SAVE THE VILLAGE
There’s a little village somewhere in the UK. In order to save it, or part of it, the villagers must do something slightly illegal, immoral or both. The Brits have wedged at least six fun movies into this little niche. 
Waking Ned Devine (1998) heads the list. Villager Ned Devine has died in his humble little cottage. Clutched in his cold, dead hand is a winning lottery ticket. The winner must be alive and present the ticket in person. The villagers contrive to make this happen, and when the lottery man comes to check up, the hi-jinks go on and on. A hoot from start to finish. 
When the steel mill in the Sheffield area shuts down, the men in the village have little to do and nothing to look forward to. So they decide to become male strippers and put on a show for money. Lots better than this summary sounds, The Full Monty (1997) was a huge hit and later a successful Broadway musical. 
The distaff side of the same plot fuels Calendar Girls (2003) when the village women decide to raise money by selling pin-up calendars, with themselves as the girls. With the redoubtable Helen Mirren and Julie Walters, this one can’t miss and is fun all the way. 
The local shoe factory has always turned out handmade, high quality shoes. Now everyone wants cheap and the factory and its workers are on the edge of going under. The new manager decides there is a market for Kinky Boots (2005) and indeed, there is! This one also went on to be a hit Broadway musical.
The little village’s one claim to fame is being the location of the highest mountain in Wales. When the British government measures and declares it isn’t high enough to be a mountain, it is only a hill, the villagers take matters into their own hands. With Hugh Grant at his aw-shucks best, The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill, But Came Down A Mountain (1995) is a winner. 
During wartime, a ship loaded with Scotch whiskey runs aground off the Tight Little Island (1949) and the villagers strive to keep it a secret from the occupying Germans and assorted baddies. 
In Saving Grace (2000) it isn’t the village to be saved, but one impoverished widow with a green thumb. The wonderful Brenda Blethyn is the widow and her talent is raising marijuana, which is of course worth quite a lot of Euros.
All of the movies in this article are available on DVD and for streaming. All are fine for 10 and up.