Movies like The Magic of Belle Isle

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The Magic of Belle Isle (2012)
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The Magic of Belle Isle (2012)
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: writers, friendship, writer's life, dog, vacation, alcohol abuse, family relations, redemption, single parent, hopes, misfit, disability, artists and showbiz, birthday, life philosophy, teacher, youth, art, happiness, old man, girl, overcoming, child, aging, small town ...
Time: year 2012, 21st century, contemporary
Place: usa
Keyword: educational film

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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, friends, hopes, bittersweet, parents and children and father daughter relationship mostly in Drama, Comedy and Family genres. Some movies like The Magic of Belle Isle: The Bucket List (2007), A Dog Year (2009), Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont (2005), The Kitchen (2012), Intimate Stories (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Bucket List (2007)
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, philosophical, sentimental, touching ...
Audience: chick flick, date night
Plot: friendship, road trip, elderly, terminal illness, unlikely friendships, journey, human spirit, philosophy, bucket list, dying, follow your dream, self discovery ...
Time: year 2007, 21st century
Place: usa, africa, cote d'azur, tanzania, mount everest ...
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A Dog Year (2009)
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, sincere, humorous, sentimental, independent film ...
Plot: dog, midlife crisis, pet owner relationship, marital problem, friendship, pets, lifestyle, parents and children, deadend life, spouse leaving, artists and showbiz, animal training ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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67%
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont (2005)
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, couples, love and romance, writer's life, couple relations, writers, old age, senior citizen, poetry ...
Time: year 2005, 21st century
Place: london, europe, england
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100%
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The Kitchen (2012)
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, disorder, family relations, food, dishonesty, friendship, siblings relations, infidelity, wine, isolation, restaurant ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Intimate Stories (2002)
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, humorous, sentimental, semi serious ...
Plot: on the road, road trip, self discovery, friendship, friends, rise to the top, redemption, hopes, human nature, family relations, small town life, parents and children ...
Time: year 2002, 2000s
Place: argentina, latin america, patagonia
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100%
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Beeswax (2009)
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 action, legal, friendship, sister sister relationship, female protagonist, disabled character, couple relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: texas, usa, kenya, austin texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Smoke (1995)
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: cult classic, independent film, intellectual, sentimental, touching ...
Plot: writers, multiple storylines, photography, smoking, photographer, photograph, melancholy, friendship, redemption, dark humor, summer, father son relationship ...
Time: year 1995, 90s, year 1990
Place: new york, america, usa, brooklyn new york city
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100%
A Man Called Otto (2022)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden, USA
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, realistic ...
Audience: adult
Plot: suicide attempt, friendship, neighbor, friend, family relations, new neighbor, male protagonist, life philosophy, relationships, friends, old man, death of wife ...
Time: year 1964, year 1973, year 1983
Place: pennsylvania, pittsburgh
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100%
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10 Items or Less (2006)
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, road movie, humorous, touching, clever ...
Plot: self discovery, friendship, introspection, road trip, research, on the road, movie star, job interview, mentor, friends, stranger, actor's life ...
Time: 20th century, year 2006
Place: los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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We Bought a Zoo (2011)
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: feel good, inspirational, touching, sincere, romantic ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, date night, chick flick ...
Plot: single father, zoo, happy ending, animal, children, father son relationship, tiger, little girl, starting over, family life, countryside, beautiful scenery ...
Time: 2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place: california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Flipped (2010)
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, sweet, feel good, romantic, emotional ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, kids, chick flick, date night ...
Plot: first love, fall in love, childhood, love and romance, young love, adolescence, teen romance, childhood sweetheart, school, teenage love, neighbor, unrequited love ...
Time: 60s, 2010s, 1950s, year 1957, year 1963 ...
Place: usa, michigan
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100%
The Intouchables (2011)
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: inspirational, feel good, touching, emotional, motivational ...
Audience: date night, teens, family friendly, adult
Plot: friendship, disability, friendship between men, unlikely friendships, life philosophy, disabled person, lifestyle change, human relationship, handicapped, culture clash, friends, interracial friendship ...
Time: 2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place: france, paris france
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50%
Where Hope Grows (2014)
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, uplifting, sentimental, sincere, inspirational ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: mentally challenged, friendship, human spirit, human nature, misfit, redemption, optimism, parents and children, family problems, hopes, cause and meaning, small town ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, kentucky
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100%
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Country Remedy (2007)
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, touching, emotional, independent film ...
Audience: pre-teens
Plot: clinic, starting over, family relations, doctors and patients, friendship, lifestyle, family life, small town, widower, father son relationship, youth, power relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: north carolina, chicago, usa
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Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story (2011)
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, touching, sincere ...
Audience: kids
Plot: biopic, multiple sclerosis, writers, rising to stardom, writer's life, school, family relations, rise to the top, ambition, artists and showbiz, single parent, single mother ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, 80s, 21st century
Place: england, europe, london
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100%
A Long Way Down (2014)
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: touching, dark comedy, emotional, talky, humorous ...
Audience: girls' night, adult
Plot: new year's eve, new year, friendship, suicide, introspection, direction and purpose, unfulfillment, dull life, group of strangers, cause and meaning, coping, suicide attempt ...
Time: 21st century
Place: london, england
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100%
Benji: Off the Leash! (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Benji and his friends try to save his mother from a puppy mill.
Style: touching, sentimental, feel good, humorous, semi serious
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: dog, youth, friendship, odd couple, young heroes, against the odds, rescue, pets, mischievous children, parents and children, adoption, fish out of water ...
Time: 2000s
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Motherhood (2009)
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, friendship, family life, friends, family relations, couples, disorder, lifestyle, couple relations, parents and children, mother, blog ...
Time: year 2009
Place: usa, new york, greenwich village manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city
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23%
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Author! Author! (1982)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A broadway playwright is burning the candle at both ends. He is dealing with pressure from a production nearing premiere, a wife who is leaving him, and 5 children 4 of which belong to her.
Style: humorous, touching, sentimental, intense, romantic ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: writers, children, playwright, single parent, love and romance, large family, divorce, parents and children, youth, actress, single father, family relations ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1982
Place: usa, new york, manhattan new york city
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Smitty (2012)
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, touching ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: youth, family relations, friendship, pets, coming of age, single parent, farm, dog, redemption, hopes, teaching the ways of the world, friends ...
Time: year 2010, 21st century
Place: iowa, usa
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22%
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The Intern (2015)
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, teens, girls' night
Plot: workplace, mentor, friendship, elderly, office, life philosophy, unlikely friendships, prejudice, fashion, workplace situations, intern, internet ...
Time: year 2015, 2010s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, brooklyn new york city, san francisco, peru ...
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21%
A Grandpa for Christmas (2007)
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, sentimental, touching, humorous, realistic ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: christmas, family relations, elderly, youth, mother daughter relationship, father daughter estrangement, grandfather granddaughter relationship, holiday, chess, xmas, estrangement, age-gap relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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21%
Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)
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, scenic, touching ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, girls' night, teens, teen drama
Plot: writers, small town, divorce, passion, tourist, friendship, life, middle aged woman, male female relationship, starting over, love, journey ...
Time: year 2003, 21st century
Place: italy, europe, tuscany, san francisco, california ...
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100%
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Dad (1989)
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: touching, sentimental, feel good, uplifting, inspirational ...
Plot: father son relationship, aging, family drama, hospital, family bonds, doctor, hopes, parents and children, family life, terminal illness, redemption, dysfunctional family ...
Time: year 1989, 80s
Place: los angeles
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20%
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
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: realistic, sentimental, touching, feel good, inspirational ...
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: racism, friendship, elderly, master and servant, civil rights, old age, african american, racial segregation, chauffeur, prejudice, stereotypes, black ...
Time: 1950s, 50s, 1940s, 70s, 20th century ...
Place: georgia, atlanta georgia, usa
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20%
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Happy Hour (2003)
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: sentimental, sincere, touching, emotional, independent film ...
Plot: friendship, love affair, redemption, lifestyle, going straight, once promising, family problems, estrangement, couples, family in crisis, terminal illness, dysfunctional family ...
Time: year 2003, 21st century
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story: The Great Depression hits home for nine year old Kit Kittredge when her dad loses his business and leaves to find work. Oscar nominee Abigail Breslin stars as Kit, leading a splendid cast in the first ever "American Girl" theatrical movie. ...
Style: sentimental, melancholic, inspirational, stylized, feel good ...
Audience: family outing, kids, girls' night, family friendly, pre-teens
Plot: friendship, journalism, children, coming of age, youth, school, teacher, family relations, life philosophy, follow your dream, family life, american girl ...
Time: 1930s, year 2008, 20th century, year 1934
Place: ohio, cincinnati ohio, usa, chicago
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Everything Must Go (2010)
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, feel good, humorous, talky ...
Plot: friendship, addiction, salesman, unemployment, alcohol abuse, bittersweet, loneliness, tragedy, character study, self discovery, starting over, marital problem ...
Time: 21st century
Place: arizona, usa, texas, phoenix arizona
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20%
Man in the Chair (2007)
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: realistic, serious, touching, sentimental, sincere ...
Plot: follow your dream, obsessive quest, friendship, youth, aging, society, lifestyle, family relations, filmmaking, teenage life, parents and children, hollywood ...
Time: year 2007
Place: usa, los angeles
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19%
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Jake Squared (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A filmmaker sets out to make a new project in order to figure out how he's screwed up every relationship he's ever had.
Style: semi serious, psychological, contemplative, humorous, captivating ...
Plot: midlife crisis, introspection, filmmaking, hollywood, artists and showbiz, unfulfillment, society, art, relationships, losing-it hero, cause and meaning, bittersweet ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles, california
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19%
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