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Plot Summary:
Eight year old Anthony is somewhat uneasy about spending the weekend with his alcoholic, down-on-his-luck carpenter dad Walt while his mom Bonnie and her new husband Kyle go to a Catholic retreat together. Walt is just as uneasy about spending time with Anthony, especially since their first day together is a series of characteristically unfortunate events, including his truck breaking down, his landlord locking him out of the house, and the theft of his toolbox, which he needs for an upcoming job. As Walt and Anthony set about finding the guy who stole the tools and improvise around their other misfortunes, they begin to discover a true connection with each other, causing Walt to become a better father and Anthony to reveal the promise and potential of the good man he will become.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: light, touching, humorous, spiritual, political, cult classic, contemplative
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Big Shots (1987)
Plot Summary:
Following the death of his father, a suburbanite runs away from home and winds up on Chicago's South Side. After being mugged, the boy befriends a young hustler and, after stealing a gangster's car, the two embark on an adventure down south in search of the hustler's estranged father.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 887
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: independent film, sentimental, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, slang, romantic, feel good, unusual plot structure
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Lost in Russia (2020)
Plot Summary:
A story of a businessman who accidentally boards a train bound for Russia with his mother and has to overcome difficulties with his mother and problems in his family life.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 907
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: China
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, feel good, entertaining
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Digger (1993)
Plot Summary:
A young boy is sent to live with relatives when his parents break up. He befriends a dying boy who has an eerie connection with nature.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 253
Genere: Family, Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Year I Became a Liar (2009)
Plot Summary:
Filmmaker Ricardo Trogi recalls the events surrounding his family moving to a new neighborhood when he was 11-years-old.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, emotional, semi serious, feel good, teen, offbeat, realistic, crying
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Day Off (2001)
Plot Summary:
Day Off (French: Mercredi, folle journée !) is a 2001 French drama film directed by Pascal Thomas.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 421
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, light, humorous, captivating, suspense, melancholic, sensitive
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My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler (2018)
Plot Summary:
Takashi Omura (Hiroshi Tanahashi) was once a popular professional wrestler, but he isn't popular anymore. He now wears a cockroach mask and wrestles as a villain. He is married to Shiori (Yoshino Kimura) and they have an elementary school aged son named Shota (Kokoro Terada). Takashi and Shiori have not yet told their son what Takashi does for a living. One day, Shota finds out that Takashi is a professional wrestler and a villain with a cockroach mask. Shota is shocked and tells a lie to his classmate that his dad is a popular professional wrestler.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 252
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter (2018)
Plot Summary:
A star of hunting videos strives to bond with his 12-year-old son on a wilderness trip but learns familial connections can't be forced.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: sincere, light, touching, humorous, captivating, cult classic
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (2017)
Plot Summary:
A Heffley family road trip to attend Meemaw's 90th birthday party goes hilariously off course thanks to Greg's newest scheme to get to a video gaming convention.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: road movie, funny, light, humorous, entertaining
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The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)
Plot Summary:
Climb aboard for an extraordinary version of Mark Twain's sweeping adventure when Walt Disney presents The Adventures of Huck Finn, starring Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings). Directed by Stephen Sommers (The Mummy, The Mummy Returns), it's the unforgettable saga of a mischievous youngster and a runaway slave.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: road movie, uplifting, gothic, epic, juvenile, sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic
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It's Not Me, I Swear! (2008)
Plot Summary:
Léon is ten years old, has lots of problems and an overly fertile imagination. Of course, there is mom and dad who are always fighting, and those annoying neighbors who get to spend the summer at the beach. And then, there's Léa, the exasperating girl who's always right about everything. In the summer of '68, when mom decides to leave everything behind to start a new life in Greece, Léon is prepared to do anything to kill the pain. Destroy the neighbors' house, become a professional liar and even, why not, fall in love with Léa. Together, they will overcome the pain of growing up when you feel abandoned.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: semi serious, clever, humorous, realistic, offbeat, biting, dark comedy, suspense, period drama
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The Zigzag Kid (2012)
Plot Summary:
The son of the world's greatest detective embarks on a high-stakes adventure in this action-packed adaptation of the beloved book by Israeli writer David Grossman. (TIFF).
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 489
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Netherlands, Belgium, UK, Spain, France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: touching, realistic, serious, detective, crying
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Josh and S.A.M. (1993)
Plot Summary:
Josh and Sam are two brothers facing change, their mother is about to marry a French accountant and the kids are sent to go live with their father in Florida. Meanwhile Josh tells Sam that he is a "S.A.M." that is going to be sent to Africa to fight in a war and that Canada is a safe haven for any S.A.M. unwilling to fight. The cross-country journey begins when the 2 boys think they killed a drunk and steal his car en route to Canada where they encounter The Liberty Maid. Will Josh & S.A.M. make it to Canada or will they wish they should have never left home.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, semi serious, realistic, exciting, light, melancholic, suspenseful, tense, road movie
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Wide Awake (1998)
Plot Summary:
A feel-good comedy about the laughter, excitement and fun that come with being a kid! Joshua is a thoughtful 10-year-old looking for some simple answers to life's eternal questions. The problem is that no one - including his concerned parents and his 5th grade teacher - seems to be making any sense!.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: sentimental, light, emotional, humorous, touching, spiritual, semi serious, crying, independent film, fairy tale
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Storm (2009)
Plot Summary:
Drengen Freddie elsker hunde og hader hundemishandlere. Så da han ser en mand på gaden være rigtig modbydelig mod sin hund, tager han affære og kidnapper hunden, som han giver navnet Storm. Freddie gemmer Storm på sit værelse, for hans far vil sikkert ikke synes om få en ekstra beboer i huset. Men så begynder Storm at vise ualmindeligt stort talent på væddeløbsbanen.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 206
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, serious, humorous, realistic, crying
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The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (2013)
Plot Summary:
A 12-year-old cartographer secretly leaves his family's ranch in Montana where he lives with his cowboy father and scientist mother and travels across the country on board a freight train to receive an award at the Smithsonian Institute.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: touching, road movie, emotional, exciting, sentimental, realistic, stylized, talky, visually appealing, inspirational
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Son of Rambow (2007)
Plot Summary:
Will Proudfoot (Bill Milner) is looking for an escape from his family's stifling home life when he encounters Lee Carter (Will Poulter), the school bully. Armed with a video camera and a copy of "Rambo: First Blood", Lee plans to make cinematic history by filming his own action-packed video epic. Together, these two newfound friends-turned-budding-filmmakers quickly discover that their imaginative ― and sometimes mishap-filled ― cinematic adventure has begun to take on a life of its own!.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: UK, France, Germany, USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: feel good, touching, stylized, humorous, melancholic, realistic, captivating, entertaining, independent film, philosophical
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Fathers & Sons (2010)
Plot Summary:
Fathers & Sons is a comedic exploration of a group of men and their relationships with their fathers. A middle-aged Jewish man meets his father for the first time at the funeral of his mother. A south-Asian accountant introduces his white fiance to his father - a gay, Bollywood choreographer. A recently bankrupted Wall-Street broker has come home to borrow money from his music teacher father, and four brothers gather at the paternal home to pay their last respects and to collect their inheritance.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 78
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, light, captivating, entertaining
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The Relatives (2021)
Plot Summary:
One morning, the father of the family decides to fulfill his lifelong dream: to go with his family to the Grushinsky festival and perform his song there. The family is forced to come to terms with the desire of a tyrant father and go on a road trip across all of Russia. Along the way, they will have adventures, various tests and a test of their relationships for strength. But the most important thing they will understand only at the end of this extraordinary trip.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 561
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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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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Kart Racer (2003)
Plot Summary:
14-year-old Watts Davies is estranged from his dad, a former International Karting Federation (IKF) champion. Watts's resolve to race in the upcoming IKF Regional Championships rekindles their relationship as they pursue the dream together.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 652
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic
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The Rainbow Tribe (2008)
Plot Summary:
Morgan Roberts, a middle aged adult in crisis, reunites with his best friend when he returns to the summer camp of his youth. His troubles seem to magnify when he is joined by a rag-tag group of 10 year old campers. Through their struggles they collectively overcome their personal problems and exchange them for one of the best summers of their lives. is.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 715
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Czech Republic, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, semi serious, realistic, slapstick
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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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The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: touching, funny, sentimental, feel good, humorous, semi serious, sad, inspirational, melancholic, crying
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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 Best Things in the World (2010)
Plot Summary:
Everyday family life as perfectly normal madness. “As Melhores Coisas do Mundo“ follows a few days in the life of the 15-year-old Mano, who is fighting on two fronts: his parents have just got divorced and he is going through puberty. Mano tries to make his way through life, with its first sexual experiences, his depressed brother and his self-centered parents. It’s a humorous homage to the pitfalls of daily life and the diversity of life.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, humorous, semi serious, captivating, spectacular, realistic, queer cinema
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Plot Summary:
Harry Habert, owner of a rent office has an original idea: To rent babies from a nearby orphanage to the local families. He rents the Ward brothers to his first customers.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Family, Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, light, melancholic, touching, slapstick, independent film, realistic, semi serious, slapstick comedy
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Flicka (2006)
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A headstrong 16 year old Katy McLaughlin desires to work on her family's mountainside horse ranch, although her father insists she finish boarding school. Katy finds a mustang in the hills near her ranch. Katy then sets her mind to tame a mustang and prove to her father she can run the ranch. But when tragedy happens, it will take all the love and strength the family can muster to restore hope.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: talky, sentimental, touching, realistic, teen, feel good, road movie, sad, humorous, semi serious
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The Trial of Old Drum (2000)
Plot Summary:
Inspired by a true story set in Missouri, "The Trial of Old Drum" tells the story of a valiant golden retriever, Old Drum, an orphan dog that becomes a boy's best friend and is then forced to stand trial for killing a neighbor's sheep.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 377
Genere: Drama, Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: touching, realistic, light, sentimental, captivating, independent film, serious
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Nebraska (2013)
Plot Summary:
An aging, booze-addled father takes a trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim what he believes to be a million-dollar sweepstakes prize.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 122000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: road movie, black and white, depressing, humorous, touching, realistic, meditative, emotional, melancholic, witty
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Chef (2014)
Plot Summary:
When Chef Carl Casper suddenly quits his job at a prominent Los Angeles restaurant after refusing to compromise his creative integrity for its controlling owner, he is left to figure out what's next. Finding himself in Miami, he teams up with his ex-wife, his friend and his son to launch a food truck. Taking to the road, Chef Carl goes back to his roots to reignite his passion for the kitchen -- and zest for life and love.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 227000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: inspirational, feel good, touching, road movie, culinary, suspense, entertaining, scenic, semi serious, motivational