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Miracle Dogs (2003)
548
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The family friendly animal movie Miracle Dogs concerns a boy who befriends a three-legged dog. Soon his relationship with the canine deepens to the point that the boy is attempting to find new homes for a variety of homeless animals.
Style:
feel good, serious, touching, cute
Audience:
pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
dog, miraculous event, against the odds, friendship, optimism, young heroes, heroes, terminal illness, hopes, pets, cancer, youth, friends, family relations, best friend, animal life, doctor, animal, human spirit, family, best friends, animals
Time:
contemporary
Place:
usa
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Most similar movies to Miracle Dogs
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out touching, feel good, realistic and semi serious films with plots about family, family relations, youth, friends, friendship, dog and pets mostly in Family, Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like Miracle Dogs: Benji: Off the Leash! (2004), Shiloh (1996), Smitty (2012), Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season (1999), The Magic of Lassie (1978). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Zack, a young boy, finds two cocker spaniels caged in the woods and takes them home. The animals, Sissy and Buddy, have magical healing powers that change the people of a small town.
Style:
sentimental, serious, feel good, touching
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
dog, family relations, small town, miraculous event, parents and children, hopes, animal life, pets, human spirit, young heroes, magic, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Tensions rise as Jack and Fog clash over drilling plans on Jack's land near a wilderness preserve. Fog surprises the town by announcing a natural spring water business instead. Jack, skeptical, is jailed for allegedly sabotaging Fog’s well. ...
Style:
romantic, serious, feel good, realistic, touching
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
friendship, wilderness, animal life, bear, youth, heroes, hopes, escapades, family relations, human spirit, righting the wronged, friends ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
58%
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:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An abused beagle runs away from his owner. On the road, he meets young Marty Preston and follows him home. The boy immediately forms a bond with the dog and names him Shiloh. His stern father won't let him keep the dog because it belongs to ...
Style:
sweet, touching, emotional, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family friendly, family outing, girls' night ...
Plot:
dog, animal rescue, pets, youth, animal, destiny, greed, hopes, friendship, heroes, family relations, disorder ...
Time:
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736
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:
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Place:
usa, iowa
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Genre: Drama, Family, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
After young Marty Peterson rescued Shiloh from his abusive owner, Judd Travers, he thought his troubles were over. But when Judd starts threatening to take "his" dog back, Marty is afraid of losing the best friend he's ever had. Even ...
Style:
semi serious, feel good, humorous, touching
Audience:
kids, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
dog, youth, boy and dog, animal, rescue, boy, childhood, family relations, redemption, heartwarming, friends, animal life ...
Time:
year 1999, 90s
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Genre: Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Lassie is claimed from his family by a "former owner" and then braves a cross country trip to rejoin the ones that love her.
Style:
independent film, semi serious, realistic, touching, feel good
Audience:
family outing, preschool
Plot:
lassie, dog, animal, family relations, best friend, friendship, family life, hopes, pets, heroes, getting home, rescue ...
Time:
year 1978, 20th century, 70s
Place:
colorado, california
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The poignant, coming of age story about a group of eleven year old girls in their final summer before middle school.
Style:
uplifting, feel good, touching, sincere, light ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly, teens, girls' night
Plot:
youth, friendship, parents and children, best friend, teenage life, follow your dream, family life, family relations, summer vacation, child, coming of age, adolescence vs adulthood ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A little girl leaves home with her pet dog and rabbit to escape abuse and find the ocean in the hopes of feeling closer to her father who has passed away.
Style:
serious, realistic, touching, sincere, captivating
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
civil rights, dog, friendship, youth, hopes, pets, estrangement, family life, wilderness, child's point of view, mother, family relations ...
Time:
60s
Place:
alabama, usa
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Nothing warms the heart like the story of a boy and his dog. Lonnie (Johnny Whitaker) and Text (George Spell) are two friends determined, against all odds, to turn a misfit hound into a hero. Tennessee farmer and dog trainer Harve McNeil (Earl ...
Style:
semi serious, feel good, touching, humorous
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
dog, youth, animal, friendship, pets, canine, boy and dog, interracial relations, family relations, wilderness, family life, teaching the ways of the world ...
Time:
year 1972, 70s, 1940s
Place:
tennessee, usa, georgia
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
It's "Christmas time" at the Baker household, and Bailey is at it again. Worried that he will not get any presents from Santa because he's been a bad doggie, Bailey learns about a mysterious Native American Indian called the ...
Style:
touching, humorous, semi serious, feel good, sentimental ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
christmas, dog, family life, friendship, family relations, siblings relations, getting home, hopes, on the road, youth, animal, escapades ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
In Scotland 1865, An old shepherd and his little Skye terrier go to Edinburgh. But when the shepherd dies of pneumonia, the dog remains faithful to his master, refuses to be adopted by anyone, and takes to sleeping on his master's grave in the ...
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, anthology
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
dog, animal, animal life, victorian england, furry, real life, youth, puppy love, friends, family relations, dealing with death, pets ...
Time:
victorian era, year 1961, 19th century
Place:
scotland, edinburgh scotland
Similarity:
38%
541
Genre: Family, Drama
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Recently orphaned David must move to the Isle of Man to live with his grandfather, Adam, who's a sheep farmer. Both long for the end of the summer, having nothing in common but their love for dogs, notably Adam's precious champion ...
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, independent film
Audience:
pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
dog, youth, animal, german shepherd, orphan, farmer, family relations, family problems, animal life, friends, farm, disorder ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
england, ireland
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Spoiled 18-yr-old Dani Fielding's world is turned upside down when her father gets arrested for securities fraud, and she has to leave her upscale life in the city to stay with her gruff Uncle Sam out in the country. As Dani and her uncle ...
Style:
touching, realistic, captivating, thought provoking, light ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Set in the Ozark Mountains during the Great Depression, Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for 2 years to achieve his dream of buying two coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in God as he faces overwhelming challenges in adventure ...
Style:
touching, feel good, semi serious, sad, gothic ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, chick flick, pre-teens
Plot:
hound dog, friendship, dog, raccoon, hunting, wilderness, follow your dream, contests and competitions, family relations, animal, coming of age, american history ...
Time:
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Place:
oklahoma city
Similarity:
36%
221
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Drengen Freddie elsker hunde og hader hundemishandlere. Så da han ser en mand på gaden være rigtig modbydelig mod sin hund, tager han affære og kidnapper hunden, som han giver navnet Storm. Freddie gemmer Storm på sit værelse, for hans far vil ...
Style:
serious, touching, feel good, realistic, humorous ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
dog, contests and competitions, parents and children, friendship, pets, animal life, friends, family relations, youth, father son relationship, elementary school, jealousy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
denmark, europe
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Pollyanna Whittier goes to live with her wealthy but bitter aunt after the tragic death of her father. Pollyanna shares a game her father taught her -- the 'Glad Game' -- in which everyone can find a silver lining in even the darkest ...
Style:
touching, feel good, uplifting, sentimental, realistic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
friendship, optimism, teaching the ways of the world, small town life, countryside, small town, young heroes, friends, change of heart, orphan, family relations, hopes ...
Time:
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Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
36%
579
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A comedy filled with tenderness as a baby raccoon snuggles his way into the life of a lonely boy. He becomes the boy's only companion during his father's frequent absences. Because of Rascal, both father and son realize their ...
Style:
semi serious, feel good, sentimental, humorous, touching
Audience:
pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
family relations, youth, camping trip, animal, nature, camp, camping, disorder, animal life, friends, child as adult, parents and children ...
Time:
year 1969, 60s
Place:
wisconsin
Similarity:
36%
Movie in collections
737
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: West Germany, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Heidi is an orphaned girl initially raised by her aunt Dete in Maienfeld, Switzerland. In order to get a job in Frankfurt, Dete brings 5-year-old Heidi to her grandfather, who has been at odds with the villagers for years and lives in seclusion on ...
Style:
uplifting, realistic, serious, feel good, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
orphan, mountain, family relations, youth, physical disability, girl, adoption, basement, governess, friendship, optimism, disability ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
alps, switzerland, swiss alps, europe
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Family, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
While in Canada Timmy and Lassie encounter a downed hot air ballonist. By accident they end up in the balloon which takes them into the wilderness. The young boy and his dog must find a way to survive even fending off a wild pig.
Style:
independent film, serious, psychotronic
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
dog, lassie, nature, youth, rescue, risk, animal life, wilderness, danger, escapades, survival, heroes ...
Time:
60s
Place:
canada
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When Mark goes for a visit with his uncle he's thrown into a world he knows not much about. Little does he know it'll be a world he's going to have to become very familiar with. One character Mark becomes very familiar and friendly ...
Style:
serious, touching, realistic, sentimental
Audience:
pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
bear, youth, friendship, rescue, family life, orphan, danger, animal life, wilderness, escapades, family relations, cartoon bear ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
florida, usa
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Josh is off to his first year of college and buddy has stayed behind with joshs little sister andrea and the rest of the family. Adrea attempting to fit in with her jr. High classmates decides to join the baseball team and along the way discovers ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, light, semi serious
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing, preschool
Plot:
dog, golden retriever, baseball, pets, sport team, youth, contests and competitions, underdog, family relations, disorder, fish out of water, family life ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In this third movie about Shiloh, Judd Travers is accused of killing a man he once fought in a bar. Everyone in the town consider Judd to be guilty except Marty Preston, but even him has some doubts. Trying to clear Judd's name Marty and his ...
Style:
serious, captivating, touching, sincere, saga
Audience:
family outing, family friendly, pre-teens
Plot:
dog, youth, mischievous children, friendship, rescue, best friend, pets, family life, small town, animal actor, teenage girl, childhood ...
Time:
year 2006
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Tomboy and farmgirl Charlene "Charley" Wilson finds fun and adventure with her beloved dog Fuzz and tries to fit in to her small town, while her parents struggle with money and crop production worries.
Style:
independent film, realistic, semi serious, uplifting, sincere ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
youth, countryside, childhood, family relations, friendship, best friend, child in peril, danger, rescue, hopes, buddies, pets ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
32%
802
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Three young friends find adventure and purpose in their attempts to set a Guinness World Record. Set in a wintry mountain town, the unpopular trio pursues fame through a series of schemes and stunts that eventually imperil their own lives. Along the ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, feel good, semi serious, independent film ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
youth, friendship, human spirit, elementary school, ambition, desire for fame, terminal illness, against the odds, social relations, life is a bitch, family problems, small town ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Eleven-year-old Bobby Cole and his dog Chilly are best friends, living happily in their Southern California beach house. But when Bobby's father Patrick (C. Thomas Howell), a single parent and police detective, accepts a job in New York City, ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, light, captivating, entertaining ...
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
christmas, dog, youth, pets, family relations, disorder, parents and children, father son relationship, holiday, save the day, christmas eve, single parent ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Pre-American Revolution Virginian girl whose love for the outdoors leads to the friendship of a lifetime. Felicity loves horses, and though her parents plead with her to remain indoors, she years to ride the open plains. When Felicity comes into ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, serious, feel good, realistic
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens
Plot:
horse, horse riding, friendship, colonial america, rescue, best friend, hopes, american girl, animal life, young heroes, parents and children, family life ...
Time:
18th century, 1770s, georgian era
Place:
virginia, usa, britain
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
This holiday tale has all the elements of a classic heartwarmer--cuddly dogs, small town spirit, and even a full-fledged Christmas pageant. Set during the meager years of the Great Depression, 12 DOGS OF CHRISTMAS follows the story of Emma, a ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, light, touching, sentimental
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, preschool
Plot:
christmas, holiday, dog, pets, destiny, happy ending, animal life, lifestyle, school, youth, adaptation, love ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1931
Place:
usa, pennsylvania, pittsburgh
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A developmentally challenged young man with a penchant for caring for animals in need sets out to convince his family - and their whole rural community - to participate in a local shelter's inaugural "Adopt a Dog for Christmas ...
Style:
touching, feel good, sincere, sentimental, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
christmas, dog, adoption, boy dog relationship, pets, animal, holiday, family relations, friendship, social relations, animal life, social issues ...
Time:
50s
Place:
vietnam
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
In this second heartwarming and hilarious sequel to the popular favorite, Air Bud masters two new starring roles: soccer (real football) player and fatherhood. Loaded with laughs and cool soccer action, Buddy teams up alongside U.S. women's ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, sentimental, touching, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, preschool
Plot:
dog, pets, sport team, golden retriever, soccer, ambition, friendship, rivalry, best friend, family relations, contests and competitions, animal life ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 2000s
Place:
washington d.c., usa
Similarity:
30%
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