Movies like The First of May

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The First of May (1999)
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The First of May (1999)
Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Cory (Dan Byrd) is a foster child nobody wants. Carlotta (Academy Award-nominee Julie Harris) is an elderly woman the world has forgotten. Together, they find friendship and family when they join a traveling circus. Also features Mickey Rooney and Joe DiMaggio, in his last screen appearance.
Style: independent film, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious
Audience: family outing, kids, pre-teens, preschool
Plot: circus, youth, clown, boarding school life, baseball, retirement home, foster parent, heroes, friendship, friends, miraculous event, orphan, family relations, family life, chase, boarding school, sport team, starting over, social relations, nursing, hopes, mysterious character, young heroes, retirement home life, power relations ...
Time: 90s
Keyword: preschoolers

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out semi serious, feel good, touching and humorous films with plots about youth, friends, hopes, family relations, friendship, family life and rivalry mostly in Family, Drama and Sport genres. Some movies like The First of May: Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch (2002), The Sandlot: Heading Home (2007), Going to the Mat (2004), Heidi (1968), Miracle Dogs Too (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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
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95%
The Sandlot: Heading Home (2007)
Genre: Family, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A successful professional baseball player gets his ego in check via an unreality check when he travels back in time to his boyhood sandlot ball-playing days.
Style: feel good, semi serious, humorous, saga
Audience: family outing, pre-teens, kids, teens
Plot: baseball, youth, friendship, sport team, partner, friends, buddies, hopes, athlete and trainer, underdog, ambition, rivalry ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
92%
Going to the Mat (2004)
Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Jace Newfield has a problem. Besides being blind and being the new kid at school, his problem is that the kids at his new school thinks he's a jerk. Jace has to find a way to be accepted into his new school. Joining the wrestling team just ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, feel good, humorous
Audience: family outing, teens, kids
Plot: blindness, disability, blind character, high school, sport team, friendship, teenage life, human spirit, follow your dream, teenage love, athlete and trainer, youth ...
Time: 21st century
Place: utah, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
92%
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Heidi (1968)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: West Germany, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Heidi is an orphaned girl initially raised by her aunt Dete in Maienfeld, Switzerland. In order to get a job in Frankfurt, Dete brings 5-year-old Heidi to her grandfather, who has been at odds with the villagers for years and lives in seclusion on ...
Style: uplifting, serious, realistic, touching, sentimental ...
Audience: family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot: orphan, mountain, family relations, youth, physical disability, girl, basement, adoption, governess, friendship, disability, friends ...
Time: 19th century
Place: switzerland, alps, swiss alps, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
91%
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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 ⇓
91%
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Tiger Town (1983)
Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Alex believed in his baseball hero Billy Young. When Billy's performance struggled, Alex's friends began to doubt Alex; and Billy began to doubt himself. Alex wants to prove to his friends, to Billy, and to himself that believing in ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, exciting, uplifting, feel good ...
Audience: pre-teens, family outing, kids
Plot: baseball, family relations, power relations, sport team, family life, hopes, underdog, athlete and trainer, ambition, athlete's life, aging, rivalry ...
Time: 80s
Place: detroit, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
90%
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 ⇓
90%
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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 ⇓
89%
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Home Run Showdown (2012)
Genre: Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Two little league teams take on their coaches' sibling rivalry, and end up doing battle in a place the baseball world never expected: in the outfield of the Home Run Derby.
Style: semi serious, humorous, touching, feel good, realistic ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: baseball, youth, young heroes, ambition, family relations, contests and competitions, rivalry, parents and children, teenage life, coming of age, sport team, underdog ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
89%
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Safe at Home! (1962)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: A Florida boy (Bryan Russell) tells his Little League buddies that his father knows two New York Yankees (Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris).
Style: uplifting, semi serious, realistic, touching, humorous ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: baseball, youth, new york yankees, coach, sport team, partner, parents and children, against the odds, school, teenage life, cons and scams, power relations ...
Time: 60s
Place: new york, florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
88%
The Winning Season (2004)
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: THE WINNING SEASON tells the story of a legendary baseball player's struggle to choose between the love of his life and his love of the game. In the film, 12 year-old baseball fanatic Joe Soshack finds a mint condition Honus Wagner baseball ...
Style: semi serious, feel good, touching
Audience: family outing
Plot: time travel, follow your dream, baseball, family life, changing the past or future, hopes, boy, youth, friends, private vs public, power relations, athlete's life ...
Time: 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
86%
Miracle in Lane 2 (2000)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Young tween Justin Yoder, who's known for his outgoing demeanor and wit despite being confined to a wheelchair, dreams to be like his athletic older brother and propels himself into the world of soapbox derby racing. It's a field he's ...
Style: sincere, realistic, captivating, humorous, semi serious
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: disability, rivalry, misfit, contests and competitions, hopes, family life, miraculous event, isolation, race, youth, childhood, friends ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
84%
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 ⇓
84%
The Magic of Lassie (1978)
Genre: Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Lassie is claimed from his family by a "former owner" and then braves a cross country trip to rejoin the ones that love her.
Style: independent film, semi serious, realistic, feel good, touching
Audience: family outing, preschool
Plot: lassie, dog, animal, family relations, animal life, friends, getting home, rescue, heroes, pets, hopes, family life ...
Time: year 1978, 70s, 20th century
Place: california, colorado
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
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Pollyanna (2003)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Pollyanna Whittier goes to live with her wealthy but bitter aunt after the tragic death of her father. Pollyanna shares a game her father taught her -- the 'Glad Game' -- in which everyone can find a silver lining in even the darkest ...
Style: touching, feel good, uplifting, sentimental, semi serious ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: friendship, optimism, teaching the ways of the world, small town life, countryside, young heroes, small town, hopes, orphan, friends, change of heart, family relations ...
Time: 20th century, victorian era, edwardian era, 1900s, 1910s
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
Alley Cats Strike (2000)
Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A group of hip retro teenage outsiders become involved in an interschool bowling rivalry.
Style: uplifting, humorous, feel good, sentimental, realistic ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: bowling, youth, ambition, friendship, contests and competitions, misfit, unlikely partners, rivalry, sport team, social differences, disorder, high school ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
Full-Court Miracle (2003)
Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Full-Court Miracle is a 2003 Disney Channel Original Movie. It premiered on November 23, 2003. Inspired by the true story of University of Virginia basketball star Lamont Carr, the film centers on a group of young Jewish basketball players who ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous
Audience: family outing
Plot: basketball, miraculous event, college, athlete's life, human spirit, ambition, against the odds, sport team, rivalry, follow your dream, underdog, athlete and trainer ...
Time: 21st century
Place: philadelphia
⇓ similarity ⇓
82%
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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 ⇓
82%
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Frankie & Hazel (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Actress JoBeth Williams directed this Showtime family feature starring The Sixth Sense's Mischa Barton for Barbra Streisand's Barwood Films. Barton is Frankie and Ingrid Uribe is Hazel, Frankie's neighbor and best friend. Frankie is ...
Style: semi serious, touching, humorous, feel good, realistic ...
Plot: friendship, youth, ballet, baseball, small town, ambition, follow your dream, family relations, hopes, dancer's life, feminism, teenage life ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
82%
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Winter Stories (1999)
Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story: An adult Martin Roy reminisces about his life in the 1966/67 school year. At fifteen years old and in his last year of junior high school, he breathed, ate and slept hockey. He collected hockey cards, played street hockey with his friends, tried ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, feel good, sentimental, humorous ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: hockey, family relations, coming of age, social relations, power relations, friends, hopes, youth, follow your dream, small town, small town life, friendship ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
Place: canada, montreal, quebec
⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
Johnny Tsunami (1999)
Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A Hawaiian teenage surfer shows off his skills when he takes to the snow slopes in Vermont.
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous, feel good, scenic ...
Audience: kids, girls' night, teens
Plot: surfing, snowboard, skiing, contests and competitions, friends, radical, friendship, teenage life, youth, teenager, surf, snow ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: vermont, hawaii, oceania
⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars (2012)
Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A young girl (Jade Pettyjohn) struggles to maintain her school grades while competing as a gymnast.
Style: touching, semi serious, humorous, sentimental, realistic
Audience: family outing, kids, family friendly, teens
Plot: gymnastics, youth, athlete's life, american girl, ambition, teenage life, best friend, hopes, teachers and students, school, child, friends ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
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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 ⇓
81%
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A Feast at Midnight (1994)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A new student at a British public school forms a secret society centered around cooking and midnight feasting with other school misfits and outcasts.
Style: cult classic, realistic, semi serious, humorous, independent film
Plot: food, youth, secret society, children, cooking, school, boarding school, banquet, boys' school, social misfits, follow your dream, misfit ...
Time: 90s
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
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Smitty (2012)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: SMITTY is a family film about a rescue dog. When life gets tough for Ben, a friendly paw is all it takes to pull him through. Mischievous thirteen-year-old Ben is sent to his grandfather's farm for the summer, where he crosses paths with a ...
Style: sincere, captivating, light, feel good, touching ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: youth, family relations, friendship, pets, coming of age, single parent, farm, dog, redemption, hopes, teaching the ways of the world, friends ...
Time: year 2010, 21st century
Place: iowa, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
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 ⇓
80%
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 ⇓
80%
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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 ⇓
80%
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Air Bud 3 (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story: In this second heartwarming and hilarious sequel to the popular favorite, Air Bud masters two new starring roles: soccer (real football) player and fatherhood. Loaded with laughs and cool soccer action, Buddy teams up alongside U.S. women's ...
Style: feel good, sentimental, humorous, touching, exciting ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, preschool
Plot: dog, pets, sport team, golden retriever, soccer, ambition, friendship, rivalry, best friend, contests and competitions, family relations, rescue ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, 2000s
Place: washington d.c., usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
Double Teamed (2002)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Heather and Heidi play volleyball for their school team, when their family decides that they need to go to a bigger school so that they will have a better chance for scholarships. But at the new school, the twins are discovered by the basketball ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, feel good, realistic, touching ...
Audience: family outing, kids, teens, chick flick
Plot: twins, basketball, high school, against the odds, contests and competitions, ambition, human spirit, siblings relations, family life, family relations, lifestyle, underdog ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
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