Getting home movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant getting home movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out humorous, feel good, entertaining, light, exciting and captivating films and TV shows about / with getting home, hopes, family, escapades, friendship, dog, destiny, redemption, mentor and runaway plots mostly in Adventure, Comedy and Family genres shot in USA, Canada, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as getting home: Snow Buddies (2008), Continuum (2012), Due Date (2010), Cold Mountain (2003), Quantum Leap (1989), Over the Garden Wall (2014), The Dressmaker (2015), Bolt (2008), The AristoCats (1970), Alice in Wonderland (2010).
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
The German soldier Clemens Forel - determined to be reunited with his beloved family - makes a dramatic escape through bitter cold winters, desolate landscapes, and life threatening ventures from a Siberian labor camp after World War II. 8000 miles ...
Style:
serious, tense, realistic, breathtaking, suspenseful ...
Plot:
world war two, pow, survival, human spirit, gulag, confined, captivity, wehrmacht, danger, wilderness survival, nazi, fugitives ...
Time:
1940s, 50s, year 1937, year 1947, year 1951 ...
Place:
germany, ussr, soviet union, siberia, tehran iran ...
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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:
pets, dog, golden retriever, getting home, animal life, contests and competitions, hopes, against the odds, friends, buddies, husky dog, friendship ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
alaska, usa
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The series centers on the conflict between a group of rebels from the year 2077 who time-travel to Vancouver, BC, in 2012, and a police officer who accidentally accompanies them. In spite of being many years early, the rebel group decides to ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, apocalyptic, spooky, cyber ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
time travel, heroine, time machine, getting home, terrorist group, existence paradox, policewoman, changing the past or future, sent to the past, hopes, fish out of water, computer genius ...
Time:
future, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
usa, vancouver, canada
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370K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Peter Highman must scramble across the US in five days to be present for the birth of his first child. He gets off to a bad start when his wallet and luggage are stolen, and put on the 'no-fly' list. Peter embarks on a terrifying journey ...
Style:
hilarious, road movie, funny, humorous, buddy comedy ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, adult
Plot:
road trip, stupidity, weed, getting home, hitchhiker, odd couple, bonding, marijuana, trip, buddies, screwball, nothing goes right ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
dallas texas, usa, birmingham alabama, louisiana, texas ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA, Italy, Romania
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind ...
Style:
romantic, sincere, epic, sexy, period piece ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
american civil war, love story, survival, civil war, tragic love, lovers reunited, slavery, tragic romance, loss of family member, star crossed lovers, getting home, loss of loved one ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1800s, 1860s, year 2003 ...
Place:
north carolina, usa, south carolina, appalachia, charleston south carolina ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished... He woke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own and driven by an unknown ...
Style:
witty, exciting, stylized, captivating, touching ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids, teens
Plot:
time travel, time machine, changing the past or future, getting home, hopes, sent to the past, fish out of water, altering history, body swapping, experiment gone awry, alternate timeline, partner ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 90s
Place:
usa
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Genre: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min.
TV show
Story:
Two brothers find themselves lost in a mysterious land and try to find their way home.
Style:
dark fantasy, atmospheric, enigmatic, period piece, adult animation ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot:
folk horror, siblings relations, forest, danger, getting home, brother brother relationship, beast, child protagonist, children, imaginary, brothers, lost in the woods ...
Time:
2010s, 80s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia, UK
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
In 1950s Australia, beautiful, talented dressmaker Tilly returns to her tiny hometown to right wrongs from her past. As she tries to reconcile with her mother, she starts to fall in love while transforming the fashion of the town.
Style:
romantic, romantic drama, period piece, costume drama, melancholic ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
bullying, women, fashion, dressmaker, small town, murder mystery, mother daughter relationship, revenge, memory, illegitimate daughter, accidental death, seamstress ...
Time:
1950s, 1900s, year 1951, 50s
Place:
australia, oceania, milan italy, france, new york ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Bolt is the star of the biggest show in Hollywood. The only problem is, he thinks it's real. After he's accidentally shipped to New York City and separated from Penny, his beloved co-star and owner, Bolt must harness all his "super ...
Style:
exciting, entertaining, sweet, light, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
dog, human animal relationship, pets, cartoon dog, animal life, superhero, getting home, friendship, road trip, cat, hamster, friends ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, new york, missouri, ohio, north america ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
When Madame Adelaide Bonfamille leaves her fortune to Duchess and her children -- Bonfamille's prize family of domesticated house cats -- the butler plots to steal the money and kidnaps the heirs, leaving them out on a country road. All seems ...
Style:
fairy tale, entertaining, sweet, cute, humorous ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, preschool
Plot:
cat, talking animal, animal life, friendship, butler, getting home, social differences, mischievous children, danger, hopes, animal, animal protagonist ...
Time:
1910s, 70s, year 1970, 20th century, edwardian era
Place:
paris france, france, europe
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Animal pals Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria are still trying to make it back to New York's Central Park Zoo. They are forced to take a detour to Europe to find the penguins and chimps who broke the bank at a Monte Carlo casino. When French ...
Style:
3d animation, humorous, hilarious, entertaining, funny ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly, toddlers, family outing ...
Plot:
circus, penguins, animal, zebra, getting home, silly humor, talking animal, friendship, villain, fantasy world, buddies, giraffe ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
madagascar, new york, africa, monte carlo, europe ...
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA, Italy, Canada, Japan, UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Alice, an unpretentious and individual 19-year-old, is betrothed to a dunce of an English nobleman. At her engagement party, she escapes the crowd to consider whether to go through with the marriage and falls down a hole in the garden after spotting ...
Style:
fairy tale, atmospheric, visually appealing, surreal, gothic ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, girls' night, teens, date night ...
Plot:
fantasy world, magic, escape from reality, imaginary kingdom, magical, transformation, alice in wonderland, teenage girl, imaginary, cat, animal, dream ...
Time:
19th century, year 2010, 1870s, 2010s, 2000s ...
Place:
england, cornwall, london, china
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
This 1986 Disney adventure tells the story of 12-year-old David who lives with his family in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. When he awakens from being accidentally knocked out in the forest near his home, he finds that eight years have passed. His family is ...
Style:
futuristic, feel good, entertaining, exciting, stylized ...
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids, teen drama, preschool
Plot:
time travel, ufo, flying saucer, benign alien, space and aliens, nasa, outer space, space travel, robot, alien, alien abduction, childhood ...
Time:
year 1986, year 1978, 90s, 20th century, 80s ...
Place:
florida, miami, miami beach, tokyo, japan ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Conrad and Sally Walden are home alone with their pet fish. It is raining outside, and there is nothing to do. Until The Cat in the Hat walks in the front door. He introduces them to their imagination, and at first it's all fun and games, until ...
Style:
stylized, humorous, feel good, entertaining, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, preschool
Plot:
goofy hero, getting home, cat, youth, friendship, imaginary kingdom, disorder, talking cat, impersonating a police officer, child, rescue, fish out of water ...
Time:
year 2003
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Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
In his basement in San Francisco, boy-genius Quinn Mallory unlocks the doorway to an infinite number of Earths. During a test run, Quinn invites co-worker Wade Wells and his teacher Professor Maximillian Arturo to see his new invention. But an ...
Style:
atmospheric, clever, exciting, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
alien invasion, parallel world, alternate reality, alternate dimension, danger, escapades, multiverse, alternate timeline, getting home, portal, life changing experience, time travel ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2000s
Place:
san francisco, bay area, california, usa
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13K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Russia
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
After a colossal and mysterious accident a young talented architect comes back to his senses in a very odd world that only resembles the reality. This world is based on the memories of the ones who live in it - people who are currently finding ...
Style:
mind bending, enigmatic, exciting, atmospheric, futuristic ...
Plot:
subconscious, architect, imaginary, true love, getting home, coma, alternate reality, couples, imagination, research, society, foreknowledge ...
Place:
russia
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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
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
After their father is called into work, two young boys, Walter and Danny, are left in the care of their teenage sister, Lisa, and told they must stay inside. Walter and Danny, who anticipate a boring day, are shocked when they begin playing Zathura, ...
Style:
exciting, intense, semi serious, epic, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot:
robot, space travel, brother brother relationship, board game, game, child, sibling rivalry, childhood, human in outer space, alien, outer space, alternate world ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, future, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Switzerland
TV show
Story:
The story of an Americana-obsessed Swiss valley community fighting for survival against the threat of modern society. To honor his recently deceased father, Joris returns on parole to the Wild West atmosphere of Horizonville, immediately finding ...
Style:
comedy drama, thrilling, satirical, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
getting home, ex convict, satire, gas station, small town, lifestyle, troubled past, social issues, family relations, eccentric family, social problems, confronting the past ...
Place:
switzerland
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Gaynor Jacks, aged 29, returns to her mum and dad's house in Coventry after running off to find her place in the big wide world when she was 17-years-old.
Style:
sitcom, satirical, captivating, semi serious, feel good ...
Plot:
getting home, nostalgia, daughter, reunited friends, homecoming, social problems, social issues, female protagonist, lifestyle, satire, troubled past, mother and daughter ...
Time:
2000s, 90s
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Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Billy, the coolest kid in high school, comes back to his hometown 15 years later to find he’s no longer cool and the girl he still has feelings for now dates the former town outcast. Billy becomes obsessed with proving the outcast is a murderer.
Style:
feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, dark comedy ...
Plot:
getting home, investigation, obsession, small town, murder mystery, whodunit, amateur detective, rivalry, society, unfulfillment, lifestyle, adaptation ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A young woman is forced to return to her trailer-park beginnings after her political career is derailed by a sex scandal.
Style:
captivating, soap opera, political drama
Plot:
sex scandal, getting home, political scandal, small town, politics, hometown, family relations, female protagonist, secret revealed, scandal, relationships, career ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Netherlands, Belgium
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A young photographer moves back in with his mother and has to adjust to his old hometown. Things get more challenging when she appoints him as her dating coach in order to spend more time together.
Style:
humorous, feel good, entertaining, light, captivating ...
Plot:
getting home, single mother, coming of age, photographer, dating, couple relations, love and romance, romantic relationship, family relations, relationships, humour, advice ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
netherlands
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
A single-camera buddy comedy about what happens when two best friends come back together, just when they need each other most. Inspired by the ultra-close friendship between the series' creators and stars, "Playing House" centers on ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, sentimental, not serious, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
best friend, getting home, childbirth, lifestyle, baby, friendship, thirtysomething life, pregnancy, motherhood, loyalty, small town, parenting ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA, India, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Two young wolves at opposite ends of their pack's social order are thrown together into a foreign land and need each other to return home, but love complicates everything.
Style:
touching, 3d animation, semi serious, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
furry, wolf, animal life, opposites attract, road trip, forbidden love, friends, leadership, getting home, wedding planning, obsessive quest, wolf pack ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, idaho, canada
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
An American girl on holiday in the English countryside with her family finds herself in hiding and fighting for her survival as war breaks out.
Style:
suspenseful, teen, romantic, sweet, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
survival, longing, danger, teenage life, young adult, post apocalypse, love and romance, coming of age, cousin cousin relationship, youth, countryside, teenager ...
Time:
year 2013, future, 21st century
Place:
england, northern england, scotland, london
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Manny, Diego, and Sid embark upon another adventure after their continent is set adrift. Using an iceberg as a ship, they encounter sea creatures and battle pirates as they explore a new world.
Style:
humorous, 3d animation, computer animated, witty, saga ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, girls' night, family friendly, teens ...
Plot:
animal life, iceberg, unlikely partners, danger, hopes, parents and children, friendship, natural disaster, talking animal, fantasy world, pirate, children ...
Time:
prehistoric times, year 2012, 20th century, 2010s, prehistory
Place:
north america
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Cowabunga! Catch a perfect wave of fun in the sun, splashed with excitement, surprises and budding romance. Life's a beach for surfers Brady (Ross Lynch) and McKenzie (Maia Mitchell) – until a rogue wave magically transports them inside the ...
Style:
teen, humorous, semi serious, feel good, light ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, chick flick
Plot:
teenage life, teenage love, surfing, teenager, beach, summer, rivalry, getting home, surfer, teen romance, self confidence, disorder ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 2010s, year 1962, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, West Germany
Duration: 29 min.
TV show
Story:
Four kids travel to the magical land of Narnia where they must battle an evil queen with the direction of the Lion, Aslan.
Style:
serious, mystical, exciting, offbeat, cult classic ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
fantasy world, parallel world, good versus evil, narnia, heroic mission, danger, imaginary, young heroes, getting home, hopes, supernatural, wizards and magicians ...
Time:
1900s, 1940s
Place:
britain
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Francesca Goode is a successful New York banker who goes from being a Boss to being Broke overnight after the feds freeze all her assets when she's wrongfully blamed for unethical banking practices. She's forced to give up her hard-earned, ...
Style:
feel good, funny, entertaining, humorous, captivating ...
Plot:
homecoming, getting home, banker, small town, fish out of water, coping, self discovery, introspection, changing lives, lifestyle change, humour, career ...
Place:
georgia
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