Movies like Simon Birch
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Simon Birch (1998)
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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 for a reason and highly believes in God. Together, Joe and Simon go on a journey of trust and friendship to find the answers to many things. Their friendship is put to the test when some unfortunate events happen.
Style:
sentimental, inspirational, sad, feel good, emotional, touching, light, sweet, compassionate, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, teens, girls' night, family outing
Plot:
coming of age, friendship, destiny, disability, family relations, small town, justice, happy ending, life philosophy, illegitimate son, buddies, obsessive quest, hopes, family problems, child illness, adaptation, youth, bittersweet, physical disability, hospital, catastrophe, survival, teenager, school, doctors ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 50s, 1950s, 1960s
Place:
maine
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out touching, feel good, humorous and sentimental films with plots about catastrophe, mentor, runaway, life philosophy, destiny, friendship and storytelling mostly in Drama, Comedy and Family genres. Some movies like Simon Birch: The Sandlot (1993), Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 (1998), The Mighty (1998), Secondhand Lions (2003), The Fundamentals of Caring (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Scotty Smalls moves to a new neighborhood with his mom and stepdad, and wants to learn to play baseball. The neighborhood baseball guru Rodriquez takes Smalls under his wing. They fall into adventures involving baseball, treehouse sleep-ins, the ...
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
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This tells the story of a strong friendship between a young boy with Morquio's syndrome and an older boy who is always bullied because of his size. Adapted from the novel, Freak the Mighty, the film explores a building of trust and friendship. ...
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Place:
usa, cincinnati ohio, ohio
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
"Secondhand Lions" follows the comedic adventures of an introverted boy left on the doorstep of a pair of reluctant, eccentric great-uncles, whose exotic remembrances stir the boy's spirit and re-ignite the men's lives.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Having suffered a tragedy, Ben becomes a caregiver to earn money. His first client, Trevor, is a hilarious 18-year-old with muscular dystrophy. One paralyzed emotionally, one paralyzed physically, Ben and Trevor hit the road on a trip into the ...
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girls' night, teens
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Duration: 112 min.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
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Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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