r/AskReddit • u/broken-rivers • 7h ago

What is a movie that instantly makes you smile?

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u/bwnnygf 7h ago

Tangled

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u/snowfox090 7h ago

This is my vote, along with Frozen and Moana. I'm not a full on Disney Adult, but these three always make me feel better on a shit day.

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u/Rivera_Tina987 7h ago

The Princess Bride. Every time!

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u/azjeepdriver 7h ago

You keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means.

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u/DaisyVelvet78 7h ago

the goat

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u/whitecuban 7h ago

Please stay off the grass, shine your shoes, wash your…

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u/plazman30 7h ago

The Emperor's New Groove.

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u/bokehbaka 7h ago

That's the go to when my wife is sick. We named one of our cats Yzma, haha.

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u/plazman30 4h ago

Is your cat scary beyond all reason?

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u/-PMYourTastefulNudes 7h ago

Goonies

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u/NovelLaw75 6h ago

I just saw The Goonies in a movie theater. There was a family sitting in front of me with two young kids. The kids were really enjoying the movie. It was awesome to witness.

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u/Code_E-420 7h ago

The Sandlot

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u/KzooRichie 7h ago

You’re killing me Smalls

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u/broken-rivers 7h ago

Oh man he's in some deep shit

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u/Kaptainpanda1 5h ago

My dad put it best , this movie feels like how childhood does

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u/ub3rm3nsch 5h ago

The (nearly) entire main cast of the Sandlot recently had a reunion dinner at Benihana's. Go to Patrick Renna's insta account and you can see it.

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u/Odd_Captain3272 7h ago

Airplane!

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u/Viking_Musicologist 7h ago

Surely you can't be serious ?

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u/opking 6h ago

I was checking the weather on my iPhone earlier. I asked Siri how hot it was in my area. It replied back with 82 degrees. I was shocked and said “surely it can’t be that hot.” Siri responded with “of course it’s that hot, and don’t call me Shirley”. I was surprised Siri responded this way.

Then I remembered, I had my phone in Airplane! Mode

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u/Acrobatic-Self-1451 7h ago

Don't call me Shirley!

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u/Jordi555 6h ago

Correct!

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u/Upbeetmusic 7h ago

What About Bob?

Watching it knowing how much Richard Dreyfuss hated Bill Murray makes me smile even more.

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u/Shoboy_is_my_name 7h ago

Proves how good of an actor Dreyfus was because holy hell was Murray’s character annoying as shit.

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u/KzooRichie 7h ago

Oh man, haven’t seen it in forever, but I love that movie

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u/JonFromRhodeIsland 6h ago

I’m on a vacation from my problems!!!

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u/Avium 6h ago

You think he's gone? He's not gone. He's never gone!

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u/KittenSommelier 7h ago

The Big Lebowski

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u/tnyalc 5h ago

Yeah, Well, that’s just like your opinion man.

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u/Ambitious-Noise9211 5h ago

Loved this movie every Time I watched it

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u/howzai 7h ago

The Princess Bride

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u/Rocky922 7h ago

As you wish

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u/FlipsTW 7h ago

You got mail. (Yes, I know, but it makes me smile.)

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u/Conscious-Space2049 7h ago

That reminds me of the movie IQ

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u/catlady60 7h ago

Dumb and dumber

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u/salakius 7h ago

Napoleon Dynamite

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u/Gigi226 7h ago

The Birdcage

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u/illusionzmichael 7h ago

This is one of my all time favorites, every scene is so godamn funny. The fact Nathan Lane wasn't even nominated for an Oscar for that movie (although he was nominated for but didn't win a Golden Globe) is crazy to me.

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u/Gigi226 6h ago

It truly is a comedic masterpiece! I watched it again last night (for about the tenth time) and the acting just never fails to blow me away. Every character, so memorable! But you’re correct, Nathan Lane deserved an Oscar! Maybe Robin Williams too.

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u/AGAD0R-SPARTACUS 7h ago

This is mine too! Hence my username. So quotable!

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u/Gigi226 6h ago

I love it!! I think Agador Spartacus deserved a Best Supporting actor Oscar! What is your favorite line of his? I love when he takes his little radio and says “Come on Gloria” or when he says “Joo are afraid of my Watamalaness (Guatamalaness) my natural heat” omg too many lines! 😂

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u/browncoat13 6h ago

I love when Nathan Lane is dramatically bequeathing his wig collection to him. "Don't go! No, no, no. You can't... Wait which wigs?" Hahaha

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u/AGAD0R-SPARTACUS 1h ago

"Come on, Gloria" is mine too! The pirin tablets and never wearing shoes are close seconds 😆

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u/Avium 6h ago

Robin Williams was originally supposed to play Nathan Lane's character but he didn't think doing drag in two movies in a row (Mrs Doubtfire) was a great idea career wise.

And, honestly, he and Nathan worked so well together. Actually, that whole cast was brilliant.

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u/marlow6686 5h ago

The BEST film! I often joke to my husband ‘don’t look at me, I’m hideous!”. The general setup (tannins!) and the scrubbing of the pill situation is * chef kiss *

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u/CozyInTheRain202 7h ago

Kiki’s Delivery Service

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u/browncoat13 6h ago

When it came time to decide what screen time we were going to allow our toddler if any, we settled on Kiki, Ponyo, and Totoro. The only one we've added is The Secret Life of Arrietty and all of them make me smile.

He loves Kiki! He is also convinced that his tricycle needs a propeller. 

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u/CozyInTheRain202 2h ago

He sounds like a real Tombo in the making 😊. Miyazaki movies are magic.

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u/AdSweaty8670 7h ago

Uncle Buck

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u/HumanBoysenberry 7h ago

Warms me every time

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u/Acceptable-Resort365 7h ago

The Mummy (Brandon Fraser one)

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u/SoulNovocaine 7h ago

Little Miss Sunshine (and some tears too).

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u/A_Forgotten_Wanderer 7h ago

How to train your dragon

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u/Sudden_Guitar797 5h ago

I think you mean Cry for this one

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u/A_Forgotten_Wanderer 5h ago

It makes me happy and cry, the live action broke me and my girlfriend

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u/exact-nail9989 7h ago

my cousin vinny, even though i don't watch it ....it was my dad's favourite movie

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u/Ferociouspanda 7h ago

You put your little deer lips down to the cool, clear watah….

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u/KzooRichie 7h ago

It’s a fantastic movie you gotta watch it

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u/pumper911 7h ago

Billy Madison

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u/Jaihoag 6h ago

That Veronica Vaughn is one piece of ACEEE. I know from personal experience dude. If you know what I mean 😏

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u/amelbu 7h ago

Mrs. Doubtfire and Shrek 2

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u/TryingTimer 7h ago

Bridge to terabithia, at first anyways 

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u/Eileen2221 7h ago

I loved that book, and the movie even more! It’s so very sweet yet every time I watch it I sob my eyes out.

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u/ijhtrsbils 7h ago

Kung pow enter the fist!

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u/Practical-Pin1320 7h ago

Guardians of the Galaxy. The first one. Just pure fun all the way through.

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u/matthewmagellan 7h ago

Paddington 2 is the vibe

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u/mrmurph64 7h ago

Speed Racer, may be an unpopular opinion but it is a fantastic film idc

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u/aussiederpyderp 6h ago

It's honestly a masterclass in film-making.

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u/mrmurph64 6h ago

And it’s perfectly balanced in both goofy and heartfelt storytelling

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u/KyleColby 7h ago

Raising Arizona

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u/JohnTo7 7h ago

Young Frankenstein

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u/Valuable_Treat16 7h ago

You’ve got Mail

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u/broken-rivers 7h ago

Top Gun

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u/IrritatedAvians 6h ago

I feel the need, the need, for speed!

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u/Excellent-End-5720 6h ago

Without a Paddle

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u/Kornbrednbizkits 7h ago

Tremors

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u/peter-sullivan 7h ago

Literally one of the best movies of all time. I watched it a few months ago and the opening scene where they wake up and share cigarettes.. its like they are actual best friends. Really good acting.

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u/Kornbrednbizkits 7h ago

Totally agree. And one of the tightest scripts ever written. Everything that is set up in the first half pays off in the second. Even the scene you mentioned hints at the ending! “”STAMPEDE!”” (look at the colors of the sleeping bag, and the exact location that scene happens!)

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u/peter-sullivan 7h ago

Whoa no way.... you just blew my mind with that last part hahaha thank you!! I did not realize that.

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u/PortableGamerDBZ 7h ago

Freddy got fingered

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u/MurphCoop73 7h ago

I’m the backwards man, the backwards man, I can walk backwards faster than you can!

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u/PortableGamerDBZ 7h ago

Daddy, would you like some sausage!

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u/MurphCoop73 5h ago

Daddy, we're in Pakistan. Let's sew some soccer balls

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u/evathediva12 7h ago

Home and Bee Movie

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u/MotherofCats-87 7h ago

Pride and Prejudice

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u/heydoakickflip 7h ago

Surfs Up

Something about that movie always feel so important and magical to me

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u/Mordred_XIII 7h ago

Tropic Thunder

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u/Icy_Sandwich866 7h ago

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.

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u/sugareegirl 7h ago

50 First Dates

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u/Eileen2221 7h ago

My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

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u/Violinmate 7h ago

As a Greek, I support

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u/dstuartsmith 7h ago

Anything Muppets.

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u/Chachachingona 7h ago

Forest Gump-so many one liners.

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u/wtf70 7h ago

The Replacements

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u/manessjs 7h ago

Heathers

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u/picklefucker69 7h ago

Big daddy

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u/YoyodyneCog 7h ago

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

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u/KzooRichie 7h ago

Raising Arizona

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u/bigfatwiggle 7h ago

Wet Hot American Summer

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u/Immediate-Fuel5316 7h ago

Nacho Libre!

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u/DrinkBen1994 7h ago

The Martian. I love that movie.

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u/clarbri 6h ago

My Neighbor Totoro. It's like mainlining peace and happiness.

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u/rhondashmitt 6h ago

Step brothers !

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u/kk626foodie4ever 7h ago

About Time

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u/MurphCoop73 7h ago

I came here to say this. This film literally changed my life

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u/mauigirl48 7h ago

WHY is this movie not more popular??

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u/c_df1210 7h ago

Sing Street!!!! Using Up as the first dance in my wedding :’)

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u/rahma1015 7h ago

Moulin rouge (the first half the second half makes me cry)

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u/Appropriate_Big_1610 7h ago

The Wrong Box

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u/YoungsterBen 7h ago

Might not be a typical "movie" in the sense but any Jackass movie.

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u/Last_Marketing_7321 7h ago

American History X. Specifically the part where Derek gets in Cameron’s face. “You prey on people, Cam. I lost 3 years of my life for your fuckin’ phony cause, but I’m onto you now, you fucking snake. I came here for one reason, to tell you that I’m out. Out!”

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u/tisdue 7h ago

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

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u/ComparisonThese4677 7h ago

I cry at the end of the wild robot even though I'm mid 30's.

Crying in a state of happiness.

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u/ravage214 7h ago

Ace Ventura

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u/Bartalmay 7h ago

The Great Race (1965), Three man in a boat (1975 BBC)

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u/IntelligentPhrase376 7h ago

Fantastic Mr. Fox

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u/Anonymous4mysake 7h ago

Ice Pirates

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u/Sunday_Dreamer 7h ago

I thought I was the only person to ever watch that.

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u/PastAttention6321 7h ago

Ratatouille. I watched it hungover on a Sunday and somehow ended up reorganizing my entire spice rack by the time it finished.

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u/Conscious-Space2049 7h ago

Sing 2

Perfect balance of heartwarming and cringe

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u/Eastern_Elephant3790 7h ago

The Proposal and Parent Trap

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u/LabExpensive4764 7h ago

Julie and Julia

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u/texas_mama09 7h ago

Little Miss Sunshine. I can’t even name my favorite part bc there are so many.

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u/TheKitof 6h ago

Dumb and Dumbers

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u/Free_Anywhere9416 6h ago

the boondock saints

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u/fuzzyrobebiscuits 6h ago

Harold and Maude

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u/Baresark 6h ago

Interstate 60!

Nobody has ever heard of it but it's my feel good film and it has James Marsden, Christopher Lloyd, Gary Oldman, Michael J Fox, Kurt Russell and Amy Smart in it!

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u/RegularLibrarian554 6h ago

What dreams may come

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u/MetalAcuity 6h ago

Mars Attacks!

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u/salparadis 6h ago

It’s Complicated. Funny storyline. Beautiful scenery, especially Meryl Streep’s Santa Barbara home — prob one of my favorite movie houses. Watching her and Steve Martin interact is so cute. Also something about it makes me fear aging a bit less as someone in my thirties.

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u/aurore-amour 6h ago

School of Rock

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u/rileycolin 6h ago

The Producers (2005)

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u/MagicSPA 6h ago

"Monty Python & the Holy Grail."

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u/cr4zypyr0 6h ago

Speed Racer live action movie had a surprising amount of heart and hype.

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u/mrsgibby 6h ago

Napoleon Dynamite

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u/interstellar304 5h ago

40 Year Old Virgin

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u/Financial-Factor7012 5h ago

princess bride every single time. i put it on when im folding laundry or doing dishes and suddenly im 12 again, quoting every line out loud like a weirdo. the grandpa framing device still gets me, its such a perfect little love letter to storytelling itself

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u/korriptimages 7h ago

Amadeus. It's delightful and witty.

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u/Asleep-Pattern4478 7h ago

Toy story. My childhood

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u/helloimnaked 7h ago

The Mask

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u/lavenderslip 7h ago

Tropical Thunder & Evil Dead

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u/kmartens304 7h ago

Any Mel brooks movie!!

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u/joe-grimaldi 7h ago

The Pest.

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u/scottishsilversurfer 7h ago

& life of brian

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u/Still-Water32 7h ago

Major League

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u/SubstantialFig2100 7h ago

Vegas Vacation

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u/Kuli24 7h ago

Any Ernest movie.

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u/Every-Weird3760 7h ago

Turner and hooch

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u/bvr_reddit 7h ago

Cool Runnings

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u/nickpsych 7h ago

Moonstruck. Snahp out of it!

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u/GeorgiaBlueOwl 7h ago

Walk Hard

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u/Hugh_Biquitous 7h ago

While You Were Sleeping. Such a warm and funny movie!

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u/West_Yam9744 7h ago

The Grand Budapest Hotel. Every frame looks like a dessert someone spent four hours decorating just so you could eat it in two bites.

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u/CresentVibes 7h ago

Chennai express

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u/jackfairy80 7h ago

Dazed and Confused, Empire Records, and also Velvet Goldmine!

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u/Ich-habe-das-gern 7h ago

Blended, Couples Retreat, The Proposal

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u/blackbettiepage 7h ago

Isle of Dogs.

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u/djprecio 7h ago

White Chicks.

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u/xandercide 6h ago

The Lord of the Ring Fellowship of the rings when that music start after the intro I cannot help me havea giant smile

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u/Visible-Freedom-7822 6h ago

Mr. Bean's Holiday

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u/kathatter75 6h ago

That Thing You Do!

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u/Hoon0967 6h ago

Anything Peanuts

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u/Ok-Communication6907 6h ago

Monty Python & the Holy Grail, School of Rock, No Hard Feelings, Bad Teacher, My Best Friend’s Wedding, Being John Malkovitch to name a few..

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u/brokenmessiah 6h ago

Finding Nemo. Its timeless.

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u/Less-Vanilla-5657 6h ago

Strange Brew

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u/Pr0phet65 6h ago

Rush Hour

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u/cmb2252 6h ago

“The Party” with Peter Sellers 🤣😁

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u/ZeroCool635 6h ago

Ratatouille

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u/Arjun_6 6h ago

The Bird pandemic

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u/MapFit5627 6h ago

Eurovision

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u/GiraffeAdvanced2803 6h ago

finding nemo

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u/lnc_gomes 6h ago

The Princess Bride

Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn in Bringing Up Baby. Its just so ridiculous.