10.The Bucket List
Two terminally ill men escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to – dos before they die. Yes this might be predictable and yes you might be sad at the same time but it certainly bring out joy and sadness at the same time, this guarantee you an endearing tale of a beautiful friendship that will blossom. A brilliant story that will providing the laugh of Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman and you will actually care for them
9.Everybody’s Fine
A widower who realized his only connection to his family was through his wife sets off on an impromptu road trip to reunite with each of his grown children. This is so relatable because everyone been there and wanted to see their long-lost families who you rarely see. It certainly bring you with great acting and a sincere tale that will ring true to so many people, with a story that you will connect to.
8.The Pursuit Of Happiness
A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he’s poised to begin a life – changing professional career. A life affirming film that the message is never giving up and you will witness joy and pain to them because of their current position and the ways of life, brilliant acting with great chemistry in a film that you actually care about with these characters and they are so likeable in this underdog type of film.
7.Goodbye Christopher Robin
The relationship between writer AA Milne and his son, Christopher Robin, and how this became the inspiration for Winnie the Pooh. This film have a brilliant message of fame and the consequences and just be yourself and it is brilliantly acted with a poignancy ending to this film and it is a sincere tale of a father and a son who bonding really well, in this memorable and thoughtful film.
6.The Theory Of Everything
In the 1960s, Cambridge University student and future physicist Stephen Hawking falls in love with fellow collegian Jane Wilde, they eventually get marry and he found out he got Motor Neuron disease. People will fallen in love with this rare film that is so poignancy and moving at the same time. With an emotional sucker punch of warmth and getting through obstacle and you will connect with a warm glow of partly a love story with a mixture of coming-of-age type of film, that will allow people to cheer and have a journey with this film.
5.A Monster Calls
The monster does not come walking often. This time it comes to Conor, and it asks for the one thing Conor cannot bring himself to do. Tell the truth as he struggling to come to term with his mum illness. In my eyes everybody should see this as it about grief and very strongly acted as all of them so convincing, yes this might be depressing and rather predictable to some people but you can’t fault the message of his film and let people witness a masterpiece in the making.
4.The Impossible
The story of a tourist family in Thailand caught in the destruction and chaotic aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Beautifully told and the cinematography is outstanding and a sincere tale of courage and the determination, hope and never giving up of searching of the family for each other. Brilliant storytelling and the cast itself is out of this world and really good in a thought-provoking film.
3.The Call Of The Wild
As the great Klondike Gold Rush is attracting both ambitious treasure hunters and bold adventures to the unforgiving territories of Canada’s late – 1890s Yukon, Buck, a pampered St. Bernard – Scotch Collie dig, finds himself without a master in a frozen new world. The landscapes of his film is magnificent and with convincing acting certainly bring you a warmth and cosy film, this is a feel-good film and it take you on a journey.
2.The Breadwinner
In 2201, Afghanistan is under the control of the Taliban. When her father is captured, a determined young girl disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family. The message of this film is try to show strength and determination and also finding a place to fit in, uses your initiative to go on a journey of self-discovery in this life affirming film that certainly give you a powerful and poignancy memorable film.
1.Up
78-year-old Carl Fredricksen travels to Paradise Falls in his house equipped with balloons, inadvertently taking a young stowaway. The reason why I put this film first it has a multi-layered story that it building up really well, it is so heartfelt, funny, poignancy and generally life affirming and everyone will connect with this and you been there in his situation. The animation look gorgeous and this is definitely one of the best PIXAR film and the colourful characters so endearing and adults and kids alike will enjoy this lovely film.
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