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The Secret of Roan Inish (1994)
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The Secret of Roan Inish (1994)
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA, Ireland
Duration: 103 min.
Story: 10-year-old Fiona is sent to live with her grandparents in a small fishing village in Donegal, Ireland. She soon learns the local legend that an ancestor of hers married a Selkie - a seal who can turn into a human. Years earlier, her baby brother was washed out to sea and never seen again, so when Fiona spies a naked little boy on the abandoned Isle of Roan Inish, she is compelled to investigate..
Style: scenic, fairy tale, touching, melancholic, sentimental, atmospheric, mystical, inspirational, offbeat, spiritual ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: children, island, mermaid, seal the animal, friendship, legend, celtic, ancient mystery, magic, young heroes, magic realism, world war two, danger, social relations, pagan, nature, fantasy world, secrets, redemption, seaside, farm, storytelling, youth, myth, unlikely friendships ...
Time: year 1994, 1940s, 20th century, year 1946, 40s
Place: ireland, europe, scotland
Keyword: irish

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out touching, feel good, fairy tale and cult classic films with plots about family relations, youth, friendship, boy, child, heroes and magic mostly in Family, Fantasy and Drama genres. Some movies like The Secret of Roan Inish: A Little Princess (1995), Fluke (1995), Tuck Everlasting (2002), Shiloh (1996), The Golden Seal (1983). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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A Little Princess (1995)
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: When her father enlists to fight for the British in WWI, young Sara Crewe goes to New York to attend the same boarding school her late mother attended. She soon clashes with the severe headmistress, Miss Minchin, who attempts to stifle Sara's ...
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Fluke (1995)
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
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Style: emotional, sentimental, light, semi serious, touching ...
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Place: usa
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Tuck Everlasting (2002)
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Natalie Babbitt's award winning book for children comes to the screen in a lavish adaptation from Walt Disney Pictures. Winnie Foster (Alexis Bledel) is a girl in her early teens growing up in the small rural town of Winesap in 1914. ...
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Place: new york
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
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The Golden Seal (1983)
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Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
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Ondine (2009)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Ireland, USA
Duration: 111 min.
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Duration: 97 min.
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Duration: 96 min.
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
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Nim's Island (2008)
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Audience: kids, teens, family outing, family friendly, girls' night ...
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Peter Pan (2003)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, USA, Australia, New Zealand
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 143 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Hook (1991)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 142 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 142 min.
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Style: gothic, fairy tale, dark fantasy, atmospheric, exciting ...
Audience: teens, family outing, kids, family friendly, chick flick ...
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Time: year 2004, 2000s, 90s, 20th century, year 1993 ...
Place: europe, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 161 min.
Story: Ignoring threats to his life, Harry returns to Hogwarts to investigate – aided by Ron and Hermione – a mysterious series of attacks.
Style: fairy tale, entertaining, exciting, dark fantasy, suspense ...
Audience: teens, family outing, kids, family friendly, chick flick ...
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