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The Zack Files (2000)
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Genre: Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 22 min.
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The Zack Files is a science fiction television program that revolves around a young boy, played by Robert Clark, who is a magnet for paranormal activity and attends Horace White High School for Boys along with his three friends Cam, Gwen, and Spencer. Zack manages to get himself into trouble with his paranormal adventures and it is up to his friends to help him set things straight. The series is based on a series of books with the same name, written by Dan Greenburg. In August 2004, Goldhill Home Media released the first season on DVD.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, captivating, exciting, offbeat, psychotronic, nostalgic
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens
Plot:
youth, supernatural, supernatural power, teenage life, young heroes, supernatural ability, buddies, paranormal phenomena, paranormal, childhood love, heroes, friends, family relations, parents and children, high school life, high school, coming of age, single father, father son relationship, absent mother, divorced parents, teenager, children, family, school uniform ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
canada
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, semi serious, captivating and feel good films and TV series with plots about youth, teenage life, family, teenager, family relations, high school and friends mostly in Family, Comedy and Fantasy genres. Some movies like The Zack Files: Fergus McPhail (2004), Phil of the Future (2004), My Secret Identity (1988), Mr. Young (2011), Small Wonder (1985). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Family
Country: Australia
Duration: 25 min.
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min.
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Time:
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 25 min.
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Place:
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Duration: 30 min.
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Audience:
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Time:
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 22 min.
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Style:
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teens, kids
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
canada
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Time:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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100%
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Duration: 22 min.
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 251 min.
Story:
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100%
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Duration: 23 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 25 min.
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Audience:
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