While the 90s was a seminal decade across cinema, the period was also a golden age for great comfort movies. Beyond traditional box office blockbusters, many of the 90s biggest hits were gentle, heartwarming affairs, largely devoid of cynicism. As a result, the 90s is a great place to find classic feel-good films.
9 Groundhog Day Bill Murray plays Phil Connors, a narcissistic weatherman who despises his Groundhog Day news assignment and holds contempt for the town that celebrates the day. Yet Connors is stuck in a loop and is forced to relive Groundhog Day repeatedly without an explanation why. Groundhog Day is inventive while being equally delightful and dark in its premise.
7 Sister Act Sister Act is a movie filled with endless joy, but it especially resonates with those who feel alone in a new environment. The story follows Whoopi Goldberg’s Deloris Van Cariter as she’s put through a witness protection program in a convent. While many might remember Whoopi Goldberg on the cover as a nun in shades, Sister Act embraces its fish-out-of-water premise with visual gags like seeing a nun struggle to say grace or fight bikers at a bar.
4 A League of Their Own A League of Their Own tells the story of the Rockford Peaches, a small team in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League that competes against larger teams with more resources. While the sports dramedy takes place in the 1940s, the cast boasts a collection of stellar nineties stars like Geena Davies, Tom Hanks, and Rosie O’Donnell.
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