feel-good

American  

[feel-good] / ˈfilˌgʊd /

adjective

1. Informal. intended to make one happy or satisfied.

   a feel-good movie; feel-good politics.

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feel-good British  

adjective

1. causing or characterized by a feeling of self-satisfaction

   feel-good factor

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Etymology

Origin of feel-good

An Americanism dating back to 1975–80

Example Sentences

While accepting the inaugural award for best podcast at last Sunday’s Golden Globes, Amy Poehler — perennial optimist and the mind behind some of contemporary culture’s most feel-good media — made a rare off-color joke.

From Salon

Her appeal for help attracted more than a million likes and the response on the ground was like a scene from a cheesy feel-good movie, as thousands of cars poured in, carrying many more people than she needed for the task.

From BBC

His mum "tried hard to shelter me" and filled the house with feel-good music – gospel songs, Bob Marley, Michael Jackson.

From BBC

But taken on its own merits it strikes me as a rather obvious, perfectly ordinary example of a sort of show we’ve often seen before, a feel-good celebration of small town values and traditions and togetherness that will presumably improve the personality of its oddball new resident, as the townspeople come to accept or tolerate him anyway in turn.

From Los Angeles Times

In second place in North America was "Zootopia 2," Disney's feel-good animated film and an Oscar contender, at $19 million.

From Barron's