Movies like Summerdog

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Summerdog (1977)
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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. Fortunately, Hobo helps to prove that the landlord isn't quite what he seems and manages to protect his newly adopted family.
Plot: dog, vacation, family relations, landlord, pets

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Most similar movies to Summerdog

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, feel good, semi serious and light films with plots about dog, pets, family relations, animal, disorder, youth and animal life mostly in Family, Comedy and Adventure genres. Some movies like Summerdog: Giddy Vacations (1987), Beethoven's 4th (2001), Sox: A Family's Best Friend (2013), Beethoven's 3rd (2000), Chestnut: Hero of Central Park (2004). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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 ⇓
95%
Beethoven's 4th (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: The family is pleasantly surprised and puzzled when Beethoven suddenly becomes obedient. Turns out it's a prince and the pauper scenario, with the real Beethoven now living with a pompous rich family.
Style: humorous, feel good, semi serious
Audience: family outing, kids, pre-teens, preschool
Plot: dog, pets, youth, family relations, human dog relationship, saint bernard dog, partner, mistaken identity, fish out of water, parents and children, escapades, disorder ...
Time: 2000s
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
Sox: A Family's Best Friend (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A new family is having difficulty adjusting, when an adorable dog comes into their life. Once his special powers are discovered, the local dog catcher and the (F.B.D.I) Federal Bureau of Dog Investigation will stop at nothing to get him.
Style: feel good, captivating, semi serious, satirical, entertaining ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: dog, family relations, talking dog, talking animal, human dog relationship, owner dog relationship, human animal relationship, satire, pets, animal, animal human communication, pet dog ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
Beethoven's 3rd (2000)
Genre: Family, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Everyone's favorite St. Bernard returns in this family film about man's best friend. Richard Newton, his wife Beth and kids Brennan and Sara shove off in their camper for a road trip. Along the way, they gain a new passenger: slobbery ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, independent film, feel good
Audience: family friendly, kids, pre-teens, family outing, preschool
Plot: dog, human dog relationship, animal, pets, family relations, family life, silly humor, nothing goes right, escapades, parents and children, disorder, mischievous children ...
Time: 90s, 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: The Bannister family including former K-9 police hero Zeus (voiced by Mario López) is back, and this time they're spending their holidays at a beautiful Rocky Mountain resort. But toss in an unexpected visit from cocky Uncle Randy (Casper Van ...
Style: semi serious, feel good, humorous, light, touching ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: christmas, dog, animal life, save the day, pets, holiday, love, destiny, christmas season, xmas, animal, family relations ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, colorado
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Chestnut: Hero of Central Park (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Ray and Sal, two orphaned sisters, adopt and hide a Great Dane puppy from their two adopted parents living in a luxury downtown New York apartment that expressely forbids dogs.
Style: humorous, semi serious, touching
Audience: pre-teens, kids, family outing
Plot: dog, youth, human animal relationship, pets, mischievous children, family life, disorder, parents and children, reincarnation, animal, animal lover, adoption ...
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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Marmaduke (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: When Phil and Debbie Winslow relocate from their native Kansas to the sunny climes of Orange County, their big-hearted, havoc-wreaking Great Dane gets a taste of the dog's life, California-style.
Style: semi serious, humorous, feel good, sentimental, entertaining ...
Audience: family outing, kids, family friendly, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot: dog, pets, great dane, talking animal, talking dog, husky dog, dalmatian, pitbull, animal life, german shepherd, talking cat, family relations ...
Time: 20th century, 21st century
Place: california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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 459
The Retrievers (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: After the Lowry Family moves from New York to Placerville in California, a golden retriever comes to their house. The family starts to take care of her and the retriever, now named Pilot, has puppies. They give all of the puppies away, but later ...
Style: sentimental, humorous, semi serious, feel good, light ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: golden retriever, dog, family relations, puppy, family life, pets, pet dog, lost dog, animal human communication, dead animal, animal, kids and family ...
Place: california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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Marley & Me: The Puppy Years (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Fall into puppy love with “the world’s worst dog”, who now has a frisky voice and an attitude to match. Join Marley for his mischievous puppy years, as he and his summer pal, Bodie Grogan, wreak havoc on a neighborhood dog contest. Marley ...
Style: exciting, semi serious, feel good, humorous, sad ...
Audience: family outing, girls' night, family friendly, pre-teens, kids
Plot: dog, puppy, youth, dog training, talking dog, family relations, friends, teenage life, chaos and mayhem, pets, animal, anthropomorphism ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Beethoven's Big Break (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Eddie, a struggling animal trainer and single dad suddenly finds himself the personal wrangler for a large and lovable St. Bernard whose fabulous movie "audition" catapults the dog to stardom. However, a trio of unscrupulous ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, feel good, realistic
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: dog, pets, filmmaking, human animal relationship, rescue, danger, disorder, odd couple, mischievous children, hollywood, fish out of water, animal ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Billy and Buddy (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: France, Belgium, Luxembourg
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Buddy is an abandoned young cocker spaniel waiting dejectedly in his cage for a kind, new owner to adopt him. Suddenly, Billy, a little boy whose hair is as red as Buddy's, appears. It's love at first sight and the beginning of a great ...
Style: humorous, not serious, feel good, light
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: youth, boy and dog, dog, parents and children, family relations, silly humor, disorder, pets, babies and infants, coming of age
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: somalia, paris france, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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Cool Dog (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Jimmy lives in the tranquil town of Eagle Rock, Louisiana, with his father, stepmother and his best friend Rainy, a German Shepherd. When Jimmy's father gets a promotion, the family must relocate to an apartment in New York City that has a ...
Style: humorous, feel good, semi serious, light, entertaining ...
Audience: family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot: dog, german shepherd, forceful separation, friendship, save the day, on the road, pets, family life, disorder, youth, road trip, stupid kid ...
Time: 21st century
Place: louisiana, usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Treasure Buddies (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Disney's irresistible talking puppies are back in an all-new movie that takes them halfway across the world to the ruins of ancient Egypt. With the help of some exotic new friends, this epic adventure is a treasure trove of pure Buddy fun. In a ...
Style: feel good, humorous, sentimental, semi serious
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly
Plot: dog, youth, pets, treasure hunt, friendship, young heroes, legends and myths, uninhibited rivalry, escapades, heroes, rivalry, danger ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: egypt
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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June and Kopi (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A street dog is taken in by a young couple, and the family pit becomes an instant accomplice as he adjusts to his new, loving home.
Style: entertaining, funny, satirical, feel good, captivating ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: dog, pets, family relations, human animal relationship, male female relationship, pet dog, lost dog, owner dog relationship, human dog relationship, lifestyle, animal human communication, relationships ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Dr. Dolittle: The Final (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Maya Dolittle can talk to animals. She gets discovered and Tiffany Monaco, a Hollywood star, brings her to L.A. to help her little puppy, who turns out to be a boy.
Style: semi serious, feel good, humorous, unusual plot structure, contemplative
Audience: kids, pre-teens, family outing, teens
Plot: dog, hollywood, pets, showbiz, disorder, celebrity culture, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, follow your dream, supernatural, kids and family, fish out of water ...
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Rusty: A Dog's Tale (1998)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Two orphans named Jory and Tess live with their grandparents. However, their cousins Bart and Bertha try to take them away because the two kids have trust funds from their dead parents. When Bart and Bertha kidnap the newborn puppies, Rusty the dog ...
Style: independent film, humorous, feel good, semi serious
Audience: pre-teens, family outing, kids
Plot: dog, family relations, rescue, anti hero, family life, animal life, friends, disorder, heroes, pets, mischievous children, hopes ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Abner, the Invisible Dog (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A bullied teen stumbles into possession of a top-secret government formula that turns his dog invisible and gives it the power of speech.
Style: humorous, feel good, light, captivating, slapstick ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: dog, youth, friendship, pets, suburbs, birthday, when the parents are away, stupid kid, invisibility, friends, inventions and discoveries, animal life ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Bailey's Billion$ (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Sweet and savvy talking golden retriever, Bailey, is one doggone lucky pooch when his devoted owner, Constance Pennington, leaves him her entire billion-dollar fortune. Bailey is lucky, that is, until he becomes the target of an elaborately-designed ...
Style: feel good, humorous, semi serious, sweet
Audience: family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot: talking dog, pets, dog, inheritance, friendship, mischievous children, cons and scams, danger, golden retriever, family relations, disorder, friends ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Puppy mayhem turns the lives of newlywed Chihuahua parents Papi and Chloe upside down when their rambunctious, mischievous puppies present one challenge after another. But when their human owners end up in trouble, the tiny pups will stop at nothing ...
Style: fairy tale, entertaining, humorous, suspense, not serious ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot: dog, animal life, animal, police dog, pets, kids and family, family relations, couples, family life, silly humor, mischievous children, talking animal ...
Time: 21st century
Place: beverly hills, california, usa, peru
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Hotel for Dogs (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Placed in a foster home that doesn't allow pets, 16-year-old Andi and her younger brother, Bruce, turn an abandoned hotel into a home for their dog. Soon other strays arrive, and the hotel becomes a haven for every orphaned canine in town. But ...
Style: feel good, entertaining, humorous, light, teen ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens, girls' night ...
Plot: dog, pets, orphan, mischievous children, siblings relations, husky dog, animal, young heroes, hotel, pitbull, friends, child ...
Time: year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
A Belle for Christmas (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Family film about a pair of children whose father's girlfriend has kidnapped their dog. Dean Cain stars as Glenn Barrows, a recent widower doing his best to raise his young kids Elliot and Phoebe, who really miss their mother. Things start to ...
Style: touching, feel good, emotional, sweet, light
Audience: family outing, girls' night
Plot: christmas, dog, single father, kids and family, animal, sister sister relationship, father daughter relationship, family life, best friend, pet owner relationship, family relations, new year's eve ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Beethoven's 2nd (1993)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Beethoven is back -- and this time, he has a whole brood with him now that he's met his canine match, Missy, and fathered a family. The only problem is that Missy's owner, Regina, wants to sell the puppies and tear the clan apart. ...
Style: feel good, light, light hearted, hilarious, semi serious ...
Audience: kids, family outing, girls' night, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot: dog, pets, animal, puppy, bullying, childhood, children, divorce, dysfunctional family, love, youth, animal protagonist ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: california, montana, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
 5.7
 72
Tiger (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Josh Baker is the youngest son of the rambunctious but loving Baker family who live in a sunny beach side California suburb. He is constantly teased by his brother John and his sisters Erica and Lisa, misunderstood by his parents Andrea and Rick, ...
Style: independent film, suspense
Plot: dog, talking dog, boy, extreme sports
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Beethoven's 5th (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. When Sara takes Beethoven to spend summer vacation with wacky Uncle Freddie in an old mining town, the mischievous canine "digs up" the missing clue to a legendary hidden fortune of Rita and Moe ...
Style: humorous, feel good, semi serious, realistic, entertaining ...
Audience: family outing, kids, family friendly, pre-teens, preschool
Plot: dog, animal, youth, saint bernard dog, family relations, friendship, family life, partner, best friend, friends, chase, escapades ...
Time: 2000s
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure (2009)
Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Aussie, a lovable Australian mutt, embarks on a mission to return his young owner's missing Teddy Bear.
Style: semi serious, sincere, humorous, captivating
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: dog, friendship, talking dog, rescue, heroes, getting home, family relations, youth, danger, mischievous children, young heroes, pets ...
Time: 21st century
Place: san francisco, australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
 4.8
 323
Shelby (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story: This isn't just a Christmas miracle... It's Christmas magic! In this heart-warming family tale, rescue dog Shelby manages to escape the dog pound on Christmas Eve and runs straight into the arms of little Jake (John Paul Ruttan, Robocop). ...
Style: touching, feel good, humorous, light
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: christmas, dog, talking dog, holiday, animal protagonist, dogcatcher, puppy, winter, animal life, destiny, love, pets ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
3 Holiday Tails (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Rod and Katherine Wright are enjoying their retirement in Florida – or so they’re telling each other. Actually, Rod’s been bored with nothing to do, and Katherine misses her kids back home, especially with Christmas right around the corner. At ...
Style: semi serious, touching, realistic, humorous
Plot: christmas, pets, dog, love and romance, couples, friendship, christmas romance, wedding, childhood friend, childhood memory, christmas eve, best friend ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Gabe the Cupid Dog (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: When Eric and Marsha break off their long-term relationship, journalist Eric is able to weather it pretty well. He still has his long time canine companion Gabe, and his boss, Ms Andrews, wants to send him to London to open an office. But first Ms ...
Style: feel good, touching, sentimental, humorous, semi serious
Audience: family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot: disorder, pets, fall in love, obsessive quest, wooing, nothing goes right, escapades, parents and children, talking dog, dog, animal, family relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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I Heart Shakey (2012)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Shakey is a family film about a 35-year-old widower named J.T. O'Neil, his precocious 10-year-old daughter and their devoted mutt Shakey. After moving from a small town to Chicago and missing the fine print in their rental contract, J.T. is ...
Style: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, light ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: dog, father daughter relationship, family relations, widower, friends, parents and children, pets, disorder, family life, single parent, mischievous children, youth ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, chicago, illinois
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Josh and Buddy move from basketball to American football in this first of several sequels to the original Air Bud.
Style: inspirational, sentimental, humorous, feel good, sweet ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, teens ...
Plot: dog, golden retriever, american football, pets, football, animal, kidnapping, family relations, coach, best friend, teenage life, friendship ...
Time: year 1998, 90s, 20th century
Place: usa, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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