Movies like Heidi 2005
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Heidi (2005)
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Swiss girl Adelheid 'Heidi' is orphaned young. Aunt Detie brings her to grandpa Alp and his wife, who live isolated in the Alps since his murder charge. Heidi soon takes to the wild country, especially accompanying young goatherd Peter. Grandpa refuses to send her to school in the city, but aunt Detie returns and forces him to give in. She's sent to a posh lady in Frankfurt, where she'll be a companion for crippled daughter Clara after school hours.
Style:
touching, realistic, serious
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
grandfather granddaughter relationship, mountain, youth, village life, goat, family relations, village, family life, escapades, misfit, orphan, isolation, mischievous children, power relations, physical disability, girl, past, society, young heroes, teaching the ways of the world, snow, illness, pastor, servant, train travel ...
Time:
1880s, 19th century
Place:
swiss alps, switzerland, alps, germany, europe
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 99 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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100%
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Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, america, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, sincere, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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touching, feel good, realistic, serious, uplifting ...
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Plot:
family problems, ballet, hopes, dancing, against the odds, follow your dream, youth, orphan, siblings relations, family relations, dance, talent ...
Time:
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Place:
london, europe, prague
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100%
197
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Austria
Duration: 95 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: Drama, Family
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 97 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Germany, Switzerland, France
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
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Country: UK
Duration: 360 min.
TV show
Story:
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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%
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Country: USA, France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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541
Genre: Family, Drama
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
67%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Canada, West Germany, USA
Duration: 100 min.
TV show
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Sweden
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Country: UK, Canada, Germany
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
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Place:
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22%
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Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, realistic, sincere, touching, serious ...
Audience:
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Plot:
orphan, children, family relations, friendship, hopes, friends, destiny, human nature, coming of age, girl, teenage girl, shepherd ...
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Place:
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20%
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Country: USA
Duration: 104 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: Drama, Family
Country: Sweden
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, touching, realistic, feel good, sincere ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, touching, suspenseful, captivating
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, feel good, humorous, touching
Audience:
kids, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, sentimental, touching, emotional ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Country: Canada
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
juvenile, independent film, touching, feel good, sentimental ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, girls' night, teens
Plot:
christmas, boy, prairie, coming of age, past, school, family relations, boarding school, orphan, family life, power relations, youth ...
Time:
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Place:
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Country: Netherlands, Belgium
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, feel good, realistic, touching, humorous
Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Place:
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579
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 210 min.
TV show
Story:
TV miniseries adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel.
Style:
serious, realistic, uplifting, feel good, touching
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
estate, friendship, youth, children, mysterious stranger, neglected child, fox, garden, haunted by the past, transformation, winter, gardener ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
18%
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