Some of the best entertainment can spark revelations or the motivation to take action in our lives. If you want to stir up some encouragement, here are the best inspiring movies and shows to stream now.
Dir. Reema Kagti
Based on the life of a real small town filmmaker, this coming-of-age film is a familiar underdog story. After their…
Dir. Colin Hanks
John Candy: I Like Me takes a somewhat standard approach in remembering the titular comedian. The film pulls out old…
Dir. Shannon Murphy
Dying for Sex feels like two shows in one. Mainly, it follows Molly (Williams), a 40-something diagnosed with Stage 4…
Dir. Bradford Thomason & Brett Whitcomb
For the longest time, television seemed to be the antithesis to reading– part of that belief still lingers to this…
Dir. David Hinton
Is there anything more lovely than hearing Martin Scorsese talk about cinema? Maybe it’s just the film nerds in us–…
Dir. Ian Bonhôte & Peter Ettedgui
At the peak of his fame in the 80s, Christopher Reeve was constantly seen as his onscreen character, Superman. Like…
Dir. Irene Taylor
Celebrities are often described as being “vulnerable” in documentaries, but it’s never been more fitting in this case. Here, Celine…
Dir. Nenad Cicin-Sain
If you’re expecting a documentary about the particular U2 concert in Sarajevo, to focus exclusively on U2, you’re not really…
Dir. Kristen Lappas
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s rags-to-riches life story is the stuff of movies, and indeed it’s been told many times on print and…
Dir. Jon Gunn
You’d need to have a lot of trust in people and in movies to like this one. Ordinary Angels is…
Dir. Yuzuru Tachikawa
2023 was a great year for animation with films like Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Nimona, and The Boy and the…
Dir. Christopher Zalla
Going to school can be tough, moreso in a neglected, corrupt and violent town with not much opportunities to improve.…
Dir. Dan Hartley
The Harry Potter movies undoubtedly changed the lives of its young stars forever — but a stuntman whose future the…
Dir. Chris Foggin
Bank of Dave is a simple but well-told film that feels utterly satisfying from start to end. Dave is the…
Dir. Robert McCallum
Just like with his mentor and contemporary, Fred Rogers, there are no dark secrets to Ernest Coombs’ earnest belief in…
Dir. Margaret Betts
Many people lament the decline of the mid-budget drama with Hollywood A-listers in the lead roles, and for good reason:…
Usually, being swallowed up by a dragon means death. However, for Rentt Faina, The Unwanted Undead Adventurer, becoming a skeleton…
Dir. Jon S. Baird
Who knew that behind the puzzle Tetris lies a political thriller of a backstory that is just as fun and…
Dir. Davina Pardo & Leah Wolchok
Judy Blume, the author behind enduring classics like Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, Superfudge, and Forever, gifts us…
Dir. Davis Guggenheim
There’s a scene early in the documentary when present-day Michael J. Fox, who famously suffers from Parkinson’s Disease, swaggers along…
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