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Plot Summary:
The Yamadas are a typical middle class Japanese family in urban Tokyo and this film shows us a variety of episodes of their lives. With tales that range from the humourous to the heartbreaking, we see this family cope with life's little conflicts, problems and joys in their own way.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: anime, epic, manga, cult classic, aesthetic, light hearted, touching, offbeat, humorous, stylized
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After School Midnighters (2012)
Plot Summary:
Houkago Midnighters is about a human anatomical model that comes to life at midnight in a school.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 116
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: anime, humorous, surreal, stylized, semi serious, computer animated, psychedelic, offbeat
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Mai Mai Miracle (2009)
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In 1955 in western Japan, nine-year-old Shinko knows she comes from a family that dates back to over a thousand years. This long genealogy and stories about it feed her daydreams: she invents an imaginary friendship with a young girl in the Japan of a thousand years ago. One day, Kiiko, a timid child from Tokyo, is transferred into Shinko's class at school. Struggling to fit in, she finds a friend in Shinko. They set off together on a magical adventure into a story from ancient history.Adapted from the Takagi Nobuko novel Mai Mai Shinko — winner of the prestigious Akutagawa Prize —, this animated feature film portrays the relationship of two children linked not only by friendship, but also by that power that transcends eras: imagination. And perhaps it might become reality?.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: anime, feel good, light, captivating, entertaining, touching, offbeat, social, manga, semi serious
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In This Corner of the World (2016)
Plot Summary:
Newlywed Suzu Urano moves to her new life in Kure City on the coast of Hiroshima Prefecture, where she perseveres through World War II with pluck and determination.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Animation, Drama, Family, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags: anime, thought provoking, tense, touching, captivating, suspenseful, sad, manga, adult animation, seinen
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A Letter to Momo (2011)
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Clinging to an unfinished letter written by her recently deceased father, young Momo moves with her mother from bustling Tokyo to the remote Japanese island of Shio. Upon their arrival, she begins to explore her new habitat, meeting local children and learning their routines and customs. However, it's not long before several bizarre occurrences crop up around the previously tranquil island. Orchards are found ransacked, prized trinkets start disappearing and, worst of all, each morning after her mother leaves for work, Momo hears strange mumblings coming from the attic of their home. Annoyed by these creepy goings-on and her mother's refusal to believe them, Momo embarks on a strange and supernatural adventure to discover the source of the mischief, which leads her to a trio of troublesome imps: the flatulent lizard Kawa, the childlike Mame and their hulking ogre leader Iwa. Momo also learns that her visit to the island is in some way connected to her father's mysterious letter.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: anime, touching, humorous, semi serious, stylized, captivating, uplifting, epic, whimsical
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Moomins on the Riviera (2014)
Plot Summary:
The Moomins along with Little My and Snorkmaiden had a sea journey that after storms and desert island dangers leads the family to Riviera, the place that takes their unity to the test.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: Finland, France
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, anime, light, sincere, feel good, captivating, fairy tale, 2d animation
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School Babysitters (2018)
Plot Summary:
After losing both parents in a fatal plane crash, teenager Ryuuichi Kashima must adjust to his new life as the guardian of his younger brother Kotarou. Although Ryuuichi is able to maintain a friendly and kindhearted demeanor, Kotarou is a reserved toddler still too young to understand the reality of the situation. At their parents' funeral, they are approached by Youko Morinomiya, the stern chairman of an elite academy, who decides to take them under her care. However, there is one condition Ryuuichi must fulfill in exchange for a roof over their heads and enrolment in the school—he must become the school's babysitter. In an effort to support the female teachers at the academy, a babysitter's club was established to look after their infant children; unfortunately, the club is severely short-staffed, so now not only is Ryuuichi responsible for his little brother, but also a handful of toddlers who possess dynamic personalities.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, shoujo, feel good, sincere, humorous, captivating, light, iyashikei
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Titeuf (2011)
Plot Summary:
Titeuf is a comic series created by Swiss draughtsman Zep (real name Philippe Chapuis) depicting the life of a young boy (the title's namesake Titeuf, "Tootuff" in the English translation) and his vision of the adult world & themes such as love, sex, seduction and mysteries about the girls. In this film, Titeuf (Donald Reignoux) is off on a new comedic adventure! Things get complicated when Nadia (Melanie Bernier) doesn’t invite Titeuf to her birthday party, which is surely the most horrible moment of his life. Before long, Titeuf’s whole life is turned upside down when his parents are nearly deported. Everything continues to spiral out of control even in the midst of Titeuf’s exhaustive attempts to make matters right.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 707
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: France
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, feel good, entertaining, anime, realistic
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Otto the Rhino (2013)
Plot Summary:
Topper thinks summer vacation is boring. He misses his father who is sailing the seven seas. He can't figure out Sille who's cute. And his best friend, Viggo, always has to help out his punctilious dad, Mr Lion, in the café on the first floor of the red house where Topper lives on the top floor with his mother. One day, Topper finds a magic pencil and when he draws a rhino on the wall, the drawing comes to life! While Topper and Viggo try to keep the rhino, which they name Otto, well fed with black bread and raspberry soda before it devours all the furniture, Mr Lion pleads with the local authorities to come and remove the stomping pachyderm.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 358
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, not serious, computer animated, sincere, captivating, anime
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Lucky Star (2007)
Plot Summary:
Having fun in school, doing homework together, cooking and eating, playing video games, watching anime. All those little things make up the daily life of the anime-and chocolate-loving-Izumi Konata and her friends. Sometimes relaxing but more than often simply funny. Lucky Star is a Japanese four-panel comic strip manga by Kagami Yoshimizu. The strip has been serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Comptiq magazine since January 2004. Cameo strips were published in other magazines such as Shōnen Ace and others. It has no ongoing plot and typically focuses on the daily lives of the characters. A drama CD based on the series was released in August 2005, and the series spawned four video games released between 2005 and 2009. A 24-episode anime adaptation produced by Kyoto Animation aired between April 8 and September 16, 2007. The anime is licensed in North America by Kadokawa Pictures and distributed by Bandai Entertainment; six DVDs have been released between May 2008 and March 2009. An original video animation episode was released on September 26, 2008 accompanied by a drama CD. Bandai Entertainment released the OVA in an English-sub only version on August 4, 2009. A spin-off manga, Miyakawa-ke no Kūfuku, began serialization in January 2008 in Kadokawa Shoten's Comp H's magazine. An anime adaptation by Ordet and Encourage Films began airing on Ustream in April 2013.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: Japan, Germany
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, feel good, humorous, light, exciting, captivating, melancholic, manga, parody, absurd
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Stand by Me Doraemon (2014)
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In the suburbs of Tokyo some time ago, there lived a clumsy boy about 10 years old. There appeared in front of him named Sewashi, Nobita's descendant of four generations later from the 22nd century, and Doraemon, a 22nd century cat-type caretaker robot who helps people with its secret gadgets. Sewashi claims that his family is suffering from the debts Nobita made even to his generation, so in order to change this disastrous future, he brought along Doraemon as Nobita's caretaker to bring happiness to his future, although Doraemon is not happy about this. And so Sewashi installed an accomplishment program into Doraemon forcing him to take care of Nobita. Unless he makes Nobita happy, Doraemon can no longer go back to the 22nd century. This is how the life of Doraemon and Nobita begins. Will Doraemon succeed this mission and return to the 22nd century?.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: anime, feel good, humorous, semi serious, 3d animation, cult classic, computer animated, offbeat, crying, independent film
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Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
Plot Summary:
One Christmas Eve three people, a middle-aged alcoholic named Gin, a former drag queen Hana and a dependent runaway girl Miyuki, discover an abandoned newborn while looking through the garbage.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: anime, touching, adult animation, atmospheric, witty, emotional, feel good, light, talky, intense
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Ivan the Incredible (2012)
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Poor Ivan Olsen is plagued by problems bullied at school and constantly pursued by a gang whose greatest pleasure is filling his pants with water. And when Ivan gets home, his dad doesn't have much sympathy for him either because he is crazy about Tarzan and fails to appreciate Ivan's finer qualities. But one day Ivan gets the chance to live up all of his dad's expectations and give the bullies at school a lesson they will never forget. The big question is whether having superpowers makes life any easier?.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 790
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: feel good, semi serious, sentimental, humorous, anime, offbeat, computer animated
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Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales (2002)
Plot Summary:
Tis the season for the cheer and charm of the Peanuts kids - and this delight special offers five segments full of unforgettable moments. Snoopy works as a bell-ringer to raise money and tries making peace with the ferocious cat next door. Linus strives to strike the right tone in his letter to Santa - and his friendship with an indecisive girl at school. Sally's idea about gift giving and the identity of Santa may be unusual - but her strange notion about how to obtain a Christmas tree surprisingly does the job. Lucy tries awfully hard to be nice...and still coax everyone around her to buy her presents. Charlie Brown and Sally wait up for Santa (a surprisingly short man), who spreads Christmas gift cheer further than they had thought. Make merry!.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Short, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 18 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, christmas special
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Freddy Frogface (2011)
Plot Summary:
Based on a classic Danish children's book by Ole Lund Kirkegaard. Being small doesn't make life easy for little ten-year-old Victor and his friends, who not only have to face a world full of stern grown-ups but also the town bully Freddy Frogface. When a circus comes to the sleepy little town, Victor is thrilled at having the chance to perform in a talent show with his dog Sausage. Yet Freddy soon comes up with a sinister plot of his own to spoil Victor's plans.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 650
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: feel good, sentimental, humorous, stylized, semi serious, anime, offbeat, realistic
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Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby (2008)
Plot Summary:
When the three pigs find a tiny wolf cub on their doorstep, they decide to raise him as their own, unaware that they've played right into the plan of a special-ops team of wolves. As the newest addition to their family, Lucky grows into his teens not knowing his history, his role in the wolves' plan or the difficult choice he will have to make about the family that raised him.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 870
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, witty, semi serious, clever, anime, talky, fairy tale
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Mia and the Migoo (2008)
Plot Summary:
One night Mia has a premonition. So after saying a few words of parting at her mother’s grave, she sets out on a cross continent journey, though mountains and jungles in search of her father, who has been trapped in a landslide at a construction site on a remote tropical lake. In the middle of the lake stands the ancient Tree of Life, watched over by innocent, bumbling forest spirits called the Migoo, who grow and change shape as they please, morphing from small childlike beings to petulant giants. The Migoo have been disrupting the construction to protect this sacred site – and now together with Mia they join in a fight to find Mia’s father and save the Tree, with the future of life on Earth hanging in the balance.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 427
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, stylized, semi serious, anime, offbeat
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An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000)
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It's all extreme sports and a life of freedom as Max sets off for college -- but Goofy misses Max so much he loses his job and goes to finish college alongside Max and his friends. But as Goofy tries to get closer to Max, both must go to the extreme to learn how to live their own lives together.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA, Australia, Serbia and Montenegro
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious, entertaining, inspirational, cult classic, touching, funny, clever, intellectual
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The Berenstain Bears (2002)
Plot Summary:
A fun-loving family of bears whose love, loyalty and humour allows them to overcome any obstacle that finds its way down their sunny dirt road. They demonstrate time and time again that, no matter what the problem may be, the love, understanding, and support of family will get them through anything!.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, sweet, educational
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I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown (2003)
Plot Summary:
Linus and Lucy's younger brother Rerun wants a dog for Christmas, and Snoopy's brother Spike may be the answer.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, touching, semi serious, christmas special, light, melancholic
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Santa's Apprentice (2010)
Plot Summary:
Santa doesn't want to retire, but rules are rules and he must train someone to replace him. The lucky winner, to be chosen from among millions of children, must be named Nicholas, be an orphan and have a pure heart. On the other side of the planet, there is a little boy who is a perfect match, but his lack of self-confidence and fear of heights make him a poor contestant. Will Santa agree to step down, and help his apprentice take his place?.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 521
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: Australia, France, Ireland
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, touching, anime, 2d animation
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From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
Plot Summary:
The story is set in 1963 in Yokohama. Kokuriko Manor sits on a hill overlooking the harbour. A 16 year-old girl, Umi, lives in that house. Every morning she raises a signal flag facing the sea. The flag means “I pray for safe voyages”. A 17 year-old boy, Shun, always sees this flag from the sea as he rides a tugboat to school. Gradually the pair are drawn to each other but they are faced with a sudden trial. Even so, they keep going without running from facing the hardships of reality.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 50000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: anime, touching, sentimental, atmospheric, romantic, sweet, emotional, talky, serious, manga
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My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Plot Summary:
Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 368000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: anime, feel good, atmospheric, sweet, touching, fairy tale, offbeat, manga, uplifting, emotional
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Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown (2011)
Plot Summary:
Linus is pushed to his limits when he learns Grandma is coming to visit and plans on ridding him of his childish security blanket.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, funny, light, captivating, entertaining, 2d animation
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Jock the Hero Dog (2011)
Plot Summary:
Animated-family adventure based on a true story that tells the heart-warming, coming-of-age story of a man and his best-friend, a lovable and fearless dog named, Jock. Set in the Bushveld near what is today the world famous Kruger National Park, this animated family tale is about Jock's adventures with Fritz, his master. Jock escapes death, builds crazy friendships and displays his unrivalled loyalty to Fritz. The story is set in the late 1880s when Africa's mineral richness, teeming animal life and incomparable natural beauty drew and captivated explorers and adventurers from all over the world. A place where big game roamed in their thousands and the wildest tales were true! Jock Of The Bushveld is a great story and the only animal classic to come out of Africa.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 645
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: feel good, exciting, humorous, semi serious, computer animated, anime
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The Willoughbys (2020)
Plot Summary:
When 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.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA, UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: unusual plot structure, touching, funny, anime, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, dark comedy
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The Croods: A New Age (2020)
Plot Summary:
A Sequel to the 2013 animation movie The Croods.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 51000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: 3d animation, feel good, touching, humorous, entertaining, anime, cult classic, homoerotic, computer animated, exciting
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Open Season 2 (2008)
Plot Summary:
After falling head over hooves in love with Giselle, Elliot's road to the altar takes a slight detour when Mr. Weenie is kidnapped by a group of pampered pets determined to return him to his owners.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: computer animated, funny, humorous, colorful, 3d animation, feel good, exciting, intense, not serious, anime