An optimist is a person with a positive outlook on life.

Optimist, (The) Optimist(s), or similar may also refer to:

Albums and songs

  • The Optimist LP and The Optimist Live, albums by Turin Brakes
  • The Optimist (Anathema album), 2017, or the title song
  • The Optimist (DD Smash album), 1984, or the title song
  • The Optimist (New Young Pony Club album), 2010, or the title song
  • Optimist (album), a 2021 album by Finneas O'Connell
  • "The Optimist", a song from The Dreams on their 2010 album Revolt
  • "The Optimist", a song by Emma Pollock from her 2007 album Watch the Fireworks
  • "The Optimist", an EP by Evie Irie

Film and television

  • The Optimist (TV series), a 1983 British television comedy series
  • The Optimist (film), a 1938 German film directed by E.W. Emo
  • The Optimists (film), a 2006 Serbian film directed by Goran Paskaljević
  • The Optimists of Nine Elms, a 1974 British film also known as The Optimists
  • The Optimists (original title: Оптимисты), a 2017 Russian historical drama series directed by Alexei Popogrebski
  • The Optimist, a 2023 film directed by Finn Taylor

Other uses

  • Optimist (dinghy), a class of small sailing dinghy intended for use by children
  • The Optimists (novel), a 2005 novel by Andrew Miller\
  • The Optimist (alternate reality game), a 2013 game created by Walt Disney Imagineering
  • A member of Optimist International
  • The Optimist, the student newspaper of Abilene Christian University

See also

  • Optimistic (disambiguation)
  • Optimism (disambiguation)
  • Optimization (disambiguation)
  • Optimum (disambiguation)