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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Authors Anonymous (2014)

CuteFunLighthearted

When a dysfunctional group of unpublished writers accept Hannah into their fold, the last thing they expect is her overnight success. Can these lovable misfits achieve their artistic dreams and avoid killing one another in the process?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ellie Kanner
CAST:  Kaley Cuoco  •  Chris Klein  •  Teri Polo  •  Dylan Walsh

When a dysfunctional group of unpublished writers accept Hannah into their fold, the last thing they expect is her overnight success. Can these lovable misfits achieve their artistic dreams and avoid killing one another in the process?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ellie Kanner
CAST:  Kaley Cuoco  •  Chris Klein  •  Teri Polo  •  Dylan Walsh

A Little Bit of Heaven (2011)

CharmingCuteEnjoyableFun

A guarded woman finds out she's dying of cancer but, when she meets her match, the threat of falling in love is scarier than death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicole Kassell
CAST:  Kate Hudson  •  Gael García Bernal  •  Romany Malco  •  Kathy Bates

A guarded woman finds out she's dying of cancer but, when she meets her match, the threat of falling in love is scarier than death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicole Kassell
CAST:  Kate Hudson  •  Gael García Bernal  •  Romany Malco  •  Kathy Bates

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

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

Man's Favorite Sport? (1964)

ClassicFunGoofyLighthearted

Roger Willoughby is a renowned fishing expert, who, unbeknownst to his friends, co-workers, or boss, has never cast a line in his life. One day, he crosses paths with Abigail Paige, a sweetly annoying girl who has just badgered his boss into signing Roger up for an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Hawks
CAST:  Rock Hudson  •  Paula Prentiss  •  Maria Perschy  •  John McGiver

Roger Willoughby is a renowned fishing expert, who, unbeknownst to his friends, co-workers, or boss, has never cast a line in his life. One day, he crosses paths with Abigail Paige, a sweetly annoying girl who has just badgered his boss into signing Roger up for an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Hawks
CAST:  Rock Hudson  •  Paula Prentiss  •  Maria Perschy  •  John McGiver

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

Dumbo (1941)

ClassicCuteEmotionalFun

Dumbo is a baby elephant born with over-sized ears and a supreme lack of confidence. But thanks to his even more diminutive buddy Timothy the Mouse, the pint-sized pachyderm learns to surmount all obstacles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wilfred Jackson  •  Jack Kinney  •  Ben Sharpsteen  •  Bill Roberts  •  Samuel Armstrong  •  Norman Ferguson
CAST:  Sterling Holloway  •  Herman Bing  •  John McLeish  •  Sarah Selby

Dumbo is a baby elephant born with over-sized ears and a supreme lack of confidence. But thanks to his even more diminutive buddy Timothy the Mouse, the pint-sized pachyderm learns to surmount all obstacles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wilfred Jackson  •  Jack Kinney  •  Ben Sharpsteen  •  Bill Roberts  •  Samuel Armstrong  •  Norman Ferguson
CAST:  Sterling Holloway  •  Herman Bing  •  John McLeish  •  Sarah Selby

Life with Father (1947)

CharmingClassicFunSimple

A straitlaced turn-of-the-century father presides over a family of boys and the mother who really rules the roost.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  William Powell  •  Irene Dunne  •  Elizabeth Taylor  •  Edmund Gwenn

A straitlaced turn-of-the-century father presides over a family of boys and the mother who really rules the roost.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  William Powell  •  Irene Dunne  •  Elizabeth Taylor  •  Edmund Gwenn

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

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
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