Best Feel Good Movies on Netflix to Start Your New Year 2022

Published 12/31/2021, 2:30 PM EST

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If you haven’t got a resolution for New Year, then we can help you. We won’t ask you to follow a diet or go to the gym, but we have a far more lucrative offer. What if you streamed some feel-good movies on Netflix, and welcomed this New Year with positive vibes?

Since we have given you this resolution, we will make the process easy for you. So, here are our picks for feel-good movies on Netflix which you can stream on New Year.

The Pursuit of Happyness

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Will Smith can fit in any role with ease, and he has worked his magic on Chris too. Christopher Gardner, a man of many businesses, has little success and struggles to meet the financial ends. Linda, Christopher’s wife, breaks her patience as she leaves Christopher and his son after the landlord evicts them.

The father-son duo goes through rough patches as they have to live at the restroom in the BART station and later at shelters. Despite all the hardships, Chris refuses to give up and continues to work at his brokerage firm with dedication. The father-son duo has natural chemistry like no other because Jaden, Will’s son plays the cute Christopher’s role.

Moxie

This 2021 drama movie will take you back to your high school days. And those days might not be your best, neither are they for Emma, but her empowering journey to end sexism is a must-watch. Amy Poehler from “Parks and Recreation” has directed this movie which has received an IMDb score of 6.7.

Love Actually

This 2003 romance drama might just be the perfect love story you needed. Love Actually is almost similar to an anthology movie, which shows eight London couples through different stages of a relationship. The movie features an ensemble cast comprising Hugh Grant, Keira Knightley, Liam Neeson to name a few.

If you have watched the 2021 rom-com “Love Hard“, then Love Actually is the movie that Josh’s family binges on Christmas. So, this movie can also act as a substitute for your regular Christmas movie. In addition, if you like the movie, you can watch the sequel titled “Red Nose Day.”

The Half of It

This 2020 movie isn’t your typical romance drama, rather it is a movie that explores love and friendship. This Netflix original movie follows Ellie, who helps other students in her school with their essays. However, one day a school jock asks Ellie to write a love letter for his crush, but she ends up liking her too.

Enola Holmes

Sherlock Holmes has a sister, and she might be smarter than him. The movie follows Enola before and after her mother goes missing. Enola embarks on the dangerous journey of searching for her mother without informing her brothers. Since Mycroft, Enola’s elder brother, wants her to complete her schooling.

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The cast is full of iconic stars starting with Millie Bobby Brown, who has played Eleven in “Stranger Things”, as Enola. We have “The Witcher” star Henry Cavill as Sherlock Holmes, and Helena Bonham Carter, Bellatrix from “The Harry Potter Franchise” as Eudoria, Enola’s mother.

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The list does not end here as there are many feel-good movies on Netflix to cheer you up on New Year.

Let us know in the comments about your New Year celebration.

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Anuj Kapse

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Anuj Kapse is a writer at Netflix Junkie. This undergraduate, who has developed a liking for the creative arts and writing, decided to explore and build his passion in the entertainment vertical. He enjoys watching and recommending sitcoms /mockumentary to his friends, and some of his staples are American Vandal, Trial & Error, and Crashing.

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