Top Lighthearted Movies & TV Shows

Cast

James Corden

Rose Byrne

Domhnall Gleeson

David Oyelowo

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021)

7.0 903 votes

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family

Country: Australia, United States of America

Duration: 93 min.

Audience: PG

Story: Peter Rabbit runs away from his human family when he learns they are going to portray him in a bad light in their book. Soon, he crosses paths with an older rabbit who ropes him into a heist.

Style: lighthearted

Plot: sequel, based on children's book, rabbit, 3d animation, cheerful

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

Cast

Benicio del Toro

Adrien Brody

Tilda Swinton

Lu00e9a Seydoux

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021)

7.0 3.0K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Country: United States of America, Germany

Duration: 108 min.

Audience: R

Story: The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.

Style: lighthearted, whimsical

Plot: art collector, journalist, small town, poison, journalism, editor-in-chief, artist, imprisonment, ...

Time: 1970s

Place: france

Cast

Joey Cramer

Paul Reubens

Veronica Cartwright

Cliff DeYoung

Flight of the Navigator (1986)

7.0 954 votes

Genre: Adventure, Family, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 90 min.

Audience: PG

Story: 12-year-old David is accidentally knocked out in the forest near his home, but when he awakens eight years have passed. His family is overjoyed to have him back, but is just as perplexed as he is that he hasn't aged. When a NASA scientist discovers a UFO nearby, David gets the chance to unravel the mystery and recover the life he lost.

Style: lighthearted

Plot: farewell, artificial intelligence (a.i.), flying saucer, nasa, homesickness, extraterrestrial technology, time travel, alien, ...

Place: florida

Cast

Jake Gyllenhaal

Conor McGregor

Billy Magnussen

Travis Van Winkle

Road House (2024)

6.9 3.1K votes

Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 121 min.

Audience: R

Story: Ex-UFC fighter Dalton takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse, only to discover that this paradise is not all it seems.

Style: lighthearted

Plot: florida keys, mixed martial arts (mma), remake, bouncer, fighting, duringcreditsstinger, ufc

Cast

Nicholas Galitzine

Camila Mendes

Idris Elba

Jared Leto

Masters of the Universe (2026)

6.9 395 votes

Genre: Action, Fantasy, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 141 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: After being separated for 15 years, the Sword of Power leads Prince Adam back to Eternia, where he discovers his home shattered under the fiendish rule of Skeletor. To save his family and his world, Adam must join forces with his closest allies, Teela and Duncan/Man-At-Arms, and embrace his true destiny as He-Man — the most powerful man in the universe.

Style: lighthearted

Plot: skeleton, superhero, nostalgia, alien planet, based on toy, super power, reboot, warrior, ...

Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram

Cast

Minami Takayama

Wakana Yamazaki

Rikiya Koyama

Ryo Horikawa

Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram (2024)

6.9 75 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Crime

Country: Japan

Duration: 110 min.

Audience: 15

Story: A message has arrived from Kid the Phantom Thief, that he will steal a Japanese sword belonging to wealthy Onoe Family in Hakodate, Hokkaido. Conan and Heiji Hattori, who happened to be in Hakodate, are on the case to capture Kid. Coincidentally the family lawyer of Onoe is found murdered in the warehouse district, apparently slaughtered by a Japanese sword. The suspect is an investor/arms dealer who is said to be after Onoe family’s hidden treasure. In the North among cherry blossoms, the exciting hunt for treasure begins!

Style: lighthearted, romantic

Plot: detective, master thief, romance, sword fight, based on manga, samurai sword, anime, hokkaido, ...

Sabrina: The Animated Series (1999) TV Show

6.8 88 votes

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family

Country: United States of America, Canada

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 65

Audience: TV-Y7

Story: An animated prequel to the live-action show "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch," the series features 12-year-old Sabrina Spellman, who's half mortal and half witch. Though few people know of her powers, and her mortal uncle frequently warns her not to use her magic to solve problems, Sabrina still borrows spells from the Spookie Jar and gets into trouble with her friend Harvey.

Style: lighthearted

Plot: witch, magic, middle school, black cat, talking cat, amused, familiar

Phil of the Future (2004) TV Show

6.8 77 votes

Genre: Comedy, Family, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 43

Audience: TV-PG

Story: Meet the Diffy family, a futuristic family from the year 2121. When the eccentric dad, Lloyd, rents a time machine for their family vacation, everyone is excited. But then something goes wrong. Their time machine malfunctions and they are thrown out of the space/time continuum in the year 2004.

Style: lighthearted, romantic

Plot: time travel, fish out of water, sitcom, loving, hilarious, cheerful, earnest, hopeful, ...

Cast

Frances McDormand

Raymond Ochoa

Jeffrey Wright

Steve Zahn

The Good Dinosaur (2015)

6.7 6.1K votes

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Family

Country: United States of America

Duration: 93 min.

Audience: PG

Story: An epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend.

Style: lighthearted

Plot: friendship, tyrannosaurus rex, cartoon, friends, alternate history, dinosaur, fear, storm, ...

Cast

Emile Hirsch

Bruce Dern

Grace Park

Amanda Crew

Freaks (2019)

6.7 1.3K votes

Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller

Country: Canada, United States of America

Duration: 105 min.

Audience: R

Story: Kept locked inside the house by her father, 7-year-old Chloe lives in fear and fascination of the outside world, where Abnormals create a constant threat—or so she believes. When a mysterious stranger offers her a glimpse of what's really happening outside, Chloe soon finds that while the truth isn't so simple, the danger is very real.

Style: lighthearted

Plot: mind control, flying, escape, isolation, safe, psychic power, little girl, tears, ...

Time: near future

Cast

George Clooney

Brad Pitt

Al Pacino

Matt Damon

Ocean's Thirteen (2007)

6.7 6.9K votes

Genre: Crime, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 122 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Danny Ocean's team of criminals are back and composing a plan more personal than ever. When ruthless casino owner Willy Bank doublecrosses Reuben Tishkoff, causing a heart attack, Danny Ocean vows that he and his team will do anything to bring down Willy Bank along with everything he's got. Even if it means asking for help from an enemy.

Plot: casino, heart attack, con man, master thief, hidden camera, sequel, revenge, double cross, ...

Place: las vegas

Cast

Jennifer Lawrence

Andrew Barth Feldman

Laura Benanti

Natalie Morales

No Hard Feelings (2023)

6.7 3.9K votes

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Country: United States of America

Duration: 103 min.

Audience: R

Story: On the brink of losing her childhood home, Maddie discovers an intriguing job listing: wealthy helicopter parents looking for someone to “date” their introverted 19-year-old son, Percy, before he leaves for college. To her surprise, Maddie soon discovers the awkward Percy is no sure thing.

Style: lighthearted

Plot: friendship, older woman seduces younger guy, romcom, summer, new york state, teen comedy, hometown, bankruptcy, ...

Something's Gotta Give (2003)

6.6 1.8K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Country: United States of America

Duration: 128 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: When perpetually single, aging music industry exec Harry Sanborn, and his latest trophy girlfriend, Marin, arrive at her mother's beach house in the Hamptons, they find that her mother, playwright Erica Barry, also plans to stay for the weekend. Erica is scandalized by the relationship and Harry's sexist ways. But when Harry has a heart attack while there, and the doctor prescribes bedrest, his only option is to stay at the Barry home. Left in the care of Erica and his doctor, a love triangle starts to take shape.

Plot: new york city, paris, france, heart attack, age difference, womanizer, playwright, dating, ...

Cast

Matthew McConaughey

Bryce Dallas Howard

Edgar Ramu00edrez

Timothy Simons

Gold (2016)

6.6 1.8K votes

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 120 min.

Audience: R

Story: Kenny Wells, a modern-day prospector, hustler, and dreamer, is desperate for a lucky break. Left with few options, Wells teams up with an equally luckless geologist to execute a grandiose, last-ditch effort: to find gold deep in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia.

Style: lighthearted, intense

Plot: gold, fraud, wall street, mining, based on true story, gold mine, money, jungle, ...

Place: indonesia

Cast

Anna Kendrick

Justin Timberlake

Zooey Deschanel

Christopher Mintz-Plasse

Trolls (2016)

6.6 3.8K votes

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 92 min.

Audience: PG

Story: After the monstrous Bergens invade Troll Village, Princess Poppy, the happiest Troll ever born, and overly-cautious, curmudgeonly outcast Branch set off on a journey to rescue her friends. Their mission is full of adventure and mishaps, as this mismatched duo try to tolerate each other long enough to get the job done.

Style: lighthearted

Plot: friendship, hunger, villain, musical, based on toy, troll, aftercreditsstinger, duringcreditsstinger, ...

Cast

John Travolta

Miley Cyrus

Susie Essman

Mark Walton

Bolt (2008)

6.5 6.6K votes

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 98 min.

Audience: PG

Story: Bolt is the star of the biggest show in Hollywood. The only problem is, he thinks it's real. After he's accidentally shipped to New York City and separated from Penny, his beloved co-star and owner, Bolt must harness all his "super powers" to find a way home.

Style: lighthearted

Plot: hamster, human animal relationship, talking dog, animals, cat vs dog, aftercreditsstinger, duringcreditsstinger, talking cat, ...

Cast

Dwayne Johnson

Madison Pettis

Kyra Sedgwick

Roselyn Su00e1nchez

The Game Plan (2007)

6.5 2.2K votes

Genre: Comedy, Family

Country: United States of America

Duration: 110 min.

Audience: PG

Story: Bachelor football star Joe Kingman seems to have it all. He is wealthy and carefree, and his team is on the way to capturing a championship. Suddenly, he is tackled by some unexpected news: He has a young daughter, the result of a last fling with his ex-wife. Joe must learn to balance his personal and professional lives with the needs of his child.

Style: lighthearted, whimsical

Plot: sports, american football, bachelor, aerobics, tween girl, publicist, adoring

Cast

Kate Box

Madeleine Sami

Nina Oyama

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Deadloch (2023) TV Show

6.5 137 votes

Genre: Comedy, Crime

Country: Australia, United States of America

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 14

Audience: TV-MA

Story: Two vastly different female detectives are thrown together to solve the murder of a local man in the sleepy seaside hamlet of Deadloch.

Style: lighthearted

Plot: detective, murder, mysterious, complex, dramatic, hilarious, cheerful, embarrassed, ...

Cast

William Shatner

Leonard Nimoy

DeForest Kelley

James Doohan

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

6.5 2.0K votes

Genre: Adventure, Mystery, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 131 min.

Audience: G

Story: When an unidentified alien destroys three powerful Klingon cruisers, Captain James T. Kirk returns to the newly transformed U.S.S. Enterprise to take command.

Style: lighthearted

Plot: spacecraft, man vs machine, artificial intelligence (a.i.), self sacrifice, teleportation, san francisco, california, starship, ...

Cast

Anthony Michael Hall

Ilan Mitchell-Smith

Kelly LeBrock

Bill Paxton

Weird Science (1985)

6.5 1.6K votes

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Country: United States of America

Duration: 93 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a woman via their computer. Their living and breathing creation is a gorgeous woman, Lisa, whose purpose is to boost their confidence level by putting them into situations which require Gary and Wyatt to act like men.

Style: lighthearted, absurd, whimsical

Plot: chicago, illinois, nerd, biker, based on comic, morphing, mischievous, hilarious, ...

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