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Doctor Dolittle (1998)
107K
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle (Eddie Murphy) seems to have the world by the tail, until a long suppressed talent he possessed as a child, the ability to communicate with animals is suddenly reawakened with a vengeance! Now every creature within squawking distance wants the good doctor's advice, unleashing an outrageous chain of events that turns his world upside down!
Style:
funny, light, emotional, hilarious, melancholic, parody, sweet, humorous, romantic, retro ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teens, date night, pre-teens, family outing, girls' night
Plot:
dog, father daughter relationship, veterinarian, doctor, happy ending, childhood, father son relationship, foul language, talking animal, african american, kids and family, creativity, animal, dysfunctional family, betrayal, chase, redemption, fight scenes, friendship, clinic, destiny, brain tumor, medical, tiger, monkey ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1998, year 1968, 60s, 1960s, 1990s
Place:
san francisco, usa, north america, california
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Most similar movies to Doctor Dolittle
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, entertaining, feel good and light films with plots about family, catastrophe, kids and family, mentor, dialogue, happy ending and children mostly in Comedy, Family and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Doctor Dolittle: Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001), Dr. Dolittle 3 (2006), Dolittle (2020), We Bought a Zoo (2011), Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Dr. John Dolittle the beloved doctor is back, but this time around he plays cupid to bumbling circus bear Archie as he's so smitten by a Pacific Western bear female, Ava. Dr. Dolittle must help a group of forest creatures to save their forest. ...
Style:
humorous, sexy, entertaining, not serious, hilarious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot:
veterinarian, kids and family, dog, animal, stereotypes, couple relations, friends, silly humor, friendship, parents and children, teaching the ways of the world, goofy hero ...
Time:
year 2001, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
usa, california, san francisco, antarctica
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Lisa Dolittle sends her daughter to 'Durango', a Dude Ranch, to find herself. While there, she uses her talent to talk to the animals in order to save Durango from being taken over by a neighboring Ranch.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, romantic, offbeat
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, pre-teens, teens
Plot:
pets, friends, family life, family relations, animal, talking animal, misfit, imaginary, disorder, teenage life, partner, youth ...
Time:
year 2006
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Maya Dolittle (Kyla Pratt) is back in a heartwarming adventure of presidential proportions! Maya's dream of going to vet school is put on hold when she gets a call from the president of the United States. It seems the First Dog is out of ...
Style:
semi serious, feel good, humorous, offbeat
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, teens
Plot:
veterinarian, silly humor, kids and family, heroic mission, race against time, danger, pets, escapades, save the day, imaginary, disorder, catastrophe ...
Time:
year 2008
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
When the magic powers of The Tablet of Ahkmenrah begin to die out, Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) spans the globe, uniting favorite and new characters while embarking on an epic quest to save the magic before it is gone forever.
Style:
light, entertaining, humorous, cute, funny ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, chick flick, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot:
obsessive quest, fantasy world, night watchman, magic, museum, curses spells and rituals, culture clash, ancient egypt, volcano, archaeologist, transformation, kids and family ...
Time:
year 2014, year 1938, 20th century, 2010s, stone age ...
Place:
london, pompeii, england, new york, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
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78K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, China, Japan
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A physician discovers that he can talk to animals.
Style:
light, funny, costume drama, humorous, not serious ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
animal human communication, veterinarian, victorian england, dragon, doctor, animal, duck, journey, friendship, happy ending, talking animal, children ...
Time:
victorian era, 2020s, future, 19th century, 1800s
Place:
buckingham palace, usa
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Benjamin has lost his wife and, in a bid to start his life over, purchases a large house that has a zoo – welcome news for his daughter, but his son is not happy about it. The zoo is in need of renovation and Benjamin sets about the work with the ...
Style:
touching, feel good, romantic, emotional, inspirational ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, chick flick, date night ...
Plot:
animal, single father, happy ending, zoo, coping, kids and family, starting over, beautiful scenery, tiger, parenthood, countryside, father son relationship ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place:
usa, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Jim Carrey stars as Tom Popper, a successful businessman who’s clueless when it comes to the really important things in life...until he inherits six “adorable” penguins, each with its own unique personality. Soon Tom’s rambunctious roommates ...
Style:
humorous, entertaining, feel good, light, funny ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
penguins, bird, pets, children, kids and family, animal, animal life, family relations, animal training, parents and children, beautiful scenery, silly humor ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, 80s, 70s, year 1976 ...
Place:
new york, madagascar, usa, manhattan new york city, antarctica ...
Similarity:
100%
409K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
When siblings Judy and Peter discover an enchanted board game that opens the door to a magical world, they unwittingly invite Alan -- an adult who's been trapped inside the game for 26 years -- into their living room. Alan's only hope for ...
Style:
exciting, entertaining, offbeat, light, cult classic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens, family friendly ...
Plot:
jungle, fantasy world, childhood, magic, board game, time travel, getting home, children, parallel world, danger, friendship, supernatural ...
Time:
20th century, 19th century, 90s, year 1969, 1860s ...
Place:
new hampshire, usa, north america, canada
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Two men get laid off and have to become stay-at-home dads when they can't find jobs, which inspires them to open their own day-care center.
Style:
entertaining, humorous, funny, not serious, hilarious ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, girls' night, toddlers, family outing ...
Plot:
children, mischievous children, unemployment, nothing goes right, farce, fish out of water, kindergarten, goofy hero, friends, workplace situations, disorder, down on your luck ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, north america, canada
Similarity:
100%
155K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, France, Costa Rica
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
After a deadly earthquake destroys his home in Peruvian rainforest, a young bear makes his way to England in search of a new home. The bear, dubbed "Paddington" for the london train station, finds shelter with the family of Henry and Mary ...
Style:
touching, feel good, sweet, colorful, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, toddlers ...
Plot:
kids and family, bear, children, animal, talking animal, adoption, anthropomorphic animal, goofy hero, childhood, animal life, furry, heartwarming ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
london, united kingdom, england, europe, peru
Similarity:
100%
197K
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
Style:
feel good, touching, sweet, uplifting, fairy tale ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, toddlers, family friendly ...
Plot:
magic, nanny, female protagonist, imagination, mischievous children, kite, child's point of view, child, brother sister relationship, literary, dance, dog ...
Time:
edwardian era, 20th century, 1910s, 1930s
Place:
london, england, united kingdom, europe, britain ...
Similarity:
100%
69K
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A comedy about a zookeeper who might be great with animals, but he doesn't know anything about the birds and the bees. The man can't find love, so he decides to quit his job at the zoo, but his animal friends try to stop him and teach him ...
Style:
funny, sweet, not serious, slapstick, hilarious ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, family friendly, girls' night
Plot:
zoo, fantasy world, animal, marriage proposal, anthropomorphism, talking animal, veterinarian, zookeeper, friendship, wooing, love and romance, goofy hero ...
Time:
year 2011, 2000s, 2010s, year 2005, year 2010 ...
Place:
usa, boston, massachusetts, north america
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Garfield, the fat, lazy, lasagna lover, has everything a cat could want. But when Jon, in an effort to impress the Liz - the vet and an old high-school crush - adopts a dog named Odie and brings him home, Garfield gets the one thing he doesn't ...
Style:
entertaining, light, 3d animation, not serious, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, chick flick, pre-teens ...
Plot:
cat, talking animal, pets, happy ending, disorder, animal life, rescue, adaptation, animal shelter, runaway, comic book, truth ...
Time:
year 2004, 20th century
Similarity:
71%
360K
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Fletcher Reede is a fast-talking attorney and habitual liar. When his son Max blows out the candles on his fifth birthday he has just one wish - that his dad will stop lying for 24 hours. When Max's wish comes true, Fletcher discovers that his ...
Style:
funny, humorous, light, laugh out loud, slapstick ...
Audience:
date night, kids, teens, girls' night, family friendly ...
Plot:
lawyer, liar, father son relationship, lie, court, courtroom, dishonesty, change of heart, truth, ex husband ex wife relationship, trial, divorce ...
Time:
20th century, year 1997, 90s
Place:
california, usa, los angeles, boston
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The Garrisons (Dean Jones and Suzanne Pleshette) are the "proud parents" of three adorable dachshund pups -- and one overgrown Great Dane named Brutus, who nevertheless thinks of himself as a dainty dachsie. His identity crisis results in ...
Style:
entertaining, funny, light, sweet, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
dog, animal, dachshund, family drama, justice, happy ending, pets, disorder, mistaken identity, family life, best friend, misfit ...
Time:
year 1966, 60s
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
100%
81K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The Newton family live in their comfortable home, but there seems to something missing. This "hole" is filled by a small puppy, who walks into their home and their lives. Beethoven, as he is named, grows into a giant of a dog... a St ...
Style:
feel good, sweet, funny, light, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
dog, puppy, children, animal actor, human animal relationship, bullying, pets, animal, childhood, happy ending, saint bernard dog, nothing goes right ...
Time:
90s, year 1992
Place:
california, san francisco
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Placed in a foster home that doesn't allow pets, 16-year-old Andi and her younger brother, Bruce, turn an abandoned hotel into a home for their dog. Soon other strays arrive, and the hotel becomes a haven for every orphaned canine in town. But ...
Style:
entertaining, feel good, humorous, light, romantic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
dog, orphan, mischievous children, siblings relations, husky dog, young heroes, pets, animal, hotel, pitbull, friends, happy ending ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, san francisco, antarctica
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. Though he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad, brother, and sister all find themselves living ...
Style:
entertaining, sweet, humorous, teen, melancholic ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
childhood, bad luck, child's point of view, job interview, siblings relations, father son relationship, brothers, birthday party, family relations, coming of age, friends, mischievous children ...
Time:
year 2014, 21st century
Place:
australia, usa, north america
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Mr. Wilson's ever-present annoyance comes in the form of one mischievous kid named Dennis. But he'll need Dennis's tricks to uncover a collection of gold coins that go missing when a shady drifter named Switchblade Sam comes to town.
Style:
feel good, funny, humorous, not serious, sweet ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, date night, family friendly, toddlers ...
Plot:
mischievous children, children, prank, problem child, when the parents are away, happy ending, nothing goes right, childhood, kids and family, neighbor, boy, troublemaker ...
Time:
90s, year 1993, 20th century, future, 80s
Place:
usa, chicago
Similarity:
100%
193K
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
An extraordinarily intelligent young girl from a cruel and uncaring family discovers she possesses telekinetic powers and is sent off to a school headed by a tyrannical principal.
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, sweet, humorous, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, children, elementary school, supernatural ability, school, parents and children, mischievous children, teachers and students, disorder, childhood, child prodigy, adoption ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
america
Similarity:
100%
8K
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Workaholic Thomas Johnson dies in an auto accident and comes back to life as a dog. Remembering some of who he was, he returns to his wife and son to protect them from the man who caused his accident. But, as time goes by, he remembers more of his ...
Style:
emotional, light, sentimental, semi serious, touching ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
dog, reincarnation, death, human becomes animal, afterlife, animal, talking dog, grief, family relations, family life, life, junkyard ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The Live action adaptation of a Disney Classic. When a litter of dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.
Style:
retro, fairy tale, anamorphic, parody, hilarious ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly, girls' night, kids, pre-teens ...
Plot:
dog, animal, dalmatian, pets, childhood, puppy, kids and family, talking animal, fashion designer, profanity, canine, wedding ...
Time:
year 1996, 20th century, 90s
Place:
big ben london, england, europe, britain, london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
Get ready for the wildest adventure of a lifetime in the most ambitious production ever brought to film. Earning a 1967 Academy Award nomination for Best Picture, this dazzling fantasy turns both ordinary and exotic animals into talking, dancing and ...
Style:
cute, light, retro, light hearted, mythical ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
animal, sailing, youth, dancing, animal lover, talking animal, veterinarian, literary, sea, myth, broadway, bomb squad ...
Time:
19th century, 1840s, 20th century, year 1967, victorian era ...
Place:
africa, england, europe
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
School girl Annabel is hassled by her mother, and Mrs. Andrews is annoyed with her daughter, Annabel. They both think that the other has an easy life. On a normal Friday morning, both complain about each other and wish they could have the easy life ...
Style:
teen, funny, humorous, laugh out loud, hilarious ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, pre-teens, girls' night
Plot:
body swapping, body swap, child as adult, teenage girl, mother daughter relationship, childhood, housewife, school, dysfunctional family, women, mother, switching bodies ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
usa, los angeles, turkey, california
Similarity:
100%
77K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
On the verge of bankruptcy and desperate for his big break, aspiring filmmaker Bobby Bowfinger concocts a crazy plan to make his ultimate dream movie. Rallying a ragtag team that includes a starry-eyed ingenue, a has-been diva and a film studio ...
Style:
parody, funny, humorous, witty, spoof ...
Audience:
family friendly, date night
Plot:
filmmaking, hollywood, satire, movie business, dog, actor, cameraman, deception, african american, actress, audition, desire for fame ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, north america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, War
Country: UK, France, Japan, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Nanny McPhee appears at the door of a harried young mother, Mrs. Isabel Green, who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war. But once she’s arrived, Nanny McPhee discovers that the children are fighting a war of their own ...
Style:
entertaining, fairy tale, sweet, scenic, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot:
magic, children, nanny, countryside, mischievous children, kids and family, fantasy world, destiny, witch, objects come to life, world war two, farm ...
Time:
year 2010, 20th century, 1940s
Place:
england, europe, london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Murray is a male fairy godmother, and he is trying to help 8-year-old Anabel to fulfil her "simple wish" - that her father Oliver, who is a cab driver, would win the leading role in a Broadway musical. Unfortunately, Murray's magic ...
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, funny, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
magic, fairy godmother, magic wand, good versus evil, villainess, race against time, witch, imaginary, rivalry, supernatural ability, down on your luck, supernatural ...
Time:
year 1997
Place:
nebraska, manhattan new york city, oklahoma city, new york, usa
Similarity:
100%
141K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Australia, USA, UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Babe is a little pig who doesn't quite know his place in the world. With a bunch of odd friends, like Ferdinand the duck who thinks he is a rooster and Fly the dog he calls mom, Babe realizes that he has the makings to become the greatest sheep ...
Style:
feel good, sentimental, sincere, sweet, touching ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, girls' night, toddlers ...
Plot:
piglet, dog, friendship, talking animal, pig, farm, farmer, animal, christmas, horse, adoption, puppy ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1995
Place:
australia, persia, england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Molly Mahoney is the awkward and insecure manager of Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, the strangest, most fantastic, most wonderful toy store in the world. But when Mr. Magorium bequeaths the store to her, a dark and ominous change begins to ...
Style:
light, inspirational, humorous, fairy tale, cute ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
objects come to life, magic, miraculous event, friendship, coming of age, accountant, prodigy, mysterious character, fish out of water, curses spells and rituals, save the day, goofy hero ...
Time:
year 2007, 20th century, future
Place:
new york, usa, seattle
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When the pets accidentally get separated from their vacationing owners, Chance, Shadow, and Sassy navigate the mean streets of San Francisco, trying to find their home across the Golden Gate Bridge. But the road is blocked by a series of hazards, ...
Style:
retro, hilarious, semi serious, exciting, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
pets, dog, animal, childhood, lost dog, talking cat, talking dog, heartwarming, road trip, cat, golden retriever, dog attack ...
Time:
90s
Place:
san francisco, bay area, canada, california, usa
Similarity:
100%
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