Movies Like From Grief to Joy: Moving Up the Emotional Scale

If you liked From Grief to Joy: Moving Up the Emotional Scale, a movie, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Rabbit Hole (2010)
★ 6.6/10
Life for a happy couple is turned upside down after their young son dies in an accident.
2
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
★ 8.3/10
George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas…
3
The Healer (2017)
★ 7.1/10
The film follows a man with an unwanted gift for healing who meets a teenager with cancer who helps him to find himself.
4
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
★ 7.9/10
Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and stand-off with the…
5
Heal (2017)
★ 7.3/10
A documentary film that takes us on a scientific and spiritual journey where we discover that by changing one's perceptions, the human body can heal itself from any disease.
6
The Shack (2017)
★ 7.5/10
A grieving man receives a mysterious, personal invitation to meet with God at a place called 'The Shack'.
7
Demolition (2016)
★ 6.9/10
An emotionally desperate investment banker finds hope through a woman he meets.
8
Lucy Shimmers and the Prince of Peace (2020)
★ 8.4/10
Second chances start when a hardened criminal crosses paths with a precocious little girl who is helped by an angel to change hearts during the holiday season.
9
Collateral Beauty (2016)
★ 7.2/10
Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of…
10
Here (2024)
★ 6.5/10
An odyssey through time and memory, centered on a place in New Jersey where—from wilderness, and then, later, from a home—love, loss, struggle, hope and legacy play out between couples and families over generations.
11
The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)
★ 6.4/10
From the 1960s to the 1980s, evangelist Jim Baker and his ambitious wife, Tammy Faye, rose from humble beginnings to build an empire based on big-time evangelical Christianity--only for the couple to fall from grace…
12
Great Expectations (1998)
★ 6.7/10
Loosely based on the Charles Dickens' classic novel, "Great Expectations" is a sensual tale of a young man's unforgettable passage into manhood, and the three individuals who will undeniably change his life forever…
13
An Unfinished Life (2005)
★ 6.8/10
Stoic and heartbroken, Einar Gilkyson quietly lives in the rugged Wyoming ranchlands alongside his only trusted friend, Mitch Bradley. One day, the woman he blames for the death of his only son arrives at his door…
14
Someone Like You (2024)
★ 7.3/10
Shocking news hits after young architect Dawson loses his best friend London. In his heartbreak, Dawson is compelled to launch an impossible search for London’s secret sister, twins separated as embryos. But along the…
15
Poetic Justice (1993)
★ 6.7/10
Still grieving after the murder of her boyfriend, hairdresser Justice writes poetry to deal with the pain of her loss. Unable to get to Oakland to attend a convention because of her broken-down car, Justice gets a lift…
16
August Rush (2007)
★ 7.4/10
Evan, a musically gifted orphan, runs away from his orphanage and searches New York City for his birth parents. On his journey, he's taken under the wing of the Wizard, a homeless man who lives in an abandoned theater…
17
Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
★ 6.4/10
"Cheaper by the Dozen", based on the real-life story of the Gilbreth family, follows them from Providence, Rhode Island, to Montclair, New Jersey, and details the amusing anecdotes found in large families.
18
Cassandra's Dream (2007)
★ 6.3/10
The tale of two brothers with serious financial woes. When a third party proposes they turn to crime, things go bad and the two become enemies.
19
Alfie (2004)
★ 5.9/10
A tale of a philosophical womanizer who is forced to question his seemingly carefree existence.
20
Soul (2020)
★ 8.1/10
Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body and is transported to the…