Highest-Rated Movies about 'Lighthearted Comedy'

Desk Set (1957), Smokey and the Bandit (1977), A Damsel in Distress (1937), Hasee Toh Phasee (2014), Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949), Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even (1992), Blast from the Past (1999), Secret Admirer (1985) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Lighthearted Comedy movies.

#1. Desk Set (1957)

Storyline: The mysterious man hanging about at the research department of a big TV network proves to be engineer Richard Sumner, who's been ordered to keep his real purpose secret: computerizing the office. Department head Bunny Watson, who knows everything, needs no computer to unmask Richard. The resulting battle of wits and witty dialogue pits Bunny's fear of losing her job against her dawning attraction to Richard.—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>

Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, workplace, 1950s, classic film, romantic comedy, workplace competition ...

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#2. Smokey and the Bandit (1977)

Storyline: Bandit and Cledus are two truck-driving southerners who accept a dare from big-shots Big and Little Enos to pick up a truckload of beer from Texas and return it to them within a specified amount of time. Picking it up is simple enough, but as they are leaving Texas, Bandit unwittingly picks up Carrie, a hitchhiking bride-to-be who just left her groom, Junior, at the altar. Junior, however, is the son of Sheriff Buford T. Justice. And when Buford and Junior discover what has happened, they go on a "high-speed pursuit" across the Southeast to catch the bandit.

Plot Keywords: action, comedy, adventure, car chase, road movie, outlaw, 1970s ...

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#3. A Damsel in Distress (1937)

Storyline: Lady Alyce Marshmorton must marry soon, and the staff of Tottney Castle have laid bets on who she'll choose, with young Albert wagering on "Mr. X". After Alyce goes to London to meet a beau (bumping into dancer Jerry Halliday, instead), she is restricted to the castle to curb her scandalous behavior. Albert then summons Jerry to Alyce's aid in order to "protect his investment".—Diana Hamilton <hamilton@gl.umbc.edu>

Plot Keywords: musical, comedy, romance, fred astaire, 1930s, black and white, misunderstanding ...

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#4. Hasee Toh Phasee (2014)

Storyline: Spread across Mumbai over a decade, the film is about the relationship between the quirky, rebellious Meeta (Parineeti Chopra) and the mischievous Nikhil (Sidharth Malhotra) struggling with their respective families to fit in. Nikhil bumps into Meeta on the occasion of her sister Deeksha's wedding while Meeta is on the run. He falls in love with Meeta's sister Karishma on the same day. The film jumps to the eve of Nikhil and Karishma's engagement. Karishma's wealthy father, Devesh Solanki, does not approve of Nikhil as he finds him to be a lackadaisical young man. On the day of his engagement, Nikhil promises Karishma that he will prove himself to be worthy of her within the next seven days. Nikhil is re-introduced to Meeta by Karishma and is instructed to put her up in a hotel. Nikhil recognizes Meeta. In an attempt to please Karishma he decides to keep Meeta in the flat above his own house, with his crazy extended family. During the course of Meeta's stay at Nikhil's house, they ...

Plot Keywords: romance, comedy, bollywood, family, marriage, indian cinema, emotions ...

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#5. Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949)

Storyline: A bookie uses a phony real estate business as a front for his betting parlor. To further keep up the sham, he hires dim-witted Ellen Grant as his secretary figuring she won't suspect any criminal goings-on. When Ellen learns of some friends who are about to lose their homes, she unwittingly drafts her boss into developing a new low-cost housing development.—Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>

Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, black comedy, workplace, misunderstanding, real estate, classic hollywood ...

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#6. Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even (1992)

Storyline: Laura's parents divorced when she was eight. Now, at thirteen, she lives with her mother, her stepfather, two stepbrothers, a stepsister, and a half-brother. She used to visit her father, stepmother (third stepmother) and half-sister, but now *another* divorce is in the works, so Laura visits her father and his pregnant girlfriend -- who's only six years older than she is. Who should she feel loyalty to? And is it any wonder she wants to run away from home?—Susan C. Mitchell <susanm@indirect.com>

Plot Keywords: teen, comedy, family, coming of age, rebellion, road movie, adventure ...

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#7. Blast from the Past (1999)

Storyline: Adam Weber is the child of an eccentric inventor and his wife. Following a bomb scare in the 1960s that locked the Webers in their bomb shelter for 35 years, Adam Weber must venture out into Los Angeles and obtain food and supplies for his family. He meets Eve, who reluctantly agrees to help him out.

Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, science fiction, nostalgia, family, humor, culture clash ...

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#8. Secret Admirer (1985)

Storyline: On the last day before summer vacation, Michael Ryan finds an anonymous love letter in his locker. Michael has a crush on Deborah Anne Fimple, who is the most beautiful girl in high school, and his friend Roger Despard convinces him that Deborah has written the letter. Michael writes a love letter to Deborah and asks his best friend Toni Williams, who actually wrote the letter for him, to deliver the letter to Deborah that is also her friend. However, Toni reads the letter and rewrites it to Deborah, who immediately falls in love with the unknown author. Meanwhile, Michael's mother Connie Ryan finds Michael's letter and believes it belongs to her husband George Ryan and Deborah's father Lou Fimple finds Deborah's letter and believes it belongs to his wife Elizabeth Fimple. Michael dates Deborah while their parents are astonished with the betrayals of their mates. Michael soon finds that Deborah is a shallow teenager who only dates college students and he misses Toni. Furthermore, he realizes that she has written the love letters and he feels that he loves her. But Toni is aboard of a ship ready to travel to study abroad for one year. Will they meet each other?—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Plot Keywords: teen, comedy, romance, high school, misunderstanding, 1980s, american film ...

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#9. All of Me (1984)

Storyline: Roger is called in to change the will of an aging millionairess. She has made arrangements for her soul to be 'captured' and transferred into the body of a younger girl. After an argument about the will, the millionairess dies, but her spirit somehow lands in Rogers body...

Plot Keywords: comedy, fantasy, romance, body swap, american film, supernatural, humor ...

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#10. Thanks a Million (1935)

Storyline: Entertainers enter a political rally to get out of the rain and become part of the show. One of them (Powell) gives a speech in place of the besotted candidate (Walburn) and is chosen to be the candidate by backers he later exposes as crooks.—Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>

Plot Keywords: musical, comedy, romance, broadway, song and dance, great depression era, golden age of hollywood ...

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#11. Hot Lead and Cold Feet (1978)

Storyline: When Jasper (Jim Dale), founder of the western town of Bloodshy, dies, his twin sons face off to decide who will inherit his legacy. Billy (also Dale) is a wild gunslinger, while Eli (also Dale) is a mild-mannered, religious type. To decide the town's rightful successor, the brothers duel each other in a series of oddball competitions that culminate in a zany train race. But the real battle begins when Billy and Eli try to wrest control from Bloodshy's crooked mayor, Ragsdale (Darren McGavin).

Plot Keywords: comedy, western, family, adventure, action, humor, brotherhood ...

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#13. Just Friends (2005)

Storyline: Chris Brander has always been friends with Jamie Palamino, but now decides it is time to take his relationship to the next step. The problem is that Jamie still wants to be 'Just Friends'. When he runs away and moves to L.A., he becomes an attractive music manager, whom everyone wants. When his jet catches fire and is forced to land, when flying to Paris with his newest singing sensation, Samantha James, he ends up back home. To his surprise, he encounters Jamie again, and sets out to be more than 'Just Friends' this time.

Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, christmas, romantic comedy, friendship, coming of age, los angeles ...

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#14. Shallow Hal (2001)

Storyline: Following the advice of his dying father, Hal dates only women who are physically beautiful. One day, however, he runs into self-help guru Tony Robbins, who hypnotizes him into recognizing only the inner beauty of women. Hal thereafter meets Rosemary, a largely obese woman whom only he can see as a vision of loveliness. But will their relationship survive when Hal's equally shallow friend undoes the hypnosis?

Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, fantasy, inspirational, self-acceptance, humor, satire ...

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#15. Eight on the Lam (1967)

Storyline: Bank teller and widower with seven kids, Bob Hope finds $10,000 in a parking lot. His luck quickly changes when it's discovered that his bank discovers a substantial money shortage in their books. Now Hope and his large family are forced to take it on the lam. His children's baby-sitter Phyllis Diller protects Hope from her dim-witted cop boyfriend Jonathan Winters while he hides out, hoping to get to the true cause of his dilemma. Past and future "Bond Girls" Shirley Eaton ("Goldfinger") and Jill St. John ("Diamonds Are Forever") play a schoolteacher and a gold-digger and Winters plays his own mother!—alfiehitchie

Plot Keywords: comedy, family, crime, adventure, humor, children, money ...

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