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Movies with playful vibe

The Powerpuff Girls Movie

581. The Powerpuff Girls Movie

Animation Action Family Superhero Action Family Animation
6.5

20021h 14min

United States, South Korea

Director: Craig McCracken

After destroying the city of Townsville in a game of tag, a trio of superpowered little girls must redeem themselves by stopping a vengeful monkey's plot for world domination.

Themes

Power and responsibility, Trust and deception, Belonging under pressure, Stigmatized difference, Group identity formation, Public perception vs reality

Available on

Crave
Starz Amazon Channel
Crave Amazon Channel
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Lilo & Stitch

582. Lilo & Stitch

Animation Family Comedy Family Animation Animal Companion Family
7.4

20021h 25min

United States

Director: Dean DeBlois

As Stitch, a runaway genetic experiment from a faraway planet, wreaks havoc on the Hawaiian Islands, he becomes the mischievous adopted alien "puppy" of an independent little girl named Lilo and learns about loyalty, friendship, and ʻohana, the Hawaiian tradition of family.

Themes

Sibling caregiving, Alien integration, Exile and protection, Unconventional family, Guardian oversight, Loyalty through ordeal

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding

583. My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Comedy Drama Romance Romantic Comedy Family Drama
6.6

20021h 35min

United States

Director: Joel Zwick

A young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him while she comes to terms with her heritage and cultural identity.

Themes

Tradition and modernity, Generational conflict, Family pressure, Intercultural romance, Culture clash, Heritage identity

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Big Trouble

584. Big Trouble

Action Comedy Thriller Mystery Crime
6.4

20021h 25min

United States

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld

The story of how a mysterious suitcase brings together, and changes, the lives of a divorced dad, an unhappy housewife, two hitmen, a pair of street thugs, two love struck teens, two FBI men and a psychedelic toad. Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry's best-selling first novel, "Big Trouble."

Themes

Deception and misdirection, Chaos from coincidence, Ordinary lives collide, Authorities under pressure, Improvisation under danger, Unlikely alliances

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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National Lampoon's Van Wilder

585. National Lampoon's Van Wilder

Comedy Romance Buddy Comedy Romantic Comedy
6.4

20021h 32min

United States

Director: Walt Becker

Van Wilder has been attending college for far too many years and is scared to graduate, but Van’s father eventually realizes what is going on. When he stops paying his son's tuition fees, Van must come up with the money if he wants to stay in college, so he and his friends come up with a great fund-raising idea – throwing parties. However, when the college magazine finds out and reporter Gwen is sent to do a story on Van Wilder, things get a little complicated.

Themes

Media scrutiny, Romantic tension, Deception and sabotage, Tuition dependence, Graduation pressure, Reputation through parties

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Ice Age

586. Ice Age

Animation Comedy Family Adventure Family Animation
7.5

20021h 21min

United States

Director: Chris Wedge

Manny the mammoth, Sid the loquacious sloth, and Diego the sabre-toothed tiger go on a comical quest to return a human baby back to his father, across a world on the brink of an ice age.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Betrayal and deception, Migration under threat, Survival vs attachment, Family bonds across danger, Intergroup conflict

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Happiness of the Katakuris

587. The Happiness of the Katakuris

Comedy Drama Horror Dark Comedy Family Drama
6.9

20021h 53min

Japan

Director: Takashi Miike

The Katakuri family has just opened their guest house in the mountains. Unfortunately their first guest commits suicide and in order to avoid trouble they decide to bury him in the backyard. Things get way more complicated when their second guest, a famous sumo wrestler, dies while having sex with his underage girlfriend and the grave behind the house starts to fill up more and more.

Themes

Economic precarity, Reputation vs survival, Deception during crisis, Moral ambiguity under crisis, Family obligation under pressure, Betrayal within a close circle

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Kung Pow: Enter the Fist

588. Kung Pow: Enter the Fist

Comedy Action Parody Martial Arts Action
6.2

20021h 21min

United States

Director: Steve Oedekerk

A movie within a movie, created to spoof the martial arts genre. Writer/director Steve Oedekerk uses contemporary characters and splices them into a 1970s kung-fu film, weaving the new and old together. As the main character, The Chosen One, Oedekerk sets off to avenge the deaths of his parents at the hands of kung-fu legend Master Pain. Along the way he encounters some strange characters.

Themes

Power and vulnerability, Mentorship and training, Revenge after loss, Deception through spectacle, Spoof and meta humor, Loyalty and romance

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Kate & Leopold

589. Kate & Leopold

Romance Comedy Fantasy Romantic Comedy Time-Rule Fantasy
6.4

20011h 58min

United States

Director: James Mangold

When her scientist ex-boyfriend discovers a portal to travel through time -- and brings back a 19th-century nobleman named Leopold to prove it -- a skeptical Kate reluctantly takes responsibility for showing Leopold the 21st century. The more time Kate spends with Leopold, the harder she falls for him. But if he doesn't return to his own time, his absence will forever alter history.

Themes

Time travel paradoxes, Advertising industry expectations, Propriety vs modernity, Romance under time pressure, Gender roles in the workplace, Money and marriage incentives

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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How High

590. How High

Comedy Parody
6.2

20011h 33min

United States

Director: Jesse Dylan

Jamal and Silas, two ordinary guys who smoke something magical, pass their college entrance exams with flying colors and end up at Harvard. Ivy League ways are strange but Silas and Jamal take it in a stride -- until their supply of supernatural smoke runs dry. That's when they have to start living by their wits and rely on their natural resources to make the grade.

Themes

Peer influence under pressure, Academic shortcuts and consequences, Belonging vs status pursuit, Deception and consequences, Institutional expectations and individuality, Resource dependence and innovation

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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