The world is currently in crazy times with all the anxiety, disruption and upset that arises as a result. It really is a choice right now whether to succumb to anxiety or choose calm.

As it looks increasingly like we are going to have to hunker down in the UK, we wanted to have some fun and pick our favourite movies about creating a better and brighter future, often against all odds.

With that in mind, here are fifteen movies to make you feel good and show that, no matter how bad a situation, it can always be turned it round. Let these movies inspire you to choose calm, focus on what you can control and aim for the brightest outcomes.

This is a recut of a post originally published in November 2017.