Film Tone: Whimsical

1.

Gilmore Girls

American comedy drama television series

Overview: Gilmore Girls is an American comedy-drama television series, created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. The show debuted on October 5, 2000, on The WB and became a ...

Release date: 5 October 2000

Genre: Drama, Family, Comedy

Director: Jamie Babbit, Amy Sherman

Cast: Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Keiko Agena, Scott Patterson, Yanic Truesdale, Kelly Bishop

Producer: Gavin Polone, Amy Sherman

Writer: Amy Sherman, Daniel Palladino

A drama centering around the relationship between a thirtysomething single mother and her teen daughter living in Stars Hollow, Connecticut.

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Television series about single parent families 17T

Television series about teenagers 1,027T

2000s American college television series 27T

2.

Gilligan's Island

American television series

Overview: Gilligan's Island is an American sitcom created and produced by Sherwood Schwartz. The show had an ensemble cast that featured Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer, Tina Louise, Russell ...

Release date: 26 September 1964

Genre: Comedy, Family

Director: Jack Arnold, Leslie Goodwins

Cast: Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer, Tina Louise, Russell Johnson

Producer: Sherwood Schwartz, Robert L. Rosen

Writer: Sherwood Schwartz, Elroy Schwartz

Seven men and women are stranded on an uncharted island following a torrential storm.

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Television series about being lost from home 9T

Television series by United Artists Television 25T

1960s American sitcoms 142T

3.

Peter Pan

2003 US children's movie directed by P. J. Hogan

Overview: Peter Pan is a 2003 British-American-Australian fantasy adventure film directed by P.J. Hogan and written by Hogan and Michael Goldenberg. The screenplay is based on the 1904 play and 1911 novel Peter ...

Release date: 9 December 2003

Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance

Director: P.J. Hogan

Cast: Jason Isaacs, Jeremy Sumpter, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Lynn Redgrave, Richard Briers, Olivia Williams

Producer: Gary Adelson, Mohamed Al-Fayed

Writer: J.M. Barrie, P.J. Hogan

The Darling family children receive a visit from Peter Pan, who takes them to Never Never Land where an ongoing war with the evil Pirate Captain Hook is ...

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Films shot at Village Roadshow Studios 34T

Sony Pictures Releasing films 1T

American swashbuckler films 87T

4.

Mary Poppins

1964 musical film

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

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

5.

Big Fish

2003 film by Tim Burton

Overview: Big Fish is a 2003 American fantasy drama film directed by Tim Burton, and based on the 1998 novel of the same name by Daniel Wallace. Starring Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange ...

Release date: 10 December 2003

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Director: Tim Burton

Cast: Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Helena Bonham Carter, Alison Lohman

Producer: Bruce Cohen, Katterli Frauenfelder

Writer: Daniel Wallace, John August

A frustrated son tries to determine the fact from fiction in his dying father's life.

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Films produced by Bruce Cohen 12T

American werewolf films 108T

2000s English-language films 4,277T

6.

Xena: Warrior Princess

American–New Zealand fantasy series (1995–2001)

Overview: Xena: Warrior Princess is an American fantasy television series filmed on location in New Zealand. The series aired in first-run syndication from September 4, 1995 to June 18, 2001. Critics have praised ...

Release date: 15 September 1995

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Director: Garth Maxwell, Rick Jacobson

Cast: Lucy Lawless, Renée O'Connor, Ted Raimi, Kevin Smith, Hudson Leick, Karl Urban

Producer: Bernadette Joyce, Sam Raimi

Writer: Sam Raimi, John Schulian

Xena, a mighty Warrior Princess with a dark past, sets out to redeem herself. She is joined by small town bard, Gabrielle. Together they journey the ancient ...

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LGBT speculative fiction television series 51T

Cultural depictions of Livia 9T

American action adventure television series 100T

7.

The Jetsons

American animated sitcom

Overview: The Jetsons is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. It originally aired in prime time from September 23, 1962 to March 17, 1963 on ABC, then later aired in reruns via sy ...

Release date: 23 September 1962

Genre: Animation, Sci-Fi, Comedy, Family

Director: Arthur Davis, Oscar Dufau

Cast: George O'Hanlon, Penny Singleton, Daws Butler, Janet Waldo, Don Messick, Jean Vander Pyl

Producer: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna

Writer: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna

The misadventures of a futuristic family.

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American adult animated science fiction television series 53T

American adult animated fantasy television series 35T

American animated science fantasy television series 17T

8.

Scrubs

American medical comedy-drama television series

Overview: Scrubs (stylized [scrubs]) is an American medical comedy-drama television series created by Bill Lawrence that aired from October 2, 2001, to March 17, 2010, on NBC and later ABC. The series follows the ...

Release date: 2 October 2001

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Director: Michael Spiller, Bill Lawrence

Cast: Donald Faison, John C. McGinley, Ken Jenkins, Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke, Neil Flynn

Producer: Bill Lawrence, Danny Rose

Writer: Bill Lawrence, Deb Fordham

In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, intern John "J.D" Dorian learns the ways of medicine, friendship and life.

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Television series created by Bill Lawrence (TV producer) 6T

2000s American workplace comedy television series 52T

2010s American workplace drama television series 39T

9.

Everybody Loves Raymond

American TV sitcom (1996–2005)

Overview: Everybody Loves Raymond is an American sitcom television series created by Philip Rosenthal that aired on CBS from September 13, 1996, to May 16, 2005, with a total of 210 episodes spanning over nine ...

Release date: 13 September 1996

Genre: Comedy, Family

Director: Gary Halvorson, Will Mackenzie

Cast: Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton, Brad Garrett, Doris Roberts, Peter Boyle, Madylin Sweeten

Producer: David Letterman, Rory Rosegarten

Writer: Ray Romano, Phil Rosenthal

The comical everyday life of a successful sports columnist and his dysfunctional family.

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Television shows set in Long Island 6T

Primetime Emmy Award-winning television series 208T

2000s American sitcoms 240T

10.

Ally McBeal

American legal comedy-drama television series

Overview: Ally McBeal is an American legal comedy drama television series, originally aired on Fox from September 8, 1997, to May 20, 2002. Created by David E. Kelley, the series stars Calista Flockhart in the title ...

Release date: 8 September 1997

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Music, Romance

Director: Mel Damski, Jonathan Pontell

Cast: Calista Flockhart, Greg Germann, Jane Krakowski, Vonda Shepard, Peter MacNicol, Lisa Nicole Carson

Producer: Steve Robin, Pamela J. Wisne

Writer: David E. Kelley, Roberto Benabib

Ally McBeal and Billy Thomas were going steady throughout their childhoods. Ally even followed Billy...

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1990s American workplace comedy television series 57T

1990s American workplace drama television series 9T

2000s American workplace comedy television series 53T

11.

Yours, Mine & Ours

2005 film by Raja Gosnell

Overview: Yours, Mine & Ours is a 2005 American family comedy film directed by Raja Gosnell and starring Dennis Quaid and Rene Russo. The film concerns a blended family with 18 children. The film, a remake of the ...

Release date: 23 November 2005

Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance, Fantasy

Director: Raja Gosnell

Cast: Dennis Quaid, Rene Russo, Sean Faris, Katija Pevec, Dean Collins, Tyler Patrick Jones

Producer: Michael G. Nathanson, Ira Shuman

Writer: Ron Burch, David Kidd

A widowed Coast Guard Admiral and a widowed handbag designer fall in love and marry, much to the dismay of his 8 and her 10 children.

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2000s English-language films 4,281T

Films about the United States Coast Guard 39T

2005 comedy films 382T

12.

The Princess Diaries

2001 film produced by Walt Disney Pictures

Overview: The Princess Diaries is a 2001 American coming-of-age teen comedy film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and directed by Garry Marshall. Based on Meg Cabot's 2000 young adult novel of the same name, the ...

Release date: 29 July 2001

Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance, Thriller

Director: Garry Marshall

Cast: Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway, Hector Elizondo, Heather Matarazzo, Mandy Moore, Caroline Goodall

Producer: Debra Martin Chase, Whitney Houston

Writer: Meg Cabot, Gina Wendkos

Mia Thermopolis has just found out that she is the heir apparent to the throne of Genovia. With her friends Lilly and Michael Moscovitz in tow, she tries ...

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2000s English-language films 4,356T

American coming-of-age comedy films 135T

2001 romantic comedy films 68T

13.

The Parent Trap

1998 film

Overview: The Parent Trap is a 1998 American romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Nancy Meyers, and produced and co-written by Charles Shyer. It is a remake of the 1961 film of the same name and an a ...

Release date: 20 July 1998

Genre: Comedy, Family, Adventure, Drama, Romance

Director: Nancy Meyers

Cast: Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson, Elaine Hendrix, Lisa Ann Walter, Simon Kunz

Producer: Bruce A. Block, Julie B. Crane

Writer: Erich Kästner, David Swift

Identical twins Annie and Hallie, separated at birth and each raised by one of their biological parents, discover each other for the first time at summer ...

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1990s English-language films 2,205T

Films about father–daughter relationships 149T

Films about mother–daughter relationships 137T

14.

The Green Mile

1999 American fantasy drama film by Frank Darabont

Overview: The Green Mile is a 1999 American fantasy drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont and based on Stephen King's 1996 novel of the same name. It stars Tom Hanks as a death row corrections officer ...

Release date: 6 December 1999

Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

Director: Frank Darabont

Cast: Tom Hanks, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, Michael Clarke Duncan, James Cromwell, Michael Jeter

Producer: Frank Darabont, David Valdes

Writer: Stephen King, Frank Darabont

The lives of guards on Death Row are affected by one of their charges: a black man accused of child murder and rape, yet who has a mysterious gift.

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1990s English-language films 3,887T

Films produced by David Valdes 15T

1990s prison drama films 12T

15.

Rookie of the Year

1993 film by Daniel Stern

Overview: Rookie of the Year is a 1993 American sports comedy film starring Thomas Ian Nicholas and Gary Busey as players for the Chicago Cubs baseball team. The cast also includes Albert Hall, Dan Hedaya, Eddie ...

Release date: 7 July 1993

Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sport

Director: Daniel Stern

Cast: Thomas Ian Nicholas, Gary Busey, Albert Hall, Amy Morton, Dan Hedaya, Bruce Altman

Producer: Joan Aguado, Jack Brodsky

Writer: Sam Harper

When an accident miraculously gives a boy an incredibly powerful pitching arm, he becomes a major league pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.

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1990s English-language films 3,886T

1993 comedy films 210T

1993 directorial debut films 87T

16.

Ratatouille

2007 animated film directed by Brad Bird

Overview: Ratatouille is a 2007 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was the eighth film produced by Pixar, and was written and directed by Brad Bird ...

Release date: 22 June 2007

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Director: Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava

Cast: Patton Oswalt, Ian Holm, Lou Romano, Brian Dennehy, Peter Sohn, Peter O'Toole

Producer: John Lasseter, Brad Lewis

Writer: Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava

A rat who can cook makes an unusual alliance with a young kitchen worker at a famous Paris restaurant.

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American animated feature films 69T

2000s English-language films 4,356T

Animated films set in Paris 26T

17.

Pretty Woman

1990 romantic movie directed by Garry Marshall

Overview: Pretty Woman is a 1990 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall, from a screenplay by J. F. Lawton. The film stars Richard Gere and Julia Roberts, and features Héctor Elizondo, Ralph Bellamy ...

Release date: 23 March 1990

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Director: Garry Marshall

Cast: Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Ralph Bellamy, Jason Alexander, Laura San Giacomo, Alex Hyde-White

Producer: Gary W. Goldstein, Arnon Milchan

Writer: J.F. Lawton

A man in a legal but hurtful business needs an escort for some social events, and hires a beautiful prostitute he meets... only to fall in love.

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Films produced by Arnon Milchan 76T

1990s English-language films 3,880T

Films about the upper class 57T

18.

Monsters, Inc.

2001 film by Pete Docter

Overview: Monsters, Inc. is a 2001 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. Featuring the voices of John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Steve ...

Release date: 28 October 2001

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Director: Pete Docter, David Silverman

Cast: John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Mary Gibbs, Steve Buscemi, James Coburn, Jennifer Tilly

Producer: Darla K. Anderson, Karen Dufilho

Writer: Pete Docter, Jill Culton

In order to power the city, monsters have to scare children so that they scream. However, the children are toxic to the monsters, and after a child gets ...

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2001 3D films 4T

Animation controversies in film 102T

American animated feature films 68T

19.

Matilda

1996 fantasy comedy film by Danny DeVito

Overview: Matilda is a 1996 American fantasy comedy film co-produced and directed by Danny DeVito from a screenplay by Nicholas Kazan and Robin Swicord, based on the 1988 novel of the same name by Roald Dahl. The ...

Release date: 28 July 1996

Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Director: Danny DeVito

Cast: Mara Wilson, Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Embeth Davidtz, Pam Ferris, Paul Reubens

Producer: Martin Bregman, Liccy Dahl

Writer: Roald Dahl, Nicholas Kazan

A girl gifted with a keen intellect and psychic powers uses both to deal with her crude, distant family and free her kind teacher from their sadistic headmistress ...

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Films with screenplays by Nicholas Kazan 12T

1996 children's films 22T

1990s American films 4,779T

20.

Mamma Mia!

2008 American romantic comedy musical movie directed by Phyllida Lloyd

Overview: Mamma Mia! (promoted as Mamma Mia! The Movie) is a 2008 romantic comedy film containing music directed by Phyllida Lloyd and written by Catherine Johnson based on her book of the 1999 theatre show of the ...