Movies like The Plane 2005
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The Plane (2005)
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Original name: L'avion
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Charly wishes a bicycle with all his heart for Christmas. Therefore his disappointment is bigger, when his father presents him a self-built plane...
Style:
captivating, touching, sentimental, light, sensitive, uplifting, serious
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
miraculous event, airplane, parents and children, death in the family, hopes, christmas present, magic, love, friendship, youth, coming of age, dealing with death, christmas, death, gift, family
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
france, europe
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Most similar movies to The Plane
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out touching, captivating, realistic and serious films with plots about family relations, parents and children, youth, friendship, coming of age, hopes and family problems mostly in Drama, Fantasy and Family genres. Some movies like The Plane: A Year in My Life (2006), You (2009), Eskil & Trinidad (2013), Those Who Remain (2007), Headwinds (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In 1950s France, a young boy is taken in by a couple after spending a few months in the care of social service.
Style:
touching, sentimental, captivating, sincere, realistic ...
Plot:
orphan, youth, adoption, friendship, family relations, foster parent, foster child, mother son relationship, foster home, father son relationship, family life, parents and children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
95%
152
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
You is a love story. It spans 21 years, bouncing around in time, creating a kind of family quilt that wraps around a father as he struggles to overcome the grief of losing his beloved wife and raise their daughter alone. A coming-of-age journey for ...
Style:
emotional, sentimental, captivating, psychological, independent film ...
Plot:
family relations, coming of age, parents and children, redemption, hopes, single parent, haunted by the past, love, teenager, loss of mother, friendship, grieving widower ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Sweden
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Eskil moves from town to town with his father in Northern Sweden. He misses his mother and sucks at playing hockey, the main activity among the boys his age. Things changes when he meets Trinidad, a mysterious woman who lives outside society ...
Style:
serious, touching, realistic, feel good, sincere ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
friendship, family relations, parents and children, village life, coming of age, father son relationship, father and son, sport team, friends, village, youth, self confidence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, eastern europe
Similarity:
94%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Bertrand (Vincent Lindon) dutifully visits his terminally ill wife every day, braving the long train and bus ride to and from the hospital. Lorraine (Emmanuelle Devos) not so willingly visits her boyfriend who was diagnosed with colon cancer. They ...
Style:
realistic, touching, atmospheric, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
terminal illness, hospital, unfulfillment, self discovery, love, couples, friendship, fall in love, relationships, life changing, parents and children, supportive spouse ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
92%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Sarah tells Paul that she wants out of their marriage; the next day she disappears. A year later and Paul along with their children return to his childhood town to start anew after the loss of his wife and their mother.
Style:
psychological, serious, tense, touching, realistic ...
Plot:
starting over, family relations, homecoming, missing person, hopes, haunted by the past, brother brother relationship, father son relationship, youth, life is a bitch, parents and children, creative block ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, france, brittany
Similarity:
91%
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A cynical youth whose mother is about to lose her job right before the holidays is visited by a magical Christmas spirit.
Style:
humorous, captivating, light, feel good, touching
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
christmas, family life, family relations, youth, parents and children, unemployment, supernatural, friendship, miraculous event, dog, stupid kid, christmas season ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
89%
552
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A New York playwright is summoned to Ireland to bury his father (his "Da"). While at his boyhood home, he encounters his father's spirit and relives memories both pleasant and not.
Style:
independent film, uplifting, serious, realistic, sentimental ...
Plot:
ghost, hopes, love and romance, human nature, elderly, unfulfillment, single parent, dealing with death, family relations, family problems, haunted by the past, family in crisis ...
Time:
80s
Place:
ireland, usa, new york, europe
Similarity:
81%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Denmark
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
"Superbrother" tells the story of Anton, a 10 year old boy desperate for, he says, an older and true brother as Buller, his brother, is autistic. Always distracted looking at the sky, Anton receives an unexpected visit from some stranger ...
Style:
semi serious, captivating, touching, humorous, offbeat ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
hopes, superhuman powers, wish come true, young heroes, mischievous children, miraculous event, heroes, family relations, disorder, social misfits, mentally challenged, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
denmark, europe
Similarity:
80%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Robert Townsend stars as the patriarch of a family devastated when his wife is killed in a senseless auto accident. Reeling with grief, each family member must find courage and vision to carry on, ultimately eager to do the mother proud.
Style:
realistic, sentimental, psychological, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
family relations, family life, parents and children, family in crisis, youth, car accident, grief, accidental death, society, love, dealing with death, coming of age ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, chicago
Similarity:
79%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Portugal, Spain, France, Brazil
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A magical tale about a young photographer who falls madly in love with a woman he can never have, except in his dreams. Late one night, Isaac is summoned by a wealthy family to take the last photograph of a young bride, Angelica, who mysteriously ...
Style:
atmospheric, contemplative, emotional, captivating, gloomy ...
Plot:
photograph, photographer, hotel, loss of daughter, death in the family, family relations, mental disorder, ghost, fall in love, photography, couples, death ...
Time:
20th century, year 2010, 50s
Place:
portugal, europe
Similarity:
78%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Netherlands, Belgium
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Kiek is worried as her father works in a war zone. To lengthen the odds of her father getting hurt, she comes up with a strange and unique idea: she needs a dead dog and a dead mouse, because Kiek doesn't know one person who has a dead mouse, a ...
Style:
humorous, sentimental, captivating, light, sincere ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
parents and children, family relations, youth, obsession, death, family life, family problems, stop motion, coming of age, family
Time:
21st century
Place:
holland, europe
Similarity:
77%
352
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Adeline's Chinese housekeeper suddenly disappears, leaving behind a little boy who doesn't speak a word of French. Helped by her sister, she takes care of the child and proceeds to locate the mother.
Style:
sentimental, semi serious, realistic, touching, uplifting
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
immigrant, deportation, society, family relations, siblings relations, redemption, youth, escapades, getting home, hopes, coming of age, dealing with death ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, france
Similarity:
76%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Mrs Merkle (or Mrs. Miracle as she is know by some) finds herself in a toy department of a department store that is having all kinds of financial problems, but leave it to this kind lady as she will get the Christmas spirit flowing very freely at ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, semi serious, captivating, light ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
christmas, holiday, winter, department store, miraculous event, parents and children, family relations, hopes, xmas, friendship, supernatural, couples ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Centred around greyhound racing in a Catholic community after the "Troubles" have ended but where their legacy remains strong. Donal is a 14-year old who works in a greyhound racing kennel owned by Good Joe. If Donal's favourite ...
Style:
emotional, realistic, sentimental, captivating, touching ...
Plot:
dog, youth, against the odds, friendship, contests and competitions, animal training, family relations, hopes, coming of age, parents and children, animal life, ambition ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ireland, europe
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Prompted by horrific nightmares, Henry delves into the mystery of his past and begins to uncover the truth about his father's death, triggering a series of revelations that will change his family forever.
Style:
sentimental, psychological, sincere, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
family relations, murder, teenage life, coming of age, parents and children, teenage love, family life, youth, bittersweet, death, father son relationship, world war two
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A terminally-ill boy's life is saved when his deceased 400-year-old friend, "Mr. Rice", leads him on a treasure hunt to find a magical "Potion of Life".
Style:
semi serious, feel good, sentimental, touching, humorous ...
Audience:
pre-teens, kids, family outing
Plot:
youth, rock, friendship, human spirit, coming of age, treasure hunt, hopes, friends, exhumation, saving a life, family relations, celtic ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In the beautiful hills of the Copper Canyon in Chihuahua, Mexico, a young boy (Emilio) is adopted by the mailman (Teo). As part of their daily tasks, they not only deliver the mail but read letters to the villagers, as well as take dictation, since ...
Style:
captivating, serious, emotional, touching, realistic
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
youth, optimism, protecting from truth, friendship, teaching the ways of the world, hopes, human spirit, fall in love, love and romance, village, letter, dream ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Africa, UK, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
This movie is of Hally, an adolescent white South African. He is stuck between his intolerant father's outlook of him and those of his caretaker, Sam. Sam is a black waiter and Hally's friend and teacher. Hally is required to laugh at his ...
Style:
touching, serious, emotional, captivating, gloomy ...
Plot:
youth, hopes, friendship, racism, interracial relations, human spirit, redemption, family problems, dysfunctional family, social decay, life is a bitch, teaching the ways of the world ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south africa, africa
Similarity:
72%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Oriol and Yolanda live in Paris with their two daughters. During a vacation they suffer a car accident that will change their lives.
Style:
realistic, touching, psychological, captivating, slow cinema ...
Plot:
family in crisis, parents and children, introspection, family problems, family relations, life turned upside down, accident, architect, school teacher, death, funeral, loss of daughter ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
paris france, france, europe, catalonia
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Taiwan, China, Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
There was once a young girl named May who felt alienated from everyone around her. May is worried about her mother and father, whose marriage is on the rocks, and she yearns to return to the woods where her grandfather lives. One day, May befriends ...
Style:
sexy, sincere, captivating, visually appealing, psychological ...
Plot:
parents and children, escape from reality, family relations, friends, family problems, friendship, imaginary, little girl, supernatural, japanese teenager, asian, love story ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
taiwan, asia
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The unmarried daughter of a Texas rancher gives birth to an unwanted child. She puts the child up for adoption and moves away from home. Without her knowledge, her father took the boy and raised him. Twelve years later, she is now a successful ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, emotional, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
adoption, orphan, estrangement, single parent, custody, parents and children, dysfunctional family, family relations, hopes, pregnancy, love, child hero ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
texas, usa, england, los angeles
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Belgium
Story:
A workaholic businessman provides well for his son San, but the emotional neglect since his mother died a few years ago grimly affects the shy knave. In San's heroic daydreams, a cool father leads him into modern Quichote exploits, yet even ...
Style:
captivating, tense, sentimental, psychological, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
teenage love, coming of age, youth, drug trade, society, friendship, don quixote, love and romance, adolescence vs adulthood, teenage life, unfulfilled love, bittersweet ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, belgium
Similarity:
71%
337
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
March 22, 2067. At dawn of life, Milana remembers her life, when she was a young Chechen immigrant in Paris, struggling for a better life along with her school friends.
Style:
emotional, serious, thought provoking, touching, social ...
Plot:
immigrant, friendship, family relations, parents and children, fighting the system, youth, rebellion, society, deportation, illegal immigrant, teenager, school ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe, paris france
Similarity:
70%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Japan
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When Yuki finds out that her parents are separating and she is moving to Japan with her mother, she and her best friend Nina devise ways to reunite the feuding adults.
Style:
serious, sincere, touching, stylized, slow cinema ...
Plot:
hopes, friendship, forceful separation, parents separation, family problems, family relations, youth, on the run, starting over, breakup, parents and children, best friend ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
paris france, europe, france
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The Christmas Bunny tells the story of a lonely foster child (Sophie Bolen) who finds a lost, injured rabbit in the woods on Christmas Eve. The rabbit is nursed back to health by The Bunny Lady (Florence Henderson), who runs a rabbit rescue in an ...
Style:
uplifting, sentimental, touching, sincere, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, girls' night
Plot:
christmas, rabbit, friendship, family relations, family life, pets, nursing, orphan, coming of age, holiday, youth, farm ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
michigan, usa
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When David Wilson's young wife falls victim to cancer, he is left a single working dad with the sole responsibility of caring for his sixth grade son with autism. Patrick, who prefers to be called 'Po,' is a gifted but challenged ...
Style:
sincere, sentimental, captivating, touching
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
autism, wife, middle school, cancer, parent child relationship, boy, mental disorder, family relations, parents and children, life philosophy, disorder, friendship ...
Similarity:
70%
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:
69%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
When Frédérick, the patriarch of the Alsatian Muller family, is conspicuously absent from his son Charles' funeral, Frédérick's surviving son and his granddaughter, raw from their loss, await an explanation. Once revealed, ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, serious, captivating, touching ...
Plot:
family relations, deportation, family problems, hopes, aging, introspection, haunted by the past, bittersweet, elderly, gender, death in the family, homosexuality ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
69%
639
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Sport
Country: Belgium
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
De 12-jarige Gilles droomt ervan om profvoetballer te worden en als Rode Duivel in het Koning Boudewijnstadion te spelen. Vader Bert steunt Gilles door dik en dun: hij is niet alleen Gilles' trouwste supporter, maar ook zijn persoonlijke ...
Style:
uplifting, serious, feel good, touching, realistic
Plot:
family relations, friendship, follow your dream, human spirit, against the odds, young heroes, hopes, rivalry, life turned upside down, parents and children, coming of age, underdog ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, belgium, brussels
Similarity:
68%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Sarah Bishop and her estranged sister Beth are reunited after their father Buddy suffers a mild stroke. Buddy, who's never accepted the loss of his wife Lorraine, wants only one thing-to return home for Christmas. With sweet memories of a life ...
Style:
sentimental, emotional, touching, sweet, uplifting ...
Plot:
christmas, love, miraculous event, widower, sister sister relationship, father daughter relationship, afterlife, christmas eve, small town, heartwarming, snow, loss of loved one ...
Similarity:
68%
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