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The Capture of Grizzly Adams (1982)
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A wilderness-loving man must clear himself of a wrongful murder charge and rescue his daughter who may be sent to an orphanage in this made-for-TV movie.
Style:
emotional, heartfelt, sentimental, uplifting, period piece, historical drama, wild, nostalgic
Plot:
wilderness, grizzly bear, father daughter relationship, protective parent, wrongful accusation, family drama, wrongful imprisonment, man versus nature, manhunt, animal, survival, escape, lone hero, heroism, isolation, children, wildlife, ethics, revenge, nature, bear, cat, friendship, hurricane, bounty hunter ...
Time:
19th century
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Most similar movies to The Capture of Grizzly Adams
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out sentimental, serious, emotional and feel good films with plots about wilderness, survival, animal, danger, escapades, nature and friendship mostly in Adventure, Drama and Family genres. Some movies like The Capture of Grizzly Adams: Jeremiah Johnson (1972), The Bear (1988), Grizzly Mountain (1995), The Cry of the Wolf (1975), Ms. Bear (1997). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by Indians when he proves to be the match of their warriors in one-to-one combat on the early frontier.
Style:
atmospheric, scenic, epic, meditative, factual ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
wilderness, survival, native, hunting, mountain man, native american, revenge, mountain, rocky mountains, grizzly bear, indians, trapper ...
Time:
19th century, 1840s, 1850s, year 1972
Place:
colorado, persia, usa, north america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
After fleeing into the mountains after he is wrongly accused of murder, woodsman "Grizzly Adams" discovers an uncanny bond to the indigenous wildlife of the region after rescuing an orphaned grizzly bear cub whom he adopts and calls ...
Style:
independent film, semi serious, exciting
Audience:
pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
mountain, grizzly bear, animal, bear, wild man, cowboy, wilderness, survival, heroes, dishonesty, chases and races, danger ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams is an American television series starring Dan Haggerty that aired on NBC from February 9, 1977 to May 12, 1978.
Style:
scenic, heroic, suspense, wild
Plot:
grizzly bear, nature, wilderness, survival, bear, fugitive, forest, animal, friendship, compassion, rescue, outlaw ...
Time:
1850s
Similarity:
63%
20K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: France, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
An orphan bear cub hooks up with an adult male as they try to dodge human hunters.
Style:
touching, scenic, visually stunning, uplifting, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, adult
Plot:
bear, nature, wilderness, survival, dog, rocky mountains, friendship, bear cub, animal, poacher, forest, environment ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s, 1880s
Place:
canada, persia, british columbia, antarctica
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Present-day Portland suburbs kids Dylan and Nicole go on the camping trip with their family, and when they enter a mysterious cave in the mountains, they're transported back in time to 1870, where they meet mountain man Jeremiah.
Style:
entertaining, sincere, captivating, feel good, independent film
Audience:
kids
Plot:
wilderness, grizzly bear, mountain man, bear, gold, racial prejudice, native american white relationships, time portal, husband and wife, time traveler, survival, animal ...
Time:
20th century, year 1997, 90s, 19th century, 1870s
Place:
oregon, portland oregon
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
During the American Gold Rush era, an orphaned boy and his wild dog who must battle against the Yukon wilderness and human greed to help save a frontier town.
Style:
spaghetti western, period piece, heroic, historical drama, emotional ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
gold rush, boy and dog, wilderness, mining town, loyalty, man versus nature, bonding, coming of age, survival, friendship, bravery, frontier town ...
Time:
19th century, year 1975
Place:
yukon, alaska
Similarity:
38%
240
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: Germany, Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Four paws for this wonderful family film. Cute 7-year-old rescues a helpless and bumbling bear cub as the two set off on an adventure to reunite the cub with its mommy.
Style:
cute, feel good, juvenile, light hearted, uplifting ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
bear, wilderness, family relations, youth, animal, children, compassion, friendship, empathy, rescue, family values, heartwarming ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A raven becomes a family pet after it saves the life of a little girl. Later, the family repays the favor by saving the bird from their neighbors who demand its immediate destruction. Stars David Carradine, David Naughton
Style:
sentimental, touching, humorous, sincere, emotional ...
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
raven, child, bird, danger, escapades, wilderness, animal, trial, rescue, family drama, child protagonist, children ...
Place:
alaska, oregon
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
The story of three pets, a cat and two dogs, who lose their owners when they are all on vacation. Can they find their way home?
Style:
road movie, touching, uplifting, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, girls' night, preschool
Plot:
dog, cat, wilderness, animal, labrador retriever, friendship, pets, wildlife, siamese cat, puppy love, camp, camping trip ...
Time:
year 1963, 60s
Place:
canada, ontario canada
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Horror, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
ad feedback A grim incident from American pioneer history is recreated as a determined group of settlers, facing almost insurmountable odds, struggles to reach California in 1846. Already divided by internal dissension over the choice of a leader ...
Style:
historical drama, bleak, grim, serious, period piece ...
Plot:
cannibalism, survival, starvation, desperation, wagon train, tragedy, isolation, winter, man versus nature, snowstorm, american history, cannibal ...
Time:
1840s
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Another thrilling adventure for Elsa the lioness as she works her magic on two teenagers struggling with changes in their life.
Style:
uplifting, feel good, inspirational, scenic, emotional ...
Audience:
family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
lion, wildlife, teenager, jungle, bonding, heartwarming, conservation, family drama, animal rescue, empathy, rehabilitation, coming of age ...
Place:
south africa, africa
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The story of a modern family bored with the hassles of the city life in Los Angeles. They head for the wilderness never to return.
Style:
action adventure, uplifting, exciting, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
nature, wilderness, bear, wild animal, survival, treasure hunt, animal, wolf, rocky mountains, camping, youth, camp ...
Time:
year 1975, 70s, 20th century
Place:
fictional island
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama, Family, Sci-Fi, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Jimmy, a young boy trying to gain acceptance from his peers, is horrified when he sees a circus trainer abusing a bear cub. One of the circus employees tells Jimmy that there is a magic cave in the hills nearby that can transport people to another ...
Style:
semi serious, feel good, touching, sentimental, independent film ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
youth, grizzly bear, circus, wilderness, young heroes, heroes, rescue, survival, escapades, danger, hopes, family life ...
Time:
20th century, 2000s, 19th century, 21st century
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
With the fate of the frontier hanging in the balance, a former cavalry officer is called back into action to rescue a beautiful maiden from the clutches a band of renegade Black Claw Indians led by a frightening medicine man.
Style:
tense, exciting, light, captivating, period piece ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
rivalry, rescue, woman in danger, escapades, danger, old west, showdown, rescue mission, cowboy, heroism, witch doctor, native american ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A fictionalized account of the real-life adventure of the Sager family. Travelling with a wagon train from Missouri to Oregon, things are going well for the Sagers, until father Sager dies from blood poisoning following an Indian attack, and mother ...
Style:
independent film, uplifting, sincere, touching, emotional ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
survival, youth, winter, treasure hunt, snow, wagon train, wilderness survival, landscape, stranded, nature, treasure hunter, family relations ...
Time:
19th century, 1840s
Place:
oregon, missouri, usa
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Marshall "Big Jim" Cole turns in his badge and heads to Wyoming with his family in order to settle on some land left him by a relative. He faces opposition both from a neighbor who wants that land for his own sons, and from a grizzly bear ...
Style:
natural horror, realistic, serious, captivating, tense ...
Audience:
toddlers
Plot:
grizzly bear, child in peril, farm, wilderness, family relations, small town, starting over, bear, danger, against the odds, hopes, rivalry ...
Time:
year 1966, 60s, 1800s, 19th century
Place:
usa, wyoming
Similarity:
30%
55K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy, Mattie Ross (Kim Darby), on a mission of "justice", which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, "Rooster" Cogburn (John Wayne), because he ...
Style:
suspense, harsh, exciting, spaghetti western, period piece ...
Audience:
family outing, manly
Plot:
revenge, bounty hunter, murder, manhunt, texas ranger, vengeance, hanging, teenage girl, cowboy, civil war veteran, alcoholic, reward ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s, year 1969, 20th century, 1930s ...
Place:
texas, oklahoma, arkansas, usa, austin texas ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
This heart-rending family-oriented drama chronicles the adventure of two Dutch children who temporarily lose their father and mother during the great flood of 1953. Fortunately, they and their animals are taken in by a salty old boatman who helps ...
Style:
emotional, sentimental, tension, period piece, historical drama ...
Plot:
family drama, survival, rescue mission, empathy, hopes, innocence, heartwarming, perseverance, animal, intimate, flood, church ...
Time:
year 1972
Similarity:
29%
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Genre: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Two young boys help an elephant escape from an African animal orphanage when he is bought by a wealthy American. The trio dodge poachers, the police and lions on a journey they'll never forget.
Style:
uplifting, feel good, emotional, suspenseful
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
elephant, animal rescue, wildlife, escape, nature, rescue mission, wilderness, children, friendship, teamwork, conservation, coming of age ...
Time:
90s
Place:
kenya, africa
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, Family, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A version of the "Little House" stories that cover some of the events that take place in the last three books of the series and the book "The First Four Years" Laura is living on the prairie near De Smet, South Dakota and ...
Style:
historical drama, period piece, heartfelt, melancholic, sentimental
Plot:
writers, pioneer, prairie, village life, family drama, resilience, survival, perseverance, family tragedy, biopic, marriage, intimate ...
Time:
19th century
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Family, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Join in one boy's heroic adventure as he fights in the struggle for freedom on the American frontier. James Todd is a young boy growing up in the hostile American wilderness-a rugged and dangerous land also inhabited by the American Indians. ...
Style:
action packed, tense, independent film, period drama
Plot:
american revolution, colonial america, heroism, patriotism, wilderness, boy hero, rescue mission, courage, union, escape, survival, resilience ...
Time:
18th century, 1770s
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
As Colorado Springs' Commisioner, Sully opposes a deal to mine for copper to make electricity. In order to sway Sully's decision, Mr. Garrick threatens Sully. Sully and Michaela's daugther, Katie, is then kidnapped while the town ...
Style:
suspense, emotional, heroic, tense, uplifting ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
doctor, medicine, kidnapping, rescue mission, hostage, family drama, mother and daughter, small town, threat, danger, female doctor, justice ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A youth (Russ Hanson) attempts to re-introduce a domesticated wolf to the wild.
Style:
captivating, serious
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
wolf, wilderness, animal life, mistaken identity, fish out of water, escapades, misfit, survival, danger, on the run, heroes, father son relationship ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
25%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Jack London's classic adventure story about the friendship developed between a Yukon gold hunter and the mixed dog-wolf he rescues from the hands of a man who mistreats him.
Style:
touching, sincere, sentimental, captivating, retro ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
dog, survival, pets, human animal relationship, friendship, treasure, wilderness, dog sled, animal, gold rush, gold mine, unlikely friendships ...
Time:
19th century, year 1991, 1890s, 1800s
Place:
alaska, yukon, america, usa, canada ...
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
The girlfriend of the Sundance Kid is on the run with a price on her head, when she hears rumors that the Sundance Kid may still be alive.
Style:
suspense, tense, period piece, detective
Audience:
adult
Plot:
fugitive, outlaw, on the run, bounty, danger, female protagonist, pursuit, escape, betrayal, resilience, identity, manhunt ...
Time:
19th century, 1900s, 20th century
Place:
wyoming
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
In the Antarctic, after an expedition with Dr. Davis McClaren, the sled dog trainer Jerry Shepherd has to leave the polar base with his colleagues due to the proximity of a heavy snow storm. He ties his dogs to be rescued after, but the mission is ...
Style:
touching, inspirational, sentimental, breathtaking, sexy ...
Audience:
family outing, chick flick, kids, teens, family friendly ...
Plot:
survival, dog, wilderness, rescue, expedition, pets, dog sled, husky dog, animal, winter, storytelling, heartwarming ...
Time:
year 2006, 20th century, 90s
Place:
antarctica, new zealand, oregon, antarctic, astoria oregon ...
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Hugo Archibald is a doctor and brings home a wide variety of exotic animal species. The latest animal he brings home is a chimpanzee named Jennie. Dr. Archibald is not home very much, and Andrew feels he does not care about him. And Lea his wife ...
Style:
captivating, semi serious, feel good, entertaining, emotional ...
Audience:
family friendly, family outing, kids
Plot:
chimpanzee, human animal relationship, sign language, heartwarming, communication, family drama, animal, animal that acts human, monkey, animal protagonist, animal training, coming of age ...
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Amy is only 13 years old when her mother is killed. She goes to Canada to live with her father, an eccentric inventor whom she barely knows. Amy is miserable in her new life... until she discovers a nest of goose eggs that were abandoned when a ...
Style:
uplifting, touching, inspirational, serious, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot:
goose, rescue, father daughter relationship, bird, aviation, single father, animal, loss of mother, migration, conservation, deforestation, childhood ...
Time:
90s, year 1996, 20th century
Place:
canada, new zealand, north carolina, ontario canada, new york
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
A rancher and former rodeo star comes across a runaway boy while he is hunting a wild stallion.
Style:
neo western
Plot:
wild horse, runaway, animal, horse, boy, dog, cowboy, modern western, cougar, bear, rodeo cowboy, stallion ...
Time:
year 1976, 1920s
Place:
montana
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
In the wild west, two brothers embark on a journey to collect a bounty in a desperate attempt to save their home: but what they find along the way is more than they bargained for.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, disturbing, suspense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
gold rush, brothers, winter, snow, life is a bitch, brother brother relationship, gang, bandit, money problems, avarice, gold, cold ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
alaska
Similarity:
24%
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