Inspirational movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant inspirational movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out inspirational, feel good, touching, dramatic, motivational and realistic films and TV shows about / with mentor, storytelling, catastrophe, destiny, friendship, happy ending, redemption, childhood, sacrifice and transformation plots mostly in Drama, Biography and Comedy genres shot in USA, UK, India and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as inspirational: 3 Idiots (2009), The Imitation Game (2014), The Pursuit of Happyness (2006), Forrest Gump (1994), Into the Wild (2007), October Sky (1999), The Intouchables (2011), Hidden Figures (2016), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), The Blind Side (2009).
Best films
List of inspirational movies
406K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 170 min.
Story:
In the tradition of “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” comes this refreshing comedy about a rebellious prankster with a crafty mind and a heart of gold. Rascal. Joker. Dreamer. Genius... You've never met a college student quite like ...
Style:
inspirational, entertaining, feel good, touching, funny ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
rebelliousness, motivation, friendship, coming of age, friends, college, teachers and students, talented, twists and turns, student life, life philosophy, buddies ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
india, asia
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley ...
Style:
inspirational, intellectual, serious, captivating, thought provoking ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
world war two, genius, mathematics, inventor, inventions and discoveries, computer, prodigy, ambition, gay interest, invention, mathematician, gay ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1939, year 1951, 50s ...
Place:
england, germany, poland, los angeles, europe ...
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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, dramatic, motivational ...
Audience:
family outing, chick flick, teens
Plot:
life, life philosophy, rags to riches, human spirit, homeless, rise to the top, against the odds, life is a bitch, ambition, down on your luck, hopes, single father ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
usa, california, san francisco
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2.1M
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events - in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. Yet, despite all the things he has attained, his one true love eludes ...
Style:
inspirational, touching, feel good, sentimental, dramatic ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, kids, chick flick, family outing ...
Plot:
mentally challenged, love, life & death, life philosophy, philosophy, life, vietnam war, destiny, human spirit, rise to the top, journey, selflessness ...
Time:
50s, 60s, 70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
usa, washington d.c., vietnam, alabama, los angeles ...
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630K
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
The true story of top student and athlete, Christopher McCandless, who after graduating from Emory University in 1992, abandoned his possessions, gave his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness.
Style:
road movie, philosophical, melancholic, inspirational, motivational ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
survival, road trip, self discovery, wilderness, solitude, freedom, journey, life philosophy, isolation, lifestyle change, adventurer, beautiful scenery ...
Time:
20th century, year 1990, year 1992, year 1991, 90s
Place:
alaska, los angeles, north america, usa, arizona ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes, and eventually became a NASA scientist.
Style:
inspirational, touching, realistic, sentimental, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, date night
Plot:
small town, friendship, teacher, follow your dream, mathematics, against the odds, generation gap, teenage life, life philosophy, space program, scientist, dedicated educator ...
Time:
50s, future, 20th century, year 1957
Place:
west virginia, usa, appalachia, new jersey
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A true story of two men who should never have met – a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects.
Style:
inspirational, feel good, touching, emotional, motivational ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
friendship, disability, friendship between men, unlikely friendships, life philosophy, disabled person, lifestyle change, handicapped, french, human relationship, culture clash, friends ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
france, paris france
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into ...
Style:
inspirational, motivational, sincere, touching, factual ...
Audience:
girls' night, kids, teens, chick flick
Plot:
racism, mathematics, nasa, prejudice, african american, space program, stereotypes, scientist, sexism, discrimination, strong female character, african american woman ...
Time:
60s, year 1961, 50s, year 1962, 20th century
Place:
langley virginia, virginia, usa
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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, touching, inspirational, sentimental, philosophical ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids
Plot:
prison, prison escape, freedom, existentialism, plot twist, life, friendship between men, life sentence, life philosophy, hopes, adaptation, powerful ending ...
Time:
1940s, year 1963, year 1965, year 1966, year 1954 ...
Place:
usa, maine, pacific ocean, mexico
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Oversized African-American, Michael Oher, the teen from across the tracks and a broken home, has nowhere to sleep at age 16. Taken in by an affluent Memphis couple, Michael embarks on a remarkable rise to play for the NFL.
Style:
inspirational, touching, emotional, sentimental, motivational ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, chick flick, kids, girls' night
Plot:
american football, life, adoption, christian, interracial relations, human spirit, african american, football, rising to stardom, parents and children, racism, strong female character ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, tennessee, mississippi, memphis, california
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117K
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Meet Patch Adams, a doctor who doesn't look, act or think like any doctor you've met before. For Patch, humor is the best medicine, and he's willing to do just anything to make his patients laugh - even if it means risking his own ...
Style:
inspirational, touching, emotional, sentimental, uplifting ...
Audience:
girls' night, kids
Plot:
human spirit, medical school, hospital, compassion, medical profession, doctors and patients, friendship, dealing with death, stereotypes, mad scientist, unconventional method, clinic ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1969, year 1971
Place:
usa, virginia
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540K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Australia, USA, UK, China
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Style:
touching, inspirational, sentimental, emotional, brutal ...
Audience:
manly, girls' night
Plot:
world war two, war, soldier, conscientious objector, religion, american soldier, u.s. army, bible, military, father son relationship, pacifism, u.s. military ...
Time:
1940s, middle ages, 20th century, year 1945
Place:
okinawa, okinawa japan, japan, tennessee, usa
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
American car designer Carroll Shelby and the British-born driver Ken Miles work together to battle corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on the ...
Style:
inspirational, exciting, realistic, captivating, motivational ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
racecar driver, car racing, car race, car, race, ambition, talented, rise to the top, race car, desire for fame, friendship, auto mechanic ...
Time:
60s, year 1966, year 1959, 20th century
Place:
france, los angeles, italy
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257K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
70-year-old widower Ben Whittaker has discovered that retirement isn't all it's cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site, founded and run by Jules Ostin.
Style:
feel good, inspirational, light, touching, sweet ...
Audience:
family outing, chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot:
workplace, mentor, friendship, elderly, office, life philosophy, unlikely friendships, fashion, prejudice, workplace situations, destiny, intern ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, san francisco, brooklyn new york city, california
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195K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: India, USA
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
Dangal is an extraordinary true story based on the life of Mahavir Singh and his two daughters, Geeta and Babita Phogat. The film traces the inspirational journey of a father who trains his daughters to become world class wrestlers.
Style:
inspirational, intense, lyrical, atmospheric, feel good ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sport, wrestler, female empowerment, small town, father daughter relationship, parent child relationship, olympics, indians, mentor, life philosophy, women, autobiography ...
Time:
90s, 2000s
Place:
india, israel
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120K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Frank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother.
Style:
touching, emotional, inspirational, sweet, light ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
mathematics, genius, child prodigy, childhood, girl, school, friendship, child custody, children, teacher, name calling, custody battle ...
Time:
year 1998
Place:
california, boston, florida
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139K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A story based on the life of a struggling Long Island single mom who became one of the country's most successful entrepreneurs.
Style:
inspirational, stylized, emotional, sentimental, intense ...
Plot:
business, entrepreneur, businesswoman, career woman, inventor, divorce, strong female lead, women, ambition, female protagonist, family relations, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 70s, 90s
Place:
usa, new jersey, california, new york state, new york ...
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466K
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, emotional, uplifting ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens, kids
Plot:
racism, friendship, writers, civil rights, social relations, maid, master and servant, human spirit, discrimination, life is a bitch, women, racial issues ...
Time:
60s, 50s, 20th century, year 1963
Place:
mississippi, usa, africa, southern usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While ...
Style:
touching, inspirational, emotional, sentimental, tragicomedy ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, kids
Plot:
world war two, holocaust, concentration camp, jewish, nazi, human spirit, life & death, life philosophy, nazism, survival, fascism, love ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, 20th century, year 1939
Place:
italy, europe, poland, tuscany
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Comedy, Drama, History, Sport
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Inspired by true events, Eddie the Eagle is a feel-good story about Michael "Eddie" Edwards (Taron Egerton), an unlikely but courageous British ski-jumper who never stopped believing in himself - even as an entire nation was counting him ...
Style:
inspirational, feel good, motivational, emotional, art house ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, date night
Plot:
life, skiing, determination, olympics, athlete, following a dream, sport, winter olympics, destiny, coach, athletic training, winter sports ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
england, london, britain
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15K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The family-friendly movie explores the transformational role prayer plays in the lives of the Jordan family. Tony and Elizabeth Jordan, a middle-class couple who seemingly have it all – great jobs, a beautiful daughter, their dream home. But ...
Style:
christian film, inspirational, biblical, sentimental, sexy ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
christian, faith, religion, propaganda, life, beautiful scenery, jesus, christianity, marriage, destiny, family relations, submissive woman ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.
Style:
inspirational, touching, sentimental, rough, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, kids, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
high school, teacher, dedicated educator, teachers and students, racism, lifestyle change, teenage life, holocaust, mentor, school, teenager, idealism ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1993, year 1992, year 2006 ...
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit ...
Style:
inspirational, sincere, uplifting, dramatic, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
british royal family, world war two, royal family, british history, stuttering, disability, unlikely friendships, politics, british monarchy, king of england, historical character, friendship ...
Time:
1930s, pre world war two, 50s, 20th century, 1940s ...
Place:
england, britain, london, united kingdom, europe ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
The true story of boxer, Jim Braddock who, in the 1920’s after his retirement, has a surprise comeback in order to get him and his family out of a socially poor state.
Style:
touching, inspirational, emotional, motivational, sentimental ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, manly
Plot:
boxing, sport, human spirit, underdog, great depression, athlete's life, poverty, fight, boxer, depression, financial problem, family bonds ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s, 20th century, year 1935
Place:
new jersey, netherlands, usa, madison square garden manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city ...
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168K
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA, Hong Kong, Canada
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
The story of August Pullman – a boy with facial differences – who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.
Style:
inspirational, uplifting, touching, thought provoking, sincere ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens
Plot:
bullying, school, child, friendship, middle school, father son relationship, happy ending, truancy, family relations, deformity, fight, hospital ...
Place:
coney island brooklyn new york city, new york, manhattan new york city, pennsylvania
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109K
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA, South Korea
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A drama with fairy tale elements, where an orphaned musical prodigy uses his gift as a clue to finding his birth parents.
Style:
touching, inspirational, sentimental, sad, romantic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, kids, family outing ...
Plot:
music, musician, orphan, dancing, childhood, child prodigy, adoption, prodigy, child protagonist, youth, chance meeting, children ...
Time:
80s, year 1995, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, greenwich village manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city, xian ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
"Front of the Class" is based on the true story of Brad Cohen -- played in the movie by Jimmy Wolk -- who, "after being challenged by Tourette's syndrome from a very young age, defies all odds to become a gifted teacher
Style:
inspirational, touching, realistic, uplifting, sentimental ...
Audience:
family outing, girls' night, teens
Plot:
tourette's syndrome, teachers and students, teacher, dedicated educator, school, social misfits, disability, stuttering, honest, friendship, father son relationship, understanding ...
Time:
80s, 21st century
Place:
louisiana, england, usa, atlanta georgia
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
When the popular, restless Landon Carter is forced to participate in the school drama production he falls in love with Jamie Sullivan, the daughter of the town's minister. Jamie has a "to-do" list for her life and also a very big ...
Style:
touching, romantic, sad, inspirational, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, date night, chick flick, girls' night, kids ...
Plot:
teenager, opposites attract, fall in love, terminal illness, love and romance, cancer, love story, first love, youth, true love, love, high school ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
north carolina
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A timid magazine photo manager who lives life vicariously through daydreams embarks on a true-life adventure when a negative goes missing.
Style:
feel good, inspirational, motivational, surreal, scenic ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens
Plot:
travel, self discovery, daydreamer, life changing experience, loneliness, adventurer, photographer, obsessive quest, coworker, journey, disorder, workplace ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
iceland, greenland, usa, new york, los angeles ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Like some other kids, 12-year-old Trevor McKinney believed in the goodness of human nature. Like many other kids, he was determined to change the world for the better. Unlike most other kids, he succeeded.
Style:
touching, emotional, inspirational, motivational, sentimental ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids, girls' night
Plot:
teacher, childhood, single parent, life philosophy, teachers and students, single mother, alcoholic, good deed, disfigurement, death, kindness, boy ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, nevada, las vegas
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