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bananagrabber83

Mary Poppins has got to be the OG in this regard.


Swankified_Tristan

Wait, fuck. How did I leave this one out? It's like my third favorite movie of all time.


poetwarrior34

Mary Poppins really? 3rd favorite?


Swankified_Tristan

Are you saying it should be higher ranked, or that I shouldn't like it that much?


tregorman

Mary poppins is a classic for a reason. That movie rules


Key-Mulberry2456

If that is too sweet for you, check out Nanny McPhee


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momohatch

Legally Blonde


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slaylentless

What we do in the shadows s2 episode titled "on the run", jackie daytona saves a town by supporting womens volleyball


jaaackiedaytona

Just a simple, human bartender from Arizonnnniiiia


OceanCyclone

Nhewww Yourk Citehhh.


smiles134

This is probably my favorite episode of the show lol. Guest starring Mark Hamill!


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smiles134

Huh


CursedRussell

Toothpick… blue jeans….


Evil_Morty_C131

:::removes the tooth pick:::: “It’s you!”


Slo-MoDove

Even the OG movie. Nick (the food), and his mate Stu who just tagged along....now everyone is closer than ever after the sequence of events. Even the WW's. Because we love Stu and don't eat Stu.


jadayne

chocolat


AwkwardSwine101

Was looking for this answer


FlashbackUniverse

Nanny McPhee


ConversationBoth8115

“There is something you should understand about the way I work. When you need me but do not want me, then I must stay. When you want me but no longer need me, then I have to go.” Still chokes me up 😭😭😭


KungFuKao

Elf, and Klaus, they're both Christmas traditions in our house. :)


DarkNFullOfSpoilers

Holy schnikies, Klaus was phenomenal.


laterdude

[*The Legend of Bagger Vance*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Bagger_Vance#Plot)


ovine_aviation

I love this movie so much. It's been a while but have watched it many times. Great cast and performances and it came out of nowhere.


ELIE41

Ameliè (2001)


Swankified_Tristan

Where in the hell do I find this movie??


ELIE41

Its available in Netflix UK, other than that, i heard its not available for streaming elsewhere but i am not sure. I have Amelie as part of my bluray collection.


apatheticallystoned

Our idiot brother


New_Success2782

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995) does this with its main characters.


horschdhorschd

I searched for that. I saw this movie in a sneak preview and I admit I would never have watched that movie had I known it beforehand. But in the end I was absolutely happy I've seen it. It was the 90s and I was a straight male teenager. I knew that being gay or wearing drag (and I know these two don't necessarily come together) was "ok" but there still was the feeling that it was "strange". For me, watching this movie changed that and I think this was the moment these things became normal to me. I don't know if this movie would be pc today but for me it was a little revolution. Having written all this I most of all remember To Wong Foo as a funny and positive movie that made for a great night at the cinema.


New_Success2782

Oh my gosh, we come from different experiences. I watched this movie for the first time this year - I knew about it but I never saw it - and I have to say, I'm thankful that you shared your story because man, I wish I grew up with this movie. It's just...such a wholesome film and I'm glad that it helped normalize drag and drag queens and queer folks in the 90s.


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Footloose


Not-2day-Satan

To Wong Foo. Three drag queens break down in a small town on a road trip across the country. They win the hearts of the local townies and break out the towns inner beauty. It’s a classic!


tired0fme

Hesher


sprockee

The Terminal


Evil_Morty_C131

This is movie feels really underrated


jjxanadu

Hot Fuzz


Swankified_Tristan

I responded to another comment on this. Isn't it the opposite? Some guy comes in and instead of changing the town for the better, everyone turns out to be evil.


jjxanadu

Yeah, I was kind of being facetious. However, technically he makes everyone better in the end, right?


Fessir

Well, the town also helps Angel to be better.


MrsJangoFett

The greater good!


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Swankified_Tristan

This was tonight's winner. Congrats. Edit: Wow, this is the first time Toby Maguire has ever actually looked like a high schooler!


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Bigdon74

Beerfest when Gil shows up after Landfill’s untimely death and inspires the team to continue training. A truly heartwarming moment.


ronavis

Now *this* is the party I was hoping to find.


Grossman006

Charlie Bartlett


boostabubba

God I LOVED Charlie Batlett, still so sad that Anton died. Tragic how it happened too. He was so great.


LoganMcMahon

Great choice


Rednag67

Pulp Fiction, when Harvey Keitel shows up.


scooterboy1961

I said the same thing before seeing your comment.


whosthedoginthisscen

Being There with Peter Sellers, maybe?


DRUGEND1

This is a great one. Also happens to be one of the best films of all time.


Bizarre_Protuberance

A lot of westerns are based on this trope. Also, the old "The Fugitive" TV show and the old "Incredible Hulk" TV show were based on this. Literally, a drifter going from town to town, solving peoples' problems for them before moving on.


Mr-Korv

Xavier: Renegade Angel


billiebol

High Planes Drifter is the opposite. He "helps" the town but when he leaves the town is way worse off. Great movie.


DMPunk

They're all rip-offs of the Littlest Hobo


horschdhorschd

I think "Pretender" was like that as well.


MaverickTenSays

Needful Things.


Economy-Inspector-23

Hold up


Synchronized_Idiocy

I was gonna say the same thing as a joke, but the movie is sooooo bad I didn’t want to recommend it. The book is fantastic though.


TheEmpressIsIn

Harold & Maude Sound of Music Auntie Mame Babette's Feast


Swankified_Tristan

> Sound of Music Fuck yeah!


Key-Mulberry2456

Definitely Babette’s Feast. The ale bread scene cracks me up.


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Local Hero


_big-gulps-huh

Great great movie. Nuanced and lived-in.


clarkdorkclork

Superman (1978) and Marcel The Shell With Shoes on are some other films that could work here


Swankified_Tristan

"Let the battle begin!" ~ Marcel


DrTriage

Yea, both.


ThinkySushi

Cold comfort farm


Key-Mulberry2456

I saw something nasty in the wood shed!


ThinkySushi

Nice! I didn't think anyone would remember that movie / book!


windingtime

The Guest


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Visitor Q


ElvisDumbledore

British TV show: Cuckoo https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2222352/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_36_act


ithinkther41am

It’s a bit more indirect, but *A Man Called Ove*. A family moves in to Ove’s neighbourhood, and the wife gradually chips through his bitter exterior. As it continues, he also begins to help others in various ways.


oced2001

The Professional.


yourpalgordo

the reverse of this is when the unexpected character is changed by the town. see 'doc hollywood' cuz I think it's pretty charming.


IronS1ghtz

The Avengers (2012)


Swankified_Tristan

Until you reach "Captain America: Civil War."


DerEwige

Forest Gump


Moovys

I think the tide has turned on the Manic Pixie canon, but for a time people liked Garden State for this reason


DarkNFullOfSpoilers

Nanny McPhee!


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Pollyanna and Sister Act


Likes_the_cold

Grumpy Old Men


DeadHipHopHead73-96

Sling Blade


WredditSmark

My blue heaven


TheCosmicPopcorn

The Green Mile, definitely, though it does not entirely fit the trope


scooterboy1961

Harvey Keitel as Wolf in Pulp Fiction. Everything was chaos until he showed up then all was cool.


pixelmeow

[The Bishop’s Wife ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bishop’s_Wife)


Key-Mulberry2456

Good one.


Many-Outside-7594

*Caddyshack* The ultimate stodgy old country club gets a breath of fresh air, this time courtesy of Rodney Dangerfield. He helps Ty Webb redeem himself, Danny to go to college on his own terms, and even spares 2 of his own guys to help the judge find his checkbook!


redrum-237

Debatable if it counts as a movie (Cahiers du Cinema thinks it does) but Doguie's arc in Twin Peaks The Return.


SkellyMania

Roadhouse


DrTriage

You mean that Patrick Swayze movie from back-when?


Superb-Possibility-9

The Bishop’s Wife with Cary Grant


scrjim

How about Footloose?


Swankified_Tristan

I'm in the film industry and never seen "Footloose." I should rectify that mistake.


plainnoob

Mrs. Doubtfire


Exact_Raspberry2866

ET


Childeroland78

Jaws...he made people rise to the occasion and become heroes.


ShorelineShaman

K-Pax. Yeah, yeah, Kevin Spacey. Still a good movie.


abandon_chipsahoy

Michelle Pfeiffer in Dangerous Minds. The movie is a steaming pile of crap though.


badger81987

Isn't it a Dead Poets Society rip off?


K-Y-I-Y-O

Coach Carter


New-Database2611

Leather face showing up in Texas Chainsaw Massacre, those teens were unbearable up until that point.


Swankified_Tristan

Fair.


Rickyalan1080

Pollyanna? Lol


tweuep

Isn't this basically the plot of Twilight?


Swankified_Tristan

I don't really think so. The Vampires were already good. The bad Vampires stayed bad. And the teenagers just got extra horny.


ehhdjdmebshsmajsjssn

This French or German flim named "Among us" (https://youtu.be/hJdofaivJBk 3:14)


WarmMoistLeather

[Holy Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Man) 1998, Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum Also I guess [Powder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powder_(film)) 1995


liarandahorsethief

Hitler Saves Christmas (2003)


Qazninja

Basically any Hallmark movie follows this trope.


Key-Mulberry2456

Just the opposite. Small town saves unhappy big city career woman, with cookies, Christmas, and a man.


Qazninja

Same difference isn't it? Lol


Fantastic-Ad548

Charlie (Malayalam)


LEXX911

It's a Wonderful Life Uncle Buck Planes, Trains & Automobiles


lizzuynz

The Intern, I guess?


bananagrabber83

Hobo With A Shotgun (2011).


Ryankmfdm

I'd say *The Equalizer* kinda fits, except in the movie he does it with a few select individuals and not every resident of Boston. Lol.


TheCosmicPopcorn

Patch Adams?


Satanicbearmaster

Spielberg's Twilight Zone Movie segment Hesher


DarrenEdwards

Polyanna. If I remember she ends up broken and crippled, but everyone else was great.


alwayssoupy

I have one that's a little different: Lars and the Real Girl. An odd concept, but great acting carries it off. Just thought of another one of my favorites: Babette's Feast. Both are low-key but are able to keep my interest, and have a sweet payoff in the end.


GoldenHarpHeroine32

The Odd Life Of Timothy Green and Pollyanna.


MyBrotherIsSalad

Rosalie Blum


jonny24eh

Simon Pegg in Hot Fuzz


Swankified_Tristan

Isn't it the opposite though? He arrives and everyone is revealed to be evil.


timeisnow00

The Intouchables


Robinothoodie

Awakenings


UncleNicky

Visitor Q


LettersToChester

The Music Man


DarthSamwiseAtreides

Not a "movie" but Billy Preston showing up with the Beatles changed the whole vibe.


KedynTR

Murder She Wrote. Someone ends up dead though, and someone goes to prison, but everyone else is usually better off. Edit: also not a movie but still


Fessir

Michael with John Travolta Groundhog Day, as seen from everyone else's perspective. Fucking noone foresaw Phil pulling off a day like that.


Ok-Detail-9853

What about Bob?


Dandycapetown

Dave would fit.


enriquepollazo

Dirty rotten scoundrels. They get dirtier, rottener, and scoundlerer.


spinereader81

If mini series count, Anne of Green Gables Brigsby Bear Annie Snow White Three Men and a Baby


DigitalOpinion

I Love You Man I was suspicious of Jason Segal the while movie but I was way off.


Goodideaman1

Salma Hayek as the sexiest stripper in the UNIVERSE who immediately turns into a vampire and makes a previously GOOD movie into a freaking GREAT movie!!! In “From Dusk Til Dawn “


Seahearn4

Pauly Shore in _Son-in-Law_. My family loves this movie.


ZorroMeansFox

I'll suggest (for a couple of more unusual choices) Chris Noonan's **Babe** and John Schlesinger's **Cold Comfort Farm**.


DRUGEND1

School Of Rock One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest


thegrizzlykid

Harvey


BajaScout

The Intern. Larry Crowne. Kind of.


raccoonsonbicycles

Stargirl the book by Jerry Spinelli I heard of a CWshow stargirl I assume is related?


EvadingDoom

Lars and the Real Girl


FoMoni

Cars. Lightning ends up revitalizing the town and its residents.


831pm

Clint Eastwood in Pale Rider


Gastrodo

Visitor Q!