These are the movies that will bring out your playful and fun side, perfect for a lighthearted watch.
While most of the Ocean’s films could have made this list, Ocean’s 8 feels the goofiest and most joyous in some ways.
Ocean's Eight (2018)
Honestly, the first Mamma Mia! could have also easily made this list, but Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again may actually be the better movie.
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)
Penelope is somewhat criminally underrated. It doesn’t have a significant cult status, garnered mixed reviews upon its release and hasn’t really been revisited.
Penelope (2006)
Pride tells the true story of the Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners campaign and follows a group of queer activists who became involved in the 1984 British miners strike in a small village in Wales.
Pride (2014)
This screwball comedy follows a professor whose work gets him mixed up with a nightclub singer and her made-man fiancé.
Ball of Fire (1941)
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion is a cult classic film about two friends in their late 20s who go to their ten-year high school reunion in Tucson.
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)
There is a bit of a micro-genre of “good for her” comedies about groups of women winning, which includes films like 9 to 5, B.A.P.S. and, of course, First Wives Club.
The First Wives Club (1996)
While the film wasn’t well received and was a commercial failure, its soundtrack achieved Gold status.
Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
Another film about female friendship, Girls Trip, follows four friends who reunite to travel to Essence Fest in New Orleans.
Girls Trip (2017)
It is hard to be sad watching Kermit, Ms. Piggy and the gang. The Muppet Movie is the first of f eight full-length films to star the Muppets.
The Muppet Movie (1979)
The film prompted several direct-to-video sequels and a 2011 stage musical; however, the original is easily the best, partially due to its exploration of the themes of issues of systemic inequality, cultural appropriation and intersectional feminism.
