Frequency

If you're looking for a movie with a good story, and you don't need special effects, I can suggest "Frequency" (released in 2000, now available on Netflix).

Forget about explosions and, while you're at it, forget about believable science. A boy grows up without his NYC fireman dad who died in the line of duty, and things are not good in his life. Jim Caviezel is the son, Dennis Quaid is terrific as his dad.

For some reason (here comes the non-science): there's unusual northern lights appearing over New York and somehow that enables them to be linked over a ham radio. A connection not over space but over time makes it possible for the son and dad to talk to each other.

There's love and mystery and a sense of hope in this story. Read a review here, but only if you don't mind spoilers.