Memorable quote: “You can’t make someone want education.” Another one of our movies based on true stories, Freedom Writers ...

While uplifting film endings can usually be expected, some movies have particularly feel-good final scenes, including Rocky ...

This Father's Day weekend, we celebrate the dads and the dad-figures in our lives. And what better way to bring us together than a couple of movie picks that highlight the roles of dads? Netflix ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Matt Damon stars in "The Martian." A man stranded and alone, desperate to get home with only his wits to protect him. It is a ...

Other noteworthy mentions include Deadpool (2016), Wedding Crashers (2005), and The Truman Show (1998). What seems to connect all of these films, to me, is their sense of silliness and disbelief.

Here is the most uplifting, quirky film I've seen in a long time. It brought me joy. Not just happiness, but real joy. In fact, it's the most joyous movie I've seen in a long, long time. "It's ...

He’s made a movie with backdrops of pain and despair, both personal and existential, that is also funny, charming and something approaching uplifting. Ta-da! But the real magic here is in Kieran ...

A quiet co-star of such movies such as "Winter's Bone" ... Not only is John Hawkes brilliant, turning in an award-worthy performance, but the film is disarmingly funny and entirely uplifting.

Disney Channel’s Teen Beach Movie aims to take viewers on a nostalgia trip in a song-and-dance filled movie that also teaches an inspirational lesson about pursuing one’s dreams.. The movie ...