

7.0 279 votes

Genre: Drama, Romance

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Duration: 123 min.

Audience: PG

Story: When Mary finds herself at the center of a public scandal and the family faces financial strife, the entire household grapples with the threat of social disgrace. The Crawleys must embrace change as the staff prepares for a new chapter with the next generation leading Downton Abbey into the future.

Plot: con man, scandal, sequel, playwright, historical fiction, aristocrat, horse racing, lgbt, ...

Time: 1930s, 20th century

Cast

Shu Qi

Jack Kao

Duan Chun-hao

Doze Niu Cheng-Tse

Millennium Mambo (2001)

7.0 252 votes

Genre: Drama

Country: Taiwan, France

Duration: 106 min.

Audience: R

Story: In 2011, Vicky looks back on her life a decade earlier, recalling her turbulent relationship with her controlling boyfriend Hao Hao and her growing connection to a compassionate gangster amid the neon haze of Taipei's nightlife.

Style: melancholy, nostalgic

Plot: ecstasy, techno, meditative, reflective, lyrical, wistful, euphoric

Place: japan, taiwan

Cast

Laura Linney

Elliot Page

Paul Gross

Murray Bartlett

Tales of the City (2019) TV Show

6.8 93 votes

Genre: Drama, Mystery

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 10

Audience: TV-MA

Story: Mary Ann returns to present-day San Francisco and is reunited with her daughter and ex-husband, twenty years after leaving them behind to pursue her career. Fleeing the midlife crisis that her picture-perfect Connecticut life created, Mary Ann is quickly drawn back into the orbit of Anna Madrigal, her chosen family and a new generation of queer young residents living at 28 Barbary Lane.

Style: nostalgic

Plot: san francisco, california, based on novel or book, apartment building, lgbt, eclectic, thoughtful, reflective, ...

Cast

Tom Hardy

Noomi Rapace

James Gandolfini

Matthias Schoenaerts

The Drop (2014)

6.8 2.5K votes

Genre: Crime, Drama

Country: United States of America, United Kingdom

Duration: 106 min.

Audience: R

Story: Bob Saginowski finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighborhood's past where friends, families, and foes all work together to make a living - no matter the cost.

Style: satirical, witty, whimsical

Plot: robbery, hitman, winter, blackmail, crime boss, bartender, mobster, organized crime, ...

Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final Alchemy (2022)

6.3 217 votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Country: Japan

Duration: 142 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: The Elric brothers’ long and winding journey comes to a close in this epic finale, where they must face off against an unworldly, nationwide threat.

Style: witty

Plot: friendship, sacrifice, supernatural, affectation, based on manga, alchemy, military, taunting, ...

Cast

Julia Roberts

Javier Bardem

James Franco

Billy Crudup

Eat Pray Love (2010)

6.2 2.7K votes

Genre: Drama, Romance

Country: United States of America

Duration: 133 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: A married woman realizes how unhappy her marriage really is, and that her life needs to go in a different direction. After a painful divorce, she takes off on a round-the-world journey to "find herself".

Style: romantic

Plot: based on novel or book, change, love, travel, female protagonist, divorce, consciousness, around the world, ...

Place: italy, indonesia, india

Cast

Brooke Shields

Christopher Atkins

Leo McKern

William Daniels

The Blue Lagoon (1980)

6.1 2.0K votes

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance

Country: United States of America

Duration: 104 min.

Audience: R

Story: Two small children and a ship's cook survive a shipwreck and find safety on an idyllic tropical island. Soon, however, the cook dies and the young boy and girl are left on their own. Days become years and Emmeline and Richard make a home for themselves surrounded by exotic creatures and nature's beauty. But will they ever see civilization again?

Style: melancholy

Plot: sexual identity, shipwreck, lovers, stranded, marooned, pacific island, deserted island, tropical island, ...

Cast

Jackie Chan

Owen Wilson

Fann Wong

Aidan Gillen

Shanghai Knights (2003)

6.1 2.5K votes

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Western

Country: Hong Kong, United States of America

Duration: 115 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: When a Chinese rebel murders Chon's estranged father and escapes to England, Chon and Roy make their way to London with revenge on their minds.

Plot: martial arts, london, england, indian territory, emperor, sequel, revenge, murder, ...

Cast

Kim Da-mi

Park Hae-soo

Kwon Eun-seong

Jeon Hye-jin

The Great Flood (2025)

6.0 730 votes

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction

Country: South Korea

Duration: 107 min.

Audience: R

Story: When a raging flood traps a researcher and her young son, a call to a crucial mission puts their escape — and the future of humanity — on the line.

Style: philosophical, provocative

Plot: climate change, natural disaster, global warming, transhumanism, flood, meditative, detached, vexed, ...