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The Magic of Belle Isle (2012)
22K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
In an effort to tap into his original talent, a wheelchair-bound author moves to a rural town, where he befriends a single mother and her three kids, who help reignite his passion for writing.
Style:
touching, sincere, sentimental, realistic, semi serious, psychological, funny, inspirational, romantic, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, girls' night
Plot:
single parent, dog, writers, friendship, writer's life, vacation, alcohol abuse, family relations, redemption, hopes, misfit, disability, artists and showbiz, life philosophy, teacher, youth, art, happiness, old man, girl, overcoming, child, aging, small town, black man ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, touching, humorous and semi serious films with plots about friendship, family relations, bittersweet, redemption, friends, hopes and relationships mostly in Drama, Comedy and Family genres. Some movies like The Magic of Belle Isle: The Bucket List (2007), 10 Items or Less (2006), A Dog Year (2009), A Man Called Otto (2022), Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Corporate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers are worlds apart. At a crossroads in their lives, they share a hospital room and discover they have two things in common: a desire to spend the time they have left doing ...
Style:
feel good, inspirational, sentimental, philosophical, thought provoking ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night
Plot:
friendship, elderly, terminal illness, road trip, journey, unlikely friendships, human spirit, bucket list, life changing, dying, philosophy, motivation ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
cote d'azur, usa, africa, johannesburg south africa, los angeles ...
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
An actor who is considering the role of a supermarket manager arrives at a grocery store on the outskirts of Los Angeles to do some field research. He subsequently becomes stranded, without a car or cell phone, and accepts a ride home with Scarlet, ...
Style:
feel good, touching, road movie, humorous, light ...
Plot:
friendship, self discovery, job interview, road trip, research, on the road, movie star, mentor, friends, stranger, actor's life, celebrity culture ...
Time:
2000s, year 2006, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, seattle, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Jon Katz is close to burnout. He's a writer with writer's block; his wife has left for her sister's because he's emotionally distant; he rarely answers his phone. A kennel sends him a border collie that's undisciplined ...
Style:
touching, humorous, sentimental, sincere, independent film ...
Plot:
dog, midlife crisis, pet owner relationship, marital problem, lifestyle, pets, friendship, parents and children, deadend life, spouse leaving, artists and showbiz, animal training ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Sweden, Canada, Ireland, UK
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A cranky retired man strikes up an unlikely friendship with his boisterous new neighbors. A remake of the 2015 Swedish film.
Style:
humorous, captivating, feel good, touching, entertaining ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
suicide attempt, neighbor, loss of wife, miscarriage, neighborhood, cat, bus accident, friendship, depression, neighbor neighbor relationship, grief, hospital ...
Time:
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Place:
pennsylvania, pittsburgh
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100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
All but abandoned by her family in a London retirement hotel, an elderly woman strikes up a curious friendship with a young writer.
Style:
touching, semi serious, humorous, sentimental, powerful ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
friendship, aging, mistaken identity, memory, old age, writer's life, couple relations, love and romance, couples, writers, senior citizen, grandson ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
london, england, europe
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A marvelous new film from Andrew Bujalski, one of the brightest stars in indie film, Beeswax revolves around the personal and professional entanglements of twin sisters Jeannie and Lauren – played by extraordinary newcomers Tilly and Maggie ...
Style:
mumblecore, semi serious, humorous, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
disability, twins, family relations, rivalry, love affair, legal, legal action, friendship, sister sister relationship, female protagonist, disabled character, couple relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
texas, usa, kenya, austin texas
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Three people and a baby set off on separate journeys, along the same road; their disparate dreams and stories intertwine amidst the breathtaking deserted Patagonic route.
Style:
road movie, realistic, sentimental, humorous, semi serious ...
Plot:
on the road, road trip, self discovery, friends, friendship, redemption, hopes, rise to the top, human nature, family relations, small town life, parents and children ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s
Place:
argentina, latin america, south america, patagonia
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
70-year-old widower Ben Whittaker has discovered that retirement isn't all it's cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site, founded and run by Jules Ostin.
Style:
feel good, inspirational, light, sweet, touching ...
Audience:
chick flick, family outing, girls' night, teens
Plot:
workplace, mentor, friendship, elderly, office, destiny, prejudice, unlikely friendships, life philosophy, fashion, workplace situations, life ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, brooklyn new york city, peru, san francisco ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Nomi Kanjuro (Takaaki Nomi) is a master less samurai on the run after throwing away his sword for good. He has with him his headstrong 9-year-old daughter Tae (Sea Kumada). A bounty is soon placed on Nomi Kanjuro and 3 assassins go after the score. ...
Style:
touching, feel good, sentimental, semi serious, jidai geki ...
Plot:
samurai, hopes, obsessive quest, captivity, one last chance, human spirit, escapades, goofy hero, heroes, youth, redemption, parents and children ...
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Jennifer's thirtieth birthday party is supposed to be a special day. But what starts out as a day of celebration quickly spirals into a most ill-fated day Jennifer wishes she could forget, in this ensemble comedy set entirely in a kitchen.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, talky, sentimental ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
birthday, nothing goes right, food, disorder, family relations, dishonesty, friendship, siblings relations, infidelity, restaurant, wine, isolation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
40K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany, Japan, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Writer Paul Benjamin is nearly hit by a bus when he leaves Auggie Wren's smoke shop. Stranger Rashid Cole saves his life, and soon middle-aged Paul tells homeless Rashid that he wouldn't mind a short-term housemate. Still grieving over ...
Style:
independent film, sentimental, clever, touching, comedy drama ...
Plot:
writers, multiple storylines, photograph, photography, smoking, dark humor, photographer, melancholy, friendship, redemption, summer, philosophy ...
Time:
year 1995, 90s, year 1990
Place:
new york, america, usa, brooklyn new york city, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Benjamin has lost his wife and, in a bid to start his life over, purchases a large house that has a zoo – welcome news for his daughter, but his son is not happy about it. The zoo is in need of renovation and Benjamin sets about the work with the ...
Style:
touching, feel good, romantic, emotional, inspirational ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, chick flick, date night ...
Plot:
animal, single father, happy ending, zoo, coping, kids and family, starting over, beautiful scenery, tiger, parenthood, countryside, father son relationship ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place:
usa, california
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When Juli meets Bryce in the second grade, she knows it's true love. After spending six years trying to convince Bryce the same, she's ready to give up - until he starts to reconsider.
Style:
touching, feel good, sweet, romantic, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, kids, date night ...
Plot:
first love, fall in love, childhood, childhood sweetheart, teenage love, love and romance, adolescence, teen romance, young love, love story, teenage life, love ...
Time:
60s, year 1963, year 1957, 2010s, 1950s ...
Place:
usa, michigan
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A true story of two men who should never have met – a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects.
Style:
feel good, inspirational, touching, uplifting, sincere ...
Audience:
date night, teens, family friendly, adult
Plot:
friendship, disability, unlikely friendships, life philosophy, friendship between men, disabled person, human relationship, handicapped, interracial friendship, culture clash, caregiver, friends ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place:
france, paris france
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Calvin Campbell is a former professional baseball player sent to an early retirement due to his panic attacks at the plate. Even though he had all the talent for the big leagues, he struggles with the curveballs life has thrown him. Today, he ...
Style:
touching, sincere, sentimental, inspirational, independent film ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
mentally challenged, human spirit, friendship, parents and children, human nature, redemption, family problems, optimism, misfit, alcohol abuse, hopes, cause and meaning ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, kentucky
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Sully is a rascally ne'er-do-well approaching retirement age. While he is pressing a worker's compensation suit for a bad knee, he secretly works for his nemesis, Carl, and flirts with Carl's young wife Toby. Sully's long- ...
Style:
feel good, touching, humorous, atmospheric, talky ...
Plot:
small town, father son relationship, redemption, thanksgiving, justice, self discovery, family relations, parents and children, aging, elderly, retirement, generation gap ...
Time:
90s, year 1994
Place:
new york, new york state, usa, hawaii, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In order to secure the position of Head of Pediatrics at a top Chicago hospital, a young, highly accomplished, pediatrician agrees to spend a summer setting up a clinic in a small town in the North Carolina mountains. Clashing against the ways of ...
Style:
uplifting, sentimental, emotional, touching, independent film ...
Audience:
pre-teens
Plot:
clinic, starting over, family relations, doctors and patients, lifestyle, friendship, family life, small town, widower, father son relationship, youth, social relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
north carolina, chicago, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Four lost souls decide to end their lives on the same night, New Year's Eve. When they meet unintentionally at the same suicide hotspot, they mutually agree to call off their plans for six weeks, forming an unconventional, dysfunctional family.
Style:
emotional, touching, dark comedy, teen, talky ...
Audience:
girls' night, adult
Plot:
new year, friendship, coping, dark humor, introspection, direction and purpose, unfulfillment, dull life, group of strangers, cause and meaning, suicidal, suicide attempt ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, england
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story is a made-for-TV film starring Australian actress Poppy Montgomery. The film, which was shot in B.C. Canada locations altered to look like British locations, details the journey of struggling single mother ...
Style:
serious, sentimental, realistic, sincere, touching ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
biopic, school, multiple sclerosis, writers, rising to stardom, writer's life, family relations, ambition, artists and showbiz, rise to the top, single parent, single mother ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
england, europe, london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Benji and his friends try to save his mother from a puppy mill.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, sentimental, touching, feel good
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
dog, youth, friendship, against the odds, young heroes, odd couple, fish out of water, adoption, parents and children, disorder, rescue, mischievous children ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
26%
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
SMITTY is a family film about a rescue dog. When life gets tough for Ben, a friendly paw is all it takes to pull him through. Mischievous thirteen-year-old Ben is sent to his grandfather's farm for the summer, where he crosses paths with a ...
Style:
sincere, captivating, light, feel good, realistic ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
youth, farm, family relations, dog, friendship, pets, single parent, coming of age, community service, village life, anger management, hopes ...
Time:
year 2010, 21st century
Place:
usa, iowa
Similarity:
22%
6K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A busy executive (Ted Danson) learns during a meeting that his mother may be dying and rushes home to her side. He ends up being his father's caretaker and becomes closer to him (Jack Lemmon) than ever before. Estranged from his own son (Ethan ...
Style:
sentimental, touching, inspirational, feel good, uplifting ...
Plot:
father son relationship, hospital, family bonds, aging, family drama, doctor, parents and children, hopes, family life, terminal illness, dysfunctional family, redemption ...
Time:
year 1989, 80s
Place:
los angeles, new jersey, san francisco, california
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When a failed baseball player's ex-girlfriend moves back to the neighborhood with her seven-year-old daughter, he realizes he carries more regrets than how he handled his baseball career.
Style:
sincere, semi serious, humorous, independent film, realistic ...
Plot:
single parent, parents and children, family relations, homecoming, unfulfillment, baseball, love, fatherhood, relationships, second chance, redemption, regret ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Motherhood is a comedy written and directed by Katherine Dieckmann, and stars Uma Thurman, Anthony Edwards and Minnie Driver. Shot on location in New York’s West Village, focuses on the dilemmas of motherhood, such as marriage, work, and self, ...
Style:
realistic, humorous, feel good, semi serious, touching ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
best friend, family life, friendship, disorder, family relations, friends, couples, lifestyle, couple relations, parents and children, mother, blog ...
Time:
year 2009
Place:
usa, greenwich village manhattan new york city, new york, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
After a rough divoce, Frances, a 35 year old book editor from San Francisco takes a tour of Tuscany at the urgings of her friends. On a whim she buys Bramasole, a run down villa in the Tuscan countryside and begins to piece her life together ...
Style:
feel good, romantic, sentimental, touching, scenic ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night, teens, teen drama
Plot:
small town, writers, divorce, love, passion, life, tourist, starting over, male female relationship, middle aged woman, friendship, vineyard ...
Time:
year 2003, 21st century
Place:
italy, europe, tuscany, san francisco, california ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The story of an old Jewish widow named Daisy Werthan and her relationship with her colored chauffeur Hoke. From an initial mere work relationship grew in 25 years a strong friendship between the two very different characters in a time when those ...
Style:
inspirational, sentimental, period piece, emotional, realistic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night
Plot:
racism, elderly, civil rights, friendship, old age, master and servant, chauffeur, racial segregation, cemetery, segregation, elevator, gardening ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, 1940s, 70s, year 1989 ...
Place:
atlanta georgia, georgia, southern usa, usa, north america
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The story of an aspiring young filmmaker's encounter with a grumpy fount of movie lore.
Style:
serious, realistic, sentimental, touching, sincere ...
Plot:
obsessive quest, follow your dream, friendship, youth, society, aging, lifestyle, family relations, teenage life, filmmaking, parents and children, hollywood ...
Time:
year 2007
Place:
usa, los angeles
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Set in present day New York City, "Happy Hour" is a literate and often funny story of love and how to receive it. Tulley, a once-promising literary star now biding his time as an advertising copy editor, moves from cynicism to acceptance ...
Style:
emotional, sentimental, touching, sincere, realistic ...
Plot:
friendship, love affair, lifestyle, redemption, going straight, once promising, family problems, couples, estrangement, addiction, looking for love, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
year 2003, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
An old-time movie-star singer/ hoofer rebonds with his estranged daughter and 9-year-old granddaughter.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, touching, sentimental, realistic ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
christmas, family relations, elderly, chess, holiday, youth, mother daughter relationship, father daughter estrangement, grandfather granddaughter relationship, xmas, christmas eve, estrangement ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
When an alcoholic relapses, causing him to lose his wife and his job, he holds a yard sale on his front lawn in an attempt to start over. A new neighbor might be the key to his return to form.
Style:
touching, realistic, talky, humorous, dark comedy ...
Plot:
friendship, salesman, addiction, unemployment, alcohol abuse, bittersweet, recovery, loneliness, tragedy, character study, self discovery, starting over ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
arizona, texas, usa, phoenix arizona, new jersey
Similarity:
20%
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