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Rufus (2016)
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 42 min.
Story:
Manny has moved to a new school, and it's not easy to fit in. After wishing he had more friends, Manny finds a mysterious collar and puts it on Rufus, the family dog. Suddenly, Rufus turns into a boy! Manny's not sure what to do, so he enrolls Rufus in school. When the other students notice Rufus's silly dog antics -- chasing squirrels, eating without utensils, asking for belly rubs, and catching a soccer ball with his mouth -- he immediately becomes the most popular kid around. Manny is jealous of his new best friend but eventually learns that a dog's loyalty to his owner always comes first.
Style:
funny, light, humorous, not serious, exciting, whimsical
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
desire, friendship, dog, wish come true, friends, high school life, pet owner relationship, magic, childhood, lifestyle, absurdism, old friend, bonding, animal that acts human, buddies, unlikely friendships, teenager, school, amulet, friend, school life, adventure
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, feel good, light and entertaining films with plots about friendship, friends, youth, family, teenager, family relations and dog mostly in Comedy, Family and Adventure genres. Some movies like Rufus: Legally Blondes (2009), Max Embarrassing (2008), Best Player (2011), The F**k-It List (2020), Pup Star (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 46 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
family outing, kids, teens
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada, Japan
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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not serious, humorous, realistic, feel good, light ...
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
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Plot:
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Place:
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
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Duration: 22 min.
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Story:
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Style:
sitcom, humorous, realistic, semi serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, teens, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
teenager, school, friendship, high school life, teenage life, survival, teaching the ways of the world, friends, youth, adolescence vs adulthood, buddies, best friend ...
Time:
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, light, entertaining, captivating, parody ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens
Plot:
friendship, coming of age, family relations, parents and children, teenage love, new year, teenage life, youth, high school life, working class, high school, parent child relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
denmark
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, scenic, gaming
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
lifestyle, friendship, teenage life, tournament, family relations, parents and children, rivalry, youth, teenage girl, game, money raising, thirtysomething life ...
Place:
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100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, light, feel good, sentimental, humorous
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
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Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
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Similarity:
100%
593
Genre: Comedy, Family, Music
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
road movie, humorous, feel good, light, visually appealing ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
100%
Movie in collections
Genre: Action, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, feel good, not serious, entertaining, captivating
Audience:
pre-teens, kids
Plot:
family relations, teenage life, clone, friends, youth, disorder, accident, save the day, friendship, rivalry, dream girl, danger ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
895
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 44 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
family outing, teens, kids
Plot:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, not serious, feel good, light, realistic ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, touching, entertaining, feel good, sincere ...
Audience:
pre-teens, family outing, kids, teens, family friendly ...
Plot:
childhood, best friend, kids and family, mischievous children, child, friendship between boys, schoolboy, parents and children, lifestyle, dog, coming of age, amusement park ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, north america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
light, feel good, entertaining, humorous, funny ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, kids
Plot:
childhood, babysitter, family relations, youth, disorder, nothing goes right, rescue, contest, friendship, mischievous children, stranger, comedy of errors ...
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100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, feel good, light, captivating, semi serious ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Story:
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humorous, funny, feel good, captivating, light ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, feel good, light, captivating, slapstick ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, not serious, light, sexy, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
resort, disorder, couples, friends, fall in love, lifestyle, youth, beach, looking for sex, island, honeymoon, escapades ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, feel good, light, slapstick, epic ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing, teens ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
light, feel good, sincere, humorous, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids
Plot:
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Similarity:
100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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captivating, feel good, light, humorous
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens
Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
sitcom, humorous, not serious, feel good, light ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens
Plot:
teenager, u.s. president, family relations, family life, lifestyle, teenage life, coming of age, parents and children, president, white house, chef, father son relationship ...
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens, kids, family outing
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
3K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, touching, not serious, spoof, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
inspirational, melancholic, sentimental, light, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, teens, teen drama
Plot:
soccer, school, youth, childhood, underdog, athlete and trainer, football, friendship, against the odds, high school life, teachers and students, small town life ...
Place:
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100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
sitcom, funny, humorous, feel good, light ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
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