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Harry and the Hendersons (1987)
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Harry and the Hendersons (1987)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Returning from a hunting trip in the forest, the Henderson family's car hits an animal in the road. At first they fear it was a man, but when they examine the "body" they find it's a "bigfoot". They think it's dead so they decide to take it home (there could be some money in this). As you guessed, it isn't dead. Far from being the ferocious monster they fear "Harry" to be, he's a friendly giant.
Style: touching, humorous, melancholic, feel good, entertaining, light, mystical, epic, family comedy, mythical ...
Audience: family outing, kids, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot: bigfoot, sasquatch, wildlife, happy ending, fish out of water, brothers, mentor, family drama, police investigation, kindness, creature, animal, friendship, parents and children, childhood, dog, camping trip, vegetarian, monster, librarian, beast, humanity, heroes, wilderness, love ...
Time: 80s
Place: seattle, washington state, usa, north america, california, united states of america, seattle washington
Keyword: oldies, liquid

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, feel good, semi serious and light films with plots about family relations, disorder, youth, friendship, parents and children, mischievous children and misfit mostly in Comedy, Family and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Harry and the Hendersons: Little Monsters (1989), The Shaggy Dog (2006), The Ugly Dachshund (1966), Beethoven (1992), The Shaggy D.A. (1976). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Little Monsters (1989)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A young boy is scared of the monster under his bed. He asks his 6th grade brother to swap rooms for the night as a bet that the monster really exists. Soon the brother becomes friends with the monster and discovers a whole new world of fun and games ...
Style: light, melancholic, humorous, feel good, semi serious ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot: monster, brother brother relationship, friendship, coming of age, young heroes, halloween, mischievous children, curses spells and rituals, child as adult, fish out of water, wish come true, imaginary ...
Time: year 1989
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The Shaggy Dog (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: The tale of a workaholic dad-turned-dog who finds that being man's best friend shows him the most important job - being a great dad.
Style: light, humorous, semi serious, feel good, teen ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, pre-teens
Plot: dog, human becomes animal, transformation, pets, animal, divorce, parents and children, disorder, parent child relationship, genetic engineering, family life, animal rights ...
Time: 21st century
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The Ugly Dachshund (1966)
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: funny, entertaining, light, sweet, semi serious ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: dog, animal, family drama, happy ending, justice, pets, disorder, family life, mistaken identity, rescue, young heroes, misfit ...
Time: year 1966, 60s
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Beethoven (1992)
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, pets, animal actor, animal, childhood, bullying, family relations, human animal relationship, saint bernard dog, parents and children ...
Time: 90s, year 1992
Place: california
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The Shaggy D.A. (1976)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Wilby Daniels, a successful lawyer running for District Attorney, suddenly finds himself being transformed into an English sheepdog. Somehow he has to keep his change a secret and find just what is causing it, all the while eluding the local dog ...
Style: slapstick, humorous, semi serious, feel good, slapstick comedy ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot: dog, animal, lawyer, animal life, transformation, law, district attorney, conspiracy, body swapping, curse, mischievous children, youth ...
Time: 70s
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Larger Than Life (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Motivational Speaker Jack Corcoran is determined to get his career off the ground, but the biggest gigs he can get are the ones nobody wants. Then one day, he receives a telegram that his circus clown father has passed away, and has left a ...
Style: light, funny, touching, feel good, road movie ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens
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Time: year 1996, 90s
Place: california, usa
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Old Dogs (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Charlie and Dan have been best friends and business partners for thirty years; their Manhattan public relations firm is on the verge of a huge business deal with a Japanese company. With two weeks to sew up the contract, Dan gets a surprise: a woman ...
Style: humorous, feel good, melancholic, hilarious, slapstick comedy ...
Audience: family outing, kids, teens, family friendly, pre-teens
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Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: vermont, miami, tokyo
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Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: When Santa Claus decides to retire and pass on his magic bag of Christmas surprises to a new Saint Nick, he enlists the aid of a hilarious assortment of characters. A perky teen runaway and hapless taxi driver Ernest P. Worrell must convince a ...
Style: light, humorous, surreal, melancholic, entertaining ...
Audience: teens, kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot: christmas, holiday, unlikely friendships, violence, family relations, prank, mischievous children, save the day, partner, nothing goes right, goofy hero, misfit ...
Time: future, year 1988, 80s
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
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, humorous, sweet, melancholic, semi serious ...
Audience: kids, teens, family outing, girls' night, family friendly ...
Plot: childhood, bad luck, job interview, child's point of view, siblings relations, father son relationship, brothers, family relations, birthday party, coming of age, friends, mischievous children ...
Time: year 2014, 21st century
Place: australia, usa
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Angels in the Outfield (1994)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Roger is a foster child whose irresponsible father promises to get his act together when Roger's favourite baseball team, the California Angels, wins the pennant. The problem is that the Angels are in last place, so Roger prays for help to turn ...
Style: inspirational, touching, entertaining, emotional, sweet ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing, teen drama
Plot: angel, baseball, childhood, coach, magic, parents and children, hopes, ambition, wish come true, rivalry, kids and family, underdog ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: california, usa, los angeles
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100%
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Bingo (1991)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Bingo, the runaway circus dog, is off the leash and saving Chuckie's life! Bingo and the boy become the best of friends in this canine comedy featuring doggy disguises and skateboarding, pinball and prison. Chuckie and his parents (Cindy ...
Style: humorous, touching, not serious, spoof, entertaining ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: dog, friendship, on the road, rescue, american football, escapades, youth, pets, kidnapping, childhood, coming of age, animal protagonist ...
Time: year 1991, 90s, 20th century
Place: usa
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 7.3
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Paddington (2014)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, France, USA, China
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, not serious ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, toddlers ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
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Style: stylized, humorous, feel good, entertaining, semi serious ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, preschool
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Peter Rabbit (2018)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Australia, UK
Duration: 95 min.
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Style: feel good, not serious, light, humorous, satirical ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, pre-teens, teens, preschool
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Home Alone (1990)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. But when a pair of bungling burglars set their sights on Kevin's house, the plucky kid stands ...
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Maid to Order (1987)
Genre: Fantasy, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Spoiled Jessie Montgomery, whose wild behavior and spending excesses cause her well-meaning but exasperated millionaire father Charles to wish he never had her, is visited by fairy godmother Stella. In an effort to save Jessie, Stella casts a spell ...
Style: melancholic, sweet, entertaining, romantic, light ...
Audience: kids, date night
Plot: friendship, fairy godmother, maid, wish come true, parents and children, switching roles, unlikely friendships, fish out of water, self discovery, curses spells and rituals, child as adult, power relations ...
Time: year 1987, 80s
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100%
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Matilda (1996)
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: feel good, fairy tale, humorous, sweet, touching ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot: school, children, mischievous children, supernatural ability, parents and children, elementary school, teachers and students, dysfunctional family, childhood, young heroes, child prodigy, telekinesis ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 70s
Place: america
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Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: The Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern University, forcing his writer wife, Mary, and the couple's 12 children to make a major adjustment. The transition works well until work demands ...
Style: entertaining, feel good, humorous, funny, teen ...
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Time: year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
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Harry and the Hendersons (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story: Harry and the Hendersons is an American sitcom based on the film of the same name, produced by Amblin Entertainment for Universal Television. The series aired in syndication from January 13, 1991 to June 18, 1993, with 72 half-hour episodes ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, semi serious, touching, sweet ...
Audience: family outing, kids
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Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: usa, seattle
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45%
A Halloween Puppy (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: A boy accidentally turns his mom's boyfriend into a dog.
Style: feel good, humorous, light, captivating, semi serious ...
Audience: family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot: human becomes animal, halloween, dog, magic, best friend, youth, curses spells and rituals, family relations, friendship, stupid kid, danger, disorder ...
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40%
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Cool Dog (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
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Story: The four-inch-tall Clock family secretly share a house with the normal-sized Lender family, "borrowing" such items as thread, safety pins, batteries and scraps of food. However, their peaceful co-existence is disturbed when evil lawyer ...
Style: light, entertaining, humorous, not serious, fairy tale ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
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Style: entertaining, exciting, offbeat, light, humorous ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens, family friendly ...
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
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39%
Man of the House (1995)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
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⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Problem Child (1990)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Ben Healy (John Ritter) and his social climbing wife Flo adopt Junior a fun-loving seven year old. But they soon discover he's a little monster as he turns a camping trip, a birthday party and even a baseball game into comic nightmares. But is ...
Style: funny, feel good, hilarious, light, slapstick ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
*batteries not included (1987)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
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Style: feel good, entertaining, touching, light, sentimental ...
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Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1987
Place: usa, new york, manhattan new york city
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A Talking Cat!?! (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
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Time: 21st century
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Beethoven's 4th (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: The family is pleasantly surprised and puzzled when Beethoven suddenly becomes obedient. Turns out it's a prince and the pauper scenario, with the real Beethoven now living with a pompous rich family.
Style: humorous, feel good, semi serious
Audience: family outing, kids, pre-teens, preschool
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Time: 2000s
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA
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Style: humorous, touching, entertaining, light, melancholic ...
Audience: teens, family outing, kids, pre-teens
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