The Best Lighthearted Movies to Watch on Youtube
Sometimes, you just need a good movie that poses neither an emotional rollercoaster nor an intellectual challenge. Here are the best lighthearted movies and shows to stream now for a carefree and uplifying watch, from the funny to the offbeat.
Ghosts compete for relevancy in this unique and wholesome supernatural horror comedy.
This 90s-set summer flick unapologetically (and joyfully) embraces the conventions of its genre.
This heartwarming tale of friendship and motherhood is packed with Ilana Glazer’s signature absurd and acerbic wit.
Less a biography than a career appraisal, this documentary is an important account both for Wilder’s fans and industry hopefuls.
A mother makes it up to her daughter in this delightful, colorful comedy of errors.
Energetic superhero holiday fun whose animation is bursting with visual personality.
Made with obvious love, this riotous shot of mockumentary joy also has a surprisingly sincere heart.
A satisfying feel-good film about the real-life businessman who spearheaded reform in the UK’s banking sector.
An overlooked athlete gets his due in this charming and illuminating sports-bio documentary.
Wise, funny, and utterly relatable, this mediation on the merits of white lies and bitter truths is a delightful piece of work.
A refreshingly absurdist take on superhero movies, courtesy of a singular cinematic mind.
Delightfully edited and amusingly observed, The Automat gives you a fill of 20th-century nostalgia.
A deceptively thoughtful coming-of-age story that knows how to use nostalgia.
You don't have to know much about the Beastie Boys to enjoy this utterly engaging documentary about their lives.
A supremely weird teen movie with an embarrassment of committed comedic performers.
This sharp and hilarious social satire about African American art is as entertaining as it is enlightening.
An entertaining portrait of the creation of Cyrano and its iconic French playwright.
Two boys go on strike for a new television in this lighthearted domestic comedy.
A surprisingly hopeful, but no less compassionate, fantastic follow-up to Bicycle Thieves.
A sunkissed talky gleaming with brilliant insights into human relationships.
A breezy send-up of cycling’s doping scandal and a gloriously silly comedy in its own right.
Abbas Kiarostami plays with reality and fiction in the bemusing final installment of the Koker trilogy.
A small town stage play gets into a tizzy in this amusing mockumentary.
A die-hard Beatles fan meets two runaways in this lighthearted road trip comedy drama.
Being hopelessly in love turns into a leap of faith in this optimistic winter romance.
This smart tribute to the fickleness of romance doubles as a scathing takedown of male loneliness and ego.
A landmark feel-good lesbian rom-com turned Asian American family drama, all from first-time feature filmmakers.
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance cheek to cheek in this delightful screwball musical comedy.
