Movies Like Dhakti Jaoo
If you liked Dhakti Jaoo (1958), a family movie directed by Anant Mane, 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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Yours, Mine & Ours (2005)
★ 6.2/10Also familyAdmiral Frank Beardsley returns to New London to run the Coast Guard Academy, his last stop before a probable promotion to head the Guard. A widower with eight children, he runs a loving but tight ship, with charts and…
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Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980)
★ 7.3/10Also familyYoung Cedric Errol and his widowed mother live in genteel poverty in 1880s Brooklyn after the death of his father. Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, has long ago disowned his son for marrying an American…
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The Little Rascals (1994)
★ 6.8/10Also familyWhen nine-year-old Alfalfa falls for Darla, his "He-Man-Woman-Hating" friends attempt to sabotage their relationship.
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Falling for Christmas (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also familyAn engaged, spoiled hotel heiress finds herself in the care of a handsome, blue-collar lodge owner and his precocious daughter after getting amnesia in a skiing accident.
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PAW Patrol: Jet to the Rescue (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also familyA royal relative steals a gem with the power to make things fly, the Paw Patrol takes to the skies to stop him and save Barkingburg.
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Ploey: You Never Fly Alone (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also familyA plover chick has not learned to fly when his family migrates in the fall. He must survive the arctic winter, vicious enemies and himself in order to be reunited with his beloved one next spring.
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An Autumn Romance (2021)
★ 7/10Also familyWhen librarian Taylor Harris suddenly loses her job, she decides to visit her brother in a small town in Montana. There, she gets involved in the fight to help save her brother's hotel from tycoon Joel Sheenan, who…
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The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)
★ 6.1/10Also familyThe original '70s TV family is now placed in the 1990s, where they're even more square and out of place than ever.
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Little Big League (1994)
★ 6/10Also familyWhen the owner of the Minnesota Twins passes away, he bequeaths the team to his preteen grandson. The newly minted head honcho quickly appoints himself manager, causing unrest in an organization that struggles to take…
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The Happiest Millionaire (1967)
★ 6.8/10Also familyA happy and unbelievably lucky young Irish immigrant, John Lawless, lands a job as the butler of an unconventional millionaire, Biddle. His daughter, Cordelia Drexel Biddle, tires of the unusual antics of her…
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Skater Girl (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also familyPrerna, a teenager growing up in rural India, comes of age when she’s introduced to the sport of skateboarding. As a result, she has to fight the odds to follow her dreams and compete in the national championship.
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Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars (2014)
★ 7.1/10Also familyPhineas and Ferb become the galaxy's unlikeliest last hope when they must return the Death Star plans to the Rebel Alliance.
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Rookie of the Year (1993)
★ 6.2/10Also familyWhen the cast comes off his once broken arm, a 12-year-old boy can throw a 100-mile-an-hour fastball, and the Chicago Cubs want him as their new pitcher.
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Let It Shine (2012)
★ 7/10Also familyA teenage rapper must use his musical talent to help a friend and win the girl of his dreams while overcoming self-doubt and the expectations of his strict religious parents.
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Secondhand Lions (2003)
★ 7.2/10Also familyThe comedic adventures of an introverted boy left on the doorstep of a pair of reluctant, eccentric great-uncles, whose exotic remembrances stir the boy's spirit and re-ignite the men's lives.
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The Prince & Me 2: The Royal Wedding (2006)
★ 5.8/10Also familyWith just weeks before their royal wedding, Paige and Edvard find their relationship and the Danish monarchy in jeopardy when an old law is brought to light, stating that an unmarried heir to the throne may marry only…
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Sneakerella (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also familyWhen El, an aspiring sneaker designer from Queens, meets Kira King, the fiercely independent daughter of legendary basketball star and sneaker tycoon Darius King, sparks fly as the two bond over their mutual affinity…
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The Willoughbys (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also familyWhen the four Willoughby children are abandoned by their selfish parents, they must learn how to adapt their Old-Fashioned values to the contemporary world in order to create something new: The Modern Family.
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Lady and the Tramp (2019)
★ 7.2/10Also familyThe love story between a pampered Cocker Spaniel named Lady and a streetwise mongrel named Tramp. Lady finds herself out on the street after her owners have a baby and is saved from a pack by Tramp, who tries to show…
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Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation (2024)
★ 7.6/10Also familyWhen thrill-seeker Cricket tricks his family into taking a "road trip" in space, chaos in the cosmos quickly ensues. Despite growing frustrations between Cricket and his dad, Bill, the two must learn to appreciate each…