117 Best Lighthearted Movies To Watch - A Good Movie To Watch

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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.

Hannah Gadsby’s Gender Agenda (2024)

7.0

A solid and frequently funny curation of queer comics with their own styles

Through the Olive Trees (1994)

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8.2

Abbas Kiarostami plays with reality and fiction in the bemusing final installment of the Koker trilogy

American Fiction (2023)

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8.0

This sharp and hilarious social satire about African American art is as entertaining as it is enlightening

Upgraded (2024)

7.1

Cinderella meets Devil Wears Prada in this standard but satisfactory intercontinental romcom

The Greatest Love Story Never Told (2024)

7.0

In love and inspired, Jennifer Lopez mounts her most personal and ambitious project yet in this revealing behind-the-scenes documentary

Paddington (2014)

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8.1

A family adventure that's funnier and more meaningful than it has any right to be

Jules (2023)

7.8

ET meets the elderly in this emotional, charming oddity

Paris Je T’aime (2006)

7.6

An anthology ode to the City of Love stacked with talent behind and in front of the camera

The Greatest Night in Pop (2024)

7.7

A nostalgic, behind-the-scenes look into the classic 80’s supergroup single

Theater Camp (2023)

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8.1

Made with obvious love, this riotous shot of mockumentary joy also has a surprisingly sincere heart

Love at First Sight (2023)

7.5

An abundantly charming romantic comedy that (narrowly) avoids the genre’s many pitfalls

The Company of Strangers (1990)

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9.0

A stunning, heartwarming docu-fiction tribute to the resilience and openness of its ever-youthful cast

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