Name a happy movie. And I mean one that is happy and enjoyable from start to finish.

[Stuart G]

Name more than one if you wish. Something that can and will lift the mood. It doesn't need to be a comedy, just a really happy movie that is totally enjoyable and uplifting.. Name more than one if you want,..

How about..."The Producers"..and "It Happened One Night"

[CurtEastPoint]

1. I just finished watching 'The 100 Foot Journey" and it is a feel-good movie

from start to end.

[Suich]

23. I just watched that last night!

Terrific movie! I'd probably watch it again!

[CurtEastPoint]

26. Me, too. Helen Mirren is a pro!

[avebury]

36. I totally LOVED that movie! nt

[olddots]

2. I have one alot of people don't like

The original Casino Royal made in 67 is a basis for the Mike Myers spy spoofs .Humor is very subjective as we age and sometimes we are happy with films from happy parts of our lives (yeah deep Shecky )

Thanks for this thread ,we need funny right now .

[Lydia Leftcoast]

64. I saw that on my first date ever

No, it was not a lasting relationship by any means.

[A HERETIC I AM]

3. "Babe"

Just.......charming.

[Number9Dream]

4. A Christmas Story

It's like a time machine for baby boomers and earlier.

[Aristus]

5. Kenneth Branagh's "Much Ado About Nothing".

Yeah, there's the sub-plot about Hero and Claudio, and some fool cast Keanu Reeves in it. But it's mostly a fun, cheerful romp. With a suntanned Emma Thompson with cleavage!

[vanlassie]

48. +1,000,000 ...Hey nonny-nonny!!

[Xyzse]

84. A young Kate Beckinsale too!

[Aristus]

86. And you know, she actually looked better with that little hint of baby fat.

I'm not crazy about sleek, skinny bodies that have been Pilate-ed to a fare-thee-well.

[Xyzse]

87. Yep, I completely agree.

[hunter]

6. I like "The Princess Bride."

And most Marx Brothers movies.

[hifiguy]

24. Second the Marx Bros, especially the early ones.

The jokes come so fast and thick it's hard to keep up with them all.

[ailsagirl]

66. Good choice!!

A lot of those jokes were off-the-cuff, too

I liked Night at the Opera best

Groucho was a brilliant comic!!

[magical thyme]

7. Bringing up Baby

and all the rest of the Hepburn/Tracy Hepburn/Grant, Hepburn/whoever wacky romance movies.

[pipi_k]

8. Any of the

Francis the Talking Mule movies

[midnight]

9. Mame

[Iggo]

10. The Blues Brothers.

[Texasgal]

11. The seven year itch.

One of my faves!

[ailsagirl]

67. I liked it too

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Did you know that when it was performed on Broadway (before the film was made) that the husband sleeps with the blonde? When the film was made (because of all the codes), they had to make it innocent and chaste. Makes a big difference to the plot, though!

The Seven Year Itch" is a naive and innocent romantic comedy in accordance with the contemporary moral standards, but actually this feature tested the limits of censorship in a time when Hollywood was ruled by a rigid moral code. The story is based on a George Axelrod popular 1952 Broadway play about a man that has an affair with his upstairs neighbor. Unfortunately in the 50's, the American cinema did not have the same artistic freedom as theater. The screenplays and movies were submitted to the scrutiny of the powerful Hayes office, the censorship of Hollywood. There was a Production Code in Hollywood that stated that adultery should not be the subject of comedy or laughs, and this story violated the Code. Billy Wilder was fascinated by this story and purchased the rights of George Axelrod. However, to make the movie was a challenge for this great director, since many scenes and lines were ripped away by the censorship and by the National Legion of Decency, mutilating the plot.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048605/reviews

[Texasgal]

78. Wow!

Such an interested read! Thank you!

[Brigid]

12. Trading Places

O Brother Where Art Thou?
Ferris Bueller's Day Off

[cwydro]

16. What was the name of the one with Eddie Murphy

and Nick Nolte?

That's a great one too.

[Brigid]

18. 48 Hours.

I haven't seen that one in years!

[cwydro]

21. That's a great one.

I think they made sequels, but the first was the best.

"ROX- anne...!"

[riderinthestorm]

13. Strictly Ballroom, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the In Laws (the old one)

Waitress (only a couple dark moments with her husband), GroundHog Day, Ghostbusters, Animal House, Blazing Saddles, National Velvet

These are just off the top of my head.

[progressoid]

69. All of those.

Except I haven't seen Waitress or National Velvet.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

14. "The Lego Movie"

"Galaxy Quest"
"Some Like It Hot"
"Paul"
"Sid and Nancy"....(just kidding)

[riderinthestorm]

22. Galaxy Quest! One of my faves. Great addition to this list!

[cwydro]

15. Mary Poppins. nt

[LeftinOH]

17. Singin' in the Rain!

[Stuart G]

42. I am very happy this one is listed...

Every time I think of it, I smile.

[Arugula Latte]

19. Amelie

I just love this movie. It's enchanting.

[LynneSin]

20. PCU

It is the absolutely best college movie out there EVER!

I mean the kid came all the way from Delaware to visit the college campus.

And who else could think up of the 'Caine-Hackman Theory', which I think should be taugh in all schools instead of Evolution but that's just my two cents.

And there's George Clinton and Parliment. Could any movie ever go wrong that features George Clinton and Parliment.

Oh and in the end the uppity future Republicans of America get their asses whooped by a pre-frosh from Delaware.

Total Win.

[hifiguy]

25. Monty Python - Collected Works.

Nuff said.

[TeamPooka]

27. no movie is happy all the way through. without conflict or stakes, there is no story.

At some point there is a dark, all is lost moment for every hero in film.
Then act 3 starts

[csziggy]

28. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Colisseum, er FORUM!

One of my favorite scenes from it:

[A HERETIC I AM]

29. The name of the play and movie is....

"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Funny_Thing_Happened_on_the_Way_to_the_Forum_%28film%29


I remember seeing it when it first came out. Zero Mostel is hilarious as Pseudolus. It also featured Buster Keaton in his last film role before his death.

[csziggy]

30. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH - I was watching a program about the Colisseum

And the word jumped right into my fingers!

Cool program - they showed how they could sneak live tigers into the floor of the ring and how they filled it up with water for ship battles.

[A HERETIC I AM]

31. Understandable then! n/t

[pinboy3niner]

38. I saw it on stage first, with Mickey Rooney starring as Pseudolus

When a new theater-in-the-round venue opened near me I volunteered as an usher and got to see multiple performances of each production, all free.

[Archae]

32. Yellow Submarine.

1. Beatles
2. Psych-E-Delic Animation
3. Beatles.

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[Art_from_Ark]

72. Well, Yellow Submarine didn't start out happy

After all, the Blue Meanies began the movie by taking complete control over Pepperland and consingning its residents to a life without music, love, or color.

[GReedDiamond]

33. To Wong Foo: Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar...

...although, it does have its "edgy" moments.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

63. Basically a remake of "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert"

which is also edgy but has its moments

[GReedDiamond]

68. You are correct, I had forgotten about...

...Priscilla.

I worked on To Wong Foo (did a bunch of costume graphics), so I am biased in favor of it.

Plus, Julie Newmar is in it!

[Initech]

34. Wayne's World

Party time! Excellent!

[olddots]

35. Blake Edwards made light funny films

They are kind of dated now along with everything else .

Peter Sellers made funny movies .

[Solomon]

37. Bedazzled

The remake not the original.

[PassingFair]

58. LOVE that one!

Mayo-nao-naise!

[Lydia Leftcoast]

61. There's a remake?

I liked the original with Peter Cook (as the devil) and Dudley Moore as the nebbish who makes a deal with him.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

80. we just finished watching that... funny! n/t

[SiobhanClancy]

39. Moonstruck

For some reason,I find that one very uplifting.

[Coventina]

40. I'm partial to the Muppet movies.

"They don't look like Presbyterians to me."



One of my all-time favorite movie quotes.

[hopemountain]

62. i was about to post

my favorites of the muppet movies: "The Muppets" and "The Muppets Christmas Carol".

[Stuart G]

41. Another one....by Frank Capra..You Can't Take It With You.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030993/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_26

[yellowdogintexas]

74. the movie is OK but it is basically condensed from the theater version.

I have seen it on stage a couple of times as well as an excellent production on "Great Performances" with Jason Robards as the Grandfather and Colleen Dewhurst as the Grand Duchess Olga Tatiana. If that ever becomes available on DVD I will snatch it up.

[sarge43]

43. The Astaire&Rogers films. nt

[Auggie]

51. Top Hat, the best IMO

[sarge43]

54. Certainly the most lush and elegant

I like Swing Time, particularly this scene "Isn't it romantic?"

[Auggie]

55. "Swing Time" has stunning dancing and choreography ...

far superior to Top Hat IMHO. But Top Hat has a better script, better story, better supporting cast and better pacing, also IMHO. As a movie it's the more complete package -- at least for me.

[LiberalElite]

44. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World nt

Maybe there's one more (or less) "Mad" in the title....

[WinkyDink]

45. My fave is "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels." But true "feel-good" is "Hoosiers."

[Mr.Bill]

46. Woodstock

Here's something a lot of people don't know - it won an Oscar for best documentary.

[WinkyDink]

47. (Voice of Johnny Carson) I did not KNOW that! (And I was the proverbial "I could've gone!")

[hopemountain]

65. yes, woodstock!

a memory lane of music. thanks for the reminder

[Tommy_Carcetti]

49. It's certainly anything but happy from start to finish. But the end of The Shawshank Redemption...

....has to be perhaps the most satisfying ending you'll ever see in a movie.

[fizzgig]

53. i always boohoo at the end of that movie

[jcboon]

50. Harvey

[a kennedy]

52. UP.......one of my all time favorite movies.

[CTyankee]

56. "Ghostbusters" had me laughing most of the time...

It was just so silly...and I loved that song -- "who ya gonna call..GHOSTBUSTERS!"

"Invisible man, sleepin in your bed..."

[PassingFair]

57. Zoolander.

[AngryAmish]

59. The Grifters

Or maybe Leaving Las Vegas.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

60. "Shall We Dance," "Waking Ned Devine," "Whiskey Galore"

Shall We Dance (the original Japanese version--I don't do remakes) was unexpectedly popular among the seniors i knew. They liked the fact that there was no violence, no explicit or unmarried sex (although the main character was tempted), and some very funny scenes.

Waking Ned Devine--An Irishman dies just before his lottery number is drawn, so his neighbors pretend that he's still alive so that they can claim the money

Whiskey Galore is a British comedy that might not be entirely in line with contemporary sensibilities, but it's very funny. It takes place on a Scottish island during World War II, when everyone is glum because whiskey is rationed.

[ailsagirl]

70. A Hard Day's Night!!

[LostOne4Ever]

71. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?

Given the ending I not sure if it counts or not.

If not, how about "Finding Neverland" or "Whisper of the Heart"

[benld74]

73. Pocket Full of Miracles

Excellent. Funny.

[yellowdogintexas]

75. "Undercover Blues" "Princess Bride" "Victor, Victoria" "Blazing Saddles" "Young Frankenstein"

just to name a few

[antigone382]

82. "Space Balls" jumps out at me...another Mel Brooks gem...

And even though it certainly has its sad moments, I adored the Grand Budapest Hotel.

[Tom Ripley]

76. The Lady Eve, Mad Miss Manton, Miracle at Morgan's Creek

Animal House
The Chicken Chronicles

[d_r]

77. ferris buelers day off

Well except for the Ferrari, nevermind

[pink-o]

81. What, no "Fish Called Wanda"???? Back to the Future???

I just wanna state that everyone who razzes the 80s forgets the fabulous comedies we got to see back then. The 2 aforementioned and Trading Places are films I could watch again and again! To a lesser extent, "Coming to America" although that's very dated after 30 years.

I used to love Woody Allen's "Sleeper" as well. Silly and hilarious: but it wouldn't make me feel good now--any more than watching old reruns of "The Cosby Show" for obvious reasons!!

[Capt. Obvious]

83. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Mel and his spatula are timeless.

[FSogol]

85. "Amélie" and "Big Fish" n/t