Keep your kids busy! 8 feel-good movies to get you through the quarantine

With the world under lockdown, we are all trying to find ways to spend our time at home productively. This unending lockdown has also had its effects on our mental health. It is as important to take care of your mental health in times like these. A good way to do so is to keep yourself engaged with good movies. It is time that we stop watching movies that add to our ever-increasing anxiety about the pandemic and watch a few that make you feel happy and positive.

Here is a list of eight movies to that can help you beat those quarantine blues and leave you with a smile on your face.

Considered to be one of the most wholesome movies, Paddington 2 is the tale of family and dedication. Paddington decides to get a job and save for a gift for his aunt. When the gift is stolen, Paddington is sent to prison. It is now up to his friends and family to prove him innocent.

Ratatouille is a heart-warming tale of a small town rat, Remy, who is a master cook. When he travels to the big city, he befriends a garbage boy. The two team up to cook delicious meals until a food critic puts them to the test. This tale of perseverance and friendship will also satisfy your craving for good food.

A tale of two sisters, Satsuke and Mei, who shift to a small town with their father to be close to their ailing mother. They encounter many adventures in this magical countryside and make unexpected friends. My Neighbour Totoro is the perfect film to relax with.

Since childhood, nothing has made us happier than talking animals. This story is about Babe, an orphaned piglet who is trying to find his place at his new adopted home. It is when the farmer discovers his aptitude of sorting and herding that he gets the chance to prove that the impossible is possible.

As a young boy, Billy discovers his love for dancing, a love that his family and friends could not understand. The film follows Billy as he tries to prove to his loved ones and the world that boys and ballet do go together.

A touching story of love, the film follows Buttercup who loses the hope to live after she loses the man she loved to pirates. She agrees to marry Prince Humperdink which leads to her kidnapping by an unlikely band of criminals.

Daniel, an out of work actor, turns himself into Mrs Doubtfire to be able to be with his kids. His kids, who are in dire need of someone to take care of them, find themselves under the care of this nanny, not knowing she is their own father.

Matilda is the story of a young, genius girl with telekinetic powers. She is full of hope and finds a companion in her teacher who helps her fight against her good-for-nothing parents and headmistress Mrs Trunchbull.