Movies like Snowball Express

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Snowball Express (1972)
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Snowball Express (1972)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: When John Baxter inherits a ski resort in the Rocky Mountains, he quits his job in New York and moves the family west to run it. Only to find that the place is a wreck. But together they decide to try to fix it up and run it. But Martin Ridgeway, who wants the property, does everything he can to ensure it will fail.
Style: family comedy, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, slapstick, cult film
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: mountain, skiing, snow, winter, ski resort, rocky mountains, hotel, family relations, loan, friends, family life, resort, starting over, disorder, against the odds, dog, race, inheritance, job, banker, saint bernard dog, farce, live action, snowmobile, cliff ...
Time: year 1972, 70s
Place: usa, colorado, new york

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Most similar movies to Snowball Express

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, semi serious, feel good and realistic films with plots about family relations, disorder, youth, family life, friends, dog and mischievous children mostly in Comedy, Family and Drama genres. Some movies like Snowball Express: Beethoven's 4th (2001), Jingle All the Way 2 (2014), That Darn Cat! (1965), The Shaggy D.A. (1976), The Ugly Dachshund (1966). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Beethoven's 4th (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: The family is pleasantly surprised and puzzled when Beethoven suddenly becomes obedient. Turns out it's a prince and the pauper scenario, with the real Beethoven now living with a pompous rich family.
Style: humorous, feel good, semi serious
Audience: family outing, kids, pre-teens, preschool
Plot: dog, pets, youth, family relations, human dog relationship, saint bernard dog, partner, mistaken identity, fish out of water, parents and children, escapades, disorder ...
Time: 2000s
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Little Rascals Save the Day (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: The Little Rascals are back in an all-new movie! Join the fun with Spanky, Alfalfa, Darla, Buckwheat, Petey the dog and the whole gang as they are up to their usual mischief! The Rascals try anything to raise the money needed to save their ...
Style: semi serious, feel good, realistic, humorous, touching ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: youth, friends, children, family relations, save the day, gang, disorder, eccentric family, goofy hero, heroes, pets, cons and scams ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Jingle All the Way 2 (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Larry's daughter wants only one thing for Christmas - a talking bear. His daughter's step-dad intends to make sure that Larry can't get one.
Style: realistic, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: christmas, santa claus, holiday, family relations, goofy hero, family life, parents and children, disorder, chases and races, race against time, nothing goes right, small town ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
That Darn Cat! (1965)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A young woman suspects foul play when her cat comes home wearing a wrist watch. Convincing the FBI, though, and catching the bad guys is tougher than she imagined.
Style: humorous, retro, hilarious, family comedy, semi serious
Audience: kids, teens, pre-teens, family outing
Plot: cat, kidnapping, animal, dog, happy ending, bank robbery, fbi, investigation, hostage, suburbs, landlady, map ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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The Shaggy D.A. (1976)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Wilby Daniels, a successful lawyer running for District Attorney, suddenly finds himself being transformed into an English sheepdog. Somehow he has to keep his change a secret and find just what is causing it, all the while eluding the local dog ...
Style: slapstick, humorous, semi serious, feel good, slapstick comedy ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot: dog, animal, lawyer, animal life, transformation, law, district attorney, conspiracy, body swapping, curse, mischievous children, youth ...
Time: 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
The Ugly Dachshund (1966)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: The Garrisons (Dean Jones and Suzanne Pleshette) are the "proud parents" of three adorable dachshund pups -- and one overgrown Great Dane named Brutus, who nevertheless thinks of himself as a dainty dachsie. His identity crisis results in ...
Style: funny, entertaining, light, sweet, semi serious ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: dog, animal, family drama, happy ending, justice, pets, disorder, family life, mistaken identity, rescue, young heroes, misfit ...
Time: year 1966, 60s
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Golden Winter (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A runaway boy befriends a pack of homeless puppies. Together, they stop a bank robbery and find a family to adopt them all.
Style: humorous, feel good, captivating, light, realistic ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: golden retriever, christmas, youth, dog, heist, friendship, disorder, talking dog, family relations, friends, narration, bank robbery ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Amos and Theodore, the two bumbling outlaw wannabes from The Apple Dumpling Gang, are back and trying to make it on their own. This time, the crazy duo gets involved in an army supply theft case -- and, of course, gets in lots of comic trouble along ...
Style: funny, humorous, slapstick, family comedy, spoof ...
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: humour, partner, orphan, goofy hero, heroes, rivalry, gang, going straight, bank, heist, family life, disorder ...
Time: year 1979, 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Cool Dog (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Jimmy lives in the tranquil town of Eagle Rock, Louisiana, with his father, stepmother and his best friend Rainy, a German Shepherd. When Jimmy's father gets a promotion, the family must relocate to an apartment in New York City that has a ...
Style: humorous, feel good, semi serious, light, entertaining ...
Audience: family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot: dog, german shepherd, forceful separation, friendship, save the day, on the road, pets, family life, disorder, youth, road trip, stupid kid ...
Time: 21st century
Place: louisiana, usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Ira Finkelstein's Christmas (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: All Ira Finkelstein wants for Christmas is...Christmas. Unfortunately, his parents are sending him to Florida to be with his Grandparents. Ira's spirit soars as he manages to land in Christmas Town, USA, instead.
Style: feel good, humorous, captivating, light, semi serious ...
Audience: family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot: christmas, youth, follow your dream, disorder, mischievous children, friends, family relations, hopes, switching roles, parents and children, holiday, xmas ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, florida, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
 4.4
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Mr. Troop Mom (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Public Defender Eddie is a widower with a 13 year-old daughter, Naomi. A classic workaholic, Eddie has been M.I.A. for most of Naomi's big moments. But when an unfortunately timed accident gives Eddie the opportunity to become the "Team ...
Style: semi serious, feel good, humorous, realistic, touching
Audience: family outing, chick flick, teens, pre-teens, kids
Plot: youth, parents and children, treasure hunt, family life, camp, siblings relations, friends, family relations, woods, obstacle course, climbing, embarrassment ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: The Bannister family including former K-9 police hero Zeus (voiced by Mario López) is back, and this time they're spending their holidays at a beautiful Rocky Mountain resort. But toss in an unexpected visit from cocky Uncle Randy (Casper Van ...
Style: semi serious, feel good, humorous, light, touching ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: christmas, dog, animal life, save the day, pets, holiday, love, destiny, christmas season, xmas, animal, family relations ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, colorado
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
A Christmas Story 2 (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: The original traditional one-hundred-percent red-blooded two-fisted all-american christmas continues five years later with Ralphie, Randy mom and the old man. This time Ralphie has his eyes fixed on a car. But trouble is sure to follow.
Style: feel good, humorous, light, sincere, semi serious ...
Audience: family outing, kids, teens
Plot: christmas, family life, holiday, youth, eccentric family, coming of age, society, love, adaptation, destiny, escapades, happy ending ...
Time: 2010s, year 1946, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Hounded (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A teenager ends up being hounded by a well-groomed and seemingly cute and tiny dog that actually turns out to be a nightmare of a beast.
Style: semi serious, feel good, humorous, realistic
Audience: family outing, pre-teens, teens, kids
Plot: dog, teenage boy, mischievous children, teenage life, eccentric family, nothing goes right, young heroes, family life, pets, rivalry, youth, disorder ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: While trying to avoid an obsessed girl, rocker Drake Parker meets a young girl, who makes him promise to give her family the best Christmas ever. Later, at the Premiere's first ever Christmas party, a group of teens start to make trouble. ...
Style: christmas special, semi serious, humorous, realistic, feel good ...
Audience: kids, teens, family outing
Plot: christmas, youth, comedy of errors, mischievous children, nothing goes right, family relations, lifestyle, step siblings, disorder, friends, siblings relations, teenage life ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Beethoven's 5th (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. When Sara takes Beethoven to spend summer vacation with wacky Uncle Freddie in an old mining town, the mischievous canine "digs up" the missing clue to a legendary hidden fortune of Rita and Moe ...
Style: humorous, feel good, semi serious, realistic, entertaining ...
Audience: family outing, kids, family friendly, pre-teens, preschool
Plot: dog, animal, youth, saint bernard dog, family relations, friendship, family life, partner, best friend, friends, chase, escapades ...
Time: 2000s
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit (1968)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Frederick Bolton has to solve two problems. First, his boss has instructed him to come up with a reasonable campaign to promote a new product, a stomach pill named "Aspercel" - by tomorrow. The second problem is Fred's daugther, ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, feel good, touching, humorous ...
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: horse, animal, equestrian, girl horse relationship, campaign, animal life, family relations, family life, wish come true, workplace situations, parents and children, workplace ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
Place: washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
My Sisters Kids in the Snow (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Hele familien skal på skiferie i Norge, da far brækker benet. Derfor tager onkel Erik af sted med de fem ældste børn. På færgen møder Amalie skiinstruktøren Dan og onkel Erik bliver meget søsyg. Det viser sig far har lejet en meget lille ...
Style: not serious, humorous, realistic, feel good, light
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: family relations, mischievous children, parents and children, disorder, uninhibited rivalry, youth, rivalry, siblings relations, hotel, snow, broken leg, winter ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, denmark
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Hotel for Dogs (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Placed in a foster home that doesn't allow pets, 16-year-old Andi and her younger brother, Bruce, turn an abandoned hotel into a home for their dog. Soon other strays arrive, and the hotel becomes a haven for every orphaned canine in town. But ...
Style: feel good, entertaining, humorous, light, teen ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens, girls' night ...
Plot: dog, pets, orphan, mischievous children, siblings relations, husky dog, animal, young heroes, hotel, pitbull, friends, child ...
Time: year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Beverly Hills Family Robinson (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Marsha Robinson, host of a TV cooking show, takes her family on a working vacation to a South Seas Island, but their yacht is hijacked by pirates, and then shipwrecked, and the Robinsons must survive Marsha's complaints while they build a ...
Style: feel good, humorous, semi serious, light
Audience: family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot: pirate, survival, shipwreck, escapades, fish out of water, family life, danger, screwball, disorder, cooking and food, family relations, island ...
Place: fictional island
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 4.5
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Step Dogs (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 82 min.
Story: When a pampered Hollywood pooch is sent up to North to live with a wise cracking farm-mutt, all leashes are off.
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, witty, slapstick
Audience: kids, family outing, adult
Plot: dog, talking dog, youth, family life, family relations, kidnapping, when the parents are away, siblings relations, teenager, farce, winter, snow ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
The Kids Who Saved Summer (2004)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min.
Story: A group of youngsters trying to save their playground from an unscrupulous developer who wants to build a factory there.
Style: humorous, feel good, semi serious
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: youth, family relations, disorder, friends, mischievous children, family life, factory, friendship, deception, heroes, activism, bicycle ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
The Anderssons Rock the Mountains (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Sweden
Duration: 91 min.
Story: The Svensson family goes on a ski-vacation during the winter holiday. Sune, the family flirt girl-charmer, is yet again pulled into a difficult relationship and his father Rudolf is pushed into difficulty parent challenges while the little brother ...
Style: humorous, not serious, light, feel good, captivating ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: siblings relations, family relations, disorder, resort, youth, nothing goes right, family vacation, friendship, vacation, parent child relationship, parents and children, silly humor ...
Time: 21st century
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⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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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, entertaining, light ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: family relations, when the parents are away, nanny, mischievous children, parents and children, disorder, youth, save the day, rivalry, friendship, little boy, babysitter ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
The Family Holiday (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A selfish con-man must show that he can be a family man to inherit his uncle's estate. As he tries to set up his scam family, he realizes that he really wants to have a one.
Style: feel good, humorous, captivating, light, entertaining ...
Audience: family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot: christmas, family relations, cons and scams, suburbs, frame up, disorder, inheritance, con artists, caper, friendship, debt, rivalry ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Chestnut: Hero of Central Park (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Ray and Sal, two orphaned sisters, adopt and hide a Great Dane puppy from their two adopted parents living in a luxury downtown New York apartment that expressely forbids dogs.
Style: humorous, semi serious, touching
Audience: pre-teens, kids, family outing
Plot: dog, youth, human animal relationship, pets, mischievous children, family life, disorder, parents and children, reincarnation, animal, animal lover, adoption ...
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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I Heart Shakey (2012)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Shakey is a family film about a 35-year-old widower named J.T. O'Neil, his precocious 10-year-old daughter and their devoted mutt Shakey. After moving from a small town to Chicago and missing the fine print in their rental contract, J.T. is ...
Style: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, light ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: dog, father daughter relationship, family relations, widower, friends, parents and children, pets, disorder, family life, single parent, mischievous children, youth ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, chicago, illinois
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Beethoven's Big Break (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Eddie, a struggling animal trainer and single dad suddenly finds himself the personal wrangler for a large and lovable St. Bernard whose fabulous movie "audition" catapults the dog to stardom. However, a trio of unscrupulous ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, feel good, realistic
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: dog, pets, filmmaking, human animal relationship, rescue, danger, disorder, odd couple, mischievous children, hollywood, fish out of water, animal ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Richie Rich: A Christmas Story (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: After getting blamed for spoiling Christmas, the richest kid in the world wishes he'd never been born. Unfortunately, a wishing machine, invented by professor Keenbean, picked up the wish and made it come true. Now Richie finds himself in a ...
Style: christmas classics, independent film, humorous, semi serious
Audience: kids, pre-teens, family outing, preschool
Plot: christmas, child, christmas spirit, alternate history, comic book, xmas, holiday, superhero, childhood, family relations, museum, parallel universe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
The Dog Who Stopped the War (1984)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story: During Christmas' holidays, the children of a village split in two gang to play a snowball war. But that half-tone war scattered some bitterness and make more difficult the mutual attirance between Luc, the chief of the assailant and Sophie one ...
Style: feel good, exciting, semi serious, humorous, touching ...
Audience: family outing, kids, preschool
Plot: christmas, winter, village life, snow, countryside, village, animal life, disorder, battles, friends, family relations, escapades ...
Time: 80s
Place: canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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