Movies like Beanstalk

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Beanstalk (1994)
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Beanstalk (1994)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story: A young boy finds a crate of green beans. When they're planted, they grow a beanstalk to the clouds, where a castle of giants are habited.
Style: fairy tale, mysterious, exciting, humorous, semi serious
Audience: family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot: youth, magical, giant, small town, single mother, parent child relationship, eviction, landlord, magical object, heroes, friends, chases and races, escapades, danger, imaginary, mischievous children, disorder, young heroes, save the day, imaginary kingdom, battles, bully, house, boy, giant insect ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: usa

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Most similar movies to Beanstalk

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out semi serious, humorous, feel good and exciting films with plots about family, youth, heroes, young heroes, danger, escapades and imaginary mostly in Family, Fantasy and Comedy genres. Some movies like Beanstalk: Beethoven's Treasure Tail (2014), The Neverending Story III (1994), Geppetto (2000), Kids of the Round Table (1995), The Snow Queen (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Jack and the Beanstalk (2009)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A fairy tale character who is about to flunk out of fairy tale school, Jack must perform a heroic deed by Monday or fail miserably, just like his father before him. Anxious to make good, Jack sells his C.O.W. (Computer of Wonder) for a handful of ...
Style: fairy tale, semi serious, humorous, mysterious, captivating ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot: adventurer, youth, young heroes, danger, escapades, friends, disorder, imaginary kingdom, curses spells and rituals, magic, adventure hero, transformation ...
Similarity:
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Beethoven's Treasure Tail (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: After everyone's favorite St. Bernard gets fired from a movie, Beethoven begins the long journey home with his trainer, Eddie. On their way, they become stranded in a small coastal town where the beloved canine befriends a young boy who is ...
Style: feel good, humorous, semi serious, exciting, depressing ...
Audience: family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot: youth, pirate, friendship, save the day, treasure hunt, danger, farce, escapades, chase, dog, saint bernard dog, animal trainer ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, california
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100%
The Neverending Story III (1994)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A young boy must restore order when a group of bullies steal the magical book that acts as a portal between Earth and the imaginary world of Fantasia.
Style: feel good, offbeat, cult classic, mysterious, fantasy adventure ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens
Plot: magic, bullying, book, dragon, good versus evil, imaginary kingdom, youth, sword and sorcery, kids and family, childhood, sorcery, heroes ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 80s
Similarity:
100%
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Geppetto (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: When a man wishes for a son, he learns what it means to be a father.
Style: stylized, humorous, feel good, semi serious, fairy tale ...
Audience: family outing, kids, pre-teens, preschool
Plot: puppet, youth, pinocchio, father son relationship, fairy, family relations, mischievous children, young heroes, parents and children, friendship, escapades, miraculous event ...
Similarity:
35%
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Kids of the Round Table (1995)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Set in modern times, Alex finds King Arthur's sword Excalibur and must prove himself worthy of it.
Style: stylized, humorous, arthurian, independent film, semi serious ...
Audience: teens, kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot: magic, good versus evil, child protagonist, heroic mission, wizards and magicians, battles, legends and myths, curses spells and rituals, mischievous children, escapades, youth, child hero ...
Time: middle ages
Similarity:
31%
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The Snow Queen (2005)
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 56 min.
Story: When Gerda befriends penniless Kay their growing friendship is cut short as one cold winter night a fragment of glass pierces Kay's eye, turning his heart cold. Enchanted by the Snow Queen he is swept away on her chariot over the glittering ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, sincere, captivating, mysterious ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: young heroes, evil queen, heroic mission, good versus evil, rescue, friendship, hopes, escapades, imaginary, rivalry, danger, daring rescue ...
Similarity:
30%
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Kids World (2000)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany, New Zealand, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: What would you wish for if you were eleven and could have anything in the world? Your parents don't understand you. Your teenage brother is constantly getting you in trouble...for things he did! You're in love with the twelve-year-old girl ...
Style: feel good, humorous, semi serious, independent film, suspense
Audience: family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot: youth, child as adult, wish come true, friendship, mischievous children, young heroes, teenage life, experiment gone awry, best friend, danger, rescue, family life ...
Place: new zealand
Similarity:
30%
Roberto Benigni's Pinocchio (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Roberto Benigni adapts the classic children's tale by Carlo Collodi for the big-budget family-oriented comedy Pinocchio.
Style: fairy tale, feel good, humorous, semi serious, stylized ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: lie, pinocchio, puppet, fish out of water, obsessive quest, mischievous children, teaching the ways of the world, parents and children, friendship, rescue, misfit, young heroes ...
Time: year 2002
Place: italy
Similarity:
29%
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Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Maya Dolittle (Kyla Pratt) is back in a heartwarming adventure of presidential proportions! Maya's dream of going to vet school is put on hold when she gets a call from the president of the United States. It seems the First Dog is out of ...
Style: semi serious, feel good, humorous, offbeat
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens, teens
Plot: veterinarian, silly humor, kids and family, heroic mission, race against time, danger, pets, escapades, save the day, imaginary, disorder, catastrophe ...
Time: year 2008
Similarity:
29%
Babysitters Beware (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story: Seven-year-old Danny Parker is a good kid who loves his parents. But they have to go out on business dinners all the time, leaving him stuck with a sitter. It's not so bad when it's his favorite babysitter, Janelle but he also gets stuck ...
Style: humorous, feel good, captivating, light, entertaining ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: family relations, when the parents are away, mischievous children, nanny, parents and children, disorder, youth, save the day, little boy, friendship, rivalry, babysitter ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
Similarity:
29%
Up, Up, and Away (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A boy is the only family member without superpowers in this Disney Film. The world depends on him saving his family from computerized brainwashers. Will he realize that it doesn't take superpowers to be a hero in time to help them defeat the ...
Style: semi serious, exciting, humorous
Audience: kids, family outing, girls' night, pre-teens
Plot: youth, daring rescue, good versus evil, save the day, young heroes, rivalry, master villain, danger, escapades, parents and children, eccentric family, teenage life ...
Time: year 2000, 20th century, 90s
Place: usa
Similarity:
29%
The Nutcracker: The Untold Story (2010)
Genre: Action, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: UK, Hungary, Russia, Hong Kong, Italy, USA, Czech Republic, Canada, Netherlands, Switzerland
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Set in 1920's Vienna, this is the tale of a little girl, whose godfather gives her a special doll one Christmas Eve.
Style: fairy tale, semi serious, atmospheric, exciting, entertaining
Audience: family outing, kids, girls' night, pre-teens, teens
Plot: nutcracker, christmas, children, youth, toy comes to life, young heroes, godparent, good versus evil, save the day, danger, heroes, escapades ...
Time: 1920s, 20th century
Place: europe, vienna, austria
Similarity:
29%
The Dirt Bike Kid (1985)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: When his mother sends Jack off with money to buy groceries, he comes home with a magic supercharged dirt bike instead. His mother is furious, but when Jack uses the magic bike to save the local hot dog stand from the clutches of corrupt big ...
Style: epic, independent film, semi serious, feel good, humorous
Audience: family outing, kids, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot: biker, bike, biker gang, motorcycle, pluto, youth, heroic mission, teenage life, miraculous event, social relations, motorcycle race, family relations ...
Time: year 1985
Similarity:
29%
Castle Ra-Tim-Bum (1999)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A young wizard must create new spells in his magic book before the planets align. His uncle and aunt, powerful mages themselves, help him achieve that. Based on the award-winning Brazilian TV series.
Style: exciting, semi serious, feel good, humorous
Audience: family outing, pre-teens
Plot: family relations, wizards and magicians, curses spells and rituals, eccentric family, family life, youth, supernatural ability, save the day, imaginary, young heroes, escapades, supernatural ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: brazil
Similarity:
29%
Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer (2010)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Arthur unwittingly discovers the secret to stopping an evil dragon who threatens to destroy all civilization.
Style: semi serious, humorous, exciting, light
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: dragon, teenage life, troll, imaginary, young heroes, heroes, escapades, danger, magical potion, nerd, legend, friends ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
Similarity:
28%
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Magic Silver 2 (2011)
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: Norway
Duration: 85 min.
Story: It's the harshest winter in memory, and the gnomes' very existence is in danger. Eager to help, Queen Fjellrose betrays one of their strictest rules and goes out looking for the Blue Horn, a magical instrument that can alter the weather.
Style: fairy tale, semi serious, humorous, light
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: imaginary, heroes, danger, imaginary kingdom, save the kingdom, escapades, youth, young heroes, prophecy, strong female character, princess, strong female lead ...
Similarity:
28%
The Mystical Adventures of Billy Owens (2008)
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story: When Billy turns 11 on November 11 he realises he is no ordinary boy.
Style: exciting, semi serious, suspenseful, captivating, lighthearted ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing
Plot: good versus evil, youth, imaginary, danger, legends and myths, wizards and magicians, young heroes, heroes, small town, birthday, magic wand, children ...
Similarity:
28%
Red Riding Hood (1987)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Israel
Duration: 81 min.
Story: The high spirited daughter of the village lord and her mother have been living in the forest for seven years near her wise grandmother. They wait for her father to come home, meanwhile, her literally heartless uncle rules. He sells his soul for the ...
Style: fairy tale, mysterious, grindhouse, independent film, semi serious ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot: imaginary kingdom, self discovery, twins, family relations, friends, parallel world, friendship, siblings relations, woman in danger, legends and myths, teaching the ways of the world, rescue ...
Similarity:
28%
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A Dog's Tale (2000)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Anything is possible when the Professor tells Tim about a supernova that grants wishes. Unfortunately, when Tim's wish doesn't go as planned, he finds himself in a dog's body!
Style: feel good, humorous, semi serious, touching, exciting
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: youth, child as adult, turned into an animal, mischievous children, treasure hunt, escapades, wish come true, heroes, danger, hopes, daring rescue, family life ...
Similarity:
28%
The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Czech Republic, UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: One of puppet-maker Geppetto's creations comes magically to life. This puppet, Pinocchio, has one major desire and that is to become a real boy someday. In order to accomplish this goal he has to learn to act responsibly. This film shows you ...
Style: fairy tale, touching, feel good, offbeat, humorous ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: coming of age, childhood, puppet, teaching the ways of the world, friendship, wish come true, imaginary kingdom, curses spells and rituals, mischievous children, heroes, innocence lost, danger ...
Time: year 1996, 18th century
Place: italy, europe
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28%
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Betaville (2001)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Family, Fantasy, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: An out-of-this-world comedy cast stars in this spaced-out futuristic family comedy. Welcome to Betaville, the world’s most exclusive summer camp, where the world’s leaders send their children. They are the sons and daughters of presidents and ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, captivating, light
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: alien, summer camp, alien planet, youth, save the world, mischievous children, benign alien, leadership, alien encounter, race against time, escapades, space travel ...
Similarity:
27%
Sherlock: Undercover Dog (1994)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story: Billy, 10, a dreamer, wants to be taken seriously so he can live with his toy-designer father on Catalina Island. Billy's plans get seriously spoilt when Sherlock, a talking police dog, demands his help to rescue his police detective handler ...
Style: independent film, semi serious, humorous, feel good, offbeat ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: dog, sherlock holmes, youth, partner, friends, disorder, heroes, pets, daring rescue, escapades, rescue, rivalry ...
Time: 90s
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Pufnstuf (1970)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Jimmy (Jack Wild) ventures to Living Island with his magical, talking flute, Freddy. Once there, he befriends many of the island's inhabitants, but the evil Witchiepoo (Billie Hayes) is determined to steal Freddy the flute away from the boy to ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, slapstick comedy, family comedy
Audience: kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot: puppet, youth, stoned, magic, witch, island, disorder, friends, imaginary kingdom, rivalry, escapades, danger ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
Similarity:
27%
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Elf-Man (2011)
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, imaginary, danger, miraculous event, wish come true, magic, xmas, superhero ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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27%
The Last Day of Summer (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Luke Malloy is freaking out. He doesn't want tomorrow to come because tomorrow means starting Middle School...saying goodbye to summer break and hello to homework. And even worse, hello to getting picked on by Meat, the terrible torturer of new ...
Style: humorous, light, feel good, semi serious, entertaining
Audience: kids, teens, pre-teens, date night, family outing
Plot: time loop, summer, boy, youth, time travel, teenage life, young heroes, hopes, introspection, friends, disorder, fish out of water ...
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After the Wizard (2011)
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: A 12-year-old Kansas orphan turns to the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman for help during a difficult time. She imagines that things have not gone well in Oz since the Wizard left and that the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman must travel to Kansas to find ...
Style: touching, semi serious, humorous, exciting, captivating
Audience: family outing
Plot: youth, heroes, young heroes, getting home, orphan, wizard of oz, imaginary kingdom, imaginary, wizards and magicians, hopes, teenage life, escapades ...
Place: kansas
Similarity:
27%
Beethoven's Christmas Adventure (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A Christmas elf accidentally takes off in Santa's sleigh, crash lands in a small town, and loses the magic toy bag. Beethoven must rescue the elf, recover the bag from greedy crooks, and return the sleigh to Santa in time to save Christmas.
Style: semi serious, feel good, humorous, light, exciting
Audience: kids, family outing, girls' night
Plot: christmas, dog, holiday, best friend, escapades, partner, odd couple, rescue, chases and races, unlikely partners, misfit partners, heroes ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa
Similarity:
27%
The Little Ghost (2013)
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany, Switzerland
Duration: 92 min.
Story: The Little Ghost lives in the castle over looking a small town and awakens for precisely one hour after the clock strikes midnight. Follow him on this adventure to see his first sunrise ever!
Style: humorous, feel good, captivating, entertaining, exciting ...
Audience: family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot: ghost, youth, supernatural, coming of age, small town, small town life, escapades, life after death, danger, young heroes, heroes, kids in trouble ...
Time: 21st century
Place: germany
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Peter Pan Live! (2014)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story: Following in the footsteps of the phenomenally successful The Sound of Music LIVE! - which drew over 18 million viewers - comes this musical masterpiece that tells the beloved story of Peter Pan, the mischievous little boy who ran away to Neverland. ...
Style: semi serious, feel good, exciting, captivating, fairy tale
Audience: family outing, kids, preschool
Plot: adventurer, live performance, pirate, young heroes, heroes, friendship, mischievous children, good versus evil, escapades, youth, imaginary, adolescence vs adulthood ...
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A Simple Wish (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Murray is a male fairy godmother, and he is trying to help 8-year-old Anabel to fulfil her "simple wish" - that her father Oliver, who is a cab driver, would win the leading role in a Broadway musical. Unfortunately, Murray's magic ...
Style: fairy tale, feel good, funny, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: magic, fairy godmother, magic wand, good versus evil, villainess, race against time, witch, imaginary, rivalry, supernatural ability, down on your luck, supernatural ...
Time: year 1997
Place: nebraska, manhattan new york city, oklahoma city, new york, usa
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27%