feel-good

The definition of feel-good is something that evokes positive emotions or feelings.

(adjective)

A sappy movie with a happy plot could be described as an example of a feel-good movie.

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See feel-good in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

Informal that evokes a feeling of well-being or satisfaction: often implying superficiality or smugness

See feel-good in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Characterized by or designed to encourage a feeling of often superficial happiness or satisfaction: “Everything about Fassbinder ran contrary to Hollywood notions of feel-good entertainment” (Edward Guthmann).

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