Movies like Hotel for Dogs
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Hotel for Dogs (2009)
26K
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Placed in a foster home that doesn't allow pets, 16-year-old Andi and her younger brother, Bruce, turn an abandoned hotel into a home for their dog. Soon other strays arrive, and the hotel becomes a haven for every orphaned canine in town. But the kids have to do some quick thinking to keep the cops off their tails.
Style:
entertaining, feel good, humorous, light, romantic, family comedy, teen, realistic, semi serious, fairy tale ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, teens, girls' night, chick flick, family friendly
Plot:
dog, orphan, mischievous children, siblings relations, husky dog, young heroes, pets, animal, hotel, pitbull, friends, teenage girl, happy ending, child, youth, family relations, teenager, animal lover, puppy, stupid kid, foster child, dog training, bulldog, hot dog, fall in love ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, antarctica, san francisco
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Most similar movies to Hotel for Dogs
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, feel good, semi serious and entertaining films with plots about dog, disorder, family, family relations, youth, animal and pets mostly in Comedy, Family and Adventure genres. Some movies like Hotel for Dogs: Bingo (1991), Horrid Henry: The Movie (2011), The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005), Cool Dog (2010), Beethoven's 4th (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When Papi & co move into a luxurious hotel, his youngest pup Rosa feels neglected and he must show her how special she is.
Style:
humorous, not serious, slapstick
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, preschool
Plot:
dog, pets, silly humor, hotel, disorder, lifestyle, friends, couples, chihuahua, rivals, job, gadget ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
beverly hills, usa, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When Henry fails yet again to hand in his homework for the umpteenth time, he has no idea that this will set off a chain of events which will see him forming an unlikely alliance with Moody Margaret, the infuriating girl next door, and his ...
Style:
entertaining, humorous, light, realistic, not serious
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
youth, mischievous children, young heroes, friendship, teachers and students, parents and children, friends, child, kids and family, girl, family life, troublemaker ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody is an American sitcom created by Danny Kallis and Jim Geoghan. The series was first broadcast on Disney Channel on March 18, 2005, with 4 million viewers, making it the most successful premiere for Disney Channel in ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, not serious, funny, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, family friendly
Plot:
hotel, brother brother relationship, twins, youth, family relations, family life, prank, manager, male protagonist, child protagonist, adolescence, single parent ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, boston
Similarity:
100%
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718
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Jimmy lives in the tranquil town of Eagle Rock, Louisiana, with his father, stepmother and his best friend Rainy, a German Shepherd. When Jimmy's father gets a promotion, the family must relocate to an apartment in New York City that has a ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, feel good, light, entertaining ...
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
german shepherd, dog, forceful separation, pets, friendship, save the day, on the road, family life, disorder, youth, road trip, stupid kid ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
louisiana, usa, new york
Similarity:
100%
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:
semi serious, feel good, humorous
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens, preschool
Plot:
dog, youth, pets, human dog relationship, family relations, saint bernard dog, partner, mistaken identity, fish out of water, parents and children, escapades, disorder ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
University professor Madeline Walters isn’t doing too well in the dating game. Good men are hard to find, so she’s happy spending time with her Maltese puppy Cinnamon, and her precocious teenage daughter Chloe.
Style:
humorous, feel good, light, captivating, semi serious
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
christmas, dog, save the day, pets, fall in love, family relations, parents and children, nothing goes right, single parent, friendship, rivalry, escapades ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
School is out and Greg is ready for the days of summer, when all his plans go wrong. What on earth is he going to do all summer?
Style:
humorous, touching, entertaining, feel good, sincere ...
Audience:
pre-teens, family outing, kids, teens, family friendly ...
Plot:
childhood, best friend, kids and family, mischievous children, child, friendship between boys, schoolboy, parents and children, lifestyle, dog, coming of age, amusement park ...
Time:
20th century, 21st century
Place:
usa, north america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Family, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Everyone's favorite St. Bernard returns in this family film about man's best friend. Richard Newton, his wife Beth and kids Brennan and Sara shove off in their camper for a road trip. Along the way, they gain a new passenger: slobbery ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, independent film, feel good
Audience:
kids, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing, preschool
Plot:
dog, human dog relationship, animal, pets, family relations, family life, silly humor, disorder, escapades, nothing goes right, parents and children, mischievous children ...
Time:
90s, 2000s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Admiral Frank Beardsley returns to New London to run the Coast Guard Academy, his last stop before a probable promotion to head the Guard. A widower with eight children, he runs a loving but tight ship, with charts and salutes. The kids long for a ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, entertaining, funny, romantic ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night, chick flick, family outing, family friendly ...
Plot:
large family, blended family, wedding, parenthood, family relations, parents and children, mischievous children, children, opposites attract, siblings relations, single parent, family life ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york, connecticut, san francisco
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Ray and Sal, two orphaned sisters, adopt and hide a Great Dane puppy from their two adopted parents living in a luxury downtown New York apartment that expressely forbids dogs.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, touching
Audience:
pre-teens, kids, family outing
Plot:
dog, human animal relationship, youth, pets, mischievous children, family life, disorder, reincarnation, parents and children, animal, animal lover, adoption ...
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Rexxx, Hollywood's top canine star, gets lost and is adopted into a shabby firehouse. He teams up with a young kid to get the station back on its feet.
Style:
feel good, semi serious, humorous
Audience:
family outing, teens, girls' night, pre-teens, kids ...
Plot:
dog, fire department, human animal relationship, firefighter, pets, youth, dalmatian, young heroes, friendship, parents and children, family life, coming of age ...
Time:
year 2007
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Beethoven is back -- and this time, he has a whole brood with him now that he's met his canine match, Missy, and fathered a family. The only problem is that Missy's owner, Regina, wants to sell the puppies and tear the clan apart. ...
Style:
feel good, light, hilarious, light hearted, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot:
dog, pets, puppy, animal, bullying, childhood, children, dysfunctional family, divorce, love, saint bernard dog, human dog relationship ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
california, usa, montana, san francisco
Similarity:
100%
81K
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, animal actor, human animal relationship, bullying, pets, animal, childhood, happy ending, saint bernard dog, nothing goes right ...
Time:
90s, year 1992
Place:
california, san francisco
Similarity:
100%
921
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A courageous boy battles a gang of bumbling thieves to rescue a dog carrying a fortune in stolen diamonds.
Style:
feel good, humorous, light, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens, teens
Plot:
dog, caper, rescue, escapades, crime gone awry, rivalry, disorder, danger, odd couple, nothing goes right, stash, animal ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: UK, USA, United Arab Emirates, Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When real estate developer Dan Sanders finalizes plans to level a swath of pristine Oregon forest to make way for a soulless housing subdivision, a band of woodland creatures rises up to throw a monkey wrench into the greedy scheme. Just how much ...
Style:
humorous, not serious, light, captivating, funny ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot:
raccoon, nothing goes right, family relations, businessman, real estate, environmentalism, family problems, vengeance, rivalry, uninhibited rivalry, animal, trap ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, north america, oregon
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Eddie, a struggling animal trainer and single dad suddenly finds himself the personal wrangler for a large and lovable St. Bernard whose fabulous movie "audition" catapults the dog to stardom. However, a trio of unscrupulous ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, feel good, realistic
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
dog, pets, human animal relationship, filmmaking, danger, rescue, disorder, mischievous children, odd couple, fish out of water, hollywood, animal ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. When Sara takes Beethoven to spend summer vacation with wacky Uncle Freddie in an old mining town, the mischievous canine "digs up" the missing clue to a legendary hidden fortune of Rita and Moe ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, preschool
Plot:
dog, animal, youth, saint bernard dog, family relations, friendship, family life, partner, best friend, friends, escapades, odd couple ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Sweet and savvy talking golden retriever, Bailey, is one doggone lucky pooch when his devoted owner, Constance Pennington, leaves him her entire billion-dollar fortune. Bailey is lucky, that is, until he becomes the target of an elaborately-designed ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, sweet, semi serious
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
pets, talking dog, inheritance, dog, friendship, mischievous children, cons and scams, danger, golden retriever, family relations, friends, disorder ...
Similarity:
100%
30K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
When a Miami dentist inherits a team of sled dogs, he's got to learn the trade or lose his pack to a crusty mountain man.
Style:
feel good, entertaining, humorous, light hearted, light ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, pre-teens, teens
Plot:
dog, pets, dog sled, husky dog, fish out of water, small town, snow, nothing goes right, against the odds, friendship, animal, talking animal ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
alaska, antarctic, usa, cuba
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A teenager ends up being hounded by a well-groomed and seemingly cute and tiny dog that actually turns out to be a nightmare of a beast.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, feel good, realistic, detective
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, teens, kids
Plot:
dog, teenage boy, nothing goes right, mischievous children, eccentric family, teenage life, young heroes, family life, rivalry, youth, pets, disorder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Max, a macho, solitary Rottweiler police dog is ordered to go undercover as a primped show dog in a prestigious Dog Show, along with his human partner, to avert a disaster from happening.
Style:
funny, humorous, exciting, sweet, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
dog, police dog, rottweiler, undercover, buddy cop, police, talking animal, partner, spy, top secret, bandit, smuggling ...
Place:
usa, las vegas
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Family, Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Harry Habert, owner of a rent office has an original idea: To rent babies from a nearby orphanage to the local families. He rents the Ward brothers to his first customers...
Style:
humorous, funny, melancholic, touching, slapstick ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens
Plot:
adoption, children, dog, orphan, siblings relations, mischievous children, nothing goes right, disorder, family relations, parenthood, child hero, foster child ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Dr. John Dolittle the beloved doctor is back, but this time around he plays cupid to bumbling circus bear Archie as he's so smitten by a Pacific Western bear female, Ava. Dr. Dolittle must help a group of forest creatures to save their forest. ...
Style:
humorous, sexy, entertaining, not serious, hilarious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot:
veterinarian, kids and family, dog, animal, stereotypes, couple relations, friends, silly humor, friendship, parents and children, teaching the ways of the world, goofy hero ...
Time:
year 2001, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
usa, california, san francisco, antarctica
Similarity:
100%
593
Genre: Comedy, Family, Music
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A Yorkshire Terrier, competing in a televised singing competition, is separated from her owner by an opportunist dog pound worker.
Style:
road movie, humorous, feel good, light, visually appealing ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
dog, talking dog, animal shelter, friendship, family relations, single father, pet owner relationship, dog actor, children, little girl, talking animal, stupid kid ...
Similarity:
100%
43K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Ever since her parents left her as a baby, little Annie has led a hard-knock life with her calculating foster mother, Miss Hannigan. However, all that changes when hard-nosed billionaire and mayoral candidate Will Stacks takes her in on the ...
Style:
emotional, touching, feel good, teen, sincere ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, chick flick, family friendly ...
Plot:
adoption, father daughter relationship, foster child, orphan, hopes, rags to riches, music, parents and children, rich and poor, friends, broadway, kids and family ...
Time:
2010s, 1930s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york, harlem
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Disney's irresistible talking puppies are back in an all-new movie that takes them halfway across the world to the ruins of ancient Egypt. With the help of some exotic new friends, this epic adventure is a treasure trove of pure Buddy fun. In a ...
Style:
sentimental, humorous, semi serious, feel good
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly
Plot:
dog, pets, youth, young heroes, friendship, escapades, danger, heroes, rivalry, uninhibited rivalry, friends, imaginary ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
egypt
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Newlyweds Nick and Suzanne decide to move to the suburbs to provide a better life for their two kids. But their idea of a dream home is disturbed by a contractor with a bizarre approach to business.
Style:
entertaining, humorous, funny, not serious, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, kids, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot:
african american, raccoon, couple relations, hip hop, buying a house, contractor, kids and family, family relations, suburbs, family life, renovation, domestic disturbance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
oregon, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA, Australia, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A drug sniffing agent canine is a target for an assassin boss so the FBI calls Witness Protection to send him somewhere else. Meanwhile a single Mom puts her 6 year old boy James in the care of her irresponsible, mailman, neighbor, Gordon, when the ...
Style:
clever, humorous, entertaining, melancholic, not serious ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens, teens
Plot:
dog, pets, goofy hero, animal, friendship, crime gone awry, fish out of water, hidden identity, danger, save the day, nothing goes right, mischievous children ...
Place:
alaska, seattle
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:
100%
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