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The Rascal (1994)
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Original name: Vildbassen
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 family comedy in the best action-style. Wild bass played by Robert Hansen, known from Anja and Viktor films and family Gregersen. Moreover contributes among other Preben Kristensen, Viggo Summer and Dick Kaysø and many more ...
Style:
family comedy, teen, light hearted, slapstick, nostalgic
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
farm, unhappiness, grownups, imagination, summer vacation, coming of age, father son relationship, fish out of water, small town life, escape, responsibility, bank robbery, cowboy, children, motorcycle, circus, father, bull, tractor, teen romance, tomahawk, childhood flashback
Time:
90s
Place:
denmark
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out feel good, family comedy, slapstick and humorous films with plots about children, unhappiness, family relations, coming of age, friendship, small town and heartwarming mostly in Family, Comedy and Fantasy genres. Some movies like The Rascal: Max Embarrassing 2 (2011), Mister Twister: Class of Fun (2012), I Didn't Do It! (1999), My Little Bossings (2013), When Mom Is Away (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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 ...
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:
95%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
An amusing coming of age tale from Lotte Svendsen's Max-universe. Now 14, Max is about to decide on an internship and is finding it difficult to choose. He settles, against his mother's wishes, for a bank internship. But mother Agnethe, ...
Style:
feel good, realistic, humorous, not serious, teen ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens
Plot:
mother son relationship, family relations, teenage life, coming of age, parents and children, youth, mother, son, adolescence, light comedy, self discovery, summer vacation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
denmark
Similarity:
94%
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:
88%
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:
80%
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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:
72%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Philippines
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Torky is a bookkeeper working for Baba a millionaire cash management specialist. Because of some conflict in her business that puts her life in danger, Baba entrusts the safety of her son Justin to Torky who takes him home to meet his daughter Ice ...
Style:
family comedy, uplifting, light hearted, feel good, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
children, heartwarming, family values, bonding, parenthood, family conflict, street kid, responsibility, trust, rich kid, cohabitation, urban ...
Place:
the philippines
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Italy
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A father left in charge of his three children while mum goes away on a 10-day holiday… What could possibly go wrong?
Style:
feel good, family comedy, humorous, funny, light ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
children, father son relationship, family relations, youth, father daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, parents, families, fatherhood, parenting, family life, society ...
Similarity:
68%
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:
66%
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Eleven-year-old George is the new kid in the Apple Orchard housing complex. He and the other kids are terrorized by JB, the tyrannical superintendent. George starts out as an outsider, until he discovers he has a talent for leadership. Eventually, ...
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 ...
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Family, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 58 min.
Story:
Arthur is asked to pick up a bird for Thanksgiving dinner, so he brings home a 266-pound chicken named Henrietta. The family welcome her with open arms, but the neighbors are not so sure and then Henrietta escapes
Style:
family comedy, light hearted, feel good, surreal, slapstick ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
thanksgiving, holiday, family values, heartwarming, companionship, small town, eccentric family, misunderstanding, bird, animal rescue, fish out of water, scientist ...
Place:
new jersey
Similarity:
63%
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:
60%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
My sisters kids are home alone
Style:
humorous, funny, light, feel good, captivating ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
youth, parents and children, siblings relations, when the parents are away, rivalry, mischievous children, disorder, family relations, uninhibited rivalry, coming of age, children, humour ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
denmark, europe
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 22 min.
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Story:
Ginger Boxwell flies from Australia to the UK to spend the summer with four cousins she's never met before. What she doesn't realise is that Matt, Robbie, Ethan and Chris are just as nervous about it as she is.
Style:
funny, feel good, light, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
summer, family relations, brothers, siblings, humour, boy, family life, teenager, living together, father son relationship, male female relationship, grownups ...
Similarity:
57%
349
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Back to school for Ducobu, Léonie Gratin and Latouche. But this year, a major rival for Ducobu arrives at school: TGV, the king of cheating 3.0. While the financial situation of Saint-Potache becomes disastrous, the two dunces will have to unite ...
Style:
feel good, satirical, semi serious, captivating, entertaining ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
high school life, school, satire, singing competition, humour, contest, teacher, teenager, children, friendship, teamwork, unhappiness ...
Similarity:
57%
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:
57%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 66 min.
Story:
It is the summer holiday and little MÃsa Horák has taken a few animals from the school's so-called "Corner of Living Nature" home to care for. But when he brings home two Angora rabbits, a starling, a little monkey, a tortoise and a ...
Style:
lighthearted, family comedy
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
innocence, unhappiness, friendship, animal rescue, companionship, slice of life, summer vacation, responsibility, small town, holiday, hiding place, little boy ...
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Ducobu is elected president of the school, much to Léonie and Latouche's despair!
Style:
feel good, lighthearted, teen, satirical, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly
Plot:
high school life, unhappiness, satire, teenager, adolescence, teenage protagonist, teenage life, competition, children, rivalry
Similarity:
55%
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:
54%
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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:
53%
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:
50%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Erik and Lisbeth are getting married and then honeymoon to Austria. When Mom and Dad need to have another baby, the four small decides to go on the honeymoon as well. They hide in the caravan and come unseen to Austria. Since they do not have ...
Style:
family comedy, feel good, sitcom, situational comedy, lighthearted ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
wedding, children, marriage, unhappiness, family bonds, road trip, farce, siblings, escapades, homecoming, gift, hotel ...
Time:
60s
Place:
austria
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Up to now, Nickel (9) and his single dad Thomas have been managing very well together. Then Nickel goes on a school excursion and brings the little piglet Rudy back with him in his rucksack. Once he´s home, he makes a terrifying discovery: dad has ...
Style:
feel good, funny, humorous, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
father son relationship, friendship, piglet, pig, family relations, children, human animal relationship, parents and children, animal human communication, male female relationship, satire, friends ...
Place:
germany
Similarity:
49%
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:
48%
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Sweden
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
13 year old Sixten really wants his father to meet someone he can marry. Without telling his father, he and his friends write an ad for the personal sections.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, touching
Plot:
european, single parent, family relations, disorder, love and romance, dishonesty, youth, hidden identity, coming of age, teenage life, mistaken identity, teenage love ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Mexico
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A husband has to take care of his four children while his wife takes a vacation away from the family
Style:
feel good, family comedy, light, entertaining, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
parenting, fatherhood, husband wife relationship, father son relationship, father daughter relationship, family relations, family bonds, house, parents and children, kids and family, lifestyle, parenthood ...
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Family
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
Three siblings ingeniously avoid being sent off to a children's home while their solo-mother serves a short sentence in a prison for shoplifting. Rather than have the news leak out and have to be escorted off with the eccentric welfare officer, ...
Style:
emotional, comedy drama, sentimental, feel good
Plot:
children, single mother, childhood, siblings, domestic drama, parenting, empathy, social services, family secret, resilience, abandonment, deception ...
Place:
copenhagen, denmark
Similarity:
44%
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:
44%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Seeking to offer his son the satisfying summer camp experience that eluded him as a child, the operator of a neighborhood daycare center opens his own camp, only to face financial hardship and stiff competition from a rival camp.
Style:
humorous, melancholic, not serious, slapstick, funny ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, teens ...
Plot:
childhood, summer camp, mischievous children, competition, happy ending, children, father son relationship, colonel, family relations, buddies, escapades, grandparent grandchild relationship ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
usa, cuba
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A class field trip to the Oregon Trail that results in the class and teacher getting lost.
Style:
lighthearted, situational comedy, family comedy, sitcom, funny
Audience:
kids
Plot:
oregon trail, camping, teamwork, teacher student relationship, fish out of water, problem solving, coming of age, wilderness, hiking, teacher, lost, dialogue driven ...
Place:
oregon
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Tucker recently got out of prison, but is soon sought after by other bad men. So to escape them, he disguises himself as the new Headmistress of an all-girl school.
Style:
situational comedy, sitcom, slapstick, light hearted, tension
Audience:
kids
Plot:
cross dressing, girls' school, school, disguise, fish out of water, mistaken identity, escape, impostor, gender roles, gender bending, male protagonist, secret revealed ...
Similarity:
43%
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