Movies like Tom Sawyer 1973
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Tom Sawyer (1973)
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Genre: Adventure, Musical, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Tom Sawyer and his pal Huckleberry Finn have great adventures on the Mississippi River, pretending to be pirates, attending their own funeral, and witnessing a murder.
Style:
feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschoolers, pre-teens
Plot:
friendship, coming of age, river, youth, adventurer, mischievous children, young heroes, nature, treasure hunt, supernatural, childhood, young girl, corporal punishment, raft, punishment, skinny dipping, small town, heroes, friends, pets, orphan, family relations, parents and children, escapades, disorder ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
missouri, mississippi, usa, st. petersburg russia, mississippi river, saint petersburg
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Most similar movies to Tom Sawyer
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out feel good, humorous, semi serious and realistic films with plots about youth, friends, friendship, young heroes, disorder, escapades and family relations mostly in Adventure, Family and Comedy genres. Some movies like Tom Sawyer: The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993), The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996), My Side of the Mountain (1969), Peter Pan Live! (2014), Beethoven's 5th (2003). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 225 min.
Story:
The screen version of the most famous novel by American writer Mark Twain "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer". Without a book about the adventures of Tom and his friends Huckleberry Finn and Becky Thatcher, one can not imagine the childhood of ...
Style:
feel good, realistic, serious, sentimental
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
friendship, youth, mischievous children, buddies, friends, on the lam, funeral, boy, buried treasure, fishing, skinny dipping, murder trial ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
missouri, usa, mississippi
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100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Climb aboard for an extraordinary version of Mark Twain's sweeping adventure when Walt Disney presents The Adventures of Huck Finn, starring Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings). Directed by Stephen Sommers (The Mummy, The Mummy Returns), ...
Style:
touching, humorous, emotional, dramatic, bad ending ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
boy, slavery, disney, friendship, coming of age, childhood, racism, child in peril, slave, interracial friendship, child, runaway ...
Time:
19th century, 1840s, victorian era
Place:
mississippi, usa, southern usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: Germany, Romania
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Tom Sawyer (LOUIS HOFMANN) has a head full of pranks and drives when he invents is not just a new adventure, preferably around with his best buddy Huck Finn (LEON SEIDEL) - much to the chagrin of his Aunt Polly (HEIKE MAKATSCH) with Tom and his ...
Style:
touching, serious, realistic, captivating, humorous
Audience:
family outing, teens, kids
Plot:
buddies, child's point of view, young heroes, adventurer, friendship, adolescence vs adulthood, prank, false accusation, escapades, teaching the ways of the world, americana, murder witness ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
missouri, st. petersburg russia, america, mississippi
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Germany, UK, Czech Republic, France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
One of puppet-maker Geppetto's creations comes magically to life. This puppet, Pinocchio, has one major desire and that is to become a real boy someday. In order to accomplish this goal he has to learn to act responsibly. This film shows you ...
Style:
fairy tale, touching, humorous, feel good, light ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
coming of age, childhood, disorder, family relations, friends, escapades, innocence lost, youth, heroes, mischievous children, friendship, wish come true ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The adventure unfolds as Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn - Tom's friend from the streets - witness a murder in the graveyard. Tom and Huck flee to Jackson Island and make a pact never to tell anyone about the incident. However, when the good-natured ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, feel good, humorous, light
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
friendship, youth, friendship between boys, coming of age, first love, adventurer, small town, disorder, escapades, mischievous children, childhood, orphan ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
missouri, mississippi
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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Movies like Pippi Longstocking
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Film adaption of the novel by Jean Craighead George. A family movie made by Paramount Studios, the story revolves around thirteen-year old Sam Gribley (Teddy Eccles), a devotee of Thoreau, as many were back in the in 1960's. Sam decides to ...
Style:
serious, realistic, touching, feel good
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
survival, mountain, nature, youth, runaway, childhood, bird, coming of age, treasure hunt, loneliness, owl, camp ...
Time:
60s
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Told from Mowgli's point of view, it's the story of how a boy became a mancub and a mancub became a man.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, feel good
Audience:
pre-teens, kids, family outing
Plot:
jungle, child in peril, disney, nature, rescue, boy, hyena, kids in trouble, disorder, friends, animal life, escapades ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Following in the footsteps of the phenomenally successful The Sound of Music LIVE! - which drew over 18 million viewers - comes this musical masterpiece that tells the beloved story of Peter Pan, the mischievous little boy who ran away to Neverland. ...
Style:
fairy tale, semi serious, feel good, exciting, captivating
Audience:
family outing, kids, preschoolers
Plot:
pirate, adventurer, young heroes, heroes, friendship, good versus evil, mischievous children, youth, escapades, rivalry, adolescence vs adulthood, disorder ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When Kassie and her friends stumble across an old, broken pocket watch they begin an unexpected journey to unlock the secret of the legendary Garrison Gold. They'll have to solve riddles and follow clues to find the lost treasure. With the help ...
Style:
semi serious, feel good, exciting, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
treasure hunt, escapades, best friends, youth, pets, young heroes, journey, friendship, dog, rivalry, christmas, parents and children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. When Sara takes Beethoven to spend summer vacation with wacky Uncle Freddie in an old mining town, the mischievous canine "digs up" the missing clue to a legendary hidden fortune of Rita and Moe ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, entertaining ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, preschoolers, pre-teens
Plot:
dog, animals, youth, saint bernard dog, family relations, friendship, family life, friends, best friends, escapades, heroes, partners ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Films like Where the Red Fern Grows
Genre: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Taking place in the 1990's, Huck and his card shark friend, Jim, travel from California to Nevada searching for Huck's long-lost grandpa. Along the way, a deceived card player chases the two across the states with his two, less ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, emotional, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
pre-teens, family outing, kids
Plot:
youth, friends, animal life, optimism, family relations, disorder, young heroes, mischievous children, society, orphan, chase, dangerous animal ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
missouri, mississippi, nevada, las vegas
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Sweden, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
After her father's ship is carried off by a sudden storm, the spunky Pippi Longstocking is stranded with her horse, Alfonso,and her pet monkey, Mr. Neilson, and takes up residence in the old family home, which is thought by neighborhood ...
Style:
humorous, melancholic, light, talky, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night, teens, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
children, friendship, horse, little girl, magic, greed, family relations, young heroes, rescue, disorder, siblings relations, mischievous children ...
Time:
80s
Place:
florida, usa, sweden
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Sweden, West Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Pippi Longstocking, a super-strong redheaded little girl, moves into her father's cottage Villa Villekulla, and has adventures with her next-door neighbors Tommy and Annika in this compilation film of the classic Swedish TV series.
Style:
semi serious, humorous
Audience:
kids, preschoolers, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
youth, horse, coming of age, scandinavian culture, childhood, orphan, women, monkey, friendship, sibling relationship, escapades, mischievous children ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
sweden, europe, eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Genre: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Huckleberry Finn, a rambuctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his humdrum world and his selfish, plotting father by sailing a raft down the Mississippi River. Accompanying him is Jim, a slave running away from being ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, feel good, humorous, touching
Audience:
kids
Plot:
friendship, friends, disorder, americana, racism, interracial relations, on the road, on the run, coming of age, mischievous children, escapades, wealth ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
mississippi, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Genre: Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Broadway musical adaptation of the fabled children's story.
Style:
captivating, exciting, semi serious, feel good, humorous
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
pirate, young heroes, adventurer, good versus evil, heroes, adolescence vs adulthood, imaginary kingdom, friends, youth, rivalry, escapades, broadway ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Films like Snow Buddies
Genre: Adventure, Family, Musical
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Fisherman’s son Benjamin - Bennie - Stout is a boy with a heart of gold who always gets himself into trouble. His St. Nicholas wish list includes a pedal car, just like the one the sneaky mayor’s son Roderick has. These are the depression years ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, captivating, light, sincere ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
mischievous children, family life, family relations, escapades, youth, disorder, small town, small town life, santa claus, boy, imaginary kingdom, parents and children ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s
Place:
holland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Shakey is a family film about a 35-year-old widower named J.T. O'Neil, his precocious 10-year-old daughter and their devoted mutt Shakey. After moving from a small town to Chicago and missing the fine print in their rental contract, J.T. is ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, light ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
dog, father daughter relationship, family relations, widower, friends, pets, parents and children, disorder, single parent, mischievous children, youth, family life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, chicago illinois, illinois
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Adventure
Country: France
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
This family comedy is about, Zack, an 8-year old American boy who is separated from his 18-year old sister, as they arrive in Paris for a family vacation. Seth, and friends track Zack down.
Style:
semi serious, feel good, humorous, captivating
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
mischievous children, young heroes, chase, disorder, kids in trouble, youth, family relations, friends, coming of age, amateur detective, friendship, family life ...
Place:
france, paris france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Genre: Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Chris has just moved to the East Coast, and already his workaholic father is encouraging him to make new friends. Luckily football (soccer) practice is starting up, and Chris meets a few kids on the team-including his cute neighbor Mara. When Mara ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, feel good, realistic
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
youth, family relations, mischievous children, friendship, disorder, single parent, coming of age, animal life, friends
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
1960. The thrilling battles waged by a band of kids from two rival villages in the southern French countryside.
Style:
realistic, sentimental, feel good, humorous, semi serious
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
mischievous children, friendship, rivalry, countryside, friends, children, school, village, village life, betrayal, humiliation, uninhibited rivalry ...
Time:
20th century, 50s
Place:
europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Funny family comedy based on "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain.
Style:
realistic, serious, sentimental, feel good
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
small town, young at heart, friends, mischievous children, young heroes, heroes, buddies, youth, escapades, coming of age, young lovers, friendship ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
czech republic, europe, central europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Skyler Day stars as Ociee Nash, a spirited nine-year-old from rural Mississippi. Ociee's idyllic life is thrown into a tailspin when she's sent to live with her Aunt Mamie to become a "young lady". Ociee's true bravery, ...
Style:
semi serious, touching, feel good, realistic, gothic ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
youth, mischievous children, farm, starting over, young heroes, friendship, lifestyle, single parent, family life, adoption, teaching the ways of the world, nanny ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s
Place:
north carolina, mississippi, tennessee, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
It's Schluufy's birthday, and the Oogieloves (Goobie, Zoozie and Toofie), along with their friends J. Edgar, Windy Window and Ruffy, are organizing a party. (Shh! It's a secret.) Everything is going along just perfectly until J. Edgar ...
Style:
humorous, sentimental, semi serious, entertaining, light
Audience:
family outing, kids, toddlers
Plot:
friends, escapades, young heroes, friendship, disorder, youth, balloon, birthday, adventure hero, twists and turns, obsessive quest, target ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Western
Country: Italy, Spain, France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The wolf dog, White Fang, aids a reporter, a fur trapper, a nun, a young Eskimo boy and his father of ridding a gold mining town of a sleazy crime lord in 1896 Yukon, Canada.
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
dog, winter, snow, animals, supernatural, small town, adventurer, rivalry, youth, survival, escapades, young heroes ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
canada, usa, alaska
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
"I will try to be normal" 12-year-old Ace Ventura Jr. promises. Thats cool, except whats normal for him is finding missing mutts, kidnapped kitties or gone gators and creating hilarious chaos every step of the way.
Style:
semi serious, feel good, humorous, realistic, saga
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens, teens
Plot:
pets, disorder, obsessive quest, uncover truth, escapades, rescue, family relations, heroes, amateur detective, young heroes, private detective, family life ...
Time:
2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, exciting, humorous, feel good, suspenseful ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
coming of age, elevator, world spanning, escapades, misfit, heroes, youth, state affairs, young heroes, miraculous event, missing child, on the road ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, new york, latin america, europe, holland
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Four kids - Eugen, Wrigley, Bäschteli and Eduard - leave for an adventure around Switzerland, searching for the fabulous treasure of Titicaca Lake, discovered by Fritzli Bühler.
Style:
humorous, captivating, entertaining, light, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
friendship, treasure hunt, friends, childhood, escapades, on the road, mountain, leaving home, youth, journey, farmer, teenage life ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
switzerland
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Occupied France; Lebrac leads a play war between two rival kid gangs, but a girl he likes, who's Jewish, is in danger of being discovered by local Nazi sympathisers. Lebrac and the village must now respond to the reality of what's ...
Style:
feel good, sentimental, semi serious, humorous, realistic
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, pre-teens
Plot:
youth, rivalry, world war two, mischievous children, jewish girl, village, young heroes, fall in love, friendship, coming of age, disorder, social relations ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1944
Place:
france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Two orphans named Jory and Tess live with their grandparents. However, their cousins Bart and Bertha try to take them away because the two kids have trust funds from their dead parents. When Bart and Bertha kidnap the newborn puppies, Rusty the dog ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, feel good
Audience:
pre-teens, kids, family outing
Plot:
dog, family relations, rescue, animals, disorder, animal life, friends, family life, getting home, misfit, young heroes, youth ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Comedy, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
What starts out as a boring day for Bobby, Johnnie and Chuck quickly escalates into a riotous backyard adventure. A swarming beehive, a lawn mower with a mind of its own, a mysterious junkman and the neighborhood bully are just some of the hilarious ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, semi serious, captivating
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
youth, friendship, mischievous children, young heroes, disorder, teenage life, buddies, small town, summer vacation, heroes, friends, when the parents are away ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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