Want that warm, fuzzy feeling? Some movies are made to stir curioisty, while others are made to kindle the soul. If you’re seeking stories that melt the heart, here are the best touching movies and shows to stream.
Because of the format, Margo’s Got Money Troubles doesn’t quite have the same laugh-out-loud humor as the original novel– televised…
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. Amy J. Berg
It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley depicts the life of a musician whose time was cut too short. It’s a tale…
Dir. Jesse Eisenberg
A Real Pain is a deceptively simple film. There’s not a lot going on on the surface, but Eisenberg’s smart…
With the gorgeous period costumes, the romance, and the familial dynamics, you would think that Like Water for Chocolate’s latest…
Dir. Payal Kapadia
All We Imagine as Light is a political film that has many smart and moving things to say about the…
Dir. Baltasar Kormákur
With the internet able to connect people from miles away, the concept of the one that got away has become…
Dir. Pat Boonnitipat
Grandparents are often depicted as innately loving, especially towards their grandchildren, so it’s a delight to see someone like M’s…
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. D.W. Young
Those unfamiliar with James Hamilton would be forgiven for asking “Why him?” Why does he get a documentary? What makes…
Dir. Adam Rehmeier
Snack Shack is the quintessential summer movie. It’s sun-soaked and full of mirth as it follows two rowdy boys fighting…
Dir. Titus Kaphar
Exhibiting Forgiveness does what it says in the title. The plot moves when a repentant family member returns to the…
Dir. Nora Fingscheidt
The Outrun, which follows Rona as she struggles to acknowledge and eventually overcome her alcoholism, is understandably in shambles. It’s…
Dir. Nathan Silver
Many movies try to be nostalgic, but few have come as close as Between the Temples. Directed by Nathan Silver,…
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. Charlotte Regan
Be prepared to have the expectations you form after reading Scrapper’s synopsis shattered: though it is about a 12-year-old dealing…
Dir. Vuk Lungulov-Klotz
Just based off its title, Mutt is already a film that tackles a state of in-between, and perhaps what makes…
Dir. Babak Jalali
Aptly for a film partly set in a fortune cookie factory, Fremont deals with luck — specifically, the other side…
Dir. Molly Gordon & Nick Lieberman
You don’t have to be a theater kid to enjoy this feel-good mockumentary set in a summer camp for junior…
Dir. Ken Loach
Renowned British director Ken Loach’s signature traits are present in The Old Oak: simple, humanistic, and unapologetically hopeful. But this…
Dir. Chiara Malta & Sébastien Laudenbach
While the market for animation is mostly dominated by American 3D and Japanese anime, once in a while, a film…
Dir. Dan Hartley
The Harry Potter movies undoubtedly changed the lives of its young stars forever — but a stuntman whose future the…
Dir. A.V. Rockwell
At once intimate and sweeping, A Thousand and One seamlessly weaves Inez’s personal turmoil and familial troubles with the systemic…
Produced by National Geographic, A Small Light is a ten-part miniseries that tells the incredible true story of Miep Gies…
Dir. Robert McCallum
Just like with his mentor and contemporary, Fred Rogers, there are no dark secrets to Ernest Coombs’ earnest belief in…
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