Movies like The Acrobat Bunglers
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The Acrobat Bunglers (1981)
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Original name: Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: Brazil
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Humble officials, friends Didi, Dedé, Mussum and Zacarias become the great attraction of the circus Bartolo, thanks to its incredible ability to make the public laugh. But success has a price: the opposition of the magician Assis Satan and the greed of the Baron, the owner of the circus. Together, the four friends will have to fight them.
Style:
buddy comedy, slapstick, lighthearted, uplifting, colorful
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
circus, friendship, villain, rebellion, performance art, heartwarming, children, magician, community, greed, improv, tyranny, vaudeville, satire, fish out of water, love, dog, clown, poverty, runaway, poor, stage performance, song, quartet
Time:
80s
Place:
brazil
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out feel good, lighthearted, slapstick and uplifting films with plots about children, friendship, heartwarming, coming of age, satire, community and small town mostly in Comedy, Family and Adventure genres. Some movies like The Acrobat Bunglers: Clowning Around (1992), Scout's Honor (1980), The Little Lady (1974), Ernest Goes to Splash Mountain (1989), What a Circus (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Brazil
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
The diabolical Ratam (Paul Reis) takes over the planet Antar, after the death of the emperor, and orders that all children be enslaved. Always kept within the palace, Princess Xeron (Xuxa) believes that the people of her kingdom are happy. ...
Style:
fantasy adventure, slapstick comedy, buddy comedy, colorful, surreal ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
princess, children, royalty, liberation, friendship, teamwork, tyranny, rescue mission, palace, rebel army, desolation, spaceship ...
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Brazil
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
slapstick, parody, buddy comedy, light hearted, absurd ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
space opera, space adventure, children, princess, spaceship, rescue mission, alien creature, space, star wars, satire, mistaken identity, gold ...
Time:
70s, year 1978
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Australia
Duration: 183 min.
Story:
No overview found.
Style:
feel good, inspirational, lighthearted, teen, independent film
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
clown, circus, coming of age, heartwarming, identity, life lesson, self discovery, childhood, imagination, friendship, youth, dream ...
Time:
90s
Place:
australia, paris france
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Drama, Family, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
TV movie directed by Henry Levin.
Style:
uplifting, feel good, sentimental, emotional, lighthearted
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
boy scout, children, orphan, heartwarming, empathy, unlikely friendships, coming of age, foster home, personal growth, teamwork, parenting, community ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 83 min.
Style:
feel good, uplifting, lighthearted, period piece, slapstick ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
convent, nun, heartwarming, orphanage, children, faith, redemption, reform, religious, heroine, community, land dispute ...
Time:
70s
Place:
mexico city
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 22 min.
Story:
An exciting mock documentary produced for the opening of the Splash Mountain attraction at Disneyland. Ernest Goes To Splash Mountain chronicles the adventures of Ernest P. Worrell who trains as America's first "Splashtranaut" ...
Style:
mockumentary, lighthearted, slapstick, feel good, parody ...
Plot:
disneyland, amusement park, children, light comedy, publicity stunt, promotion, heartwarming, weirdo, satire, training, fake news report, park ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Musical, Mystery
Country: Denmark
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Everything is as usual at the circus, where a cheerful band of performers enjoy a world full of magic and where grown-ups get to play. Ramona loves her life inside and outside the circus ring, and not least her motley circus family. But strange ...
Style:
colorful, lighthearted, feel good, detective, tension ...
Plot:
circus, clown, children, friendship, rivalry, magic, backstage, competition, heartwarming, family drama, investigation, suspicion ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
It's magical mayhem when a puppy unearths a genie's lamp housing two boisterous, bickering Genie brothers.
Style:
humorous, light hearted, feel good, buddy comedy, slapstick ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
children, puppy, dog, genie, magical, talking animal, fish out of water, unhappiness, mistaken identity, chaos, friendship, pet owner relationship ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: India
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
Neymar tells the story of two friends who buy a Dog named Neymar.
Style:
family comedy, feel good, lighthearted, uplifting, emotional
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
dog, friendship, pets, pet owner relationship, heartwarming, unhappiness, children, male friendship, loyalty, slice of life, chaos, small town ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Philippines
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Unemployed Babalu & Redford White find work as maids at a household full of kids.
Style:
family comedy, situational comedy, slapstick, lighthearted, buddy comedy ...
Plot:
children, friendship, unhappiness, male bonding, household, misadventure, fish out of water, heartwarming, redemption, domestic drama, unemployment, urban ...
Place:
the philippines
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Switzerland, Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A weekend alone at home with the children - and already breaks out of the mess with Papa minor. For while Moll pushes overtime in the chocolate factory, between his children and the offspring of his boss a merciless battle breaks out: for cotton ...
Style:
feel good, funny, captivating, semi serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly
Plot:
children, parents and children, mischievous children, kids and family, father, satire, family relations, save the day, escapades, chocolate, father daughter relationship, father son relationship ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner, based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip Peanuts.
Style:
uplifting, feel good, family comedy, lighthearted, period piece ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
peanuts, children, childhood, friendship, heartwarming, comic book, adaptation, light comedy, innocence, stage musical, slice of life, superhero ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min.
Story:
A large stuffed Snoopy toy goes astray at an airport baggage area, and gets involved with various travelers.
Style:
feel good, light hearted, family comedy, sentimental, slapstick ...
Plot:
airport, children, heartwarming, friendship, misadventure, travel, community, loyalty, road trip, dog, nurse, carnival ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
A man with financial troubles finds himself on a boozy road trip with a wealthy stranger.
Style:
buddy comedy, situational comedy, sitcom, lighthearted
Plot:
road trip, friendship, chance meeting, urban, life lesson, heartwarming, working class, fish out of water, slice of life, satire, bus station, public transport ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Germany
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
It's perfect pandemonium when Bibi and Tina meet a runaway boy with an attitude problem, who turns out to actually be a girl, named Adea.
Adea‘s uncle is so narrow-minded and stubborn that even with all her magic spells, Bibi can't ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, entertaining, captivating, light hearted ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
friendship, refugee, solidarity, culture clash, female protagonist, family relations, male female relationship, relationships, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, satire, children, equestrian ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face catastrophe—until a most unexpected hero rises to take center stage.
Style:
surreal, satirical, colorful, captivating, semi serious ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
friendship, broadway, save the day, sea voyage, heroes, surrealism, satire, adaptation, spectacle, heroism, children, underwater ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
32%
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:
32%
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: Croatia
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Apprentice Lapitch, the little shoemaker sets off on a journey after experiencing injustice from the cruel Master Mrkonja. On his journey he meets Gita, a beautiful little circus girl who is an orphan just like him. They share adventures and ...
Style:
heroic, folk tale, fairy tale, period piece
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
coming of age, bravery, children, friendship, journey, heartwarming, orphan, companionship, resilience, kindness, villain, poverty ...
Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
David is tasked to deliver a mysterious package from South America, only to find out he is carrying a baby Marsupilami!
Style:
family comedy, lighthearted, slapstick, feel good, colorful ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
cruise ship, father son relationship, heartwarming, fish out of water, culture clash, animal rescue, mythical creature, adaptation, animals family, monkey, son, baby ...
Place:
south america
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
This musical is based on old Georgian vaudevilles and plays. The early 20th century. Old Tiflis is in confusion and turmoil. A mysterious fairy is helping the poor Pavle’s family: real wood is burning in his old, neglected fireplace, wherein a pot ...
Style:
colorful, period piece, uplifting, costume drama, fairy tale ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
poverty, community, vaudeville, folklore, dance, magic realism, choreography, slice of life, charity, working class, street life, social realism ...
Place:
georgia, tbilisi, caucasus
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Denheuvel boarding school. Billie Turf, the fattest student in the world, is always in conflict with Master Kwel. This time Turf studies hypnosis, pretends to be baroness and thieves arrive who have paid for the school fees.
Style:
slapstick, lighthearted, colorful, slapstick comedy, whimsical
Plot:
boarding school, school, children, unhappiness, child protagonist, disguise, hypnosis, conflict, chaos, mistaken identity, thief, farce ...
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Filming weddings is a thankless job, so when Alex and Justin get the chance to shoot a destination wedding in Mexico, they take the opportunity to escape their sheltered lives – but with their boss playing fast and loose with the details, ...
Style:
lighthearted, buddy comedy, offbeat
Plot:
wedding, journey, fish out of water, escape, filmmaking, friendship, road trip, beach, vacation, culture clash, coming of age, slice of life ...
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Czechoslovakia, Soviet Union
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
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Style:
absurd, surreal, slapstick, psychotronic, whimsical
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
circus, elephant, anthropomorphism, talking animal, satire, human animal relationship, bet, language barrier, children, poodle, performance art, competition ...
Time:
70s
Place:
czechoslovakia, moscow russia, soviet union, ussr
Similarity:
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Class 6b is going camping, led by Mees Kees and Principal Dreus. But after Dreus strains her back all responsibility suddenly rests on the shoulders of Kees. When things go wrong, he begins to doubt himself. But he soon learns that it is not about ...
Style:
feel good, semi serious, captivating, thrilling, family comedy ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing
Plot:
camping, children, summer camp, school trip, escapades, mischievous children, teachers and students, camp, satire, teacher, friendship, problem solving ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Brazil
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In the sequel of Turma da Mônica - Laços, we follow Monica, Jimmy Five, Maggy and Smudge dealing with the consequences of a mistake made at school. At the same time, they face transformations from childhood to adolescence and are about to discover ...
Style:
feel good, satirical, humorous, funny, entertaining ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly, kids
Plot:
schoolboy, friendship, teenager, friends, teenage life, satire, adolescence, schoolgirl, humour, school, coming of age, friend ...
Place:
brazil, sao paulo brazil
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The staff and students at St. Bernadette's Primary School audition for a coveted place in a spectacular rock musical competition.
Style:
feel good, funny, entertaining, satirical, captivating ...
Audience:
family friendly, family outing, kids
Plot:
christmas, rock music, nativity, teacher, elementary school, school, satire, contests and competitions, musician, music, high school life, children ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Hungary
Duration: 92 min.
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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:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The life of the owners of Circus Esperança, Puro Sangue e Pangaré, father and son, who plays two clowns. At a certain point, Pangaré starts showing tiredness and sadness for being an unhappy clown.
Style:
realistic, touching, humorous, semi serious, road movie ...
Plot:
circus, self discovery, clown, introspection, follow your dream, identity crisis, family relations, on the road, parents and children, escapades, countryside, father son relationship ...
Time:
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Place:
brazil, latin america
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
By her mother, Kila was entrusted to her grandfather who lived in the village. She then meets her old friend and involved in an unexpected adventure.
Style:
feel good, scenic, indonesian
Plot:
village, diary, friendship, children, small town life, empathy, heartwarming, coming of age, childhood, grandfather, resilience, curiosity ...
Place:
indonesia
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The adventures of Elvira, a 12-year-old girl obsessed with the sea who develops the ability to breathe underwater. Elvira and her dolphin friend Elvar meet a friendly whale, among other creatures, while back on land all is not as it should be.
Style:
surreal, bilingual
Plot:
whale, dolphins, marine life, friendship, children, innocence, coming of age, melancholy, magic realism, environmentalism, grandfather, getting home ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
27%
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