Movies and TV shows like Simon and the Witch
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Simon and the Witch (1987)
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 15 min.
TV show
Story:
Simon is a very sensible young schoolboy, who has a friend who is a real witch. She is very silly, and a huge showoff.
Style:
light hearted, period piece, slapstick, whimsical, nostalgic
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
magic, witch, friendship, children, silly humor, unhappiness, magic realism, adaptation, small town, unlikely friendships, witchcraft, schoolboy, british, magic spell, high school friend, good witch, cabbage, british humour
Time:
80s
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Most similar movies to Simon and the Witch
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out whimsical, humorous, feel good and captivating films and TV series with plots about friendship, children, magic, coming of age, unhappiness, british and supernatural mostly in Family, Fantasy and Comedy genres. Some movies like Simon and the Witch: Rentaghost (1976), The Worst Witch (1998), Catweazle (1970), Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996), Super Gran (1985). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
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Rentaghost was a British children's television comedy show, broadcast by the BBC between 6 January 1976 and 6 November 1984. The show's plot centred on the antics of a number of ghosts who worked for a firm called Rentaghost, which rented ...
Style:
sitcom, light hearted, slapstick, detective
Audience:
kids, family friendly, horror for children
Plot:
ghost, paranormal, haunted house, witch, small business, working class, witchcraft, mistaken identity, jester, psychiatrist, private detective, singer ...
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100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 30 min.
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Mildred Hubble is a young witch attending Cackles Academy. She's called the "Worst Witch" because she's always caught getting into trouble.
Style:
semi serious, spooky, offbeat, humorous, psychotronic
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing, toddlers
Plot:
witch, witchcraft, spell, supernatural, friendship, teenager, black magic, teachers and students, youth, curses spells and rituals, teenage life, friends ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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Catweazle is a British television series, created and written by Richard Carpenter which was produced and directed by Quentin Lawrence for London Weekend Television under the LWI banner, and screened in the UK on ITV in 1970. A second season in 1971 ...
Style:
light hearted, sitcom, surreal
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
time travel, medieval, wizard, magic, travel, fish out of water, english countryside, friendship, sorcerer, serial killer, community, small town ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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Sabrina, the Teenage Witch is an American sitcom based on the Archie comic book series of the same name. The show premiered on September 27, 1996 on ABC to over 17 million viewers in its "T.G.I.F." line-up.
The show stars Melissa Joan ...
Style:
not serious, feel good, sitcom, humorous, supernatural thriller ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen fantasy, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot:
witch, high school, magic, witchcraft, female protagonist, hereditary gift of witchcraft, teenage girl, youth, teenage life, supernatural, supernatural ability, wizards and magicians ...
Time:
90s, 2000s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
massachusetts, usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
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Story:
Adapted from Forrest Wilson's books, the children's programme revolves around a grandmother with super powers and her arch nemesis, The Scunner Campbell.
Style:
feel good, lighthearted, slapstick, parody, period piece ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
superhero, female protagonist, british, children, grandmother, heroine, television, small town, fighting crime, good versus evil, villain, pantomime ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
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Story:
The series followed Henrietta "Hettie" Hubble, (Mildred's younger cousin), through her years at Cackles Academy. Mildred is seen in the first episode accompanying her cousin to Cackles, before magically returning home. Hettie quickly ...
Style:
entertaining, semi serious, captivating, feel good, light hearted ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
magic, cousin, teenage girl, female protagonist, teenage witch, teenager, academy, witch, adolescence, wizards and magicians, witchery, teenage protagonist ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Family, Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Worzel Gummidge is a children's comedy series, produced by Southern Television for ITV, based on the books by Barbara Euphan Todd. Starting in 1979, the programme starred Jon Pertwee in the title role and ran for four series in the UK until ...
Style:
lighthearted, uplifting, surreal, folk tale, period piece ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
magic realism, friendship, unhappiness, countryside, children, adaptation, village life, tea, village, rural setting, santa claus, boy ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 20 min.
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Bernard's Watch is a British children's drama series about a young boy who can stop time with a magical pocket watch. The show was created by Andrew Norriss and was produced for seven series that aired on CITV from 14 November 1997 to 31 ...
Style:
light hearted, uplifting, mysterious, suspenseful, period piece ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
british, children, friendship, control, childhood, magic, magical object, supernatural, high school life, unhappiness, postman, superpower ...
Place:
england
Similarity:
34%
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Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 174 min.
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Story:
Gerald, James and Kathleen discover a garden in which is hidden a Princess and a magic ring. Although the Princess is not quite who she says she is the ring is truly magic and so are other parts of the castle's grounds.
Style:
fairy tale, light hearted, pastoral, period piece, whimsical
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
magic, magical ring, children, friendship, escapism, countryside, summer vacation, coming of age, supernatural, magic realism, statue comes to life, slow burn ...
Time:
70s, 1800s, 19th century
Place:
britain
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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Into the Labyrinth is a British children's television series produced by HTV for the ITV network between 1980 and 1982. Three series, each consisting of seven 25-minute episodes, were produced and directed by Peter Graham Scott. The series was ...
Style:
sinister, tense, cult classic, fairy tale, weird ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
children, magic, maze, time travel, witch, quest, travel, good versus evil, sorcery, courage, supernatural, friendship ...
Time:
80s
Place:
england, britain
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Join Mildred Hubble in CBBC's adaptation of The Worst Witch books, written by Jill Murphy.
Style:
entertaining, humorous, feel good, light, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, teen fantasy
Plot:
witch, friendship, teenager, magical power, magic, boarding school, witchcraft, teenage witch, girl, teenage girl, bully, friendship between girls ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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Eureeka's Castle is an American children's television series that aired on Nickelodeon from September 4, 1989 to June 30, 1995.
Style:
lighthearted, anthropomorphic, surreal, educational, slapstick ...
Audience:
kids, preschool
Plot:
puppetry, dragon, castle, children, magical, giant, muppets, talking animal, singing, fantasy world, sorcery, community ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
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Harry's Mad was a children's television programme that was shown in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on CITV from 4 January 1993 to 11 March 1996. It is based upon a book written by Dick King-Smith.
Style:
light hearted, humorous
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
talking animal, parrot, villain, unhappiness, adaptation, friendship, high school life, human animal friendship, misadventure, talking parrot, child protagonist, adopted son ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
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Story:
Life at Barney's apartment would be fairly normal were it not for the talking koala, Crazy Keith, who lives under his floorboards and his flatmate, Nev the bear, who regularly aggravates the caretaker of the block; the allergy ridden and very ...
Style:
sitcom, lighthearted, slapstick, colorful, fast paced
Audience:
kids, family friendly, toddlers
Plot:
unhappiness, children, puppet, talking animal, anthropomorphic animal, chaos, friendship, apartment building, british, caretaker, bear, koala ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 25 min.
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Seriously Weird is a TV show that played on YTV in Canada. In the UK it was shown on ITV, and in Australia it was shown on the ABC weekly show Rollercoaster.
Style:
captivating, light hearted, teen, sitcom, situational comedy ...
Audience:
teen fantasy, family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
supernatural, magic, changing lives, fish out of water, unhappiness, magic realism, coming of age, culture clash, mythology, high school life, friendship, small town ...
Similarity:
27%
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:
27%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 28 min.
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Just William is a television serial first broadcast on BBC One in December 2010. The serial is based on the Just William series of books by Richmal Crompton. This latest adaptation is written by Simon Nye. It is the first adaption of the books since ...
Style:
humorous, light hearted, feel good, funny, semi serious ...
Audience:
family friendly, family outing, kids
Plot:
children, friendship, post war, mischievous children, friends, best friend, lifestyle, child protagonist, child, friendship between boys, teenager, boy ...
Time:
1950s
Place:
england
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
TV show
Story:
A Grandpa with a magic Shrinking Cap that only his grandson Jason knows about. When he puts the cap on Grandpa shrinks and creates comic mayhem, but somehow Grandpa and Jason always manage to save the day. It’s teamwork!
Style:
semi serious, touching, humorous, lighthearted, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
grandfather, family relations, parents and children, coming of age, youth, misfit, children, magic, grandson, teamwork, friendship, magical object ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
26%
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Genre: Family, Comedy, Romance, Fantasy
Country: Australia
Duration: 25 min.
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The Genie From Down Under is an Australian children's comedy television series. It was a co-production between the ACTF, the BBC and the ABC from 1995 to 1998. It was released on video in the 1990s, and is available for order via the ACTF ...
Style:
lighthearted, sentimental, educational, period piece, whimsical
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
children, magic, genie, friendship, wish fulfillment, light comedy, supernatural, mother and daughter, attic, mansion, fish out of water, culture clash ...
Time:
90s
Place:
australia
Similarity:
25%
669
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 20 min.
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Boohbah was a children's television show. It premiered in 2003 on ITV in the United Kingdom, and on 19 January 2004 in the United States on PBS until 2 July 2006. It was created by Anne Wood with scripts by Alan Dapre and Robin Stevens. Anne ...
Style:
educational, colorful, feel good, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing, preschool
Plot:
child, surrealism, magic, children, friendship, friends, home schooling, dance, kindergarten, british, puppetry, minimal dialogue ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 26 min.
TV show
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The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ is a British television series based on the book of the same name written by Sue Townsend. It started in 1985 and starred Gian Sammarco, as the title character Adrian Mole, Stephen Moore as Adrian's ...
Style:
period piece, family comedy, heartfelt
Audience:
kids
Plot:
teenager, coming of age, teen angst, voice over narration, family relations, domestic drama, adaptation, high school life, embarrassment, social satire, friendship, teen romance ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Family
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min.
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Story:
Mackenzie Crook writes, directs and stars in this new family comedy series about a scarecrow who comes to life, based on the characters created by author Barbara Euphan Todd.
Style:
family comedy, entertaining, captivating, feel good, lighthearted ...
Audience:
family friendly, family outing, kids
Plot:
scarecrow, children, farm, countryside, friendship, adaptation, teenager, imagination, friends, orphan, child, british ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Young orphans, Mel, Josh and Lucy, can't believe their luck when they are fostered together under one roof. But just when it looks like they have the chance of a relatively normal life, they discover their new parents are aliens from planet ...
Style:
sitcom, situational comedy, lighthearted, slapstick, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teens, family outing
Plot:
children, families, fish out of water, alien, culture clash, high school life, family relations, adoption, orphan, space and aliens, family life, parents and children ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
Based on the classic children's novel by John Masefield, the story follows the exploits of a young boy, Kay Harker, who finds himself drawn into a world of magic and danger when he encounters an old Punch and Judy man.
Style:
moody, period drama
Audience:
kids
Plot:
christmas, coming of age, boy hero, supernatural, adaptation, quest, travel, small town, holiday, heroism, folklore, children ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
britain
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
The Magician's House is a quartet of children's fantasy books by William Corlett. Two mini-series were produced in 1999 for British television, which were directed by Paul Lynch. The series featured Jennifer Saunders and Stephen Fry ...
Style:
atmospheric, uplifting, whimsical, urban fantasy, moody
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
magic, time travel, talking animal, children, christmas, travel, british, wizard, friendship, family drama, nature, siblings ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Roddy and Tessa Oliver, two ordinary children have their lives are turned upside down when William Povey, a shoeshine boy from Victorian England appears in Roddy's bedroom as a ghost and appeals to him for help.
Style:
exciting, captivating, humorous, entertaining, funny ...
Plot:
supernatural, ghost hunter, ghost, friendship, children, friends, apparition, hunting, friend, haunting, adventure hero, teamwork ...
Time:
victorian era
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 15 min.
TV show
Story:
Bodger and Badger is a BBC children's comedy programme which was first broadcast in 1989. It starred Andy Cunningham as Simon Bodger, who had a badly behaved companion, a talking badger with a love for mashed potatoes.
Style:
light hearted, slapstick, absurd, surreal, slapstick comedy
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
puppet, british, talking animal, puppetry, children, friendship, anthropomorphic animal, handyman, badger, bromance, ventriloquism, potato ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: East Germany
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
Philipp is a small boy, who other guys pick on, because he's not as large as them. But when a musician gives him a magical flute, he can make objects bigger or smaller.
Style:
fairy tale, uplifting, whimsical
Audience:
kids
Plot:
wish fulfillment, children, self esteem, bullying, friendship, transformation, magic realism, coming of age, empathy, unhappiness, small town, nude young male ...
Time:
70s
Place:
west germany
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In order to save some kids who are about to die in a fire, Bibi, the daughter of a prestigious witch, manages to trigger a heavy rain with her powers. The head of all witches gives her an award called "Crystal Ball", reserved for older ...
Style:
humorous, exciting, captivating, tense, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
witch, teenage life, curses spells and rituals, magic, youth, parents and children, children, eternal youth, imaginary, coming of age, friendship, small town ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany
Similarity:
23%
43
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 22 min.
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Story:
Jinx is a British children's comedy television sitcom based on the 'Lulu Baker' trilogy of books, written by Fiona Dunbar. The first series premiered on 31 October 2009 on CBBC and ended its initial run on 23 January 2010. The series ...
Style:
satirical, entertaining, semi serious, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
magic, stepmother, fairy, relationship problems, family relations, teenage life, fairy godmother, teenage protagonist, stepmother stepdaughter relationship, evil stepmother, family problems, male female relationship ...
Similarity:
23%
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