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The Music Man (1962)

CharmingClassicMusicalLighthearted

A con man comes to an Iowa town with a scam using a boy's marching band program, but things don't go according to plan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Morton DaCosta
CAST:  Robert Preston  •  Shirley Jones  •  Buddy Hackett  •  Ron Howard

A con man comes to an Iowa town with a scam using a boy's marching band program, but things don't go according to plan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Morton DaCosta
CAST:  Robert Preston  •  Shirley Jones  •  Buddy Hackett  •  Ron Howard

Annie Get Your Gun (1950)

FunnyCharmingClassicMusical

Gunslinger Annie Oakley romances fellow sharpshooter Frank Butler as they travel with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Sidney
CAST:  Betty Hutton  •  Howard Keel  •  Louis Calhern  •  J. Carrol Naish

Gunslinger Annie Oakley romances fellow sharpshooter Frank Butler as they travel with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Sidney
CAST:  Betty Hutton  •  Howard Keel  •  Louis Calhern  •  J. Carrol Naish

Carousel (1956)

CharmingClassicEnjoyableMusical

Billy Bigelow has been dead for 15 years. Now outside the pearly gates, he long ago waived his right to go back to Earth for a day. He has heard that there is a problem with his family: namely with his wife Julie Bigelow, née Jordan, and his child he hasn't met. He ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry King
CAST:  Gordon MacRae  •  Shirley Jones  •  Barbara Ruick  •  Cameron Mitchell

Billy Bigelow has been dead for 15 years. Now outside the pearly gates, he long ago waived his right to go back to Earth for a day. He has heard that there is a problem with his family: namely with his wife Julie Bigelow, née Jordan, and his child he hasn't met. He ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry King
CAST:  Gordon MacRae  •  Shirley Jones  •  Barbara Ruick  •  Cameron Mitchell

Nandanam (2002)

RomanticCharmingDramaticMusical

Balamani is the housemaid looking after Unni Amma. There are three more housemaids in the house but it is Balamani's duty to look after them too. Balamani is a devotee of Guruvayoorappan (Lord Krishna of Guruvayoor). But she could never visit the Guruvayoor temple, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ranjith
CAST:  Navya Nair  •  Kaviyoor Ponnamma  •  Revathi  •  Siddique

Balamani is the housemaid looking after Unni Amma. There are three more housemaids in the house but it is Balamani's duty to look after them too. Balamani is a devotee of Guruvayoorappan (Lord Krishna of Guruvayoor). But she could never visit the Guruvayoor temple, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ranjith
CAST:  Navya Nair  •  Kaviyoor Ponnamma  •  Revathi  •  Siddique

The Harvey Girls (1946)

CharmingClassicEnjoyableMusical

On a train trip West to become a mail-order bride, Susan Bradley meets a cheery crew of young women traveling out to open a "Harvey House" restaurant at a remote whistle-stop.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Sidney
CAST:  Judy Garland  •  John Hodiak  •  Ray Bolger  •  Angela Lansbury

On a train trip West to become a mail-order bride, Susan Bradley meets a cheery crew of young women traveling out to open a "Harvey House" restaurant at a remote whistle-stop.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Sidney
CAST:  Judy Garland  •  John Hodiak  •  Ray Bolger  •  Angela Lansbury

Shine (1996)

BeautifulCharmingDramaticMusical

Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Scott Hicks
CAST:  Geoffrey Rush  •  Noah Taylor  •  Armin Mueller-Stahl  •  Nicholas Bell

Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Scott Hicks
CAST:  Geoffrey Rush  •  Noah Taylor  •  Armin Mueller-Stahl  •  Nicholas Bell

Shall We Dance (1937)

CharmingClassicFunMusical

Ballet star Petrov arranges to cross the Atlantic aboard the same ship as the dancer and musical star he's fallen for but barely knows. By the time the ocean liner reaches New York, a little white lie has churned through the rumour mill and turned into a hot gossip ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Sandrich
CAST:  Fred Astaire  •  Ginger Rogers  •  Edward Everett Horton  •  Eric Blore

Ballet star Petrov arranges to cross the Atlantic aboard the same ship as the dancer and musical star he's fallen for but barely knows. By the time the ocean liner reaches New York, a little white lie has churned through the rumour mill and turned into a hot gossip ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Sandrich
CAST:  Fred Astaire  •  Ginger Rogers  •  Edward Everett Horton  •  Eric Blore

Newsies (1992)

CharmingDramaticFunMusical

A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When their publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, tries to squeeze a little more profit out of their labours, they organize a strike, only to be confronted with the Pulitzer's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenny Ortega
CAST:  Christian Bale  •  Bill Pullman  •  Ann-Margret  •  Robert Duvall

A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When their publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, tries to squeeze a little more profit out of their labours, they organize a strike, only to be confronted with the Pulitzer's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenny Ortega
CAST:  Christian Bale  •  Bill Pullman  •  Ann-Margret  •  Robert Duvall

The Graduate (1967)

ClassicCharmingDramaticSimple

Benjamin, a recent college graduate very worried about his future, finds himself in a love triangle with an older woman and her daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Nichols
CAST:  Anne Bancroft  •  Dustin Hoffman  •  Katharine Ross  •  Murray Hamilton

Benjamin, a recent college graduate very worried about his future, finds himself in a love triangle with an older woman and her daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Nichols
CAST:  Anne Bancroft  •  Dustin Hoffman  •  Katharine Ross  •  Murray Hamilton

Brigadoon (1954)

CharmingMusicalBeautifulClassic

Americans Jeff and Tommy, hunting in Scotland, stumble upon a village - Brigadoon. They soon learn that the town appears once every 100 years in order to preserve its peace and special beauty. The citizens go to bed at night and when they wake up, it's 100 years ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincente Minnelli
CAST:  Gene Kelly  •  Van Johnson  •  Cyd Charisse  •  Barry Jones

Americans Jeff and Tommy, hunting in Scotland, stumble upon a village - Brigadoon. They soon learn that the town appears once every 100 years in order to preserve its peace and special beauty. The citizens go to bed at night and when they wake up, it's 100 years ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincente Minnelli
CAST:  Gene Kelly  •  Van Johnson  •  Cyd Charisse  •  Barry Jones

8 Mile (2002)

MusicalInspiringCharmingDramatic

For Jimmy Smith, Jr., life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in Detroit's vibrant music scene, Jimmy wages an extraordinary personal struggle to find his own voice - and earn a place in a world where rhymes rule, legends are born and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Curtis Hanson
CAST:  Eminem  •  Mekhi Phifer  •  Kim Basinger  •  Brittany Murphy

For Jimmy Smith, Jr., life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in Detroit's vibrant music scene, Jimmy wages an extraordinary personal struggle to find his own voice - and earn a place in a world where rhymes rule, legends are born and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Curtis Hanson
CAST:  Eminem  •  Mekhi Phifer  •  Kim Basinger  •  Brittany Murphy

Oliver! (1968)

MusicalUpliftingInspiringCharming

Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the workhouse and joins up with a group of boys headed by the Artful Dodger and trained to be pickpockets by master thief Fagin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carol Reed
CAST:  Ron Moody  •  Shani Wallis  •  Oliver Reed  •  Jack Wild

Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the workhouse and joins up with a group of boys headed by the Artful Dodger and trained to be pickpockets by master thief Fagin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carol Reed
CAST:  Ron Moody  •  Shani Wallis  •  Oliver Reed  •  Jack Wild

Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

CharmingClassicMusicalSimple

The life of a St. Louis family in the year before the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincente Minnelli
CAST:  Judy Garland  •  Margaret O'Brien  •  Mary Astor  •  Lucille Bremer

The life of a St. Louis family in the year before the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincente Minnelli
CAST:  Judy Garland  •  Margaret O'Brien  •  Mary Astor  •  Lucille Bremer

Holiday Inn (1942)

FunnyChristmasCharmingClassic

Lovely Linda Mason has crooner Jim Hardy head over heels, but suave stepper Ted Hanover wants her for his new dance partner after fickle Lila Dixon gives him the brush. Jim's supper club, Holiday Inn, is the setting for the chase by Hanover and his manager.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Sandrich
CAST:  Bing Crosby  •  Fred Astaire  •  Marjorie Reynolds  •  Virginia Dale

Lovely Linda Mason has crooner Jim Hardy head over heels, but suave stepper Ted Hanover wants her for his new dance partner after fickle Lila Dixon gives him the brush. Jim's supper club, Holiday Inn, is the setting for the chase by Hanover and his manager.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Sandrich
CAST:  Bing Crosby  •  Fred Astaire  •  Marjorie Reynolds  •  Virginia Dale

A Royal Affair (2012)

DramaticCharmingHeartbreakingCrude

A young queen falls in love with her physician, and they start a revolution that changes their nation forever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nikolaj Arcel
CAST:  Mads Mikkelsen  •  David Dencik  •  Alicia Vikander  •  Mikkel Boe Følsgaard

A young queen falls in love with her physician, and they start a revolution that changes their nation forever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nikolaj Arcel
CAST:  Mads Mikkelsen  •  David Dencik  •  Alicia Vikander  •  Mikkel Boe Følsgaard

The Boat That Rocked (2009)

MusicalInspiringCharmingGoofy

An ensemble comedy, where the romance is between the young people of the 60s, and pop music. It's about a band of DJs that captivate Britain, playing the music that defines a generation and standing up to a government that wanted control of popular culture via the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Curtis
CAST:  Tom Sturridge  •  Philip Seymour Hoffman  •  Rhys Ifans  •  Bill Nighy

An ensemble comedy, where the romance is between the young people of the 60s, and pop music. It's about a band of DJs that captivate Britain, playing the music that defines a generation and standing up to a government that wanted control of popular culture via the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Curtis
CAST:  Tom Sturridge  •  Philip Seymour Hoffman  •  Rhys Ifans  •  Bill Nighy

The Aviator (2004)

ClassicThought provokingGrippingCharming

A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Scorsese
CAST:  Leonardo DiCaprio  •  Cate Blanchett  •  John C. Reilly  •  Kate Beckinsale

A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Scorsese
CAST:  Leonardo DiCaprio  •  Cate Blanchett  •  John C. Reilly  •  Kate Beckinsale

Steel Magnolias (1989)

CharmingFunnyClassicCute

A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship and welcome her into the fold.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert Ross
CAST:  Sally Field  •  Dolly Parton  •  Shirley MacLaine  •  Julia Roberts

A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship and welcome her into the fold.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert Ross
CAST:  Sally Field  •  Dolly Parton  •  Shirley MacLaine  •  Julia Roberts

Gigi (1958)

EnjoyableMusicalCharmingClassic

A home, a motorcar, servants, the latest fashions: the most eligible and most finicky bachelor in Paris offers them all to Gigi. But she, who's gone from girlish gawkishness to cultured glamour before our eyes, yearns for that wonderful something money can't buy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincente Minnelli
CAST:  Leslie Caron  •  Maurice Chevalier  •  Louis Jourdan  •  Hermione Gingold

A home, a motorcar, servants, the latest fashions: the most eligible and most finicky bachelor in Paris offers them all to Gigi. But she, who's gone from girlish gawkishness to cultured glamour before our eyes, yearns for that wonderful something money can't buy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincente Minnelli
CAST:  Leslie Caron  •  Maurice Chevalier  •  Louis Jourdan  •  Hermione Gingold

Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)

ClassicTragicCharmingClever

Holly Golightly is an eccentric New York City playgirl determined to marry a Brazilian millionaire. But when young writer Paul Varjak moves into her apartment building, her past threatens to get in their way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  Audrey Hepburn  •  George Peppard  •  Patricia Neal  •  Buddy Ebsen

Holly Golightly is an eccentric New York City playgirl determined to marry a Brazilian millionaire. But when young writer Paul Varjak moves into her apartment building, her past threatens to get in their way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  Audrey Hepburn  •  George Peppard  •  Patricia Neal  •  Buddy Ebsen
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