Best feel-good film of all time revealed – does you favourite make the list?
LOVE Actually has been crowned the best feel-good film of all time, a poll has revealed.
The 2003 romantic comedy follows eight different but interlinked couples dealing with their love lives in the month before Christmas.
A survey has revealed the best feel-good movies of all time[/caption]It was followed by Morgan Freeman’s classic Shawshank Redemption and Mamma Mia!, the musical set in Greece.
Rounding off the top five was Tom Hank’s Forrest Gump and the hilarious Mrs Doubtfire.
The research of 2,000 film fans was commissioned by Ferrero Rocher, to mark the launch of its Get Wrapped Up in the Movies campaign, which offers a winner and three friends the ultimate movie night experience at an exclusive venue.
Emma Armer from the chocolate company said: “Our research shows that nearly a third of people watch feel-good films to spend quality time with their loved ones.
“We want everyone to enjoy getting wrapped up in movie nights.”
When asked for the top reasons why the nation watches the films, 84 per cent feel it improves their wellbeing.
More than one third (38 per cent) watch feel-good movies with a happy outcome to lift their spirits, and 30 per cent tune in to them to spend quality time with loved ones.
Over three quarters of respondents (76 per cent) revealed feel-good films always lift their spirits when the weather starts to get colder.
And (61 per cent) of those polled via OnePoll.com said chocolate was one of their top three favourite movie snacks to get wrapped up in these feel-good moments.
TOP 40 FEEL-GOOD FILMS:
1. Love Actually
2. The Shawshank Redemption
3. Mamma Mia!
4. Forrest Gump
5. Mrs. Doubtfire
6. It’s a Wonderful Life
7. The Greatest Showman
8. Elf
9. The Sound of Music
10. Paddington 2
11. The Holiday
12. Guardians of the Galaxy
13. Finding Nemo
14. Groundhog Day
15. Billy Elliot
16. School of Rock
17. Moana
18. Legally Blonde
19. The Devil Wears Prada
20. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
21. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
22. Singin’ in the Rain
23. Zootopia
24. Up
25. The Parent Trap
26. The Princess Bride
27. The Grand Budapest Hotel
28. The Pursuit of Happyness
29. Ratatouille
30. Little Miss Sunshine
31. The Proposal
32. My Big Fat Greek Wedding
33. Amélie
34. La La Land
35. Crazy Rich Asians
36. The Intouchables
37. The Blind Side
38. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
39. A League of Their Own
40. Julie & Julia