Movies like Buud Yam

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Buud Yam (1997)
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Buud Yam (1997)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Burkina Faso
Duration: 97 min.
Story: In an early 19th century African village, Wend Kuuni - a young man, lives with his adopted family after his mother was killed as a witch. When Pughneere - his adopted sister - becomes ill, the villagers suspect Wend Kuuni. In order to save Pughneere's life (and his own) he must set out on a journey to find a healer. His quest brings him in contact with people around him and is a journey of self-discovery.
Style: fairy tale
Plot: illness, boy, on the road, journey, adoption, african, identity, ethnic, ethnicity, blaxploitation, witch, horse, village, forest, medicine, friendship, desert, teenage girl, dream, rescue, baby, healer, self discovery, brother sister relationship, horse riding ...
Time: 10th century
Place: africa

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out touching, realistic, captivating and serious films with plots about friendship, boy, youth, family relations, friend, coming of age and girl mostly in Drama, Family and Adventure genres. Some movies like Buud Yam: A Shine of Rainbows (2009), Anurodh (1977), Summer of the Colt (1989), Lightning, the White Stallion (1986), Sylvester (1985). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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A Shine of Rainbows (2009)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Canada, Ireland
Duration: 101 min.
Story: An orphaned boy named Tomás is adopted by Maire O’Donnell to live on a whimsical Irish isle filled with new friends, secret caves and a lost baby pup seal stranded on the coast. But when Maire's reluctant husband Alec refuses to accept ...
Style: uplifting, feel good, sentimental, sincere, serious ...
Audience: family outing, adult
Plot: orphan, adoption, youth, island, friendship, human animal relationship, love, couples, family relations, family life, parents and children, orphanage ...
Time: year 2009
Place: ireland, europe
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95%
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Anurodh (1977)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 147 min.
Story: Mr. Choudhary does not approve of his son, Arun, indulging in singing songs and music. He wants him to be a businessman like himself. Out of fear of his father finding out about his continued indulgence, Arun changes his name to Sanjay Kumar. He ...
Plot: radio station, mechanic, dual identity, poet, illness, flashback, singer, friendship, radio, friend, boy, wealth ...
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Summer of the Colt (1989)
Genre: Family, Drama
Country: Argentina, Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story: This award-winning film by André Melançon -- set on a ranch on the pampas of Argentina -- tells the story of three children spending a summer with their grandfather. The youngest, Felipe, makes friends with a puppy; his older brother, Daniel, ...
Style: realistic, serious, feel good, touching
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: horse, youth, countryside, family relations, friendship, ranch, sibling relationship, grandparent grandchild relationship, friends, farm, animal life, coming of age ...
Place: argentina, buenos aires argentina
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80%
Lightning, the White Stallion (1986)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: When a stolen white stallion escapes his captors, young Stephanie Ward gives him a new home and a new name: Lightning. As she grooms the horse for show-jumping competition, the pair forms an unbreakable bond. But when Stephanie finds herself in need ...
Style: independent film
Plot: horse, equestrian, horse riding, girl horse relationship, stepfather stepdaughter relationship, boy girl relationship, rider horse relationship, horse trainer, teenage girl, gambling, husband wife relationship, mother daughter relationship ...
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73%
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Sylvester (1985)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Charlie is a 16-year-old orphan struggling to raise her two younger brothers when she endeavors to train a wild horse she names Sylvester and turn him into an Olympic jumping champion.
Style: fairy tale, uplifting, realistic, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: girl horse relationship, horse, equestrian, strong female lead, wild west, horse race, family relations, orphan, attempted rape, animal life, friends, power relations ...
Time: year 1985, 80s
Place: texas, austin texas, kentucky
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Lamb (2015)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Ethiopia, France, Germany, Norway, Qatar, Côte d'Ivoire
Duration: 94 min.
Story: When an Ethiopian boy moves in with distant relatives he takes his pet sheep with him but the upcoming holidays spell danger for his beloved friend.
Plot: boy, agriculture, cooking, corporal punishment, sheep, lamb
Place: africa, ethiopia
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
The Witch of the West Is Dead (2008)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A 13-year-old girl named Mai refuses to go to school due to her asthma. Her parents send her to to stay with her British grandmother in the countryside. Thinking her grandmother is a witch, Mai asks for witch lessons. Her grandmother plays along, ...
Style: disturbing, sincere, psychological, captivating
Plot: grandmother granddaughter relationship, grandparent grandchild relationship, family relations, teenage life, self discovery, life, teenage girl, village, grandmother, teenager, witch, lifestyle ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
Dakota's Summer (2014)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Cowgirls 'n Angels Dakota's Summer tells the story of Dakota Rose, a cowgirl and competitive trick rider who finds out at the age of seventeen that she was adopted. She secretly sets out to discover the truth about her adoption and meet ...
Style: touching, captivating, light, humorous
Plot: horse, cowgirl, rodeo, countryside, summer, adoption, friendship, personal growth, competition, low life, girl horse relationship
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Baduk (1992)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Iran
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A boy and his sister are abducted from the streets of Tehran and sold into slavery.
Style: crying
Plot: urban setting, drug, lecher, murderer, slavery, rescue, loss of mother, pirate ship, smuggling, border guard, slave trader, iranian ...
Place: iran, middle east, saudi arabia
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
Seasons of the Heart (1993)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Martha and Jed Richards live in Oregon in 1862. They and their two daughters moved there to make a new life, but the daughters died of cholera along the way. This has left Martha an emotional wreck, and she is unable to move on with her life. That ...
Style: independent film
Plot: pioneer, christmas, youth, christian, foster child, death of daughter, adoption, adoptive father adopted son relationship, adoptive mother adopted son relationship, adoptive father, down syndrome, adoptive mother ...
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Black Beauty (2020)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA, UK, South Africa, Germany, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Born free in the American West, Black Beauty is a horse rounded up and brought to Birtwick Stables, where she meets spirited teenager Jo Green. The two forge a bond that carries Beauty through the different chapters, challenges and adventures.
Style: sexy, sincere, psychological, unusual plot structure, captivating ...
Audience: kids
Plot: girl horse relationship, horse riding, wild horse, horse ranch, horse, horse race, horse trainer, female protagonist, teenage boy, uncle niece relationship, teenager, teenage girl ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
The Nightingale (2013)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: China, France
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Zhigen, an old Chinese farmer, has lived alone in Beijing for over 20 years after moving to the city to allow his son Chongyi to attend university. He decides to make the long journey from Beijing to Yangshuo to honour the promise he made to his ...
Style: captivating, sincere, contemplative, profound, touching ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: journey, self discovery, materialism, on the road, elderly, getting home, family relations, friendship, bird, asian, old age, children ...
Place: china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien (1999)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Australia, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A young girl obsessed with watching the heavens bets her telescope with the local bully that their oddly acting new neighbours are not aliens from outer space.
Style: independent film
Plot: stargazing, suburbs, tolerance, investigation, bully, brother sister relationship, bet, stranger, telescope, girl, friend, friendship ...
Place: adelaide south australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Where is the Friend's Home? (1987)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Iran
Duration: 83 min.
Story: An 8 year old boy must return his friend's notebook he took by mistake, lest his friend be punished by expulsion from school.
Style: art house, social, thought provoking, road movie, inspirational ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: village, childhood, coming of age, homework, school, teacher, youth, on the road, empathy, iranian, children, family relations ...
Time: year 1987, 80s
Place: iran, middle east, persia, kurdistan
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46%
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Lucky (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Africa
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A 10-year-old South African orphan leaves his Zulu village to make his own life in the city... only to find no one will help him, except a formidable Indian woman.
Plot: african, boy, blaxploitation, lottery winner, indian woman, zulu, aids, taxi driver, guardian, death of mother, pastor, orphan ...
Place: africa, south africa
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Duma (2005)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: An orphaned cheetah becomes the best friend and pet of a young boy living in South Africa.
Style: sweet, touching, sentimental, captivating, inspirational ...
Audience: family outing, kids, teens, preschool
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Time: year 2005
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Daresalam (2001)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: France, Burkina Faso, Chad
Duration: 100 min.
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Place: africa, north africa
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White Lion (2010)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: South Africa
Duration: 88 min.
Story: According to the legend of the Shangaan, white lions are the messengers of the gods, but it has been years since one has been seen in their remote African valley. When a white lion is miraculously born into that valley, a young Shangaan named ...
Style: sincere, emotional, exciting, colorful, independent film ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: lion, survival, wilderness, hunter, friendship, danger, legends and myths, teaching the ways of the world, wild animal, death of friend, friends, escapades ...
Time: 21st century
Place: africa, south africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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An American Girl Adventure (2005)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Pre-American Revolution Virginian girl whose love for the outdoors leads to the friendship of a lifetime. Felicity loves horses, and though her parents plead with her to remain indoors, she years to ride the open plains. When Felicity comes into ...
Style: touching, sentimental, serious, feel good, realistic
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens
Plot: horse, horse riding, friendship, rescue, best friend, hopes, american girl, animal life, young heroes, parents and children, family life, youth ...
Time: 18th century, georgian era, 1770s
Place: virginia, usa, britain
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42%
Moondance Alexander (2007)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: The curiously named, Moondance Alexander is a spirited teen living with her eccentric mother. She is faced with another uneventful summer until she discovers a lost pinto pony named Checkers who has jumped out of his paddock. Although Moondance ...
Style: feel good, realistic, serious, sincere
Audience: teens, pre-teens
Plot: horse, horse riding, girl horse relationship, friendship, ambition, young heroes, follow your dream, obsessive quest, human spirit, against the odds, hopes, contests and competitions ...
Place: colorado
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42%
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Alabama Moon (2009)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: After the unexpected death of his survivalist father, an eleven year old boy raised in the Alabama wilderness must learn how to make a home in the modern world.
Style: realistic, touching, serious, exciting, inspirational ...
Audience: family outing, date night, teens
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Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: alabama, usa, southern usa
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40%
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Opal Dream (2006)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Australia, UK
Duration: 85 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, touching, feel good, humorous, sad
Audience: family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot: imaginary friend, family relations, friendship, imaginary character, self discovery, hopes, siblings relations, culture clash, best friend, single parent, mischievous children, introspection ...
Place: australia
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38%
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Sweet 15 (1990)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Nothing is more important to Mexican-American Marta Delacruz than her quinceanera -- the traditional 15th birthday celebration that symbolically ushers a young girl into adulthood. Marta is understandably angry and resentful when her father cancels ...
Style: hispanic
Audience: teens
Plot: coming of age, gang, husband wife relationship, father son relationship, brother sister relationship, promotion, friend, school, dream, amnesty, immigration, boss ...
Place: los angeles, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Grandmothers and Grandchildren (1969)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 85 min.
Story: The Great Patriotic War is coming to an end. Six-year-old Zuriko lives with his grandmother in a small Georgian village. His mother abandoned him and his father is at the front. The boy waits for his father, but he doesn't come back from the ...
Plot: rural setting, girl, school, world war two, boy, friend, countryside, grandmother grandson relationship, single father, post war, stepmother, best friend ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Supa Modo (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: Kenya, Germany
Duration: 74 min.
Story: Jo, a witty 9-year old terminally ill girl is taken back to her rural village to live out the rest of her short life. Her only comfort during these dull times are her dreams of being a superhero, which prove to be something her rebellious teenage ...
Style: captivating, disturbing
Plot: superhero, dream, illness, family relations, terminal illness, kindness, child illness, good deed, child protagonist, child, mother daughter relationship, little girl ...
Place: africa
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35%
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Truth or Dare (1997)
Genre: Family, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 77 min.
Story: Summer holiday is over. Nora begins sixth grade and is drawn to intrigues and doesn't really know what side she's on. Or wants to be on. On one hand she feels sorry for the bullied Karin, one the other hand she wants to be friends with ...
Style: serious, realistic, emotional, touching
Audience: teens, pre-teens, family outing
Plot: teenage girl, bully, shoplifting, friend, female protagonist, coming of age, children, eating disorder, truth or dare, high school, bullying, friendship ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Anne of Green Gables (2016)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A retelling of L.M. Montgomery's story of Anne Shirley, an orphan who is accidentally sent to a couple looking to adopt a boy instead
Style: sincere, touching, captivating, uplifting, compassionate ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: adoption, orphan, friendship, foster parent, foster child, family drama, anne of green gables, parent child relationship, family relations, parents and children, girl, happy ending ...
Time: 19th century, edwardian era
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
My Sweet Orange Tree (2012)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Brazil
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Zezé is an 8 year old boy who, although a naughty boy, has a good heart. He leads a very modest life, due to the fact that his father has been unemployed for a long time, and has the habit of having long conversations with a sweet orange tree which ...
Style: touching, sentimental, captivating, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot: coming of age, family relations, friendship, boy, friends, family life, mischievous children, youth, father son relationship, book, school, tree ...
Time: 20th century
Place: brazil, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Emma's Chance (2016)
Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: While fulfilling her community service hours at a horse rescue ranch, Emma forms an unlikely bond with an abused show horse who won't let anyone ride him.
Style: touching, sincere, sentimental, sweet, realistic
Plot: horse, teenage girl, horse ranch, community service, friendship, girl horse relationship, rehabilitation, bonding, teenage protagonist, human spirit, youth, female protagonist ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Run Wild, Run Free (1969)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Directed by Richard C. Sarafian, this 1969 British children's film stars Mark Lester as a young boy, unable to speak, who befriends both a wild colt with blue eyes and a falcon named "Lady". The cast also includes John Mills, Gordon ...
Style: independent film, freeze frame, wild
Audience: toddlers
Plot: horse, animal life, disability, youth, wildlife, falcon, clinic, 10 year old, animal, woman horse relationship, rural setting, boy girl friendship ...
Time: year 1969
Place: england
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34%
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