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Me and the Kid (1993)
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A lonely and emotionally neglected rich kid forms an attachment to one of the men who kidnap him during a botched robbery of his father's safe.
Plot:
coming of age, police, youth, kidnapping, family relations, brooklyn bridge, con artists, millionaire, car theft, allergy, puppy, asthma, kidnapper kidnapped relationship, fear of heights, ford mustang, ferris wheel, carjacking
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, touching and semi serious films with plots about youth, coming of age, family relations, friendship, parents and children, friends and family life mostly in Drama, Family and Comedy genres. Some movies like Me and the Kid: Emma's Shadow (1988), Emil and the Detectives (1964), Angels Sing (2013), Digger (1993), Wishin' and Hopin' (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Emma (Line Kruse) is an eleven year-old only child from a wealthy Danish family. Emma's parents seem more interested in their own interests than in her. One evening when Emma overhears her mother talking about how tragic it must be to have your ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family
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Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
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Duration: 108 min.
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87%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
As a child, Michael Walker wished every day could be Christmas. That is, until a tragic accident crushed his holiday spirit. Thirty years later, Michael still can't muster any joy for the holidays, despite encouragement from his playful wife ...
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Plot:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
85%
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Genre: Family, Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Duration: 87 min.
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Based on the New York Times best-selling novel by award winning author Wally Lamb. A vivid slice of 1960s life, Wishin' and Hopin' is a wise-and-witty holiday tale that celebrates where we've been-and how far we've come. In the ...
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Place:
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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.
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feel good, humorous, sentimental, semi serious, touching
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Eleven-year-old Monica Shah is a brainy schoolgirl whose science fair project about growing raspberries becomes a touching emotional crusade. After her dad leaves and her mother falls into a funk, Monica decides it's her job to rescue the ...
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Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Drama, Family, Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When a beloved Summer Camp Director dies, the popular boys' haven will be closed by the heartless Attorney who inherits it unless a dedicated young Camp Counselor can change his mind over one last summer, with the comic help of his oddball ...
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Duration: 129 min.
Story:
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40%
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Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Duration: 102 min.
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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32%
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Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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31%
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Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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