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Plot Summary:
Charlie and Dan have been best friends and business partners for thirty years; their Manhattan public relations firm is on the verge of a huge business deal with a Japanese company. With two weeks to sew up the contract, Dan gets a surprise: a woman he married on a drunken impulse nearly nine years before (annulled the next day) shows up to tell him he's the father of her twins, now seven, and she'll be in jail for 14 days for a political protest. Dan volunteers to keep the tykes, although he's up tight and clueless. With Charlie's help is there any way they can be dad and uncle, meet the kids' expectations, and still land the account?.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, melancholic, hilarious, slapstick comedy, not serious, light, entertaining, realistic, buddy comedy
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Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007)
Plot Summary:
Mr. Bean wins a trip to Cannes where he unwittingly separates a young boy from his father and must help the two reunite. On the way he discovers France, bicycling and true love, among other things.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 132000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: UK, France, Germany, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, humorous, funny, road movie, slapstick, sentimental, hilarious, parody, entertaining
Similar in 88%
Getting Even with Dad (1994)
Plot Summary:
Ray, an ex-con and widower, is planning a coin heist with two accomplices to help him to buy his own bakery. However, he doesn't expect his son Timmy, who was living with Ray's sister, to show up at the house right in the middle of planning. Timmy is ignored and Ray and his buddies pull off the heist. Timmy gets his father's attention by stealing the coins and hiding them. To get them back, his father must take him to a number of different places and treat him like he enjoys his presence. They grow fond of each other but Timmy won't stay with his dad unless he gives up the coins.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: humorous, melancholic, satirical, semi serious, realistic, exciting, funny, romantic, sexy, feel good
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Funky Monkey (2004)
Plot Summary:
Boy genius Michael Dean (Adkins) teams up with a super-talented chimpanzee and his caretaker (Modine) to take down an animal testing lab. In exchange the scientist gives the boy some pointers on the girl of his dreams.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 838
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious, melancholic, sentimental, captivating, entertaining, fast
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Harry and the Hendersons (1987)
Plot Summary:
Returning from a hunting trip in the forest, the Henderson family's car hits an animal in the road. At first they fear it was a man, but when they examine the "body" they find it's a "bigfoot". They think it's dead so they decide to take it home (there could be some money in this). As you guessed, it isn't dead. Far from being the ferocious monster they fear "Harry" to be, he's a friendly giant.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, melancholic, feel good, entertaining, light, mystical, epic, family comedy, mythical
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Opposite Day (2009)
Plot Summary:
The world goes backwards on Opposite Day. The kids become adults, and the adults become kids.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, captivating, melancholic, exciting
Similar in 82%
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011)
Plot Summary:
Back in middle school after summer vacation, Greg Heffley and his older brother Rodrick must deal with their parents' misguided attempts to have them bond.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, realistic, light, feel good, funny, buddy comedy
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Parental Guidance (2012)
Plot Summary:
Artie and Diane agree to look after their three grandkids when their type-A helicopter parents need to leave town for work. Problems arise when the kids' 21st-century behavior collides with Artie and Diane's old-school methods.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, light, entertaining, sentimental, funny, touching, sweet, realistic, not serious
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Leave It to Beaver (1997)
Plot Summary:
Cleavers are an all-American family living in Ohio - wise father Ward, loving mother June, teen-age son Wally and 8-year-old "Beaver" Theodore. Beaver hopes to get a bike as a gift from his father and to please him tries out for his school football team and he makes it, only to be embarrassed. The bike he gets is quickly stolen. Meanwhile Wally is trying to help his friend Eddie Haskell to get the heart of pretty classmate Karen, but Karen seems to like Wally more, and that leads to tensions between the friends.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: melancholic, feel good, semi serious, humorous, epic, scary, romantic, sexy, unusual plot structure, sweet
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It Runs in the Family (1994)
Plot Summary:
It is now summer in the Parker family; and the usual amount of numerous events are happening in their separate lives. Ralphie is searching for the perfect top to use to beat the school bully with, the Old Man is in battle with their hillbilly neighbors, the Bumpus, while eagerly awaiting the discovery of the perfect fishing spot, and the Mother is attempting to collect all of the pieces of a glass china set at a local movie theater.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, feel good, light, melancholic, epic, realistic, slapstick
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Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves (1997)
Plot Summary:
The joke's on absent-minded scientist Wayne Szalinski when his troublesome invention shrinks him, his brother and their wives so effectively that their children think they've completely disappeared. Of course, this gives the kids free rein to do anything they want, unaware that their parents are watching every move.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious, light, captivating, epic, hilarious, psychotronic, slapstick comedy, nostalgic
Similar in 77%
Babysitters Beware (2009)
Plot Summary:
Seven-year-old Danny Parker is a good kid who loves his parents. But they have to go out on business dinners all the time, leaving him stuck with a sitter. It's not so bad when it's his favorite babysitter, Janelle but he also gets stuck with sitters like Ms. Greene who won't let him have any fun. Danny just wants to spend more time with his Mom and Dad.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 428
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, captivating, light, entertaining, realistic, semi serious
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Daddy Day Camp (2007)
Plot Summary:
Seeking to offer his son the satisfying summer camp experience that eluded him as a child, the operator of a neighborhood daycare center opens his own camp, only to face financial hardship and stiff competition from a rival camp.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, melancholic, absurd, not serious, slapstick, funny, family comedy, realistic, slapstick comedy, inspirational
Similar in 88%
Beethoven's 4th (2001)
Plot Summary:
The family is pleasantly surprised and puzzled when Beethoven suddenly becomes obedient. Turns out it's a prince and the pauper scenario, with the real Beethoven now living with a pompous rich family.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Are We Done Yet? (2007)
Plot Summary:
Newlyweds Nick and Suzanne decide to move to the suburbs to provide a better life for their two kids. But their idea of a dream home is disturbed by a contractor with a bizarre approach to business.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: entertaining, humorous, funny, feel good, not serious, slapstick, light, captivating, satirical, black comedy
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Marley & Me: The Puppy Years (2011)
Plot Summary:
Fall into puppy love with “the world’s worst dog”, who now has a frisky voice and an attitude to match. Join Marley for his mischievous puppy years, as he and his summer pal, Bodie Grogan, wreak havoc on a neighborhood dog contest. Marley outwits Dobermans, Shepherds and Collies, while stealing hearts in his own unique and lovable way. Get your paws on MARLEY & ME: THE PUPPY YEARS and fetch big laughs for the whole family!.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, feel good, humorous, sad, sentimental
Similar in 86%
Bingo (1991)
Plot Summary:
Bingo, the runaway circus dog, is off the leash and saving Chuckie's life! Bingo and the boy become the best of friends in this canine comedy featuring doggy disguises and skateboarding, pinball and prison. Chuckie and his parents (Cindy Williams and David Rasche) are moving house, a thousand miles away, but Bingo won't be allowed to join them. Chuckie and Bingo's determination to be reunited is t.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, touching, not serious, spoof, entertaining, feel good, parody, funny, clever, unusual plot structure
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012)
Plot Summary:
School is out and Greg is ready for the days of summer, when all his plans go wrong. What on earth is he going to do all summer?.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, touching, entertaining, sincere, feel good, realistic, not serious, slapstick, teen comedy
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The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)
Plot Summary:
Jed Clampett and kin move from Arkansas to Beverly Hills when he becomes a billionaire, after an oil strike. The country folk are very naive with regard to life in the big city, so when Jed starts a search for a new wife there are inevitably plenty of takers and con artists ready to make a fast buck.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, satirical, hilarious, light, realistic, not serious, fast, scary, parody
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Man of the House (1995)
Plot Summary:
Ben Archer is not happy. His mother, Sandy, has just met a man, and it looks like things are pretty serious. Driven by a fear of abandonment, Ben tries anything and everything to ruin the "love bubble" which surrounds his mom. However, after Ben and Jack's experiences in the Indian Guides, the two become much closer.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: touching, funny, melancholic, realistic, humorous, semi serious, epic, feel good, inspirational, romantic
Similar in 89%
House Arrest (1996)
Plot Summary:
High-schooler Grover Beindorf and his younger sister Stacy decide that their parents, Janet and Ned, are acting childishly when they decide to divorce after 18 years of marriage, so they lock them up in the basement until they'll sort out their problems. Their school friends also decide to do the same with their parents to solve their respective problems.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, humorous, touching, captivating, funny, hilarious, semi serious, slapstick comedy, sexy
Similar in 82%
Jungle 2 Jungle (1997)
Plot Summary:
Uptight New York City executive, Michael Cromwell, pursues his soon-to-be ex-wife to South America and returns home with the son he never knew he had -- a boy raised in a tribal village in Brazil. Armed with only his blowgun, the 13-year-old Mimi-Siku discovers that the world outside his jungle home is indeed a strange place.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: France, USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: light, funny, feel good, entertaining, epic, family comedy, happy, humorous, not serious, slapstick comedy
Similar in 76%
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
Plot Summary:
The Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern University, forcing his writer wife, Mary, and the couple's 12 children to make a major adjustment. The transition works well until work demands pull the parents away from home, leaving the kids bored -- and increasingly mischievous.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 107000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: feel good, entertaining, humorous, funny, teen, family comedy, hilarious, light, inspirational, epic
Similar in 87%
Problem Child (1990)
Plot Summary:
Ben Healy (John Ritter) and his social climbing wife Flo adopt Junior a fun-loving seven year old. But they soon discover he's a little monster as he turns a camping trip, a birthday party and even a baseball game into comic nightmares. But is he really just a little angel trying to get out? Find out in this hilarious satire on modern-day family life.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, light, hilarious, slapstick, humorous, cult classic, epic, romantic comedy, light hearted
Similar in 76%
The Little Rascals (1994)
Plot Summary:
Spanky, Alfalfa, Buckwheat, and the other characters made famous in the Our Gang shorts of the 1920s and 1930s are brought back to life in this nostalgic children's comedy. When Alfalfa starts to question his devotion to the club's principles after falling for the beautiful nine-year old Darla, the rest of the gang sets out to keep them apart.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 55000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: feel good, light, sentimental, sweet, not serious, inspirational, teen, hilarious, humorous, retro
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Dennis the Menace (1993)
Plot Summary:
Mr. Wilson's ever-present annoyance comes in the form of one mischievous kid named Dennis. But he'll need Dennis's tricks to uncover a collection of gold coins that go missing when a shady drifter named Switchblade Sam comes to town.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 64000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: feel good, funny, humorous, not serious, sweet, hilarious, entertaining, light, epic, sad
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Daddy's Home (2015)
Plot Summary:
The story of a mild-mannered radio executive (Ferrell) who strives to become the best stepdad ever to his wife's two children, but complications ensue when their freewheeling, freeloading real father arrives, forcing stepdad to compete for the affection of the kids.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 127000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: funny, sweet, entertaining, humorous, satirical, light, hilarious, saga, captivating, absurd
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The Game Plan (2007)
Plot Summary:
Bachelor football star Joe Kingman seems to have it all. He is wealthy and carefree, and his team is on the way to capturing a championship. Suddenly, he is tackled by some unexpected news: He has a young daughter, the result of a last fling with his ex-wife. Joe must learn to balance his personal and professional lives with the needs of his child.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 99000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: sentimental, funny, inspirational, entertaining, humorous, feel good, romantic, uplifting, captivating, emotional
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Hotel for Dogs (2009)
Plot Summary:
Placed in a foster home that doesn't allow pets, 16-year-old Andi and her younger brother, Bruce, turn an abandoned hotel into a home for their dog. Soon other strays arrive, and the hotel becomes a haven for every orphaned canine in town. But the kids have to do some quick thinking to keep the cops off their tails.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: feel good, entertaining, humorous, light, romantic, family comedy, teen, realistic, semi serious, fairy tale
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Flubber (1997)
Plot Summary:
Professor Phillip Brainard, an absent minded professor, works with his assistant Weebo, trying to create a substance that's a new source of energy and that will save Medfield College where his sweetheart Sara is the president. He has missed his wedding twice, and on the afternoon of his third wedding, Professor Brainard creates flubber, which allows objects to fly through the air.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 94000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, entertaining, slapstick, slapstick comedy, parody, grindhouse, cult classic, hilarious, disgusting
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Home Alone (1990)
Plot Summary:
Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. But when a pair of bungling burglars set their sights on Kevin's house, the plucky kid stands ready to defend his territory. By planting booby traps galore, adorably mischievous Kevin stands his ground as his frantic mother attempts to race home before.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 626000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: funny, light, humorous, not serious, slapstick comedy, hilarious, slapstick, feel good, clever, christmas special