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Phillip the Small (1976)
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Original name: Philipp, der Kleine
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: East Germany
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
Philipp is a small boy, who other guys pick on, because he's not as large as them. But when a musician gives him a magical flute, he can make objects bigger or smaller.
Style:
fairy tale, uplifting, whimsical, nostalgic
Audience:
kids
Plot:
wish fulfillment, children, bullying, self esteem, friendship, coming of age, transformation, empathy, magic realism, unhappiness, small town, magic, school, cat, desire, nude young male, schoolyard, folk music, flute
Time:
70s
Place:
west germany
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out fairy tale, whimsical, uplifting and feel good films with plots about children, coming of age, friendship, magic, magic realism, small town and imagination mostly in Family, Fantasy and Comedy genres. Some movies like Phillip the Small: School Ghost (1987), Engel (2020), Mat the Cat (2005), Mister Blot's Academy (1984), The Snow Queen (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: East Germany
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
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Genre: Family, Fantasy
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Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
estonia
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Duration: 166 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
fairy tale, folk tale, atmospheric, dark fantasy
Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Family, Fantasy
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Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: West Germany
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Duration: 58 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
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Duration: 79 min.
Story:
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Audience:
kids
Plot:
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30%
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Style:
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Story:
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