Movies like When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
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When Zachary Beaver Came to Town (2003)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Zachary Beaver, a sideshow attraction also known as the world's fattest boy, arrives in the sleepy town of Granger, Texas.
Style:
feel good, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, touching
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
youth, fat boy, friendship, friendship between boys, best friend, self discovery, teenage life, mischievous children, family relations, parents and children, starting over, young heroes, obesity, sideshow, social justice, heroes, friends, single parent, small town, coming of age, social relations, bittersweet, small town life, hopes, dedicated educator ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
texas, usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out semi serious, feel good, humorous and touching films with plots about youth, family relations, family, friendship, friends, coming of age and parents and children mostly in Family, Comedy and Drama genres. Some movies like When Zachary Beaver Came to Town: Benji: Off the Leash! (2004), Alice Upside Down (2007), Opal Dream (2006), How to Eat Fried Worms (2006), Bored Silly (2000). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Benji and his friends try to save his mother from a puppy mill.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, sentimental, touching, feel good
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
dog, youth, friendship, against the odds, young heroes, odd couple, fish out of water, adoption, parents and children, disorder, rescue, mischievous children ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: France, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Still mourning the death of her mother a few years back, ALICE McKINLEY finds her life seriously disrupted when her father BEN buys a store and moves her and her older brother LESTER to a new town. In the painful throes of adolescence, Alice has a ...
Style:
realistic, feel good, humorous, touching, semi serious ...
Audience:
family outing, girls' night, kids, teens
Plot:
female protagonist, bullying, family relations, disorder, teenage life, family life, starting over, coming of age, teachers and students, hopes, children, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Australia, UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Pobby & Dingan are invisible. They live in an opal town in Australia and are friends with Kellyanne, the 9 year-old daughter of an opal miner. The film tells the story of the bizarre and inexplicable disappearance of Pobby & Dingan, ...
Style:
semi serious, feel good, touching, humorous, sad
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
hopes, imaginary friend, friendship, imaginary character, self discovery, siblings relations, culture clash, introspection, single parent, mischievous children, small town, best friend ...
Place:
australia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
During the first day of his new school year, a fifth grade boy squares off against a bully and winds up accepting a dare that could change the balance of power within the class.
Style:
humorous, feel good, realistic, touching, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teens, teen drama
Plot:
boy, youth, coming of age, bullying, bully, contests and competitions, friendship, parents and children, rivalry, love and romance, friends, family relations ...
Time:
year 2006
Place:
texas
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
What starts out as a boring day for Bobby, Johnnie and Chuck quickly escalates into a riotous backyard adventure. A swarming beehive, a lawn mower with a mind of its own, a mysterious junkman and the neighborhood bully are just some of the hilarious ...
Style:
feel good, semi serious, humorous, captivating
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
youth, mischievous children, friendship, young heroes, buddies, teenage life, disorder, small town, summer vacation, partner, coming of age, when the parents are away ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Actress JoBeth Williams directed this Showtime family feature starring The Sixth Sense's Mischa Barton for Barbra Streisand's Barwood Films. Barton is Frankie and Ingrid Uribe is Hazel, Frankie's neighbor and best friend. Frankie is ...
Style:
semi serious, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic ...
Plot:
friendship, youth, baseball, ballet, small town, follow your dream, dancer's life, hopes, feminism, family relations, teenage life, politics ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
new jersey
Similarity:
100%
802
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Three young friends find adventure and purpose in their attempts to set a Guinness World Record. Set in a wintry mountain town, the unpopular trio pursues fame through a series of schemes and stunts that eventually imperil their own lives. Along the ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, feel good, semi serious, independent film ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
youth, friendship, human spirit, elementary school, ambition, desire for fame, terminal illness, against the odds, social relations, life is a bitch, family problems, small town ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Four guys, best friends, have grown up together in DANCER, TEXAS POP. 81, a tiny town in West Texas. Years ago, they made a solemn vow to leave town together as soon as they graduate. Now, it's that weekend and the time has come to "put up ...
Style:
talky, realistic, sentimental, touching, cult classic ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
friendship, coming of age, high school, suburbs, family relations, best friend, social relations, friends, small town life, graduation, teenage life, lifestyle ...
Time:
year 1998, 90s, 70s
Place:
texas, austin texas, los angeles, california, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Havoc is created in a small Southern community when a 12-year-old shows up, causing a couple 13-year-old friends to fall in love with her, thus possibly jeopardizing their friendship.
Style:
sentimental, humorous, touching, feel good, independent film ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
youth, coming of age, love triangle, friendship, small town, teenage love, teenage life, fall in love, social relations, society, mute, single mother ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1947
Place:
usa, chicago, alabama
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
'Grand Champion' weaves the tale of a spunky young boy named Buddy and his prize-winning calf, Hokey, as they climb from the underdog position and up through the ranks of several Texas stock shows to ultimately win the coveted title of ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, touching, sentimental, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
small town, horse, underdog, rise to the top, rivalry, human spirit, ambition, redemption, buddies, hopes, family life, friendship ...
Place:
texas, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
14-year-old Watts Davies is estranged from his dad, a former International Karting Federation (IKF) champion. Watts's resolve to race in the upcoming IKF Regional Championships rekindles their relationship as they pursue the dream together.
Style:
humorous, touching, feel good, semi serious, realistic
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
youth, against the odds, teenage life, athlete's life, lifestyle, follow your dream, teaching the ways of the world, parents and children, tragic hero, rivalry, contests and competitions, young heroes ...
Similarity:
100%
672
Genre: Family, Musical, Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Denmark
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
What do you do if you're twelve years old, your mum is a neurotic babbler, your best friend is hitting on the girl you love, and you're the only guy in your class who doesn't yet sport pubes ...? For Dennis P. there's only one ...
Style:
touching, humorous, semi serious, feel good, offbeat
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
family relations, youth, teenage life, mischievous children, wish come true, young heroes, parents and children, child as adult, hopes, best friend, coming of age, magic ...
Place:
denmark, copenhagen
Similarity:
100%
239
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Every kid wants to be cool and fit in - life's a blast even when you're different. When Mo's reflection is revealed, he sees a body that doesn't quite resemble any of his peers. Here, he tells the tale of his youth, growing up on ...
Style:
sentimental, semi serious, touching, feel good, realistic ...
Plot:
youth, family relations, friendship, teenage life, family problems, optimism, disability, social misfits, hopes, society, parents and children, physical appearance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa, long island
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A young girl's aunt tells her the tale of a young ice skater and an enchanted reindeer.
Style:
feel good, touching, humorous, semi serious
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, preschool
Plot:
christmas, reindeer, youth, santa claus, self discovery, friendship, teaching the ways of the world, mischievous children, young heroes, family life, fish out of water, hopes ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The poignant, coming of age story about a group of eleven year old girls in their final summer before middle school.
Style:
uplifting, feel good, touching, sincere, light ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly, teens, girls' night
Plot:
youth, friendship, parents and children, best friend, teenage life, follow your dream, family life, family relations, summer vacation, child, coming of age, adolescence vs adulthood ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Based on the New York Times best-selling novel by award winning author Wally Lamb. A vivid slice of 1960s life, Wishin' and Hopin' is a wise-and-witty holiday tale that celebrates where we've been-and how far we've come. In the ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, sincere, light, captivating ...
Plot:
coming of age, christmas, youth, small town, substitute teacher, catholic school, teachers and students, parents and children, family relations, friendship, social relations, 10 year old ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, year 1964
Place:
connecticut, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Get ready for a hilarious fun-filled adventure as 10 year old Caden and his best friend, Charlie, a golden retriever, set out on a wild escapade around town thwarting the evil plans of the bumbling town bullies who are out to break into Caden's ...
Style:
humorous, light, captivating, feel good, entertaining ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
friendship, save the day, escapades, parents and children, small town, family relations, youth, attempted robbery, boy and dog, home alone, nothing goes right, burglar ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
810
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
A boy learns that confidence and self-esteem are the greatest gifts.
Style:
feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
Audience:
pre-teens, kids
Plot:
youth, friends, love and romance, misfit, teachers and students, friendship, school, power relations, family relations, win over, disorder, fall in love ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A distant, slightly dysfunctional family is brought closer together when the father's long-estranged Uncle Nino comes from Italy to Chicago for a surprise visit.
Style:
humorous, feel good, captivating, light, indie film ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
family life, family gatherings, family relations, fish out of water, parents and children, optimism, couples, society, uncle, youth, family reunited, friendship ...
Time:
year 2003, 21st century
Place:
usa, chicago
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
School... there is the popular crowd. Teachers favor some students over others. Because of this, Violet decides to start a school paper, which exposes many embarrassing secrets of popular kids who think they run the campus.
Style:
realistic, sentimental, semi serious, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
high school, high school life, social relations, coming of age, teenage love, teenage life, social misfits, misfit, lifestyle, misfit partners, friendship, suburbs ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
An eleven-year-old boy finds a way of overcoming life's obstacles with the help of a grumpy coach who aids him in having the best summer of his life.
Style:
touching, humorous, semi serious, feel good, independent film ...
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids, teens
Plot:
baseball, youth, young heroes, athlete's life, follow your dream, rivalry, against the odds, friendship, dedicated educator, family life, athlete and trainer, ambition ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
736
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
SMITTY is a family film about a rescue dog. When life gets tough for Ben, a friendly paw is all it takes to pull him through. Mischievous thirteen-year-old Ben is sent to his grandfather's farm for the summer, where he crosses paths with a ...
Style:
sincere, captivating, light, feel good, realistic ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
youth, farm, family relations, dog, friendship, pets, single parent, coming of age, community service, village life, anger management, hopes ...
Time:
year 2010, 21st century
Place:
usa, iowa
Similarity:
100%
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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:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
As soon as Harvey S. Potter descends upon a drought-stricken farmland, he begins to grow a mysterious but beautiful crop of balloons. Mystified by the new resident's abilities, the people of the town are mesmerized by Potter, who immediately ...
Style:
uplifting, feel good, sentimental, touching, semi serious
Audience:
family outing, preschool
Plot:
youth, farm, small town, mysterious character, single parent, heroes, danger, benign alien, hopes, survival, young heroes, mischievous children ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In order to secure the position of Head of Pediatrics at a top Chicago hospital, a young, highly accomplished, pediatrician agrees to spend a summer setting up a clinic in a small town in the North Carolina mountains. Clashing against the ways of ...
Style:
uplifting, sentimental, emotional, touching, independent film ...
Audience:
pre-teens
Plot:
clinic, starting over, family relations, doctors and patients, lifestyle, friendship, family life, small town, widower, father son relationship, youth, social relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
north carolina, chicago, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Chip, the android boy is back. This time, he is off to college, suffering from a computer virus and in love with Roberta, another android. Will there be a happy ending?
Style:
semi serious, feel good, humorous, sentimental
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
campus, transhumanism, robot, love affair, new world, computer virus, college, artificial intelligence, androids and robots, youth, imaginary, misfit ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
usa, arizona
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A recently-widowed, science fiction writer considers whether to adopt a hyper-imaginative 6-year-old abandoned and socially-rejected boy who says he's really from Mars.
Style:
sweet, touching, sentimental, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
adoption, father son relationship, orphan, childhood trauma, imagination, writers, friendship, parenthood, youth, alien, children, single father ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 48 min.
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Story:
Cassie Nightingale, Middleton’s favorite enchantress, and her young-teenage daughter Grace, who shares that same special intuition as her mom, welcome Dr. Sam Radford and his son to town. When the New York transplants move in next to the Grey ...
Style:
feel good, touching, semi serious, light, colorful ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
witch, small town, mother daughter relationship, father son relationship, supernatural, good witch, imaginary, social relations, teenage life, halloween, friendship, single parent ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, tibet, chicago
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
It is now summer in the Parker family; and the usual amount of numerous events are happening in their separate lives. Ralphie is searching for the perfect top to use to beat the school bully with, the Old Man is in battle with their hillbilly ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, feel good, melancholic, light ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teen drama
Plot:
youth, family life, contests and competitions, disorder, love and romance, nothing goes right, family relations, eccentric family, parents and children, father son relationship, coming of age, feud ...
Time:
1940s, year 1994, 1900s
Place:
columbus ohio, indiana
Similarity:
100%
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