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Treasures of the Snow (1980)
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
An adaptation of the book "Treasures of the Snow“ written by Patricia M. St. John.
Style:
sincere, touching, feel good, serious, captivating, realistic
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
youth, train, mountain, self discovery, teenage life, escapades, introspection, coming of age, hopes, teaching the ways of the world, woods, school, children, cat, snow, schoolboy, boy, family relations, old man, accident, kitten, girl, forgiveness, mentor, peace ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 40s
Place:
switzerland, europe, swiss alps
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Most similar movies to Treasures of the Snow
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, touching and captivating films with plots about youth, family relations, coming of age, friendship, parents and children, boy and hopes mostly in Drama and Family genres. Some movies like Treasures of the Snow: Heidi (2005), Heidi (1968), The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry (2008), Just Henry (2011), Natural Sciences (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Swiss girl Adelheid 'Heidi' is orphaned young. Aunt Detie brings her to grandpa Alp and his wife, who live isolated in the Alps since his murder charge. Heidi soon takes to the wild country, especially accompanying young goatherd Peter. ...
Style:
touching, realistic, serious
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
grandfather granddaughter relationship, mountain, youth, village life, goat, family relations, village, family life, escapades, power relations, isolation, misfit ...
Time:
1880s, 19th century
Place:
swiss alps, switzerland, alps, europe, germany
Similarity:
100%
737
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: West Germany, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Heidi is an orphaned girl initially raised by her aunt Dete in Maienfeld, Switzerland. In order to get a job in Frankfurt, Dete brings 5-year-old Heidi to her grandfather, who has been at odds with the villagers for years and lives in seclusion on ...
Style:
uplifting, realistic, serious, feel good, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
orphan, mountain, family relations, youth, physical disability, girl, adoption, basement, governess, friendship, optimism, disability ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
alps, switzerland, swiss alps, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The lives of three 12-year-old buddies -- sharing a carefree existence in the summer of 1970 -- suddenly change when one of them, Dustin, makes an unexpected friend after cutting the lawn of 75-year-old Jonathan Sperry. As Jonathan shares lessons in ...
Style:
christian film, serious, sincere, contemplative, realistic ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
christian, boy, faith, friendship, religious, elderly, buddies, friends, small town, christianity, religion, youth ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Prompted by horrific nightmares, Henry delves into the mystery of his past and begins to uncover the truth about his father's death, triggering a series of revelations that will change his family forever.
Style:
sentimental, psychological, sincere, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
family relations, murder, teenage life, coming of age, parents and children, teenage love, family life, youth, bittersweet, death, father son relationship, world war two
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
45%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina, France
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
In a rural school in the middle of the mountains, a girl who is starting to become a woman feels the profound need to discover her true identity. She does not know who her father is and she is determined to find him, but her mother does not approve ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, atmospheric, touching ...
Plot:
family relations, obsessive quest, self discovery, on the road, family problems, hopes, youth, parents and children, teachers and students, coming of age, search for father, unknown father ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
argentina, latin america
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A strong, human tale about a boy growing up with an alcoholic father, but also an energetic story about teenage lust, pain and passion – about liberation and redemption.
Style:
realistic, serious, emotional, touching, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
childhood, family relations, coping, parenthood, haunted by the past, teenage life, parents and children, youth, coming of age, orphan, mountain, criminality ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Similarity:
42%
244
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Lyon, France in 1970s, Sibylle, Corinne, and Georgette are sisters who share everything, as they live with their Italian mother. Sibylle is the only blonde in the family, except for their father who abandoned them, and she feels isolated. She dreams ...
Style:
realistic, serious, emotional, touching, sentimental ...
Plot:
sisters, family relations, family problems, youth, introspection, parents and children, siblings relations, dysfunctional family, self discovery, obsessive quest, single parent, coming of age ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
italy, lyon, europe, france
Similarity:
42%
634
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A young victim of bullying at school realizes that even the adult world is dominated by fear similar to his own. He pays a high price when he decides to fight back.
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, touching, hispanic
Plot:
abused child, coming of age, bullying, family relations, bully, high school, kids in trouble, teenage life, gang, self discovery, adolescence vs adulthood, parents and children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain
Similarity:
42%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Set in 1974 Texas, three teen siblings struggle with the death of their father and try to live with their abusive mother. When one of the teens is sent away because the mother can't cope with his autism, the teens embark on a life changing road ...
Style:
sentimental, serious, realistic, captivating, sincere ...
Plot:
autism, road trip, dysfunctional family, family problems, on the road, youth, family relations, escapades, self discovery, obsessive quest, death in the family, teenage life ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
usa, texas
Similarity:
42%
441
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The friendship of two 15-year-old boys – one black, one white – begins to fall apart under the stress of a changing world.
Style:
serious, sincere, captivating, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
farm, friendship, teenage life, social relations, social differences, family relations, youth, love and romance, coming of age, friends, interracial relations, boy ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
australia
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story set in the Cotswolds during and immediately after the First World War.
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, psychological, touching ...
Plot:
village, coming of age, world war one, skinny dipping, childhood, youth, society, friendship, village life, teenager, military police, anti war ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, 1920s
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A quirky coming of age story about an 11-year-old boy named Redwood who dreams that if he can beat Jack Nicklaus at the 1975 Master's of golf he'll reunite his parents.
Style:
touching, serious, realistic, sincere, gloomy
Plot:
youth, golf, hopes, coming of age, teenage life, life turned upside down, disorder, family relations, daydreamer, misfit, parents and children, estrangement ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
california, usa, canada
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Based on one of the most beloved Young Adult novels of all time: Two kids are stripped naked and left together on an island in a lake - victims of a vicious summer camp prank; But rather than have to return to camp and face the humiliation, they ...
Style:
touching, realistic, sincere, serious, sad ...
Audience:
family outing, teens
Plot:
child romance, friendship, child's point of view, youth, coming of age, children, runaway, missing child, self discovery, child, parents and children, family relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
In the later years of the nineteenth century Latin master Mr. Chipping is the mainstay of Brookfields boys boarding school, a good teacher and a kindly person but he is considered to be married to the job so that it is a surprise when, on a walking ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, emotional, serious, realistic
Audience:
kids
Plot:
boarding school, dedicated educator, tragic hero, society, idealism, social differences, friendship, family relations, youth, teachers and students, boys' school, teacher ...
Time:
19th century, 20th century, year 1914, edwardian era, 90s
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
41%
366
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Hungary, Czech Republic
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
After World War II, Anita, a young survivor of Auschwitz, becomes involved in an intense and passionate affair that almost shatters her until she gains the strength to start a new life.
Style:
realistic, psychological, captivating, sentimental, gloomy ...
Plot:
starting over, love affair, haunted by the past, auschwitz, adoption, youth, small town, hopes, family relations, self discovery, post war, world war two ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
czech republic
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Centred around greyhound racing in a Catholic community after the "Troubles" have ended but where their legacy remains strong. Donal is a 14-year old who works in a greyhound racing kennel owned by Good Joe. If Donal's favourite ...
Style:
emotional, realistic, sentimental, captivating, touching ...
Plot:
dog, youth, against the odds, friendship, contests and competitions, animal training, family relations, hopes, coming of age, parents and children, animal life, ambition ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ireland, europe
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In 1950s France, a young boy is taken in by a couple after spending a few months in the care of social service.
Style:
touching, sentimental, captivating, sincere, realistic ...
Plot:
orphan, youth, adoption, friendship, family relations, foster parent, foster child, mother son relationship, foster home, father son relationship, family life, parents and children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Norway, Netherlands
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Epic story about two families and their friendship and common destiny in Sweden's Gothenburg in the 1940s and 1950s. Told from the perspective of young Simon Larsson, who learns that he's an adopted child who has a Jewish father from ...
Style:
realistic, tense, touching, psychological, contemplative ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
coming of age, world war two, boy, youth, family relations, friendship, society, culture clash, working class, german history, aftermath, nordic ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, post world war two, 50s
Place:
europe, eastern europe
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Australia, Thailand, Laos
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Set against the lush backdrop of rural Laos, this spirited drama tells the story of scrappy ten-year-old Ahlo, who yearns to break free from his ill-fated destiny. After his village is displaced to make way for a massive dam, Ahlo escapes with his ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, sincere, touching
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
youth, down on your luck, parents and children, contests and competitions, society, human spirit, friendship, family relations, post war, change of luck, boy, children ...
Place:
asia, thailand
Similarity:
40%
808
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Seven lost children wander the night streets while their mothers await their return home.
Style:
sincere, captivating, atmospheric, touching, emotional ...
Plot:
teenage life, missing child, self discovery, juvenile delinquency, society, family relations, rebellion, adolescence vs adulthood, dysfunctional family, family problems, estrangement, parents and children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
melbourne, australia
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A made for TV movie of the Charles Dickens' classic novel, turns Dickens' picaresque tale into an extended flashback, with David Copperfield Robin Phillips as a young man, brooding on a deserted beach, recalling his youth. The characters ...
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, gloomy, emotional ...
Plot:
coming of age, david copperfield, swing, orphan, boarding school, power relations, family relations, family problems, life is a bitch, youth, society, young heroes ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
europe, england, london
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The mother and the younger son in a happy family dies in a car-accident. The father and the teenage-son Jonas survives the accident. Now they have to move on with their lives together.
Style:
touching, sincere, serious, emotional, gloomy ...
Plot:
family relations, starting over, single parent, teenage life, family problems, death in the family, youth, introspection, hopes, parents and children, family in crisis, single father ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland, Sweden
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
Two kids, Dylan and Kylie, run away from home at Christmas and spend a night of magic and terror on the streets of inner-city Dublin.
Style:
realistic, touching, sentimental, sincere, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
youth, coming of age, dysfunctional family, friendship, family problems, obsessive quest, escapades, innocence lost, danger, childhood sweetheart, child romance, love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ireland, europe, dublin ireland
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
While out and about tending to his herd, young shepherd Larus meets a mysterious little girl named Tinke. Quickly realizing that the girl is alone, Larus brings Tinke some food and slowly builds a friendship with her. Tinke, whose parents died ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, sincere, touching, serious ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
orphan, children, family relations, friendship, hopes, friends, destiny, human nature, coming of age, girl, teenage girl, shepherd ...
Time:
19th century, 1850s
Place:
denmark, europe
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The story of two small town boys from different sides of the tracks: 1950's childhood and self-redemption. Young "Whitey" Black (so called because of a tuft of blanched hair on the left side of his head) lives in poverty with his ...
Style:
uplifting, touching, feel good, emotional, christmas classics ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
youth, christmas, friendship, self discovery, social differences, terminal illness, haunted by the past, parents and children, society, life is a bitch, family life, child illness ...
Time:
50s
Place:
north carolina
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The determined new headmaster of an English prep school attempts to reform the frequently unruly students, who are tormented by a ruthless bully.
Style:
realistic, touching, serious, exciting, tense ...
Plot:
boys' school, boarding school, corporal punishment, coming of age, bullying, friends, self discovery, power relations, hardcase students, misfit, lifestyle, dedicated educator ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
england, europe, united kingdom
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In the beautiful hills of the Copper Canyon in Chihuahua, Mexico, a young boy (Emilio) is adopted by the mailman (Teo). As part of their daily tasks, they not only deliver the mail but read letters to the villagers, as well as take dictation, since ...
Style:
captivating, serious, emotional, touching, realistic
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
youth, optimism, protecting from truth, friendship, teaching the ways of the world, hopes, human spirit, fall in love, love and romance, village, letter, dream ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Sören Mårtensson is a middle school teacher. His classroom occupied by half-grown children. His work is tormenting him and at night he is haunted by nightmares.
Style:
serious, realistic, psychological, mind bending, tense ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, teacher, school, children, mental disorder, bullying, nudity, mischievous children, youth, dedicated educator, mentally unstable, disorder ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
europe, eastern europe
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, Morocco
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
A European director is making a film with children from a social center in Tangiers. Because of his methods, his relationship with the children during shooting degenerates and transforms the evolution of the project.
Style:
realistic, captivating, touching, emotional, psychological ...
Plot:
filmmaking, culture clash, social differences, introspection, village, hopes, society, children, self discovery, research, youth, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
africa, morocco, tangier morocco
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A college student must take care of her 7-year-old half sister after the death of their parents.
Style:
sentimental, realistic, touching, captivating, sincere ...
Audience:
family outing, teens
Plot:
youth, life turned upside down, family relations, family problems, disorder, family in crisis, sister, sister sister relationship, sisters, half sister, teenage life, teenager ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
40%
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