Best movies like Just in Time
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Plot Summary:
After his wife’s death, Michael loses track of what’s important. That’s why it’s strictly business between Michael and Faith, the attractive nanny he’s hired to take care of his troubled 7-year-old daughter, Lily. When Faith helps Lily deal with her mother’s death, she earns a place in Michael’s heart. But to keep Faith in their lives, Michael has to decide what’s really important to him.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 159
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
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Chasing Ghosts (2014)
Plot Summary:
Lucas Simons has become obsessed with death following the loss of his older brother. A shy child, Lucas spends most of his free time filming funerals in an attempt to understand what happens when we die. When Lucas accidentally captures a mysterious presence in one of his films and posts it online, he inadvertently becomes a YouTube phenomenon and the target of media speculation. Suddenly, he and his grief-numbed parents find themselves thrust into the spotlight, shaking them out of their complacency while complicating their relationship. Lucas's quest for answers leads him toward an unlikely friendship with Chris Brighton (Tim Meadows), a local author who died for nine minutes and lived to tell about it. As Chris takes on a mentor role to Lucas, he helps him navigate the fame while teaching him how to embrace life again and live larger than the shadow of death. (from Nashville Film Festival).
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 410
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: exciting, uplifting, touching, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, crying, independent film, dark comedy
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The Breakup Girl (2015)
Plot Summary:
Three estranged sisters deal with the death of their father.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 168
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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The Twins & Santa Claus (2013)
Plot Summary:
A Danish Christmas themed series.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 149
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 30 min
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A Death in the Family (2002)
Plot Summary:
A young wife's religious faith is shaken when her husband dies in a car accident.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 112
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
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The Republic SHKID (1966)
Plot Summary:
The film is based on the eponymous book, written by two former street gangsters - Grigori Belykh and Leonid Panteleyev. Film is set in the 1920s St. Petersburg, Russia. Streets of the city are full of the homeless boys. They are caught to be raised and educated at the correction school named after Dostoevsky. The boys are street smart and difficult. But the faculty stands up to the challenge. The teaches are being devoted and caring, and gradually win the respect of the most difficult kids. The school director Vicknixor is a refined intellectual, who becomes a role model for the boys.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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Once I Was a Beehive (2015)
Plot Summary:
After losing her father to cancer, a teenage girl reluctantly joins her new step-cousin at a summer camp for Mormon girls.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: sad
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You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (1973)
Plot Summary:
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner, based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip Peanuts.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 292
Genere: Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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Meg of June Hill (1980)
Plot Summary:
A second movie based on Astrid Lindgren's novel "Madicken och Junibackens pims", which is about two sisters and their adventures in 1910s Sweden.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Sweden
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags:
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Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon (1989)
Plot Summary:
Inheriting a family resort in Hawaii, the Wyatts find it in such a run-down condition that they decide to sell it after trying to fix it up. Amidst confusing goings-on among the triplet teenage girls and the boys they meet, Jeffrey meets an old high school rival who promises to keep the resort as-is if Jeffrey will sell it to him. He has other plans in mind, however, and they are not limited merely to Jeffrey's resort.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 665
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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Nanhe Jaisalmer: A Dream Come True (2007)
Plot Summary:
A childhood encounter with actor Bobby Deol leaves an indelible mark on the mind of Nanhe who idolizes the actor.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 476
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, surprise ending
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Barney's Christmas Star (2002)
Plot Summary:
Tis the season to be jolly -- and to celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzzaa! After decorating the caboose puts Barney and his friends in the holiday spirit, they trim the Christmas tree in the snow-covered park. But something's missing -- the shiny, gold star for the treetop! So it's "over the river and through the woods" to grandmother's attic to search for the missing star. Just imagine all the treasure they discover -- little drummer boys and an antique typewriter that's perfect for writing a letter to Santa. After reenacting the classic poem, "The Night Before Christmas" the children celebrate with friends and family as Barney places the Christmas star atop the tree!.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 43
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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1 Chance 2 Dance (2014)
Plot Summary:
When a 17-year old aspiring dancer is uprooted in her high school senior year, she finds herself divided between two boys, and she will have one last shot at making her dream a reality.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 595
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: captivating, light, sincere, emotional
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A Very Brady Christmas (1988)
Plot Summary:
Almost 20 years after the start of the original "Brady Bunch" the kids are grown up and have kids of their own. Everyone is having a wonderful time back at the family house for Christmas, until Mike learns of a structural problem in one of the buildings he designed. As he is inspecting the problem, the building collapses, trapping him inside. As the whole family waits by the pile of rubble, they fear the worst. Will Dad be all right?.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Parent Trap III (1989)
Plot Summary:
When Jeff plans to marry again, his triplet daughters Megan, Lisa and Jessie try to bring him together with Susan.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 819
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags:
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The ButterCream Gang (1992)
Plot Summary:
Unlike most gangs, the ButterCream gang does good deeds. Their leader, Pete, has to go live with his aunt in Chicago. But things don't go well in Chicago and Pete is changed when he returns. Soon Pete is hanging around with the wrong crowd. But the remaining members of the gang, especially their new leader Scott, refuse to give up on their friend Pete.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: epic, independent film, touching, serious, realistic
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Susie Q (1996)
Plot Summary:
Susie Q was going to a dance one night when she and her boyfriend got into a car crash and fell off a bridge. Years later, a teenager named Zach Sands moves into Susie's old house. Zach's father died in a car accident so his family is his mother and his sister, Penny Sands. One night, Zach sees Susie, and she discovers that he can see her. Then Susie explains to Zach, there is a Heaven. But after death people are sent back to Earth to help their families. And sometimes when they can't help by themselves, they get special help. And that is why Zach can see her. So that he could help her family. In fact, Zach is the only one who can see Susie. And on the way, Zach falls in love with Susie. Is their love divine?.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: teen, humorous, semi serious, nostalgic
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My Bodyguard (1980)
Plot Summary:
Clifford Peach (Chris Makepeace), an easygoing teenager, is finding less than easy to fit in at his new high school, where a tough-talking bully (Matt Dillon) terrorizes his classmates and extorts their lunch money. Refusing to pay up, Clifford enlist the aid of an overgrown misfit whose mere presence intimidates students and teachers alike. But their "business relationship" soon turns personal as Clifford and the troubled loner forge a winning alliance against their intimidators - and a very special friendship with each other. Ruth Gordon, Martin Mull, Joan Cusack and John Houseman round out "a truly remarkable cast" (Variety) in this delightful coming-of-age comedy and triumphant tribute to the underdog.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: realistic, entertaining, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, surprise ending, light, enigmatic, unusual plot structure
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The Clique (2008)
Plot Summary:
A young girl tries to fit in with a clique of popular middle school girls after moving into the guest house of one of their homes.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, light, teen, teen comedy
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Simon Birch (1998)
Plot Summary:
Simon Birch tells the story of Joe and Simon's heart-warming journey of friendship. Simon Birch was born with a condition that makes him much smaller than all the other kids in town. Now, due to his condition, Simon thinks God made him this way for a reason and highly believes in God. Together, Joe and Simon go on a journey of trust and friendship to find the answers to many things. Their friendship is put to the test when some unfortunate events happen.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, inspirational, sad, emotional, touching, light, sweet, compassionate, humorous
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The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit (1968)
Plot Summary:
Frederick Bolton has to solve two problems. First, his boss has instructed him to come up with a reasonable campaign to promote a new product, a stomach pill named "Aspercel" - by tomorrow. The second problem is Fred's daugther, Helen. She is absolutely fond of horses, takes riding classes and has already had decent success in some competitions. Her biggest wish is to own a horse herself, a dream her father cannot afford at all. Now Fred tries to solve both problems at once by simply combining them: A horse named "Aspercel", ridden by his daugther should bring the name of the pill into the papers and make Helen happy, too. But there's still one more obstacle: Helen and Aspercel of course have to win a few prices to make this idea work.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, spoof, parody
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My Dog Skip (2000)
Plot Summary:
A shy boy is unable to make friends in Yazoo City, Mississippi in 1942, until his parents give him a terrier puppy for his ninth birthday. The dog, which he names Skip, becomes well known and loved throughout the community and enriches the life of the boy, Willie, as he grows into manhood. Based on the best-selling Mississippi memoir by the late Willie Morris.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: feel good, touching, sentimental, sad, uplifting, heartbreaking, tear jerker, sweet, crying, sincere
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Martian Child (2007)
Plot Summary:
A recently-widowed, science fiction writer considers whether to adopt a hyper-imaginative 6-year-old abandoned and socially-rejected boy who says he's really from Mars.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: touching, emotional, sentimental, sweet, feel good, humorous, uplifting, spiritual, happy, realistic
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Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
Plot Summary:
A girl, abandoned by her mother when she was three, moves to a small town in Florida with her father. There, she adopts an orphaned dog she names Winn-Dixie. The bond between the girl and her special companion brings together the people in a small Florida town and heals her own troubled relationship with her father.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: touching, sentimental, light, sweet, feel good, funny, gothic, teen, happy, comedy drama
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Beethoven (1992)
Plot Summary:
The Newton family live in their comfortable home, but there seems to something missing. This "hole" is filled by a small puppy, who walks into their home and their lives. Beethoven, as he is named, grows into a giant of a dog... a St Bernard. Doctor Varnick, the local vet has a secret and horrible sideline, which requires lots of dogs for experiments. Beethoven is on the bad doctor's list.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 75000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: feel good, sweet, funny, light, humorous, light hearted, sincere, retro, epic, semi serious
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Frenemies (2012)
Plot Summary:
What happens when three sets of BFF's become enemies?.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: realistic, humorous, semi serious, teen, anthology, black comedy, dark comedy, sentimental, teen comedy
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The Baby-Sitters Club (1995)
Plot Summary:
It's the story about seven very different best friends, and one summer that will bring them together like never before.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, humorous, semi serious, sad, touching, realistic, sexy, unusual plot structure, sweet
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Benji: Off the Leash! (2004)
Plot Summary:
Benji and his friends try to save his mother from a puppy mill.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 668
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Angels Sing (2013)
Plot Summary:
As a child, Michael Walker wished every day could be Christmas. That is, until a tragic accident crushed his holiday spirit. Thirty years later, Michael still can't muster any joy for the holidays, despite encouragement from his playful wife and well-intentioned parents. But when his young son faces a tragedy, Michael needs to make amends with his past. A mysterious man named Nick gives Michael a gift and instills in him the courage to find the joy that he lost.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, semi serious, realistic
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3 Men and a Baby (1987)
Plot Summary:
Three bachelors find themselves forced to take care of a baby left by one of the guy's girlfriends.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 57000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, humorous, funny, touching, entertaining, romantic comedy, parody, retro, family comedy
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We Bought a Zoo (2011)
Plot Summary:
Benjamin has lost his wife and, in a bid to start his life over, purchases a large house that has a zoo – welcome news for his daughter, but his son is not happy about it. The zoo is in need of renovation and Benjamin sets about the work with the head keeper and the rest of the staff, but, the zoo soon runs into financial trouble.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 150000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: feel good, inspirational, sincere, touching, romantic, sentimental, emotional, uplifting, funny, light