Movies and TV shows like The Famous Five 1978
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The Famous Five (1978)
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Genre: Adventure, Crime, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
The Famous Five is a British television series based on the children's books of the same name by Enid Blyton. It was broadcast on ITV over two series in 1978 and 1979. It was produced by Southern Television in 26 half-hour episodes.
Style:
period piece, light hearted, detective, suspenseful, nostalgic, detective series
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
children, friendship, teamwork, innocent, dog, investigation, island, country house, hidden treasure, coming of age, strong female lead, tough girl, family relations, strong female character, amateur sleuth
Time:
70s
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Most similar movies to The Famous Five
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out detective, feel good, suspenseful and light hearted films and TV series with plots about friendship, children, coming of age, small town, teamwork, teenager and investigation mostly in Family, Adventure and Crime genres. Some movies like The Famous Five: Here Come the Double Deckers (1970), Monica and Friends: Bonds (2019), Mirror, Mirror (1995), Les Galapiats: The Collection (1970), Five Get Into Trouble (1970). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Family, Mystery
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
There's adventure around every corner with The Famous Five! Join Julian, George, Dick, Anne and Timmy as they uncover mystery and excitement.
Style:
captivating, semi serious, entertaining, feel good, detective ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly
Plot:
children, teamwork, amateur sleuth, group of friends, young heroes, child, investigation, child protagonist, crime solving, private investigation, adventurer, dog ...
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100%
Genre: Family, Crime
Country: Sweden
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
An engineer and his 5-year old son Rasmus are kidnapped by a group who wants to get their hands on the engineer's latest invention. Three kids become witnesses to the kidnapping and decide to follow the kidnappers to an island and attempt to ...
Style:
suspenseful, tension, detective
Audience:
kids
Plot:
kidnapping, friendship, small town, investigation, child protagonist, family bonds, rescue mission, missing person, teamwork, protective parent, coming of age, young love ...
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Family, Thriller
Country: Germany, Tunisia
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The famous five George, Julian, Dick, Anne and Timmy the dog are spending holidays together. But when they are invited by Berhard, father of Julian, Dick and Anne, to visit an egyptian exhibition they see a burglar. They have a look at the mummy the ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
friendship, pickpocket, false accusation, amateur sleuth, tough girl, disguise, abduction, dog, teenage detective, adolescence, mummy, kidnapping ...
Place:
cairo egypt
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The film recounts the adventures of Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog on their first holiday together at the seaside. In an old smugglers' cave, the children happen to overhear a radio message that refers to the abduction of ...
Style:
mysterious, humorous, light, exciting, educational
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
childhood, trap, friendship, dog, chase, father daughter relationship, gang of outlaws, false accusation, kidnapping, police, danger, parents and children ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Family, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
Here Come the Double Deckers was a 17-part British children's TV series from 1970-71 revolving around the adventures of seven children whose den was an old red double-decker London bus in an unused works yard.
Style:
lighthearted, feel good, retro, period piece
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
friendship, imagination, urban, junkyard, light comedy, community, youth culture, problem solving, boy girl relationship, tiger, children, little girl ...
Time:
70s
Place:
london, england, britain
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: Brazil
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Fluffy, Jimmy Five's pet dog, vanished. He develops an infallible plan to rescue the little dog, but, he will need help from his faithful friends: Monica, Maggy and Smudge. Together, they will face challengers and live incredible adventures to ...
Style:
entertaining, captivating, sincere, light, feel good
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly
Plot:
childhood, child, coming of age, friendship, quest, journey, rescue, forest, dog, children, friends, escapades ...
Place:
sao paulo brazil, brazil
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Australia, New Zealand
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
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Mirror, Mirror is a television programme co-produced by Australia and New Zealand. Presented as a single complete story given in a serial with 20 episodes, there are cliffhangers between some of the episodes.
Posie Graeme-Evans created the series, ...
Plot:
children, time travel, alternate history, antique shop, schoolboy, horse, teenager, dog, child protagonist, mirror, intrigue, prince ...
Time:
1910s
Place:
new zealand, russia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 240 min.
TV show
Story:
Les Galapiats is a French-Belgian-Swiss-Canadian television series, composed of eight episodes lasting 26 minutes each, directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit broadcast in 1970 on the second channel of the ORTF and December 1969 in the RTB, Belgium.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, atmospheric, detective, intercultural ...
Plot:
teenager, treasure hunt, exploration, danger, macabre, investigation, summer camp, courage, coming of age, teamwork, friendship, castle ...
Time:
70s
Place:
belgium
Similarity:
28%
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Genre: Crime, Family
Country: Denmark, West Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The four kids, Julian, Dick, Georgina and Anne plus the dog Tim go on a bike-trip without any grownups around, but they are soon followed by a another boy, Richard, who is pursued by kidnappers.
Style:
detective, suspense, tense, light hearted, period piece
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
german shepherd, children, friendship, dog, camping, kidnapping, rescue, youth, summer, beach, chase, teamwork ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Hungary
Duration: 92 min.
TV show
Story:
A few kids make a circus show for their sick friend, and get in some trouble along the way.
Style:
lighthearted, uplifting, sentimental, retro, period piece
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
children, circus, compassion, friendship, empathy, illness, problem solving, teamwork, bittersweet, community, coming of age, unhappiness ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The snake crown is stolen (or taken back) from the Knight Templars by the earth worshippers of Crete; the three kids try to retrieve it on behalf of the Knight Templars.
Style:
suspenseful, lighthearted
Audience:
kids
Plot:
friendship, teenager, crown, treasure, child in peril, kidnapping, tourism, friend, boy, children, girl, strong female lead ...
Place:
malta, crete
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 15 min.
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Bodger and Badger is a BBC children's comedy programme which was first broadcast in 1989. It starred Andy Cunningham as Simon Bodger, who had a badly behaved companion, a talking badger with a love for mashed potatoes.
Style:
light hearted, slapstick, absurd, surreal, slapstick comedy
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
puppet, british, talking animal, puppetry, children, friendship, anthropomorphic animal, handyman, badger, bromance, ventriloquism, potato ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Crime, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries is a television series which aired for three seasons on ABC. The series starred Parker Stevenson and Shaun Cassidy as amateur sleuth brothers Frank and Joe Hardy, respectively, and Pamela Sue Martin as girl ...
Style:
detective, realistic, serious, feel good, suspenseful ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
amateur detective, kickass women, teenager, children, brothers, supernatural, high school student, teenage detective, nancy drew, high school, asexual, righting the wronged ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 323 min.
TV show
Story:
Frans (nicknamed The Red for his red hair), an elementary school teacher involuntarily gets involved in a conspiracy to save the young Geert-Jan Grisenstijn from the hands of his uncle, the evil count, who lives in a mansion where one of ...
Style:
suspense, mysterious, suspenseful, enigmatic, tense ...
Plot:
conspiracy, children, rescue, secrets, friendship, kidnapping, hidden treasure, treasure hunt, youth, mansion, courage, small town ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Family
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 30 min.
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Katts and Dog is a French and Canadian-produced television series which ran from 1988 to 1993. It was known as Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop in the United States where it originally aired on CBN Cable/The Family Channel and Rintintin Junior in France on La ...
Style:
crime drama, action adventure, detective, suspenseful, emotional
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
fighting crime, loyalty, companionship, police procedural, german shepherd, good versus evil, heartwarming, buddy cop, family drama, missing person, animal training, coming of age ...
Place:
canada
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 366 min.
TV show
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The Baby-Sitters Club is a 1990 American television series based on Ann M. Martin's children's book series of the same name. The series originally aired on the The Disney Channel, but was also broadcast on HBO and Nickelodeon; all thirteen ...
Style:
teen, lighthearted, educational
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
babysitting, friendship, teamwork, family values, responsibility, innocent, coming of age, girlfriend, safe, small town, slice of life, high school life ...
Place:
connecticut
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Netherlands
TV show
Story:
Five kids go on an adventure to find their parents, who mysteriously disappear one night.
Style:
feel good, semi serious, satirical, captivating, suspense ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
teamwork, investigation, child, family relations, teenager, mischievous children, search for mother, teenage protagonist, satire, search for father, children, mysterious disappearance ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 21 min.
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Dinosapien is a British/Canadian children's television program produced jointly by BBC Worldwide and Cambium Catalyst International with SEVEN24 Films.
Overall 15 episodes were made, each 21 and half minutes long. The series is filmed in Bragg ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, exciting, captivating, light hearted ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly
Plot:
dinosaur, friendship, young heroes, escapades, parents and children, family relations, danger, youth, imaginary, children, camp, wilderness ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 28 min.
TV show
Story:
Four young children hope for anything to happen and, when they become owners of the Phoenix, their adventure begins.
Style:
fairy tale, mythical, uplifting, humorous, psychotronic ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
children, childhood, imagination, curiosity, magical, friendship, siblings, quest, supernatural, teamwork, coming of age, magic realism ...
Time:
victorian era
Place:
london
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When pets in their neighborhood keep disappearing under mysterious circumstances, the rebellious Gabe, the strong-willed Olivia and the clever Jayden join forces to solve the mysterious case. The young amateur detectives soon track down two ...
Style:
detective, teen, feel good, light hearted, heroic ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
animal rescue, young heroes, rescue mission, teamwork, investigation, children, friendship, neighborhood, trio, community, coming of age, whodunit ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
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The Littlest Hobo is a Canadian television series based upon a 1958 American film of the same name directed by Charles R. Rondeau. The series first aired from 1963 to 1965 in syndication, spanning six seasons and was revived for a popular second run ...
Style:
feel good, heroic, independent film, uplifting, melancholic
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
dog, german shepherd, travel, rescue, animal protagonist, wandering, road trip, compassion, small town, loyalty, family drama, companion ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Family
Country: Sweden
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Aired in December on the Swedish channel SVT as their Christmas Calender series of 1989. The Story follows private eye Ture Sventon as he solves crimes in Lingonboda, the Arabian desert, London, and Stockholm. His secretary Ms. Jansson and good ...
Style:
detective, humorous, light hearted, period piece
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
private investigator, villain, swedish, christmas, adaptation, children, friendship, holiday, crime solving, literary, sidekick, nordic ...
Time:
80s
Place:
stockholm sweden, london
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
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The Henderson Kids is an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for Network Ten between 1985 and 1987. It was created and storylined by Roger Moulton, who also wrote 5 episodes in the first series and 2 episodes in the second ...
Style:
emotional, tense, suspenseful, detective
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
friendship, corruption, family drama, sibling relationship, land dispute, coming of age, family values, girl, small town, resilience, suburban life, class conflict ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Harry's Mad was a children's television programme that was shown in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on CITV from 4 January 1993 to 11 March 1996. It is based upon a book written by Dick King-Smith.
Style:
light hearted, humorous
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
talking animal, parrot, villain, unhappiness, adaptation, friendship, high school life, human animal friendship, misadventure, talking parrot, child protagonist, adopted son ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Family
Country: UK
Duration: 15 min.
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Story:
Based on the much-loved series of books by Mairi Hedderwick, Katie Morag is a small red-headed girl who lives with her family on the remote and beautiful fictional Scottish island of Struay. Although she lives in a fairly unique setting, her ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, feel good, humorous, educational
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing
Plot:
small town, island, slice of life, country girl, children, community, heartwarming, relationships, family relations, social problems, female protagonist, small town life ...
Place:
scotland, fictional island
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Family
Country: UK
Duration: 28 min.
TV show
Story:
Prank Patrol was a British version of the original Canadian Prank Patrol. The show was made for by Baker Media for CBBC which specialised in kids programming. It was hosted by Barney Harwood. It was produced by Baker Media in association with ...
Style:
semi serious, feel good, entertaining, captivating, light hearted
Audience:
kids, family outing, toddlers
Plot:
children, entertainment, child, mischievous children, hidden camera, unhappiness, youth, surprise, youth culture, teamwork, television studio
Place:
britain
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
For their bicycle tour to Catmoor, the friends Julian, Dick and Anne, their cousin Georgina, called George, and her dog Timmy have long looked forward to. But the camping holiday in the countryside ends with the kidnapping of Dick, confuse the two ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, light, captivating, realistic ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
friendship, danger, friends, young heroes, investigation, coming of age, best friend, kidnapping, youth, heroes, escapades, amateur detective ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 15 min.
TV show
Story:
Simon is a very sensible young schoolboy, who has a friend who is a real witch. She is very silly, and a huge showoff.
Style:
light hearted, period piece, slapstick, whimsical
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
magic, witch, friendship, children, silly humor, magic realism, unhappiness, adaptation, small town, unlikely friendships, good witch, high school friend ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Centers on Tinka, an elf girl who becomes an outcast when the people of the elf kingdom she lives in discover that she is half human. To regain their trust, she decides to search for and bring back the lost Christmas star, which was stolen by the ...
Style:
feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, fairy tale
Audience:
family friendly, family outing, kids
Plot:
christmas, elf, magic, friendship, teamwork, outcast, quest, holiday, christmas season, friends, save the day, magician ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Family
Country: Finland
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Ricky Rapper gets a letter from a distant relative who's looking for an heir.
Style:
light hearted, uplifting, sentimental, slapstick
Audience:
kids
Plot:
children, friendship, light comedy, family values, heir, small town, inheritance, community, nordic, high school life, coming of age, cousin ...
Similarity:
20%
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