Movies like Mel
If you like "Mel" you are looking for humorous and semi serious movies about / with youth, flying, turtle, heroes, friends, rescue and family relations themes of Family and Fantasy genre shot in USA.
Find your next favorite and similar movies in two steps:
1. Identify all themes of interest from this film (block below).
2. Look for them in the presented list.
Mel (1998)
267
Original name: Everyone Loves Mel
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Set in the beauty of the Pacific Northwest, the legend of Swanson Lake is kept by one man, Bill (Ernest Borgnine). And he's not about to surrender it! When Bill's grandsons come for a summer visit, they stumble into a big-time adventure with a giant turtle named Mel. When Bill's neighbor Bailey (Jack Scalia) tries to kidnap Mel in order to feature him in a proposed theme park, the grandsons plot to hide Mel from the neighbor. Then the fun begins, and Mel becomes an unlikely hero!
Style:
humorous, semi serious
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
youth, flying, turtle, heroes, friends, rescue, family relations, parents and children, young heroes, teenager, children, boy, child, little boy, amusement park, danger, 12 year old, family, theme park
Movie in categories
Most similar movies to Mel
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out semi serious, humorous, feel good and captivating films with plots about youth, young heroes, heroes, family relations, danger, friends and escapades mostly in Family, Fantasy and Comedy genres. Some movies like Mel: Monster Makers (2003), Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny (1972), Little Ghost (1997), The Snow Queen (2005), Kids World (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Subscribe for new and better recommendations:
Genre: Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Monster Makers is based on Tim Stoker's experience as a Monster movie geek. The monsters in an old non released movie come out of the movie and Tim and his friends in the real world must find a way to stop the monsters.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, captivating, entertaining, scary ...
Audience:
family outing, teens
Plot:
youth, supernatural, save the day, young heroes, family relations, disorder, parents and children, escapades, supernatural ability, curses spells and rituals, prank, deadly creature ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Poor Santa Claus. This live-action feature finds his sleigh stuck in the sand on a Florida beach only days before Christmas Eve.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, weird, christmas horror, cult film
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
christmas, santa claus, beach, forest, friends, disorder, animal life, imaginary kingdom, parents and children, fall in love, friendship, rescue ...
Place:
florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: Romania, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
While on location in a spooky Italian villa with his Hollywood big-shot mom and her dorky boyfriend, twelve-year-old Kevin befriends a Renaissance-era girl ghost who helps him cause unrest on the set.
Style:
sentimental, feel good, humorous, semi serious
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
ghost, youth, childhood love, children, friendship, parents and children, misfit, young heroes, supernatural, mischievous children, hopes, friends ...
Place:
italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
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:
fairy tale, semi serious, humorous, sincere, captivating
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
young heroes, heroic mission, good versus evil, rescue, friendship, youth, rivalry, escapades, daring rescue, hopes, curses spells and rituals, witch ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
Movie in collections
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, captivating, suspenseful
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
youth, good versus evil, legends and myths, wizards and magicians, heroes, young heroes, birthday, friends, escapades, rivalry, small town, small town life ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
Also search:
Movies like Jessica Darling's It List
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
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
youth, wish come true, mischievous children, young heroes, child as adult, friendship, experiment gone awry, teenage life, best friends, rescue, family life, disorder ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
Genre: Family, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
This holiday-themed children's film offers a unique take on the legend of Santa Claus and his tiny reindeer. In this movie, a young boy finds a deer in the forest he is sure is Santa's beloved Prancer. Determined to return the creature to ...
Style:
semi serious, touching, humorous, feel good
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
christmas, youth, santa claus, mischievous children, reindeer, young heroes, fish out of water, child as adult, mistaken identity, orphan, disorder, parents and children ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Two young brothers talk their strict father Lloyd Clauswell into allowing them to babysit themselves for the first time while their parents attend a corporate barbecue...
Style:
semi serious, feel good, humorous
Audience:
pre-teens, family outing, kids
Plot:
youth, twins, family relations, police detective, siblings relations, eccentric family, parents and children, when the parents are away, chaos and mayhem, child as adult, family gatherings, family life ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
Movie in collections
Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
13-year-old Sam Steele Jr. forms his own private detective agency to emulate his father, Des Moines detective Sam Steele, and helps track down a jewel thief.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, feel good, captivating, realistic ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
youth, investigation, young heroes, save the day, amateur detective, heroes, best friends, escapades, family relations, parents and children, coming of age, detective agency ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iowa, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
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, entertaining, captivating, exciting ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
ghost, youth, supernatural, coming of age, small town life, escapades, small town, life after death, young heroes, kids in trouble, heroes, social relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Also search:
The Odd Life of Timothy Green similar movies
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Dog's ghost returns to help boy win a custody battle, fight bullies and find his loving but shy step-dad a nice girlfriend.
Style:
semi serious, exciting, sentimental, touching, feel good ...
Audience:
preschoolers, family outing
Plot:
dog, youth, family relations, rescue, heroes, ghost, supernatural ability, blind ambition, disorder, animal life, friends, wizards and magicians ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Genre: Family, Fantasy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
On Christmas Eve, a little girl named Marie falls asleep and dreams herself into a fantastic world in which her toys become larger than life. She meets up with the Nutcracker Prince who takes her on a journey to his kingdom and defends her from the ...
Style:
fairy tale, semi serious, feel good, humorous, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
christmas, ballet, rescue, young heroes, family relations, imaginary kingdom, curses spells and rituals, escapades, disorder, youth, theater, holiday ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Aussie, a lovable Australian mutt, embarks on a mission to return his young owner's missing Teddy Bear.
Style:
semi serious, sincere, captivating, humorous
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
dog, friendship, heroes, rescue, talking dog, getting home, best friends, youth, young heroes, pets, mischievous children, family relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia, san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Genre: Family
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Sanne (Hanna Obbeek) loves stories about ghosts and other mysterious things. Her father Lucas, is a famous ghost hunter. During a holiday Lucas is asked to chase ghosts of the former cruise ship 'Rotterdam'. Sanne is very happy to hear she ...
Style:
sentimental, humorous, semi serious, exciting
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
ghost, ship, heroes, young heroes, family relations, parents and children, teenage life, supernatural, youth, supernatural ability, curses spells and rituals, coming of age ...
Place:
holland
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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:
heroes, imaginary kingdom, save the kingdom, escapades, youth, young heroes, prophecy, dwarf, magic, strong female lead, princess, strong female character ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Also search:
Films like Girl Vs. Monster
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
"Pirates of the Plain" details the adventure of Jezebel Jack, a pirate with a heart of gold that is sent to the future where he meets Bobby, a young boy with an overactive imagination.
Style:
semi serious, humorous
Audience:
pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
pirate, youth, adventurer, heroes, curse, time travel, countryside, heroic mission, ship, family life, rescue, escapades ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
nebraska, usa, caribbean
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
When the joker Tommy Tricker plays some practical jokes on some of his friends, his best friend Ralph, a stamp collector, discovers the secret of "stamp travel" to make him travel around the world on a stamp to bring back the mysterious ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, touching, semi serious
Audience:
pre-teens, kids, family outing
Plot:
friends, exploitation, love affair, family relations, travel, disorder, heroes, orphan, rescue, escapades, pirate, good versus evil ...
Place:
australia, china
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Germany, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A youngster living in a stately home discovers the magical garden Mary, Colin & Dickon stumbled across years before - but faces a battle with the housekeeper over whether to nurture it.
Style:
sentimental, feel good, atmospheric, serious
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
youth, orphan, friendship, young heroes, obsessive quest, save the day, destiny, escapades, estate, child's point of view, secret, child ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
europe, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Movie in collections
Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The Caldwells take a family trip to Puerto Rico where their father is also securing a secret business deal, while the kids find their own paths. Eight years have passed since the events of Au Pair, and newly graduated as his high school's ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
nanny, family business, parents and children, family life, youth, family relations, prank, father son relationship, teenager, ant, beach, medical examination ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
puerto rico
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Two children enter a fantasy kingdom and are confronted by evil forces.
Style:
feel good, exciting, semi serious
Audience:
pre-teens, kids, family outing
Plot:
exploitation, coming of age, magical creature, rescue, youth, young heroes, escapades, imaginary kingdom, surrealism, queen, king, dwarf ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Also search:
Films like Jack and the Beanstalk
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 98 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, touching, realistic, humorous
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
youth, friends, children, gang, save the day, family relations, goofy hero, disorder, eccentric family, cons and scams, heroes, pets ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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, nanny, when the parents are away, mischievous children, parents and children, little boy, disorder, youth, save the day, rivalry, friendship, friends ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Genre: Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Tommy has just joined the cast of the top-rated kids' show, "Captain Mike's Mystery Monsters," and is anxious to find out just how the special effects crew gets the monsters to work. Imagine his surprise when he discovers ...
Style:
semi serious, exciting
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
puppet, monster, little creatures, youth, save the day, evil alien, heroes, rivalry, escapades, superhuman powers, space and aliens, disorder ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Movie in collections
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:
humorous, feel good, semi serious, cult film
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
motorcycle, youth, pluto, biker, kids and family, wizards and magicians, motorcycle race, social relations, family relations, friends, teenage life, heroic mission ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: China, Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
The Secret of the Magic Gourd follows the wondrous adventures of a young schoolboy named Wang Bao. When Wang Bao discovers a magical gourd that can instantly grant his every wish, the awkward child suddenly becomes a hero amongst his curious ...
Style:
captivating, entertaining, feel good, light, semi serious
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
magical object, family relations, friends, hopes, disney, desire, youth, little boy, friendship, escapades, rivalry, journalism ...
Place:
asia, china
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Also search:
Movies similar to How to Eat Fried Worms
393
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, exciting, semi serious, humorous
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
youth, giant, small town, eviction, landlord, single mother, parent child relationship, magical object, friends, disorder, escapades, young heroes ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
"I will try to be normal" 12-year-old Ace Ventura Jr. promises. Thats cool, except whats normal for him is finding missing mutts, kidnapped kitties or gone gators and creating hilarious chaos every step of the way.
Style:
semi serious, feel good, humorous, realistic, saga
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens, teens
Plot:
pets, disorder, obsessive quest, uncover truth, escapades, rescue, family relations, heroes, amateur detective, young heroes, private detective, family life ...
Time:
2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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:
semi serious, humorous, feel good, offbeat
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
dog, youth, investigation, rivalry, young heroes, mischievous children, good versus evil, escapades, heroes, rescue, partners, pets ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Jessica Darling – a smart, witty, opinionated girl heading into 7th grade – was never too concerned about where she'd fit in the middle school hierarchy. But before her first day of school, her older sister — the super popular Bethany, ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, feel good, light
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
popular girl, middle school, cheerleading, girl, sister sister relationship, teenage girl, teenager, female protagonist, friendship, teenage life, school, social relations ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Radio psychologist Jack Black takes his children Joshua and Ashley on a 'vacation' to a lake in British Columbia. While he grinds away at work the children discover that the famous local lake monster "Orky" may not be just a ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, feel good
Audience:
kids, girls' night, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
sea monster, youth, lake, vacation, giant monster, creature, monster, dinosaur, family relations, brother sister relationship, boy, father son relationship ...
Place:
british columbia
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Subscribe for new and better recommendations:
Related movie lists
