Hope Springs Eternal: Five movies that will put you through the wringer then leave you smiling.

5. Hope Floats (1998)

4. Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995)

3. Groundhog Day (1993)

2. Jerry Maguire (1994)

1. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

“Remember Red, hope is a good thing, maybe even the best of things, and no good thing can ever die.”