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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011)
42K
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada, Japan
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Back in middle school after summer vacation, Greg Heffley and his older brother Rodrick must deal with their parents' misguided attempts to have them bond.
Style:
not serious, humorous, realistic, light, feel good, funny, buddy comedy, teen comedy
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly, chick flick, girls' night, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
family life, child, boy, middle school, sibling rivalry, family relations, diary, high school life, teenage life, social misfits, friends, parents and children, siblings relations, friend, lifestyle, teenager, school, high school, rat, elevator, grandfather, retirement home, drums, college, kids and family ...
Time:
20th century, 2010s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, north america
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, feel good and light films with plots about youth, family, family relations, teenager, friends, disorder and parents and children mostly in Family, Comedy and Adventure genres. Some movies like Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules: Horrid Henry: The Movie (2011), Dear Dumb Diary (2013), Leave It to Beaver (1997), A Christmas Story 2 (2012), Legally Blondes (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Greg Heffley is headed for big things, but first he has to survive the scariest, most humiliating experience of any kid’s life – middle school! That won’t be easy, considering he’s surrounded by hairy-freckled morons, wedgie-loving bullies ...
Style:
funny, humorous, talky, surreal, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, touching, entertaining, feel good, sincere ...
Audience:
pre-teens, family outing, kids, teens, family friendly ...
Plot:
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Time:
20th century, 21st century
Place:
usa, north america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
entertaining, funny, light, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, family friendly
Plot:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, realistic, not serious, humorous, 3d animation ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
summer vacation, youth, family relations, mischievous children, competition, young heroes, amusement park, escapades, disorder, friendship, female protagonist, girl ...
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Place:
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When Henry fails yet again to hand in his homework for the umpteenth time, he has no idea that this will set off a chain of events which will see him forming an unlikely alliance with Moody Margaret, the infuriating girl next door, and his ...
Style:
entertaining, humorous, light, realistic, not serious
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
youth, mischievous children, young heroes, friendship, teachers and students, parents and children, friends, child, kids and family, girl, family life, troublemaker ...
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Place:
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
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Plot:
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100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, pre-teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
ohio, usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens, kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, family friendly
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, teens ...
Plot:
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Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 42 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Nicolas has a happy existence, parents who love him, a great group of friends with whom he has great fun, and all he wants is that nothing changes. However, one day, he overhears a conversation that leads him to believe that his life might change ...
Style:
sexy, humorous, semi serious, cute, realistic ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, feel good, light
Audience:
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Plot:
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TV show
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
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Style:
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Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing, teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada
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Style:
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Audience:
kids, teens, family outing
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
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Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
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Similarity:
100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
sitcom, semi serious, feel good, captivating, entertaining ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: France, Germany, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
kids, teens, girls' night, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
100%
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