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7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An old Chinese man rides into the town of Abalone, Arizona and changes it forever, as the citizens see themselves reflected in the mirror of Lao's mysterious circus of mythical beasts.
Style:
mystical, retro, uplifting, spiritual, horror comedy, mythical, exciting, offbeat, feel good, surreal ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
circus, magic, myth, creature, snake, librarian, magical, monster, fantasy world, pagan, carnival, freakshow, animal, bike, stop motion, kaiju, medusa, small town, chinaman, heroes, supernatural, youth, wizards and magicians, friends, rescue ...
Place:
arizona, usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out semi serious, humorous, feel good and exciting films with plots about family, imaginary, escapades, youth, danger, heroes and curses spells and rituals mostly in Fantasy, Comedy and Family genres. Some movies like 7 Faces of Dr. Lao: Cast a Deadly Spell (1991), The Witches (1990), The Dirt Bike Kid (1985), The Dragon Pearl (2011), Just Add Magic (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
When Billy turns 11 on November 11 he realises he is no ordinary boy.
Style:
exciting, semi serious, suspenseful, captivating, lighthearted ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
good versus evil, youth, imaginary, danger, legends and myths, wizards and magicians, young heroes, heroes, small town, birthday, magic wand, children ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Germany, Spain, Austria, India, Italy, France, Belgium
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Lilli is traveling to India, to solve a mystery.
Style:
feel good, semi serious, humorous, entertaining, computer animated
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
friendship, dragon, heroic mission, fish out of water, supernatural ability, young heroes, daring rescue, disorder, rivalry, danger, save the day, good versus evil ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, asia
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In a fantastical 1940s where magic is used by everyone, a hard-boiled detective investigates the theft of a mystical tome.
Style:
lovecraft, satanic, semi serious, futuristic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
private detective, spell, curses spells and rituals, magic, gangster, cthulhu, investigation, supernatural ability, chases and races, good versus evil, rivalry, danger ...
Time:
1940s, year 1948, 90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany, Italy, Austria, Spain, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Lilly was a normal girl with a healthy sense of adventure. That is, until she finds a magical book, complete with a funny little dragon, "Hector". With the help of her new friend and the book, Lilly has the ability to time-travel and truly ...
Style:
semi serious, feel good, humorous, captivating, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, preschool
Plot:
witch, dragon, youth, supernatural, wizards and magicians, curses spells and rituals, imaginary, teaching the ways of the world, good versus evil, save the day, disorder, heroic mission ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany, europe
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A young boy named Luke and his grandmother go on vacation only to discover their hotel is hosting an international witch convention, where the Grand High Witch is unveiling her master plan to turn all children into mice. Will Luke fall victim to the ...
Style:
fairy tale, humorous, dark fantasy, scary, stylized ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, teens, kids ...
Plot:
witch, magic, good versus evil, hotel, spell, coven, boy, little boy, mouse, supernatural, halloween, chocolate ...
Time:
90s
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When his mother sends Jack off with money to buy groceries, he comes home with a magic supercharged dirt bike instead. His mother is furious, but when Jack uses the magic bike to save the local hot dog stand from the clutches of corrupt big ...
Style:
epic, independent film, semi serious, feel good, humorous
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
biker, bike, biker gang, motorcycle, pluto, youth, heroic mission, teenage life, miraculous event, social relations, motorcycle race, family relations ...
Time:
year 1985
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Australia
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When teenagers JOSH (Louis Corbett) and LING (Li Lin Jin) join their respective parents, CHRIS (Sam Neill) and Dr LI (Wang Ji) on an archaeological dig in China they encounter something trapped beneath a temple beyond their wildest imagination. A ...
Style:
exciting, stylized, atmospheric, humorous, mythical ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
dragon, youth, heroic mission, ancient mystery, legends and myths, child as adult, destiny, teenage life, danger, rivalry, imaginary, escapades ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
china, australia
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 27 min.
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Story:
Kelly Quinn and her two BFF's, Darbie and Hannah, stumble upon her grandmother's mysterious cookbook in the attic and discover some far from ordinary recipes. When the Shut'em Up Shortcake silences Kelly's pesky little brother ...
Style:
captivating, feel good, exciting, touching, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
youth, magic spell, friends, friendship, magic, supernatural, wizards and magicians, curses spells and rituals, halloween, spell, time travel, girl ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
Ignoring threats to his life, Harry returns to Hogwarts to investigate – aided by Ron and Hermione – a mysterious series of attacks.
Style:
fairy tale, saga, entertaining, sexy, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, teen fantasy, kids, chick flick ...
Plot:
magic, harry potter, witch, magical, boarding school, fantasy world, teacher, friendship, creature, youth, boarding school life, chosen one ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 2002, year 1992, year 1993 ...
Place:
london, england, europe
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Young sweethearts Billy and Kate move to the Big Apple, land jobs in a high-tech office park and soon reunite with the friendly and lovable Gizmo. But a series of accidents creates a whole new generation of Gremlins. The situation worsens when the ...
Style:
horror comedy, parody, scary, slapstick comedy, surprise ending ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, family friendly, horror for children ...
Plot:
monster, creature, mad scientist, skyscraper, gremlin, satire, electrocution, experiment, creature feature, acid, running, laboratory ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, new jersey
Similarity:
34%
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:
34%
518
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Like lots of young ladies their age, Marci (Vanessa Lengies) and Summer (Caroline Elliott) have boys on their feverish brains. But the closer the girls get to their school's Spring Fling dance, the further they seem from finding dates. A ...
Style:
feel good, semi serious, humorous, offbeat
Audience:
family outing, teens, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
youth, disorder, best friend, teenage love, teenage life, high school, school, wish come true, love and romance, curses spells and rituals, high school life, hopes ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Three single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted - at a cost - when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives.
Style:
sexy, dark comedy, gothic, horror comedy, black comedy ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
witch, small town, magic, witchcraft, black magic, devil, supernatural, dark humor, supernatural ability, twists and turns, fantasy world, deal with the devil ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new england, rhode island, england
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Four young men who belong to a supernatural legacy are forced to battle a fifth power long thought to have died out. Another great force they must contend with is the jealousy and suspicion that threatens to tear them apart.
Style:
gothic, atmospheric, satanic, teen, fairy tale ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, teen drama, adult
Plot:
supernatural, good versus evil, teenager, magic, warlock, youth, wizards and magicians, curses spells and rituals, high school, chase, friendship between men, supernatural ability ...
Time:
2000s, year 2006, 17th century, 21st century
Place:
massachusetts, nova scotia, usa
Similarity:
30%
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: West Germany, Italy
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In the ruins of an amphitheatre just outside an unnamed Italian city lives Momo, a little girl of mysterious origin. She is remarkable in the neighbourhood because she has the extraordinary ability to listen — really listen. By simply being with ...
Style:
esoteric, spiritual, surreal, exciting, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
surrealism, child, ruins, time freeze, children, occult, coming of age, distopia, love and romance, goth, pagan, on the run ...
Time:
future
Place:
italy
Similarity:
30%
415K
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Thanks to an untimely demise via drowning, a young couple end up as poltergeists in their New England farmhouse, where they fail to meet the challenge of scaring away the insufferable new owners, who want to make drastic changes. In desperation, the ...
Style:
gothic, black comedy, surreal, witty, dark comedy ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot:
haunted house, afterlife, ghost, supernatural, surrealism, dark humor, goth, dysfunctional family, teenage girl, seance, able to see the dead, haunted ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1988
Place:
america, usa, new england, connecticut
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
As Halloweentown prepares to celebrate its 1,000th anniversary, Marnie Piper and her brother Dylan return to Witch University, where trouble is in session from the Sinister Sisters and from someone who's plotting to use Marnie's powers for ...
Style:
exciting, feel good, semi serious, humorous, teen ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing ...
Plot:
halloween, witch, magic, heroic mission, curses spells and rituals, teenage witch, danger, youth, mysterious character, imaginary, college, supernatural ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
As soon as Harvey S. Potter descends upon a drought-stricken farmland, he begins to grow a mysterious but beautiful crop of balloons. Mystified by the new resident's abilities, the people of the town are mesmerized by Potter, who immediately ...
Style:
uplifting, feel good, sentimental, touching, semi serious
Audience:
family outing, preschool
Plot:
youth, farm, small town, mysterious character, single parent, heroes, danger, benign alien, hopes, survival, young heroes, mischievous children ...
Similarity:
29%
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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:
29%
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:
29%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A young boy must restore order when a group of bullies steal the magical book that acts as a portal between Earth and the imaginary world of Fantasia.
Style:
feel good, offbeat, cult classic, mysterious, fantasy adventure ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens
Plot:
magic, bullying, book, dragon, good versus evil, imaginary kingdom, youth, sword and sorcery, kids and family, childhood, sorcery, heroes ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The fanatic beliefs of an internet mystic, a cult leader, and a rookie cop gone rogue are tested on the hunt for the "Hidden Man" -- an elusive forest-dwelling cryptid that terrorizes their idyllic suburb.
Style:
psychedelic, surreal, psychotronic, suspense, scary ...
Plot:
monster, con artists, mysticism, environmental, cryptozoology, spiritual journey, surrealism, fight, pilgrimage, religion and supernatural, fight scenes, absurd humor ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Canada, Romania
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Dawn (A.J. Cook), the new girl in school, discovers that her classmate Mercedes (Lexa Doig) is actually a witch and must do everything she can to stop her from using her powers for evil. She is soon plunged into a life and death battle against an ...
Style:
exciting, semi serious, humorous, offbeat
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
cheerleader, witch, time travel, mean girl, fire breathing dragon, wicca, knight, teenage girl, paranormal, teenager, social relations, wizards and magicians ...
Time:
medieval times, 90s, 70s, 20th century, middle ages
Place:
massachusetts, usa
Similarity:
26%
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When a mythical device from ancient times is rebuilt by a group of Confederates who feel the civil war never ended, Mickey Matson and his newfound friend, Sully, must follow a series of clues left by his dead grandfather to keep the evil men away ...
Style:
semi serious, exciting, captivating, entertaining, tense ...
Audience:
family outing, teens
Plot:
youth, coming of age, ancient mystery, escapades, good versus evil, adventurer, rivalry, save the day, danger, legends and myths, riddles and clues, clue ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
26%
13K
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
When a family moves into a San Francisco apartment, an opportunistic troll decides to make his move and take possession of little Wendy (Jenny Beck), thereby paving the way for new troll recruits, the first in his army that will take eventual ...
Style:
scary, funny, humorous, retro, cult classic ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
creature, monster, little creatures, creature feature, exploitation, troll, supernatural, youth, tiny, body horror, witch, supernatural horror ...
Time:
80s
Place:
san francisco, usa, california
Similarity:
26%
479
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
A young boy finds a crate of green beans. When they're planted, they grow a beanstalk to the clouds, where a castle of giants are habited.
Style:
fairy tale, mysterious, exciting, semi serious, humorous
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
youth, magical, giant, small town, single mother, magical object, parent child relationship, eviction, landlord, disorder, friends, mischievous children ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
26%
12K
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 189 min.
Story:
It's the night before Hogswatch, usually a time of joy on Discworld, but there are suspicious going-on and the criminal underworld is abuzz. The beloved Hogfather - the jolly bearer of glee and pork-related gifts for children everywhere - has ...
Style:
dark fantasy, humorous, christmas horror, semi serious, enigmatic ...
Audience:
family friendly, pre-teens, family outing, kids, discworld
Plot:
christmas, death, fantasy world, children, magic, boar, grim reaper, disappearance, psychopath, holiday, heroic mission, xmas ...
Time:
future, 19th century
Place:
california
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A fairy tale character who is about to flunk out of fairy tale school, Jack must perform a heroic deed by Monday or fail miserably, just like his father before him. Anxious to make good, Jack sells his C.O.W. (Computer of Wonder) for a handful of ...
Style:
fairy tale, semi serious, humorous, mysterious, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
adventurer, youth, young heroes, danger, escapades, friends, disorder, imaginary kingdom, curses spells and rituals, magic, adventure hero, transformation ...
Similarity:
26%
15K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A magician who has been turned into a raven turns to a former sorcerer for help in this film loosely based on the Edgar Allen Poe poem.
Style:
gothic, humorous, gothic horror, cult classic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
castle, magic, magician, curses spells and rituals, good versus evil, monster, duel, transformation, revenge, dark humor, edgar allan poe, sorcerer ...
Time:
year 1963, 16th century
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Italy, France, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Young Aladdin (Donald O'Connor) has a series of wild adventures after he discovers a magic lamp containing a genie (Vittorio De Sica).
Style:
exciting, semi serious, humorous, slapstick, psychotronic
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
arabian nights, genie, aladdin, sultan, peplum, curses spells and rituals, wish come true, wizards and magicians, save the princess, friends, couples, rescue ...
Time:
year 1961
Place:
persia, middle east
Similarity:
25%
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