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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

BeautifulCharmingFunMusical

At the urging of his gargoyle pals, Quasimodo leaves Notre Dame tower against the wishes of his guardian, the evil Judge Claude Frollo. He ventures out to the Festival of Fools and finds his first true friend, a Romani woman named Esmeralda, who entrusts him with a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Trousdale  •  Kirk Wise
CAST:  Tom Hulce  •  Demi Moore  •  Jason Alexander  •  Kevin Kline

At the urging of his gargoyle pals, Quasimodo leaves Notre Dame tower against the wishes of his guardian, the evil Judge Claude Frollo. He ventures out to the Festival of Fools and finds his first true friend, a Romani woman named Esmeralda, who entrusts him with a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Trousdale  •  Kirk Wise
CAST:  Tom Hulce  •  Demi Moore  •  Jason Alexander  •  Kevin Kline

Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)

EnjoyableFunMusicalLighthearted

Lovely, gifted Irene Foster hopes that her childhood sweetheart-turned Broadway producer Robert Gordon will recognize her--and her talent. Gordon is too busy sparring with a dirt-dishing gossip columnist to notice, but his wisecracking, heart-of-gold secretary ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Jack Benny  •  Eleanor Powell  •  Robert Taylor  •  Una Merkel

Lovely, gifted Irene Foster hopes that her childhood sweetheart-turned Broadway producer Robert Gordon will recognize her--and her talent. Gordon is too busy sparring with a dirt-dishing gossip columnist to notice, but his wisecracking, heart-of-gold secretary ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Jack Benny  •  Eleanor Powell  •  Robert Taylor  •  Una Merkel

Jason and the Argonauts (1963)

ClassicFunThrillingLighthearted

Jason, a fearless sailor and explorer, returns to his home land of Thessaly after a long voyage to claim his rightful throne. He learns, however, that he must first find the magical Golden Fleece. To do so, he must embark on an epic quest fraught with fantastic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Chaffey
CAST:  Todd Armstrong  •  Nancy Kovack  •  Gary Raymond  •  Laurence Naismith

Jason, a fearless sailor and explorer, returns to his home land of Thessaly after a long voyage to claim his rightful throne. He learns, however, that he must first find the magical Golden Fleece. To do so, he must embark on an epic quest fraught with fantastic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Chaffey
CAST:  Todd Armstrong  •  Nancy Kovack  •  Gary Raymond  •  Laurence Naismith

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Shakespeare in Love (1998)

ClassicRomanticBeautifulCharming

Young Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, "Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter," before it's even written. When a lovely noblewoman auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love -- and his play finds a new life (and title). As their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Madden
CAST:  Joseph Fiennes  •  Gwyneth Paltrow  •  Geoffrey Rush  •  Tom Wilkinson

Young Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, "Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter," before it's even written. When a lovely noblewoman auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love -- and his play finds a new life (and title). As their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Madden
CAST:  Joseph Fiennes  •  Gwyneth Paltrow  •  Geoffrey Rush  •  Tom Wilkinson

Father Goose (1964)

CharmingClassicRomanticFun

During World War II, South Sea beachcomber Walter Eckland is persuaded to spy on planes passing over his island. He gets more than he bargained for as schoolteacher Catherine Frenau arrives on the run from the Japanese with her pupils in tow!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Nelson
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Leslie Caron  •  Trevor Howard  •  Jack Good

During World War II, South Sea beachcomber Walter Eckland is persuaded to spy on planes passing over his island. He gets more than he bargained for as schoolteacher Catherine Frenau arrives on the run from the Japanese with her pupils in tow!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Nelson
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Leslie Caron  •  Trevor Howard  •  Jack Good

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

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

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

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

Victor/Victoria (1982)

MusicalCleverFunFunny

A struggling female soprano finds work playing a male female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  Julie Andrews  •  James Garner  •  Robert Preston  •  Lesley Ann Warren

A struggling female soprano finds work playing a male female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  Julie Andrews  •  James Garner  •  Robert Preston  •  Lesley Ann Warren

Sixteen Candles (1984)

FunClassicCuteLighthearted

A teenage girl deals with her parents forgetting her birthday and a crush on her high school's heartthrob.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Hughes
CAST:  Molly Ringwald  •  Anthony Michael Hall  •  John Cusack  •  Gedde Watanabe

A teenage girl deals with her parents forgetting her birthday and a crush on her high school's heartthrob.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Hughes
CAST:  Molly Ringwald  •  Anthony Michael Hall  •  John Cusack  •  Gedde Watanabe

Casanova (2005)

Action-packedBeautifulCharmingClassic

With a reputation for seducing members of the opposite sex, regardless of their marital status, a notorious womanizer discovers a beauty who seems impervious to his charms. However, as he continues to pursue the indifferent lady, he finds himself falling in love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lasse Hallström
CAST:  Heath Ledger  •  Sienna Miller  •  Jeremy Irons  •  Oliver Platt

With a reputation for seducing members of the opposite sex, regardless of their marital status, a notorious womanizer discovers a beauty who seems impervious to his charms. However, as he continues to pursue the indifferent lady, he finds himself falling in love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lasse Hallström
CAST:  Heath Ledger  •  Sienna Miller  •  Jeremy Irons  •  Oliver Platt
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