Top Whimsical Movies & TV Shows

Cast

Jay Baruchel

Gerard Butler

Craig Ferguson

America Ferrera

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

7.9 14.5K votes

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Family

Country: United States of America

Duration: 98 min.

Audience: PG

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, and instead befriends the beast – which he names Toothless – much to the chagrin of his warrior father.

Style: lighthearted, intimate, witty, romantic, whimsical

Plot: friendship, ship, blacksmith, island, based on novel or book, flying, arena, village, ...

Cast

Tom Hanks

Caleb Landry Jones

Oscar Avila

Lora Martinez-Cunningham

Finch (2021)

7.8 4.1K votes

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America, India

Duration: 116 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: On a post-apocalyptic Earth, a robot, built to protect the life of his dying creator's beloved dog, learns about life, love, friendship, and what it means to be human.

Style: provocative, witty, whimsical

Plot: post-apocalyptic future, survival, robot, taunting, questioning, journey, speculative, humanity, ...

Cast

Ricardo Daru00edn

Gastu00f3n Pauls

Leticia Bru00e9dice

Gabo Correa

Nine Queens (2000)

7.8 828 votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Country: Argentina

Duration: 114 min.

Audience: R

Story: Two con artists try to swindle a stamp collector by selling him a sheet of counterfeit rare stamps, the "nine queens".

Style: absurd, whimsical

Plot: hotel, con man, stamp, partner, money, revenge, scam, double crossed, ...

Cast

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Nobuko Miyamoto

Ken Watanabe

Koji Yakusho

Tampopo (1985)

7.8 438 votes

Genre: Comedy

Country: Japan

Duration: 115 min.

Audience: NR

Story: In this humorous paean to the joys of food, a pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit roadside shop selling ramen noodles. The widowed owner, Tampopo, begs them to help her turn her establishment into a paragon of the "art of noodle-soup making". Interspersed are satirical vignettes about the importance of food to different aspects of human life.

Style: whimsical

Plot: widow, restaurant, business woman, restaurant owner, bullying, sensei, food, truck driver, ...

Cast

Koki Uchiyama

Ayumu Murase

Megumi Han

Ami Koshimizu

Devilman Crybaby (2018) TV Show

7.8 745 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Science Fiction

Country: Japan

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 10

Audience: TV-MA

Story: Akira Fudo learns from his best friend Ryo Asuka that demons will revive and reclaim the world from humans. With humans hopeless against this threat, Ryo suggests combining with a demon. With this, Akira becomes Devilman, a being with the power of demon but with a human heart.

Style: whimsical

Plot: angel, philosophy, rape, shapeshifting, anti hero, bisexuality, politics, god, ...

Cast

Jay Baruchel

Cate Blanchett

Gerard Butler

Craig Ferguson

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

7.7 10.5K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Animation

Country: United States of America

Duration: 102 min.

Audience: PG

Story: Five years after uniting the dragons and Vikings of Berk, Hiccup and Toothless soar beyond their homeland, charting the vast unknown. During one of their adventures, the pair discover a secret cave that houses hundreds of wild dragons -- and a mysterious dragon rider with a startling connection to Hiccup. And as the ruthless dragon conqueror Drago Bludvist rises to seize control of both dragons and people alike, Hiccup must step into his role as a true leader and, alongside his friends and Toothless, protect Berk from a devastating war.

Style: melancholy, nostalgic, philosophical, intimate, intense, ...

Plot: rescue, husband wife relationship, sacrifice, parent child relationship, loss of loved one, villain, vikings (norsemen), sequel, ...

Cast

Ahn So-yi

Shin Yong-woo

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Jun Jin-ah

Jeong Jae-heon

Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs (2019)

7.7 1.1K votes

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Country: South Korea

Duration: 92 min.

Audience: PG

Story: Princes who have been turned into Dwarfs seek the red shoes of a lady in order to break the spell, although it will not be easy.

Style: whimsical

Plot: shoe, calm, candid, red shoes, casual, animation, didactic, admiring, ...

Dead Boy Detectives (2024) TV Show

7.6 318 votes

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 8

Audience: TV-MA

Story: Two teen ghosts work alongside a clairvoyant to solve mysteries for their supernatural clientele — until a powerful witch complicates their plans.

Style: irreverent, absurd, whimsical

Plot: detective, supernatural, based on comic, private detective, ghost, dark fantasy, fantasy, offbeat, ...

Cast

Michael Dorman

Terry O'Quinn

Kurtwood Smith

Michael Chernus

Patriot (2015) TV Show

7.6 189 votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 18

Audience: TV-MA

Story: To prevent Iran from going nuclear, intelligence officer John Tavner must forgo all safety nets and assume a perilous "non-official cover" -- that of a mid-level employee at a Midwestern industrial piping firm.

Style: melancholy, philosophical, suspenseful, romantic, whimsical

Plot: undercover, dark comedy, curious, dramedy, thoughtful, somber, spy thriller, reflective, ...

Helluva Boss (2020) TV Show

7.6 97 votes

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 3

Episodes: 21

Audience: TV-MA

Story: In Hell, imp Blitzø (the 'o' is silent) runs an assassin business targeting the world of the living, using a spell book borrowed from a prince of the underworld. With employees Moxxie, Millie, and Loona, they attempt to survive each other while keeping business afloat.

Style: intense, whimsical

Plot: assassin, bisexuality, musical, hell, workplace, dark comedy, adult humor, lgbt, ...

Cast

Leah Lewis

Mamoudou Athie

Ronnie del Carmen

Shila Ommi

Elemental (2023)

7.6 5.4K votes

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family

Country: United States of America

Duration: 102 min.

Audience: PG

Story: In a city where fire, water, land and air residents live together, a fiery young woman and a go-with-the-flow guy will discover something elemental: how much they have in common.

Style: lighthearted, romantic, whimsical

Plot: fire, earth, computer animation, duringcreditsstinger, elements, water, 3d animation, city, ...

Cast

David Hasselhoff

Edward Mulhare

William Daniels

Patricia McPherson

Knight Rider (1982) TV Show

7.5 1.4K votes

Genre: Action, Crime, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 4

Episodes: 84

Audience: TV-PG

Story: Michael Long, an undercover police officer, is shot while investigating a case and left for dead by his assailants. He is rescued by Wilton Knight, a wealthy, dying millionaire and inventor who arranges life-saving surgery, including a new face and a new identity--that of Michael Knight. Michael is then given a special computerized and indestructible car called the Knight Industries Two Thousand (nicknamed KITT), and a mission: apprehend criminals who are beyond the reach of the law. The series depicts Michael's exploits as he and KITT battle the forces of evil on behalf of the Foundation for Law and Government.

Style: witty, whimsical

Plot: vigilante, ex-cop

Cast

James Dean

Julie Harris

Raymond Massey

Richard Davalos

East of Eden (1955)

7.5 820 votes

Genre: Drama

Country: United States of America

Duration: 115 min.

Audience: PG

Story: In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their father. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, how to get ahead in business and in life, and how to relate to his estranged mother.

Plot: individual, sibling relationship, based on novel or book, southern usa, birthday, rebel, big wheel, twin brother, ...

Time: 1910s

Place: california

Cast

Yasuo Yamada

Kiyoshi Kobayashi

Eiko Masuyama

Makio Inoue

The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)

7.5 1.2K votes

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Country: Japan

Duration: 102 min.

Audience: PG

Story: After a successful robbery leaves famed thief Lupin the Third and his partner Jigen with nothing but a large amount of expertly crafted counterfeit bills, he decides to track down the forgers responsible—and steal any other treasures he may find in the Castle of Cagliostro, including the 'damsel in distress' he finds imprisoned there.

Style: whimsical

Plot: treasure, samurai, casino, clock tower, castle, count, thief, counterfeit, ...

Cast

Chow Yun-Fat

Michelle Yeoh

Zhang Ziyi

Chang Chen

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

7.4 3.6K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama

Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan

Duration: 120 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.

Style: whimsical

Plot: martial arts, kung fu, based on novel or book, flying, taskmaster, sword, tiger, villainess, ...

Time: 18th century

Cast

Chris Pratt

Elizabeth Banks

Will Ferrell

Morgan Freeman

The Lego Movie (2014)

7.4 8.6K votes

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Country: United States of America, Denmark

Duration: 100 min.

Audience: PG

Story: An ordinary Lego mini-figure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil Lego tyrant from conquering the universe.

Style: witty, whimsical

Plot: friendship, parent child relationship, prophecy, superhero, villain, based on comic, part live action, based on toy, ...

Cast

Groucho Marx

Chico Marx

Harpo Marx

Kitty Carlisle

A Night at the Opera (1935)

7.4 558 votes

Genre: Comedy, Music

Country: United States of America

Duration: 91 min.

Audience: NR

Story: The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.

Style: whimsical

Plot: opera, cross dressing, farcical, ridiculous

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

Deems Taylor

Walt Disney

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Julietta Novis

Leopold Stokowski

Fantasia (1940)

7.3 3.3K votes

Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 124 min.

Audience: G

Story: Walt Disney's timeless masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and sound! See the music come to life, hear the pictures burst into song and experience the excitement that is Fantasia over and over again.

Style: whimsical

Plot: classical music, cartoon, villain, orchestra, musical, cartoon mouse, wizard, live action and animation, ...

Cast

Jack Black

Dustin Hoffman

Angelina Jolie

Ian McShane

Kung Fu Panda (2008)

7.3 12.8K votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Comedy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 90 min.

Audience: PG

Story: Chosen by prophecy but doubted by all, Po is an unlikely choice for the mystical title of the Dragon Warrior—a clumsy panda thrust into the world of kung fu as a deadly enemy threatens the Valley of Peace. Under reluctant guidance by Master Shifu and the Furious Five, Po must embrace who he is to unlock the power that no scroll can teach.

Style: whimsical

Plot: martial arts, kung fu, strong woman, tiger, bravery, restaurant, villain, chosen one, ...

Place: china

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