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Problem Child 2 (1991)
25K
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Junior and his father, Ben, move from Cold River to Mortville. Junior becomes threatened by Ben's desire to date again and find a new mother for Junior, and sabotages each of his dates.
Style:
slapstick, humorous, epic, dark comedy, disgusting, independent film, feel good, realistic, not serious, black comedy ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, teens, teen drama
Plot:
child, children, childhood, school, prank, parents and children, fall in love, single parent, mischievous children, boy, naughty child, girl, balloon, father son relationship, amusement park, first day of school, love, teenage girl, problem child, neighborhood, child hero, spoiled brat, coming of age, creepy child, friendship ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 1990s
Place:
usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, feel good, realistic and melancholic films with plots about family, youth, family relations, disorder, childhood, children and catastrophe mostly in Comedy, Family and Romance genres. Some movies like Problem Child 2: Dennis the Menace (1993), Cheaper by the Dozen (2003), The Beverly Hillbillies (1993), The Spy Next Door (2010), Man of the House (1995). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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:
75%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Mr. Wilson's ever-present annoyance comes in the form of one mischievous kid named Dennis. But he'll need Dennis's tricks to uncover a collection of gold coins that go missing when a shady drifter named Switchblade Sam comes to town.
Style:
feel good, funny, humorous, not serious, sweet ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, date night, family friendly, toddlers ...
Plot:
mischievous children, children, prank, problem child, when the parents are away, happy ending, nothing goes right, childhood, kids and family, neighbor, boy, troublemaker ...
Time:
90s, year 1993, 20th century, future, 80s
Place:
usa, chicago
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern University, forcing his writer wife, Mary, and the couple's 12 children to make a major adjustment. The transition works well until work demands ...
Style:
entertaining, feel good, humorous, funny, teen ...
Audience:
family outing, girls' night, kids, family friendly, teens ...
Plot:
large family, children, childhood, family relations, parenthood, dysfunctional family, chaos, parents and children, eccentric family, teenager, nothing goes right, siblings relations ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
illinois, chicago, usa, new york, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Jed Clampett and kin move from Arkansas to Beverly Hills when he becomes a billionaire, after an oil strike. The country folk are very naive with regard to life in the big city, so when Jed starts a search for a new wife there are inevitably plenty ...
Style:
humorous, satirical, hilarious, light, lighthearted ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, kids, family outing
Plot:
oil, culture clash, fish out of water, social differences, cons and scams, odd couple, goofy hero, childhood, hillbilly, father daughter relationship, bowling, childhood love ...
Time:
year 1993, 20th century, 90s
Place:
beverly hills, california, arkansas, usa, canada ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Former CIA spy Bob Ho takes on his toughest assignment to date: looking after his girlfriend's three kids, who haven't exactly warmed to their mom's beau. And when one of the youngsters accidentally downloads a top-secret formula, ...
Style:
feel good, exciting, not serious, realistic, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick, family friendly, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
spy, mischievous children, cia agent, martial arts, single parent, children, child spy, espionage, cia, undercover, nanny, when the parents are away ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
madagascar, usa, hong kong
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Ben Archer is not happy. His mother, Sandy, has just met a man, and it looks like things are pretty serious. Driven by a fear of abandonment, Ben tries anything and everything to ruin the "love bubble" which surrounds his mom. However, ...
Style:
touching, funny, melancholic, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, teens, date night ...
Plot:
childhood, parents and children, single parent, dysfunctional family, family problems, camping, kids and family, opposites attract, mischievous children, male bonding, prank, mother son relationship ...
Time:
90s, 70s
Place:
seattle
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, humorous, sincere, independent film, slapstick ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
twins, bodybuilding, mischievous children, youth, working undercover, when the parents are away, brothers, prank, friends, family relations, disorder, rivalry ...
Time:
90s
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%
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Nicolas has a happy existence, parents who love him, a great group of friends with whom he has great fun, and all he wants is that nothing changes. However, one day, he overhears a conversation that leads him to believe that his life might change ...
Style:
sexy, humorous, semi serious, cute, realistic ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
children, mischievous children, friendship, school, plan gone awry, friends, parents and children, family life, teacher student relationship, school teacher, boy, little boy ...
Time:
20th century, 1950s, 60s
Place:
paris france, france, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: France, USA, Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The adventurous, young Madeline is very good at getting into trouble, but she's also fantastic at solving problems as well, and her school-mistress Miss Clavel is not too approving of her. The biggest problem comes up when Lord Covington ...
Style:
touching, melancholic, talky, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
children, kidnapping, orphan, rescue, childhood, amateur detective, hospital, chase, girl, boy, school, coming of age ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, 90s, year 1998, 50s ...
Place:
paris france, france, europe
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
It is now summer in the Parker family; and the usual amount of numerous events are happening in their separate lives. Ralphie is searching for the perfect top to use to beat the school bully with, the Old Man is in battle with their hillbilly ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, feel good, melancholic, light ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teen drama
Plot:
youth, family life, contests and competitions, disorder, love and romance, nothing goes right, family relations, eccentric family, parents and children, father son relationship, coming of age, feud ...
Time:
1940s, year 1994, 1900s
Place:
columbus ohio, indiana
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
High-schooler Grover Beindorf and his younger sister Stacy decide that their parents, Janet and Ned, are acting childishly when they decide to divorce after 18 years of marriage, so they lock them up in the basement until they'll sort out their ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, touching, light, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing
Plot:
childhood, divorce, family problems, parents and children, family life, hostage, love, kidnapping, couples, bullying, youth, therapy ...
Time:
90s, year 1996
Place:
hawaii, ohio
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Spanky, Alfalfa, Buckwheat, and the other characters made famous in the Our Gang shorts of the 1920s and 1930s are brought back to life in this nostalgic children's comedy. When Alfalfa starts to question his devotion to the club's ...
Style:
feel good, sentimental, sweet, not serious, inspirational ...
Audience:
girls' night, kids, teens, family friendly, family outing ...
Plot:
childhood, children, bully, child, gang, dog, child romance, mischievous children, rivalry, parents and children, friendship, rich kid ...
Time:
90s, year 1994, 20th century, 1930s
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect Christmas gift for the 1940s.
Style:
cult classic, christmas special, funny, period piece, hilarious ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, kids, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
christmas, bullying, childhood, holiday, boy, school, coming of age, children, christmas season, childhood memory, bully, little boy ...
Time:
1940s, year 1940, year 1983, 20th century
Place:
indiana, columbus ohio, usa, canada
Similarity:
100%
12K
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Some say that to be the leader of a country is one of the loneliest jobs in the world. But being the child of a world leader can be doubly so. Constantly surrounded by security officers, restricted in movements and having almost every waking moment ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, semi serious, touching, weeping ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
bodyguard, white house, childhood, president, friendship, usa president, shopping mall, boxing, fish out of water, mischievous children, secret service, kidnapping ...
Time:
90s, year 1996, 20th century
Place:
washington d.c., usa
Similarity:
100%
193K
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
An extraordinarily intelligent young girl from a cruel and uncaring family discovers she possesses telekinetic powers and is sent off to a school headed by a tyrannical principal.
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, sweet, humorous, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, children, elementary school, supernatural ability, school, parents and children, mischievous children, teachers and students, disorder, childhood, child prodigy, adoption ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
When a widower with 10 children marries a widow with 8, can the 20 of them ever come together as one big happy family?
Style:
light, sentimental, touching, feel good, funny ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, date night, teens
Plot:
children, childhood, adoption, sisters, fall in love, family life, marriage, doctor, parenthood, unlikely friendships, stereotypes, kids and family ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, victorian era
Place:
bay area, san francisco
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Two best friends plot to get their single parents together to stop one of them from moving to New York.
Style:
rom com, realistic, semi serious, feel good, touching ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
twins, youth, summer school, single parent, horse riding, moving, jealousy, marriage, coming of age, best friend, family relations, manipulation ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new york, usa, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Ten-year-old Gabe was just a normal kid growing up in Manhattan until Rosemary Telesco walked into his life, actually into his karate class. But before Gabe can tell Rosemary how he feels, she tells him she will not be going to public school any ...
Style:
romantic, feel good, sentimental, romantic comedy, sweet ...
Audience:
kids, teens, chick flick, pre-teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
first love, children, coming of age, childhood love, couples, child romance, child, school, love, boy, friendship, love story ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
Similarity:
100%
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%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Artie and Diane agree to look after their three grandkids when their type-A helicopter parents need to leave town for work. Problems arise when the kids' 21st-century behavior collides with Artie and Diane's old-school methods.
Style:
humorous, feel good, sentimental, funny, touching ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, kids, adult
Plot:
family bonds, kids and family, punishment, youth, children, life philosophy, family relations, bully, boy, adoption, technology, eccentric family ...
Time:
year 2012, 50s, 1950s, 21st century
Place:
usa, atlanta georgia, san francisco
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The Great Depression hits home for nine year old Kit Kittredge when her dad loses his business and leaves to find work. Oscar nominee Abigail Breslin stars as Kit, leading a splendid cast in the first ever "American Girl" theatrical movie. ...
Style:
sentimental, melancholic, stylized, feel good, semi serious ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly, girls' night, kids, pre-teens ...
Plot:
friendship, journalism, children, coming of age, youth, school, teacher, family relations, life philosophy, child, family life, follow your dream ...
Time:
1930s, year 1934, year 2008, 20th century
Place:
ohio, cincinnati ohio, usa, chicago, ireland ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Bullied by his siblings and nagged by his parents, 11-year-old Preston is fed up with his family -- especially their frugality. But he gets his chance to teach them a lesson when a money-laundering criminal nearly bulldozes Preston with his car and ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, slapstick comedy, scenic, family comedy ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, pre-teens, kids, girls' night ...
Plot:
destiny, childhood, child protagonist, bank, money, gangster, chauffeur, crime gone awry, mistaken identity, money laundering, profanity, forgery ...
Time:
90s
Place:
indiana
Similarity:
100%
41K
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Charlie and Dan have been best friends and business partners for thirty years; their Manhattan public relations firm is on the verge of a huge business deal with a Japanese company. With two weeks to sew up the contract, Dan gets a surprise: a woman ...
Style:
hilarious, humorous, feel good, melancholic, not serious ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, teens, pre-teens ...
Plot:
father son relationship, childhood, fish out of water, bachelor, friendship between men, business partner, zoo, gorilla, father daughter relationship, family relations, competition, best friend ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
miami, tokyo, north america, vermont, new york
Similarity:
100%
810
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
A boy learns that confidence and self-esteem are the greatest gifts.
Style:
feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
Audience:
pre-teens, kids
Plot:
youth, friends, love and romance, misfit, teachers and students, friendship, school, power relations, family relations, win over, disorder, fall in love ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Identical 9-year-olds from very different backgrounds: orphaned Amanda and wealthy Alyssa meet at summer camp and decide to switch places -- and play matchmaker between Alyssa's dad, Roger, and the kind social worker who cares for Amanda.
Style:
sweet, feel good, funny, humorous, touching ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick, girls' night, family outing, teens ...
Plot:
twins, mischievous children, children, summer camp, adoption, single father, orphan, single parent, tomboy, parents and children, childhood, wedding ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, london
Similarity:
83%
737K
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. But when a pair of bungling burglars set their sights on Kevin's house, the plucky kid stands ...
Style:
funny, light, humorous, not serious, slapstick comedy ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot:
christmas, holiday, home alone, mischievous children, child, children, youth, home invasion, child protagonist, kids and family, childhood, when the parents are away ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1990, year 2016, 80s
Place:
chicago, illinois, north america, usa, france ...
Similarity:
78%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Chapter 3 of the Problem Child trilogy features pre-teened Junior in love with a classmate that won't even notice him, but does notice three other boys who are rivals to Junior. This means war!
Style:
dark comedy, slapstick, not serious, realistic, humorous
Audience:
pre-teens, family outing, kids
Plot:
youth, mischievous children, child, female boxer, spoiled brat, child star, problem child, children, childhood, nurse, doctor, dentist ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Two men get laid off and have to become stay-at-home dads when they can't find jobs, which inspires them to open their own day-care center.
Style:
entertaining, humorous, funny, not serious, hilarious ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, girls' night, toddlers, family outing ...
Plot:
children, mischievous children, unemployment, nothing goes right, farce, fish out of water, kindergarten, goofy hero, friends, workplace situations, disorder, down on your luck ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, north america, canada
Similarity:
100%
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