Movies like The Littlest Angel
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The Littlest Angel (1969)
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Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Adapted from the book by Charles Tazewell. Michael, a shepherd boy living in Biblical times, finds himself transported to Heaven on his eighth birthday. Michael doesn't fully understand where he is, or why he's there. A guardian angel named Patience is given the task of showing Michael the joys of Heaven and helping him find his place in the Hereafter.
Style:
touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, offbeat
Audience:
family outing, preschoolers
Plot:
christmas, holiday, supernatural, youth, afterlife, god, heaven, heroes, wish come true, miraculous event, misfit, orphan, family relations, destiny, love and romance, ancient history, custody, animal life, supernatural romance, disorder, death in the family, hopes, young heroes, religions or cults, angel ...
Time:
1st century b.c.
Place:
jerusalem
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Most similar movies to The Littlest Angel
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out semi serious, humorous, feel good and touching films with plots about family relations, youth, hopes, disorder, christmas, heroes and christmas movie mostly in Family, Fantasy and Comedy genres. Some movies like The Littlest Angel: Charley and the Angel (1973), A Mom for Christmas (1990), Christmas Do-Over (2006), Prancer Returns (2001), Quigley (2003). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Charley is a workaholic family man that finds out from an angel that his "number's up" and he will be dying soon so he tries to change his ways and be a better husband and father with the time he has left.
Style:
semi serious, feel good, sentimental, touching, humorous ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
disney, afterlife, redemption, youth, family relations, guardian angel, couples, hopes, love and romance, human spirit, unfulfillment, gangsters ...
Time:
1930s
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The story revolves around 11-year-old Jessica (Juliet Sorcey), whose mother died when she was three years old. Her father Jim (Doug Sheehan) is a workaholic with little time for his daughter. Just before the Christmas holiday season, Jessica wins a ...
Style:
romantic, semi serious, touching, humorous, offbeat
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
christmas, family relations, single parent, parents and children, miraculous event, youth, winter, holiday, shoplifter, father daughter relationship, beauty, department store ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
94%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A ne'er do well father and ex-husband who always raced his way through the holidays is forced to relive Christmas Day time and again until he gets it right in this family oriented fantasy comedy starring Jay Mohr. It's Christmas time once ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, feel good, touching, offbeat
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
time loop, christmas, holiday, disorder, family relations, couples, love and romance, hopes, obnoxious boss, time, time travel, divorce ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
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, touching, humorous, feel good
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
christmas, youth, santa claus, mischievous children, reindeer, young heroes, fish out of water, child as adult, mistaken identity, orphan, disorder, parents and children ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
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541
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
William Byron Hillman's family comedy Quigley stars Gary Busey as a cold-hearted billionaire. Early in the film he dies. After dying, he learns that he will only get into heaven if he learns lessons about compassion and selflessness. In order ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, offbeat
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens, preschoolers
Plot:
reincarnation, redemption, hidden identity, disorder, family life, family relations, supernatural, custody, uninhibited rivalry, impossible love, supernatural romance, love and romance ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
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The Secret of Moonacre similar movies
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A stressed out lawyer and mother of three gets her yuletide wish when she wishes to see what her life would be like if she had chosen to pursue her career in Law rather than marrying and becoming a working mother.
Style:
light, humorous, feel good, sincere, touching ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
christmas, wish come true, road not taken, dull life, hopes, unfulfillment, starting over, escapades, society, holiday, youth, adaptation ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Ryan is a teenager who lacks the ability to speak. One day, Ryan falls off a bridge and he finds himself transported to a strange fantasy world where he encounters his Grandpa Randolph (Armin Mueller-Stahl) and a pretty girl named Melanie (Hayden ...
Style:
touching, semi serious, sad
Audience:
girls' night, kids
Plot:
youth, afterlife, teenage life, friendship, self discovery, young heroes, grandparent grandchild relationship, introspection, adolescence vs adulthood, destiny, road not taken, hopes ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
Genre: Family, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A Carol Christmas follows the basic plot of "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, but the story has been modernized. The traditional "Scrooge" character is a talk show host named Carol.
Style:
feel good, semi serious, humorous, sweet, light
Audience:
family outing, girls' night
Plot:
christmas, family relations, disorder, road not taken, starting over, holiday, hopes, hollywood, friends, talk show host, female protagonist, christmas eve ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
beverly hills
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
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Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
A boy is given a ring by an old witch, he uses the ring to bring upon a magic Christmas that grants him 3 wishes.
Style:
humorous, psychotronic, offbeat
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
christmas, imaginary kingdom, supernatural, youth, escapades, wish come true, thanksgiving, curses spells and rituals, wizards and magicians, hopes, disorder, family relations ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: Romania, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
While on location in a spooky Italian villa with his Hollywood big-shot mom and her dorky boyfriend, twelve-year-old Kevin befriends a Renaissance-era girl ghost who helps him cause unrest on the set.
Style:
sentimental, feel good, humorous, semi serious
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
ghost, youth, childhood love, children, friendship, parents and children, misfit, young heroes, supernatural, mischievous children, hopes, friends ...
Place:
italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
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Movies similar to Touched by an Angel
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Mrs Merkle (or Mrs. Miracle as she is know by some) finds herself in a toy department of a department store that is having all kinds of financial problems, but leave it to this kind lady as she will get the Christmas spirit flowing very freely at ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, semi serious, captivating, light ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
christmas, department store, winter, parents and children, miraculous event, family relations, holiday, hopes, society, supernatural, couples, friendship ...
Place:
new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
733
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, miraculous event, wish come true, magic, superhero, youth, heroes, family relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A mysterious talking cat uses its powers of communication to enrich the lives of two different families, and bring them together.
Style:
humorous, light, feel good, captivating, semi serious ...
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
cat, single parent, family relations, disorder, pets, parents and children, youth, supernatural, stupid kid, brother sister relationship, animals, friends ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
Genre: Family, Fantasy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
On Christmas Eve, a little girl named Marie falls asleep and dreams herself into a fantastic world in which her toys become larger than life. She meets up with the Nutcracker Prince who takes her on a journey to his kingdom and defends her from the ...
Style:
fairy tale, semi serious, feel good, humorous, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
christmas, ballet, rescue, young heroes, family relations, imaginary kingdom, curses spells and rituals, escapades, disorder, youth, theater, holiday ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A bullied young boy befriends a flying, talking moose that crashed through his ceiling after a test-flight with Santa went terribly awry in this holiday film for the whole family. But later, just as Mr. Moose and Beril strike up a friendship, the ...
Style:
semi serious, sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous
Audience:
family outing, preschoolers, kids
Plot:
christmas, family relations, friendship, heroes, youth, escapades, santa claus, children, animal life, new year, hunter, winter ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany, europe, bavaria
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
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The Thirteenth Year similar movies
585
Genre: Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Broadway musical adaptation of the fabled children's story.
Style:
captivating, exciting, semi serious, feel good, humorous
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
pirate, young heroes, adventurer, good versus evil, heroes, adolescence vs adulthood, imaginary kingdom, friends, youth, rivalry, escapades, broadway ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When Santa sets off on his Christmas duties a day early, crashes into the Fox family's house, ends up with amnesia and loses his magic sack of presents, he needs help! But the Fox family are a modern and broken family. Can they help him? The ...
Style:
feel good, semi serious, sincere, funny, light ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
christmas, santa claus, memory loss, save the day, family relations, family life, parents and children, wish come true, saving christmas, youth, amnesia, heroes ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
wisconsin
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Germany, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A youngster living in a stately home discovers the magical garden Mary, Colin & Dickon stumbled across years before - but faces a battle with the housekeeper over whether to nurture it.
Style:
sentimental, feel good, atmospheric, serious
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
youth, orphan, friendship, young heroes, obsessive quest, save the day, destiny, escapades, estate, child's point of view, secret, child ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
europe, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A wealthy and successful career woman gets a second chance in life when a magical wish transports her back in time eight years to when she walked away from her fiance to lead a business life in New York.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, feel good, touching, offbeat ...
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
christmas, time travel, wish come true, self discovery, redemption, one more chance, road not taken, love and romance, couples, family life, holiday, hopes ...
Time:
year 1996
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A girl steals a weather machine from Santa Claus, to make a snow day. The machine breaks, and causes an out of control snowstorm.
Style:
humorous, feel good, semi serious
Audience:
family outing, kids, preschoolers
Plot:
christmas, youth, disney, mischievous children, best friends, wish come true, santa claus, holiday, disorder, hopes, supernatural, friends ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, UK, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A Psammead is 'It', an ancient, irritable, ugly sand fairy, which five children find one day in a gravel pit. As a reward for finding him, It grants the children one wish a day, the results of which will last until sunset.
Style:
feel good, humorous, entertaining, semi serious, gothic ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
youth, wish fulfillment, young heroes, mischievous children, heroes, disorder, fish out of water, parents and children, rivalry, supernatural, misfit, good versus evil ...
Time:
year 1917, 1910s
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
Genre: Fantasy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A modern adaptation of the classic children's story 'Alice through the Looking Glass', which continued on from the popular 'Alice in Wonderland' story. This time Alice is played by the mother, who falls asleep while reading ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, feel good, offbeat
Audience:
pre-teens, kids, family outing
Plot:
alternate dimension, fantasy world, wonderland, beauty, youth, rivalry, escapades, hopes, young heroes, mischievous children, friends, family relations ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
TV show
Story:
A female dentist is cast into limbo after her death in an accident and is given the assignment to act as the Tooth Fairy as her action to be admitted into heaven.
Style:
feel good, semi serious, touching, humorous, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
afterlife, youth, dentist, hopes, supernatural, family life, friendship, legends and myths, young heroes, heroes, family relations, childhood ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Nick's plan to let fate bring his wife to him must be altered because he must replace his father as Santa Claus on December 26. Ernst, the right-hand man to several generations of Santas, generates a list of potential mates. Nick dutifully sets ...
Style:
semi serious, touching, feel good, humorous
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
christmas, santa claus, hidden identity, looking for love, road not taken, family problems, couples, love affair, family life, fall in love, parents and children, holiday ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
“A Christmas Tree Miracle” is a warm-hearted tale that reminds us that in the holiday season, the best gifts in life are the simple ones, and that miracles do happen, if you believe.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, uplifting, touching, sentimental
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
christmas, miraculous event, family life, life turned upside down, disorder, family relations, hopes, mysterious character, family problems, saving christmas, christmas spirit, christmas party ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
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Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A cynical youth whose mother is about to lose her job right before the holidays is visited by a magical Christmas spirit.
Style:
humorous, captivating, light, feel good, touching
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
christmas, family life, family relations, youth, parents and children, unemployment, supernatural, friendship, miraculous event, stupid kid, dog, teenage life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Genre: Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Feature-length, live-action musical version of the classic fairy tale by Charles Perrault.
Style:
fairy tale, semi serious, feel good, humorous, stylized
Audience:
kids, preschoolers, family outing, date night
Plot:
sleeping, queen, king, princess, curse, magic, elf, good versus evil, hopes, youth, escapades, heroes ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Dog's ghost returns to help boy win a custody battle, fight bullies and find his loving but shy step-dad a nice girlfriend.
Style:
semi serious, exciting, sentimental, touching, feel good ...
Audience:
preschoolers, family outing
Plot:
dog, youth, family relations, rescue, heroes, ghost, supernatural ability, blind ambition, disorder, animal life, friends, wizards and magicians ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When Puppy Paws (the fun-loving son of Santa Paws) gets bored, he finds Budderball on Santa's naughty list and figures he's just the dog to show him how to be an ordinary pup. When the magical Christmas Icicle starts to melt however, and ...
Style:
feel good, fairy tale, sweet, light, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschoolers
Plot:
dog, christmas, santa claus, save the day, holiday, hopes, owner dog relationship, disney, pets, happy ending, christmas present, animals ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
As an 11-year-old boy struggles to cope with a disability, he finds a pony who gives birth to a unicorn which he takes care of.
Style:
semi serious
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
unicorn, horse, youth, hopes, disability, animal life, family relations, misfit, heroes, escapades, young heroes, family life ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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