Lighthearted movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant lighthearted movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out lighthearted, feel good, romantic comedy, humorous, entertaining and semi serious films and TV shows about / with coming of age, friendship, family, childhood, dialogue, runaway, storytelling, love, mentor and family relations plots mostly in Comedy, Romance and Drama genres shot in USA, Japan, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as lighthearted: 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), Overboard (1987), Uncle Buck (1989), Twigson in Trouble (2011), The Lady's Companion (2025), Once Upon a Mattress (1972), Can This Love Be Translated? (2026), She's Making a List (2025), Sunday Special (2024), Tulips in Spring (2016).
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List of lighthearted movies
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Bianca, a tenth grader, has never gone on a date, but she isn't allowed to go out with boys until her older sister Kat gets a boyfriend. The problem is, Kat rubs nearly everyone the wrong way. But Bianca and the guy she has her eye on, Joey, ...
Style:
romantic, teen, romantic comedy, rom com, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night, girls' night, kids ...
Plot:
high school, teenager, opposites attract, youth, fall in love, couples, teen romance, teenage life, enemies to lovers, love and romance, teenage love, initially antagonists ...
Time:
y2k, year 1999, 20th century, 90s, 80s
Place:
seattle, washington state, washington d.c., usa
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75K
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Heiress, Joanna Stayton hires carpenter, Dean Proffitt to build a closet on her yacht -- and refuses to pay him for the project when it's done. But after Joanna accidentally falls overboard and loses her memory, Dean sees an opportunity to get ...
Style:
feel good, light, entertaining, sentimental, funny ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, girls' night, kids, family outing ...
Plot:
rich woman poor man, memory loss, amnesia, love and romance, single father, father son relationship, family life, destiny, carpenter, pretend relationship, personality change, revenge ...
Time:
80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place:
oregon
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120K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
As an idle, good-natured bachelor, Uncle Buck is the last person you would think of to watch the kids. However, during a family crisis, he is suddenly left in charge of his nephew and nieces. Unaccustomed to suburban life, fun-loving Uncle Buck soon ...
Style:
feel good, funny, entertaining, light, touching ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
childhood, happy ending, family values, child care, when the parents are away, parents and children, babysitter, fish out of water, respect, mischievous children, siblings relations, babysitting ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
chicago, illinois, minnesota, wisconsin, usa ...
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Down-on-his-luck Koushi Nagumo wanders the streets unemployed, homeless and in search of his next meal. His fortunes improve after a chance meeting with a vivacious young woman whose proposition seemingly solves nearly all his problems. Thanks to ...
Style:
anime, ecchi, humorous, sincere, entertaining ...
Plot:
harem, dormitory, changing lives, teenage life, social problems, slice of life, teenager, sorority, college, fish out of water, college campus, heartwarming ...
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Genre: Family
Country: Norway
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
Little Brother has moved with his family, and a stick son has seen the day of light, but there is no new friends.
Style:
sentimental, semi serious, humorous, touching, lighthearted ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
friendship, imaginary friend, friends, imaginary, family relations, odd couple, youth, parents and children, disorder, mischievous children, heartwarming, child protagonist ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
europe
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Genre: Comedy, History, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Hired to find husbands for three wealthy sisters, chaperone Elena Bianda is drawn into a late 19th-century world of love, scandal and comic intrigue.
Style:
lighthearted, romantic comedy, feel good, twisted, cynical ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
marriage, female protagonist, wooing, chaperone, matchmaking, scandal, sisters, high society, class differences, romantic rivalry, social satire, gender roles ...
Time:
1880s, 19th century
Place:
madrid
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Doraemon, Nobita and his friends go to find Utopia, a perfect land in the sky where everyone lives with happiness, using an airship having a time warp function.
Style:
anime, lighthearted, satirical, funny, entertaining ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
utopia, teamwork, doraemon, adventurer, children, friendship, heartwarming, magic, fantasy world, parallel world, escapades, satire ...
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The second television adaptation of Once Upon a Mattress was broadcast on December 12, 1972, on CBS. This production, videotaped in color, included original Broadway cast members Burnett, Gilford and White, and also featured Bernadette Peters as ...
Style:
fairy tale, lighthearted, humorous, family comedy, romantic comedy ...
Plot:
adaptation, satire, happy ending, medieval, royal court, princess, palace intrigue, royalty, broadway, king, unplanned pregnancy, prince ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
TV show
Story:
Legendary highwayman Dick Turpin sets out on a series of wildly absurd escapades when he's made the reluctant leader of a band of outlaws—and tasked with outwitting utterly corrupt lawman Jonathan Wilde.
Style:
lighthearted, satirical, entertaining, captivating, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
escapades, satire, outlaw, highwayman, criminal gang, criminal, bandit, gang, anti hero, unhappiness, horse riding, cat and mouse ...
Place:
england
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The emotions of a celebrity and her interpreter get lost in translation as they travel the world filming a TV show. Will love find its own language?
Style:
lighthearted, heartfelt, romantic comedy, feel good, uplifting ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
translator, celebrity, love story, communication, opposites attract, chemistry, misunderstanding, showbiz, urban, intimacy, workplace romance, personal growth ...
Place:
south korea, seoul
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Naughty or Nice inspector Isabel Haynes doesn’t anticipate anything out of the ordinary when she’s assigned to evaluate 11-year-old Charlie Duncan. However, soon, Isabel falls for Charlie’s widowed father Jason, which makes her question the ...
Style:
lighthearted, feel good, romantic comedy, uplifting, sentimental
Plot:
christmas, holiday romance, heartwarming, single father, family drama, families, meet cute, mischievous children, widower, small town, ethical dilemma, snow ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
On the day of Gandhi Jayanti, when meat sale is prohibited nationwide, an 11-year-old girl goes on a quirky adventure in pursuit of a forbidden chicken curry.
Style:
lighthearted
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
child protagonist, small town, curiosity, slice of life, coming of age, social commentary, moral dilemma, determination, bittersweet, heartwarming, nostalgia, political satire ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
At Payden Farms, Rose meets Tom Novak — a handsome “flower broker” who acts as a liaison between the farm and local distributors — and discovers that the farm is faltering financially and that her parents are considering selling it to a ...
Style:
romantic, feel good, lighthearted, sentimental, humorous ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
getting home, happy ending, love, farm, enemies to lovers, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, opposites attract, lifestyle change, love and romance, life philosophy, family business, unlikely couple ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
The movie centers around Elizabeth who, with the support of her mother-in-law Nonna, is doing everything she can to keep her late husband’s once acclaimed — but now struggling — Italian restaurant afloat. With business going downhill, she is ...
Style:
lighthearted, thrilling, captivating, romantic comedy, feel good ...
Plot:
italian restaurant, cooking, love story, love affair, restaurant owner, male female relationship, love and romance, restaurateur, relationships, restaurant, love interest, heartwarming ...
Place:
washington state, hong kong
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Emily arrives home, hoping to visit her parents, only to discover that they are leaving on a trip of their own. As she stays at their house for the holidays, their HOA is determined to get Emily to participate in the neighborhood’s many Christmas ...
Style:
lighthearted, entertaining, captivating, touching, light ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, holiday, neighborhood, winter, female protagonist, love, love and romance, family relations, love story, relationships, christmas eve, small town ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Germany
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Chantal, an influencer with no followers, and her best friend Zeynep end up in a fairytale world thanks to an antique magic mirror that they think is a social media gimmick. The marriage-mad princes didn't expect such a badass princess. Thanks ...
Style:
fairy tale, lighthearted, entertaining, captivating, feel good ...
Plot:
magic, friendship, satire, female protagonist, female friendship, prince, magical, magical power, magical girl, wizard, wizards and magicians, adventure hero ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
A busy executive hires a rancher to care for her kids in a moment of panic. Little does she know he'll challenge her views of gender roles — and of love.
Style:
lighthearted, romantic comedy, feel good, emotional, humorous
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
opposites attract, nanny, gender roles, family drama, heartwarming, children, personal growth, chemistry, single parent, empowerment, rancher, village life ...
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
While job hunting, Naoya is taken by a mysterious girl to a magical land where he is installed in the harem of the succubus Princess Lotte. Thanks to trauma from her childhood, Lotte hates men and surrounds herself with lots of other women, who all ...
Style:
anime, ecchi, lighthearted, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
succubus, harem, princess, supernatural, fantasy world, creature, grownups, satire, parent child relationship, loneliness, palace, single father ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Sae Iwata, a slightly tougher-than-average girl, falls for the gentle smile of Koki Kamishiro, a delicate boy, back in elementary school. By the time they enter junior high school, Koki has grown into a charming and popular teen who now feels out of ...
Style:
shoujo, lighthearted, romantic drama, anime, complex
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
friendship, slice of life, teen romance, childhood friend, first love, crush, high school life, coming of age, female protagonist, unrequited love, self discovery, popularity ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The Devil Wears Prada is about a young journalist who moves to New York to work in the fashion industry. Her boss however is extremely demanding and cruel and won’t let her succeed if she doesn’t fit into the high class elegant look of their ...
Style:
romantic, funny, feel good, romantic drama, teen ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, family friendly, date night ...
Plot:
fashion, fashion industry, women, city life, journalism, workplace intrigue, strong female character, workplace situations, career woman, relationship vs career, designer, journalist ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, miami, boston, france ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When mild-mannered Martin Harvey finds out that he has inherited a vintage yacht, he decides to take his family on a Caribbean vacation to retrieve the vessel. Upon arriving on a small island and realizing that the ship is in rough shape, Martin and ...
Style:
funny, humorous, hilarious, cult classic, lighthearted ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
sailing, boat, sea, female nudity, childhood, bare breasts, naked woman, skinny dipping, smoking, seafaring, underdog, outlaw ...
Time:
90s
Place:
caribbean, fictional island, puerto rico, chicago, cuba
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Extremely shy Lars finds it impossible to make friends or socialize. His brother and sister-in-law worry about him, so when he announces that he has a girlfriend he met on the Internet, they are overjoyed. But Lars' new lady is a life-size ...
Style:
touching, humorous, depressing, sweet, melancholic ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
loneliness, mental illness, sex doll, shyness, doll, delusion, bittersweet, young man, introvert, small town, forbidden love, character study ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, future, 21st century
Place:
usa, wisconsin, new jersey
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite of passage: he must kill a dragon to prove his warrior mettle. But after downing a feared dragon, he realizes that he no longer wants to destroy it, ...
Style:
feel good, fairy tale, exciting, 3d animation, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, pre-teens ...
Plot:
dragon, friendship, viking, unlikely friendships, creature, friends, medieval, imaginary, love, happy ending, magic, father son relationship ...
Time:
medieval times, year 2010, middle ages, 2000s, 2010s
Place:
scandinavia, fictional island, europe, seattle
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Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
New York meets the west in this comedy starring Billy Crystal. Three New York business men decide to take a 'Wild West' vacation that turns out to not be the relaxing vacation they had envisioned.
Style:
feel good, funny, humorous, clever, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night
Plot:
fish out of water, friendship, midlife crisis, vacation, buddies, childhood, mentor, buddy, radio, treasure hunt, food, rain ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, colorado, new york, new mexico, spain ...
Is relevant?
572K
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan, China, Russia
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When the Valley of Peace is threatened, lazy Po the panda discovers his destiny as the "chosen one" and trains to become a kung fu hero, but transforming the unsleek slacker into a brave warrior won't be easy. It's up to Master ...
Style:
feel good, entertaining, computer animated, 3d animation, epic fantasy ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, toddlers ...
Plot:
kung fu, martial arts, mentor, talking animal, warrior, chosen one, master, furry, training, good versus evil, transformation, pride and honor ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s
Place:
china, asia, iran, ancient china, seattle
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
After telling the story of Flint's last journey to young Jim Hawkins, Billy Bones has a heart attack and dies just as Jim and his friends are attacked by pirates. The gang escapes into the town where they hire out a boat and crew to find the ...
Style:
light, cute, lighthearted, exciting, humorous ...
Audience:
family friendly, date night, family outing, kids, adult ...
Plot:
muppets, island, childhood, swashbuckler, ship, pirate ship, puppetry, youth, hunter, treasure hunter, water, young heroes ...
Time:
90s, year 1996, 20th century
Place:
fictional island
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The adventures of a group of Texas teens on their last day of school in 1976, centering on student Randall Floyd, who moves easily among stoners, jocks and geeks. Floyd is a star athlete, but he also likes smoking weed, which presents a conundrum ...
Style:
teen, cult classic, feel good, sentimental, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, high school, adolescence, teenager, friendship, stoner, adolescence vs adulthood, party, last day of school, bullying, student, drug ...
Time:
70s, year 1976, 90s, year 1993, 20th century ...
Place:
texas, austin texas, midwest, seattle, usa ...
Is relevant?
231K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
On the brink of a midlife crisis, 30-something Mike O'Donnell wishes he could have a "do-over." And that's exactly what he gets when he wakes up one morning to find he's 17 years old again. With his adult mind stuck inside ...
Style:
romantic, feel good, teen, entertaining, funny ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, kids, family outing, family friendly ...
Plot:
high school, youth, body swapping, teenage life, popularity, adolescence vs adulthood, teenager, coming of age, high school life, transformation, high school sports, teenage girl ...
Time:
2000s, year 2009, 80s, year 1989, future ...
Place:
los angeles, new jersey, california
Is relevant?
578K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Follows seemingly unrelated people as their lives begin to intertwine while they fall in – and out – of love. Affections languish and develop as Christmas draws near.
Style:
romantic, feel good, sentimental, touching, rom com ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night, teens, kids
Plot:
christmas, love, holiday, multiple storylines, love story, love and romance, couples, fall in love, relationships, marriage, first love, couple relations ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
london, england, europe, britain, united kingdom ...
Is relevant?
137K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
30 Rock is an American television comedy series that ran on NBC from October 11, 2006, to January 31, 2013, and was created by Tina Fey. The series, which is loosely based on Fey's experiences as head writer for Saturday Night Live, takes place ...
Style:
sitcom, parody, humorous, spoof, not serious ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
workplace, employer employee relationship, friendship, female protagonist, showbiz, comedian, topical humor, actress, actor, pop culture, stand up comedian, celebrity impersonation ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, seattle
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