Film Tone: Humorous

1.

Grease

1978 romantic musical film directed by Randal Kleiser

Overview: Grease is a 1978 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Randal Kleiser (in his feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by Bronté Woodard and an adaptation by co-producer Allan Carr, based ...

Release date: 13 June 1978

Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance

Director: Randal Kleiser

Cast: John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway, Barry Pearl, Michael Tucci

Producer: Allan Carr, Neil A. Machlis

Writer: Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey

Good girl Sandy Olsson and greaser Danny Zuko fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they ...

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1978 romantic comedy films 10T

Films about teenagers 158T

1970s American films 2,673T

2.

The Brady Bunch

American sitcom

Overview: The Brady Bunch is an American sitcom created by Sherwood Schwartz that aired from September 26, 1969, to March 8, 1974, on ABC. The series revolves around a large blended family of six children, with ...

Release date: 26 September 1969

Genre: Comedy, Family

Director: Oscar Rudolph, Jack Arnold

Cast: Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, Ann B. Davis, Maureen McCormick, Eve Plumb, Susan Olsen

Producer: Sherwood Schwartz, Howard Leeds

Writer: Sherwood Schwartz, Al Schwartz

The misadventures of a large family united when two widowed people married.

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Television series about fictional musicians 24T

1970s American sitcoms 197T

Television series about children 202T

3.

Supernatural

American dark fantasy television series

Overview: Supernatural is an American television series created by Eric Kripke. It was first broadcast on September 13, 2005, on The WB, and subsequently became part of successor network The CW's lineup. Starring ...

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Director: Robert Singer, Philip Sgriccia

Cast: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, Mark Sheppard, Jim Beaver, Alexander Calvert

Producer: Eric Kripke, McG

Writer: Eric Kripke, Andrew Dabb

Two brothers follow their father's footsteps as "hunters", fighting evil supernatural beings of many kinds, including monsters, demons ...

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Television shows filmed in Vancouver 377T

2020 American television series endings 308T

2020s American supernatural television series 34T

4.

Smallville

American television series

Overview: Smallville is an American superhero television series developed by writer-producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The ...

Release date: 16 October 2001

Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Adventure, Romance

Director: James Marshall, Greg Beeman

Cast: Tom Welling, Allison Mack, Kristin Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum, John Glover, Erica Durance

Producer: Joe Davola, Brian Robbins

Writer: Alfred Gough, Miles Millar

A young Clark Kent struggles to find his place in the world as he learns to harness his alien powers for good and deals with the typical troubles of teenage ...

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Television shows filmed in Burnaby 27T

Television shows filmed in Vancouver 372T

American superhero television series 39T

5.

Little House on the Prairie

American western drama television series

Overview: Little House on the Prairie (Little House: A New Beginning in its ninth and final season) is an American Western historical drama television series about the Ingalls family, who live on a farm on Plum ...

Release date: 11 September 1974

Genre: Drama, Family, Romance, Western

Director: Michael Landon, William F. Claxton

Cast: Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush, Sidney Greenbush, Melissa Sue Anderson

Producer: Michael Landon, Kent McCray

Writer: Blanche Hanalis, Laura Ingalls Wilder

The life and adventures of the Ingalls family in the 19th century American West.

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1970s Western (genre) television series 32T

1980s Western (genre) television series 32T

1970s American drama television series 108T

6.

Grey's Anatomy

US medical drama television series

Overview: Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series focusing on the personal and professional lives of surgical interns, residents, and attendings at the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital, later ...

Director: Kevin McKidd, Debbie Allen

Cast: Ellen Pompeo, Chandra Wilson, James Pickens Jr., Justin Chambers, Kevin McKidd, Jesse Williams

Producer: Mark Gordon, Shonda Rhimes

Writer: Shonda Rhimes, Julie Wong

A drama centered on the personal and professional lives of five surgical interns and their supervisors.

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2000s American medical drama television series 31T

2020s American medical drama television series 15T

2010s American medical drama television series 34T

7.

Friends

American sitcom

Overview: Friends is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer ...

Release date: 22 September 1994

Director: Gary Halvorson, Kevin Bright

Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer

Producer: Kevin Bright, David Crane

Writer: David Crane, Marta Kauffman

When Monica's high school friend (Rachel) re-enters her life, she sets off on a series of humorous and entertaining events involving Monica's ...

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Salary controversies in television 11T

Television shows set in Manhattan 53T

Primetime Emmy Award-winning television series 273T

8.

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

American daytime talk show

Overview: The Ellen DeGeneres Show is an American first-run syndicated talk show that was hosted by Ellen DeGeneres. The show ran for nineteen seasons from September 8, 2003, to May 26, 2022, in which it broadcast ...

Release date: 8 September 2003

Genre: Talk-Show, Comedy

Director: Liz Patrick, Suzanne Luna

Cast: Ellen DeGeneres, Stephen Boss, Andy Lassner, Kym Douglas, Wanda Sykes, Howie Mandel

Producer: Kevin Leman, Ellen DeGeneres

Writer: Kevin Leman, Ellen DeGeneres

A mix of celebrity interviews, musical performers, audience participation games, and segments spotlighting real people with extraordinary stories and ...

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2022 American television series endings 280T

Television productions suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic 376T

2020s American television talk shows 112T

9.

The Mask

1994 comedy film by Chuck Russell

Overview: The Mask is a 1994 American superhero comedy film directed by Chuck Russell and produced by Bob Engelman from a screenplay by Mike Werb and a story by Michael Fallon and Mark Verheiden. It is the first ...

Release date: 29 July 1994

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Romance

Director: Chuck Russell

Cast: Jim Carrey, Peter Riegert, Peter Greene, Amy Yasbeck, Richard Jeni, Orestes Matacena

Producer: Ann Burgund, Michael De Luca

Writer: Michael Fallon, Mark Verheiden

Bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss is transformed into a manic super-hero when he wears a mysterious mask.

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1990s superhero comedy films 12T

1994 fantasy films 9T

Films produced by Michael De Luca 62T

10.

The Goonies

1985 American film by Richard Donner

Overview: The Goonies is a 1985 American adventure comedy film directed and co-produced by Richard Donner from a screenplay by Chris Columbus based on a story by Steven Spielberg and starring Sean Astin, Josh Brolin ...

Release date: 7 June 1985

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Mystery

Director: Richard Donner

Cast: Cyndi Lauper, Keenan Wynn, Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman

Producer: Harvey Bernhard, Richard Donner

Writer: Steven Spielberg, Chris Columbus

In order to save their home from foreclosure, a group of misfits set out to find a pirate's ancient treasure.

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1985 children's films 15T

English-language adventure comedy films 77T

The Goonies 3T

11.

Mary Poppins

1964 musical film

Overview: Mary Poppins is a 1964 American musical fantasy comedy film directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Walt Disney, with songs written and composed by the Sherman Brothers. The screenplay is by Bill ...

Release date: 27 August 1964

Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical

Director: Robert Stevenson

Cast: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns, Hermione Baddeley, Reta Shaw

Producer: Walt Disney, Bill Walsh

Writer: Bill Walsh, Don DaGradi

A magic nanny comes to work for a cold banker's unhappy family.

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American films with live action and animation 262T

1960s English-language films 1,214T

1964 fantasy films 1T

12.

Home Alone

1990 film directed by Chris Columbus

Overview: Home Alone is a 1990 American comedy film directed by Chris Columbus and written and produced by John Hughes. The first film in the Home Alone franchise, the film stars Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister ...

Release date: 10 November 1990

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family

Director: Chris Columbus

Cast: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Roberts Blossom, Catherine O'Hara

Producer: Tarquin Gotch, John Hughes

Writer: John Hughes

An eight-year-old troublemaker, mistakenly left home alone, must defend his home against a pair of burglars on Christmas Eve.

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1990 children's films 11T

1990s American films 4,774T

1990s English-language films 6,439T

13.

Love & Other Drugs

2010 film by Edward Zwick

Overview: Love & Other Drugs is a 2010 American romantic comedy drama film directed, produced and co-written by Edward Zwick and based on Jamie Reidy's 2005 non-fiction book Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra ...

Release date: 4 November 2010

Genre: Comedy, Romance, Drama

Director: Edward Zwick

Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Oliver Platt, Hank Azaria, Josh Gad, Gabriel Macht

Producer: Pieter Jan Brugge, Noam Dromi

Writer: Charles Randolph, Edward Zwick

In 1990s Pittsburgh, a medicine peddler starts a relationship with a young woman suffering from Parkinson's disease.

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2010s English-language films 5,207T

Films shot in Pittsburgh 83T

2010 romantic comedy-drama films 32T

14.

Ugly Betty

2006 American dramedy television series

Overview: Ugly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta that aired on ABC from September 28, 2006, to April 14, 2010. The series is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela ...

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Director: Victor Nelli Jr., James Hayman

Cast: America Ferrera, Eric Mabius, Tony Plana, Ana Ortiz, Becki Newton, Michael Urie

Producer: Salma Hayek, Silvio Horta

Writer: Silvio Horta, Fernando Gaitán

A young, smart and wise woman named Betty Suarez goes on a journey to find her inner beauty. The only...

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Television shows set in Queens 10T

Television shows set in Manhattan 37T

Television shows filmed in New York City 216T

15.

The L Word

American-Canadian television series

Overview: The L Word is a television drama series that aired on Showtime in the US from 2004 to 2009. The series follows the lives of a group of lesbian and bisexual women who live in West Hollywood, California ...

Release date: 18 January 2004

Genre: Drama, Romance

Director: Rose Troche, Angela Robinson

Cast: Jennifer Beals, Leisha Hailey, Laurel Holloman, Mia Kirshner, Katherine Moennig, Pam Grier

Producer: Ilene Chaiken, Rose Lam

Writer: Michele Abbott, Ilene Chaiken

Follows the lives and loves of a small, close-knit group of lesbians living in Los Angeles as well as the friends and family members that either support ...

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2000s Canadian LGBT-related drama television series 10T

2000s Canadian LGBT-related television series 40T

2000s American black television series 5T

16.

Six Feet Under

American drama television series

Overview: Six Feet Under is an American drama television series created and produced by Alan Ball for the premium television network HBO. The series premiered on June 3, 2001, and ended on August 21, 2005, after ...

Release date: 3 June 2001

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Director: Alan Ball, Daniel Attias

Cast: Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose, Freddy Rodríguez, Mathew St. Patrick

Producer: Alan Ball, David Janollari

Writer: Alan Ball, Craig Wright

A drama series that takes a darkly comical look at members of a dysfunctional California family that runs an independent funeral home.

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Primetime Emmy Award-winning television series 271T

2000s American LGBT-related drama television series 51T

Television series about widowhood 62T

17.

Nip/Tuck

2003 American television drama series

Overview: Nip/Tuck is an American medical drama television series created by Ryan Murphy that aired on FX in the United States for six seasons from 2003 to 2010. The series, which also incorporates elements of crime ...

Release date: 22 July 2003

Genre: Drama

Director: Michael M. Robin, Elodie Keene

Cast: Dylan Walsh, Julian McMahon, John Hensley, Joely Richardson, Roma Maffia, Linda Klein

Producer: Ryan Murphy, Michael M. Robin

Writer: Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk

The dark and twisted trials of two plastic surgeons.

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2000s American LGBT-related drama television series 51T

2010s American LGBT-related drama television series 243T

2000s American medical television series 54T

18.

Lost

American television series (2004–2010)

Overview: Lost is an American science fiction adventure drama television series created by Jeffrey Lieber, J. J. Abrams, and Damon Lindelof that aired on ABC from September 22, 2004, to May 23, 2010, with a total ...

Release date: 22 September 2004

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Sci-Fi

Director: Jack Bender, Stephen Williams

Cast: Jorge Garcia, Naveen Andrews, Matthew Fox, Josh Holloway, Daniel Dae Kim, Yunjin Kim

Producer: Bryan Burk, Damon Lindelof

Writer: J.J. Abrams, Jeffrey Lieber

The survivors of a plane crash are forced to work together in order to survive on a seemingly deserted tropical island.

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Limbo 38T

Television shows about aviation accidents or incidents 5T

Television series created by Damon Lindelof 3T

19.

Home Improvement

American television sitcom

Overview: Home Improvement is an American sitcom television series starring Tim Allen that originally aired on ABC from September 17, 1991, to May 25, 1999, with a total of 204 half-hour episodes spanning eight ...

Release date: 17 September 1991

Genre: Comedy, Family

Director: Andy Cadiff, John Pasquin

Cast: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Earl Hindman, Taran Noah Smith, Zachery Ty Bryan, Richard Karn

Producer: Carmen Finestra, David McFadzean

Writer: Carmen Finestra, David McFadzean

The daily trials and tribulations of Tim Taylor, a TV show host raising three mischeivous boys with help from his loyal co-host, loving wife, and eccentric ...

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1990s American sitcoms 407T

Home Improvement (TV series) 9T

Television shows adapted into video games 190T

20.

Batman

1960s American television series

Overview: Batman is an American live-action television series based on the DC Comics character of the same name. It stars Adam West as Bruce Wayne/Batman and Burt Ward as Dick Grayson/Robin—two crime-fighting heroes ...