Movies like Incanto
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Incanto (2025)
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Genre: Family
Country: Italy, Belgium
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
On his deathbed, Ludovico entrusts his daughter Margot to the housekeeper, Felicia, asking that the family villa be transformed into an orphanage so that the little girl can grow up in joy with other children. But the wicked Felicia only wants the little girl's assets and not take care of her. With the complicity of her suitor, Max, she exploits the orphaned children and keeps Margot segregated and neglected to the point that the child withdraws into herself and no longer speaks. One night, however, Margot manages to escape and, after overcoming the darkness of the woods, she comes across a circus.
Style:
uplifting, heartfelt, melancholic, suspenseful, whimsical
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
circus, traveling circus, family drama, resilience, identity, surrogate family, magic realism, escape, rescue, redemption, coming of age, exploitation, performance art, macabre, clown, orphan, orphanage, deathbed, death of parent, loss of parent
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out uplifting, emotional, captivating and sentimental films with plots about coming of age, family drama, small town, friendship, resilience, children and heartwarming mostly in Family, Adventure and Drama genres. Some movies like Incanto: Heidi: Queen of the Mountain (2017), My Brother Is a Dog (2004), The Tiger Rising (2022), The Games Maker (2014), Becoming Jesse Tate (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Family
Country: India, UK
Story:
Heidi: Queen of the Mountain, partially inspired by Johanna Spyri’s beloved Heidi, reimagines the tale for a new audience.
Style:
scenic, uplifting, pastoral, sentimental, period piece ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
adaptation, heartwarming, family bonds, children, mountain, friendship, nature, innocence, coming of age, mountain village, caregiver, village life ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
alps
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Family
Country: Germany, UK, Netherlands
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
With the help of a magic stone, Marietta transforms her little brother Tobias into a little dog - but the situation threatens to get out of control.
Style:
captivating, entertaining, fairy tale, fantasy adventure, lighthearted ...
Audience:
family friendly, family outing, kids
Plot:
dog, animal, pets, human becomes animal, brother, brother sister relationship, turned into an animal, sibling relationship, pet dog, kids and family, human dog relationship, siblings relations ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
94%
Genre: Family
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
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Style:
uplifting, lighthearted, feel good, heroic, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
children, parent child relationship, child protagonist, family bonds, escape, gold mine, bravery, rescue, abduction, homecoming, family drama, coming of age ...
Similarity:
78%
Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
When 12-year-old Rob Horton discovers a caged tiger in the woods near his home, his imagination runs wild and life begins to change in the most unexpected ways. With the help of a wise and mysterious maid, Willie May and the stubborn new girl in ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological, emotional, mysterious ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
tiger, friendship, boy, human animal relationship, family drama, coming of age, animal, teenager, friends, animal human communication, preteen, imagination ...
Place:
florida
Similarity:
76%
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Genre: Family, Music
Country: West Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The orphan boy Heintje lives with his aunt, who neglects him badly. He much prefers to be with the racing stable owner Teichmann and his horses. While Teichmann is in Switzerland, Heintje is put in a youth home by his aunt, but manages to escape ...
Style:
tear jerker, sentimental, uplifting, period piece, feel good
Plot:
child protagonist, family values, orphan, happy ending, family drama, heartwarming, innocence, child neglect, father figure, empathy, children, adoption ...
Time:
60s
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: Argentina, Canada, Italy
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Young Ivan Drago's newfound love of board games catapults him into the fantastical and competitive world of game invention, and pits him against the inventor Morodian, who has long desired to destroy the city of Zyl, founded by Ivan's ...
Style:
modern fairy tale, light hearted, colorful, suspenseful, whimsical ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens
Plot:
coming of age, board game, inventor, children, creativity, good versus evil, courage, bravery, magic realism, chess, swamp, orphan ...
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Jesse Tate is a vivacious thirteen year-old girl trying to cope with life while keeping a family secret. She struggles to be part of the "in crowd" and the weird new feeling that boys really aren't that dumb. It's a lot for ...
Style:
emotional, inspirational, uplifting, realistic
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
cheerleader, adolescence, coming of age, self discovery, grownups, personal growth, life lesson, identity, family drama, forgiveness, family secret, friendship ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
family friendly, pre-teens
Plot:
train, runaway train, danger, youth, railway, workplace, save the day, escapades, workplace situations, adolescence vs adulthood, chases and races, railroad ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
72%
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Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: Russia
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A magical performance in the circus on the eve of the New Year miraculously twists the fates of two girls absolutely different from each other. Sonya lives with a rich dad - the owner of a candy empire, and Katya and her brother Kolya grow up in an ...
Style:
exciting, entertaining, captivating, light, fairy tale ...
Plot:
children's home, girl, childhood, rich girl, rich kid, rich, brother, rich father, children, kids and family, wealth, little girl ...
Place:
moscow russia
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Family
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Jampanna, a Villager from Native Telangana of Mallapur spends all the money that gets credited in his account thinking it as one of governments freebies. This welcomes new problems in his life, how he gets back up is the story.
Style:
comedy drama, uplifting, satirical
Plot:
empathy, slice of life, small town life, social satire, heartwarming, redemption, bureaucracy, resilience, poverty, money
Similarity:
61%
734
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Spain
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Wolfgang, a 9-year-old boy with an IQ of 125, is forced to live with his father, Carles, whom he has never seen, after the sudden death of his mother. He has one obsession, to run away to Paris to study at the Grimald Academy and become the best ...
Style:
melancholic, realistic, uplifting
Plot:
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Time:
2020s
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
56%
127
Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A young girl deals with her guilt following the sudden and tragic death of her father. With the family facing financial ruin, the survivors move to Oklahoma to live with the girl’s grandmother outside of Tahlequah, atop Sparrowhawk Mountain. ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, inspirational, emotional, mystical ...
Audience:
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Plot:
girl horse relationship, woman riding a horse, friendship, healing, redemption, guilt, grief, family drama, forgiveness, animal, horse ranch, human animal relationship ...
Place:
oklahoma
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A single father and his children come to Little Bigfoot's rescue when a wealthy landowner hunts him down, hoping to use him as a profitable circus attraction.
Style:
feel good, sentimental, lighthearted, independent film, suspenseful ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
bigfoot, rescue, children, getting home, father, mountain, bonding, heartwarming, creature, family values, forest, exploitation ...
Time:
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Similarity:
55%
Genre: Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Directed by André Erkau.
Style:
inspirational, feel good, uplifting, family comedy, lighthearted ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
coming of age, friendship, childhood, heartwarming, children, imagination, father son relationship, family drama, self discovery, determination, identity, reconciliation ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
lighthearted, anthropomorphic, feel good, slapstick, colorful ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
talking animal, anthropomorphism, escape, carnival, friendship, children, rescue mission, pursuit, circus, unhappiness, loyalty, monster ...
Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, captivating, inspirational, heartfelt, emotional ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Family
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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413
Genre: Family, Musical
Country: Denmark
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
52%
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Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
uplifting, suspense, suspenseful, emotional, independent film
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An all-American story that explores the family dynamic when a prodigal daughter returns home.
Style:
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Audience:
family outing
Plot:
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Place:
texas, southern usa
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, sincere, semi serious, light, feel good ...
Plot:
ghost, attic, school bully, boy, new house, family relations, haunted house, supernatural, unlikely friendships, suburbs, relocation, family drama ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Family
Country: USA, Italy, UK, Mexico, Argentina
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
melancholic, emotional, sentimental, romantic, talky ...
Plot:
christmas, true love, loss, immigration, grief, empathy, family drama, love and romance, male female relationship, couple relations, love story, couples ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
48%
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Country: Croatia
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
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Place:
croatia
Similarity:
47%
197
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Austria
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
After her mother's death, the five year old orphan Heidi is brought by her aunt to her grumpy grandfather Alp, who leads a hermit life in the beautiful Swiss mountains. Heidi's natural cheerfulness quickly brings renewed joy in grandfather ...
Style:
uplifting, scenic, pastoral, sentimental, period drama
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
mountain, orphan, friendship, innocence, children, optimism, nature, family drama, physical disability, governess, adaptation, healing ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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198
Genre: Family
Country: Norway
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, psychological, pastoral, emotional, uplifting
Audience:
family outing, family friendly
Plot:
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Time:
2000s
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, christmas special, semi serious, captivating, entertaining ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
christmas, friendship, holiday, christmas spirit, kids and family, christmas season, family reunited, holiday romance, heartwarming, young adult, community service, slice of life ...
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Dear Mr. Cash is a story of ten-year-old Heicke, whose obsession with the music of Johnny Cash, leads her to appoint herself as President of his local fan club.
Style:
poignant, emotional, melancholic, independent film
Plot:
female protagonist, family drama, child protagonist, coming of age, acceptance, grief, bittersweet, small town, loneliness, resilience, intimate, nostalgia ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
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Similarity:
44%
Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
dog, runaway, youth, girl, teenager, coming of age, heartwarming, family bonds, foster child, escapades, friendship, thief ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
With the impending foreclose of the family Ranch, Rebecca struggles with her rebellious daughter Grace who is still not over the death of her father Mike.
Style:
captivating, psychological, feel good, uplifting, inspirational ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
horse, teenager, faith, family drama, hopes, family values, christian, social problems, kids and family, rancher, girl horse relationship, woman horse relationship ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Family
Country: Finland
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Ricky Rapper gets a letter from a distant relative who's looking for an heir.
Style:
light hearted, uplifting, sentimental, slapstick
Audience:
kids
Plot:
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Similarity:
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