Movies like Holes
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Holes (2003)
109K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Stanley's family is cursed with bad luck. Unfairly sentenced to months of detention at Camp Green Lake, he and his campmates are forced by the warden to dig holes in order to build character. What they don't know is that they are digging holes in order to search for a lost treasure hidden somewhere in the camp.
Style:
feel good, humorous, light, touching, funny, exciting, epic, inspirational, thought provoking, surreal ...
Audience:
kids, teens, pre-teens, family friendly, family outing, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
treasure hunt, curse, desert, friendship, treasure, camp, destiny, youth, coming of age, interracial romance, children, boy, warden, judge, prison, misfit, rebelliousness, hopes, curses spells and rituals, underdog, kids and family, heartwarming, profanity, excavation, jail ...
Time:
year 2003, 60s, 19th century, 1850s, 20th century, 1890s, 1900s ...
Place:
texas, usa, north america, latvia
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out feel good, humorous, touching and entertaining films with plots about friendship, coming of age, childhood, children, mentor, youth and family mostly in Family, Comedy and Drama genres. Some movies like Holes: Secondhand Lions (2003), Jumanji (1995), The Sandlot (1993), The Goonies (1985), Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA, UK, Slovakia
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
"Secondhand Lions" follows the comedic adventures of an introverted boy left on the doorstep of a pair of reluctant, eccentric great-uncles, whose exotic remembrances stir the boy's spirit and re-ignite the men's lives.
Style:
feel good, sentimental, period piece, humorous, cute ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, chick flick ...
Plot:
coming of age, uncle nephew relationship, childhood, fish out of water, greed, courage, lion, youth, misfit, bittersweet, country, brother brother relationship ...
Time:
year 2003, 1910s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
texas, africa, middle east, austin texas, usa ...
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:
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113K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Scotty Smalls moves to a new neighborhood with his mom and stepdad, and wants to learn to play baseball. The neighborhood baseball guru Rodriquez takes Smalls under his wing. They fall into adventures involving baseball, treehouse sleep-ins, the ...
Style:
feel good, sentimental, teen, sweet, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family friendly, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
baseball, friendship, childhood, coming of age, dog, adolescence, boy, bullying, small town, child, children, kids and family ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, year 1962, 90s, 50s ...
Place:
utah, california, los angeles, usa
Similarity:
100%
324K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A young teenager named Mikey Walsh finds an old treasure map in his father's attic. Hoping to save their homes from demolition, Mikey and his friends Data Wang, Chunk Cohen, and Mouth Devereaux run off on a big quest to find the secret stash of ...
Style:
feel good, funny, entertaining, intense, retro ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, girls' night, date night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
treasure hunt, childhood, treasure map, pirate, treasure, friendship, pirate ship, small town, children, teenage girl, mischievous children, child ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
oregon, astoria oregon, usa
Similarity:
69%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Greg Heffley is headed for big things, but first he has to survive the scariest, most humiliating experience of any kid’s life – middle school! That won’t be easy, considering he’s surrounded by hairy-freckled morons, wedgie-loving bullies ...
Style:
funny, humorous, talky, surreal, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot:
middle school, childhood, child protagonist, teenager, peer pressure, coming of age, high school life, fat boy, boy, high school, bullying, child ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 21st century
Place:
guatemala, usa, new york, north america, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
100%
9K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A young man (Lerman) moves from Montana to Florida with his family, where he's compelled to engage in a fight to protect a population of endangered owls.
Style:
entertaining, touching, feel good, humorous, tropical ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot:
owl, school, adaptation, fish out of water, justice, environmentalism, bully, save the day, vandalism, misfit, teenager, youth ...
Time:
year 2006
Place:
florida, montana, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Remake of the popular Disney classic, this time featuring some well known voices as two dogs and a cat trek across America encountering all sorts of adventures in the quest to be reunited with their owners.
Style:
sweet, feel good, touching, exciting, epic ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, girls' night, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot:
dog, cat, wilderness, pets, beautiful scenery, friendship, human animal relationship, childhood, fish out of water, unlikely friendships, talking animal, journey ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
california, nevada, usa, san francisco
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Three brothers - Marshall, Marty and Mark dream of becoming naturalists and portraying animal life of America. One summer their dream comes true, they travel through America, filming alligators, b ears and moose.
Style:
intense, entertaining, semi serious, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, pre-teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
childhood, alligator, road trip, boy, filmmaking, wilderness, father son relationship, brother brother relationship, on the road, moose, bear, wildlife ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, year 1967, year 1997, 70s
Place:
usa, colorado, arkansas
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Joe Toy, on the verge of adolescence, finds himself increasingly frustrated by his single father, Frank's attempts to manage his life. Declaring his freedom once and for all, he escapes to a clearing in the woods with his best friend, Patrick, ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, emotional, teen, funny ...
Audience:
teens, kids, date night, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, runaway, friendship, summer, lifestyle change, friendship between boys, high school, teenage runaway, rebelliousness, teenager, hospital, childhood ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
columbus ohio, usa, california, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
ButterCreamer Eldon finds part of an ancient map and becomes intrigued with the search for hidden treasure. Unaware that danger lurks in the shadows, Eldon talks the other ButterCreamers into helping hunt for conquistador gold was a way to help ...
Style:
slapstick comedy, slapstick
Plot:
diamond, teen superhero, male female relationship, redemption, dual role, teenage girl, treasure chest, native american, monk, treasure, villain, catholic priest ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Three friends, whose lives have been drifting apart, reunite for the funeral of a fourth childhood friend. When looking through their childhood belongings, they discover a trunk which contained details on a quest their friend was attempting. It ...
Style:
funny, hilarious, humorous, not serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
treasure hunt, wilderness, river, friendship, escapades, hippie, camp, homoeroticism, friendship between men, campfire story, camping, grizzly bear ...
Time:
80s, 21st century
Place:
oregon, washington state, usa, costa rica, mexico
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Morris "Mud" Himmel has a problem. His parents desperately want to send him away to summer camp. He hates going to summer camp, and would do anything to get out of it. Talking to his friends, he realizes that they are all facing the same ...
Style:
teen, sentimental, entertaining, light, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
summer camp, cheerleading, high school, camp, childhood, skinny dipping, parent child relationship, coming of age, misfit, frame up, teenage life, disorder ...
Time:
90s, year 1994, 80s
Place:
usa, new york state
Similarity:
100%
482K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
After the death of a friend, a writer recounts a boyhood journey to find the body of a missing boy.
Style:
sentimental, cult classic, atmospheric, emotional, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, family outing, kids, teen drama ...
Plot:
childhood, friendship, coming of age, stephen king, teenager, boy, children, youth, summer, friends, courage, on the road ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, 20th century, year 1986, year 1959 ...
Place:
oregon, usa, normandy
Similarity:
50%
348K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to oil and maintain the station's clocks, but to him, his more important task is to protect a broken automaton and ...
Style:
touching, visually appealing, period piece, visually stunning, fairy tale ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly, kids, girls' night, teens ...
Plot:
steampunk, orphan, friendship, filmmaking, boy, childhood, street kid, longing, robot, harry potter, magical, destiny ...
Time:
year 2011, post world war one, 20th century, year 1931, 1930s ...
Place:
paris france, france, madagascar, iran, europe
Similarity:
50%
25K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Bill Dancer and his young companion Curly Sue are the classic homeless folks with hearts of gold. Their scams are aimed not at turning a profit, but at getting enough to eat. When they scam the rich and beautiful Grey Ellison into believing she ...
Style:
humorous, touching, feel good, sweet, sentimental ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, pre-teens, chick flick ...
Plot:
homeless, orphan, destiny, daughter, cons and scams, little girl, homelessness, kindness, homeless shelter, urban, single father, rags to riches ...
Time:
90s, year 1991, 20th century, 80s
Place:
chicago, usa, california
Similarity:
50%
16K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Eleven-year-old North has had it with his parents. They are always busy with their careers and don't give North the attention he needs, so he files a lawsuit against them. The judge rules that North should either find new parents or return to ...
Style:
light, stylized, melancholic, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens, teens, teen drama
Plot:
child protagonist, wish come true, parent child relationship, child prodigy, adoption, child as adult, child's point of view, travel, young heroes, mischievous children, rebelliousness, self discovery ...
Place:
alaska, hawaii, usa, texas, new york ...
Similarity:
50%
3K
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, american football, rescue, escapades, youth, pets, kidnapping, boy dog relationship, dysfunctional family, trial ...
Time:
year 1991, 90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
During the first day of his new school year, a fifth grade boy squares off against a bully and winds up accepting a dare that could change the balance of power within the class.
Style:
humorous, feel good, realistic, touching, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teens, teen drama
Plot:
boy, youth, coming of age, bullying, bully, contests and competitions, friendship, parents and children, rivalry, love and romance, friends, family relations ...
Time:
year 2006
Place:
texas
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive California little league.
Style:
inspirational, intense, talky, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
baseball, underdog, baseball coach, coach, youth, childhood, competition, baseball player, unlikely friendships, sport team, motorcycle, human spirit ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1976, 1930s, 80s
Place:
california, san francisco, usa, los angeles, new jersey
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Corey (Fred Savage) refuses to let his emotionally disturbed younger brother Jimmy (Luke Edwards) be institutionalized, and the two run away together. They soon join forces with a resourceful girl (Jenny Lewis), who notices that Jimmy has a special ...
Style:
road movie, touching, sentimental, intense, melancholic ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
childhood, computer game, video game, competition, on the road, child, children, boy, teenager, kids and family, underdog, family relations ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1989
Place:
california, utah, usa, los angeles, nevada ...
Similarity:
33%
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, entertaining, touching, sweet, emotional ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing, girls' night ...
Plot:
angel, baseball, hopes, childhood, magic, parents and children, ambition, wish come true, rivalry, kids and family, baseball coach, underdog ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 18th century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Two brothers learn about life and grow up during a summer camp vacation.
Style:
satirical, captivating, semi serious, feel good, lighthearted ...
Audience:
family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
youth, summer vacation, summer camp, adventurer, father son relationship, coming of age, children, brothers, adolescence, grownups, satire, teenager ...
Place:
arizona
Similarity:
33%
347
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A young teenage girl, Katie, can not snap out of her depression after losing her mother. Katie has lost interest in school, her friends, and gymnastics. All that changes in the summer when she is asked to monkeysit Gibby, her science teacher's ...
Style:
sentimental, entertaining, light, sweet, funny ...
Audience:
family friendly, family outing, kids, teen drama
Plot:
gymnastics, monkey actor, monkey, friendship, teenager, first love, self discovery, coming of age, personal growth, adolescence, father daughter relationship, animal human communication ...
Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When the secret notebook of a young girl who fancies herself a spy is found by her friends, her speculations make her very unpopular! Can she win her friends back?
Style:
intense, entertaining, enigmatic, epic, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, teens, family outing
Plot:
friendship, teenage girl, bullying, child, coming of age, childhood, espionage, notebook, best friend, lone hero, secrets, disorder ...
Time:
90s, year 1996
Place:
new york
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
America is in the depths of the Great Depression. Families drift apart when faraway jobs beckon. In this masterful, atmospheric adventure, a courageous young girl (Meredith Salenger) confronts overwhelming odds when she embarks on a cross-country ...
Style:
touching, entertaining, scenic, sweet, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
wolf, coming of age, friendship, human animal relationship, great depression, dog, tomboy, on the road, youth, animal, human dog relationship, train ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1985, year 1935, 80s
Place:
usa, washington state, chicago, colorado, california ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Czech Republic, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Morgan Roberts, a middle aged adult in crisis, reunites with his best friend when he returns to the summer camp of his youth. His troubles seem to magnify when he is joined by a rag-tag group of 10 year old campers. Through their struggles they ...
Style:
touching, humorous, semi serious, realistic, slapstick
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
summer camp, youth, boy, puberty, friendship, life is a bitch, disorder, mischievous children, friends, terminal illness, coming of age, children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, minnesota
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: France, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
When maladjusted orphan Jesse vandalizes a theme park, he is placed with foster parents and must work at the park to make amends. There he meets Willy, a young Orca whale who has been separated from his family. Sensing kinship, they form a bond and, ...
Style:
sentimental, touching, feel good, uplifting, sweet ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot:
animal, human animal relationship, friendship, killer whale, animal training, rescue, whale, animal life, freedom, coming of age, boy, kids and family ...
Time:
90s, year 1993, 20th century
Place:
oregon, astoria oregon, portland oregon, usa
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Clifford Peach (Chris Makepeace), an easygoing teenager, is finding less than easy to fit in at his new high school, where a tough-talking bully (Matt Dillon) terrorizes his classmates and extorts their lunch money. Refusing to pay up, Clifford ...
Style:
realistic, entertaining, humorous, feel good, touching ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
high school, teenager, bodyguard, coming of age, school bully, grandmother grandson relationship, motorcycle, bully, boy, father son relationship, swimming pool, child protagonist ...
Time:
year 1980, 20th century, 70s, 80s
Place:
chicago, usa, california
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A headstrong 16 year old Katy McLaughlin desires to work on her family's mountainside horse ranch, although her father insists she finish boarding school. Katy finds a mustang in the hills near her ranch. Katy then sets her mind to tame a ...
Style:
teen, talky, realistic, touching, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, girls' night, family friendly ...
Plot:
horse, girl horse relationship, animal, hopes, horse ranch, family relations, self discovery, love and romance, parents and children, family life, animal life, introspection ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
usa, wyoming
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: UK, France, Japan, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The children of Ballydowse and Carrickdowse engage in battles where they cut of the buttons, shoe-laces and underwear of their captured opponents. This is to get the boys in trouble with their parents. They go to battle in mass groups of dozens, ...
Style:
realistic, touching, sentimental, epic, serious ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, pre-teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
childhood, coming of age, boy, male nudity, children, friendship, adolescence, youth, rivalry, school, teacher, revenge ...
Time:
year 1994, 60s, 90s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
ireland, europe
Similarity:
33%
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