Movies and TvShows featuring "uplifting" theme.
Radio is a heartwarming film based on the true story of James Robert Kennedy, a mentally disabled man who becomes an integral part of a high school football team in South Carolina. Despite facing discrimination and prejudice, Radio wins the hearts of the players and the community as he learns the game of football and inspires his team to greatness.
Navillera is a drama about a young man named Chae-rok who has a passion for ballet but faces many obstacles in pursuing his dream. He meets Deok-chul, an elderly man who decides to start ballet in his old age. Together, they form an unlikely friendship that inspires them both to pursue their dreams and find meaning in life.
The Angels' Share is a comedy crime drama set in Scotland. Robbie, a young ex-convict, learns about the world of whiskey and hatches a plan to steal valuable whiskey from a distillery. Along with his friends, he navigates through challenges and obstacles to carry out the heist. This uplifting movie explores themes of redemption, friendship, and second chances.
A Christmas Switch (2018) follows the story of identical twin sisters who switch lives for the Christmas season. One sister is an ambitious attorney while the other is a Christmas fanatic who dreams of becoming a singer. As they experience each other's lives, both sisters learn valuable lessons about love, family, and the true meaning of Christmas.
In "Porch Pirates," three detectives—Jack Tyler, Marcos Fernandez, and Sally Jones—tackle the challenge of catching a group of holiday thieves. As they strive to safeguard the festive season, they also manage personal struggles. Jack balances his demanding job with his vibrant family life, while widower Marcos grapples with his grief during the holidays. The plot thickens with a high-stakes mission to retrieve a valuable Beanie Baby stolen from the Mayor's porch, threatening the town's Christmas spirit. This thrilling chase is laden with humor, surprising turns, and a sprinkle of holiday magic, reminding us that Christmas joy comes from unity, laughter, and sometimes, chasing the perfect, unconventional gift.
Fitting explores the relationship between the director, an amputee, and her prosthetist, by their contrasting experiences during the making of a prosthetic leg. It asks what it means for to create an extension to someone else’s body, and the impact this has on both maker and amputee. The film demystifies this unfamiliar space and experience for the viewer, and questioning stereotyping and prejudice widely seen within our society's consideration of body image.
An agoraphobic man traps himself in an astronaut costume to avoid the disastrous consequences of his condition
In 2003, Han Dong, a teenager who dropped out of high school, arrives at Beijing with a dream of becoming a journalist.
Lucas Simons, an 11-year-old filmmaker, is obsessed with death after the loss of his brother. When Lucas accidentally captures a mysterious presence in one of his films, he inadvertently becomes a YouTube phenomenon, and must learn to live life in the spotlight while also learning how to once again start living life to its fullest.
Dave is a professional internet troll who lies for a living. Candace works in human resources at a blood lab with a bipolar boss. In this modern spin on the romantic comedy, they meet online and circle the airport of their relationship refusing to land. Together they discover it's hard to hug someone when you're keeping them at arm's length.
Life turns topsy turvy for the Kuruvila family when each of them face failures in their lives. Will they overcome it or will they go into disarray?
Waleed (40) lives in Haifa with his wife and children and dreams of a writing career while suffering from chronic depression. He develops a close relationship with his neighbor (a small-time crook) with an ulterior plot in mind. While the scheme turns into an unexpected friendship between the two men, it leads them into a journey of dark encounters.
After the sudden death of her pregnant partner, a closeted attorney must embrace her sexuality and humanity, before seeking custody of their newborn.
A look at what the future might hold for us all
One man's search for the prolific funk legend, Sly Stone.
After a deadly accident and a tough move, a young basketball player must learn to overcome adversity and make the most of his new situation.
A group of friends and their troubled professor rise above a challenging semester and a raging pandemic to find their true voices.
When Amy is leaving college, she finds herself sharing a lift ride with a variety of different strangers, each of which will teach her why people shouldn't be solely judged based off appearance.
