Movies like Little Virgil and Freddy Frogface
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Little Virgil and Freddy Frogface (1980)
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Original name: Lille Virgil og Orla Frøsnapper
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Denmark
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Little Virgil lives in a henhouse with his best friend Oscar, a one-legged rooster. Virgil's worst enemy is Orla, the local bully-boy. When a circus comes to town, Virgil hires on as the Human Cannonball's apprentice. The role is a perfect fit, and ugly, evil Orla finally gets his comeuppance.
Style:
humorous, lighthearted, slapstick, period piece, nostalgic
Audience:
kids
Plot:
children, friendship, circus, unhappiness, coming of age, village, independence, underdog, justice, imagination, rooster, small town, school suspension, nordic, bully, birthday, boy, blacksmith, chicken, stork, skinny dipping, dragon
Time:
80s, 70s
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out lighthearted, feel good, slapstick and humorous films with plots about children, coming of age, friendship, unhappiness, small town, family relations and child protagonist mostly in Family, Comedy and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Little Virgil and Freddy Frogface: My Pet Monster (1986), Nasty Brats (2003), The Skateboard Kid 2 (1994), Lotta Leaves Home (1993), Mat the Cat (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
Synder, the historian who has spent many years trying to unlock the powers of the statue, wishes to capture Max for validation of his life's work.
Style:
lighthearted, family comedy, slapstick, feel good, ambiguous ending ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
transformation, children, sibling relationship, underdog, high school life, coming of age, small town, hiking, boy, brother sister relationship, poodle, monster ...
Time:
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, lighthearted, period piece
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
boy, childhood, bullying, children, teamwork, unhappiness, coming of age, youth, friendship, underdog, leadership, rebellion ...
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90%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Musical, Fantasy
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
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Style:
lighthearted, buddy comedy, slapstick, educational, period piece ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
children, friendship, imagination, summer camp, families, summer vacation, unhappiness, high school life, literary, coming of age, satire, small town ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
89%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Take a roller coaster ride full of high octane adventure as 12 year old Sammy takes to the skies. With the help of a magical flying skateboard, Sammy ends up the hottest skateboarder in town. But a group of local thrashers don't like the extra ...
Style:
lighthearted, family comedy, feel good, retro, fast paced ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
skateboard, children, competition, underdog, rivalry, youth culture, bullying, tournament, triumph, friendship, small town, trick ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
72%
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Sweden
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A feisty five-year-old girl Lotta decides to move away from home. And no, she doesn't want to put on the stupid sweater.
Style:
feel good, lighthearted, family comedy, humorous, whimsical
Audience:
kids, preschool
Plot:
children, child protagonist, independence, everyday life, leaving home, runaway, small town, girl power, unhappiness, determination, sibling rivalry, easter ...
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Estonia
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Martin a boy with adjustment difficulties, moves with his mother to a new place. Martin has a habit of always getting into all kinds of trouble, and on the last day of school, everything goes wrong. Martin likes the school principal's daughter ...
Style:
lighthearted, emotional
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
friendship, children, childhood, high school life, imagination, magic, bullying, outsider, transformation, coming of age, problem solving, enchantment ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
estonia
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Torben's father and farmer Jacob make a trade. Jacob gets a gearbox and Torben's father gets peace: Torben must be at farmer Jacob on the farm the rest of his summer holidays. It was Jacob never have done ...! Absolutely terrific Danish ...
Style:
family comedy, teen, light hearted, slapstick
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
farm, unhappiness, imagination, grownups, summer vacation, coming of age, fish out of water, father son relationship, small town life, escape, responsibility, motorcycle ...
Time:
90s
Place:
denmark
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Family, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Children's comedy about a group of 4 friends who buy a club mascot, a dalmatian named Vulcan, and inadvertently stumble across a spate of dog kidnappings, orchestrated by an uptight mastermind and his 2 hopeless henchmen. When Vulcan becomes ...
Style:
family comedy, lighthearted, feel good, slapstick, independent film
Audience:
kids
Plot:
dalmatian, dog, children, kidnapping, rescue mission, pets, friendship, teamwork, mascot, unhappiness, neighborhood, small town ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
58%
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Genre: Family, Comedy
Country: Sweden
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Lotta is a five old girl living in Sweden with her mother, father, brother and sister. She is living the very normal life of all children of her age...
Style:
humorous, lighthearted, family comedy, semi serious, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
nordic, children, innocence, childhood, siblings, sibling rivalry, curiosity, family values, slice of life, everyday life, imagination, empathy ...
Time:
90s
Place:
stockholm sweden, eastern europe
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Denmark
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
'Familien Jul' is a Danish family film, where Hugo's father hates July Neither elves, men or Christmas gifts can get him in the Christmas mood, and he is most happy when the holidays are over. Nissen Pixy is therefore quite ...
Style:
captivating, entertaining, semi serious, feel good, uplifting ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly
Plot:
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Similarity:
53%
Genre: Family, Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Eleven-year-old Martin is a basically good boy. Unfortunately each time he decides to give a hand things end in disaster. This summer, he has been invited to spend a vacation at the Hotel Nautilus by his friend Vincent's parents. This is a ...
Style:
feel good, lighthearted, humorous, slapstick
Plot:
coming of age, children, friendship, child protagonist, summer vacation, summer camp, treehouse, unhappiness, innocence, hotel, escapades, light comedy ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Romania
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Lizuca is only six years old, not much older than her pet dachshund Patrocle, when her mother dies and she is left to live with her grandparents on their farm. Before long, Lizuca's father comes to take her away to live with him and his new ...
Style:
fairy tale, folk tale, surreal, period piece, children's story ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
orphan, child protagonist, evil stepmother, imagination, good versus evil, magic realism, children, talking dog, talking animal, friendship, escape, resilience ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 15 min.
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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:
52%
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: Denmark
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Hodder is nine years old. He lives on his own with his father, who works nights as a bill poster. One night a fairy appears to Hodder and asks him to save the world.
Style:
captivating, semi serious, humorous, sincere
Plot:
children, bully, coming of age, friendship, family relations, single father, widower, father son relationship, teacher, school, voice over narration, boy ...
Similarity:
51%
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
Audience:
kids
Plot:
wish fulfillment, children, self esteem, bullying, friendship, transformation, magic realism, coming of age, empathy, unhappiness, small town, nude young male ...
Time:
70s
Place:
west germany
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Preteen Moochie Daniels just wants a dog, but his dad, Daniel, is allergic to canines, like Bundles, the shabby sheep dog of neighbor Charlie Mulvihill who secretly trained his pet to help him steal jewels. Mooch's big brother Wilbert ...
Style:
light hearted, feel good, humorous, slapstick, psychotronic
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
dog, children, families, father son relationship, jealousy, shape shifting, sibling rivalry, suburbs, mistaken identity, small town, museum, coming of age ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, emotional, uplifting, tear jerker
Audience:
kids
Plot:
dog, heartwarming, compassion, friendship, underdog, rescue, children, kindness, loyalty, justice, perseverance, family relations ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
47%
144
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Switzerland, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
After a St. Bernard named George is given to a relative by it's owner he causes mischief in the neighboring town and for the newly named owner, After enough terror while trying to get a girl, The newly found owner gives George to a monastery in ...
Style:
feel good, lighthearted, emotional, suspense, slapstick ...
Plot:
dog, rescue, loyalty, animal protagonist, heartwarming, mountain, friendship, snow, children, wilderness, responsibility, survival ...
Time:
70s
Place:
switzerland, alps
Similarity:
46%
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The television series was based on a play by Danish author Bjarne Reuter. In 1984 Reuter published his collection Tre skuespil ("Three Plays"); a collection containing also En dag i Hector Hansens liv ("A Day in the Life of Hector ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, offbeat, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
coming of age, little boy, boy, wizards and magicians, family relations, hopes, misfit, youth, artists and showbiz, young heroes, performer's life, siblings relations ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
denmark
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Three friends try to save their mummified friend, Harold, from greedy criminals by returning him to his resting place before midnight on Halloween.
Style:
captivating, sincere, entertaining, humorous, lighthearted ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
halloween, mummy, halloween party, friendship, supernatural, sarcophagus, children, assistant, friends, escapades, supernatural power, teamwork ...
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany, Switzerland
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
When the infamous Robber Hotzenplotz leaves his hideout in the forest to steal a beloved musical coffee grinder belonging to Kasperl’s grandmother, the town’s clumsy police sergeant proves to be of little help with arresting him. The young ...
Style:
fairy tale, entertaining, funny, satirical, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
children, adventurer, adventure hero, secret, magic, uncover truth, sleuth, crime solving, investigation, puzzle, satire, forest ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Based on the highly popular series of children books comes the cheerful film-comedy Teach! chronicling the funny misadventures of a young intern teacher at an elementary school.
Style:
light hearted, family comedy, feel good, slapstick, educational ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
coming of age, teacher, school, children, elementary school, high school life, student teacher, friendship, unhappiness, innocent, heartwarming, chaos ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: East Germany
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Carola is a mischievous girl who doesn't care much for school- except for sports and recess, of course. Without her good friend Willi to keep her on the straight and narrow, she would really be in trouble. One day at school, Carola has an idea. ...
Style:
light hearted, humorous, whimsical, grotesque
Audience:
kids
Plot:
ghost, school, children, child protagonist, friendship, body swap, unhappiness, supernatural, pretense, imagination, possession, rescue mission ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Romania
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Simon is a brainy but bashful 13-year-old who could use a best friend. But when he finally finds one, it turns out to be a 4000-year-old genie whose wish-granting skills need a serious tune-up! Before you can say "Hocus pocus", Simon and ...
Style:
family comedy, uplifting, feel good, lighthearted, satirical ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
genie, friendship, magical, buddy, heartwarming, wish fulfillment, children, teamwork, supernatural, coming of age, unhappiness, responsibility ...
Time:
90s
Place:
romania
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In order to save some kids who are about to die in a fire, Bibi, the daughter of a prestigious witch, manages to trigger a heavy rain with her powers. The head of all witches gives her an award called "Crystal Ball", reserved for older ...
Style:
humorous, exciting, captivating, tense, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
germany
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 68 min.
Story:
Three Angels and Five Lions is a 1982 comedy-family film written by Sven Methling and Bjarne Reuter, directed by Sven Methling.
Style:
lighthearted, slapstick, fast paced, suspenseful, period piece ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
children, museum, art theft, child protagonist, uncle, unhappiness, siblings, kidnapping, family drama, mistaken identity, urban, hostage ...
Place:
copenhagen
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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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:
40%
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:
39%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
After a young boy in an under-funded inner-city school discovers the head of the school board is stealing money from fundraisers and lives in a mansion, he organizes his friends together to get that money back where it belongs: in the classroom.
Style:
feel good, entertaining, captivating, funny, satirical ...
Audience:
family friendly, family outing, kids
Plot:
school, children, teamwork, friendship, corruption, stealing money, child, robin hood, high school life, schoolboy, satire, stolen money ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Finland
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
10-year-old Vinski feels like an outsider and invisible among his age-mates, and even with his single mother Krista. Vinski meets a mysterious pharmacist who gives him a bottle of magical powder. A powder, that allows you to become invisible for ...
Style:
emotional, lighthearted, mystical, suspense, tension
Plot:
superhero, child protagonist, invisibility, magic, children, outsider, identity, coming of age, empowerment, morality, responsibility, single parent ...
Similarity:
38%
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