Love Actually has been named the UK's favourite Feel Good film

Love Actually has been voted the UK's favourite Feel Good film.

The festive favourite has topped a new survey, coming narrowly ahead of prison drama The Shawshank Redemption and musical Mamma Mia!.

The top five was rounded out with Forrest Gump and Mrs. Doubtfire, while It's A Wonderful Life, The Greatest Showman, Elf, The Sound of Music and Paddington 2, all made the top 10.

The poll of 2,000 UK adults also found that 84% opt to watch these types of movies to improve their well-being, 38% look for films with a happy ending to lift their spirits, and 30% view them as a good chance to spend quality time with loved ones.

As we start to countdown to Christmas, more than three-quarters of respondents admitted Feel Good films lift their spirits when the seasons change and 61% said chocolate as one of their top three favourite movie snacks.

Commenting on the research, Emma Armer, Marketing Director at Ferrero Rocher who carried out the survey said: “We want everyone to enjoy getting wrapped up in movie nights. Our research shows that nearly a third of people watch feel good films to spend quality time with their loved ones, and what better way to experience this than with our delicious Ferrero Rocher chocolate bars, to elevate these moments together!”

The UK’s top Feel Good films revealed:

1. Love Actually
2. The Shawshank Redemption
3. Mamma Mia!
4. Forrest Gump
5. Mrs. Doubtfire
6. It's a Wonderful Life
7. The Greatest Showman
8. Elf
9. The Sound of Music
10. Paddington 2
11. The Holiday
12. Guardians of the Galaxy
13. Finding Nemo
14. Groundhog Day
15. Billy Elliot
16. School of Rock
17. Moana
18. Legally Blonde
19. The Devil Wears Prada
20. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
21. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
22. Singin' in the Rain
23. Zootopia
24. Up

This article was first published by Bang! Showbiz and republished with edits and permission.