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A Simple Wish (1997)
6K
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Murray is a male fairy godmother, and he is trying to help 8-year-old Anabel to fulfil her "simple wish" - that her father Oliver, who is a cab driver, would win the leading role in a Broadway musical. Unfortunately, Murray's magic wand is broken and the fairies convention is threatened by evil witches Claudia and Boots.
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, funny, semi serious, humorous, mysterious, offbeat, light, romantic, clever ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
magic, fairy godmother, magic wand, good versus evil, villainess, race against time, witch, imaginary, rivalry, supernatural ability, down on your luck, supernatural, parents and children, mischievous children, dog, childhood, youth, vengeance, father daughter relationship, revenge, witchcraft, betrayal, giant, hypnosis, singer ...
Time:
year 1997
Place:
nebraska, manhattan new york city, oklahoma city, new york, usa
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Most similar movies to A Simple Wish
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, feel good, semi serious and light films with plots about family, magic, youth, disorder, family relations, imaginary and children mostly in Fantasy, Family and Comedy genres. Some movies like A Simple Wish: Bogus (1996), Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996), Mary Poppins (1964), Casper (1995), Bibi Blocksberg (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
7K
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Recently orphaned, a young boy is taken in by his godmother who is shocked to realize that she can see the boy's imaginary friend: a flamboyant, French magician named Bogus.
Style:
sentimental, touching, slang, fairy tale, epic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
imaginary friend, magic, childhood, friendship, youth, bittersweet, imagination, loss of mother, death of mother, circus, coming of age, slice of life ...
Time:
year 1996
Place:
new jersey, atlantic city new jersey, las vegas
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada, Hungary
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A girl, sent by her parents to live with her two eccentric aunts, finds out on her sixteenth birthday that she is a witch
Style:
not serious, feel good, humorous, touching, teen ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing, girls' night, teens
Plot:
witch, teenage girl, high school, wizards and magicians, eccentric family, magic, witchcraft, supernatural ability, aunt niece relationship, teenager, teenage life, supernatural ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
197K
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
Style:
feel good, touching, sweet, uplifting, fairy tale ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, toddlers, family friendly ...
Plot:
magic, nanny, female protagonist, imagination, mischievous children, kite, child's point of view, child, brother sister relationship, literary, dance, dog ...
Time:
edwardian era, 20th century, 1910s, 1930s
Place:
london, england, united kingdom, europe, britain ...
Similarity:
100%
159K
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Furious that her late father only willed her his gloomy-looking mansion rather than his millions, Carrigan Crittenden is ready to burn the place to the ground when she discovers a map to a treasure hidden in the house. But when she enters the ...
Style:
sweet, fairy tale, light, humorous, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, teen fantasy ...
Plot:
friendship, halloween, ghost, haunted house, single father, supernatural, afterlife, father daughter relationship, childhood, teenage girl, mischievous children, daughter ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1995, 80s
Place:
maine, new england, usa, new mexico, santa fe new mexico
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In order to save some kids who are about to die in a fire, Bibi, the daughter of a prestigious witch, manages to trigger a heavy rain with her powers. The head of all witches gives her an award called "Crystal Ball", reserved for older ...
Style:
humorous, exciting, captivating, tense, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
witch, teenage life, curses spells and rituals, magic, youth, parents and children, children, eternal youth, imaginary, coming of age, friendship, small town ...
Time:
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Place:
germany
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Germany, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Snow White's mother dies during childbirth, leaving baby Snow and father John for dead on an icy field, who then receives a visit from one of Satan's representatives, granting him three wishes.
Style:
fairy tale, touching, feel good, semi serious, epic ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
snow white, good versus evil, medieval, princess, magic, danger, heroic mission, parents and children, imaginary kingdom, curses spells and rituals, imaginary, heroes ...
Time:
medieval times
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The Farmer family is in big debts; they might lose their house soon. The seven year old Farmer twins, Kelly and Lynn, decide not to let this happen. They discover that somebody really mean and shrewd is responsible for all the problems of their ...
Style:
spooky, offbeat, feel good, humorous, semi serious
Audience:
kids, family friendly, girls' night, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
twins, halloween, magic, witch, supernatural, mischievous children, youth, impossible love, witchcraft, pumpkin, magic spell, kindness ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
866
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
An Elf is left behind by Santa to help rescue the Harper family from a lousy Christmas. The Elf and the family get more than they bargained for, as the kids help the Elf discover his special powers and true identity as a budding superhero.
Style:
feel good, humorous, captivating, light, semi serious ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
christmas, save the day, supernatural ability, supernatural, escapades, imaginary, danger, miraculous event, wish come true, magic, xmas, superhero ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
If you act like an animal, you just may become one!
Style:
independent film, humorous, semi serious
Audience:
pre-teens, kids, family outing
Plot:
youth, family relations, nanny, animal life, disorder, mischievous children, prank, danger, ghost, teenage life, family life, curses spells and rituals ...
Place:
latin america, france, europe, mexico
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:
76%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
After an extramarital indiscretion, a fairy-tale prince and his sidekick are turned into frogs for all eternity or until the prince can convince a maiden to kiss and then marry him.
Style:
feel good, fairy tale, semi serious, touching, humorous ...
Audience:
family outing, chick flick, girls' night, date night
Plot:
destiny, frog, cinderella story, imaginary, love and romance, curses spells and rituals, royal family, disorder, fish out of water, wish come true, opposites attract, wooing ...
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Modern Stone Age family the Flintstones hit the big screen in this live-action version of the classic cartoon. Fred helps Barney adopt a child. Barney sees an opportunity to repay him when Slate Mining tests its employees to find a new executive. ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, offbeat, fairy tale, slapstick comedy ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, girls' night, family friendly ...
Plot:
childhood, dinosaur, friendship, caveman, cave woman, best friend, eccentric family, rich snob, food, workplace, family life, storytelling ...
Time:
stone age, prehistory, 90s, year 1994, prehistoric times ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Christmas is just two weeks away, it is pouring with rain, and Ben is struggling to get into the Christmas spirit. Suddenly, Bens life takes a turn for the better when Santa Niklas Goodfellow and his Christmas caravan come crashing down to Earth in ...
Style:
feel good, semi serious, humorous, melancholic, sentimental ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
christmas, imaginary, family relations, good versus evil, family life, disorder, wish come true, on the run, youth, hopes, young heroes, coming of age ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The tale of a workaholic dad-turned-dog who finds that being man's best friend shows him the most important job - being a great dad.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, feel good, light, lighthearted ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
dog, pets, human becomes animal, transformation, animal, divorce, parents and children, disorder, parent child relationship, genetic engineering, family life, animal rights ...
Time:
2000s, year 2006, 21st century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Molly Mahoney is the awkward and insecure manager of Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, the strangest, most fantastic, most wonderful toy store in the world. But when Mr. Magorium bequeaths the store to her, a dark and ominous change begins to ...
Style:
light, inspirational, humorous, fairy tale, cute ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
objects come to life, magic, miraculous event, friendship, coming of age, accountant, prodigy, mysterious character, fish out of water, curses spells and rituals, save the day, goofy hero ...
Time:
year 2007, 20th century, future
Place:
new york, usa, seattle
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Marnie Piper prepares to begin a new school year, she asks the Halloweentown Hot Witches' Council to work toward openness between Halloweentown and the mortal world. She proposes to bring a group of Halloweentown students to her own high school ...
Style:
semi serious, stylized, feel good, humorous, teen ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot:
halloween, witch, magic, supernatural, holiday, hereditary gift of witchcraft, monster, friends, friendship, danger, imaginary, vengeance ...
Time:
90s, 2000s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
The Martin kids learn of a magic spell that will take them to the 'mommy market' so they can get a more user friendly model. After giving a few other moms a try, they want their own back. But that is not so easy.
Style:
mysterious, epic, semi serious, offbeat, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
youth, coming of age, family relations, single parent, nothing goes right, child as adult, family life, siblings relations, teenage girl, magical, magic, mother ...
Time:
year 1994
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A boy accidentally turns his mom's boyfriend into a dog.
Style:
feel good, humorous, light, captivating, semi serious ...
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
human becomes animal, halloween, dog, magic, best friend, youth, curses spells and rituals, family relations, friendship, stupid kid, danger, disorder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
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172K
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
After 300 years of slumber, three sister witches are accidentally resurrected in Salem on Halloween night, and it us up to three kids and their newfound feline friend to put an end to the witches' reign of terror once and for all.
Style:
fairy tale, sweet, scary, mystical, saga ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly, family outing, teen fantasy ...
Plot:
witch, halloween, magic, supernatural, teenage life, childhood, witchcraft, halloween party, children, sisters, vengeance, resurrection ...
Time:
90s, year 1993, 20th century, 18th century, 17th century
Place:
massachusetts, usa, salem massachusetts, new england
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A young boy is scared of the monster under his bed. He asks his 6th grade brother to swap rooms for the night as a bet that the monster really exists. Soon the brother becomes friends with the monster and discovers a whole new world of fun and games ...
Style:
melancholic, humorous, feel good, semi serious, epic ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing ...
Plot:
brother brother relationship, monster, friendship, halloween, coming of age, young heroes, child as adult, father son relationship, mischievous children, fish out of water, curses spells and rituals, wish come true ...
Time:
year 1989, 80s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany, New Zealand, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
What would you wish for if you were eleven and could have anything in the world? Your parents don't understand you. Your teenage brother is constantly getting you in trouble...for things he did! You're in love with the twelve-year-old girl ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, semi serious, independent film, suspense
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
youth, child as adult, wish come true, friendship, mischievous children, young heroes, teenage life, experiment gone awry, best friend, danger, rescue, family life ...
Place:
new zealand
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
On her 13th birthday, Marnie learns she's a witch, discovers a secret portal, and is transported to Halloweentown — a magical place where ghosts and ghouls, witches and werewolves live apart from the human world. But she soon finds herself ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, captivating, tense, melancholic ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing ...
Plot:
halloween, witch, teenage girl, magic, youth, parallel world, good versus evil, disorder, save the day, supernatural ability, rescue, heroic mission ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Set in modern times, Alex finds King Arthur's sword Excalibur and must prove himself worthy of it.
Style:
stylized, humorous, arthurian, independent film, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
magic, good versus evil, child protagonist, heroic mission, wizards and magicians, battles, legends and myths, curses spells and rituals, mischievous children, escapades, youth, child hero ...
Time:
middle ages
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Conrad and Sally Walden are home alone with their pet fish. It is raining outside, and there is nothing to do. Until The Cat in the Hat walks in the front door. He introduces them to their imagination, and at first it's all fun and games, until ...
Style:
stylized, humorous, feel good, entertaining, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, preschool
Plot:
goofy hero, getting home, cat, youth, friendship, imaginary kingdom, disorder, talking cat, impersonating a police officer, child, rescue, fish out of water ...
Time:
year 2003
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Nory and her best friend Reina enter the Sage Academy for Magical Studies, where Nory’s unconventional powers land her in a class for those with wonky, or “upside-down,” magic. Undaunted, Nory sets out to prove that that upside-down magic can ...
Style:
captivating, sweet, light
Audience:
kids, teen fantasy
Plot:
young heroes, academy, supernatural, school, teenager, supernatural ability, good versus evil, best friend, superpower, high school, danger, healing power ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Better watch out! The big guy in red is coming to town once again. This time, Scott Calvin -- also known as Santa Claus -- finds out there's an obscure clause in his contract requiring him to take on a wife. He has to leave the North Pole to ...
Style:
feel good, fairy tale, humorous, light, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing, chick flick ...
Plot:
christmas, santa claus, holiday, reindeer, christmas eve, christmas time, winter, christmas season, xmas, prank, christmas party, children ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In a soon to be demolished block of apartments, the residents resist the criminal methods used to force them to leave so a greedy tycoon can build his new skyscraper. When tiny mechanical aliens land for a recharge, they decide to stay and help out.
Style:
feel good, entertaining, sweet, touching, emotional ...
Audience:
family outing, date night, kids, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
ufo, eviction, apartment building, alien robot, benign alien, alien invasion, elderly couple, space and aliens, robot, arsonist, friendship, alien encounter ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1987
Place:
usa, new york, manhattan new york city, hawaii
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A little girl discovers dreams can come true if you really believe. Six-year-old Susan Walker has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle - Santa Claus. Her mother told her the 'secret' about Santa a long time ago. But after ...
Style:
fairy tale, christmas classics, sentimental, feel good, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, pre-teens ...
Plot:
christmas, holiday, santa claus, court, lawyer, department store, thanksgiving, judge, mother daughter relationship, friendship, single mother, girl ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s, 70s
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Powerful magic cast by Alex spells trouble for the Russo's. The kids must go on an adventure to save their family and their existence.
Style:
feel good, humorous, captivating, teen, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, family outing, teen fantasy, kids ...
Plot:
magic, witch, supernatural ability, wizards and magicians, family vacation, changing the past or future, teenager, spell, teenage girl, hereditary gift of witchcraft, magic wand, cave ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
caribbean, new york
Similarity:
100%
118K
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Elliot Richardson, suicidal techno geek, is given seven wishes to turn his life around when he meets up with a very seductive Satan. The catch: his soul. Some of his wishes include a 7 foot basketball star, a rock star, and a hamburger. But, as ...
Style:
funny, light, sexy, feel good, surprise ending ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, date night, girls' night
Plot:
devil, pact with the devil, wish come true, deal with the devil, femme fatale, fish out of water, nothing goes right, destiny, wish fulfillment, unrequited love, time machine, heaven and hell ...
Time:
year 2000, 90s, 2000s
Place:
san francisco, usa
Similarity:
100%
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