I need a list of upbeat movies..please...

[Stuart G]

I got a list of a couple of years ago..seems to be on the old DU...
could we make another..??? That is a worthwhile idea..thank you...

Well...one of my favorite all time...The Producers...Zero Mostel

[ZombieHorde]

1. If you love silly, check out the Naked Gun movies. nt

[Stuart G]

2. I love funny, silly, any kind of upbeat..serious upbeat..love upbeat..any kind..

thank you...

[Ron Obvious]

3. Upbeat

Off the top of my head, Back to the Future and The Princess Bride.

[IrishEyes]

4. Here are a few.

The Philadelphia Story (1940)
The Lady Eve (1941)
Some Like it Hot (1959)
All or Me (1984)

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

5. Some

The Shawshank Redemption
Amelie
Remember The Titans
Galaxy Quest
It's A Wonderful Life

[Paulie]

6. Some more

Billy Madison
The Goodbye Girl
Desk Set
Stripes
Blazing Saddles
Random Harvest

[pscot]

7. Harvey

And Local Hero.

[pipi_k]

8. My list...

Victor/Victoria

Father Goose

Just about any old movie starring Doris Day

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever



That's all I can think of out of the blue right now. Maybe tomorrow I'll look through my DVD collection for more.

[ohiosmith]

9. For love of the game.

[MiddleFingerMom]

10. L.A. Story with Steve Martin. Marilu Henner and Victoria Tennant (his real-life wife)...

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... a fairy-tale story that I think is his best film ever (I like fairy tales).
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"Big Fish", while occasionally and briefly sad and poignant, is ultimately happy, HAPPY and a real
celebration of life.
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"The Seven-Year Itch" with Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell (a Walter Mitty-like character) filmed
ABOUT the same time as "Some Like It Hot" (and it has that iconic skirt-blowing-up scene of hers).
Neck-and-neck with "Some Like It Hot" as deserving to be in the top 5 or 10 funniest movies
ever (IMneverHO).
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[Aristus]

27. Really? 'The Seven-Year Itch' was in, like, 1954.

'Some Like It Hot' was around 1959 or so.

[MiddleFingerMom]

28. '55 & '59 - off by 4 yrs in a career that ran (noticeably) from 52-61. Close enough.

[swimboy]

11. Stardust

What's Up, Doc?

Victor/Victoria

Ed Wood

Little Miss Sunshine

Best in Show

Cold Comfort Farm

Death at a Funeral

Sordid Lives

[OriginalGeek]

30. "Death at a Funeral"

The best part about that is no matter which version you get, Peter Dinklage is in it.

[avebury]

12. Here Is My List

Sitting Pretty with Clifton Webb, Maureen O'Hara, Robert Young - the original Mr. Belvadere movie

If A Man Answers - Sandra Dee and Bobbyi Darren
That Funny Feeling - Sandra Dee and Bobby Darren

Julia Misbehavin - Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon

Just about any Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy movie

What A Way To Go - Shirley MacClaine, Dean Martin, Paul Newman, Robert Mitchum, Gene Kelley

The Wackiest Ship in the Army - Jack Lemmon and Ricky Nelson

The American President - Michael Douglas and Annette Benning

Auntie Mame - Rosaline Russell

Hatari - John Wayne, Elsa Martinelli, Red Buttons, Bruce Cabot

Down Periscope - Kelsey Grammar - not Oscar winning movie but just good for a laugh

Feds - Rebecca DeMorney and Mary Gross - good for a laugh, women out of their element in FBI training learning to work together and to ultimately succeed.

Fried Green Tomatoes - Jessica Tandy and Kathy Bates

Driving Miss Daisy - Jessica Tandy and Morgan Freeman

Goodbye Mr. Chips (the original) - Greer Garson and Robert Donat

The Long Grey Line - Maureen O'Hara and Tyrone Power

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Mr Hobbs Takes a Vacation - Jimmy Stewart and Maureen O'Hara

The Reluctant Debutante - Rex Harrison and Sandra Dee

Room For One More - Cary Grant and Betsy Drake

The Trouble With Angels - Haley Mills and Rosaline Russell

Under the Tuscan Sun - Diane Lane

Yours Mine and Ours (the original with Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball)

[MiddleFingerMom]

13. Just about any Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy movie

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[Paulie]

46. Except for Guess who's coming to dinner

Because Katherine has tears in her eyes the whole movie because she knew Spencer was sick. It was his last.

[tblue]

22. I love "The Trouble With Angels"!!!

I always cry at the end. But it's a bittersweet cry.

[edbermac]

14. Harold and Maude

[Iwillnevergiveup]

17. I second this one

CLASSIC!

[OriginalGeek]

31. When we were first dating (actually, just regularly hanging out before seriously dating)

my wife rented that at the local VHS rental emporium and made me watch it. It had always been one of her favorite movies and she wanted to share.


It was much later that I remembered watching that and realized "oh yeah...she's 7 years older then I am..."


But yeah, funny, funny movie.

[olddots]

15. look up Martin Mull & Chris Guest

cast members of SCTV lots of good stuff that never gets played on TV

[Iwillnevergiveup]

16. How about

The Color Purple

Chocolat

Pink Panther

Georgy Girl

Election

Being There

Blues Brothers

Network

[kiva]

18. That Thing You Do

Don't know why I like it - maybe the music - but it's my go-to upbeat movie.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

19. Just a selection

Comedy: My Cousin Vinny
Action: The A-Team
Drama: Shawkshank Redemption
Family: Wall-E

[ashling]

20. We just watched a movie an demand:

Parental Control with Billy Crystal, Bette Midler, and Merissa T. A screwball comedy It was fun and upbeat.

also try Big Fish with Albert Finney, and Jesicca Lange

The Freshman with Matthew Broderick and Marlon Brando

[tblue]

21. My Cousin Vinny

Waitress
Chocolat


They sure make me feel good.

[LWolf]

23. Here.

Anything Monty Python.

The Princess Bride.

Robin Hood, Men in Tights.

I guess if I'm laughing, it's upbeat.

More:

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Mary Poppins

Holes

Finding Forrester

Second Hand Lion

Up

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

The Blind Side

Ever After

Big Fish

Secretariat

Eight Below

[Stuart G]

24. I want to thank everyone for their ideas...and suggestions....any more are appreciated...

This is one I will bookmark and look to. We all need these kind of movies often when we are feeling low or whatever for a good time.

Oh I thought of another one...The Iron Giant...animated with a wonderful story...

[opiate69]

25. The Birdcage

Admittedly, I haven't seen the original French version, so I don't know if it's better, but Robin Williams, Nathan Lane and Hank Azaria are brilliant in the US remake.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115685/?ref_=sr_1

[Paulie]

47. The original French has domestic violence

The Americanized version they skipped it but implied it instead. Wish it wasn't in either of them. I liked the American version better.

[opiate69]

50. Hmm.. I'll have to go look again, because I can't recall any implications of DV in it..

[Paulie]

51. Just before Albert goes on stage

[opiate69]

54. OK. I'm vaguely remembering something Armand did, but can't quite put my finger on it..

Looks like I'll be digging the dvd out tonight.

[MineralMan]

26. Les Parapluies de Cherbourg.

French only, with subtitles. You will smile broadly. Netflix.

Or Tom Jones.

[redwitch]

33. Started watching that one about 2 AM during a bout of insomnia.

Loved it, especially the main theme "If it takes forever, I will wait for you". Fell asleep and missed half of the movie. I was so disappointed when I woke and realized I had missed the rest of the film. Two weeks later, another bout of insomnia, go downstairs and switch on TCM and there it is again. Almost exactly where I had fallen asleep so I got to watch the second half of the movie! A small blessing from the universe.

[MineralMan]

42. It is one of my all time faves.

Not everyone likes it but it is different from everything else at the time.

[redwitch]

43. I would love to see it again.

All in one piece! I loved that all the dialogue was sung. A great story too but I still giggle when I think of a shop that only sells umbrellas. Hard to imagine why they were having economic difficulties!

[MineralMan]

44. I have the DVD. My wife is not fond of it,

so i watch only occasionally.

[Taverner]

29. "Searching for Sugarman"

That movie isn't just a beautiful story, it's life changing

[lunatica]

32. All the Steve Martin movies

He's the greatest fun ever!

[redwitch]

34. I second that.

Watch "It's Complicated" with Steve, Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin. The stoned scene is sidesplittingly funny!

[lunatica]

35. I know. I giggled along with them!

It really cracked me up to see them stoned. I wonder if they really got a little stoned so it would be genuine. Part of me hopes so.

[redwitch]

38. They certainly had some experience and it showed.

I love the way he squinched up his eyes! Hey, I just invented a new word!

[RILib]

36. Galaxy Quest.

[R B Garr]

37. "What About Bob?" is always hilarious

Baby Steps!

*punctuation

[Arugula Latte]

39. Amelie

Raising Arizona

Life of Brian (always look on the bright side of life after all!)

[RudynJack]

40. Any Marx Brothers' movie

is an immediate pick-me-up.

[pokerfan]

41. October Sky (1999)

The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes.



This small, well-crafted coming-of-age docudrama is a real-life Revenge of the Nerds by way of Stand By Me. -Tom Meek, Boston Phoenix

[harmonicon]

45. Shoah.

Ok, not really.

[jmowreader]

48. The Last Starfighter is fun

[Paulie]

52. And Flight of the Navigator and The Cat from Outerspace

[Paulie]

49. Others

My Blue Heaven
Airplane
Both of the City Slickers movies

[BootinUp]

53. How hokey can we go?

I really like Ever After

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120631/