Movies like Rascal

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Rascal (1969)
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Rascal (1969)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A comedy filled with tenderness as a baby raccoon snuggles his way into the life of a lonely boy. He becomes the boy's only companion during his father's frequent absences. Because of Rascal, both father and son realize their responsibility to each other
Style: sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious
Audience: family outing, pre-teens
Plot: youth, family relations, nature, camp, camping, camping trip, animal, school, friendship, friends, misfit, pets, parents and children, family life, adoption, best friend, getting home, animal life, mischievous children, disorder, child as adult, fish out of water, child in peril, young heroes, raccoon ...
Time: year 1969, 60s
Place: wisconsin

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Most similar movies to Rascal

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out touching, feel good, semi serious and humorous films with plots about youth, family relations, friends, friendship, family life, pets and dog mostly in Family, Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like Rascal: Owd Bob (1998), Big Red (1962), Where the Red Fern Grows (1974), Benji: Off the Leash! (2004), Follow Me, Boys! (1966). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Owd Bob (1998)
Genre: Family, Drama
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Recently orphaned David must move to the Isle of Man to live with his grandfather, Adam, who's a sheep farmer. Both long for the end of the summer, having nothing in common but their love for dogs, notably Adam's precious champion ...
Style: serious, realistic, touching, independent film
Audience: pre-teens, family outing
Plot: dog, youth, german shepherd, animal, orphan, farmer, friends, family relations, animal life, disorder, farm, family problems ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: ireland, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Big Red (1962)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Wealthy sportsman James Haggin (Walter Pidgeon) lives on a Quebec estate called Wintapi. Émile Fornet (Émile Genest), handler of Haggin's hunting dogs, and Émile's wife Therese (Janette Bertrand), Haggin's cook and housekeeper, ...
Style: serious, touching, sentimental, feel good
Audience: family outing
Plot: dog, animal, animal life, youth, camping, camping trip, canine, nature, puppy love, countryside, camp, orphan ...
Time: 60s
Place: canada, quebec
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Where the Red Fern Grows (1974)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Where the Red Fern Grows is the heartwarming and adventurous tale for all ages about a young boy and his quest for his own red-bone hound hunting dogs.
Style: sad, depressing, emotional, epic, tear jerker ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens, teen drama, adult
Plot: dog, youth, great depression, childhood, camping, camp, soul searching, animal, camping trip, canine, coming of age, friendship ...
Time: 1900s, 1930s, 20th century
Place: oklahoma, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog (1961)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: In Scotland 1865, An old shepherd and his little Skye terrier go to Edinburgh. But when the shepherd dies of pneumonia, the dog remains faithful to his master, refuses to be adopted by anyone, and takes to sleeping on his master's grave in the ...
Style: serious, realistic, touching, anthology
Audience: kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot: dog, animal, animal life, youth, real life, puppy love, furry, friends, family relations, friendship, dealing with death, pets ...
Time: victorian era, year 1961, 19th century
Place: scotland, edinburgh scotland
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Benji: Off the Leash! (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Benji and his friends try to save his mother from a puppy mill.
Style: touching, sentimental, feel good, humorous, semi serious
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: dog, youth, friendship, odd couple, young heroes, against the odds, rescue, pets, mischievous children, parents and children, adoption, fish out of water ...
Time: 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Follow Me, Boys! (1966)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story: Lem Siddons is part of a traveling band who has a dream of becoming a lawyer. Deciding to settle down, he finds a job as a stockboy in the general store of a small town. Trying to fit in, he volunteers to become scoutmaster of the newly formed Troop ...
Style: retro, realistic, semi serious, humorous, feel good ...
Audience: teens, family outing
Plot: boy scout, scout, youth, camping, small town, camp, nature, camping trip, boy strangling, childhood, world war two, family relations ...
Time: year 1966, 1930s
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Wonder (2017)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA, Hong Kong, Canada
Duration: 113 min.
Story: The story of August Pullman – a boy with facial differences – who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.
Style: inspirational, uplifting, touching, sincere, thought provoking ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, family friendly
Plot: bullying, child, school, middle school, friendship, happy ending, father son relationship, deformity, family relations, fight, hospital, science teacher ...
Time: 2010s, year 2017, 21st century
Place: coney island brooklyn new york city, new york, manhattan new york city, pennsylvania
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Chestnut: Hero of Central Park (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Ray and Sal, two orphaned sisters, adopt and hide a Great Dane puppy from their two adopted parents living in a luxury downtown New York apartment that expressely forbids dogs.
Style: humorous, semi serious, touching
Audience: pre-teens, kids, family outing
Plot: dog, youth, human animal relationship, pets, mischievous children, family life, disorder, parents and children, reincarnation, animal, animal lover, adoption ...
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Where the Red Fern Grows (2003)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Set in the Ozark Mountains during the Great Depression, Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for 2 years to achieve his dream of buying two coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in God as he faces overwhelming challenges in adventure ...
Style: semi serious, touching, feel good, gothic, sad ...
Audience: kids, family outing, chick flick, pre-teens
Plot: hound dog, friendship, dog, follow your dream, family relations, contests and competitions, animal, hunting, wilderness, american history, canine, animal lover ...
Time: 1930s
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
The 12 Dogs of Christmas (2005)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: This holiday tale has all the elements of a classic heartwarmer--cuddly dogs, small town spirit, and even a full-fledged Christmas pageant. Set during the meager years of the Great Depression, 12 DOGS OF CHRISTMAS follows the story of Emma, a ...
Style: feel good, humorous, light, sentimental, touching
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens, preschool
Plot: christmas, holiday, dog, animal life, lifestyle, pets, youth, school, love, adaptation, destiny, happy ending ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century, year 1931
Place: usa, pennsylvania, pittsburgh
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Andre (1994)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: The true story of how a marine seal named Andre befriended a little girl and her family, circa 1962.
Style: sentimental, touching, sad, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: coming of age, childhood, animal, seal the animal, heartwarming, friendship, youth, small town, water, wildlife, magic, human animal friendship ...
Time: year 1994, year 1962, 90s, 60s
Place: maine, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Shiloh (1996)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: An abused beagle runs away from his owner. On the road, he meets young Marty Preston and follows him home. The boy immediately forms a bond with the dog and names him Shiloh. His stern father won't let him keep the dog because it belongs to ...
Style: sweet, touching, emotional, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, family friendly, family outing, teen drama
Plot: dog, animal rescue, pets, youth, animal, greed, destiny, hopes, friendship, heroes, disorder, family relations ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
The Biscuit Eater (1972)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Nothing warms the heart like the story of a boy and his dog. Lonnie (Johnny Whitaker) and Text (George Spell) are two friends determined, against all odds, to turn a misfit hound into a hero. Tennessee farmer and dog trainer Harve McNeil (Earl ...
Style: semi serious, touching, feel good, humorous
Audience: family outing
Plot: dog, youth, animal, friendship, pets, canine, boy and dog, family relations, interracial relations, power relations, disorder, friends ...
Time: year 1972, 70s, 1940s
Place: tennessee, usa, georgia
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Winky's Horse (2005)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Netherlands, Belgium
Duration: 95 min.
Story: There is only one thing Winky wants: a horse, a real horse to ride. But horses are expensive. Fortunately it is the season of Sinterklaas; Winky just asks Sinterklaas for a horse. Than everything will work out alright. Or will it?
Style: semi serious, feel good, realistic, humorous, touching
Audience: family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot: horse, santa claus, shopping mall, family life, fish out of water, family relations, disorder, friends, youth, hopes, young heroes, misfit ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, holland, netherlands
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Salt Water Moose (1996)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story: When Bobby and his Mom move from Toronto, away from his dad and his baseball team, to a small town in Nova Scotia, he's picked on by all the local kids, except for Jo. And Jo has also befriended a lonely male moose who lives on an island, and ...
Style: semi serious, independent film
Audience: pre-teens, family outing, kids
Plot: 007, family relations, single father, moose, bullying, father figure, single mother, animal life, friends, disorder, parents and children, island ...
Time: 90s
Place: nova scotia, canada, canada, nova scotia
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Hounded (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A teenager ends up being hounded by a well-groomed and seemingly cute and tiny dog that actually turns out to be a nightmare of a beast.
Style: semi serious, feel good, humorous, realistic
Audience: family outing, pre-teens, teens, kids
Plot: dog, teenage boy, mischievous children, teenage life, eccentric family, nothing goes right, young heroes, family life, pets, rivalry, youth, disorder ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Miracle Dogs Too (2006)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Zack, a young boy, finds two cocker spaniels caged in the woods and takes them home. The animals, Sissy and Buddy, have magical healing powers that change the people of a small town.
Style: sentimental, serious, feel good, touching
Audience: family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot: dog, small town, family relations, miraculous event, parents and children, hopes, animal life, young heroes, human spirit, pets, magic, youth ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season (1999)
Genre: Drama, Family, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: After young Marty Peterson rescued Shiloh from his abusive owner, Judd Travers, he thought his troubles were over. But when Judd starts threatening to take "his" dog back, Marty is afraid of losing the best friend he's ever had. Even ...
Style: semi serious, feel good, humorous, touching
Audience: kids, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing
Plot: dog, youth, animal, rescue, boy and dog, childhood, family relations, redemption, boy, heartwarming, animal actor, animal life ...
Time: year 1999, 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Miracle Dogs (2003)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: The family friendly animal movie Miracle Dogs concerns a boy who befriends a three-legged dog. Soon his relationship with the canine deepens to the point that the boy is attempting to find new homes for a variety of homeless animals.
Style: serious, feel good, touching, cute
Audience: family outing, pre-teens
Plot: dog, against the odds, young heroes, human spirit, optimism, friendship, terminal illness, hopes, miraculous event, heroes, pets, cancer ...
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Prancer Returns (2001)
Genre: Family, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: This holiday-themed children's film offers a unique take on the legend of Santa Claus and his tiny reindeer. In this movie, a young boy finds a deer in the forest he is sure is Santa's beloved Prancer. Determined to return the creature to ...
Style: semi serious, feel good, humorous, touching
Audience: kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot: christmas, santa claus, youth, mischievous children, reindeer, young heroes, child as adult, mistaken identity, fish out of water, disorder, danger, orphan ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Charlie: A Toy Story (2012)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Get ready for a hilarious fun-filled adventure as 10 year old Caden and his best friend, Charlie, a golden retriever, set out on a wild escapade around town thwarting the evil plans of the bumbling town bullies who are out to break into Caden's ...
Style: humorous, captivating, light, entertaining, feel good ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: save the day, friendship, escapades, parents and children, family relations, small town, youth, attempted robbery, burglar, boy and dog, home alone, nothing goes right ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Adventures of Bailey: Christmas Hero (2012)
Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: It's "Christmas time" at the Baker household, and Bailey is at it again. Worried that he will not get any presents from Santa because he's been a bad doggie, Bailey learns about a mysterious Native American Indian called the ...
Style: humorous, touching, semi serious, sentimental, feel good ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: christmas, dog, family life, friendship, family relations, getting home, siblings relations, hopes, on the road, youth, animal, wish come true ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Isabelle Dances Into the Spotlight (2014)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Isabelle is an inspired dancer, but when her sister and a classmate make her doubt herself, she's motivated by a ballerina to find her own way to shine. Stars Erin Pitt & Grace Davidson.
Style: semi serious, humorous, sentimental, feel good, realistic
Audience: family outing, pre-teens
Plot: ballet, american girl, follow your dream, dancer's life, friendship, dance school, youth, family relations, child, dancing, artists and showbiz, friends ...
Time: 21st century
Place: washington d.c., usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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When Zachary Beaver Came to Town (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Zachary Beaver, a sideshow attraction also known as the world's fattest boy, arrives in the sleepy town of Granger, Texas.
Style: feel good, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, touching
Audience: family outing
Plot: youth, friendship, best friend, friendship between boys, teenage life, self discovery, mischievous children, family relations, parents and children, starting over, young heroes, fat boy ...
Place: texas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Thomasina is the pet cat of Mary McDhui, the daughter of Scottish veterinarian Andrew McDhui. When Thomasina falls ill, McDhui declares that the pet should be put down. But when Mary and her father try to bury the cat, Lori MacGregor (Susan ...
Style: talky, atmospheric, touching, feel good, semi serious ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: cat, afterlife, pets, dealing with death, animal, happy ending, storytelling, family life, terminal illness, witch, youth, friendship ...
Time: year 1963, 1910s, year 1912
Place: scotland, europe, britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Josh is off to his first year of college and buddy has stayed behind with joshs little sister andrea and the rest of the family. Adrea attempting to fit in with her jr. High classmates decides to join the baseball team and along the way discovers ...
Style: feel good, humorous, semi serious, light
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens, preschool
Plot: dog, golden retriever, baseball, pets, youth, sport team, underdog, contests and competitions, hopes, friendship, family relations, disorder ...
Time: 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure (2009)
Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Aussie, a lovable Australian mutt, embarks on a mission to return his young owner's missing Teddy Bear.
Style: semi serious, sincere, humorous, captivating
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: dog, friendship, talking dog, rescue, heroes, getting home, family relations, youth, danger, mischievous children, young heroes, pets ...
Time: 21st century
Place: san francisco, australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Saving Shiloh (2006)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: In this third movie about Shiloh, Judd Travers is accused of killing a man he once fought in a bar. Everyone in the town consider Judd to be guilty except Marty Preston, but even him has some doubts. Trying to clear Judd's name Marty and his ...
Style: serious, captivating, sincere, touching, saga
Audience: family outing, family friendly, pre-teens
Plot: dog, youth, mischievous children, friendship, rescue, best friend, pets, family life, animal actor, small town, child, teenage girl ...
Time: year 2006
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Mr. Christmas (2004)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 56 min.
Story: A young father struggling to make ends meet on a Depression-era salary can't afford to buy his 5-year-old daughter what she's expecting Santa Claus to bring her for Christmas. The surprise, uplifting ending is guaranteed to put even the ...
Style: semi serious, feel good, humorous, realistic, touching
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: christmas, youth, road not taken, boss and employee, hopes, redemption, obnoxious boss, ghost, disorder, family relations, family life, parents and children ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Napoleon and Samantha (1972)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Two young children, who, rather than part with an old pet lion who was once a circus performer, go on a perilous mountain trek to stay with a recluse friend.
Style: feel good, touching, emotional, semi serious
Audience: pre-teens, family outing, kids
Plot: aging, youth, animal, runaway, motorcycle, camp, camping trip, camping, child, grief, wildlife, family relations ...
Time: year 1972, 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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