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Bugsy Malone (1976)

ClassicCuteMusicalLighthearted

New York, 1929, a war rages between two rival gangsters, Fat Sam and Dandy Dan. Dan is in possession of a new and deadly weapon, the dreaded "splurge gun". As the custard pies fly, Bugsy Malone, an all-round nice guy, falls for Blousey Brown, a singer at Fat Sam's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Parker
CAST:  Jodie Foster  •  Martin Lev  •  John Cassisi  •  Scott Baio

New York, 1929, a war rages between two rival gangsters, Fat Sam and Dandy Dan. Dan is in possession of a new and deadly weapon, the dreaded "splurge gun". As the custard pies fly, Bugsy Malone, an all-round nice guy, falls for Blousey Brown, a singer at Fat Sam's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Parker
CAST:  Jodie Foster  •  Martin Lev  •  John Cassisi  •  Scott Baio

Bye Bye Birdie (1963)

ClassicFunMusicalLighthearted

A singer goes to a small town for a performance before he is drafted.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Sidney
CAST:  Janet Leigh  •  Dick Van Dyke  •  Ann-Margret  •  Maureen Stapleton

A singer goes to a small town for a performance before he is drafted.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Sidney
CAST:  Janet Leigh  •  Dick Van Dyke  •  Ann-Margret  •  Maureen Stapleton

Kiss Me Kate (1953)

ClassicCuteFunMusical

Fred and Lilli are a divorced pair of actors who are brought together by Cole Porter who has written a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course, the couple seem to act a great deal like the characters they play. A fight on the opening night threatens ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Sidney
CAST:  Kathryn Grayson  •  Howard Keel  •  Ann Miller  •  Keenan Wynn

Fred and Lilli are a divorced pair of actors who are brought together by Cole Porter who has written a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course, the couple seem to act a great deal like the characters they play. A fight on the opening night threatens ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Sidney
CAST:  Kathryn Grayson  •  Howard Keel  •  Ann Miller  •  Keenan Wynn

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

ClassicEnjoyableMusicalLighthearted

In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Donen
CAST:  Howard Keel  •  Jeff Richards  •  Russ Tamblyn  •  Tommy Rall

In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Donen
CAST:  Howard Keel  •  Jeff Richards  •  Russ Tamblyn  •  Tommy Rall

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970)

ChristmasClassicCuteMusical

A postman, S.D. Kluger, decides to answer some of the most common questions about Santa Claus, and tells us about a baby named Kris who is raised by a family of elf toymakers named Kringle. When Kris grows up, he wants to deliver toys to the children of Sombertown. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jules Bass  •  Arthur Rankin, Jr.
CAST:  Fred Astaire  •  Mickey Rooney  •  Keenan Wynn  •  Paul Frees

A postman, S.D. Kluger, decides to answer some of the most common questions about Santa Claus, and tells us about a baby named Kris who is raised by a family of elf toymakers named Kringle. When Kris grows up, he wants to deliver toys to the children of Sombertown. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jules Bass  •  Arthur Rankin, Jr.
CAST:  Fred Astaire  •  Mickey Rooney  •  Keenan Wynn  •  Paul Frees

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

Cats Don't Dance (1997)

FunnyCuteMusicalLighthearted

Danny, an ambitious singing and dancing cat, goes to Hollywood and overcomes several obstacles to fulfill his dream of becoming a movie star.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Dindal
CAST:  Scott Bakula  •  Jasmine Guy  •  Natalie Cole  •  Ashley Peldon

Danny, an ambitious singing and dancing cat, goes to Hollywood and overcomes several obstacles to fulfill his dream of becoming a movie star.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Dindal
CAST:  Scott Bakula  •  Jasmine Guy  •  Natalie Cole  •  Ashley Peldon

The Glenn Miller Story (1954)

ClassicFunMusicalLighthearted

A vibrant tribute to one of America's legendary bandleaders, charting Glenn Miller's rise from obscurity and poverty to fame and wealth in the early 1940s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Mann
CAST:  James Stewart  •  June Allyson  •  Harry Morgan  •  Charles Drake

A vibrant tribute to one of America's legendary bandleaders, charting Glenn Miller's rise from obscurity and poverty to fame and wealth in the early 1940s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Mann
CAST:  James Stewart  •  June Allyson  •  Harry Morgan  •  Charles Drake

Mozhi (2007)

Thought provokingCuteMusicalLighthearted

A musician's love towards a stubborn deaf woman makes her eventually realize that there is more to her life than she previously thought.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Radha Mohan
CAST:  Prithviraj Sukumaran  •  Jyothika  •  Prakash Raj  •  Swarnamalya

A musician's love towards a stubborn deaf woman makes her eventually realize that there is more to her life than she previously thought.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Radha Mohan
CAST:  Prithviraj Sukumaran  •  Jyothika  •  Prakash Raj  •  Swarnamalya

Mamma Mia! (2008)

MusicalCuteMindlessLighthearted

An independent, single mother who owns a small hotel on a Greek island is about to marry off the spirited young daughter she's raised alone. But, the daughter has secretly invited three of her mother's ex-lovers in the hopes of finding her biological father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phyllida Lloyd
CAST:  Meryl Streep  •  Pierce Brosnan  •  Amanda Seyfried  •  Colin Firth

An independent, single mother who owns a small hotel on a Greek island is about to marry off the spirited young daughter she's raised alone. But, the daughter has secretly invited three of her mother's ex-lovers in the hopes of finding her biological father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phyllida Lloyd
CAST:  Meryl Streep  •  Pierce Brosnan  •  Amanda Seyfried  •  Colin Firth

Undercover Brother (2002)

ClassicCuteFunWhimsical

An Afro-American organization, the B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D., is in permanent fight against a white organization "The Man" defending the values of the black people in North America. When the Afro-American candidate Gen. Warren Boutwell behaves strangely in his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Malcolm D. Lee
CAST:  Eddie Griffin  •  Chris Kattan  •  Denise Richards  •  Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

An Afro-American organization, the B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D., is in permanent fight against a white organization "The Man" defending the values of the black people in North America. When the Afro-American candidate Gen. Warren Boutwell behaves strangely in his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Malcolm D. Lee
CAST:  Eddie Griffin  •  Chris Kattan  •  Denise Richards  •  Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

The Wedding Singer (1998)

FunnyRomanticMindlessCute

Robbie, a local rock star turned wedding singer, is dumped on the day of his wedding. Meanwhile, waitress Julia finally sets a wedding date with her fiancée Glenn. When Julia and Robbie meet and hit it off, they find that things are more complicated than anybody ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Coraci
CAST:  Adam Sandler  •  Drew Barrymore  •  Christine Taylor  •  Allen Covert

Robbie, a local rock star turned wedding singer, is dumped on the day of his wedding. Meanwhile, waitress Julia finally sets a wedding date with her fiancée Glenn. When Julia and Robbie meet and hit it off, they find that things are more complicated than anybody ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Coraci
CAST:  Adam Sandler  •  Drew Barrymore  •  Christine Taylor  •  Allen Covert

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

The Artist (2011)

ClassicThought provokingBeautifulBoring

Hollywood, 1927: As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michel Hazanavicius
CAST:  Jean Dujardin  •  Bérénice Bejo  •  John Goodman  •  James Cromwell

Hollywood, 1927: As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michel Hazanavicius
CAST:  Jean Dujardin  •  Bérénice Bejo  •  John Goodman  •  James Cromwell

Mujhse Dosti Karoge! (2002)

MusicalBeautifulCuteEmotional

A man falls in love with his childhood friend, but her sister is the one who reciprocates his feelings.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunal Kohli
CAST:  Hrithik Roshan  •  Rani Mukerji  •  Kareena Kapoor Khan  •  Satish Shah

A man falls in love with his childhood friend, but her sister is the one who reciprocates his feelings.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunal Kohli
CAST:  Hrithik Roshan  •  Rani Mukerji  •  Kareena Kapoor Khan  •  Satish Shah

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

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

Happy Feet (2006)

CleverCuteFunMusical

Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce!  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Miller
CAST:  Lombardo Boyar  •  Robin Williams  •  Johnny A. Sanchez  •  Carlos Alazraqui

Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce!  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Miller
CAST:  Lombardo Boyar  •  Robin Williams  •  Johnny A. Sanchez  •  Carlos Alazraqui

The Italian Job (1969)

HeistClassicAction-packedLighthearted

Charlie's got a 'job' to do. Having just left prison he finds one of his friends has attempted a high-risk job in Torino, Italy, right under the nose of the mafia. Charlie's friend doesn't get very far, so Charlie takes over the 'job'. Using three Mini Coopers, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Collinson
CAST:  Michael Caine  •  Noël Coward  •  Benny Hill  •  Margaret Blye

Charlie's got a 'job' to do. Having just left prison he finds one of his friends has attempted a high-risk job in Torino, Italy, right under the nose of the mafia. Charlie's friend doesn't get very far, so Charlie takes over the 'job'. Using three Mini Coopers, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Collinson
CAST:  Michael Caine  •  Noël Coward  •  Benny Hill  •  Margaret Blye

Born Free (1966)

ClassicCharmingCuteReal

At a national park in Kenya, English game warden George Adamson and his wife, Joy, care for three orphaned lion cubs. After the two larger lions are shipped off to a zoo in the Netherlands, the smallest of the three, Elsa, stays with the couple. When Elsa is blamed ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Hill
CAST:  Virginia McKenna  •  Bill Travers  •  Geoffrey Keen  •  Peter Lukoye

At a national park in Kenya, English game warden George Adamson and his wife, Joy, care for three orphaned lion cubs. After the two larger lions are shipped off to a zoo in the Netherlands, the smallest of the three, Elsa, stays with the couple. When Elsa is blamed ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Hill
CAST:  Virginia McKenna  •  Bill Travers  •  Geoffrey Keen  •  Peter Lukoye
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