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Wizards Beyond Waverly Place (2024)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Justin Russo has chosen to lead a normal, mortal life with his family, Giada, Roman and Milo. But when Justin's sister Alex brings Billie to his home seeking help, Justin realizes he must dust off his magical skills to mentor the wizard-in-training while also juggling his everyday responsibilities — and safeguarding the future of the Wizard World.
Style:
heartfelt, light hearted, suspenseful, urban fantasy, nostalgic
Audience:
family friendly, teen fantasy
Plot:
magic, witchcraft, responsibility, supernatural, mentor, sacrifice, legacy, coming of age, sibling relationship, training, friendship, double life, parenting, secret identity, identity, young adult, teenager, getting home, second chance, urban, redemption, nostalgia, wizard
Time:
contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, light hearted, humorous and entertaining films and TV series with plots about coming of age, friendship, teenager, magic, identity, supernatural and young adult mostly in Fantasy, Comedy and Family genres. Some movies like Wizards Beyond Waverly Place: WITS Academy (2015), Weirdsister College (2001), Mr. Merlin (1981), Guinevere Jones (2002), Ruby and the Well (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
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Story:
Now a Guardian in training at WITS Academy, the Magic Realm's most esteemed school for Witches and Wizards in Training, it seems like Andi’s dream has finally come true. But as the best friend and unofficial Guardian to the Chosen One, ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, semi serious, teen, lighthearted ...
Audience:
teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot:
academy, friendship, high school life, witch, teenager, teenage witch, magical girl, teenage life, magical, wizards and magicians, guardian, witchcraft ...
Time:
2010s
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Duration: 318 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
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Place:
london
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Mr. Merlin is an American sitcom that ran for one season, from 1981 to 1982, about Merlin the wizard, who is immortal, living in modern-day San Francisco, and disguised as Max Merlin, a mechanic. Mr. Merlin was produced by Larry Rosen and Larry ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, mystical, lighthearted, situational comedy ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
magic, wizard, immortality, supernatural, secret identity, fish out of water, teenager, disguise, coming of age, mechanic, urban, high school ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Australia, Canada
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Story:
Gwen Jones is a high school student. She has fled to Melbourne, Australia with Karen, her Australian-born mother, to escape shadowy danger in Canada, Gwen's birthplace. At fourteen, Gwen is going through huge changes. For most of her life she ...
Style:
entertaining, captivating, suspenseful, arthurian, surprise ending
Audience:
family outing, teen drama
Plot:
magic, reincarnation, teenager, supernatural, wizard, high school, coming of age, female protagonist, arthurian legend, good versus evil, wizards and magicians, teenage protagonist ...
Time:
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Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 44 min.
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Story:
When her father inherits an overgrown orchard, Ruby O'Reilly discovers a magic well. She's been designated its new "keeper," and now it's up to her and her friends Mina and Sam to turn unfulfilled wishes into reality.
Style:
uplifting, light hearted, feel good, inspirational, mysterious ...
Audience:
teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot:
wish fulfillment, magic, small town, friendship, supernatural, coming of age, personal growth, hopes, responsibility, guardian, community, healing ...
Time:
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Similarity:
74%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Alex, Justin and Max Russo are not your ordinary kids - they're wizards in training! While their parents run the Waverly Sub Station, the siblings struggle to balance their ordinary lives while learning to master their extraordinary powers.
Style:
feel good, humorous, stylized, sitcom, not serious ...
Audience:
kids, teens, teen fantasy, family friendly, pre-teens
Plot:
teenage girl, supernatural ability, teenage life, witch, high school, wizards and magicians, teenager, youth, supernatural, brother brother relationship, children, teenage witch ...
Time:
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Place:
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73%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Teen Angel is an American fantasy sitcom that aired during ABC's TGIF Friday night lineup from 1997 to 1998. The series was created by Simpsons writers/producers Al Jean and Mike Reiss.
Style:
sitcom, lighthearted, buddy comedy, feel good, slapstick ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teen fantasy
Plot:
heaven, high school, teenager, guardian angel, angel, magic, friendship, afterlife, supernatural, ghost, fish out of water, second chance ...
Time:
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Similarity:
70%
201
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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You Wish is an American fantasy sitcom that ran from September 26, 1997 to June 23, 1998. It started as part of ABC's TGIF programming on Friday nights for the fall of 1997, along with Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, Boy Meets World, and Teen Angel.
Style:
sitcom, feel good, lighthearted, sentimental, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
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Time:
90s
Similarity:
61%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
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Style:
teen, humorous, entertaining, funny, exciting ...
Audience:
family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
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59%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
Two mismatched students at a magical school for knights in training form an unlikely alliance to protect each other’s secret and pursue their dreams.
Style:
captivating, semi serious, light, colorful, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
knight, friendship, chivalry, magic, school, dream, youth, young adult, loyalty, kingdom, secret identity, self discovery ...
Place:
astoria oregon
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 25 min.
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Seriously Weird is a TV show that played on YTV in Canada. In the UK it was shown on ITV, and in Australia it was shown on the ABC weekly show Rollercoaster.
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captivating, light hearted, teen, sitcom, situational comedy ...
Audience:
teen fantasy, family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
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55%
119
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 25 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
sport team, football team, football, friendship, teenager, children, youth, mentor, love, teenage life, friends, soccer ...
Place:
moscow russia, russia
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100
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 7 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Duration: 48 min.
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Style:
captivating, psychological, satirical, thrilling, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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45%
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Plot:
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Place:
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42%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 211 min.
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Style:
absurd, entertaining, funny, captivating, humorous ...
Plot:
coming of age, superhero, social satire, identity, self discovery, tough guy, adventure hero, escapades, society, satire, guy, friendship ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
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Duration: 50 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
spain
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39%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Egypt
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Style:
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Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
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Duration: 24 min.
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Audience:
kids, teen drama
Plot:
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Similarity:
38%
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Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, entertaining, captivating, light, humorous ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Duration: 22 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 27 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
teens, teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot:
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Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 174 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
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Style:
entertaining, captivating, exciting, funny, humorous ...
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
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Story:
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Style:
psychological, satirical, captivating, thrilling, feel good ...
Plot:
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Place:
india
Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
humorous, serious, touching, realistic, comedy drama ...
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teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
friendship, coming of age, youth, friends, introspection, teenage life, clinic, friend, teenager, adolescence, self discovery, small town ...
Time:
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Place:
australia
Similarity:
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Genre: Fantasy, Family, Adventure, Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 270 min.
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Story:
J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings told from the perspective of Frodo and Sam.
Style:
epic, heroic, atmospheric, mysterious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 22 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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