Have you seen Amélie? Not at all my usual kind of film, but I watched it because I heard good things about it. It's a very quirky and endearing film and I really enjoyed it.
It's French though so you'll need subtitles. Unless you are a French speaker lol
Princess Bride, of course.
Pretty general description but a few movies come to mind. I Swear The Holdovers The Peanut butter falcon Little Miss sunshine
Not sure if any of those are exactly what you're looking for but hope that helps
Secondhand lions.
I am going to assume you know all the main ones such as The Princess Bride, Stardust, A League of Their Own and various romcoms, When Harry Met Sally, You Got Mail.
Here are some others that may have what you are looking for.
Moonrise Kingdom is always worth a (re)watch.
Beetlejuice
The hunt for the wilder people - Taika Waititi directed Sam Neill and the kid from Deadpool 2, fun and heartwarming
Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams adapted book, towels and bypasses
The blues brothers - a little old but I think it's pretty good, plenty of good music
Duck soup - Marx brothers comedy that mostly hold up, very old so a couple things mentioned that were cultural references at the time are no longer known but that's pretty rare overall
Some other worth mentioning: animated Robin hood, o brother where art thou, free solo
is chef considered tacky? thats an ultimate feel good movie
The Way Way Back.
Wow, the other comments are amazing.
My partner and I love this genre in particular and y'all took most of my answers!
Some that I did not see mentioned yet:
Paddington / Paddington 2: so so so so good. The second might be better than the first
Rushmore: Wes Anderson before he was a meme. A bit crass but quite fun.
Ponyo: Myazaki movie, lovely animation, brings us to tears and is suitable for many moods
Polyester: Devine-starred comedy that is over the top, full of love, and so funny
Lars and the Real Girl: Ryan Gosling is a hermit and falls in love with a sex doll. The entire small town rallies together to try and reintegrate him into society.
If you are in a “what is love / would anyone love me / would I love anyone” type of period, I recommend you watch Before Sunrise.
The old Alan Rickman movie Truly madly deeply is great. Definitely not tacky. Probably wholesome? I definitely felt more happy than sad when credits rolled, and better for having watched it.
Old gold.
"Sullivan's Travels."
Big shot Hollywood boy genius director decides he's going to make a movie about the poor and downtrodden. His boss points out that the director grew up well off and has been making $10,000 a week since he graduated college.
So he decides to hit the road and see what poverty is really like...
Classic Hollywood screwball comedy
"Bicentennial Man" with Robin Williams and Sam Neill. It's about a robot who gains consciousness.
The Menu
Stranger than fiction.
princess bride?
Wonder Boys is one of my all time favourites
The Intern
If you get Australian humour, The Castle is fantastic. Very wholesome and very funny, although I have known non-Australians to watch it and have most of it go over their head.
If you want to watch a film about “gays and coal miners” I’d recommend Pride
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Not sure what you consider tacky, but I thought Lady in the Water fit that description.
Local Hero (1983) would definitely fit the bill. It's a little quirky but I wouldn't call it tacky at all.
"An American oil company has plans for a new refinery and sends someone to Scotland to buy up an entire village, but things don't go as expected."
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