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* Possibly one of the most heartwarming examples happens twice at the end of ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'' when [[spoiler: Riley returns home in tears after her abortive attempt at running away and she and her parents all end up sharing one big family hug]]. Inside Riley's mind, Joy shows Sadness how proud she is by smiling at her and the two hug by resting on each other's heads.

* Possibly one of the most heartwarming examples happens at the end of ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'' when [[spoiler: Riley returns home in tears after her abortive attempt at running away and she and her parents all end up sharing one big family hug]].

* ''Series/SisterSister'' Played straight at the end of the episode, "You Are So Beautiful" with Tia, Tamera, Ray, and Lisa after learning about the twin daughters' birth mom.

* ''Series/{{SisterSister}}'' Played straight at the end of the episode, "You Are So Beautiful" with Tia, Tamera, Ray, and Lisa after learning about the twin daughters' birth mom.

* ''Series/{{SisterSiter}}'' Played straight at the end of the episode, "You Are So Beautiful" with Tia, Tamera, Ray, and Lisa after learning about the twin daughters' birth mom.

* Subverted in ''WesternAnimation/TheMightyDucks''. After an episode in which Duke's criminal past had caused some tension, he assured his team he could never stay mad at them and called for a group hug...so he could [[AffectionatePickpocket steal their equipment]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TheCatInTheHatKnowsALotAboutThat'' played it straight with the Cat, Nick, and Sally. Sometimes adventures can have those heartwarming moments.

* ''Anime/YuGiOh''

* ''Fanfic/LovedAndLost'': In the 17th chapter, the Mane Five and Spike hug Twilight after she reunites with them in [[spoiler:Ponyville]]. Not only because they're glad to be given a [[MyGreatestSecondChance second chance]] to make up for [[MadeOutToBeAJerkass disowning her at the wedding rehearsal]], but also because they now have a better chance of stopping [[spoiler:[[TheUsurper Jewelius]]]] now that Twilight has joined them.

* ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' ends with Genie pulling everybody nearby -- including the Sultan and Jasmine's pet tiger Rajah -- into a group hug. "Mind if I kiss the monkey? *MWAH!* *KAFF!* Ooh, hairball!"

* In ''Disney/{{Tangled}}''. [[spoiler:Rapunzel embraces her mother, looks longingly at her father, and he comes and hugs them both, so she's in the middle. Whereupon Flynn/Eugene gets too close and pulled in.]]
* In ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'', the now human Beast embraces Lumiere, Cogsworth and Mrs. Potts after they change back into humans.

* The puppies in ''Disney/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians: The Series'' do this by dog piling.

* ''Fanfic/LovedAndLost'':
** In the 17th chapter, the Mane Five and Spike hug Twilight after she reunites with them in [[spoiler:Ponyville]]. Not only because they're glad to be given a [[MyGreatestSecondChance second chance]] to make up for [[MadeOutToBeAJerkass disowning her at the wedding rehearsal]], but also because they now have a better chance of stopping [[spoiler:[[TheUsurper Jewelius]]]] now that Twilight has joined them.

* ''Fanfic/LovedAndLost'' has The Mane Five and Spike give one to Twilight when they reunite with her in [[spoiler:Ponyville]] during the 17th chapter.

* In the last shot of the finale episode of ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' Volume 5, [[spoiler:when the fighting has finished, despite the unspoken animosity and awkwardness, the complete, reunited Team RWBY join in a circle hug, finally back together after being separated. [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments D'awwww]].]]

* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePony:TheMovie(2017)'', the Mane Five and Spike group hug Twilight Sparkle [[spoiler:after it is revealed that she is okay after the tornado stops and that she has the Staff of Sacanas.]]

-->'''Xander:''' [[GenreSavvy Oh God, we're gonna die, aren't we?]]

* The main image and one of the most moving scenes of ''Film/Roma''

* Chapter 3 of ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' ends with a [[ManlyTears teary-eyed]] group hug between Jotaro, Polnareff and Joseph. The fact such [[RatedMForManly ridiculously manly]] characters show this much emotion makes it one of the biggest [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming heartwarming moments]] in the entire series.
* An [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming endearing]] instance occurs in ''Manga/PandoraHearts'' Retrace XXXII where Oz and a rather reluctant, scowling Gil both embrace Break after learning about his past while [[{{Tsundere}} Alice]] proclaims, [[TrueCompanions "We're friends!"]] [[http://www.batoto.net/read/_/26963/pandora-hearts_v8_ch32_by_the-black-abyss/18 Observe]]. Break plays the whole thing off like it's annoying, but there's a panel a few pages later that shows him wearing a contented smile.

** Lampshaded when Spike asks Buffy in "After Life" if she's "not leaving a hole in the middle of some soggy group hug". She's already had the hug as it turned out, but instead of being a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming it's just a pose she's putting for her friends, as Buffy is suffering chronic depression from being brought back from the dead.

%%* ''Film/GalaxyQuest''

** In the ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'' episode [[Recap/TorchwoodS2E6Adam "Adam"]], the eponymous character calls for a "group hug" [[spoiler:— as a way of [[MindRape working himself into their memories]].]]