Movies like Captain Ron
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Captain Ron (1992)
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When mild-mannered Martin Harvey finds out that he has inherited a vintage yacht, he decides to take his family on a Caribbean vacation to retrieve the vessel. Upon arriving on a small island and realizing that the ship is in rough shape, Martin and his family end up with more than they bargained for as the roguish Captain Ron signs on to sail the boat to Miami. It doesn't take long before Ron's anything-goes antics get the Harveys into plenty of trouble.
Style:
funny, humorous, light, clever, unusual plot structure, entertaining, melancholic, harsh, stylized, intense ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
boat, sailing, childhood, sea, female nudity, catastrophe, survival, gangsters, twists and turns, treasure, nature, natural disaster, violence, youth, betrayal, camp, beautiful scenery, suspense, weapons, lone hero, fantasy world, destiny, brutality, runaway, chase ...
Time:
90s, 1990s
Place:
puerto rico, cuba, caribbean, fictional island
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, cult film, melancholic and funny films with plots about dialogue, storytelling, brutality, mentor, catastrophe, adaptation and first contact mostly in Comedy, Adventure and Family genres. Some movies like Captain Ron: Summer Rental (1985), National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), Troop Beverly Hills (1989), Tommy Boy (1995), The Odd Couple II (1998). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Jack Chester, an overworked air traffic controller, takes his family on vacation to the beach. Things immediately start to go wrong for the Chesters, and steadily get worse. Jack ends up in a feud with a local yachtsman, and has to race him to ...
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humorous, feel good, light, funny, intense ...
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sailing, underdog, summer vacation, screwball, rivalry, on the road, friendship, nothing goes right, love and romance, couples, disorder, couple relations ...
Time:
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Place:
california, florida
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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campy, humorous, sexy, melancholic, funny ...
Audience:
girls' night, kids, chick flick, teens, family outing ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Party animal Tommy Callahan is a few cans short of a six-pack. But when the family business starts tanking, it's up to Tommy and number-cruncher Richard Hayden to save the day.
Style:
funny, humorous, road movie, absurd, light ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
road trip, father son relationship, dumb, twists and turns, adaptation, sarcasm, stupidity, screwball, goofy hero, family relations, buddies, self discovery ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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road movie, feel good, humorous, visually appealing, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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funny, feel good, humorous, touching, satirical ...
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teens, girls' night
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, light, absurd, melancholic, talky ...
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family outing, kids, date night, teens
Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Former getaway driver Charlie Bronson jeopardizes his Witness Protection Plan identity in order to help his girlfriend get to Los Angeles. The feds and Charlie's former gang chase them on the road.
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Audience:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, humorous, light, entertaining, melancholic ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: South Africa, Botswana
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Arlo accepts what seems to him to be a dream promotion to Idaho. He soon discovers, however, that moving has its own share of problems.
Style:
funny, entertaining, humorous, stylized, unusual plot structure ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Country: USA, Mexico
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Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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teens
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38%
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Country: UK, Mexico
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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37%
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Story:
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Story:
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