Mike Leigh

Life Is Sweet,” Mike Leigh’s classic, from 1990, by FilmStruck’s thumbnail image, which features a pair of gingerish twentysomethings wearing kindred expressions of reserve and the sort of steel-frame glasses that earned me targeted ads for Emma Stone’s portrayal of Billie Jean King.

David Frankel

This perceptive slice-of-life could have easily gone in the opposite direction and turned out maudlin and artificially sweetened, but director David Frankel

Federico Fellini’s Sweet Life (1960)

Of the famous films, this is Federico Fellini’s Sweet Life (1960).

Garry Marshall

Released back in 1987, the movie was helmed by Garry Marshall, the late, great director of other Hollywood rom-coms such as, 'Pretty Woman' and 'The Princess Diaries,' as well as TV shows such as, 'Happy Days' and 'Mork and Mindy.'

by Guillermo del Toro

Sweet's written by Peter Jackson, but directed by Guillermo del Toro.

by Richard Donner (Superman franchise, Radio Flyer)

Directed by Richard Donner (Superman franchise, Radio Flyer), this sweet movie harkened back to a time where the story drove the movie instead of special effects.

by Jeremy Sims

Smartly directed by Jeremy Sims, this sweet-hearted film mostly manages to avoid triteness even as triteness casually packs an emotional punch.

Hiroshi Ikehata (Seiyu’s Life!)

Studio Seven Arcs (Sekirei) animated the series, while Hiroshi Ikehata (Seiyu’s Life!) directed Life.