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

The Guardian's five-star review said the show is "imaginatively staged, immaculately performed and utterly winning", while the Telegraph described it as a "funny, feel-good, family-friendly musical that looks set to run and run".

From BBC

As good as Teller is as a husband in crisis, the Oscar-winning Randolph is her own commanding source of light, enough to sell this movie’s feel-good abstracts and wry commentaries on her own.

From Los Angeles Times

And so, on a brisk morning in the nation’s capital—hours removed from Obama’s feel-good commencement—the crowd at Crooked Con grew steadily more apprehensive as they watched Tim Miller get into an argument with Hasan Piker under hot ballroom spotlights.

From Slate

Each time we buy a product that we think will make our lives a little more convenient, pleasurable or stylish, we experience a rush of feel-good dopamine.

From The Wall Street Journal

She worries an election night statement “didn’t have a feel-good line.”

From The Wall Street Journal