Movies like Project X 1987

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Project X (1987)
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Project X (1987)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A young inductee into the military is given the task of looking after some chimpanzees used in the mysterious "Project X". Getting to know the chimps fairly well, he begins to suspect there is more to the secret project than he is being told.
Style: humorous, touching, intense, semi serious, suspense, sentimental, computer animated, inspirational, sweet, sad ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot: monkey, animal, chimpanzee, justice, uncover truth, rescue, experiment gone awry, animal training, partner, laboratory, animal rescue, top secret, friendship, animal rights, ape, teenager, business, aviation, virtual reality, cold war, vegan, sign language, teen angst, happy ending, swamp ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1987
Place: everglades
Keyword: partners

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, semi serious, realistic and feel good films with plots about disorder, friendship, youth, friends, dog, rescue and heroes mostly in Comedy, Drama and Family genres. Some movies like Project X: Good Boy! (2003), Benji: Off the Leash! (2004), Turner & Hooch (1989), Born to Be Wild (1995), The Cable Guy (1996). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Good Boy! (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: An intergalactic dog pilot from Sirius (the dog star), visits Earth to verify the rumors that dogs have failed to take over the planet.
Style: entertaining, sentimental, thought provoking, tense, semi serious ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot: dog, talking dog, space and aliens, benign alien, pets, human animal relationship, mentor, friendship, animal, space travel, coming of age, mission ...
Time: year 2003
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100%
Benji: Off the Leash! (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Benji and his friends try to save his mother from a puppy mill.
Style: touching, sentimental, feel good, humorous, semi serious
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: dog, youth, friendship, odd couple, young heroes, against the odds, rescue, pets, mischievous children, parents and children, adoption, fish out of water ...
Time: 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
 6.2
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Turner & Hooch (1989)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Scott Turner has 3 days left in the local police department before he moves to a bigger city to get some "real" cases, not just misdemeanors. Then Amos Reed is murdered, and Scott Turner sets himself on the case. The closest thing to a ...
Style: light, humorous, touching, feel good, romantic comedy ...
Audience: family outing, kids, date night, preschool
Plot: dog, pets, chase, buddy cop, justice, murder, buddy, partner, animal actor, kids and family, police investigation, police ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Born to Be Wild (1995)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Rick Heller is a juvenile delinquent who keeps getting himself into trouble. To keep him out of trouble his mother puts him to work cleaning the cage of a gorilla named Katie which she is teaching to communicate through the use of sign language. ...
Style: crying, semi serious, realistic, sentimental, humorous ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot: sign language, on the road, on the run, teenage boy, single mother, teen angst, animal, gorilla, friendship, youth, pets, ape ...
Time: 90s
Place: hawaii, africa, seattle
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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 6.1
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The Cable Guy (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: When recently single Steven moves into his new apartment, cable guy Chip comes to hook him up -- and doesn't let go. Initially, Chip is just overzealous in his desire to be Steven's pal, but when Steven tries to end the ...
Style: dark comedy, humorous, funny, black comedy, cult classic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: obsession, dark humor, stalking, television, unlikely friendships, friendship, odd couple, buddies, danger, dumb, psychology, revenge ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, medieval times
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
The Million Dollar Duck (1971)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Professor Dooley takes home a duck from his research laboratory as a toy for his son, but soon finds out that it lays golden eggs.
Style: melancholic, humorous, semi serious, entertaining
Audience: kids, family outing, preschool
Plot: duck, stereotypes, treasure hunt, multiple storylines, good versus evil, professor, justice, magic, fish out of water, experiment gone awry, odd couple, partner ...
Time: year 1971
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Buddy (1997)
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
Plot: gorilla, animal, zoo, socialite, friendship, unlikely friendships, adaptation, wilderness, family relations, jungle, kids and family, camp ...
Time: 1920s, year 1997, 90s, 1930s
Place: usa, chicago, new york, philadelphia
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
The Day of the Dolphin (1973)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Dr Jake Terrell, who has been training a pair of dolphins for many years, has had a breakthrough. He has taught his dolphins to speak and understand English, although they do have a limited vocabulary. When the dolphins are stolen, he discovers ...
Style: semi serious, suspenseful, independent film, weird
Audience: boys' night
Plot: conspiracy, cold war, assassination, ocean, murder, water, summer, evil, dolphins, undercover, anti hero, secret agent ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Warning Sign (1985)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: An accident occurs in an ultra-secret government biological weapons laboratory spreading a sinister bacteria.
Style: slasher, sad, tech noir, scary, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: virus, epidemic, infection, disease, laboratory, biological warfare, crisis, infected, apocalypse, found footage, monster, bio weapon ...
Time: year 1985, 80s, 20th century
Place: usa, utah
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
The Four Seasons (1981)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Three middle-aged wealthy couples take vacations together in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Along the way we are treated to mid-life, marital, parental and other crises.
Style: talky, realistic, touching, sentimental, witty ...
Audience: chick flick, date night
Plot: divorce, friendship, bittersweet, vacation, sadness, midlife crisis, couple relations, love and romance, crumbling marriage, unfulfillment, introspection, human nature ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1981
Place: usa, new england
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A high school slacker pretends to be sick to skip school and have an exciting day off alongside his girlfriend and his best buddy through Chicago, while trying to outwit his obsessive school principal and his unconformited sister along the way.
Style: feel good, entertaining, funny, light, teen ...
Audience: teens, kids, family friendly, chick flick, family outing ...
Plot: coming of age, high school, teenager, teacher, teenage girl, friendship, teen angst, school, teenage angst, teenage boy, skipping school, rebel ...
Time: 80s, year 1986, 20th century
Place: chicago, usa, illinois
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Hiding Out (1987)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A very successful stock broker is called to court to testify against a mob boss who was into some inside trading. Andrew Morenski must become Max Hauser and go back to high school for protection from the mob.
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, independent film
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: high school, teenager, gangster, murder, geek, mafia, age difference, fall in love, education, stoned, bike, in love ...
Time: 80s, year 1987
Place: delaware
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
 6.6
 16K
Biloxi Blues (1988)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: During the Second World War, Eugene enlists in the US Army during the last year of the War and is sent to basic training in Biloxi Mississippi. There he must live with a variety of fellow soldiers while enduring the whims of a mentally unstable ...
Style: humorous, funny, realistic, clever, captivating ...
Audience: teens
Plot: world war two, coming of age, basic training, boot camp, gay, military life, military, friendship, adaptation, virginity, male virgin, youth ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century
Place: mississippi, usa, arkansas
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
 6.3
 50K
Forever Young (1992)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A 1939 test pilot asks his best friend to use him as a guinea pig for a cryogenics experiment. Daniel McCormick wants to be frozen for a year so that he doesn't have to watch his love lying in a coma. The next thing Daniel knows is that ...
Style: sentimental, touching, sweet, light, inspirational ...
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: rapid aging, time travel, love story, children, aviation, suspended animation, coma, love, experiment gone awry, haunted by the past, fish out of water, women ...
Time: 1930s, 90s, year 1992, 20th century
Place: usa, northern california, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Short Circuit (1986)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: After a lightning bolt zaps a robot named Number 5, the lovable machine starts to think he's human and escapes the lab. Hot on his trail is his designer, Newton, who hopes to get to Number 5 before the military does. In the meantime, a spunky ...
Style: feel good, entertaining, light, humorous, sentimental ...
Audience: family outing, kids, teens, teen drama
Plot: robot, artificial intelligence, androids and robots, military, animal lover, lightning, childhood, cyborgs, struck by lightning, androids, technology, machine ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, future
Place: usa, oregon, astoria oregon
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
 4.5
 3K
Air Bud 3 (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story: In this second heartwarming and hilarious sequel to the popular favorite, Air Bud masters two new starring roles: soccer (real football) player and fatherhood. Loaded with laughs and cool soccer action, Buddy teams up alongside U.S. women's ...
Style: feel good, sentimental, humorous, touching, exciting ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, preschool
Plot: dog, pets, sport team, golden retriever, soccer, ambition, friendship, rivalry, best friend, contests and competitions, family relations, rescue ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, 2000s
Place: washington d.c., usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
 4.7
 2K
P.U.N.K.S. (1999)
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A group of misfit teens evade a corrupt scientist when they steal and attempt to return a suit that delivers supernatural strength to its wearer.
Style: semi serious, exciting, humorous, stylized, independent film
Audience: teens, family outing, kids
Plot: superpower, mad scientist, prodigy, escapades, teenage life, school, imaginary, disorder, youth, teenager, batman, imaginary friend ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
 3.7
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Funky Monkey (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Germany
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, entertaining ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot: friendship, buddies, daring rescue, escapades, young heroes, danger, rescue, soldier, animal life, disorder, laboratory, silly humor ...
Time: 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Baby Geniuses (1999)
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: twins, baby, genius, mistaken identity, mad scientist, babies and infants, mischievous children, children, imaginary, prank, scientist, hypnosis ...
Time: 90s, year 1999
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Project X (2012)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Three high school seniors throw a party to make a name for themselves. As the night progresses, things spiral out of control as word of the party spreads.
Style: teen sex comedy, humorous, funny, not serious, teen ...
Audience: teens, manly, boys' night, teen drama, adult
Plot: party, high school, teenager, adolescence, youth, when the parents are away, teenage life, student, friends, popularity, buddies, birthday party ...
Time: 2010s, year 2012, 21st century
Place: california, usa, los angeles, pasadena california
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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 10K
RocketMan (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Fred Z. Randall is geeky and obnoxious spacecraft designer, who gets the chance to make his dream come true and travel to Mars as a member of the first manned flight there.
Style: humorous, entertaining, inspirational, not serious, hilarious ...
Audience: teens, kids, family outing
Plot: mars, nasa, farce, space travel, space, adaptation, heroic mission, escapades, danger, comedy of errors, goofy hero, race against time ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
The Magic of Belle Isle (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: In an effort to tap into his original talent, a wheelchair-bound author moves to a rural town, where he befriends a single mother and her three kids, who help reignite his passion for writing.
Style: touching, sincere, semi serious, sentimental, realistic ...
Audience: girls' night, kids, family outing
Plot: writers, friendship, writer's life, dog, single parent, redemption, family relations, vacation, hopes, alcohol abuse, misfit, disability ...
Time: year 2012, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Finding Amanda (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A television producer with a penchant for drinking and gambling is sent to Las Vegas to convince his troubled niece to enter rehab.
Style: semi serious, humorous, realistic, clever, hilarious ...
Plot: niece, rehabilitation, prostitution, gambling, couples, redemption, couple relations, love and romance, obsessive quest, rescue, no bra, uncle niece relationship ...
Time: year 2008
Place: usa, nevada, las vegas
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Marie and Bruce (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A day in the life of a couple trapped in a sadomasochistic relationship. When Marie decides to break up with Bruce, their conversation devolves into a torrent of foul-mouthed rippings and ferociously humorous musings on their marriage, love, hate ...
Style: cynical, semi serious, humorous, realistic, clever ...
Plot: dysfunctional family, introspection, family problems, crumbling marriage, unsupportive spouse, women, couples, urban, city life, unfulfillment, couple relations
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Babe: Pig in the City (1998)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Babe, fresh from his victory in the sheepherding contest, returns to Farmer Hoggett's farm, but after Farmer Hoggett is injured and unable to work, Babe has to go to the big city to save the farm.
Style: surreal, stylized, clever, allegory, mind blowing ...
Audience: kids, girls' night, pre-teens, family outing, toddlers ...
Plot: animal, monkey, kids and family, heartwarming, culture clash, children, piglet, talking dog, anthropomorphism, pig, animal protagonist, ape ...
Time: year 1998, 90s, 20th century
Place: manhattan new york city, australia, sydney australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
 6.7
 9K
Fandango (1985)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Five college buddies from the University of Texas circa 1971 embark on a final road trip odyssey across the Mexican border before facing up to uncertain futures, in Vietnam and otherwise.
Style: road movie, touching, sentimental, humorous, emotional ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, date night
Plot: on the road, coming of age, friendship, road trip, culture clash, male bonding, travel, adolescence, student life, adolescence vs adulthood, young lovers, obsessive quest ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, year 1985
Place: texas, austin texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
 3.7
 337
Monster Mutt (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A pair of kids trying to save their beloved pooch from a mad scientist working for a sinister villain whose experiment has transformed their dog into a crazy-eyed muppet monstrosity.
Style: humorous, captivating, light, feel good, exciting ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: experiment gone awry, pets, getting home, escapades, siblings relations, disorder, friendship, evil corporation, pet dog, supernatural, dog, danger ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
 5.5
 937
Out Cold (1989)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A comedy about an angry married couple, a private investigator, and a walk-in freezer.
Style: dark comedy, independent film, cynical, realistic, semi serious ...
Plot: male pubic hair, private investigator, infidelity, halloween, partner, private detective, murder, frame up, male nudity, frozen body, hunting, love triangle ...
Time: year 1989, 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
 6.8
 22K
Simon Birch (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Simon Birch tells the story of Joe and Simon's heart-warming journey of friendship. Simon Birch was born with a condition that makes him much smaller than all the other kids in town. Now, due to his condition, Simon thinks God made him this way ...
Style: sentimental, feel good, inspirational, touching, sweet ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teen drama
Plot: coming of age, illegitimate son, friendship, destiny, disability, family relations, small town, justice, happy ending, life philosophy, obsessive quest, buddies ...
Time: year 1998, 90s, 60s, 1950s, 20th century
Place: maine
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story: New York City. Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer, finds his life turned upside down when neighboring gay artist Simon is hospitalized and his dog is entrusted to Melvin. In addition, Carol, the only waitress who will ...
Style: feel good, touching, sweet, sentimental, inspirational ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, teens, girls' night, family outing
Plot: dog, mental illness, writers, neighbor, friendship, older man younger woman relationship, gay, gender, looking for love, age difference, waitress, misanthrope ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1997
Place: new york, usa, brooklyn new york city, maryland, baltimore
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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