Movies like The Last Battle 1993
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The Last Battle (1993)
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Original name: La ultima batalla
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Mexico
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A group of boys, roughly seven to eleven years of age, go skinny-dipping in a river near their small Mexican town one afternoon and there find themselves the butt of an old vagabond's practical joke, the man stealing all their clothes from them. Humiliated about having to walk home in the buff, the tykes decide to get even, declare war. Yet, as the generations battle it out, a mutual respect develops, the depth of which is evident once the man has a heart attack during one of his romps with the kids. Will the boys' older pal recuperate so that they can engage in one final battle.
Style:
folk tale, nostalgic
Audience:
kids
Plot:
skinny dipping, children, childhood, friendship, innocence, small town, coming of age, revenge, homeless, drifter, imagination, river, compassion, unhappiness, slice of life, empathy, bittersweet, summer, leadership, rivalry, healing, community, loyalty, practical joke, humiliation ...
Time:
90s
Place:
mexico
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Most similar movies to The Last Battle
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out feel good, lighthearted, humorous and emotional films with plots about friendship, children, coming of age, small town, childhood, boy and heartwarming mostly in Family, Comedy and Adventure genres. Some movies like The Last Battle: Robby (1968), I Didn't Do It! (1999), Indians from Vetrov (1979), Nasty Brats (2003), The Kids Who Saved Summer (2004). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
Shipwrecked on a tropical island, a young boy befriends an abandoned native youth, forcing him to reevaluate societal prejudice about race, religion and nudity.
Style:
independent film, relaxing, cute, light, sweet ...
Plot:
boy, nude boy, children, beach, swimming, skinny dipping, coming of age, blond boy, male nudity, tropical island, nude bathing, friendship ...
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100%
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:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Comedy, Family
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Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
70s
Place:
czechoslovakia
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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:
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
A group of youngsters trying to save their playground from an unscrupulous developer who wants to build a factory there.
Style:
feel good, semi serious, humorous, uplifting, lighthearted ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly
Plot:
friendship, youth, family relations, mischievous children, friends, disorder, family life, factory, deception, summer, children, neighborhood ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Cameroon
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, poignant, educational, pastoral
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
friendship, children, innocence, bonding, heartwarming, coming of age, childhood, trust, compassion, empathy, loyalty, slice of life ...
Place:
africa
Similarity:
20%
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:
20%
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
This is the fourth film in The Sugar Creek Gang series. The gang races through the swamp only to stumble upon previously unexplored territory that leads them right into the middle of a mystery. As if the puzzling new discoveries aren't enough, ...
Style:
lighthearted, inspirational, period piece, independent film
Plot:
friendship, children, secret hideout, cemetery, cave, small town, teamwork, secrets, childhood, christian, faith based, swamp ...
Time:
1950s
Similarity:
20%
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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:
20%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
A family comedy about funny adventures of two six-graders during the summer vacations.
Style:
family comedy, humorous, lighthearted, retro, period piece
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
friendship, small town, vacation, attic, champion, schoolboy, summer vacation, children, youth, light comedy, innocence, village ...
Time:
60s
Place:
ussr, soviet union
Similarity:
20%
642
Genre: Action, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A boy determined to save his father's failing private detective business enlists the help of his pet dog and parrot...who talk. Together they will try to take down the town's tyrannical tycoon who's determined to stop a mansion from ...
Style:
humorous, exciting, captivating, funny, light ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
talking animal, children, dog, parrot, animal rescue, childhood, little boy, boy, child protagonist, parents and children, child, talking parrot ...
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20%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Spain, Portugal
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
lighthearted
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
talking animal, children, summer camp, forest, summer, bravery, heartwarming, teamwork, friendship, imagination, environmentalism, coming of age ...
Similarity:
20%
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:
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Similarity:
20%
Genre: Adventure, Family
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Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A young girl goes through the ups and downs of school-life.
Style:
light hearted, feel good, teen, emotional
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
children, friendship, adolescence, high school life, best friend, coming of age, peer pressure, self discovery, loyalty, youth culture, slice of life, choice ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Family, Adventure
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Roman Hlava grew up with his diplomat parents in Latin America where he had been home-schooled by his over doting mother. The over indulgence of affection and praise has given the boy an over confidence. This is quickly squashed by his new peers ...
Style:
psychological, emotional, melancholic, period drama
Plot:
nature, friendship, childhood, coming of age, children, school, camp, personal growth, self discovery, self confidence, innocence, adolescence ...
Time:
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Place:
czechoslovakia, mexico, europe, central europe
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 56 min.
Story:
Ivy and Bean never expected to be friends. Ivy is quiet, thoughtful and observant. Bean is playful, exuberant and fearless. However, sometimes an adventure reveals that opposites can become the best of friends.
Style:
funny, tense, exciting, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
friendship, children, friend, mother, neighbor, life, child, friendship between girls, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, girlfriend, friends, heartwarming ...
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Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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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:
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Similarity:
19%
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Country: Germany
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, exciting, inspirational ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, pre-teens
Plot:
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Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
19%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
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Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Will Proudfoot (Bill Milner) is looking for an escape from his family's stifling home life when he encounters Lee Carter (Will Poulter), the school bully. Armed with a video camera and a copy of "Rambo: First Blood", Lee plans to make ...
Style:
touching, feel good, stylized, humorous, melancholic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
friendship, childhood, coming of age, filmmaking, friendship between boys, youth, bullying, small town, children, school, boy, family relations ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
19%
Genre: Family
Country: Sweden
Duration: 55 min.
Story:
Young Berra has a friend, Ulf. Ulf has a grandfather which he likes very much, he gives Ulf presents and takes him on fishing trips. Berra doesn't have a grandfather, but he wants one that's nice to him and who can teach him to whistle. ...
Style:
emotional, pastoral, melancholic, period piece, feel good
Plot:
childhood, friendship, grandparents, heartwarming, loneliness, innocence, elderly, children, empathy, companionship, teaching, imagination ...
Time:
60s, 1950s, 50s
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
19%
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:
18%
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Duration: 79 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, lighthearted, slapstick, period piece
Audience:
kids
Plot:
friendship, children, circus, unhappiness, coming of age, underdog, independence, village, imagination, justice, small town, rooster ...
Time:
80s, 70s
Similarity:
18%
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Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
There's a new baby T. Rex in town – and his name is Junior! When Junior escapes into our world from the Land of the Dinosaurs, teenager Wendy and her friend, Curtis, must return him safely before anyone finds him.
Style:
captivating, exciting, funny, feel good, entertaining ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
dinosaur, teenager, children, teenage protagonist, teen superhero, adventure hero, adolescent boy, boy girl friendship, adolescent girl, boy, teenage girl, rescue mission ...
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Mexico
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
After mistakenly going to jail, Maria makes friends with a woman whose kids live in the streets and Maria gets the idea to help them.
Style:
emotional, inspirational, sentimental, realistic, vintage
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Children's adventure about a teenager and his dog
Style:
feel good, lighthearted, sentimental, euro western, independent film ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
dog, teenager, friendship, children, child protagonist, magic, loyalty, innocence, imagination, magical object, bravery, childhood ...
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: UK, France, Japan, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The children of Ballydowse and Carrickdowse engage in battles where they cut of the buttons, shoe-laces and underwear of their captured opponents. This is to get the boys in trouble with their parents. They go to battle in mass groups of dozens, ...
Style:
realistic, touching, sentimental, epic, serious ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, pre-teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
childhood, coming of age, boy, male nudity, children, friendship, adolescence, youth, rivalry, school, teacher, revenge ...
Time:
year 1994, 60s, 90s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
ireland, europe
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: India
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, lighthearted, emotional, realistic
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
children, dog, childhood, pets, friendship, coming of age, heartwarming, missing pet, bonding, innocence, companionship, city life ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
When a sly magician casts a spell so that he can buy Goldy, the last Golden Bear, Jesse runs away with her pet. Hiding deep in the heart of the forest, the youngster meets a 'Ghostman' who believes all animals should be free.
Style:
feel good, absurd, independent film, tension, exciting ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids, family outing
Plot:
wilderness, bear, children, forest, nature, magic, animal rescue, friendship, good versus evil, spell, heartwarming, escapism ...
Time:
90s, 19th century, 1800s
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Mexico
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A man loses his job an his girlfriend, but he really wants to start dating his best friend.
Style:
romantic comedy, feel good, entertaining, captivating, semi serious ...
Audience:
date night, family outing
Plot:
friendship, breakup, self discovery, heartbreak, love and romance, satire, love interest, relationship problems, love affair, romantic relationship, broken heart, male protagonist ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
santiago chile
Similarity:
18%
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