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I'm depressed, recommend a film to cheer me up

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  • #52
    zapitastas
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    Shaoh ... puts life's day to day troubles into perspective


  • #53
    dhaughton99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,696 ✭✭✭dhaughton99


    brevity wrote: »
    When I’m miserable I tend to re-watch movies. I love movies where the characters are at their best, at the top of their game.

    Margin Call or Zodiac are two that spring to mind. Michael Clayton too.

    For something a bit different I might want Constantine or The Incredibles.


    SNAPS. Throw in Summer of Sam.


  • #54
    Sorry about that
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    Twelve Angry Men is a fantastic completely absorbing film.


  • #55
    Tipsy McSwagger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,068 ✭✭✭Tipsy McSwagger


    Toy Story


  • #56
    drunkmonkey
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    The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. There's about 7 movies in it, one of them should make you smile.


  • #57
    gmisk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,318 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    Hunt for the wilderpeople

    Mrs Doubtfire


  • #58
    The Hound Gone Wild
    Registered Users Posts: 255 ✭✭The Hound Gone Wild


    Thomhic312 wrote: »
    Shawshank redemption is a good one, if you've not seen it before.

    ???

    An innocent man is thrown in prison, the system conspires to keep him there and he gets raped half way through, just before the old man hangs himself because he can't keep up with a changed world. A real upbeat number alright.


  • #59
    Calina
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,219 ✭✭✭Calina


    Stardust.

    Wyrd Sisters.


  • #60
    branie2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,305 ✭✭✭✭branie2


    Some of the Carry On films


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  • #61
    tibruit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,119 ✭✭✭tibruit


    Sorry about that wrote: »
    Twelve Angry Men is a fantastic completely absorbing film.

    Yeah but the kid clearly did it and they let him go.


  • #62
    Sorry about that
    Closed Accounts Posts: 632 ✭✭✭Sorry about that


    tibruit wrote: »
    Yeah but the kid clearly did it and they let him go.

    Ok op, one film ruined, so try Whale Rider instead.


  • #63
    [Deleted User]
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    Rudy is the ultimate pick you up, make you feel better and motivate you to get your **** together


  • #64
    Mrcaramelchoc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,795 ✭✭✭Mrcaramelchoc


    well you could start by changing your username then watch




    life is beautiful


  • #65
    Satta Massagana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43 ✭Satta Massagana


    Grab the bong and stick on "Cheech&Chong"


  • #66
    blade1
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    BorneTobyWilde wrote: »
    I do love the film though.

    It's good v evil with an amazing chase.
    Throw in the love he has for his family, the conquering of his fears and some light-heartedness with his buffoon friend.
    It's a lot more than just violence and bloodshed.
    It's a great film imo.


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  • #67
    branie2
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    Airplane and the Naked Gun films
    Young Frankenstein


  • #68
    appledrop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,049 ✭✭✭appledrop


    Meet the Parents or The Wedding Singer.


  • #69
    Liamario
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,094 ✭✭✭Liamario


    Threads.



    Please do NOT watch this.


    Serious suggestion- Commando. Cheesey, brainless and endlessly quotable.


  • #70
    MonkieSocks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,359 ✭✭✭MonkieSocks


    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang :)



    :pac: great songs

    =(:-) Me? I know who I am. I'm a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude (-:)=



  • #71
    GinAndBitter
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 746 ✭✭✭GinAndBitter


    American History X


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  • #72
    branie2
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    The James Bond films


  • #73
    Rubberchikken
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,083 ✭✭✭Rubberchikken


    not a film but i watch boxset of frasier. never fails to make me laugh.


  • #74
    monkeynuz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,115 ✭✭✭monkeynuz


    +1 for Shawshank redemption

    Also;

    The green mile
    The blues brothers
    Avatar
    Intacto
    Troll hunter
    Aliens
    To kill a mockingbird
    Once upon a time in America
    The purge
    Deadpool (stupid, puerile and gruesome - brilliant)


  • #75
    Charlie19
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,787 ✭✭✭✭Charlie19


    Untouchable 2011.

    A French movie about a very wealthy man paralysed from the waist down hires a young guy from the ghettos to be his carer and they form a very special friendship.

    Lovely little movie and would help to cheer you up.


  • #76
    monkeynuz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,115 ✭✭✭monkeynuz


    Charlie19 wrote: »
    Untouchable 2011.

    A French movie about a very wealthy man paralysed from the waist down hires a young guy from the ghettos to be his carer and they form a very special friendship.

    Lovely little movie and would help to cheer you up.

    Yes, cracking film, didn’t think I’d like it but bloomin’ brilliant


  • #77
    Charlie19
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,787 ✭✭✭✭Charlie19


    monkeynuz wrote: »
    Yes, cracking film, didn’t think I’d like it but bloomin’ brilliant

    Kevin Hart is involved in a remake that's on in the cinema at the moment. I cant imagine it will do the original any justice.


  • #78
    r93kaey5p2izun
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    Mr Holland's Opus. Always restores my faith in humanity and cheers me up. Also Fried Green Tomatoes, Miss Potter and The Money Pit.


  • #79
    Jimbob1977
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    Napoleon Dynamite

    Old School

    American Pie


  • #80
    Baron Kurtz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,261 ✭✭✭Baron Kurtz


    Withnail & I.

    Midnight Run.


  • #81
    branie2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,305 ✭✭✭✭branie2


    Harvey, a man who has an invisible rabbit friend


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  • #82
    branie2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,305 ✭✭✭✭branie2


    The Trouble with Harry


  • #83
    Lefty Bicek
    Registered Users Posts: 1,625 ✭✭✭Lefty Bicek


    Benny & Joon


  • #84
    Lefty Bicek
    Registered Users Posts: 1,625 ✭✭✭Lefty Bicek


    Perfume:The Story of a Murderer


  • #85
    branie2
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    Amelie, about a young French woman who makes it her mission in life to make people happy.


  • #86
    kerplun k
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    Wild Tales, a wickedly funny argentine black comedy and imo, one of the best anthology films ever made.

    The Big Sick, one of my favorite comedies and films of 2017. It’s a genuine, feel good, heart on it’s sleeve film.

    Hope things pick up and you feel better.


  • #87
    barney shamrock
    Registered Users Posts: 870 ✭✭✭barney shamrock


    Anchorman
    Kick-ass


  • #88
    THH
    Registered Users Posts: 16 ✭THH


    Charlie19 wrote: »
    Kevin Hart is involved in a remake that's on in the cinema at the moment. I cant imagine it will do the original any justice.

    Neither can I.


  • #89
    Sad Professor
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    A lot of great suggestions, guys. Interesting to just see what others put on when they're feeling a bit crap.

    Re-watching old favourites is something I'm a bit wary about actually, especially if it's something i haven't watched in years. There's a lot of films I watched to death when I was younger and watching them again can bring back a lot of memories. Kinda like old songs, I guess.

    I also think there's value in some of the darker films suggested. Seeing a character go through something terrible and come out the other side (a la Shawshank etc) can be very cathartic.


  • #90
    [Deleted User]
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    monkeynuz wrote: »
    Yes, cracking film, didn’t think I’d like it but bloomin’ brilliant

    What a gem of a movie! Great for making you feel good about people if life is making you feel a bit misanthropic.


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  • #91
    The Black Oil
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    Dumb and Dumber has to get a mention, surely. And another for the nostalgia factor, The Blues Brothers...had it on a loop on VHS, the tunes, the car.

    Moderator: Television, Psychology and Dublin County North.

    CMod: Entertainment



  • #92
    Littlehorny
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    Watched Bad Santa 2 the other day, if it's your type of comedy then it will give you a few laughs.


  • #93
    fryup
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    carry on up the kyhber


  • #94
    Lefty Bicek
    Registered Users Posts: 1,625 ✭✭✭Lefty Bicek


    The Black Oil wrote: »
    And another for the nostalgia factor, The Blues Brothers...had it on a loop on VHS, the tunes, the car.

    Elwood: What kind of music do you usually have here?
    Barmaid: Oh, we got both kinds. We got Country AND Western!

    :D


  • #95
    Ilovethe bonesofyou
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,688 ✭✭✭Ilovethe bonesofyou


    Me, myself and Irene.


  • #96
    Dave147
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,235 ✭✭✭Dave147


    If you liked the actor Ricardo Darin in that you should check out The Secret in their Eyes, absolutely amazing film. I watched another film with him I'll try and think of the name..

    Edit: Nueve Reinas or Nine Queens, really good film as well if you can find a copy.


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  • #97
    Tony EH
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,558 ✭✭✭✭Tony EH


    Sorry to hear about your bother Prof. Hope things aren't too bad.

    But, I reckon that most of the films that will be recommended, you'll already have seen. ;)

    But anyway...

    Sideways
    Fried Green Tomatoes
    Ghost World
    The Straight Story
    24 Eyes
    Coraline
    The Breakfast Club


  • #98
    Jeff2
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    Dear hunter.


  • #99
    NIMAN
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    Only one needs mentioned.....the Big Lebowski.


  • #100
    Sad Professor
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    Tony EH wrote: »
    Sorry to hear about your bother Prof. Hope things aren't too bad.

    But, I reckon that most of the films that will be recommended, you'll already have seen. ;)

    But anyway...

    Sideways
    Fried Green Tomatoes
    Ghost World
    The Straight Story
    24 Eyes
    Coraline
    The Breakfast Club

    I re-watched Sideways a few days ago actually. Such a great film. Giamatti's character is such a trainwreck it's hard to watch him in places. Crime he was never nominated for it. I love the scene of him laughing after Thomas Haden Church arrives at the motel naked.


  • #101
    Tony EH
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    Yeh, it's one of those pictures I end up gravitating back to. THC is such a monumental arsehole in it. A middle aged clown who still thinks he's in his 20's and his actions have no consequences.

    Things end up looking ok for Giamatti's character at the end of the film though.


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