What was the last movie that charmed you?

The Holdovers got me recently. Just three people stuck together over Christmas, nothing explosive happens, and somehow by the end you're completely invested in all of them. Paul Giamatti doing the most Paul Giamatti thing imaginable and it works perfectly.

Hail Mary, I can not begin to describe what a breath of fresh air that film is.

Paddington 2. It is the easiest answer, but it really is that charming.

Project Hail Mary. Seen it twice now and it's amazing.

The Ballad of Wallis Island (2025]. Quirky, charming, uplifting!

Train Dreams. It felt like someone telling you about life's harsh realities while giving you a warm hug and whispering "but everything will be OK". Came in blind, and when it was done it imprinted in my mind permanently.

Nirvanna: The Band - the Show - the Movie is ridiculously charming.

Life of chuck

La La Land surprised me. I never thought of watching it because it's not my movie style but maybe I should revise what I think I don't like. That was such a cool watch and reddit convinced me to give it a whirl.

I’m just leaving a comment so I can come back to this later. I need to be charmed and less killer aliens and shit like that.

Field of Dreams

I Swear [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/i\_swear\_2025](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/i_swear_2025) One of the most heartbreaking yet uplifting films I've seen in years.

Rental Family

Straight Story

rewatched singin in the rain at a cinema not too long ago. the most charming film i’ve ever seen, it enchants me every time. technicolour meta surreal extravagant excessive painstakingly-crafted and just hilarious. until the stars turn cold

When harry met sally

I just saw Kiki's Delivery Service for the first time in the theater for its 4k remaster. It was absolutely adorable, visually stunning, and the soundtrack was a delight. It was like a hug for my soul.

I think maybe Dale and Tucker vs Evil

Brian and Charles https://m.imdb.com/title/tt13270424/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk I'd recommend watching with as little prior knowledge as possible.

Gifted (2017)

Eephus (2024) Reminded me of summer and my childhood. Any suburb in the USA.

Amelié When a movie really charms or enchants you, I think you should walk away from it feeling changed but not knowing how. Have you left part of you behind? Have you gained a part? What just happened? Are you even you? Are you still complete? And why are you smiling? The Fabulous Destiny Of Amelie Poulain was the last movie that made this happen for me.

I saw Solo Mio as a mystery movie at my local theater a few months ago and by the end my whole group loved it and decided it's one of the better ones we've seen that way

I really loved - Innocent moves Big night His girl Friday Philadelphia story Midnight run The 39 steps The lady vanishes All of them made me really happy I liked watching movies.

If you're on an Asian film trip, try Mary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy. 

My Life as a Dog

The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl (2017) isn't new, but I saw it not long ago and was charmed and delighted by it.

Kajillionaire. Great performances and sound track. A lot of emotion for such a weird movie

Well, i recently rewatched My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki's Delivery Service, so both of those. Also, some others that I would describe as charming (must rewatch them soon): WALL-E Paddington 1 and 2

Our little Sister (2015)

Bullet Train, I hadnt really heard anything about it but it was so much fun.

Dust Bunny it's by Bryan Fuller iykyk. Spectacular whimsical set design with a supernatural take on the Leon the Professional story without the problematic parts. Did I mention Sigourney Weaver has gun shoes?

You seem to be on a similar film trajectory to me about 5 years ago during the Covid 19 lockdowns. *Linda Linda Linda* in particular was, yeah, just such a joy to watch. One of my girlfriend's and my own personal favorites. Everything Kore-eda is my jam (he's easily my favorite director of all time) but *Still Walking* (2008) and *Our Little Sister* (2015) are two of my favorite movies, ever. *Nobody Knows* (2004) is also exceptional, but beware - it's the type of film that *will* destroy you.

Hopper! Surprising had a lot of wtf moments and fun.

Everything Everywhere All At Once. It’s the last ‘Great’ film I saw at the cinema. Everything just feels like ‘streaming slop’ now

Rental Family.

For me it was The Holdovers, it just had a really warm and simple vibe that stuck with me. Nothing huge happens but the characters felt real and easy to care about.

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. I left that movie refreshed and with a whole new zeal on life.

*Belfast*. Obviously it's a drama and the setting is serious. But there are a bunch of moments that are still generating a goofy smile on my face as I think back on them years after watching it. And the Van Morrison-dominated soundtrack doesn't hurt.

Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie

Eternity (2025)

Not the last movie, but one I re-watch every few years is Steven Spielberg's [Always](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096794/) from 1989 gets me in the feels every time. It's got Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, John Goodman and Audrey Hepburn in her last movie role. Yes, it's a sappy love story, but it also has great airborne firefighting scenes and lots of humor.

Probably not exactly what you had in mind, but *Sisu - Road to Revenge* is a ridiculously over the top action movie. There is almost no dialog, and everything is about the WW2 hero being hunted by enemies. Naturally that means he's got to blow up a bunch of them. The laws of physics are stretched beyond belief, and so are the limits of the human body and mind. It sometimes borders on splatter. It's really not serious at all. Then comes the ending, and the last two or three minutes of the film are so surprisingly heartwarming, it almost brought a tear to my eye. Charming, in a way.

Danny Collins is the quirkiest movie I’ve ever seen - it’s not without flaws, but it’s funny and touching 

Onyx the Fortuitous was an absolute blast. Campy, genuinely funny, an ensemble in a magical mansion, really fun special effects including PUPPETS! I would have made it my entire personality as a teen.

Brian and Charles. Watch it.

I watched Love and Monsters over the weekend. It was a movie in love with other movies that I also love. It was light on its feet, exciting and charming. Loved it.

**Weathering with You** That movie alone influenced my interest in anime.

Luca Such a great and simple story with great layers. Love it!

**Confess, Fletch**.

Project Hail Mary.

Hamnet.

Places in the Heart. Especially that last scene.

Hamnet

The Darjeeling Limited (2007) I watched December last or January this year. I'm quite susceptible to Wes Anderson's works and ensamble casts. Amara Karan's presence helped the charming along quite a bit, too.

Not the last movie, but maybe the last one I expected to be charming, let alone good. Secondhand Lions was a charming and brilliant coming of age film that I feel everyone needs to watch once.

Project Hail Mary. Charmed me is the perfect term. It wasn't the best film ever, but it was charming and enjoyable. 

as of yesterday, Hail Mary

Roman Holiday, the original 1953 edition. I watched it before traveling to Italy (first time ever going). The movie is just a delight to watch - and I'm a nerdy guy who's usually into scifi or fantasy movies.

Mother

The Wild Robot, my GF and I are new-ish parents so it hit all the right buttons for us.

One Cut of the Dead. Japanese indie "horror". They really made something special with that movie.

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On was an absolute delight from start to end. Watched it with my kid one day and made my wife sit and watch it with me the very next night!

Flow - a 2024 animated film with zero dialog following a cat who is exploring a post-human world with lush landscapes and animal friends met on the journey

Coda really took me by surprise and I just fell in love with it.

Perfect Days

I would say Hoppers

The Roses

Project Hail Mary!!!! Definitely worth a watch in theaters now.

Safety Not Guaranteed. I wasn't expecting much, but it's a good, sweet movie. Aubrey Plaza and Mark Duplass star and they are excellent together.

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

OP, if you enjoyed “Linda Linda Linda”, watch “Kamikaze Girls”. Little louder than the former, charming as all hell though

The Long Goodbye by Robert Altman. Elliott Gould's character is the personification of charming.

Enjoyed The Life of Chuck more than I expected. Steven King is a master storyteller and I found myself hooked even though I am no fan of Tom Hiddleston. Original story and quite moving

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The Martian

The Magic of Belle Isle It's funny and sweet and very well acted. It hits me in the feels every time.

Superman!

Song Sung Blue

Is this thing on?

Chef. It is just fun, loving and happy. 

OMG, *Linda Linda Linda* is such a gem! I think *Paddington 2* did that for me, ngl.

Champions always gives me a goofy smile. It’s so heartwarming - a go-to for me when I need a boost, I just love it. Along those same lines, Good Boys is so genuinely innocent in its mischievousness, it always warms my heart. That said Project Hail Mary (echoing others here) was phenomenal and so lovely and hopeful.

The last two that stand out as *charming* were The Man In The Hat (2020) And We Are The Best (2013) Both foreign (to me, here in the US) films.

Colours of Time It gave feels, very sweet movie

Maybe "Gentle Giant"? It's a movie about a European Bodybuilder who goes to Thailand for some vacation and finds love. I cannot find the movie title but it's a nice, grounded story. The ending is what charmed me, he's such a gentle giant and seems happy when it's all done. It reminded me of a melancholy, dark Napoleon Dynamite.

Thelma. If you’ve ever taken care of elderly relatives, you’ll laugh, gasp, cry, and laugh again.

Language Lessons 2021 & Sunlight 2024

The first half of Barbie was quite charming.

I don’t know what charm means exactly, but the last theater film to really engage my imagination and leave me thinking about it for days was Mad Max: Fury Road. There is an excellent book about the making of that film too! The lengths they went to to use real machines and real stunts is shocking. There are so many places they could have use CGI but didn’t. That isn’t to say there isn’t some CGI here and there, but the vast majority of what you see in that film really is some guy on a real, highly modified car actually doing an extremely dangerous thing. That sand storm scene with the wall coming in as they drive into it across the desert… it felt overwhelming in the theater, with the size and sound.. I wish I could go see it again! 🥰

Top Gun Maverick. Havent enjoyed a movie since, unfortunately.

I don’t want to be basic and say ‘Sinners’ (it did charm me, what can I say?) so instead I’ll say Companion (2025)

One Battle After Another

The Darjeeling Limited.

I don’t know if charmed quite fits but it was Frailty 2001, started watching it by chance when it came on tv one day and I was surprised by how good it was. It had a simple compelling story but I was so shocked with the plot twist at the end, it was just one of those movies where everything came together just right and although I’m not one for movies like this I was pleasantly surprised and loved every minute of it.

The Life of Chuck really got to me - and it’s based on a Steven King book!

A Serbian Movie

Maybe random and not exactly what you are looking for, but Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein. I was so charmed by its style, visuals, and overall vibes. The only new movie I have seen in years that I have felt compelled to rewatch right after and has stuck around in my head since.

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Everything Everywhere All At Once.