Movies like Durango Kids
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Durango Kids (1999)
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Genre: Family, Fantasy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Two of the town's youngest private detectives, Tim and his younger brother Nick, have the biggest case of their lives on their hands. A mysterious litle man leaves a suspicious package for the brothers to guard with their lives when, mysteriously, the dwarf-like man disappears and the police want answers! Stars Curtis Williams, Christina Milian, Berndon Ryan Barrett and Austin Nichols. When four preteen kids discover a hidden mine shaft, it transports them back in time to the Old West. There, they encounter all sorts of danger and adventure in their pursuit of a lost treasure--a treasure which their greedy school principal is also trying to get his hands on!
Style:
feel good, humorous, suspenseful, semi serious
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
time travel, old west, adventure, treasure hunt, heroes, family, youth, misfit, rescue, family life, escapades, rivalry, mischievous children, americana, disorder, criminal heroes, young heroes, school, bank robbery, ghost, children, train, doctor, mine, sheriff ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s
Place:
colorado
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out semi serious, humorous, feel good and exciting films with plots about family, adventure, youth, heroes, escapades, young heroes and imaginary mostly in Family, Fantasy and Adventure genres. Some movies like Durango Kids: Escape to Grizzly Mountain (2000), One Little Indian (1973), Kids World (2001), The Nutcracker (1993), Adventures in Dinosaur City (1991). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Jimmy, a young boy trying to gain acceptance from his peers, is horrified when he sees a circus trainer abusing a bear cub. One of the circus employees tells Jimmy that there is a magic cave in the hills nearby that can transport people to another ...
Style:
sentimental, feel good, touching, semi serious, surprise ending
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
circus, time travel, wilderness, grizzly bear, rescue, adventure, young heroes, heroes, youth, escapades, hopes, survival ...
Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
arizona
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany, New Zealand, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
When Billy turns 11 on November 11 he realises he is no ordinary boy.
Style:
exciting, semi serious, captivating, suspenseful
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
legends and myths, adventure, good versus evil, wizards and magicians, family, heroes, young heroes, youth, birthday, small town, small town life, friends ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Genre: Family, Fantasy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
On Christmas Eve, a little girl named Marie falls asleep and dreams herself into a fantastic world in which her toys become larger than life. She meets up with the Nutcracker Prince who takes her on a journey to his kingdom and defends her from the ...
Style:
semi serious, feel good, stylized, humorous, fairy tale ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens
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ballet, family relations, young heroes, rescue, family, imaginary kingdom, curses spells and rituals, disorder, escapades, nutcracker, parallel world, legends and myths ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A scientist's kids are sucked into a TV screen and wind up in the Stone Age with cavemen and dinosaurs.
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semi serious, exciting, feel good, humorous, stylized ...
Audience:
pre-teens, family outing, kids
Plot:
teleportation, kidnapping, animals, dinosaur, puppet, train, teen angst, escapades, space and aliens, misfit, youth, heroes ...
Time:
stone age, prehistory
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany, Switzerland
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The Little Ghost lives in the castle over looking a small town and awakens for precisely one hour after the clock strikes midnight. Follow him on this adventure to see his first sunrise ever!
Style:
humorous, feel good, captivating, entertaining, exciting ...
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 56 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, humorous, fairy tale, captivating, sincere
Audience:
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Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, UK, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A Psammead is 'It', an ancient, irritable, ugly sand fairy, which five children find one day in a gravel pit. As a reward for finding him, It grants the children one wish a day, the results of which will last until sunset.
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
wish fulfillment, adventure, young heroes, heroes, mischievous children, youth, disorder, supernatural, rivalry, fish out of water, parents and children, misfit ...
Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: Ireland, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The search for a mystical pony in Ireland.
Style:
humorous, feel good, semi serious, offbeat
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
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Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Two children enter a fantasy kingdom and are confronted by evil forces.
Style:
feel good, exciting, semi serious
Audience:
pre-teens, family outing, kids
Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A young boy draws on the inspiration of legendary western characters to find the strength to fight an evil land baron in the old west who wants to steal his family's farm and destroy their idyllic community. When Daniel Hackett sees his father ...
Style:
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family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: Romania, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
While on location in a spooky Italian villa with his Hollywood big-shot mom and her dorky boyfriend, twelve-year-old Kevin befriends a Renaissance-era girl ghost who helps him cause unrest on the set.
Style:
semi serious, feel good, sentimental, humorous
Audience:
pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Broadway musical adaptation of the fabled children's story.
Style:
exciting, captivating, feel good, humorous, semi serious
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
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Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Audience:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, humorous
Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Duration: 70 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Romania, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Arthur unwittingly discovers the secret to stopping an evil dragon who threatens to destroy all civilization.
Style:
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Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
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Style:
fairy tale, exciting, semi serious, humorous
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Plot:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Jack Carlisle is a disillusioned 13-year old boy. His mother is always away at work since his father left. He decides to run away, as his mom won't miss him. As he is ready to leave, his nanny, convinces him to read this 'magic book'. ...
Style:
exciting, feel good, stylized, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, touching, semi serious, humorous, exciting
Audience:
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Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Genre: Family, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
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38%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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