Movies Like Shining Time Station: One of the Family
If you liked Shining Time Station: One of the Family (1995), a comedy and family movie directed by Wayne Moss and Frank Vitale, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Casper Meets Wendy (1998)
★ 5.9/10Also family and comedyWhen a warlock threatens Wendy the Good Little Witch, she and her aunts hide out at a resort where Casper the Ghost is vacationing with his uncles. Although Casper and Wendy are told ghosts and witches don't get along…
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Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh (2008)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and familyStep brothers Drake and Josh must give a foster family the best Christmas ever or face years in jail for a Christmas party gone wrong.
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iParty with Victorious (2011)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and familyCarly discovers her boyfriend Steven Carson has been cheating on her with Tori Vega, so the gang flies out to Los Angeles where they meet Tori and the gang from Hollywood Arts. They attend a party hosted by Kenan…
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Genius (1999)
★ 6.4/10Also family and comedyCharlie Boyle finds that even his high IQ can't solve all of his problems when he takes on a double life in order to make friends his own age.
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Under Wraps (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also family and comedyThree friends try to save their mummified friend, Harold, from greedy criminals by returning him to his resting place before midnight on Halloween.
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Under Wraps 2 (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also family and comedyAs Marshall, Gilbert and Amy are preparing for her father’s Spooktacular Halloween-themed wedding to his fiancé Carl, plans go awry when they discover that their mummy friend Harold and his beloved Rose may be in danger.
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To Grandmother's House We Go (1992)
★ 6.5/10Also family and comedyWhen precocious twins Sarah and Julie feel like Mom is tired of them, they take off on an exciting adventure to their grandmother's house and encounter a pair of villains along the way.
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It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown (1969)
★ 7/10Also comedy and familyAt camp, the boys find themselves consistently losing games to the girls. But their fortunes may change when Snoopy assumes the role of The Masked Marvel, potentially turning the tide in their favor.
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Psych: The Movie (2017)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and tv movieThe ambitious friends come together during the holidays after a mystery assailant targets one of their own. A comedic thrill-ride follows, as the wild and unpredictable Psych team pursues the bad guys, justice … and…
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Recess: All Growed Down (2003)
★ 6.5/10Also family and comedyT.J. and The Recess Gang are kidnapped by the Third Street School's kindergartners, who are in turn being bullied by a new kid in their class.
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Clear History (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and tv movieNathan Flomm, in order to avoid the humiliation of having missed out on a hugely successful business, assumes a new identity on Martha's Vineyard. He plots revenge when his former business partner moves to the same town.
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The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex (2013)
★ 7.8/10Also family and comedyWhile trying to prove to her family she can be mature and responsible, teen wizard Alex Russo conjures up a spell to rid herself of her bad qualities, unintentionally creating a Good and Evil Alex. When Evil Alex gets…
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Thunderstruck (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and familyAfter NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.
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A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and familyFred is cast as Ebenezer Scrooge in a stage adaption of the classic Christmas story, but is acting a bit stingy in real life.
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Dragons: Rescue Riders: Hunt for the Golden Dragon (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also family and tv movieIt's the treasure hunt of a lifetime for the Rescue Riders, who must race to find a precious golden dragon egg and protect it from evil pirates.
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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (2017)
★ 6/10Also family and tv movieCan twelve 12-year-olds escape from the most ridiculously brilliant library ever created? Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library plunks a dozen sixth-graders into the middle of a futuristic library for a night of nonstop…
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Psych 3: This Is Gus (2021)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and tv movieIn preparation for a shotgun wedding before the birth of Baby Guster, Shawn and Gus go rogue in an attempt to track down Selene’s estranged husband, as Lassiter grapples with the future of his career.
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Adventures in Babysitting (2016)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and familyTwo teen rival babysitters, Jenny and Lola, team up to hunt down one of their kids who accidentally ran away into the big city without any supervision.
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Invisible Sister (2015)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and tv movieTeenager Cleo's school science project goes quite awry, causing her popular older sister Molly to go invisible.
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Happy New Year, Charlie Brown (1986)
★ 6.5/10Also family and comedyIt's the night of Peppermint Patty’s New Year’s Eve bash, but Charlie Brown has to write a book report about War and Peace. Hoping to join the fun for a special dance with the Little Red-Haired Girl, he tries…