Movies like Family Ties Vacation

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Family Ties Vacation (1985)
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Family Ties Vacation (1985)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: In this two-hour TV movie episode of Family Ties, the Keaton family goes on vacation to London, England and becomes entangled in an espionage plot.
Style: freeze frame, microfilm
Plot: spy, vacation, race, airplane, fight, student, kidnapping, rugby, hotel, restaurant, aristocrat, university, tourist, family relations, nobleman, boat, mansion, holiday, competition, chase, photograph, brother sister relationship, oxford, telephone call, flying ...
Place: europe, oxford university, england, london

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Most similar movies to Family Ties Vacation

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, feel good, realistic and semi serious films with plots about family relations, disorder, youth, husband wife relationship, father son relationship, friendship and photograph mostly in Comedy, Family and Drama genres. Some movies like Family Ties Vacation: Cheaper by the Dozen (2003), Life with Mikey (1993), High School U.S.A. (1983), Beware the Gorilla (2019), ...aber Jonny! (1973). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Family Ties (1982)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child Andrew.
Style: sitcom, realistic, humorous, semi serious, witty ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: family relations, liberal, culture clash, lifestyle, hippie, parents and children, youth, teenage life, family life, adolescence vs adulthood, siblings relations, father son relationship ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: usa, ohio, columbus ohio
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: The Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern University, forcing his writer wife, Mary, and the couple's 12 children to make a major adjustment. The transition works well until work demands ...
Style: entertaining, feel good, humorous, funny, teen ...
Audience: family outing, kids, girls' night, family friendly, teens ...
Plot: large family, children, family relations, teenager, parenthood, dysfunctional family, chaos, parents and children, eccentric family, nothing goes right, siblings relations, chaos and mayhem ...
Time: year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place: illinois, chicago, usa, manhattan new york city, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
Life with Mikey (1993)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Michael Chapman was once a child TV star. But when he grew up, he couldn't get work. So he and his brother, Ed start their own talent agency that specializes in child acts. They can't seem to find the next big thing and they have to deal ...
Style: humorous, touching, feel good, semi serious
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: childhood, youth, coming of age, girl, child hero, siblings, christmas, precocious child, talent agent, child star, disorder, friends ...
Time: year 1993, 90s
Place: new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
High School U.S.A. (1983)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Set in a senior high school class, J.J. (Michael J. Fox) pursues the girlfriend of a rival from a higher clique which culminates in a race at the end of the movie between the two rivals in this light comedy.
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous, feel good, sitcom ...
Audience: teens, date night
Plot: teenager, school, high school, teen angst, school bully, bullying, love, rivalry, cheerleader, school janitor, disorder, friends ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: colorado, midwest
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
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Beware the Gorilla (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Lorenzo is a lawyer who files a lawsuit against the zoo of his town but after winning it he has to take home a gorilla.
Style: captivating, feel good, humorous, sincere, slapstick comedy
Plot: gorilla, wild animal, rescue, husband wife relationship, family relations, bossy wife, rivalry, love triangle, dysfunctional family, rescue attempt, money, trial ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
...aber Jonny! (1973)
Genre: Comedy
Country: West Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story: No overview found.
Style: freeze frame
Plot: prostitute, exam, love letter, lovers, naked woman, coworker relationship, student, repeated event, photograph, prostitution, friendship between men, bus ...
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Hang Loose (2012)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story: Kevin must go to Hawaii to attend the wedding of his big sister. The day before the wedding he goes on a misadventure with his future brother in law and his crazy groomsmen that changes his life.
Style: light, feel good, humorous, funny, captivating ...
Plot: wedding, wedding ceremony, vacation, friendship, party, teenage boy, priest, doctor, drug dealer, teenager, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, group of friends ...
Time: 21st century
Place: hawaii, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
The Wild Goose Chase (1975)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, West Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story: The whole intrigue is centered around carte-blanche documents kept in a vault. Whoever fills in the blank becomes the owner of a revue. Big money is involved. The nephew of the owner of the vault is trying to cheat his uncle and have his name in the ...
Style: slapstick, realistic, not serious, humorous, poliziottesco ...
Plot: transvestism, farce, chase, investigation, silly humor, disorder, workplace situations, nothing goes right, chases and races, workplace, goofy hero, theater ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: france, europe, england, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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Greedy (1994)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Meet the McTeagues. They've come to stake a claim in their wealthy uncle's will… only he's not dead yet!
Style: semi serious, humorous, witty, surprise ending, feel good ...
Plot: wealth, greed, millionaire, uncle nephew relationship, bowling, eccentric family, family relations, last will and testament, family gatherings, vandalism, grandfather, parents and children ...
Time: year 1994, 90s
Place: washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Home Alone (1990)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. But when a pair of bungling burglars set their sights on Kevin's house, the plucky kid stands ...
Style: funny, light, humorous, not serious, slapstick comedy ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, chick flick ...
Plot: christmas, holiday, mischievous children, home alone, youth, children, home invasion, kids and family, child protagonist, winter, child, when the parents are away ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 2016, 80s
Place: chicago, illinois, usa, france, paris france ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Good Burger (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Two hapless youths lead their burger joint in a fight against the giant fast-food chain across the street.
Style: funny, humorous, stylized, black comedy, slapstick comedy ...
Audience: kids, teens
Plot: fast food restaurant, competition, black romance, friendship, food, buddies, childhood, stupidity, high school, teacher, african american protagonist, black ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Get Charlie Tully (1972)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Charlie Tully and womanising Reggie Peek con two rich Italians out of £500,000 but during their flight out Charlie is arrested for coning an American and a dog. Reggie stores the money in a Swiss Bank and after Charlie is released is about to tell ...
Style: sex comedy, independent film, realistic, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot: on the run, camp, heist, gangster, bank, love affair, cons and scams, chases and races, love and romance, chase, dishonesty, criminal heroes ...
Time: 70s
Place: london, rome italy, italy, europe, england ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Estranged from his father, college student Jake is lured home to New York for Christmas with the promise of receiving a classic Porsche as a gift. When the bullying football team dumps him in the desert in a Santa suit, Jake is left without ...
Style: light, humorous, feel good, semi serious, teen ...
Audience: kids, teens, pre-teens, date night, family outing
Plot: christmas, college, holiday, desert, youth, comedy of errors, on the road, disorder, friendship, nothing goes right, getting home, teenage life ...
Time: 90s
Place: new york, california, usa, nebraska, iowa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
The Town Christmas Forgot (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story: An urban family that can’t seem to get along gets stranded in a remote, impoverished lumber town two days before Christmas. When they become involved in the town’s home-grown Christmas pageant, they not only help solve the town’s problems but ...
Style: sincere, touching, captivating, humorous
Plot: christmas, husband wife relationship, stranded, mayor, old man, abandoned mine, interracial friendship, father son relationship, party, intergenerational friendship, contest, xmas ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Dear Heart (1964)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: A lonely Ohio spinster hopes to find romance when she travels to New York City for a postmasters' convention.
Style: retro, romantic comedy
Plot: trippy, screwball, hotel, loneliness, convention, pretense, fiance fiancee relationship, spinster, traveling salesman, one night stand, photograph, hotel room ...
Place: new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Vegas Vacation (1997)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: The Griswold family hits the road again for a typically ill-fated vacation, this time to the glitzy mecca of slots and showgirls—Las Vegas.
Style: funny, humorous, entertaining, light, slapstick ...
Audience: teens
Plot: gambling, dysfunctional family, obsession, family relations, farce, road trip, nothing goes right, teenage life, parents and children, desert, vacation, chase ...
Time: 90s
Place: las vegas, chicago, nevada, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Summerdog (1977)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: In this heart-tugging kids movie, a vacationing family finds an abandoned mutt and kindly decide to name him Hobo and take him to their home in the big city. When their wicked landlord finds out about the pooch, he threatens to boot them out. ...
Plot: family relations, vacation, landlord, dog, pets
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Luther Krank is fed up with the commerciality of Christmas; he decides to skip the holiday and go on a vacation with his wife instead. But when his daughter decides at the last minute to come home, he must put together a holiday celebration.
Style: feel good, humorous, funny, satirical, christmas classics ...
Audience: kids, family friendly
Plot: holiday, christmas, christmas party, suburban life, neighbor, farce, cancer, husband wife relationship, xmas, disorder, family gatherings, nothing goes right ...
Time: 2000s
Place: chicago, latin america, peru, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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The Anderssons in Greece (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Sweden
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Sune is back! Together with his little brother Håkan Bråkan, big sister Anna, mother Karin and dad Rudolf, Sune embarks on a summer holiday trip to Greece. As every summer before, the family plans to spend their vacation in Myggträsk. Then the ...
Style: not serious, humorous, realistic, entertaining, feel good ...
Plot: summer vacation, resort, vacation, family vacation, beach resort, family relations, child protagonist, nothing goes right, siblings relations, parents and children, young love, silly humor ...
Time: 21st century
Place: greece, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
The Three Stooges (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: While trying to save their childhood orphanage, Moe, Larry and Curly inadvertently stumble into a murder plot and wind up starring in a reality TV show.
Style: not serious, humorous, slapstick, feel good, light ...
Audience: family outing, girls' night, kids
Plot: three stooges, escapades, silly humor, friends, disorder, nothing goes right, buddies, goofy hero, save the day, caper, conspiracy, friendship ...
Time: year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Giddy Vacations (1987)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Hungary
Duration: 73 min.
Story: A family of boisterous children expect their father to organize a really exciting holiday. So when the chance comes up of spending it on a boat, the Ramona, it seems that the problem is solved.
Plot: pets, family relations, holiday, dog, vacation, boat, children, child, campfire, wheelchair, climbing through a window
Place: hungary
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
A Wonderful Christmas: Feliz Navidad (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story: The true meaning of Christmas comes home to the Rivera household in a very unexpected way. With Mom expecting a new baby and Dad facing work challenges, young Josie takes it upon herself to make sure the family has a Christmas they'll never ...
Style: feel good, captivating, light, funny, romantic ...
Plot: christmas, holiday, family relations, parents and children, romantic relationship, family problems, husband wife relationship, kids and family, family life, pregnant wife, love and romance, humour
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Jingle All the Way 2 (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Larry's daughter wants only one thing for Christmas - a talking bear. His daughter's step-dad intends to make sure that Larry can't get one.
Style: realistic, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: christmas, santa claus, holiday, family relations, goofy hero, family life, parents and children, disorder, chases and races, race against time, nothing goes right, small town ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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Monkeys, Go Home! (1967)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Henry Dussard, a young American, inherits a picturesque but badly neglected olive farm in southern France and is determined to make it operational again despite cautionary advice from the local priest and a pretty villager. Desperate for laborers, ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, sexy
Audience: pre-teens, family outing
Plot: monkey, farm, animal, chimpanzee, village, down on your luck, village life, disorder, friends, animal life, social relations, nothing goes right ...
Time: year 1967, 60s
Place: south of france, france, europe, provence
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Recipe for Disaster (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Rebecca Korda and her two brothers, Sam and Max, are left alone on opening night of their family-owned restaurant.
Style: entertaining, humorous, captivating, funny, satirical ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: restaurant, food, brother brother relationship, teenage girl, comedy of errors, child protagonist, family business, family relations, siblings relations, satire, humour, teenage boy ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Madeline (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: France, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: The adventurous, young Madeline is very good at getting into trouble, but she's also fantastic at solving problems as well, and her school-mistress Miss Clavel is not too approving of her. The biggest problem comes up when Lord Covington ...
Style: touching, melancholic, talky, humorous, feel good ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, preschool
Plot: children, kidnapping, orphan, rescue, school, girl, chase, coming of age, childhood, mischievous children, friendship, amateur detective ...
Time: 1950s, 20th century, year 1998, 90s, 50s
Place: paris france, france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
 5.0
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Deck the Halls (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Two neighbors have it out after one of them decorates his house for the holidays so brightly that it can be seen from space.
Style: feel good, funny, humorous, light, christmas classics ...
Plot: christmas, holiday, neighbor, feud, small town, parents and children, unlikely friendships, suburbs, xmas, rivalry, couple relations, social relations ...
Time: future, 2000s
Place: europe, england, massachusetts
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
 5.3
 39K
Old Dogs (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Charlie and Dan have been best friends and business partners for thirty years; their Manhattan public relations firm is on the verge of a huge business deal with a Japanese company. With two weeks to sew up the contract, Dan gets a surprise: a woman ...
Style: humorous, feel good, melancholic, hilarious, slapstick comedy ...
Audience: family outing, kids, teens, family friendly, pre-teens
Plot: father son relationship, camp, fish out of water, family relations, childhood, best friend, competition, nothing goes right, bachelor, business partner, friendship between men, zoo ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: vermont, miami, tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
 5.2
 12K
First Kid (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Some say that to be the leader of a country is one of the loneliest jobs in the world. But being the child of a world leader can be doubly so. Constantly surrounded by security officers, restricted in movements and having almost every waking moment ...
Style: humorous, feel good, semi serious, touching, political ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot: white house, friendship, president, bodyguard, childhood, usa president, shopping mall, fish out of water, boxing, mischievous children, kids and family, spy ...
Time: 90s, year 1996, 20th century
Place: washington d.c., usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Don't Drink the Water (1969)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The Hollander family's European vacation is interrupted when their plane is forced to land in Vulgaria. The Hollanders leave the plane to take pictures which results in accusations of spying. Chased by Vulgarian soldiers, they take refuge in ...
Style: retro, independent film, realistic, semi serious, exciting ...
Plot: gay, hijacking, secret agent, airplane, disorder, espionage, on the run, undercover, soldier, politics, odd couple, dishonesty ...
Time: year 1969, 60s
Place: new jersey, russia, usa, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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