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Hard Hats and Potato Nose (1974)
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Original name: Keménykalap és krumpliorr
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Hungary
Duration: 92 min.
TV show
Story:
A few kids make a circus show for their sick friend, and get in some trouble along the way.
Style:
uplifting, lighthearted, sentimental, retro, period piece, nostalgic
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
children, circus, friendship, compassion, illness, teamwork, problem solving, empathy, community, coming of age, unhappiness, bittersweet, investigation, boy, lion, zoo, clown, family drama, small town, teenager, monkey, summer vacation, ice cream, disguise, fox ...
Time:
70s
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out lighthearted, feel good, period piece and uplifting films and TV series with plots about friendship, children, coming of age, small town, teamwork, community and family relations mostly in Family, Comedy and Adventure genres. Some movies like Hard Hats and Potato Nose: The Baby-Sitters Club (1990), Here Come the Double Deckers (1970), The Littlest Hobo (1979), The Ludwigs (2016), The Famous Five (1978). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 366 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
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Style:
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Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
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Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
kids, family friendly
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Style:
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Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
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Style:
period piece, light hearted, detective, suspenseful
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
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Duration: 79 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
kids
Plot:
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64%
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing
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63%
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Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
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Style:
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kids
Plot:
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62%
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Style:
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Style:
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