Movies like My Side of the Mountain
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My Side of the Mountain (1969)
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Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Film adaption of the novel by Jean Craighead George. A family movie made by Paramount Studios, the story revolves around thirteen-year old Sam Gribley (Teddy Eccles), a devotee of Thoreau, as many were back in the in 1960's. Sam decides to leave the city (set in Toronto) to spend a sabbatical in the Canadian woods and see if he can make it as a self-sufficient spirit after his parents promise a summer trip that doesn't pan out.
Style:
touching, feel good, serious, realistic
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
survival, mountain, nature, youth, runaway, loneliness, treasure hunt, camp, bird, owl, childhood, coming of age, wilderness, heroes, friends, family relations, human spirit, adventurer, self discovery, escapades, forces of nature, innocence lost, disorder, young heroes, love ...
Time:
60s
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, touching and feel good films with plots about escapades, youth, danger, heroes, survival, friends and friendship mostly in Adventure, Family and Drama genres. Some movies like My Side of the Mountain: A Cry in the Wild (1990), The New Swiss Family Robinson (1998), Mountain Family Robinson (1979), Nikki, Wild Dog of the North (1961), Tom Sawyer (1973). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The story of a modern family bored with the hassles of the city life in Los Angeles. They head for the wilderness never to return.
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, uplifting, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
nature, wilderness, survival, treasure hunt, youth, camp, family relations, mountain, bear, wolf, rocky mountains, animal life ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
fictional island
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100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
13-year-old Brian is the sole survivor of an unreported plane crash. Alone in the Yukon wilderness, Brian must learn to survive by his wits, find food and shelter, and brave wild, hungry animals until or if he is found.
Style:
exciting, atmospheric, serious, realistic
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
wilderness, youth, dangerous animal, self discovery, isolation, survival, boy, survivor, nature, wilderness survival, sole survivor, forest ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
yukon, canada
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100%
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When Angelino Jack Robinson gets a new job in Australia, he decides to take his sissy wife Ann, brave sons Shane and Todd and wining daughter Elisabeth 'Lizzy' by sailing yacht from Hong Kong to Syndney. The gun he gets thrown in by ...
Style:
romantic, serious
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
exotic island, ocean, sailing, pirate, shipwreck, rescue, survival, treasure hunt, fish out of water, family in danger, family life, desert ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
singapore, australia, fictional island
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
As a plea-bargain to clear their school records, a group of misfit teens ventures into the majestic but unforgiving wilderness to help a young naturalist save the vanishing wolves. After they encountered unexpected incident, they are aided by the ...
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
wolf, animals, nature, misfit, wilderness, youth, survival, heroes, adventurer, rescue, escapades, animal life ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A family goes "back to nature" by homesteading in the Colorado Rockies.
Style:
semi serious, realistic
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
survival, nature, camp, treasure hunt, youth, wilderness, family relations, animals, city life, countryside, family life, animal life ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
colorado
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28%
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Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
A family film about Nikki, a half-wolf, half-dog raised in the Yukon during the gold rush era. After being separated from her master, Nikki must fend for herself amidst bears, the harsh Yukon weather, and a trapper who wants her skin.
Style:
exciting, serious, retro
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
dog, disney, wilderness, survival, animals, wolf, nordic, puppy love, nature, trapper, gold rush, friends ...
Time:
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Place:
yukon, canada
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27%
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The Wilderness Family now face terrifying times in fierce winter storms, an avalanche, and being attacked by a ferocious pack of hungry wolves. Watch as America's favorite family stands strong together to prove that the best things in life are ...
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
wilderness, survival, wolf, winter, treasure hunt, youth, camp, family relations, avalanche, parents and children, family in danger, family life ...
Time:
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26%
Genre: Adventure, Musical, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Tom Sawyer and his pal Huckleberry Finn have great adventures on the Mississippi River, pretending to be pirates, attending their own funeral, and witnessing a murder.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, feel good, humorous
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, preschoolers
Plot:
friendship, coming of age, river, youth, adventurer, mischievous children, young heroes, treasure hunt, supernatural, nature, childhood, raft ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
missouri, mississippi, usa, st. petersburg russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Told from Mowgli's point of view, it's the story of how a boy became a mancub and a mancub became a man.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, feel good
Audience:
pre-teens, kids, family outing
Plot:
jungle, child in peril, disney, nature, rescue, boy, hyena, kids in trouble, disorder, friends, animal life, escapades ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Benji has become stranded on a remote island after a boating accident. He finds himself struggling to survive in the wilderness, avoiding close encounters with a wolf, a bear, and a territorial female cougar with her cub.
Style:
humorous, sexy, light, tear jerker, unusual plot structure ...
Audience:
kids, preschoolers, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
animals, dog, disney, camp, wilderness, forest, survival, lion, unlikely friendships, adaptation, vengeance, violence ...
Time:
80s
Place:
oregon, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Teenager Angus adopts a stray dog and names him Yellow. Several days later, while travelling along the coast of British Columbia with Angus's father, John, the boy and dog become stranded when turbulent waters capsize their boat. Angus's ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, emotional, exciting, harsh ...
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Plot:
dog, survival, boy dog relationship, wilderness, youth, animals, kids and family, childhood, friendship, young heroes, teenage life, parents and children ...
Place:
london, british columbia, canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 225 min.
Story:
The screen version of the most famous novel by American writer Mark Twain "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer". Without a book about the adventures of Tom and his friends Huckleberry Finn and Becky Thatcher, one can not imagine the childhood of ...
Style:
feel good, realistic, serious, sentimental
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
friendship, youth, mischievous children, buddies, friends, on the lam, funeral, boy, buried treasure, fishing, skinny dipping, murder trial ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
missouri, usa, mississippi
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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:
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23%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Western
Country: Italy, Spain, France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The wolf dog, White Fang, aids a reporter, a fur trapper, a nun, a young Eskimo boy and his father of ridding a gold mining town of a sleazy crime lord in 1896 Yukon, Canada.
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
dog, winter, snow, animals, supernatural, small town, adventurer, rivalry, youth, survival, escapades, young heroes ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A fictionalized account of the real-life adventure of the Sager family. Travelling with a wagon train from Missouri to Oregon, things are going well for the Sagers, until father Sager dies from blood poisoning following an Indian attack, and mother ...
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serious, realistic, touching, emotional, sincere ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
survival, youth, winter, snow, wagon train, treasure hunt, wilderness survival, orphan, society, life is a bitch, coming of age, human spirit ...
Time:
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Place:
oregon, missouri, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Four kids - Eugen, Wrigley, Bäschteli and Eduard - leave for an adventure around Switzerland, searching for the fabulous treasure of Titicaca Lake, discovered by Fritzli Bühler.
Style:
humorous, captivating, entertaining, light, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
friendship, treasure hunt, friends, childhood, escapades, on the road, mountain, leaving home, youth, journey, farmer, teenage life ...
Time:
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Place:
switzerland
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The action-packed feature film tells the dramatic tale of two siblings and their Alaskan Malamute, who must make an emergency landing when their small plane has engine problems. They find themselves in a beautiful but potentially dangerous natural ...
Style:
realistic, serious, sentimental, exciting, suspenseful
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family outing
Plot:
youth, survival, family problems, escapades, coming of age, pets, wilderness, dog, nature, childhood, cave, bear ...
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21st century
Place:
canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: France, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
An orphan bear cub hooks up with an adult male as they try to dodge human hunters.
Style:
touching, scenic, uplifting, captivating, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
animals, survival, wilderness, nature, bear, dog, hunting, friendship, orphan, forest, heroic mission, youth ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s
Place:
canada, antarctica, british columbia
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
A heartwarming Disney classic in which a cougar, who was rescued as a cub and raised by a group of loggers in the Pacific Northwest, reverts back to his natural instincts, leading to hilarious (and dangerous) consequences.
Style:
feel good, humorous, unusual plot structure, dark fantasy, clever ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
disney, cougar, friendship, animals, wilderness, fantasy world, runaway, first contact, beautiful scenery, brutality, greed, sacrifice ...
Time:
60s
Place:
washington state
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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feel good, inspirational, touching, absurd, visually appealing ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
dog sled, dog, disney, animals, survival, treasure hunt, underdog, nature, winter, snow, death, race ...
Time:
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Place:
alaska, minnesota, canada, cuba, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A two-week trek through the Cascade Mountains tries the survival instincts of five adventurous teenagers. At first, it's all a good time. Shooting the rapids, exploring caves and making new friends. But when an accident occurs, Mother Nature ...
Style:
exciting, semi serious, suspenseful
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The whole family will enjoy huge laughs and giant, hairy adventures with this touching tale about a big-hearted Bigfoot. Lost in the forest, he befriends three kids, Percy, Madison and Leonard, who are determined to protect him. When two local ...
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: Australia, Japan
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, touching, feel good, semi serious
Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
australia, sydney australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Norway
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The young Norwegian girl Kim almost gets killed after falling from a hillside. She finds shelter and stumbles upon the territory of a wolf and her puppy. She barricades herself, but as time passes she finds the wolf less and less frightening. When ...
Style:
serious, touching, sincere, realistic
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
wolf, poaching, rescue, mountain climbing, courage, friendship, parents and children, escapades, children, female protagonist, strong female character, nature ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
norway, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
While traveling with his father, young Alec becomes fascinated by a mysterious Arabian stallion that is brought on board and stabled in the ship he is sailing on. When it tragically sinks both he and the horse survive only to be stranded on a ...
Style:
inspirational, emotional, fairy tale, scenic, touching ...
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kids, family outing, girls' night, teens, pre-teens
Plot:
horse, child, boy horse relationship, shipwreck, animals, horse race, survival, coming of age, beach, storm at sea, friendship, human animal relationship ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Jake Barnes and his two kids, Sean and Jessie, have moved to Alaska after his wife died. He is a former airline pilot now delivering toilet paper across the mountains. During an emergency delivery in a storm his plane goes down somewhere in the ...
Style:
light, sweet, feel good, captivating, sentimental ...
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
alaska, usa
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20%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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serious, feel good, touching, sentimental
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Plot:
dog, disney, animal life, youth, camp, puppy love, countryside, nature, orphan, friends, family relations, coming of age ...
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Place:
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20%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Western
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Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Academy Award winner Charlton Heston plays John Thornton, a fearless man who's after more than gold; he wants to do what's right. Thornton works for the U.S. mail and is the only person daring and smart enough to figure out how to travel ...
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Time:
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Place:
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19%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Time:
2000s
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A young American boy spends his summer in Ireland and solves the mystery that captivates the entire village. Driven by curiosity and his own search for meaning in life, he faces his fears and discovers the Secret of the Cave.
Style:
serious, touching, suspenseful, captivating
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
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Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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