Hopes movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant hopes movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out touching, serious, sentimental, inspirational, emotional and feel good films and TV shows about / with hopes, inspiration, life lesson, motivation, love, friendship, destiny, human spirit, life changing and moving plots mostly in Drama, Romance and Fantasy genres shot in USA, France, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as hopes: The Shawshank Redemption (1994), The Pursuit of Happyness (2006), Cast Away (2000), Awakenings (1990), Up (2009), Pollyanna (2003), Eat Pray Love (2010), Schindler's List (1993), Amelie (2001), The Help (2011).
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
Framed in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, ...
Style:
clever, inspirational, touching, sentimental, twist ending ...
Audience:
date night, kids, chick flick, teens, family friendly ...
Plot:
prison, prison escape, freedom, human spirit, hopes, stephen king, life, friendship between men, friendship, plot twist, life philosophy, adaptation ...
Time:
1940s, 90s, 1950s, 2010s, year 1994 ...
Place:
usa, america, iran, persia, pacific ocean ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, sentimental, uplifting, motivational ...
Audience:
family outing, chick flick, teens, family friendly
Plot:
homeless, life, human spirit, life philosophy, family drama, rags to riches, success, rise to the top, single father, against the odds, life is a bitch, down on your luck ...
Time:
80s, year 2006, 2010s, 20th century
Place:
usa, san francisco, bay area, california, america
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634K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Chuck, a top international manager for FedEx, and Kelly, a Ph.D. student, are in love and heading towards marriage. Then Chuck's plane to Malaysia ditches at sea during a terrible storm. He's the only survivor, and he washes up on a tiny ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, psychological, inspirational, serious ...
Audience:
family outing, date night, kids, teens
Plot:
survival, loneliness, isolation, island, desert island, stranded on an island, lost at sea, courage, air disaster, determination, solitude, survivor ...
Time:
year 2000, 20th century, y2k, year 1995, year 1999 ...
Place:
fictional island, persia, america, moscow russia, russia
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A coming-of-age story based on the best-selling novel by Stephen Chbosky, which follows 15-year-old freshman Charlie, an endearing and naive outsider who is taken under the wings of two seniors. A moving tale of love, loss, fear and hope - and the ...
Style:
touching, sincere, teen, melancholic, romantic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, high school, teenager, adolescence, first love, friendship, youth, high school life, depression, suicide, mental illness, teenage life ...
Time:
90s, year 2012, 2010s, year 2013, 20th century ...
Place:
pittsburgh, pennsylvania, usa
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157K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, ...
Style:
inspirational, motivational, sentimental, sincere, uplifting ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
mental illness, mental institution, hospital, illness, doctors and patients, medical, psychiatry, fighting illness, hopes, medicine, disability, patient ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 1930s, 60s, year 1969
Place:
america, new york, usa, bronx new york city
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1.1M
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old Wilderness Explorer named Russell) gives ...
Style:
feel good, inspirational, touching, sweet, tear jerker ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, date night ...
Plot:
dog, loneliness, friendship, unlikely friendships, follow your dream, hopes, friends, animal life, journey, obsessive quest, aging, wilderness ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
south america, iran, venezuela, latin america, mount everest
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Pollyanna Whittier goes to live with her wealthy but bitter aunt after the tragic death of her father. Pollyanna shares a game her father taught her -- the 'Glad Game' -- in which everyone can find a silver lining in even the darkest ...
Style:
touching, feel good, uplifting, sentimental, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
friendship, optimism, teaching the ways of the world, small town life, countryside, young heroes, small town, hopes, orphan, friends, change of heart, family relations ...
Time:
20th century, victorian era, edwardian era, 1900s, 1910s
Place:
england, europe
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105K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Liz Gilbert had everything a modern woman is supposed to dream of having – a husband, a house and a successful career – yet like so many others, she found herself lost, confused and searching for what she really wanted in life. Newly divorced ...
Style:
inspirational, romantic, touching, road movie, sentimental ...
Audience:
girls' night, family friendly, teens, date night, chick flick
Plot:
self discovery, travel, midlife crisis, lifestyle change, love, female protagonist, journey, starting over, introspection, changing lives, life, fall in love ...
Time:
2010s, year 2010, 21st century
Place:
italy, india, indonesia, bali, rome italy ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 195 min.
Story:
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
Style:
touching, emotional, heartbreaking, realistic, thought provoking ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
holocaust, world war two, genocide, nazi, war, wartime, storytelling, concentration camp, brutality, nazism, against humanity, survival ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1993, 90s, ancient times ...
Place:
poland, germany, persia, iran, europe ...
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791K
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie (Audrey Tautou) accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-gooder. But when she bumps into a ...
Style:
feel good, inspirational, touching, sweet, stylized ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night, date night
Plot:
loneliness, love, magic realism, fall in love, imagination, female protagonist, cafe, love and romance, optimism, lifestyle change, surrealism, life ...
Time:
year 2001, 70s, 90s, year 1974, 20th century ...
Place:
paris france, france, europe, montmartre paris, quebec
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490K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, India
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's ...
Style:
touching, inspirational, thought provoking, uplifting, feel good ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens, kids, date night ...
Plot:
racism, friendship, discrimination, civil rights, writers, women, maid, master and servant, human spirit, life is a bitch, racial segregation, racial issues ...
Time:
60s, 2010s, year 2011, 1900s, 50s ...
Place:
mississippi, usa, america, africa, southern usa
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125K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Against formidable odds -- and an old-school diving instructor embittered by the U.S. Navy's new, less prejudicial policies -- Carl Brashear sets his sights on becoming the Navy's first African-American master diver in this uplifting true ...
Style:
inspirational, motivational, touching, emotional, sincere ...
Plot:
racism, african american, u.s. navy, courage, military, navy, racial segregation, hopes, human spirit, racial discrimination, diving, dream come true ...
Time:
20th century, 1950s, year 2000, y2k, 60s ...
Place:
america, africa, usa, pacific ocean, cuba
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Spain, Thailand, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In December 2004, close-knit family Maria, Henry and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand. But the day after Christmas, the idyllic holiday turns into an incomprehensible nightmare when a terrifying roar rises from the depths of ...
Style:
emotional, suspense, heartbreaking, motivational, touching ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
disaster, natural disaster, survival, catastrophe, tsunami, ocean, courage, forces of nature, destruction, danger, vacation, family in danger ...
Time:
year 2004, year 2012, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
thailand, southeast asia, asia
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399K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.
Style:
suspense, inspirational, breathtaking, intense, touching ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
survival, trapped, isolation, mountain, wilderness, climbing, canyon, courage, alone, human spirit, loneliness, desert ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 20th century, 2000s, year 2003 ...
Place:
utah, usa
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 166 min.
Story:
Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences.
Style:
touching, philosophical, dramatic, sentimental, melancholic ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, teens, girls' night, adult
Plot:
destiny, true love, life & death, life philosophy, aging, existentialism, love and romance, fictional biography, melancholy, puzzle, tragic love, old age ...
Time:
50s, 20th century, 1940s, year 2008, 1950s ...
Place:
new orleans, cambodia, usa, pearl harbor, france ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
When the grim reaper comes to collect the soul of megamogul Bill Parrish, he arrives with a proposition: Host him for a "vacation" among the living in trade for a few more days of existence. Parrish agrees, and using the pseudonym Joe ...
Style:
touching, romantic, sentimental, philosophical, emotional ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night, family outing
Plot:
love, afterlife, life philosophy, love and romance, life & death, dealing with death, supernatural, love at first sight, mysterious character, lifestyle change, supernatural romance, family relations ...
Time:
year 1998, 90s
Place:
new york, rhode island, usa, manhattan new york city
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144K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.
Style:
epic, inspirational, suspense, realistic, rough ...
Plot:
american civil war, civil war, battles, slavery, freedom, military, racism, prejudice, war, black history, army, human spirit ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s, 20th century, year 1989, victorian era ...
Place:
massachusetts, america, south carolina, georgia, africa ...
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102K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The powerful story of Jackie Robinson, the legendary baseball player who broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier when he joined the roster of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The film follows the innovative Dodgers’ general manager Branch Rickey, the ...
Style:
inspirational, sentimental, emotional, touching, factual ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
racism, baseball, african american, athlete and trainer, civil rights, rise to the top, hopes, human spirit, racial segregation, athlete's life, against the odds, biopic ...
Time:
1940s, year 2013, 2010s, 20th century, year 1947 ...
Place:
africa, new york, usa, new orleans, pittsburgh ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The Dead Zone, aka Stephen King's Dead Zone was an American-Canadian science fiction/suspense series starring Anthony Michael Hall as Johnny Smith, who discovers he has developed psychic abilities after a coma. The show, credited as "based ...
Style:
serious, psychological, atmospheric, scary, bad ending ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
psychic, psychic power, supernatural, twists and turns, stephen king, friendship, hopes, time travel, supernatural ability, small town life, supernatural power, changing the past or future ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
maine, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Ireland
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A dying 15-year-old boy draws stories of an invincible superhero as he struggles with his mortality.
Style:
touching, emotional, serious, sincere, teen ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
youth, life is a bitch, human spirit, family problems, family in crisis, hopes, coming of age, terminal illness, teenager, dealing with death, child illness, first love ...
Place:
ireland, usa
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
What is it that makes a man fall in love with a woman at first sight? Appearance? Aura? Wealth? NO, when campus prince and gaming expert, student Xiao Nai first saw Bei Wei Wei, what made him fall in love was not her extraordinary beauty, but her ...
Style:
romantic, feel good, touching, sweet, uplifting ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
hopes, couple relations, couples, computer game, love affair, youth, love and romance, happy ending, destiny, friendship, love, internet ...
Place:
china
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Valeria is a 17-year-old girl leading a normal life in Madrid until one night, after arguing with her parents about her report card, she is seemingly tempted by a mysterious young woman named Isis into committing a horrible act. Afterward, a ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, suspense, demonic, sentimental ...
Plot:
angel, good versus evil, changing lives, hopes, heroic mission, manipulation, heaven, devil, impossible love, hell, supernatural, human spirit ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain, madrid
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Hoping to alter the events of the past, a 19th century inventor instead travels 800,000 years into the future, where he finds humankind divided into two warring races.
Style:
futuristic, exciting, serious, stylized, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
time travel, time machine, dystopic future, steampunk, obsessive quest, post apocalypse, utopia, changing the past or future, chase, apocalypse, loss of loved one, scientist ...
Time:
future, distant future, victorian era, 2030s, 19th century ...
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
An aspiring painter meets various characters and learns valuable lessons while traveling across America.
Style:
road movie, surreal, witty, enigmatic, offbeat ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
road trip, self discovery, on the road, alternate reality, life philosophy, dream girl, choice, self fulfillment, wish come true, surrealism, twists and turns, highway ...
Time:
year 2002, 21st century
Place:
st. louis missouri
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20K
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
In his basement in San Francisco, boy-genius Quinn Mallory unlocks the doorway to an infinite number of Earths. During a test run, Quinn invites co-worker Wade Wells and his teacher Professor Maximillian Arturo to see his new invention. But an ...
Style:
clever, exciting, atmospheric, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
parallel world, alien invasion, alternate reality, danger, alternate dimension, getting home, hopes, life changing experience, time portal, time travel, portal, experiment gone awry ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2000s
Place:
san francisco, usa, bay area, california
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Being Erica is a Canadian comedy-drama television series that aired on CBC from January 5, 2009 to December 12, 2011.
Created by Jana Sinyor, the series was originally announced by the CBC as The Session, but was retitled Being Erica before ...
Style:
sentimental, captivating, witty, clever, semi serious ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
time travel, self discovery, therapy, thirtysomething life, haunted by the past, road not taken, changing the past or future, destiny, lifestyle, introspection, hopes, loss of sibling ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
toronto ontario canada, canada
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15K
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Germany, Hungary, France
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A woman's consuming love forces her to bear the clone of her dead beloved. From his infancy to manhood, she faces the unavoidable complexities of her controversial decision.
Style:
psychological, thought provoking, serious, touching, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
nudity, mother son incest, tragic love, parents and children, moral dilemma, couple relations, dealing with death, incest, older woman younger man relationship, cloning, boy, sexual perversion ...
Time:
year 2010, future, distant future, 21st century
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680K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A narcissistic TV weatherman, along with his attractive-but-distant producer and mawkish cameraman, is sent to report on Groundhog Day in the small town of Punxsutawney, where he finds himself repeating the same day over and over.
Style:
feel good, philosophical, romantic, humorous, sentimental ...
Audience:
date night, kids, chick flick, teens, family outing ...
Plot:
time loop, existentialism, small town, groundhog day, winter, time travel, time warp, time, life philosophy, redemption, fall in love, repeated event ...
Time:
20th century, year 1993, 90s
Place:
pennsylvania, usa, persia, america, pittsburgh
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The Primus extracts a Mixed Yuan Bead into a Spirit Seed and a Demon Pill. The Spirit Seed can be reincarnated as a human to help King Zhou establish a new dynasty, whereas the Demon Pill will create a devil threatening humanity. Ne Zha is the one ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, anime, light, tense ...
Plot:
supernatural ability, rebelliousness, heaven, demon, spirit, magic, good versus evil, battles, hopes, imaginary, deity, heroes ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
china
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
The one adored as the mother is not the real parent. The people living here together are not actual siblings. The Gracefield House is where orphaned children live. An irreplaceable home where 38 siblings and Mom live happy lives, even with no blood ...
Style:
anime, tense, touching, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
friendship, murder, hopes, death, betrayal, survival, scheming, danger, dishonesty, livestock, broken leg, vengeance ...
Time:
future, 2040s, 21st century
Place:
japan
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