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Hogfather (2006)
12K
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 189 min.
Story:
It's the night before Hogswatch, usually a time of joy on Discworld, but there are suspicious going-on and the criminal underworld is abuzz. The beloved Hogfather - the jolly bearer of glee and pork-related gifts for children everywhere - has vanished. Suddenly, Discworld's entire mythical system is under threat. The fate of this magical time rests in the hands of a very motley group: A band of wizards headed up by a mystical university president named Mustrum Ridcully (Joss Ackland), a loyal manservant called Albert (David Jason), a level-headed governess called Susan Sto Heilt (Michelle Dockery), and her grandfather, who happens to be - Death (Marnix van den Broeke).
Style:
dark fantasy, humorous, christmas horror, semi serious, enigmatic, captivating, entertaining, spoof, funny, epic ...
Audience:
family friendly, family outing, pre-teens, kids, discworld
Plot:
christmas, death, fantasy world, children, magic, boar, grim reaper, disappearance, psychopath, holiday, heroic mission, disguise, xmas, escapades, supernatural, assassin, tooth fairy, saving christmas, family secret, snow, thief, locksmith, metamorphosis, christmas spirit, magical object ...
Time:
future, 19th century
Place:
california
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Most similar movies to Hogfather
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, semi serious, feel good and light films with plots about christmas, holiday, christmas movie, santa claus, magic, christmas eve and xmas mostly in Fantasy, Comedy and Family genres. Some movies like Hogfather: The Colour of Magic (2008), Going Postal (2010), Jabberwocky (1977), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Christmas, Inc. (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 191 min.
TV show
Story:
As Rincewind involuntarily becomes a guide to the naive tourist Twoflower, they find themselves forced to flee the city of Ankh-Morpork to escape a terrible fire, and begin on a journey across the Disc. Unknown to them, their journey & fate ...
Style:
humorous, light, parody, funny, exciting ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens, discworld
Plot:
imaginary kingdom, magic, heroes, heroic mission, curses spells and rituals, danger, imaginary, medieval, spell, alternate dimension, tourist, book ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
england
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
TV show
Story:
Moist von Lipwig is a con-man with a particular talent-- he is utterly unremarkable. When his execution is stayed in Terry Pratchett's remarkable Discworld, he must work off his debt to society as the land's head Postman. Things are not ...
Style:
humorous, colorful, atmospheric, captivating, mystical ...
Audience:
discworld
Plot:
steampunk, postman, imaginary kingdom, mail, vengeance, businessman, cheerleader, adaptation, intrigue, disorder, rivalry, love and romance ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A medieval tale with Pythonesque humour: After the death of his father the young Dennis Cooper goes to town where he has to pass several adventures. The town and the whole kingdom is threatened by a terrible monster called 'Jabberwocky'. ...
Style:
humorous, cult classic, sexy, talky, exciting ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens
Plot:
monster, satire, sword and sorcery, monty python, heroic mission, imaginary kingdom, knight, lone hero, alice in wonderland, curses spells and rituals, goofy hero, good versus evil ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 17th century
Place:
england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Inside a snowflake exists the magical land of Whoville. In Whoville, live the Whos, an almost mutated sort of Munchkin-like people. All the Whos love Christmas, yet just outside of their beloved Whoville lives the Grinch. The Grinch is a nasty ...
Style:
fairy tale, funny, sweet, stylized, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
christmas, redemption, xmas, imaginary kingdom, dog, village, burglary, santa claus, little girl, fantasy world, surrealism, christmas time ...
Time:
year 2000, y2k, 2000s
Similarity:
28%
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
With Christmas approaching, Santa Claus has to contend with the fact that the North Pole is melting and find a way to rid the holiday of its capitalist nature.
Style:
feel good, humorous, family comedy, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
christmas, santa claus, global warming, saving christmas, north pole, christmas spirit, holiday, magic, wizard, family values, elf, climate change ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Fantasy, War
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
With magic long since lost to England, two men are destined to bring it back; the reclusive Mr. Norrell and daring novice Jonathan Strange. So begins a dangerous battle between two great minds.
Style:
costume drama, exciting, period piece, semi serious, gothic ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
wizards and magicians, rivalry, imaginary, curses spells and rituals, elf, magic, reluctant partners, odd couple, magician, teacher student relationship, mirror, supernatural ...
Time:
19th century, 1810s, regency period, 18th century, georgian era
Place:
england, europe, venice, london, yorkshire
Similarity:
80%
13K
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Flora, a genie trapped for more than 2,000 years inside an antique jewelry box, is accidentally called to service by Bernard, whose life is unraveling around him.
Style:
entertaining, satirical, feel good, captivating, christmas special ...
Plot:
magic, desire, genie, holiday, christmas, wizard, kids and family, christmas wish, making a wish, xmas, magical, christmas spirit ...
Place:
paris france, new york
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Belgium
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When his grandfather suddenly falls ill, holiday-hating Jules learns of his family's magical legacy and realizes he's the only hope to save Christmas.
Style:
sincere, feel good, semi serious, captivating, entertaining
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
christmas, santa claus, holiday, grandfather, toys, kindness, magic, christmas season, xmas, christmas eve, exploration, family relations ...
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Christmas is on its way and with it disaster. The 92,000 responsible for manufacturing children's toys all become sick at the same time! It's a tough moment for Santa, better known as Father Christmas. He's left no choice: he must ...
Style:
light, semi serious, feel good, funny, humorous ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
christmas, santa claus, holiday, children, gift, christmas eve, magic, christmas party, celebration, rescue, childhood, new year ...
Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Kelsey Grammer stars as Nick St. Nicholas, a Miami-based playboy philanthropist who is about to make his life complete by wedding the girl of his dreams, gorgeous TV weathercaster Heidi Gardelle (Elaine Hendrix). Not known to the general public is ...
Style:
semi serious, feel good, humorous
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
christmas, santa claus, rescue, parents and children, family life, family business, disorder, beach, xmas, holiday, christmas eve, heroes ...
Place:
miami, florida
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Better watch out! The big guy in red is coming to town once again. This time, Scott Calvin -- also known as Santa Claus -- finds out there's an obscure clause in his contract requiring him to take on a wife. He has to leave the North Pole to ...
Style:
feel good, fairy tale, humorous, light, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing, chick flick ...
Plot:
christmas, santa claus, holiday, reindeer, christmas eve, christmas time, winter, christmas season, xmas, prank, christmas party, children ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
22%
866
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
An Elf is left behind by Santa to help rescue the Harper family from a lousy Christmas. The Elf and the family get more than they bargained for, as the kids help the Elf discover his special powers and true identity as a budding superhero.
Style:
feel good, humorous, captivating, light, semi serious ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
christmas, save the day, supernatural ability, supernatural, escapades, imaginary, danger, miraculous event, wish come true, magic, xmas, superhero ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Jack Cameron is a single dad that decides not to observe Christmas because his wife left him around that time. The ghosts of Christmas past and present try and get Jack to relent, but they screw up their jobs and send themselves on a wild ride ...
Style:
humorous, sentimental, semi serious, feel good, christmas classics
Plot:
christmas, ghost, haunted by the past, mission gone awry, supernatural, sent to the past, christmas carol, mission, xmas, holiday, scrooge, christmas eve ...
Time:
60s, 2000s, 70s
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 68 min.
Story:
After Timmy Turner causes Santa amnesia he must become the new Santa in order to save Christmas.
Style:
christmas special, feel good, humorous, captivating, light ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
christmas, holiday, wish come true, imaginary, disorder, friends, save the day, christmas season, youth, christmas elf, list, godparent ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 56 min.
Story:
When Gerda befriends penniless Kay their growing friendship is cut short as one cold winter night a fragment of glass pierces Kay's eye, turning his heart cold. Enchanted by the Snow Queen he is swept away on her chariot over the glittering ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, sincere, captivating, mysterious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
young heroes, evil queen, heroic mission, good versus evil, rescue, friendship, hopes, escapades, imaginary, rivalry, danger, daring rescue ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Now that Santa and Mrs. Claus have the North Pole running smoothly, the Counsel of Legendary Figures has called an emergency meeting on Christmas Eve! The evil Jack Frost has been making trouble, looking to take over the holiday! So he launches a ...
Style:
feel good, christmas special, humorous, christmas classics, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night, pre-teens, family outing, teens
Plot:
christmas, santa claus, holiday, christmas eve, reindeer, deception, christmas time, nothing goes right, christmas season, winter, cupid, time travel ...
Time:
2000s, year 2006, year 1994, 21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A Christmas elf accidentally takes off in Santa's sleigh, crash lands in a small town, and loses the magic toy bag. Beethoven must rescue the elf, recover the bag from greedy crooks, and return the sleigh to Santa in time to save Christmas.
Style:
semi serious, feel good, humorous, light, exciting
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night
Plot:
christmas, dog, holiday, best friend, escapades, partner, odd couple, rescue, chases and races, unlikely partners, misfit partners, heroes ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Santa Claus has a mission to convince three problematic guys of Riverside Academy to change their attitude, especially Adam, who after being confined to a wheelchair has become a bitter guy. The misconduct of the three is causing serious problems in ...
Style:
light, humorous, feel good, funny, entertaining ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
christmas, santa claus, children, christmas spirit, holiday, private school, prank, cynicism, character change, spoiled brat, hopes, transformation ...
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Fred Claus and Santa Claus have been estranged brothers for many years. Now Fred must reconcile his differences with his brother whom he believes overshadows him. When an efficiency expert assesses the workings at the North Pole and threatens to ...
Style:
sentimental, humorous, melancholic, light, christmas classics ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens
Plot:
holiday, christmas, santa claus, snow, toys, husky dog, christmas time, happy ending, sibling relationship, imaginary, bodyguard, xmas ...
Time:
year 1993, future, year 2007, 90s, 2000s ...
Place:
chicago, nova scotia, sydney australia, london, paris france ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 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, melancholic, surreal, intense ...
Audience:
teens, kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
christmas, holiday, violence, lone hero, unlikely friendships, family relations, save the day, prank, mischievous children, partner, nothing goes right, goofy hero ...
Time:
future, 80s, year 1988
Place:
orlando florida
Similarity:
20%
2K
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Set in San Ernesto, California with only three days before Christmas, Nick Snowden needs to rescue a young reindeer from a zoo.
Style:
semi serious, sentimental, feel good, touching, humorous
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
santa claus, christmas, holiday, fish out of water, fall in love, escapades, daring rescue, race against time, dishonesty, love and romance, hidden identity, disorder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Scott Calvin is an ordinary man, who accidentally causes Santa Claus to fall from his roof on Christmas Eve and is knocked unconscious. When he and his young son finish Santa's trip and deliveries, they go to the North Pole, where Scott learns ...
Style:
feel good, sweet, touching, christmas classics, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
christmas, santa claus, holiday, christmas season, childhood, father son relationship, christmas eve, christmas time, child custody, saving christmas, thanksgiving, toys ...
Time:
90s
Place:
illinois, chicago, north america
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Widower Cedric Brown hires Nanny McPhee to care for his seven rambunctious children, who have chased away all previous nannies. Taunted by Simon and his siblings, Nanny McPhee uses mystical powers to instill discipline. And when the children's ...
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, sweet, touching, light ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
witch, magic, childhood, nanny, mentor, family values, children, mischievous children, single father, widower, prank, parents and children ...
Time:
year 2005, year 2006, edwardian era, victorian era, 19th century ...
Place:
england, europe, london
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The story revolves around 11-year-old Jessica (Juliet Sorcey), whose mother died when she was three years old. Her father Jim (Doug Sheehan) is a workaholic with little time for his daughter. Just before the Christmas holiday season, Jessica wins a ...
Style:
romantic, semi serious, touching, humorous, offbeat
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
christmas, holiday, family relations, single parent, miraculous event, parents and children, christmas eve, winter, youth, imaginary, girl, female protagonist ...
Place:
columbus ohio
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Belgium, Netherlands
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
When the delivery of presents goes wrong and Grandpa Noël gets in trouble, siblings Jules and Noor must work together to save Christmas.
Style:
feel good, entertaining, captivating, satirical, christmas special ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
santa claus, christmas, christmas present, saving christmas, christmas season, children, holiday, families, magic, satire, save the day, assistant ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min.
Story:
This Christmas extravaganza is filled with sidesplitting short films and joyous comedy sketches starring Santa's favorite elf, Dorf (Tim Conway.
Style:
feel good, light hearted, family comedy, humorous, captivating ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
elf, christmas, holiday, satire, snow, sketch, santa claus, christmas spirit, christmas season, winter, xmas, chaos ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A retelling of the classic Dickens tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, miser extraordinaire. He is held accountable for his dastardly ways during night-time visitations by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and future.
Style:
funny, christmas special, humorous, talky, christmas classics ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing, adult, preschool
Plot:
christmas, holiday, ghost, muppets, childhood, redemption, christmas carol, lost love, charles dickens, puppetry, scrooge, greed ...
Time:
19th century, year 1992, 1840s, 90s, 1800s ...
Place:
england, london, usa, europe
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Siblings Kate and Teddy try to prove Santa Claus is real, but when they accidentally cause his sleigh to crash, they have to save Christmas.
Style:
sincere, atmospheric, sentimental, feel good, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, family friendly, kids
Plot:
christmas, santa claus, christmas spirit, reindeer, holiday, firefighter, children, new year, christmas eve, loss of father, winter, snow ...
Time:
2010s, future, year 2009, 2000s, 20th century ...
Place:
massachusetts, mexico city, chicago
Similarity:
19%
128K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In this modern take on Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," Frank Cross (Bill Murray) is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life, Claire Phillips ...
Style:
parody, light, humorous, christmas horror, funny ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids
Plot:
christmas, ghost, christmas eve, greed, holiday, supernatural, santa claus, xmas, happy ending, redemption, new year, christmas carol ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, future, 70s, 60s ...
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Family, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A Carol Christmas follows the basic plot of "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, but the story has been modernized. The traditional "Scrooge" character is a talk show host named Carol.
Style:
humorous, feel good, semi serious, sweet, light ...
Audience:
family outing, girls' night
Plot:
christmas, holiday, christmas eve, christmas carol, road not taken, family relations, starting over, disorder, hopes, hollywood, friends, talk show host ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
beverly hills
Similarity:
19%
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