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Four Junior Detectives (1992)
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Original name: Ein Fall für TKKG: Drachenauge
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
The four young snoopers Tim, Karl, Kloesschen and Gaby by chance discover a hidden cave near an old castle. In it there's a board that seems to describe the way to a legendary sword. They ask their history teacher Schindler about it. He forbids them further actions, but secretly continues investigations with help of two ruthless criminals. But our young heros don't give up on an adventure so fast...
Style:
suspenseful, lighthearted, campy, nostalgic
Plot:
friendship, treasure hunt, investigation, teamwork, bravery, exploration, criminal conspiracy, school, teenage detective, coming of age, ethical dilemma, teacher, cave, student, castle, sword, boy, girl, group of friends, friend, overalls
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, entertaining, suspense and feel good films with plots about friendship, teamwork, children, coming of age, friends, treasure hunt and small town mostly in Adventure, Family and Action genres. Some movies like Four Junior Detectives: The Secret Society of Souptown (2015), V8 - Start Your Engines (2013), Ghost Ship (1992), Les Galapiats: The Collection (1970), Runaway Smartphone (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The snake crown is stolen (or taken back) from the Knight Templars by the earth worshippers of Crete; the three kids try to retrieve it on behalf of the Knight Templars.
Style:
suspenseful, lighthearted
Audience:
kids
Plot:
friendship, teenager, crown, treasure, child in peril, kidnapping, tourism, friend, boy, children, girl, strong female lead ...
Place:
malta, crete
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
This is the fourth film in The Sugar Creek Gang series. The gang races through the swamp only to stumble upon previously unexplored territory that leads them right into the middle of a mystery. As if the puzzling new discoveries aren't enough, ...
Style:
lighthearted, inspirational, period piece, independent film
Plot:
friendship, children, secret hideout, cemetery, cave, small town, teamwork, secrets, childhood, christian, faith based, swamp ...
Time:
1950s
Similarity:
92%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Estonia, Finland
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Four children - Mari, Sadu, Olav and Anton form a secret society to play hide-and seek games invented by Mari's grandfather, a professor at the university. When the city is attacked by a mysterious poison which turns adults into children our ...
Style:
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Audience:
family friendly, family outing
Plot:
children, friendship, teamwork, save the day, virus, rescue mission, adult as child, mission, group of friends, friends, quest, bravery ...
Place:
estonia
Similarity:
89%
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Agatha Armstrong and her trusty sidekick Mrs. Mac were once the world’s most daring adventurers. But when her son Ant came along, everything quickly changed and her devil-may-care ways took a backseat to being over-protective and terrified of ...
Style:
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Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
treasure hunt, teacher, motherhood, adventure hero, treasure hunter, lost treasure, hidden treasure, treasure, adventurer, teamwork, family drama, protective parent ...
Similarity:
89%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Four very unequal children at the age of 6 until 11 are chosen to become the new soap box racing team to compete at the secret "Castle", where all the world champions of racing have participated, when they were kids. A selective group of ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, exciting, inspirational ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, pre-teens
Plot:
friendship, coming of age, friends, parents and children, ambition, rivalry, contests and competitions, disorder, chases and races, youth, underdog, children ...
Time:
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Place:
germany, europe
Similarity:
88%
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The Goonies have got nothing on these adventure seeking kids! When a group of teens stumble across a mysterious treasure map, the search is on to find a lost pirate ship that's filled with treasure. Though they soon discover a secret desert ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, psychotronic
Plot:
treasure map, pirate ship, treasure hunt, hidden treasure, friendship, teamwork, exploration, survival, underground, coming of age, sea, quest ...
Similarity:
87%
Genre: Family, Adventure
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Three friends find a treasure map from the mysterious 'White Falcons', a juvenile gang whose leader disappeared ten years before.
Style:
semi serious, feel good, entertaining, captivating
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
friendship, treasure hunt, treasure map, children, treasure, child protagonist, girlfriend, treasure hunter, group of friends, adventurer, hidden treasure, escapades ...
Time:
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Similarity:
85%
Genre: Adventure
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 240 min.
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Les Galapiats is a French-Belgian-Swiss-Canadian television series, composed of eight episodes lasting 26 minutes each, directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit broadcast in 1970 on the second channel of the ORTF and December 1969 in the RTB, Belgium.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, atmospheric, detective, intercultural ...
Plot:
teenager, treasure hunt, exploration, danger, macabre, investigation, summer camp, courage, coming of age, teamwork, friendship, castle ...
Time:
70s
Place:
belgium
Similarity:
84%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Family
Country: Bulgaria
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
High school classmates Marko and Angelina and Marko's younger cousin Filip are trying to collect money in various ways for medical treatment of Angelina's little brother. However, Angelina's father, who is a weak-willed drunk, gambles ...
Style:
suspense, light hearted
Audience:
family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
time travel, travel, treasure hunt, rescue, friendship, teamwork, hopes, heroism, desperation, danger, courage, coming of age ...
Similarity:
84%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Ida wants to perform with her class at the annual Forest Day to campaign for the protection of the local forest. Even Helene is there, as she hopes to use the footage of the performance to build up her influencer channel. What nobody knows is that ...
Style:
lighthearted, feel good, whimsical
Plot:
friendship, children, school, high school life, forest, coming of age, talking animal, heartwarming, families, first love, community, conservation ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Gabe and Kylie hunt for lost pirate treasure, hoping to bring tourists to their sleepy Florida town — and save Gabe’s mom’s diner. When they find a precious sapphire, they’re helped by R.A.D.A.R., a clever dog who’s actually a robot! But ...
Style:
feel good, light, exciting, captivating, entertaining ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
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Place:
florida
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, captivating, touching
Plot:
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Place:
germany
Similarity:
82%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Germany
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Four teenage sleuths solve a case regarding abducted children and teenagers and a mind machine.
Style:
tense, captivating
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
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Similarity:
82%
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Friends Franzi, Marieave and Kim planned to spend the summer rehearsing for a Peter Pan play, but when strange things start to happen at the theatre they take on the role of investigators.
Style:
light, captivating, entertaining, detective
Plot:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens, family outing, family friendly
Plot:
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Country: Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Family
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
81%
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Country: Germany
Duration: 107 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:
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Country: Germany
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
kids
Plot:
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Time:
2010s
Place:
netherlands
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, light, captivating, entertaining, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
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las vegas
Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
entertaining, captivating, feel good
Audience:
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Plot:
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Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, entertaining, captivating, light hearted, feel good ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Genre: Adventure, Family
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Duration: 109 min.
Story:
After a high school senior working on his pilot’s license rescues a dog named Oreo, he finds out his mom is a CIA agent who’s been captured. He teams up with Oreo and a new friend to find his mother and uncover double agents inside the CIA.
Style:
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Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
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Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
satirical, captivating, entertaining, semi serious
Audience:
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Plot:
teenage detective, amateur sleuth, private investigation, kidnapping, adolescence, friendship, contamination, friends, who done it, crime investigation, sleuth, teenage protagonist ...
Similarity:
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Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
sincere, captivating, entertaining
Audience:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
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Style:
entertaining, captivating
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
78%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
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Time:
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Place:
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