Movies like Monkey Trouble
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Monkey Trouble (1994)
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Dodger, a criminal monkey, belongs to a crooked street performer but escapes his life of crime only to end up in the arms of Eva, an innocent little girl whose mother has no idea that her daughter is harboring a fugitive.
Style:
humorous, independent film, touching, feel good, semi serious, light, road movie, sexy, clever, unusual plot structure ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, teens, girls' night
Plot:
monkey, monkey actor, childhood, human animal relationship, friendship, youth, coming of age, girl, animal, business, wild animal, child hero, asperger's syndrome, child, ape, meme, stupid kid, thief, sibling relationship, heist, friends, pets, orphan, family relations, parents and children ...
Time:
90s, year 1994, 1990s
Place:
alaska, california
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Most similar movies to Monkey Trouble
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, feel good, semi serious and melancholic films with plots about youth, family, family relations, disorder, friendship, mischievous children and friends mostly in Family, Comedy and Adventure genres. Some movies like Monkey Trouble: Dunston Checks In (1996), Zeus and Roxanne (1997), Andre (1994), Bingo (1991), Remote (1993). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Hotel manager Robert Grant is forced by his boss to postpone his family vacation when a hotel critic checks in. Trouble is, the critic is really a villainous jewel thief with an orangutan assistant named Dunston. When Dunston gets loose and tries to ...
Style:
humorous, light, not serious, entertaining, slapstick comedy ...
Audience:
family outing, girls' night, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
hotel, orangutan, childhood, father son relationship, nothing goes right, single father, animal, cons and scams, mischievous children, jewel theft, employer employee relationship, bully ...
Time:
90s, year 1996, 20th century, year 1995
Place:
bali
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Mary Beth is a marine biologist that gets annoyed when a dog called Zeus stows aboard her research boat. Nevertheless she is intrigued when the intrusive canine makes best-friends with her captive dolphin, Roxanne. She falls in love with Zeus's ...
Style:
sweet, melancholic, feel good, touching, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing, teens, girls' night
Plot:
dog, dolphins, friendship, youth, animal, rescue, single parent, odd couple, daring rescue, mischievous children, escapades, young heroes ...
Time:
year 1997
Place:
bahamas
Similarity:
100%
8K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The true story of how a marine seal named Andre befriended a little girl and her family, circa 1962.
Style:
touching, sentimental, sad, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, chick flick, girls' night ...
Plot:
childhood, coming of age, animal, seal the animal, heartwarming, friendship, small town, youth, water, magic, wildlife, nature ...
Time:
year 1962, year 1994, 90s, 60s
Place:
maine, usa
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
When Randy (Chris Carrara), is forced to stash his remote control toys in a model home, he stumbles across the hideout of three prison escapees. With the use of his remote control toys, Randy manages to apprehend the three fugitives.
Style:
semi serious, humorous
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
youth, prodigy, when the parents are away, family relations, fugitive, disorder, young heroes, danger, prank, obsession, goofy hero, rivalry ...
Time:
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Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
9-year-old Alex Pruitt is home alone with the chicken pox. Turns out, due to a mix-up among nefarious spies, Alex was given a toy car concealing a top-secret microchip. Now Alex must fend off the spies as they try break into his house to get it back.
Style:
feel good, humorous, parody, slapstick, christmas classics ...
Audience:
pre-teens, family outing, kids, girls' night, teens
Plot:
christmas, home alone, holiday, prank, winter, christmas time, silicon valley, kids and family, children, little boy, crime gone awry, burglar ...
Time:
90s, year 1997, 20th century
Place:
hong kong, chicago, california, illinois, san francisco ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Athletic 12-year-old Maddy (Kristen Stewart) shares an enthusiasm for mountain climbing with her father, Tom (Sam Robards). Unfortunately, Tom suffers a spinal injury while scaling Mount Everest, and his family is unable to afford the surgery that ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, semi serious, exciting, action thriller ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot:
heist, robbery, rottweiler, disorder, family relations, heroes, teenage life, rivalry, coming of age, parents and children, criminal heroes, master criminal ...
Time:
year 2004
Place:
california
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The Live action adaptation of a Disney Classic. When a litter of dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.
Style:
retro, fairy tale, anamorphic, parody, hilarious ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly, girls' night, kids, pre-teens ...
Plot:
dog, animal, dalmatian, pets, childhood, puppy, kids and family, talking animal, fashion designer, profanity, canine, wedding ...
Time:
year 1996, 20th century, 90s
Place:
big ben london, england, europe, britain, london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Candleshoe is a 1977 Walt Disney Productions live action movie based on the Michael Innes novel Christmas at Candleshoe and starring Jodie Foster, Helen Hayes in her last screen appearance, David Niven and Leo McKern.
Style:
sentimental, melancholic, sweet, entertaining, light ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, teens, girls' night
Plot:
country estate, inheritance, butler, hidden treasure, orphan, teenage girl, treasure hunt, friendship, heiress, happy ending, unlikely friendships, parents and children ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
england, los angeles, london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Scientist hold talking, super-intelligent babies captive, but things take a turn for the worse when a mix-up occurs between a baby genius and its twin.
Style:
humorous, entertaining, intense, melancholic, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, toddlers, teens
Plot:
baby, twins, telepathy, mistaken identity, genius, mad scientist, babies and infants, mischievous children, children, scientist, hypnosis, imaginary ...
Time:
90s, year 1999
Similarity:
100%
15K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When a school in upstate New York is snowed in, a group of students hi-jack a plow to keep the school closed..
Style:
feel good, humorous, melancholic, entertaining, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
love triangle, teenage girl, chase, youth, school, mischievous children, voice over narration, girl, small town, brother sister relationship, swimming pool, high school ...
Time:
90s, year 2000, 2000s
Place:
new york, antarctic, new york state, usa
Similarity:
100%
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, slapstick, hilarious, light ...
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids, teens, teen drama
Plot:
mischievous children, adoption, dark humor, chase, spoiled brat, troublemaker, disorder, children, child hero, foster child, boy, serial killer ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
texas, usa
Similarity:
100%
662
Genre: Family, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Billy is a boy who is trying to save a baby kangaroo called Joey when it is caught and taken to Sydney. Linda, the young daughter of the U.S. Ambassador is helping Billy in his task.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, feel good, touching, independent film
Audience:
pre-teens, family outing, kids
Plot:
kangaroo, youth, meme, family relations, child in peril, animal life, friends, disorder, heroes, babies and infants, mischievous children, young heroes ...
Place:
australia, sydney australia
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Sweden, West Germany
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
This is the film version which is a compilation of the 1969 TV Series shown in 13 parts. It is therefore technically the "first" Pippi Långstrump film, although it wasn't released as a film until 1973. Pippi lives alone in ...
Style:
semi serious, exciting, feel good, offbeat, humorous
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
youth, redhead girl, ape, women, monkey, best friend, disorder, family relations, friends, heroes, imaginary, superhuman powers ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Here’s the delightful tale of teamwork and adventure your whole family will love! Air Bud is the proud father of five adorable puppies - the hip-hopping B-Dawg, lovely Rosebud, mellow Buddha, dirt-loving Mudbud, and the big fella Budderball - with ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, touching, feel good
Audience:
family outing, family friendly, girls' night, pre-teens, kids ...
Plot:
dog, puppy, pets, friendship, golden retriever, heroic mission, daring rescue, disorder, kidnapping, teenage life, animal, partner ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
"I will try to be normal" 12-year-old Ace Ventura Jr. promises. Thats cool, except whats normal for him is finding missing mutts, kidnapped kitties or gone gators and creating hilarious chaos every step of the way.
Style:
humorous, feel good, semi serious, realistic, saga ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens, teens
Plot:
pets, disorder, rescue, uncover truth, escapades, obsessive quest, danger, family relations, heroes, private detective, young heroes, parents and children ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
21%
3K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
An eccentric socialite raises a gorilla as her son.
Style:
light, semi serious, touching, realistic, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, pre-teens, teens
Plot:
gorilla, animal, socialite, zoo, camp, eccentric woman, friendship, unlikely friendships, adaptation, wilderness, family relations, kids and family ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s, 90s, year 1997, 80s
Place:
usa, chicago, new york, brooklyn new york city, philadelphia ...
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Michael Chapman was once a child TV star. But when he grew up, he couldn't get work. So he and his brother, Ed start their own talent agency that specializes in child acts. They can't seem to find the next big thing and they have to deal ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, feel good, touching, visually appealing ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens
Plot:
childhood, youth, child hero, siblings, coming of age, girl, precocious child, talent agent, christmas, child star, mischievous children, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
year 1993, 90s, future, 80s
Place:
new york, new jersey
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Boy genius Michael Dean (Adkins) teams up with a super-talented chimpanzee and his caretaker (Modine) to take down an animal testing lab. In exchange the scientist gives the boy some pointers on the girl of his dreams.
Style:
not serious, feel good, humorous, melancholic, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
friendship, rescue, soldier, buddies, young heroes, escapades, danger, daring rescue, animal life, disorder, laboratory, silly humor ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Adventure
Country: France
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
This family comedy is about, Zack, an 8-year old American boy who is separated from his 18-year old sister, as they arrive in Paris for a family vacation. Seth, and friends track Zack down.
Style:
semi serious, feel good, humorous, captivating, family comedy ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
chase, mischievous children, young heroes, disorder, danger, kids in trouble, youth, silly humor, child in peril, friends, family relations, amateur detective ...
Place:
france, paris france, europe
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Benji and his friends try to save his mother from a puppy mill.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, sentimental, touching, feel good
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
dog, youth, friendship, against the odds, young heroes, odd couple, fish out of water, adoption, parents and children, disorder, rescue, mischievous children ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Timmy Taylor and his two friends, Stevie and Buddy capture escaped convict Carl Banks (Jim Varney) and hold him hostage in their treehouse over the weekend so that Timmy can use Carl as his current event project at school on Monday. The boys then ...
Style:
epic, independent film, semi serious, exciting, humorous
Audience:
pre-teens, kids, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
school, captivity, childhood, forgery, gangster, partner, disorder, friends, summer school, family relations, misfit, fugitives ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Similarity:
20%
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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:
20%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany, New Zealand, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
What would you wish for if you were eleven and could have anything in the world? Your parents don't understand you. Your teenage brother is constantly getting you in trouble...for things he did! You're in love with the twelve-year-old girl ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, semi serious, independent film, suspense
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
youth, child as adult, wish come true, friendship, mischievous children, young heroes, teenage life, experiment gone awry, best friend, danger, rescue, family life ...
Place:
new zealand
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A magician with a mysterious secret lives alone with his jaguar, Shadow, in the Spooky House, an old mansion rigged with magic tricks and hidden chambers.
Style:
semi serious, touching, feel good, spooky, independent film
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
halloween, youth, magician, orphan, friendship, mischievous children, young heroes, heroes, pets, haunting, magic, coming of age ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A decade has passed in the small town where the original Sandlot gang banded together during the summer of ’62 to play baseball and battle the Beast. Now comes the sequel, a campy romp back to the dugout where nine new kids descend on the diamond ...
Style:
feel good, touching, semi serious, sentimental, humorous ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens, teens
Plot:
baseball, sport team, youth, friendship, vengeance, partner, friends, teenage life, contests and competitions, coming of age, buddies, rivalry ...
Time:
year 1972
Similarity:
19%
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:
19%
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:
19%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Five 2nd-grade kids who don't follow strict rules by their school principal Brinway are dubbed "Stinkers" by him. On the class visit to an aquarium the Stinkers decide that a sea lion called Slappy doesn't feel too good there, ...
Style:
epic, family comedy, semi serious, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, teens, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
sea lion, youth, family relations, rescue, school, power relations, animal life, friends, disorder, save the day, misfit, underdog ...
Time:
year 1998, 90s
Similarity:
19%
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