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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

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (2000)

CharmingMusicalLighthearted

Joseph, the favored son of Jacob, is betrayed by his jealous brothers, sold into slavery, and driven to Egypt. Though beset with adversity, Joseph perseveres through wit and faith and becomes the Governor of Egypt, second only to the Pharaoh.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Mallet  •  Stephen Pimlott
CAST:  Donny Osmond  •  Maria Friedman  •  Richard Attenborough  •  Joan Collins

Joseph, the favored son of Jacob, is betrayed by his jealous brothers, sold into slavery, and driven to Egypt. Though beset with adversity, Joseph perseveres through wit and faith and becomes the Governor of Egypt, second only to the Pharaoh.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Mallet  •  Stephen Pimlott
CAST:  Donny Osmond  •  Maria Friedman  •  Richard Attenborough  •  Joan Collins

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

National Velvet (1945)

CharmingClassicLighthearted

Mi Taylor is a young wanderer and opportunist who finds himself in the quiet English countryside home of the Brown family. The youngest daughter, Velvet, has a passion for horses and when she wins the spirited steed Pie in a town lottery, Mi is encouraged to train ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clarence Brown
CAST:  Mickey Rooney  •  Donald Crisp  •  Elizabeth Taylor  •  Anne Revere

Mi Taylor is a young wanderer and opportunist who finds himself in the quiet English countryside home of the Brown family. The youngest daughter, Velvet, has a passion for horses and when she wins the spirited steed Pie in a town lottery, Mi is encouraged to train ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clarence Brown
CAST:  Mickey Rooney  •  Donald Crisp  •  Elizabeth Taylor  •  Anne Revere

Clue (1985)

CharmingClassicFunLighthearted

Clue finds six colorful dinner guests gathered at the mansion of their host, Mr. Boddy -- who turns up dead after his secret is exposed: He was blackmailing all of them. With the killer among them, the guests and Boddy's chatty butler must suss out the culprit ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Lynn
CAST:  Lesley Ann Warren  •  Christopher Lloyd  •  Eileen Brennan  •  Tim Curry

Clue finds six colorful dinner guests gathered at the mansion of their host, Mr. Boddy -- who turns up dead after his secret is exposed: He was blackmailing all of them. With the killer among them, the guests and Boddy's chatty butler must suss out the culprit ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Lynn
CAST:  Lesley Ann Warren  •  Christopher Lloyd  •  Eileen Brennan  •  Tim Curry

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

Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)

FunnyCharmingMusicalLighthearted

Millie Dillmount, a fearless young lady fresh from Salina, Kansas, determined to experience Life, sets out to see the world in the rip-roaring Twenties. With high spirits and wearing one of those new high hemlines, she arrives in New York to test the "modern" ideas ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Roy Hill
CAST:  Julie Andrews  •  Mary Tyler Moore  •  Carol Channing  •  James Fox

Millie Dillmount, a fearless young lady fresh from Salina, Kansas, determined to experience Life, sets out to see the world in the rip-roaring Twenties. With high spirits and wearing one of those new high hemlines, she arrives in New York to test the "modern" ideas ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Roy Hill
CAST:  Julie Andrews  •  Mary Tyler Moore  •  Carol Channing  •  James Fox

Avanti! (1972)

FunnyCharmingClassicCute

A successful businessman goes to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon-father's body only to discover dad died with his mistress of long standing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Wilder
CAST:  Jack Lemmon  •  Juliet Mills  •  Clive Revill  •  Edward Andrews

A successful businessman goes to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon-father's body only to discover dad died with his mistress of long standing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Wilder
CAST:  Jack Lemmon  •  Juliet Mills  •  Clive Revill  •  Edward Andrews

I Love Melvin (1953)

CharmingEnjoyableMusicalLighthearted

Melvin Hoover, a budding photographer for Look magazine, accidentally bumps into a young actress named Judy LeRoy in the park. They start to talk and Melvin soon offers to do a photo spread of her. His boss, however, has no intention of using the photos. Melvin ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Weis
CAST:  Donald O'Connor  •  Debbie Reynolds  •  Una Merkel  •  Richard Anderson

Melvin Hoover, a budding photographer for Look magazine, accidentally bumps into a young actress named Judy LeRoy in the park. They start to talk and Melvin soon offers to do a photo spread of her. His boss, however, has no intention of using the photos. Melvin ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Weis
CAST:  Donald O'Connor  •  Debbie Reynolds  •  Una Merkel  •  Richard Anderson

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

Walk Don't Run (1966)

CharmingClassicCuteEnjoyable

During the housing shortage of the Summer Olympic Games in 1964, two men and a woman share a small apartment in Tokyo, and the older man soon starts playing Cupid to the younger pair.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Walters
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Samantha Eggar  •  Jim Hutton  •  John Standing

During the housing shortage of the Summer Olympic Games in 1964, two men and a woman share a small apartment in Tokyo, and the older man soon starts playing Cupid to the younger pair.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Walters
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Samantha Eggar  •  Jim Hutton  •  John Standing

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

Geek Charming (2011)

CharmingCuteEnjoyableLighthearted

Film geek Josh is looking for the subject of his new documentary when a chance meeting puts the perfect star in his sights—Dylan, his school's most popular junior. But Dylan's hopes of using the film to become Blossom Queen don't quite match with Josh's goal to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeffrey Hornaday
CAST:  Sarah Hyland  •  Matt Prokop  •  Sasha Pieterse  •  Lili Simmons

Film geek Josh is looking for the subject of his new documentary when a chance meeting puts the perfect star in his sights—Dylan, his school's most popular junior. But Dylan's hopes of using the film to become Blossom Queen don't quite match with Josh's goal to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeffrey Hornaday
CAST:  Sarah Hyland  •  Matt Prokop  •  Sasha Pieterse  •  Lili Simmons

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

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

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DIRECTION:  Marcos Jorge
CAST:  Malu Bierrenbach  •  Lui Strassburger

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

White Christmas (1954)

CharmingEnjoyableMusicalLighthearted

Two talented song-and-dance men team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business. In time they befriend and become romantically involved with the beautiful Haynes sisters who comprise a sister act.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  Bing Crosby  •  Danny Kaye  •  Rosemary Clooney  •  Vera-Ellen

Two talented song-and-dance men team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business. In time they befriend and become romantically involved with the beautiful Haynes sisters who comprise a sister act.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  Bing Crosby  •  Danny Kaye  •  Rosemary Clooney  •  Vera-Ellen

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
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