Movies like The Muppet Movie
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The Muppet Movie (1979)
42K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Kermit the Frog is persuaded by agent Dom DeLuise to pursue a career in Hollywood. Along the way, Kermit picks up Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, and a motley crew of other Muppets with similar aspirations. Meanwhile, Kermit must elude the grasp of a frog-leg restaurant magnate.
Style:
funny, humorous, slasher, avant garde, grindhouse, fantasy adventure, happy, aesthetic, sincere, exciting ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly, kids, adult, preschool
Plot:
muppets, road trip, mad scientist, puppet, friendship, pig, bear, desert, inventor, children, eternal love, puppetry, hollywood, chaos, good versus evil, dog, abduction, musician, rock band, restaurant, singing, love at first sight, beauty pageant, balloon, fast food ...
Time:
70s, year 1979, 20th century, 80s
Place:
california, florida, georgia, usa, los angeles, north america
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Most similar movies to The Muppet Movie
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, feel good, not serious and light films with plots about family, disorder, friends, muppets, puppet, friendship and puppetry mostly in Family, Comedy and Adventure genres. Some movies like The Muppet Movie: The Muppets (2011), Bugsy Malone (1976), A Muppet Family Christmas (1987), Follow That Bird (1985), Muppets from Space (1999). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
100K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA, UK, Japan
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When Kermit the Frog and the Muppets learn that their beloved theater is slated for demolition, a sympathetic human, Gary, and his puppet roommate, Walter, swoop in to help the gang put on a show and raise the $10 million they need to save the day.
Style:
sexy, sweet, exciting, feel good, funny ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, pre-teens
Plot:
muppets, puppetry, childhood, puppet, halloween, save the day, ambition, friendship, escapades, artists and showbiz, disorder, satire ...
Time:
2010s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, madagascar, usa, europe, france ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
The Muppet Show is a comedy-variety television series produced by puppeteer Jim Henson and featuring The Muppets. After two pilot episodes produced in 1974 and 1975 failed to get the attention of America's network heads, Lew Grade approached ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, exciting, sitcom, light ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, adult, preschool
Plot:
puppet, muppets, pig, media satire, variety show, eagle, bear, friends, showbiz, fame, workplace, performer's life ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family, Musical
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A pint-sized cast illuminates this musical that is unlike any other ever made. Set in 1929 New York City, Bugsy Malone captures a flashy world of would-be hoodlums, showgirls, and dreamers - all played by child actors! As Tallulah, the sassy ...
Style:
spoof, melancholic, stylized, talky, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night, teens
Plot:
gangster, mafia, children, childhood, unlikely friendships, lone hero, rivalry, gang, disorder, partner, criminal heroes, ambition ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, 1920s, year 1976, year 1929 ...
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The owner of a bank (Miss Bitterman) wants to own the Muppet Theatre so she can build a nightclub over it. After she tricks Pepe into giving her the only copy of the contract between her father and the Muppets, she changes it so the Muppets have ...
Style:
christmas special, humorous, witty, stylized, not serious ...
Audience:
family outing, chick flick, kids, preschool
Plot:
muppets, christmas, puppetry, holiday, goofy hero, friendship, alternate reality, xmas, christmas season, puppet, god, guardian angel ...
Time:
year 2016, 90s
Place:
usa, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 47 min.
Story:
In this one-hour Christmas special, Fozzie Bear surprises his mother Emily on Christmas Eve by bringing the entire Muppet gang to her farm to celebrate the holidays. Doc and his dog Sprocket, who had planned a quiet Christmas, end up joining the ...
Style:
christmas special, not serious, humorous, feel good
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
christmas, puppet, muppets, holiday, xmas, new year, weirdo, christmas time, christmas season, blizzard, puppetry, sesame street ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker. Unhappy, Big Bird runs away from his foster home, prompting the rest of the Sesame Street gang to go on a cross-country journey to find him.
Style:
melancholic, sweet, light, entertaining, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
friendship, muppets, road trip, adoption, dialogue, happy ending, unlikely friendships, storytelling, family drama, on the road, runaway, puppet ...
Time:
year 1985, 80s
Place:
illinois, usa, turkey
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
When Gonzo's breakfast cereal tells him that he's the descendant of aliens from another planet, his attempts at extraterrestrial communication get him kidnapped by a secret government agency, prompting the Muppets to spring into action. ...
Style:
light, humorous, slapstick comedy, entertaining, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, adult, preschool
Plot:
muppets, puppet, friendship, rescue, mad scientist, benign alien, space, alien, friendly alien, flying saucer, unlikely friendships, secrets ...
Time:
90s, year 1999
Place:
canada
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Musical, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Kermit and Fozzie are newspaper reporters sent to London to interview Lady Holiday, a wealthy fashion designer whose priceless diamond necklace is stolen. Kermit meets and falls in love with her secretary, Miss Piggy. The jewel thieves strike again, ...
Style:
lighthearted, avant garde, fantasy adventure, exciting, not serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, adult, preschool
Plot:
muppets, puppet, heist, caper, children, gay, puppetry, robbery, hotel, holiday, good versus evil, bicycle ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1981, 70s
Place:
london, england, europe, britain
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
Story:
Four mistreated farm animals seek refuge as a band of traveling musicians in this musical tale narrated by Kermit the Frog.
Style:
fairy tale, light hearted, uplifting, southern gothic
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
muppets, singing, puppetry, teamwork, friendship, adaptation, heartwarming, escape, voice over narration, rescue, perseverance, road trip ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
Big Bird worries when Oscar tells him that if Santa Claus can't fit down the chimney on Christmas Eve, nobody would get presents.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, feel good, christmas special
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
christmas, muppets, sesame street, xmas, holiday, puppet, skating, disorder, friends, family relations, wizards and magicians, social relations ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
38%
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:
35%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
After telling the story of Flint's last journey to young Jim Hawkins, Billy Bones has a heart attack and dies just as Jim and his friends are attacked by pirates. The gang escapes into the town where they hire out a boat and crew to find the ...
Style:
light, cute, lighthearted, exciting, humorous ...
Audience:
family friendly, date night, family outing, kids, adult ...
Plot:
muppets, island, childhood, swashbuckler, ship, pirate ship, puppetry, youth, hunter, treasure hunter, water, young heroes ...
Time:
90s, year 1996, 20th century
Place:
fictional island
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When the Muppets graduate from Danhurst College, they take their song-filled senior revue to New York City, only to learn that it isn't easy to find a producer who's willing to back a show starring a frog and a pig. Of course, Kermit the ...
Style:
humorous, lighthearted, fantasy adventure, slasher, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, adult, preschool
Plot:
muppets, puppet, puppetry, pig, amnesia, broadway, children, sesame street, wedding, rat, dog, theft ...
Time:
20th century, year 1984, 80s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, delaware, maine ...
Similarity:
17%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Musical, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
While on a grand world tour, The Muppets find themselves wrapped into an European jewel-heist caper headed by a Kermit the Frog look-alike and his dastardly sidekick.
Style:
exciting, humorous, colorful, entertaining, not serious ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
muppets, puppet, prison, prison escape, master criminal, mistaken identity, interpol, good versus evil, treasure hunt, frog, friendship, gem ...
Time:
18th century, 21st century
Place:
europe, ireland, dublin ireland, spain, england ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 48 min.
Story:
A poor otter family risks everything for the chance to win the cash prize of a talent contest for Christmas.
Style:
christmas special, christmas classics, gothic, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
christmas, muppets, holiday, christmas season, puppet, furry, rock and roll, bike, xmas, music, family relations, country music ...
Time:
year 1977, 70s
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Elmo loves his fuzzy, blue blanket, and would never let anything happen to it. However, a tug-of-war with his friend Zoe sends his blanket to a faraway land, and Elmo in hot pursuit. Facing life without his cherished blanket, Elmo musters all of his ...
Style:
feel good, funny, sentimental, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, toddlers, preschool
Plot:
muppets, sesame street, friendship, puppet, fortress, magical, rescue, puppetry, friends, disorder, fish out of water, heroic mission ...
Time:
year 1999
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min.
Story:
Bill Cosby takes us on the tour to Sesame Street as the show goes on it's 20th Anniversary. It had interviews of the cast and crews of the show and memories of the show. It also features a multi-language version of some classic Sesame Street ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, feel good, educational
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
sesame street, muppets, personal safety, friends, friendship, showbiz, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, youth, best friend, puppet, children ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1969, 70s, year 1989 ...
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz follows a young woman named Dorothy Gale who dreams of becoming a singer but is unable to pursue her dreams. After being swept up by a tornado with her pet prawn Toto, Dorothy embarks on a journey to meet the Wizard of ...
Style:
not serious, humorous, feel good, crying, fantasy adventure ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
puppet, muppets, friendship, young heroes, escapades, danger, rescue, wizard of oz, puppetry, lion, halloween, witchcraft ...
Place:
kansas, usa
Similarity:
27%
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
At 12 years old, Kermit the Frog and best friends Goggles and Croaker travel outside their homes in the swamps of the Deep South to do something extraordinary with their lives.
Style:
humorous, feel good, exciting, not serious, fantasy adventure
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
frog, muppets, escapades, puppet, best friend, friendship, heroes, confined, danger, rescue, young heroes, homecoming ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Music
Country: France, USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Muppets Tonight is a live-action/puppet television series created by Jim Henson Productions and featuring The Muppets. Much like the "MuppeTelevision" segment of The Jim Henson Hour, Muppets Tonight was a continuation of The Muppet Show, ...
Style:
not serious, exciting, humorous, feel good
Audience:
kids, family outing, adult
Plot:
muppets, sesame street, weirdo, sketch, puppetry, media satire, chaos and mayhem, celebrity culture, showbiz, guest, fame, musician ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The eccentric and childish Pee-wee Herman embarks on a big adventure when his beloved bicycle is stolen. Armed with information from a fortune-teller and a relentless obsession with his prized possession, Pee-wee encounters a host of odd characters ...
Style:
road movie, cult classic, funny, surreal, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
bicycle, road trip, nightmare, man child, surrealism, disguise, hitchhiking, cycling, on the road, great ending, bike, children ...
Time:
80s, year 1985, 20th century
Place:
austin texas, california, texas, usa, san antonio texas
Similarity:
24%
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:
23%
67K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Climbing aboard their mammoth recreational vehicle for a cross-country road trip to the Colorado Rockies, the McNeive family – led by dysfunctional patriarch, Bob – prepares for the adventure of a lifetime. But spending two weeks together in one ...
Style:
funny, road movie, entertaining, feel good, slapstick ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
road trip, family vacation, camping, vacation, workaholic, motor home, father daughter relationship, on the road, happy ending, parents and children, siblings relations, father son relationship ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
colorado, usa, utah, nevada, pasadena california ...
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Through a series of misunderstandings, Alvin, Simon and Theodore come to believe that Dave is going to propose to his new girlfriend in New York City - and dump them. They have three days to get to him and stop the proposal.
Style:
not serious, humorous, sincere, feel good, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, preschool
Plot:
chipmunk, road trip, anthropomorphism, talking animal, anthropomorphic animal, friends, animal life, disorder, family relations, artists and showbiz, youth, young heroes ...
Time:
20th century, year 2015, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, nevada, usa, new orleans, texas ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: France, Germany, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Fourteen-year-old Jason Shepherd (Muniz) has a reputation for stretching the truth. So, when big-time Hollywood producer Marty Wolf (Paul Giamatti) steals his class paper and turns it into a smash movie, no one believes Jason's latest tall ...
Style:
humorous, teen, hilarious, light, not serious ...
Audience:
kids, teens, girls' night, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot:
hollywood, revenge, prank, liar, youth, film industry, film producer, plagiarism, summer school, filmmaking, movie business, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
2000s, year 2002, 80s, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, michigan
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal and restore order to his world, before the grotesque race of Skeksis find and use the crystal for evil.
Style:
gothic, dark fantasy, fairy tale, visual, visually stunning ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens, family friendly, adult ...
Plot:
good versus evil, sword and sorcery, puppetry, fantasy world, medieval, crystal, magic, race against time, beautiful scenery, creature, slavery, mutation ...
Time:
year 1982, 1900s, 90s
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The comedy film sees TV Burp star Hill embark on a road trip to Blackpool with his Nan (Julie Walters) when he discovers that his hamster only has one week to live.
Style:
humorous, entertaining, captivating, light, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
on the road, goofy hero, escapades, chase, pets, silly humor, disorder, friendship, nuclear power plant, road trip, hamster, grandmother ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Family, Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
Story:
In this beloved holiday classic, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and all the Muppets join the singer for a heart-warming Christmas celebration, with traditional carols as well as lesser-known holiday songs.
Style:
christmas special, sentimental, christmas comedy, light hearted, uplifting
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, muppets, puppetry, kids and family, christmas spirit, heartwarming, holiday, family tradition, singing, singer, sing along, celebrity guests ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
When Gonzo forgets to mail three letters to Santa, he convinces Kermit and the gang to help him deliver the notes to the North Pole. Along the way, they discover that Christmas is the time to be with those you care about most, as they dash home to ...
Style:
christmas special, exciting, humorous, feel good, not serious
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
santa claus, puppetry, christmas, muppets, chaos and mayhem, best friend, disorder, buddies, race against time, friendship, holiday, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 49 min.
Story:
C is for Celebrate! Join host Joseph Gordon-Levitt and the residents of Sesame Street - human and monsters alike - to celebrate 50 years of learning, laughter, and love. Familiar felt faces like Roosevelt Franklin, Don Music, Sherlock Hemlock, and ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, light, touching, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, preschool
Plot:
muppets, sesame street, celebration, birthday, puppet, toys, humour, holiday, artists and showbiz, actor, memories, heartwarming ...
Similarity:
22%
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