Movies like Bedtime Stories
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Bedtime Stories (2008)
106K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK, Australia
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Skeeter Bronson is a down-on-his-luck guy who's always telling bedtime stories to his niece and nephew. But his life is turned upside down when the fantastical stories he makes up for entertainment inexplicably turn into reality. Can a bewildered Skeeter manage his own unruly fantasies now that the outrageous characters and situations from his mind have morphed into actual people and events?
Style:
feel good, funny, fairy tale, romantic, humorous, rom com, light, sweet, predictable, slapstick ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teens, girls' night, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
wish come true, imaginary kingdom, miraculous event, life turned upside down, nothing goes right, imaginary, imagination, medieval, children, escapades, disorder, swimming pool, uncle nephew relationship, storytelling, underdog, magic, teenager, profanity, mermaid, teenage girl, school, beach, fire, boy, elephant ...
Time:
year 2008, 70s, 20th century, 2000s, year 1974, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, las vegas
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Most similar movies to Bedtime Stories
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out feel good, humorous, entertaining and light films with plots about family, destiny, children, dialogue, storytelling, mentor and kids and family mostly in Family, Fantasy and Comedy genres. Some movies like Bedtime Stories: Tooth Fairy (2010), Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007), *batteries not included (1987), Enchanted (2007), Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
When minor-league hockey player Derek Thompson -- who has a penchant for knocking out his opponents' teeth every time he plays -- disillusions a fan, he is sentenced to a stint for one week as a bona fide, tutu-clad, real-life tooth fairy. ...
Style:
humorous, funny, light, surreal, fairy tale ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot:
fairy, hockey, curses spells and rituals, transformation, ice hockey, fish out of water, imaginary, dream, fantasy world, hockey player, teenager, wrestler ...
Time:
2010s, 80s
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Molly Mahoney is the awkward and insecure manager of Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, the strangest, most fantastic, most wonderful toy store in the world. But when Mr. Magorium bequeaths the store to her, a dark and ominous change begins to ...
Style:
light, inspirational, humorous, fairy tale, cute ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
objects come to life, magic, miraculous event, friendship, coming of age, accountant, prodigy, mysterious character, fish out of water, curses spells and rituals, save the day, goofy hero ...
Time:
year 2007, 20th century, future
Place:
new york, usa, seattle
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In a soon to be demolished block of apartments, the residents resist the criminal methods used to force them to leave so a greedy tycoon can build his new skyscraper. When tiny mechanical aliens land for a recharge, they decide to stay and help out.
Style:
feel good, entertaining, sweet, touching, emotional ...
Audience:
family outing, date night, kids, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
ufo, eviction, apartment building, alien robot, benign alien, alien invasion, elderly couple, space and aliens, robot, arsonist, friendship, alien encounter ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1987
Place:
usa, new york, manhattan new york city, hawaii
Similarity:
100%
228K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, New Zealand
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The beautiful princess Giselle is banished by an evil queen from her magical, musical animated land and finds herself in the gritty reality of the streets of modern-day Manhattan. Shocked by this strange new environment that doesn't operate on ...
Style:
fairy tale, romantic, feel good, parody, modern fairy tale ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids, date night, teens, family friendly ...
Plot:
princess, magic, witch, true love, fall in love, good versus evil, magical, prince, imaginary kingdom, love and romance, queen, dragon ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, new york state
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, stylized, offbeat, colorful ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot:
childhood, children, fantasy world, chocolate, contests and competitions, imaginary, magic, social differences, child protagonist, imagination, poverty, food ...
Time:
year 2005, 1920s, 20th century, 2000s
Place:
bavaria, new delhi, japan, europe, georgia ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Jim Carrey stars as Tom Popper, a successful businessman who’s clueless when it comes to the really important things in life...until he inherits six “adorable” penguins, each with its own unique personality. Soon Tom’s rambunctious roommates ...
Style:
humorous, entertaining, feel good, light, funny ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
penguins, bird, pets, children, kids and family, animal, animal life, family relations, animal training, parents and children, beautiful scenery, silly humor ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, 80s, 70s, year 1976 ...
Place:
new york, madagascar, usa, manhattan new york city, antarctica ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A comedy about a zookeeper who might be great with animals, but he doesn't know anything about the birds and the bees. The man can't find love, so he decides to quit his job at the zoo, but his animal friends try to stop him and teach him ...
Style:
funny, sweet, not serious, slapstick, hilarious ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, family friendly, girls' night
Plot:
zoo, fantasy world, animal, marriage proposal, anthropomorphism, talking animal, veterinarian, zookeeper, friendship, wooing, love and romance, goofy hero ...
Time:
year 2011, 2000s, 2010s, year 2005, year 2010 ...
Place:
usa, boston, massachusetts, north america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Ella lives in a magical world in which each child, at the moment of their birth, is given a virtuous "gift" from a fairy godmother. Ella's so-called gift, however, is obedience. This birthright proves itself to be quite the curse once ...
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, humorous, teen, entertaining ...
Audience:
chick flick, family outing, kids, girls' night, date night ...
Plot:
fall in love, fairy, magic, fairy godmother, love and romance, cinderella story, cinderella, imaginary kingdom, true love, ogre, wizards and magicians, elf ...
Time:
year 2004, middle ages, 2000s
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Chaos reigns at the natural history museum when night watchman Larry Daley accidentally stirs up an ancient curse, awakening Attila the Hun, an army of gladiators, a Tyrannosaurus rex and other exhibits. Larry tries desperately to keep the museum ...
Style:
entertaining, funny, mystical, hilarious, predictable ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
magical, dinosaur, escapades, tour guide, security guard, disorder, statue comes to life, museum, transformation, objects come to life, pharaoh, new job ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 20th century, stone age, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, north america, rome italy, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
54%
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
When siblings Judy and Peter discover an enchanted board game that opens the door to a magical world, they unwittingly invite Alan -- an adult who's been trapped inside the game for 26 years -- into their living room. Alan's only hope for ...
Style:
exciting, entertaining, offbeat, light, cult classic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens, family friendly ...
Plot:
jungle, fantasy world, childhood, magic, board game, time travel, getting home, children, parallel world, danger, friendship, supernatural ...
Time:
20th century, 19th century, 90s, year 1969, 1860s ...
Place:
new hampshire, usa, north america, canada
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death ...
Style:
fairy tale, touching, romantic, feel good, sweet ...
Audience:
family outing, girls' night, date night, kids, teens ...
Plot:
sword fight, revenge, swashbuckler, true love, love and romance, pirate, medieval, imaginary kingdom, love, love story, prince, lovers apart ...
Time:
middle ages, 15th century, 20th century, year 1987, victorian era ...
Place:
seattle, canada
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears.
Style:
touching, funny, semi serious, sentimental, humorous ...
Audience:
family outing, girls' night, teens, family friendly
Plot:
boy, wish come true, desire, child, parents and children, childbirth, couple relations, family values, family relations, hopes, coming of age, profanity ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
usa, america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Better watch out! The big guy in red is coming to town once again. This time, Scott Calvin -- also known as Santa Claus -- finds out there's an obscure clause in his contract requiring him to take on a wife. He has to leave the North Pole to ...
Style:
feel good, fairy tale, humorous, light, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing, chick flick ...
Plot:
christmas, santa claus, holiday, reindeer, christmas eve, christmas time, winter, christmas season, xmas, prank, christmas party, children ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
100%
345K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
When young Buddy falls into Santa's gift sack on Christmas Eve, he's transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa's helpers. But as he grows into adulthood, he can't shake the nagging feeling that he ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, christmas special, funny, light ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
christmas, holiday, christmas spirit, father son relationship, santa claus, north pole, christmas season, christmas eve, christmas time, corporate world, raccoon, man child ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, empire state building manhattan new york city, usa, south pole, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Hapless museum night watchman Larry Daley must help his living, breathing exhibit friends out of a pickle now that they've been transferred to the archives at the Smithsonian Institution. Larry's (mis)adventures this time include close ...
Style:
entertaining, humorous, exciting, feel good, predictable ...
Audience:
kids, teens, chick flick, girls' night, family friendly ...
Plot:
objects come to life, chase, dinosaur, magic, medieval, curses spells and rituals, museum, goofy hero, magical, monkey, kids and family, escapades ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 1940s, 20th century, year 1945 ...
Place:
usa, new york, manhattan new york city, north america, washington d.c. ...
Similarity:
75%
84K
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, Australia, New Zealand, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
In stifling Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of swordplay, swashbuckling and the fearsome Captain Hook. But the children become the heroes of an even greater story, when Peter Pan flies into ...
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, captivating, sweet, teen ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot:
childhood, fantasy world, pirate, fairy, children, boy, pirate ship, magic, young heroes, imaginary kingdom, peter pan, youth ...
Time:
1900s, victorian era, year 2003, 19th century, 20th century
Place:
london, fictional island, europe, big ben london, england ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, War
Country: UK, France, Japan, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Nanny McPhee appears at the door of a harried young mother, Mrs. Isabel Green, who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war. But once she’s arrived, Nanny McPhee discovers that the children are fighting a war of their own ...
Style:
entertaining, fairy tale, sweet, scenic, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot:
magic, children, nanny, countryside, mischievous children, kids and family, fantasy world, destiny, witch, objects come to life, world war two, farm ...
Time:
year 2010, 20th century, 1940s
Place:
england, europe, london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Hungary, UK, France, Australia, USA, New Zealand
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When 13 year old Maria Merryweather's father dies, leaving her orphaned and homeless, she is forced to leave her luxurious London life to go and live with Sir Benjamin, an eccentric uncle she didn't know she had, at the mysterious Moonacre ...
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, period piece, sentimental, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, teen fantasy, pre-teens
Plot:
imaginary kingdom, young heroes, orphan, imaginary, teenage life, family relations, youth, curses spells and rituals, rivalry, magic spell, estate, heroes ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Jack Shepard is an out-of-shape auto shop owner, far removed from the man who once protected the world's freedom. Reluctantly called back into action by the government, Jack is tasked with turning a ragtag group of kids with special powers into ...
Style:
humorous, teen, entertaining, feel good, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, girls' night, family friendly, family outing ...
Plot:
superhero, teenage superhero, invisible man, high school, female hero, superhero team, fight scenes, good versus evil, comic book, friendship, space travel, alien encounter ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Murray is a male fairy godmother, and he is trying to help 8-year-old Anabel to fulfil her "simple wish" - that her father Oliver, who is a cab driver, would win the leading role in a Broadway musical. Unfortunately, Murray's magic ...
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, funny, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
magic, fairy godmother, magic wand, good versus evil, villainess, race against time, witch, imaginary, rivalry, supernatural ability, down on your luck, supernatural ...
Time:
year 1997
Place:
nebraska, manhattan new york city, oklahoma city, new york, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Stuart, an adorable white mouse, still lives happily with his adoptive family, the Littles, on the east side of Manhattan's Central Park. More crazy mouse adventures are in store as Stuart, his human brother, George, and their mischievous cat, ...
Style:
light, sweet, entertaining, sentimental, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
mouse, friendship, bird, talking animal, disorder, rescue, friends, escapades, danger, heroic mission, cat, furry ...
Time:
year 2002
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, san francisco
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The scientist father of a teenage girl and boy accidentally shrinks his and two other neighborhood teens to the size of insects. Now the teens must fight diminutive dangers as the father searches for them.
Style:
funny, cute, intense, light, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly, chick flick, girls' night ...
Plot:
youth, inventor, shrinking, childhood, dog, mother daughter relationship, teen angst, scientist, teenage girl, neighbor, ant, rescue ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, turkey
Similarity:
100%
155K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, France, Costa Rica
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
After a deadly earthquake destroys his home in Peruvian rainforest, a young bear makes his way to England in search of a new home. The bear, dubbed "Paddington" for the london train station, finds shelter with the family of Henry and Mary ...
Style:
touching, feel good, sweet, colorful, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, toddlers ...
Plot:
kids and family, bear, children, animal, talking animal, adoption, anthropomorphic animal, goofy hero, childhood, animal life, furry, heartwarming ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
london, united kingdom, england, europe, peru
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. Though he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad, brother, and sister all find themselves living ...
Style:
entertaining, sweet, humorous, teen, melancholic ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
childhood, bad luck, child's point of view, job interview, siblings relations, father son relationship, brothers, birthday party, family relations, coming of age, friends, mischievous children ...
Time:
year 2014, 21st century
Place:
australia, usa, north america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: France, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A knight and his valet are plagued by a witch, and to repair the damage they make use of the services of a wizard. However, something goes wrong and they are transported from the 12th century to the year 2000. There the knight meets some of his ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, exciting, hilarious, funny ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
time travel, dumb, alternate timeline, medieval, fish out of water, destiny, wizard, culture clash, altering history, runaway, police investigation, creativity ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 12th century, year 2001, 2000s ...
Place:
france, usa, chicago, europe, seattle
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
After an extramarital indiscretion, a fairy-tale prince and his sidekick are turned into frogs for all eternity or until the prince can convince a maiden to kiss and then marry him.
Style:
feel good, fairy tale, semi serious, touching, humorous ...
Audience:
family outing, chick flick, girls' night, date night
Plot:
destiny, frog, cinderella story, imaginary, love and romance, curses spells and rituals, royal family, disorder, fish out of water, wish come true, opposites attract, wooing ...
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A group of kids must protect their vacation home from invading aliens.
Style:
teen, entertaining, semi serious, humorous, funny ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, chick flick, girls' night, family friendly ...
Plot:
alien, supernatural, buddies, space and aliens, friends, young heroes, youth, group of friends, alien encounter, teenager, teenage life, mind control ...
Time:
year 2009, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
usa, maine
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A young boy is scared of the monster under his bed. He asks his 6th grade brother to swap rooms for the night as a bet that the monster really exists. Soon the brother becomes friends with the monster and discovers a whole new world of fun and games ...
Style:
melancholic, humorous, feel good, semi serious, epic ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing ...
Plot:
brother brother relationship, monster, friendship, halloween, coming of age, young heroes, child as adult, father son relationship, mischievous children, fish out of water, curses spells and rituals, wish come true ...
Time:
year 1989, 80s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Three wealthy children's parents are killed in a fire. When they are sent to a distant relative, they find out that he is plotting to kill them and seize their fortune. This movie is extremely alarming, an expression which here means "a ...
Style:
gothic, fairy tale, offbeat, dark comedy, visually stunning ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot:
children, orphan, death in the family, child in peril, danger, dishonesty, steampunk, child, boy, siblings relations, destiny, nobility ...
Time:
year 2004, victorian era, 1940s
Place:
peru
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Widower Cedric Brown hires Nanny McPhee to care for his seven rambunctious children, who have chased away all previous nannies. Taunted by Simon and his siblings, Nanny McPhee uses mystical powers to instill discipline. And when the children's ...
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, sweet, touching, light ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
witch, magic, childhood, nanny, mentor, family values, children, mischievous children, single father, widower, prank, parents and children ...
Time:
year 2005, year 2006, edwardian era, victorian era, 19th century ...
Place:
england, europe, london
Similarity:
100%
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