Top 25 best 'hopeful'-movies

Based on MovieMeter ratings, these are the 25 best 'hopeful'-movies

This is a list of the best 25 'hopeful'-movies and highly rated on MovieMeter.

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1	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) Adventure, Fantasy 179 minutes	4,16(9.407) 2
2	Avatar (2009) Fantasy, Adventure 162 minutes	3,94(8.058) 2
3	It's a Wonderful Life (1946) Alternative title: Mens, Durf te Leven Drama, Romance 130 minutes	3,91(1.193) 3
4	Hauru no Ugoku Shiro (2004) Alternative title: Howl's Moving Castle Animation, Fantasy 119 minutes	3,77(1.378) 2
5	Lost in Translation (2003) Drama 101 minutes	3,73(4.365) 3

6	The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) Drama, Romance 103 minutes	3,72(2.112) 3
7	Tangled (2010) Alternative title: Rapunzel Animation, Fantasy 100 minutes	3,66(1.640) 3
8	One Battle after Another (2025) Action, Comedy 161 minutes	3,66(1.145) 6
9	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Alternative title: E.T. Adventure, Scifi 115 minutes	3,60(3.430) 3
10	Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) Fantasy, Adventure 192 minutes	3,54(1.128) 3

11	Gravity (2013) Thriller, Scifi 91 minutes	3,50(3.317) 3
12	The Fall (2006) Adventure, Fantasy 117 minutes	3,48(923) 3
13	A Man Called Otto (2022) Comedy, Drama 126 minutes	3,48(809) 3
14	Columbus (2017) Drama, Romance 100 minutes	3,43(128) 3
15	Dark Victory (1939) Alternative title: Levensdans Drama 104 minutes	3,42(97) 3
16	Sinners (2025) Drama, Horror 137 minutes	3,40(1.010) 3
17	Breakfast on Pluto (2005) Comedy, Drama 128 minutes	3,40(273) 3
18	Wake Up Dead Man (2025) Alternative title: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery Comedy, Crime 144 minutes	3,32(575) 3
19	The Prince of Egypt (1998) Alternative title: De Prins van Egypte Animation, Adventure 97 minutes	3,29(904) 2
20	The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) Action, Adventure 114 minutes	3,25(419) 3
21	Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) Scifi, Fantasy 136 minutes	3,23(3.352) 2
22	Elemental (2023) Animation, Fantasy 101 minutes	3,15(312) 3
23	Welcome to Marwen (2018) Drama, Biography 116 minutes	3,14(201) 3
24	Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) Scifi 132 minutes	3,07(521) 3
25	Hercules (1997) Animation, Fantasy 92 minutes	3,02(1.104) 3