Best feel-good English movies on MUBI in India

By the KyaDekhu team · Updated 23 October 2026 · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb

14 movies on MUBI in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.8. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity.

1. Dazed and Confused (1993)

Movie · English · 1h 42m · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 7.6 (2.2L votes)

FunnySlow-burnHeartwarmingLow-stakes

The adventures of a group of Texas teens on their last day of school in 1976, centering on student Randall Floyd, who moves easily among stoners, jocks and geeks. Floyd is a star athlete, but he also likes smoking weed, which presents a conundrum when his football coach demands he sign a "no drugs" pledge.

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2. Lady Bird (2017)

Movie · English · 1h 34m · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 7.4 (3.7L votes)

Slow-burnLow-stakesHeartwarmingStraightforward

Lady Bird McPherson, a strong willed, deeply opinionated, artistic 17 year old comes of age in Sacramento. Her relationship with her mother and her upbringing are questioned and tested as she plans to head off to college.

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3. To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)

Movie · English · 1h 48m · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 6.9 (42.9K votes)

FunnyHeartwarmingLow-stakes

Veteran drag queens Vida Boheme and Noxeema Jackson take novice Chi-Chi Rodriguez under their wing on a madcap road trip across the country to compete in the Drag Queen of America pageant in Los Angeles.

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4. Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (2024)

Movie · English · 2h 13m · Documentary · IMDb 7.9 (1.7K votes)

Slow-burnLow-stakesFamily-friendlyStraightforward

Martin Scorsese presents this very personal and insightful new feature-length documentary about British filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.

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5. The Watermelon Woman (1997)

Movie · English · 1h 25m · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 7.1 (5.3K votes)

Slow-burnTwistyDialogue-drivenFunny

A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.

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6. Old Joy (2006)

Movie · English · 1h 14m · Drama · IMDb 6.8 (10.2K votes)

Slow-burnLow-stakesStraightforwardHeartwarming

Soon to be a father, Mark feels the pressure of domestic responsibility closing in, so he is more than happy to accept when his old friend Kurt proposes a camping trip in the Oregon wilderness. During their time together, the men come to grips with the changes in their lives and the effect on their relationship.

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7. Eagle vs Shark (2007)

Movie · English · 1h 27m · Comedy, Romance · IMDb 6.7 (27.8K votes)

FunnyLow-stakes

Love blossoms for Lily over double Meaty Boy burgers at mid-day when uber-computer nerd Jarrod comes in and leaves with free extra large fries. After gatecrashing Jarrod's party and proving her skills on the game console, Lily goes down to Jarrod's home town with him so he can settle an old score with a past school bu

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8. Altman (2014)

Movie · English · 1h 35m · Documentary · IMDb 6.8 (1.6K votes)

Slow-burnLow-stakesDialogue-drivenFamily-friendly

Robert Altman's life and career contained multitudes. This father of American independent cinema left an indelible mark, not merely on the evolution of his art form, but also on the western zeitgeist. With its use of rare interviews, representative film clips, archival images, and musings from his family and most recog

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9. Gasoline Rainbow (2024)

Movie · English · 1h 51m · Drama, Adventure · IMDb 6.4 (1.7K votes)

Slow-burnLow-stakesMatureStraightforward

With high school in the rearview, five teenagers from inland Oregon embark on one last adventure. Piling into a van with a busted tail light, their mission takes them to a place they’ve never been—the Pacific coast, five hundred miles away. Their plan, in full: “Fuck it.”

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10. Bouchra (2026)

Movie · English · 1h 23m · Animation, Drama · IMDb 6.7 (394 votes)

Slow-burnLow-stakesHeartwarming

Wrestling with writer’s block for her first film, Bouchra, a queer Moroccan jackal living in NYC, starts having difficult yet overdue phone calls with her mother in Casablanca that begin influencing the project. Balancing the precarity of working as an artist, the rift in her cultural identity and an array of romantic

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11. Actual People (2022)

Movie · English · 1h 24m · Drama · IMDb 6.3 (1.1K votes)

Slow-burnLow-stakesDialogue-drivenStraightforward

An aimless girl in her final week of college goes to great lengths to win the affections of a boy from her hometown, Philadelphia, and ends up having to confront anxieties about her love life, family, and future.

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12. Endless Cookie (2025)

Movie · English · 1h 37m · Documentary, Animation · IMDb 6.5 (309 votes)

Slow-burnLow-stakesTwistyHeartwarming

Exploring the complex bond between two half brothers — one Indigenous, one white — traveling from the present in isolated Shamattawa to bustling 1980s Toronto.

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13. The Myth of the American Sleepover (2011)

Movie · English · 1h 36m · Romance, Comedy · IMDb 6.3 (5.2K votes)

Slow-burnLow-stakesLight-heartedHeartwarming

Four young people navigate the suburban wonderland of metro-Detroit looking for love and adventure on the last weekend of summer.

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14. Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007)

Movie · English · 1h 23m · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 5.6 (2.6K votes)

Slow-burnLow-stakesDialogue-drivenLight-hearted

Hannah is a recent college graduate interning at a Chicago production company. She is crushing on two writers at work, Matt and Paul, who share an office and keep her entertained. Will a relationship with one of them disrupt the delicate balance of their friendship?

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