Movies like Heidi 1968
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Heidi (1968)
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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 the alm. He at first resents Heidi's arrival, but the girl manages to penetrate his harsh exterior and subsequently has a delightful stay with him and her best friend, young Peter the goat-herd.
Style:
sentimental, uplifting, touching, feel good, serious, realistic
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
orphan, mountain, youth, family relations, physical disability, girl, governess, friendship, nanny, friends, human spirit, family life, escapades, disability, optimism, hopes, young heroes, children, little girl, goat, guardian, grandfather granddaughter relationship, child's point of view, friends who live together, hillside ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
switzerland, alps, swiss alps, europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out touching, realistic, serious and feel good films with plots about youth, family relations, friendship, friends, orphan, girl and hopes mostly in Drama, Family and Adventure genres. Some movies like Heidi: Pollyanna (2003), An American Girl Holiday (2004), Ballet Shoes (2007), Big Red (1962), Anne with an E (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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 ...
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touching, feel good, uplifting, sentimental, realistic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
friendship, optimism, teaching the ways of the world, small town life, countryside, young heroes, small town, orphan, friends, change of heart, hopes, family relations ...
Time:
20th century, victorian era, 1910s
Place:
england, europe
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100%
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Austria
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
After her mother's death, the five year old orphan Heidi is brought by her aunt to her grumpy grandfather Alp, who leads a hermit life in the beautiful Swiss mountains. Heidi's natural cheerfulness quickly brings renewed joy in grandfather ...
Plot:
physical disability, goat, child's point of view, grandfather, aunt, rescue, mountain, orphan, governess, family relations, obstacle, servant ...
Place:
swiss alps, alps
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100%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Kindhearted Samantha Parkington's world starts to change the day Nellie O'Malley walks into her life. Nellie, her father, and her two little sisters have moved in next door to be servants for the Ryland family. Though they come from ...
Style:
touching, fairy tale, feel good, sweet, inspirational ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens
Plot:
family relations, rich and poor, master and servant, christmas, friendship, young heroes, teenage life, best friends, uncle niece relationship, orphan, society, youth ...
Time:
victorian era, edwardian era, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Drama, Family, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
An unusual explorer named Gum and his kindly niece adopt three orphans -- Pauline, Petrova and Posy -- and raise them as sisters in 1930s London. But the girls must fend for themselves when Gum doesn't return from one of his adventures. ...
Style:
touching, realistic, serious, feel good, uplifting
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girls' night, family outing, pre-teens, chick flick, kids ...
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dancing, ballet, family problems, against the odds, follow your dream, ambition, youth, siblings relations, family relations, orphan, hopes, talent ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century
Place:
london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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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:
realistic, serious, touching, anthology
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
dog, disney, animals, animal life, puppy love, youth, family relations, friends, dealing with death, pets, friendship, countryside ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
Place:
scotland, edinburgh scotland
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100%
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Shows like Anne with an E
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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, ...
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serious, feel good, touching, sentimental
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
dog, disney, animal life, youth, camp, puppy love, countryside, nature, orphan, friends, family relations, coming of age ...
Time:
60s
Place:
canada, quebec
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100%
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 193 min.
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Story:
After charming her reclusive grandfather and falling in love with the beautiful mountain he calls home, Heidi is uprooted and sent to Frankfurt where she befriends Klara, a young girl confined to a wheelchair.
Style:
sad, fairy tale, emotional, feel good, semi serious
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
disney, youth, orphan, physical disability, smart kid, aging, disability, friendship, family relations, rich and poor, custody, parents and children ...
Place:
swiss alps, alps, europe, switzerland, germany
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46%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A coming-of-age story about an outsider who, against all odds and numerous challenges, fights for love and acceptance and for her place in the world. The series centers on a young orphaned girl in the late 1890’s, who, after an abusive childhood ...
Style:
compassionate, sincere, touching, realistic, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
orphan, coming of age, friendship, teenage life, small town, child's point of view, school, family relations, parents and children, children's home, society, mischievous children ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1890s
Place:
canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Unlike most gangs, the ButterCream gang does good deeds. Their leader, Pete, has to go live with his aunt in Chicago. But things don't go well in Chicago and Pete is changed when he returns. Soon Pete is hanging around with the wrong crowd. But ...
Style:
serious, realistic, touching
Audience:
pre-teens, kids, family outing
Plot:
street punk, religious, friendship, gang, teenage life, small town, city life, small town life, family relations, friends, buddies, youth ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
utah, chicago illinois
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA, UK, France
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to oil and maintain the station's clocks, but to him, his more important task is to protect a broken automaton and ...
Style:
touching, visually appealing, light, fairy tale, atmospheric ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, pre-teens
Plot:
orphan, steampunk, magical, friendship, robot, hopes, filmmaking, destiny, childhood, child, street kid, secret ...
Time:
1920s, post world war one, 20th century, 1930s, year 1931
Place:
paris france, france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Canada, West Germany, USA
Duration: 199 min.
TV show
Story:
At the turn of the century on Prince Edward Island, Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla decide to take on an orphan boy as help for their farm. But they get an unexpected jolt when they're mistakenly sent a girl instead: Anne Shirley. ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, witty, feel good, emotional ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot:
adoption, orphan, imagination, teaching the ways of the world, teenage love, coming of age, countryside, young heroes, love and romance, fall in love, foster home, island ...
Time:
edwardian era, victorian era, 19th century, 20th century, 18th century
Place:
canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Family, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When a spoiled English girl living in 19th century India loses both parents in a cholera epidemic, she is sent back to England to live in a country mansion. The lord is a strange old man-- frail and deformed, immensely kind but so melancholy. She ...
Style:
fairy tale, touching, sincere, sentimental, light ...
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
orphan, garden, little girl, family relations, uncle, mansion, friendship, family problems, mischievous children, family life, child's point of view, youth ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
england, europe, yorkshire
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
While out and about tending to his herd, young shepherd Larus meets a mysterious little girl named Tinke. Quickly realizing that the girl is alone, Larus brings Tinke some food and slowly builds a friendship with her. Tinke, whose parents died ...
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captivating, realistic, touching, sincere, serious ...
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family outing
Plot:
orphan, family relations, children, friendship, hopes, destiny, friends, human nature, coming of age, grandmother granddaughter relationship, girl, teenage girl ...
Time:
19th century, 1850s
Place:
denmark, europe
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31%
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Germany, Switzerland
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Heidi, is an eight-year-old Swiss orphan who is given by her aunt to her mountain-dwelling grandfather. She is then stolen back by her aunt from her grandfather to live in the wealthy Sesemann household in Frankfurt, Germany as a companion to Klara, ...
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Audience:
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Plot:
friendship, grandfather granddaughter relationship, orphan, children, kindness, salvation, female protagonist, grandmother granddaughter relationship, death of mother, strong female lead, high society, royal family ...
Time:
victorian era
Place:
alps, germany, swiss alps, switzerland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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, pets, human spirit, magic, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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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, touching, feel good
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
youth, estate, friendship, children, family relations, orphan, mysterious stranger, neglected child, garden, transformation, gardener, winter ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
europe, england, yorkshire
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The Christmas Bunny tells the story of a lonely foster child (Sophie Bolen) who finds a lost, injured rabbit in the woods on Christmas Eve. The rabbit is nursed back to health by The Bunny Lady (Florence Henderson), who runs a rabbit rescue in an ...
Style:
uplifting, sentimental, touching, sincere, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, girls' night
Plot:
christmas, family relations, friendship, nursing, family life, pets, coming of age, orphan, youth, rabbit, farm, friends ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
michigan, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Pre-American Revolution Virginian girl whose love for the outdoors leads to the friendship of a lifetime. Felicity loves horses, and though her parents plead with her to remain indoors, she years to ride the open plains. When Felicity comes into ...
Style:
serious, touching, sentimental, realistic, feel good
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
horse, colonial america, horse riding, friendship, rescue, best friends, hopes, young heroes, animal life, parents and children, family life, youth ...
Time:
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Place:
virginia, usa, britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Booky does everything she can to make an enjoyable Christmas, for her family, during the depression as her father is out of work.
Style:
realistic, sentimental, touching, sincere, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
christmas, youth, unemployment, family relations, parents and children, family life, hopes, bittersweet, friendship, family gatherings, wish come true, family problems ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century
Place:
canada, toronto ontario canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A family of children decide not to tell anyone their father has died, and to live on their own in the backwoods of rural North Carolina. If the state finds out they are on their own, they will be split up and sent to live in foster homes.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, touching, sincere, vintage
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
youth, hillbilly, orphan, backwoods, siblings relations, family life, wilderness, friendship, dealing with death, coming of age, human spirit, good versus evil ...
Time:
70s
Place:
north carolina, appalachia
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Sweden
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Two kids - about 11 years old - Marcello and Fatima, meet and like each other very much. Both have dreams and problems. Marcello wants to fly but feels like an absolutely useless human being, Fatima wants to play soccer - which is not acceptable for ...
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realistic, touching, serious, captivating, contemplative
Plot:
youth, children, family relations, friends, friendship, parents and children, strong female character, bullying, soccer, hopes, strong female lead, boy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, sweden, eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Californian widower Joel Wallace, a successful businessman, is a great catch in a grand mansion, but absorbed by his work. His daughter Felice writes to a TV Christmas special, hoping for a 'new mammy'.
Style:
touching, feel good, captivating, light, uplifting ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
christmas, family relations, nanny, single parent, hopes, family life, fall in love, tv show, parents and children, wish come true, television reporter, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A little girl leaves home with her pet dog and rabbit to escape abuse and find the ocean in the hopes of feeling closer to her father who has passed away.
Style:
serious, realistic, touching, sincere, captivating
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
civil rights, dog, friendship, youth, hopes, pets, family life, estrangement, wilderness, child's point of view, mother, family relations ...
Time:
60s
Place:
alabama, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Sweden
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Eskil moves from town to town with his father in Northern Sweden. He misses his mother and sucks at playing hockey, the main activity among the boys his age. Things changes when he meets Trinidad, a mysterious woman who lives outside society ...
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serious, touching, realistic, feel good, sincere ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
friendship, family relations, parents and children, village life, coming of age, father son relationship, father and son, friends, sport team, village, youth, self confidence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, sweden, eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Family, Drama
Country: Argentina, Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
This award-winning film by André Melançon -- set on a ranch on the pampas of Argentina -- tells the story of three children spending a summer with their grandfather. The youngest, Felipe, makes friends with a puppy; his older brother, Daniel, ...
Style:
serious, realistic, feel good, touching
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
horse, youth, countryside, family relations, friendship, ranch, sibling relationship, grandparent grandchild relationship, animal life, farm, friends, coming of age ...
Place:
argentina, buenos aires argentina
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
Story:
When courageous young Neera becomes separated from her family in the desert, she chances upon a wild colt. Together they find friendship, trust, and their way back home only to discover her family is about to lose everything!
Style:
serious, touching, realistic
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
horse, desert, black horse, girl horse relationship, friendship, human animal relationship, girl, world war two, animals, disney, young heroes, rescue ...
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23%
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A woman leaves her husband after the death of her child to teach deaf children how to speak. Her own child was deaf and although she has no formal training she successfully teaches one boy.
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realistic, serious, sentimental, feel good, touching ...
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Plot:
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Time:
20th century
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23%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
When their mother disappears, a group of siblings are forced to fend for themselves, and make their way on their own. They eventually meet their grandmother, a loner who is reluctant to take them in. Based on the novel by Cynthia Voigt.
Style:
uplifting, realistic, serious, feel good, sentimental ...
Audience:
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Plot:
youth, siblings, grandmother, estrangement, family problems, family relations, misfit, hopes, homecoming, family in crisis, mental illness, family life ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
529
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
"Spin" tells the story of a boy who loses his parents in a plane crash, is taken in by his uncle (Tucci), who then leaves him for ten years in the care of his Hispanic ranch hand (Blades) and his wife (Delany). Once in high school, Eddie ...
Style:
serious, realistic, sentimental, touching, emotional
Plot:
family relations, society, introspection, self discovery, youth, haunted by the past, teenage life, family problems, friends, hopes, orphan, eccentric family ...
Time:
50s
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Belgium, Netherlands
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, touching, humorous
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
santa claus, horse, shopping mall, holiday, family relations, family life, fish out of water, hopes, youth, young heroes, misfit, disorder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, holland
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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