I recover from a promise unfulfilled. Her Highness Seekingtruelove asked for a list of movies that appeal to or reflect the female heart. It’s here.
These flicks tell a good and sometimes unbelievable story using believable and female-endearing words of romance and love.
All are available at Netflix. If you don’t feel good and even better about yourself after watching any of them, let me know. I’ll review my work. Many more good flicks exist, perhaps a favorite of yours. Cite them for addition to the list.
- My Favorite Wife
- Move Over, Darling (remake of My Favorite Wife)
- An Affair to Remember
- Young at Heart (1954)
- Kitty Foyle
- Alice Adams
- It Happened to Jane
- Enchantment
- Tammy and the Bachelor
10. The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
11. Roman Holiday
12. Random Harvest
13. The Rainmaker (1956)
14. People Will Talk
15. I Was a Male War Bride
16. Houseboat
17. Angel and the Badman
18. It’s a Wonderful Life
19. Glenn Miller Story
20. The Benny Goodman Story
21. I’ll See You in My Dreams
22. Singing in the Rain
23. Three Coins in the Fountain
24. Till the Clouds Roll By
25. Words and Music (1948)
26. South Pacific (1958)
27. The Music Man
28. Easter Parade
29. The King and I (1956)
30. Three Little Words
31. For Me and My Gal
32. Guys and Dolls (1955)
33. Lullaby of Broadway
34. Oklahoma (1955)
35. On Moonlight Bay
36. The Moon is Blue
Thank you Guy! My teen girls and I will enjoy these together!
Jill Farris
Sir Guy,
I remember seeing an old Cary Grant movie called “Room for One More”. It was a sweet film about a family that takes in strays and orphans. I loved the character of the wife. She is very sweet, respectful of her husband, capable of taking care of the household, depends on her husband and yet also very strong.
Also loved a film called, “Goodbye, Mr. Chips”. His wife only comes out for a short time but she changed his life.
Any recent movie suggestions?
Goodbye Mr. Chips was based on a true story. Sad and sweet.
The new movie with Colin Firth about the stuttering British Monarch is supposed to be amazing. My daughter (19) and my mother (83) who are about as opposite as you can get in viewpoints…loved it! The name escapes me.
Jill Farris
“The King’s Speech”. I have not seen it yet.
“The King’s Speech” was fantastic! I saw it three times as I kept dragging family members and friends with me to see it, too.
This is a wonderful list of movies. I look forward to watching them. I have an old Fred Astaire/Rita Hayworth movie for this weekend. 🙂
Oooh. I thought of another one- “I Remember Mama”. I loved the movie as well as the book- “Mama’s Bank Account”.
Maybe also- “The Quiet Man” with John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara. Or “McClintock”? 😉
For recent suggestions- how about “Cinderella Man”. I have also heard good things about a movie called “Gifted Hands” but have not watched it yet.
The children and I loved “Shadowlands” about C.S. Lewis and his marriage to Joy Gresham.
I have always been touched by male characters that are gentle. Atticus Finch, Casper Ten Boom, Charles Moody. All strong leaders of their families and communities but such GENTLEMEN. Oh, my heart is fluttering just remembering those books.
the Notebook,
The Scarlet Pimpernel,
I looooove old fashioned movies 😛 I get my feminine inspiration from the actresses in my grandmother’s time. Like my grandmother they were so much more beautiful and dignified then the celebrities of today
Several of my favorite movies are on your list. I would add the following:
The Best Years of Our Lives
Lili
Jezebel
An Apartment for Peggy
If you don’t mind watching them on a small screen, some of these older movies are available for free viewing on YouTube, divided up into a series of short videos.