The Healer
2017 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 531 votes
The film follows a man with an unwanted gift for healing who meets a teenager with cancer who helps him to find himself. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Curated by SceneIt · United States
Comforting Movies
This SceneIt list helps you quickly choose gentle, familiar stories suited to a low-stress watch. Results are selected for the United States and balance audience response with practical watchability.
Updated 2026-08-03 · Ratings from TMDB
How we chose these titles
We rank eligible titles using TMDB audience ratings, vote confidence, relevance to the theme, and current popularity. Ratings can change as new votes are added.
Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction
2014 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 203 votes
In the underground Diamond Domain, where many Carbink live, the Mythical Pokémon Diancie serves as ruler. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
A Letter to Momo
2012 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 409 votes
A shy 11-year-old's life takes a strange turn when she discovers three hungry goblins living in the attic of her new house. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
1996 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 540 votes
When the pets accidentally get separated from their vacationing owners, Chance, Shadow, and Sassy navigate the mean streets of San Francisco, trying to find their home across the Golden Gate Bridge. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Hey Arnold! The Movie
2002 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 379 votes
Arnold and his friends must recover a stolen document in order to prevent the neighborhood from being bulldozed. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Bugsy Malone
1976 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 319 votes
New York, 1929, a war rages between two rival gangsters, Fat Sam and Dandy Dan. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
My Dog Skip
2000 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 292 votes
A shy boy is unable to make friends in Yazoo City, Mississippi in 1942, until his parents give him a terrier puppy for his ninth birthday. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Rise
2022 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 460 votes
Elise thought she had the perfect life: an ideal boyfriend and a promising career as a ballet dancer. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Troop Zero
2019 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 312 votes
In rural 1977 Georgia, a misfit girl dreams of life in outer space. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!
2011 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 429 votes
Teddy Duncan's middle-class family embarks on a road trip from their home in Denver to visit Mrs. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Pollyanna
1960 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 211 votes
A young girl comes to an embittered town and confronts its attitude with her determination to see the best in life. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Aline
2021 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 395 votes
A fictionalized biopic of Aline Dieu, a multitalented singer from a musically inclined family. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Little White Lies 2
2019 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 736 votes
The sequel to Little White Lies ("Les petits mouchoirs"), set 7 years later. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Good Morning
1959 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 320 votes
A lighthearted take on director Yasujiro Ozu’s perennial theme of the challenges of intergenerational relationships, Good Morning tells the story of two young boys who stop speaking in protest after their parents refuse to buy a television set. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Great Gilly Hopkins
2015 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 249 votes
Young and feisty Gilly Hopkins devises a scheme to escape from her new foster home and reunite with her birth mother. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
A Princess for Christmas
2011 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 412 votes
After her sister and brother-in-law's tragic deaths, an American woman who is the guardian for her young niece and nephew is invited to a royal European castle for Christmas by her late brother-in-law's father, the Duke of Castlebury. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
School Life
2019 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 813 votes
In one of the poorest areas of Paris, a school counselor devotes herself to working with disadvantaged students, while facing challenges of her own. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Red Balloon
1956 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 442 votes
A young boy discovers a stray balloon, which seems to have a mind of its own, on the streets of Paris. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Bao
2018 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 1,322 votes
An aging Chinese mother suffering from empty nest syndrome gets another chance at motherhood when one of her dumplings springs to life as a lively, giggly dumpling boy. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Toast
2010 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 269 votes
Young Nigel Slater has big culinary aspirations, even though all his mother knows how to make is toast. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.