The Most Charming Film You've Ever Seen?

Babe (1995)

Great idea for a thread, OP!

Possibly The Artist.

The Red Balloon (1956)

Mary Poppins

Bullets Over Broadway

Singin' in the Rain

The Enchanted April

A Room with a View

The Sound of Music

Funny Face

The King and I

Father of the Bride

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

Funny face is very charming.

I don't really know how OP would define charming, but I'll say Paddington.

The Irish movie Sing Street was cute. The lead kid and his buddy were very likable.

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

The Station Agent. Perfect role for Peter Dinklage and Bobby Cannavale.

Big.

The Birdcage

Clueless

The Fantastic Mr. Fox

Elf

A Private Function (1984)

Michael Palin, Denholm Elliott, Richard Griffiths, Liz Smith, Pete Postlethwaite, Jim Carter, Bill Paterson, and Maggie Smith

Elf?

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

Trick . Something about it just touched me .

The Princess Bride, of course!

Being There

Anything with Audrey Hepburn

Finding Nemo

That Man from Rio

My Neighbor Totoro

Booksmart (2019)

I know DL hates Olivia Wilde and Beanie Fieldstein but I found the two main characters super charming.

Amelie

Waking Ned Devine was delightful

You're mentioned several films I agree are Charming: Babe, Trick (I agree it is charming-something sweet about it.) A Room with a View.

I loved Mrs. Harris goes to Paris, Pride& Prejudice (with Keira Knightly), Chariots of Fire

A little romance, Gregory’s Girl

Fellini's "I Vitelloni" ".

R36 again, forgot La Boum

Mr. Holland's Opus

I second The Princess Bride. And A Charlie Brown Christmas.

The Shop Around the Corner.

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (just skip the second part)

Jacques Tati's "Playtime"

The Full Monty

Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day

Bonus- hot Lee Pace

Another nominee: Cold Comfort Farm.

MR. MAYBUG: "Tell me, do you believe women have souls?"

FLORA POSTE: "I'm afraid I'm not very interested..."

I Know Where I’m Going! is really a delight.

La Cage aux Folles, The Lugin Defense, Drop Dead Fred

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom

Father of the Bride, the original with Spencer Tracy, not the Steve Martin remake.

Mon Oncle

Babette’s Feast

Marius et Jeannette.

To Be and To Have. It’s a documentary about a one room schoolhouse in rural France and the single teacher that teaches all the kids. I saw it over 20 years ago, but I remember being very charmed by it. A couple of the kids (aged 4-12) were real firecrackers.

the Apartment

Another good documentary was Mad Hot Ballroom, about NYC public school kids getting ready for a ballroom dancing competition. The kids were funny.

Breaking Away

Cinema Paradiso

Shawn the Sheep

Another vote for Enchanted April. Also, Field of Dreams.

The Gnome Mobile

Roman Holiday.

Straight: Before Sunset

Gay: Big Boys. Almost impossible to get a gay coming of age story just right, but this film is perfect.

Being Julia.

Two For the Road

Amelie

My Beautiful Launderette

The Ghost & Mrs Muir

Many of my choices have already been mentioned. A few more:

Pollyanna

Lady and the Tramp

A Matter of Life and Death (AKA Stairway to Heaven)

Bachelor Mother

Remember the Night

The Holly and the Ivy

Vacation From Marriage

A Knight's Tale

Wristcutters: A Love Story

FLOW

Amelie!

"Amélie"was not nearly as beloved in France as it was abroad. Critics found it twee and designed for international audiences. The director, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, bitterly responded that "French people only like films in which couples argue while doing the dishes"

Passport To Pimlico

Whisky Galore!

The Titfield Thunderbolt

Shelter (2007)

Dog Fight (with River Phoenix)

Rushmore

Call Me by Your Name

The Gods Must be Crazy

Up

Hobson’s Choice is a very charming old film.

The Boy Who could Fly

84 Charing Cross Road

Smiles of a Summer Night

The Fantastic Mr. Fox (which I know was mentioned earlier, but it needs to be repeated)

At Long Last Love (and I don't care that almost everyone hates it)

I’m so glad that “I Know Where I’m Going” has fans on Dl.

“The Station Agent” was so perfectly natural.

I want to second 73's pick of "Shelter" -- absolutely beautiful gay film that also made me cry.

I absolutely loved Amélie.

Such a cute, joyous film.

When I saw this thread title, I thought to myself, "Ugh! I'm not sure I would watch a movie I thought would be charming."

And I was right; I've only seen two of the movies in this thread, and I didn't even like The Birdcage.

I'll leave the "charming" movies to you appreciative gentlemen.

Chocolat is a good one

Radio Days

I'll never understand all the love for The Birdcage. Nathan Lane's performance was beyond caricature, Robin Williams' talents were wasted, and the entire movie was an unbelievable pile of failed comedic moments.

The only good thing about it was Hank Azaria in a thong.

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Mother, with Debbie Reynolds in her best performance.

Strictly Ballroom. Quirky characters, a sweet romance, amazing dancing.

Love it to this day.

Christmas in Connecticut

Au Revoir Les Enfants

Ladies in Black

The Corn is Green

Indochine

The Trip to Bountiful

Sounder

God's Own Country

*Batteries Not Included

Dawson’s 50 Load Weekend

Quality Street (1937)

R77, I love The Boy Who Could Fly.

The original 1959 “Gidget” with Sandra Dee, James Darren, Cliff Robertson and Arthur O’Connell. It was charming. There was nothing wacky or kooky about it like all of the remaining Gidget movies and Beach Party movies. I love the beach locations and cars and late 1950s Southern California feel. Sandra Dee wasn’t treacly sweet. James Darren and Cliff Robertson , Doug McClure etc were all tanned, sandy and handsome. The movie smells like clean beach towels and Coppertone. A charming Summer favorite.

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The Color Purple

R2 Ugh. God, I hated that movie.

School of Rock

Troop Beverly Hills

Men in Black (Will Smith is persona non grata now, but he was charming as hell in this movie)

A Little Romance was. Olivier and Diane Lane.

"Charming? I spit on charming!"

Victor/Victoria.

^^^^I agree with that choice^^^^

Another vote for Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain.

Other notables for me would be Beautiful Thing and Under the Tuscan Sun.

Don't forget Patricia Clarkson, R18! She was superb in that film as well.

Beautiful Thing is one of the few gay-themed movies I actually liked.

The ending is particularly sweet.

Every movie produced by Hallmark.

The Awful Truth

Charade

Another vote for RADIO DAYS. It's like being wrapped in a warm blanket of nostalgia.

Babe is leading the likes followed by A Room with a View and The Enchanted April

Il Postino

Life is Beautiful

The Book Thief

I couldn't make up my mind.

Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast.

Another vote for Babe. I loved that movie.

Apartment for Peggy

R#100 Presto, Presto, Do your very besto! Don’t hang back like a shy little kid!”

Safety Not Guaranteed, an early Aubrey Plaza movie, is actually quite charming.

The Swan

Sabrina (The original)

Harold and Maude .

The Shop Around the Corner

The Trouble With Angels

[quote]The Holly and the Ivy

I enjoy this movie if for no other reason than what a hamfest it is: the daughter awkwardly passing out in front of the family, the brother shrieking "she drinks!" and there's no apparent concern by the father that he had a grandchild that he never knew about - no, he's concerned that his daughter is a slutty boozer!

I'd add to the charming list: Blithe Spirit - the original, not the horrid remake with Dan Stevens. It's a Noel Coward play so it's got this witty dialogue and portrays the upper class dressing formally for dinner. Great escapism for a mad world!

Chunking Express

Chacun Cherche Son Chat / When The Cat's Away

Roman Holiday

Together / Tillsammans

Schindler’s List

R121! That's terrible! LOL

Two for the Road

Local Hero (1983)

R124 Oh, my God, yes! I had forgotten about this one. I actually saw this movie in Scotland when I was on vacation there back in 1983, and I instantly fell in love with it.

To this day, it's one of my favorite movies. It's a true gem.

About a Boy

Hugh Grant at his best

The Grand Budapest Hotel ranks up there.

Kiki’s Delivery Service

Sense and Sensibility (the Ang Lee version)

A Boy Called Sailboat

Agree with Call Me By Your Name, A Little Romance and Cinema Paradiso.

I’d also add Letter from an Unknown Woman. Not charming as in happy, but it has a lovely dreamy quality.

The Uninvited with Ray Milland. Stella by Starlight.

Nicholas Nickleby (2002)

[quote]Sense and Sensibility (the Ang Lee version)

Agreed; this is a charming movie. Kate Winslet at her loveliest and even the otherwise annoying Emma Thompson is winning

Dear Frankie.

A small film starring Gerard Butler and Emily Mortimer. I liked it.

“The Holiday”

It’s on our Christmas movie rotation.

Plus, real estate porn!

Bachelor Mother

R132 Don’t forget the handsome Greg Wise as Willoughby!

I'd add to the list Going My Way - not that it's the best movie, but it's hard to remember there was a time when a young priest inducing young tough street boys to come to the church basement & start a choir wasn't met with a sideways glance

Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Roseland (Merchant Ivory)

Heat and Dust (")

You've Got Mail (a remake of Shop Around the Corner)

Shampoo

Far From the Madding Crowd

King of Hearts

Roman Holiday

The Lady Eve

Seven Brides For Seven Brothers

Trouble In Paradise (1932)

R124 I remember having a huge crush on Dennis Lawson after seeing that movie.

He's Ewan McGregor's uncle.

Meet Me In St. Louis

Powertool

As troubling as his is, Woody Allen did two of the most charming movies:

Hannah and her Sisters

Purple Rose of Cairo

"Notting Hill." (With the charming Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts.)

"August Rush." (With the charming Freddie Highmore and Robin Williams.)

R148 here. Perhaps the most charming ever were Early Hayley Mills, especially "Parent Trap" and "Pollyanna."

To R148, you forgot Keri Russell& the delicious Jonathan Rhys Meyers.

Plus, that closet case faggot with a little dick from Lafayette Hills, Pa-Miss Terrence Howard.

My Life as a Dog

Whistle Down the Wind

“All Nighter” (2017) with JK Simmons as a globe-trotting workaholic dad who drops in unexpectedly to see his daughter who’s moved on from loser boyfriend Emile Hirsch (in the Jack Black role) and they spend a day and night trying to track her down. Very decent little film, funny, well acted. On the usual free streaming channels.

There's a lot of them, but off the top of my head: "It Happened One Night" and "History Is Made at Night" both fall under the category of "charming".

Hand in Hand (1961), directed by Philip Leacock. I saw it as a young child one weekend afternoon, and it stuck with me.

R125: How cool that you saw it Scotland! I was 16 when I saw it with my dad in Westwood Village, CA (UCLA) -- and we both absolutely ADORED it! We went to so many movies together when I was teenager! My parents separated when I was 14, I spent weekends with Dad. We ALWAYS ended up going to a movie at some point. He exposed me to so many great films that I never would have never seen with my teenage-friends -- such as Local Hero and Missing (which made a huge impression on me). Conversely, I dragged him to movies that he would have never seen on his own, because I wanted to see them a second time. Such as "This is Spinal Tap". My father was of the Big Band generation, he didn't know from Rock n' Roll...but he totally got the joke. He thought Spinal Tap was HILARIOUS! I miss watching movies with him.

Nights of Cabiria

Technicolor MGM favorite - “A Date With Judy” Jane Powell, a dazzling 16 year old Elizabeth Taylor, Robert Stack, Scotty Beckett, Leon Ames, Wallace Berry, Selena Royale, Carmen Miranda (Cuanto La Gusto!) and Xavier Cugat. One of my favorites - I love it!

Purple Rose of Cairo; Gregory's Girl

“Mystic Pizza”

Mrs. Doubtfire

My Dinner With Andre

A Child’s Christmas in Wales

Austenland (2013)

It was even better than I expected.

If you liked Local Hero you’ll enjoy Gregory’s Girl, same director

In the same vibe: Experienced Preferred but Not Essential. Summer workers at a seaside hotel in Wales.

The Sum of Us. If any film is "charming", this is it and Russell Crowe is still young and handsome.

Bagdad Cafe with a really gorgeous song as well.

Tampopo 1985/on HBO

Cinema Paradiso

Italians do charming like no other. Il postino is another great example.

If...

Charming now because it's such a beautiful portrait of English private schools in 1968. At the time, the violence wasn't quite as charming, although Lindsay Anderson explained that the last scene was all fantasy, and he wanted to do a follow up where Mick comes back and helps out his so-called enemies later.

The original Parent Trap. Most anything with Hayley Mills.

That's really true, R171. If you're a Hayley Mills fan I highly recommend her autobiography.

Another vote for 84 Charing Cross Road.

And I'll add Playing By Heart.

LA Story.

[italic]Arigatô-san[/italic] ("Mr. Thank You"), 1936, directed by Hiroshi Shimizu.

Toto l’Hero

The Red Balloon

Roman Polanski's Tess. A tragic story for sure but lovely to look at. A paean to the last days before the industrial revolution.

Billy Elliot

Gosford Park

Being There/1979

Tess R178 - Cinematography by Geoffrey Unsworth. One of his last projects before he passed away. One of the greatest cinematographers of all time. It enhanced the film so much. He made the 19th century come to life.

Fucking Amål / Show Me Love

Rosalie Goes Shopping

Doesn’t Tess *die* at the end? After many horrid fates that were not her fault? How is that charming?

R185 - Probably it had moments that were charming...plus the cinematography is supposed to be incredible.

I found that little scene of Alec carrying the three girls across the river one by one to be *especially* charming! The look on their faces said it all.

Gena Davis was charming in the Accidental Tourist.

Geena!

[quote]Experienced Preferred but Not Essential. Summer workers at a seaside hotel in Wales.

R165 Thank you! I loved that movie and need to find it now. Charming is the perfect word.

^^It's on Amazon Prime

Oh, yes. The Accidental Tourist. So so great.

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a hoot.

The Music Man.

Pure charm. All I do is smile.

Defending Your Life.

On The Town

Working Girl

Now, Voyager.

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

Big Eden - gay New Yorker returns home to small-town Montana and everyone there is way more accepting than you'd expect. Cozy, Hallmark-with-a-soul vibe

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