Top Lighthearted Movies & TV Shows

Cast

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Anna Chlumsky

Tony Hale

Reid Scott

Veep (2012) TV Show

7.5 531 votes

Genre: Comedy, War

Country: United States of America, United Kingdom

Seasons: 7

Episodes: 65

Audience: TV-MA

Story: A look into American politics, revolving around former Senator Selina Meyer who finds being Vice President of the United States is nothing like she expected and everything everyone ever warned her about.

Style: lighthearted

Plot: politics, female politician, political satire, vice president, aggressive, usa politics, political, political drama, ...

Cast

Tina Fey

Alec Baldwin

Tracy Morgan

Jane Krakowski

30 Rock (2006) TV Show

7.5 822 votes

Genre: Comedy

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 7

Episodes: 138

Audience: TV-14

Story: Liz Lemon, the head writer for a late-night TV variety show in New York, tries to juggle all the egos around her while chasing her own dream.

Style: lighthearted

Plot: new york city, writing, parody, female protagonist, writer, sketch comedy, employer employee relationship, sitcom, ...

Cast

Macaulay Culkin

Joe Pesci

Daniel Stern

John Heard

Home Alone (1990)

7.5 12.6K votes

Genre: Comedy, Family

Country: United States of America

Duration: 103 min.

Audience: PG

Story: Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. When thieves try to break into his home, he puts up a fight like no other.

Style: lighthearted

Plot: burglar, holiday, home, alone, family relationships, slapstick comedy, little boy, home invasion, ...

Cast

Billy Crystal

Meg Ryan

Carrie Fisher

Bruno Kirby

When Harry Met Sally... (1989)

7.4 4.6K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Country: United States of America

Duration: 96 min.

Audience: R

Story: Sex always gets in the way of friendships between men and women. At least, that's what Harry Burns believes. So when Harry meets Sally Albright and a deep friendship blossoms between them, Harry's determined not to let his attraction to Sally destroy it. But when a night of weakness ends in a morning of panic, can the pair avoid succumbing to Harry's fears by remaining friends and admitting they just might be the perfect match for each other?

Style: lighthearted

Plot: new year's eve, new york city, friendship, diner, holidays, in love with best friend, fake orgasm, reminiscent, ...

Cast

Rowan Blanchard

Auliu02bbi Cravalho

Isabella Ferreira

Tyler Alvarez

Crush (2022)

7.4 495 votes

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Country: United States of America

Duration: 93 min.

Story: When an aspiring young artist is forced to join her high school track team, she uses it as an opportunity to pursue the girl she's been harboring a long-time crush on. But she soon finds herself falling for an unexpected teammate and discovers what real love feels like.

Style: lighthearted, intimate, witty, whimsical

Plot: high school, love triangle, comedian, coming of age, art, high school friends, lgbt athlete, lgbt, ...

Cast

Tim Allen

Patricia Richardson

Earl Hindman

Richard Karn

Home Improvement (1991) TV Show

7.4 727 votes

Genre: Comedy

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 8

Episodes: 203

Audience: TV-PG

Story: The daily trials and tribulations of handyman Tim Taylor, a TV show host raising three boys with help from his loyal co-host, domineering wife, and unseen neighbor.

Style: lighthearted

Plot: family, blue collar worker, sitcom, handyman, joyful

Cast

Kim Young-cheol

Min Kyung-hoon

Kang Ho-dong

Lee Su-geun

Men on a Mission (2015) TV Show

7.4 42 votes

Genre: Comedy, Reality

Country: South Korea

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 538

Audience: TV-14

Story: Male celebs play make-believe as high schoolers, welcoming star transfer students every week and engaging in battles of witty humor and slapstick.

Style: lighthearted

Plot: classroom

Cast

Karl Urban

Zaris-Angel Hator

Jared Harris

Marianne Jean-Baptiste

The Sea Beast (2022)

7.3 1.7K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Animation

Country: United States of America

Duration: 115 min.

Audience: PG

Story: When a young girl stows away on the ship of a legendary sea monster hunter, they launch an epic journey into uncharted waters — and make history to boot.

Style: lighthearted

Plot: ship, orphan, sea monster, sea adventure, 3d animation, awestruck, cheerful

Time: 17th century

Cast

Jane Russell

Marilyn Monroe

Charles Coburn

Elliott Reid

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

7.3 1.1K votes

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Country: United States of America

Duration: 91 min.

Audience: U

Story: Lorelei Lee is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond, much to the disapproval of Gus' rich father, Esmond Sr., who thinks that Lorelei is just after his money. When Lorelei goes on a cruise accompanied only by her best friend, Dorothy Shaw, Esmond Sr. hires Ernie Malone, a private detective, to follow her and report any questionable behavior that would disqualify her from the marriage.

Style: lighthearted

Plot: robbery, paris, france, diamond, parent child relationship, jewelry, double wedding, musical, ...

Time: 1950s

Cast

Graham Norton

The Graham Norton Show (2007) TV Show

7.2 283 votes

Genre: Comedy, Documentary

Country: United Kingdom

Seasons: 33

Episodes: 546

Audience: TV-14

Story: Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.

Style: lighthearted

Plot: comedian, talk show, guest, celebrity interview, hilarious, informative

Mythic Quest (2020) TV Show

7.2 456 votes

Genre: Comedy

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 4

Episodes: 40

Audience: TV-MA

Story: Meet the team behind the biggest multiplayer video game of all time. But in a workplace focused on building worlds, molding heroes, and creating legends, the most hard-fought battles don’t occur in the game—they happen in the office.

Style: lighthearted

Plot: video game, sitcom, workplace comedy, video game development, mischievous, playful, hilarious, farcical, ...

Lars and the Real Girl (2007)

7.2 2.1K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Country: United States of America

Duration: 107 min.

Audience: PG-13

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 plastic woman. On the advice of a doctor, his family and the rest of the community go along with his delusion.

Style: lighthearted

Plot: dying and death, shyness, wisconsin, delusion, lone wolf, loss, loneliness, doll, ...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Cast

Micah Abbey

Shamon Brown Jr.

Nicolas Cantu

Brady Noon

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)

7.2 1.6K votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Comedy

Country: Canada, France

Duration: 100 min.

Audience: PG

Story: After years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers through heroic acts. Their new friend April O'Neil helps them take on a mysterious crime syndicate, but they soon get in over their heads when an army of mutants is unleashed upon them.

Style: lighthearted, whimsical

Plot: new york city, sibling relationship, skateboarding, crime fighter, superhero, turtle, based on comic, ninja, ...

Cast

William Shatner

Leonard Nimoy

DeForest Kelley

James Doohan

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

7.2 1.7K votes

Genre: Adventure, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 118 min.

Audience: PG

Story: When a huge alien probe enters the galaxy and begins to vaporize Earth's oceans, Kirk and his crew must travel back in time in order to bring back whales and save the planet.

Style: nostalgic, philosophical, lighthearted

Plot: spacecraft, saving the world, teleportation, san francisco, california, starship, whale, marine biologist, ...

Wild Cards (2024) TV Show

7.2 66 votes

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama

Country: Canada, United States of America

Seasons: 3

Episodes: 33

Audience: TV-14

Story: A spirited con woman and a demoted by-the-book detective are given the chance to redeem themselves. The catch? They have to find a way to work together each using their unique skills to solve crimes.

Style: lighthearted

Plot: detective, scammer, enthusiastic

Cast

Denzel Washington

James Woods

Kimberly Elise

Robert Duvall

John Q (2002)

7.1 2.7K votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 116 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it. Therefore, he decides to take a hospital full of patients hostage until the hospital puts his son's name on the donor's list.

Plot: chicago, illinois, parent child relationship, heart attack, kidnapping, heart disease, hostage-taking, hospital

Cast

Michael Nyqvist

Frida Hallgren

Helen Sju00f6holm

Lennart Ju00e4hkel

As It Is in Heaven (2004)

7.1 193 votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music

Country: Denmark, Sweden

Duration: 132 min.

Story: A musical romantic tragedy about a famous composer who moves back to his small hometown after having had heart troubles. His search for a simple everyday life leads him into teaching the local church choir, which is not easily accepted by the town yet the choir builds a great love for their teacher.

Plot: underdog, dying and death, mentally disabled, individual, secret love, concert, heart attack, loss of loved one, ...

Place: sweden

Cast

Andy Griffith

Daniel Roebuck

Carol Huston

Matlock (1986) TV Show

7.1 137 votes

Genre: Crime, Drama

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 9

Episodes: 194

Audience: TV-PG

Story: Thrifty, folksy and cantankerous, Matlock charges a premium for his services but is worth every penny: This renowned attorney, always clothed in his trademark light-gray suit and driving his signature Ford Crown Victoria, has an uncanny knack for finding overlooked clues and exposing murderers in dramatic courtroom scenes.

Style: lighthearted

Plot: court, lawyer, courtroom, elderly, criminal lawyer, mysterious, dramatic, compassionate

Cast

Hugh Grant

Alan Rickman

Emma Thompson

Liam Neeson

Love Actually (2003)

7.1 7.4K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Country: France, United Kingdom

Duration: 135 min.

Audience: R

Story: Eight very different couples deal with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London.

Style: lighthearted

Plot: london, england, usa president, rock star, school performance, love at first sight, holiday, war on terror, ...

Cast

Tatsuya Fujiwara

Kenichi Matsuyama

Asaka Seto

Shigeki Hosokawa

Death Note (2006)

7.1 800 votes

Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller

Country: Japan

Duration: 126 min.

Audience: R

Story: Light Yagami finds the "Death Note," a notebook with the power to kill, and decides to create a Utopia by killing the world's criminals, and soon the world's greatest detective, "L," is hired to find the mysterious murderer. An all out battle between the two greatest minds on earth begins and the winner will control the world.

Plot: suicide, police, heart attack, fbi, moral ambiguity, notebook, remake, murder, ...

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