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The Man from Button Willow (1965)
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The Man from Button Willow (1965)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Musical, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: In 1869, Justin Eagle lives on his ranch called "The Eagle's Nest" near the town of Button Willow, California. In addition to being a rancher, Juston is a trouble-shooter for the U. S. Government which calls for him to act as an undercover operative and thwart the forces of evil in the rapidly-growing West. He is sent to San Franciso to find missing U. S. Senaator Freeman, who has disappeared while fighting the efforts of Montgomery Blaine, a villain who has been, with the aid of his henchman, "The Whip," forcing settlers to sell their land to him, not knowing that the land is in the path of a proposed railroad, from Utah, that will link the western United States to the East. Senator Freeman is the leader of an effort to veer the railroad southward to bypass Blaine's land and, for his efforts, is kidnapped by Bliane's henchmen and shanghaied from the San Francisco waterfront. Justin Eagle's job is to find and return him safely.
Style: anime, exciting, serious, realistic, stylized, independent film
Audience: family outing
Plot: kidnapping, undercover, missing person, secret identity, bar fight, old west, heroes, master criminal, couples, escapades, danger, working undercover, law enforcement, small town, dishonesty, daring rescue, heroic mission, dog, horse, spy, ship, fight, agent, ocean, sailor ...
Time: 19th century, 1860s
Place: usa, california, san francisco, pacific ocean, utah
Keyword: chinese

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, exciting, feel good and semi serious films with plots about escapades, heroes, danger, friends, friendship, animal life and rivalry mostly in Animation, Adventure and Family genres. Some movies like The Man from Button Willow: Hey There, It's Yogi Bear (1964), Home on the Range (2004), Sinbad (1992), Balto III: Wings of Change (2004), Agent F.O.X. (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Western
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story: As a wild stallion travels across the frontiers of the Old West, he befriends a young human and finds true love with a mare.
Style: inspirational, feel good, touching, sentimental, light ...
Audience: kids, family outing, preschool
Plot: horse, native american, friendship, freedom, wild horse, animal, chase, animal life, getting home, beautiful scenery, danger, rescue ...
Time: 19th century, year 2002, 1850s, 1800s
Place: usa
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Hey There, It's Yogi Bear (1964)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Yogi Bear and his pal Boo Boo are shipped off to the San Diego Zoo by Jellystone National Park's Ranger Smith who is tired of Yogi's "pick-a-nick" basket stealing. Yogi escapes by convincing a bear named Cornpone to switch places ...
Style: anime, exciting, not serious, stylized, humorous
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens, preschool
Plot: yogi bear, bear, holiday, kidnapping, save the lady, friends, disorder, animal life, mistaken identity, on the road, danger, dishonesty ...
Time: 60s, 1920s
Place: california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
92%
Home on the Range (2004)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical, Western
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 76 min.
Story: When a greedy outlaw schemes to take possession of the "Patch Of Heaven" dairy farm, three determined cows, a karate-kicking stallion and a colorful corral of critters join forces to save their home. The stakes are sky-high as this ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, exciting, entertaining, road movie ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens
Plot: farm, cow, animal life, friendship, rescue, danger, escapades, cartoon horse, rivalry, animal, furry, violence ...
Time: year 2004, 19th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
91%
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Musical, Western
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 75 min.
Story: Some time after the Mousekewitz's have settled in America, they find that they are still having problems with the threat of cats. That makes them eager to try another home out in the west, where they are promised that mice and cats live in ...
Style: sentimental, humorous, entertaining, light, melancholic ...
Audience: kids, family outing, preschool
Plot: mouse, dog, animal, old west, storytelling, justice, rescue, escapades, danger, young heroes, adventurer, family life ...
Time: 90s, 1900s, 19th century, 1890s
⇓ similarity ⇓
88%
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Sinbad (1992)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 50 min.
Story: A brave young man fights with courage against all enemies to earn his wealth.
Style: fairy tale, serious, exciting, feel good, anime
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: sword and sorcery, sorcery, chivalry, sinbad, adventurer, ocean, pirate, daring rescue, deadly creature, treasure hunt, escapades, danger ...
Place: middle east
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
Balto III: Wings of Change (2004)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story: Balto and the other sled dogs are feeling dejected because the mail that used to be delivered by dogsled is now being delivered by airplanes. But when a mail plane crashes in the mountains, the dogs come to the rescue.
Style: semi serious, humorous, tense
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: dog, rescue, airplane, dog sled, friendship, survival, rivalry, escapades, save the day, contests and competitions, heroes, danger ...
Time: 1920s
Place: alaska, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
 3.1
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Agent F.O.X. (2014)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Super spy and master inventor Agent F.O.X. arrives in Carrot Town with one objective: infiltrate the community of friendly rabbits, locate a mysterious artifact, and return to base immediately. But the mission is turned on its head when the secret ...
Style: humorous, not serious, computer animated, captivating, feel good ...
Audience: family outing, preschool
Plot: fox, mistaken identity, friendship, heroes, working undercover, spy, secret agent, escapades, disorder, undercover, danger, friends ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
The Reef 2: High Tide (2012)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: South Korea, USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Trained in the skills of sea power, Pi the fish can fight a shark, sink a squid or batter any random predator that ever threatens his friends and neighbors on the reef. Unfortunately, being the only hero in town can take its toll, especially when a ...
Style: not serious, humorous, light, feel good, anime ...
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: dangerous animal, friendship, disorder, escapades, rivalry, danger, righting the wronged, save the day, heroes, underwater, dishonesty, friends ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
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The Little Polar Bear (2001)
Genre: Animation, Family, Adventure
Country: Germany
Duration: 78 min.
Story: This charming animated adventure follows a young polar bear, Lars, as he befriends Robbie, a seal. Together, these two form a friendship that proves different breeds of animals can get along perfectly well.
Style: touching, feel good, sweet, entertaining, anime ...
Audience: family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot: polar bear, friendship, mischievous children, escapades, danger, youth, best friend, bear, winter, friends, disorder, figment ...
Place: antarctica, holland
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Charlie and Itchy return to Earth to find Gabriel's Horn, but along the way meet up with a young boy named David, who ran away from home.
Style: serious, exciting, feel good, touching, 2d animation
Audience: kids, family outing, preschool
Plot: dog, love, afterlife, animal, runaway, ghost, deal with the devil, happy ending, animal protagonist, cartoon dog, escapades, young heroes ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: san francisco, bay area, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
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Bold Eagles (2013)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: Norway, USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story: In the second animation film about Ploddy the Police Car, he stumbles on environmental criminals threatening rare animals when he is to meet the Crown princess. She's there to open a national with a majestic rare breeds of eagles. In the area ...
Style: exciting, feel good, captivating, light, anime ...
Audience: family outing, kids, preschool
Plot: friendship, save the day, fighting crime, law enforcement, best friend, escapades, animal life, griffin, daring rescue, heroes, friends, environmental ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
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The Reef (2006)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: USA, South Korea
Duration: 77 min.
Story: After losing everything, a young fish, Pi, goes to live with his family on the Reef. There he meets the love of his life but finds that she already has the unwanted affections of a bully shark. He must follow his destiny to save her and rid the Reef ...
Style: exciting, not serious, humorous, captivating, touching ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens, preschool
Plot: friendship, rescue, fall in love, destiny, cons and scams, animal life, family relations, disorder, danger, good versus evil, treasure hunt, imaginary ...
Time: 21st century
Place: boston
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Musical, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story: When the diabolical Professor Ratigan kidnaps London's master toymaker, the brilliant master of disguise Basil of Baker Street and his trusted sidekick Dawson try to elude the ultimate trap and foil the perfect crime.
Style: light, detective, stylized, exciting, feel good ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, family outing, toddlers, preschool
Plot: mouse, sherlock holmes, assistant, investigation, good versus evil, talking animal, rescue, uncover truth, private detective, escapades, kidnapping, furry ...
Time: 20th century, 1800s, year 1986, edwardian era, victorian era ...
Place: london, england, europe, big ben london, britain ...
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An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island (1998)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story: Fievel and his friend Tony Toponi find a map that they believe points to a treasure buried somewhere beneath Old New York, and the plucky rodent is determined to find it. However, what he discovers under the city is a tribe of Native American mice ...
Style: adult animation, semi serious, exciting, humorous, feel good
Audience: kids, family outing, preschool
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Time: 90s, 19th century, 1880s
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
The Three Musketeers  (1992)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Romance
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 50 min.
Story: A young man proves his worth in order to belong to the French squad of the musketeers.
Style: exciting, realistic, semi serious, stylized, humorous ...
Audience: family outing, boys' night, teens
Plot: three musketeers, musketeer, sword fight, partner, friends, righting the wronged, power relations, heroic mission, royal family, vengeance, heroes, daring rescue ...
Time: 17th century
Place: france, paris france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Superman: The Last Son of Krypton (1996)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 64 min.
Story: The last survivor of the dead planet Krypton uses his amazing powers to defend people of his adopted world Earth.
Style: anime, epic, exciting, serious, stylized ...
Audience: kids, teens, pre-teens
Plot: superman, multiverse, villain, superhero, superpower, undercover, master villain, heroes, imaginary, rivalry, danger, space and aliens ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (2004)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Australia, Philippines
Duration: 67 min.
Story: In Disney's take on the Alexander Dumas tale, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy want nothing more than to perform brave deeds on behalf of their queen (Minnie Mouse), but they're stymied by the head Musketeer, Pete. Pete secretly wants ...
Style: humorous, stylized, semi serious, light, light hearted ...
Audience: kids, family outing, preschool
Plot: mickey mouse, anthropomorphic animal, heroes, good versus evil, heroic mission, danger, daring rescue, intrigue, musketeer, three musketeers, swashbuckler, anthropomorphism ...
Time: year 2004
Place: france, paris france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
The Fox and the Hound 2 (2006)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 69 min.
Story: Best friends Tod, a fox kit, and Copper, a hound puppy, visit a country fair when they see a band of dogs called "The Singin' Strays". The band has five members: Dixie, Cash, Granny Rose, and twin brothers Waylon and Floyd. It is ...
Style: sentimental, feel good, touching, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience: kids, family outing, preschool
Plot: dog, fox, friendship, love and romance, love, insect, circus, hound dog, best friend, pets, rise to the top, music band ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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The Elm-Chanted Forest (1986)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Yugoslavia, USA, Croatia
Duration: 83 min.
Story: A painter falls asleep beneath a magical elm tree and awakens with magical powers that allow him to communicate with the creatures of the forest. In the limited time that he possesses these powers, he must help save the forest from the threat of the ...
Style: cult classic, anime, stylized, feel good, humorous ...
Audience: family outing, preschool
Plot: forest, love, environmental, environment, furry, animal, underdog, rivalry, supernatural, youth, heroes, imaginary ...
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44%
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Tom Sawyer (2000)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Musical
Country: USA, Taiwan
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Get ready for a magical, fun-filled journey of adventure, fantasy and friendship! Tom Sawyer and his best buddy Huck Finn love going fishing, daydreaming about pirates and stolen gold, and thinking about Becky Thatcher - the pretty new girl at ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, entertaining, feel good, independent film ...
Audience: family outing, kids, preschool
Plot: friendship, orphan, family relations, rescue, mischievous children, young heroes, life turned upside down, escapades, youth, disorder, family life, fox ...
Time: 19th century
Place: mississippi, missouri
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure (2002)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Musical
Country: USA, Taiwan, Czech Republic
Duration: 79 min.
Story: Wilbur the pig knows how important friendship is - he learned that from a spider named Charlotte. So when Wilbur meets Cardigan, a lonely lamb, Wilbur immediately makes him his friend.
Style: semi serious, humorous, feel good, inspirational
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: best friend, friends, danger, hopes, heroes, rescue, computers and web, escapades, pets, friendship, pig, insect ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Quest for Zhu (2011)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 72 min.
Story: The heartwarming tale of four lively young teens (who just happen to be hamsters) on a questto find the Palace of Zhu, where they believe all their dreams will come true.Join the feisty and lovable Pipsqueak,Mr. Squiggles, Chunk, Num Nums, and ...
Style: fairy tale, humorous, exciting, captivating, light ...
Audience: family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot: friendship, palace, pets, friends, danger, escapades, hamster, good versus evil, magic, talking animal, dog, travel ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Luke and Lucy: The Texas Rangers (2009)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Western
Country: Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Dark City, Texas: the evil and mysterious Jim Parasite terrorizes the city and is plotting to become the biggest and most powerful man in the world. He captures the Texas Rangers, but one of them manages to escape and calls upon Luke and Lucy for ...
Style: semi serious, exciting, humorous, captivating, anime ...
Audience: family outing, kids, preschool
Plot: heroes, master villain, danger, save the world, buddies, rivalry, escapades, disorder, partner, small town, friends, dog ...
Place: texas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Christmas Is Here Again (2007)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story: When the evil Krad steals Santa's toy bag, he crushes the holiday spirit- and over time, the world's children forget all about Christmas. Now, a wide-eyed orphan and her band of friends will embark on the polar adventure of a lifetime, as ...
Style: exciting, feel good, humorous, stylized, christmas special ...
Audience: kids, family outing, preschool
Plot: christmas, orphan, reindeer, holiday, best friend, escapades, young heroes, goofy hero, imaginary, animal life, optimism, heroic mission ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
The Water Babies (1978)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Poland, UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story: This children's fantasy tells the story of a 12-year-old boy who discovers a complex underwater world where young children are held prisoner by an evil shark and an eel.
Style: sad, semi serious, feel good, humorous, independent film ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot: fish, water, ship, boat, literary, polar bear, ocean, orphan, walrus, child in peril, imaginary kingdom, false accusation ...
Time: 19th century, year 1978, 1850s, victorian era
Place: europe, yorkshire, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire (2000)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story: Littlefoot and his pals set off in search of a "stone of cold fire" that fell from the night sky. Since he's the only one who has seen it though, nobody really believes him. Littlefoot's uncle Pterano offers support only because ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, surprise ending, 2d animation
Audience: kids, teens, family outing, preschool
Plot: dinosaur, land before time, family relations, prehistoric animal, violence against women, anti hero, furry, village life, heroic mission, village, parallel world, friends ...
Time: year 2000
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Rango (2011)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Western
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story: When Rango, a lost family pet, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging town of Dirt, the less-than-courageous lizard suddenly finds he stands out. Welcomed as the last hope the town has been waiting for, new Sheriff Rango is forced to play ...
Style: funny, road movie, humorous, witty, spaghetti western ...
Audience: family outing, kids, family friendly, preschool, adult
Plot: desert, chase, friendship, lizard, save the day, identity crisis, cowboy, sheriff, snake, duel, heroic mission, disorder ...
Time: 2010s, year 2011, 19th century
Place: nevada, iran, usa, las vegas
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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The AristoCats (1970)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story: When Madame Adelaide Bonfamille leaves her fortune to Duchess and her children -- Bonfamille's prize family of domesticated house cats -- the butler plots to steal the money and kidnaps the heirs, leaving them out on a country road. All seems ...
Style: fairy tale, entertaining, sweet, feel good, humorous ...
Audience: family outing, kids, family friendly, preschool
Plot: cat, animal life, talking animal, animal, getting home, friendship, social differences, butler, mischievous children, danger, animal protagonist, kitten ...
Time: 1910s, 70s, year 1970, 20th century, edwardian era
Place: paris france, france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
101 Dalmatians 2: Patch's London Adventure (2002)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 74 min.
Story: Being one of 101 takes its toll on Patch, who doesn't feel unique. When he's accidentally left behind on moving day, he meets his idol, Thunderbolt, who enlists him on a publicity campaign.
Style: feel good, touching, humorous, semi serious, surprise ending ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: dalmatian, pets, dog, puppy, kidnapping, rescue, family relations, heroes, friendship, talking dog, disorder, good versus evil ...
Time: year 1962, 60s
Place: england, london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: Ireland, USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story: A bashful bachelor penguin named Hubie, who's partial to a pretty female named Marina. Ancient penguin ritual dictates that males present a pebble to their intended, then mate for life. Hubie finds a spiffy stone, but before he can bestow it on ...
Style: sentimental, cult classic, semi serious, feel good, touching ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot: bird, furry, penguins, meme, bomb squad, friendship, righting the wronged, family relations, moon, friends, animal life, chase ...
Time: 90s
Place: antarctica
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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