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Belle and Sebastian, Friends for Life (2017)
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Original name: Belle et Sébastien 3 : Le Dernier Chapitre
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
12 year-old Sebastian has decided not to follow his father and Angelina to Canada, deciding to stay in the alps to watch over Belle who has now become the mother of three beautiful pups. When a stranger arrives claiming to be Belle’s rightful owner, Sebastian will do all it takes to protect his best friend and her little ones.
Style:
sincere, touching, captivating, suspenseful, scenic, stylized
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
dog, escape, human animal relationship, mountain, abduction, friendship, search and rescue, winter, friends, villain, boy dog relationship, puppy, family relations, parents and children, animal human communication, violent man, saving a life, world war two, cold, judaism, frozen, animal, boyhood, boy and dog, fight ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
alps
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Most similar movies to Belle and Sebastian, Friends for Life
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out feel good, touching, captivating and entertaining films with plots about friendship, dog, friends, animal, youth, family and human animal relationship mostly in Family, Adventure and Drama genres. Some movies like Belle and Sebastian, Friends for Life: Belle & Sebastian (2013), Iron Will (1994), The Wolf and the Lion (2021), Benji (2018), Lassie Come Home (2020). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Belle and Sebastian is set high in the snowy Alps during the Second World War. The resourceful Sebastian is a lonely boy who tames and befriends a giant, wild mountain dog, Belle – even though the villagers believe her to be ‘the beast’ that ...
Style:
touching, serious, stylized, educational, realistic
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
dog, human animal relationship, orphan, friends, friendship, on the road, coming of age, boyhood, winter, little boy, mountain, youth ...
Time:
year 2013, 1940s, 20th century, year 1943
Place:
france, alps
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Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
September, 1945. Sebastian impatiently waits for the return of his friend Angelina, whom he has not seen for two years. When the plane carrying the young woman to her small village in the Alps is reported to have crashed in the mountains, Sebastian ...
Style:
thought provoking, feel good, captivating, exciting, light
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
alps
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Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
When Will Stoneman's father dies, he is left alone to take care of his mother and their land. Needing money to maintain it, he decides to join a cross country dogsled race. This race will require days of racing for long hours, through harsh ...
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Duration: 99 min.
Story:
After her grandfather's death, 20-year-old Alma decides to go back to her childhood home - a little island in the heart of the majestic Canadian forest. Whilst there, she rescues two helpless cubs: a wolf and a lion. They forge an inseparable ...
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feel good, sincere, entertaining, disturbing, captivating ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Family
Country: United Arab Emirates, USA, China
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Two school kids strike up a friendship with an orphaned puppy named Benji. When danger befalls them and they end up kidnapped by robbers who are in over their heads, Benji and his scruffy sidekick come to the rescue.
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emotional, sweet, touching, captivating, sincere ...
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kids, family friendly
Plot:
dog, human animal relationship, child abduction, boy dog relationship, animal, kidnapping, animal that acts human, kids in trouble, animal human communication, abduction, salvation, assistant ...
Time:
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Remake of 1943 movie based on Eric Knight's book, "Lassie Come Home"
Style:
captivating, entertaining, sweet, realistic, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: Australia
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, sincere, light, feel good, exciting
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
dog, guard dog, grandfather granddaughter relationship, pets, farm, friendship, protector, society, penguins, girl, human animal relationship, animal ...
Place:
australia
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Family, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
An update of the Lassie legend stars Thomas Guiry as a troubled city kid whose family retreats to the country, where he befriends the famous collie and changes for the better. Conflict develops when a ruthless sheep rancher causes trouble for ...
Style:
feel good, sentimental, touching, sweet, melancholic ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night, pre-teens, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
dog, boy dog relationship, pets, coming of age, friendship, childhood, animal, mischievous children, teenage life, family life, countryside, lassie ...
Time:
90s, year 1994
Place:
usa, virginia, baltimore
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Teenager Angus adopts a stray dog and names him Yellow. Several days later, while travelling along the coast of British Columbia with Angus's father, John, the boy and dog become stranded when turbulent waters capsize their boat. Angus's ...
Style:
sentimental, emotional, touching, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing, teens, teen drama
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
21%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Jack London's classic adventure story about the friendship developed between a Yukon gold hunter and the mixed dog-wolf he rescues from the hands of a man who mistreats him.
Style:
touching, sincere, sentimental, captivating, retro ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
dog, survival, pets, human animal relationship, friendship, treasure, wilderness, dog sled, animal, gold rush, gold mine, unlikely friendships ...
Time:
19th century, year 1991, 1890s, 1800s
Place:
alaska, yukon, america, usa, canada ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A boy rises to the occasion with his best friend (a lovable talking dog) to save his home and family.
Style:
sincere, captivating, entertaining
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
dog, talking animal, talking dog, pet dog, boy and dog, boy dog relationship, treasure hunter, human animal relationship, children, friendship, hidden treasure, money problems ...
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: France, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
An orphan bear cub hooks up with an adult male as they try to dodge human hunters.
Style:
touching, scenic, visually stunning, uplifting, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, adult
Plot:
bear, nature, wilderness, survival, dog, rocky mountains, friendship, bear cub, animal, poacher, forest, environment ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s, 1880s
Place:
canada, persia, british columbia, antarctica
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20%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Here’s the delightful tale of teamwork and adventure your whole family will love! Air Bud is the proud father of five adorable puppies - the hip-hopping B-Dawg, lovely Rosebud, mellow Buddha, dirt-loving Mudbud, and the big fella Budderball - with ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, touching, feel good
Audience:
family outing, family friendly, girls' night, pre-teens, kids ...
Plot:
dog, puppy, pets, friendship, golden retriever, heroic mission, daring rescue, disorder, kidnapping, teenage life, animal, partner ...
Time:
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Similarity:
20%
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Dylan Sprouse, Jim Belushi and Kris Kristofferson lend their voices to this family-friendly tale about a feisty pack of golden retriever puppies that embarks on an Alaskan adventure. When they find themselves stranded in the northern wilderness, the ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, touching, semi serious, offbeat
Audience:
kids, girls' night, family friendly, family outing, preschool
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
20%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: France
Duration: 26 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
friendship, dog, boy and dog, companionship, bonding, loyalty, nature, childhood, village life, animal, innocence, small town ...
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Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Bingo, the runaway circus dog, is off the leash and saving Chuckie's life! Bingo and the boy become the best of friends in this canine comedy featuring doggy disguises and skateboarding, pinball and prison. Chuckie and his parents (Cindy ...
Style:
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Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
19%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Canada, Italy, United Arab Emirates, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In northern Canada, a young boy sets a goal for himself to to reunite an abandoned polar bear cub with its mother. Goran Visnjic joins the cast as Muktuk, a half Inuit and half Canadian, who knows the terrain where the polar bears live and who ...
Style:
sincere, light, captivating, touching
Audience:
kids, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
human animal relationship, polar bear, winter, animal rescue, teenage protagonist, bear, teenage boy, friendship, hopes, love, escapades, adaptation ...
Place:
canada
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A brother and sister who befriend a badly sunburned dolphin separated from his family and uncover a secret plan that could destroy the beach and their new friend's home. The kids must devise a clever plan to stop the bad guys, protect the sea ...
Style:
sincere, feel good, captivating, entertaining
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
19%
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Genre: Adventure, Family, History, War
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
costume drama, sincere, captivating, disturbing
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
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Time:
1940s
Place:
ireland, northern ireland, belfast
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating
Audience:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
19%
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: Australia, Japan, USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, feel good, touching, semi serious, independent film
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
19%
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: Brazil
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
entertaining, captivating, sincere, light, feel good
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Netherlands
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Josje, a primary school teacher, is a secret super hero saving animals: Superteacher. When animals of a zoo are in danger she has to choose: rescue them or run.
Style:
captivating, entertaining, feel good
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
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Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
sentimental, feel good, uplifting, touching, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
youth, orphan, young heroes, rescue, friendship, danger, heroes, wilderness, escapades, animal life, on the run, getting home ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
18%
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, touching, feel good, sweet, romantic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, adult
Plot:
animal, friendship, wilderness, cougar, survival, cat, pets, orphan, bear, danger, moral dilemma, youth ...
Time:
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Place:
washington state
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Benji has become stranded on a remote island after a boating accident. He finds himself struggling to survive in the wilderness, avoiding close encounters with a wolf, a bear, and a territorial female cougar with her cub.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, independent film, light ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing, preschool
Plot:
wilderness, dog, animal, fox, camp, forest, survival, raccoon, hunter, lost at sea, canine, camping trip ...
Time:
80s, year 1987
Place:
oregon, astoria oregon, usa
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
kids
Plot:
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Time:
2020s
Place:
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Similarity:
18%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Norway
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, serious, sincere, realistic
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: China, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
sweet, sentimental, scenic, exciting, light ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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