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Plot Summary:
The adventures of Shetland pony Poly, in the South of France.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 210
Genere: Family
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 102 min
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The Lion Child (1993)
Plot Summary:
In the village of Pama, Sirga the lioness and Oule the young boy, born the same day, grow up together as sister and brother. Oule discovers the world alongside Sirga, and it is through her that he learns the secrets of the brush. He knows how to speak to the trees, the beasts, the bees and the wind. But one day, horsemen arrive from the Nord to take away all of the children of the village in chains and sell them into slavery. Oule and his friend Lena are bought by a nobleman of the high plains who, terrified by Oule's powers, sends him into exile. But Oule posesses the strength of lions and he finds Sirga. With Lena, they will reconstruct the village of Pama.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 311
Genere: Family
Country: France
Duration: 86 min
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Hayflower and Quiltshoe (2002)
Plot Summary:
The quirky adventures of Hayflower and her little sister Quiltshoe.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 662
Genere: Family
Country: Finland
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, feel good, humorous, captivating
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Katja's Adventure (1999)
Plot Summary:
Danish Katja looks for a lost falcon while on vacation in Italy.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 229
Genere: Family
Country: Denmark, Norway, Germany, Italy, France
Duration: 80 min
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Muffin (1973)
Plot Summary:
A story of an eight year old girl nicknamed "Muffin" who is trying to adapt to life in a big city.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 32
Genere: Family
Country: Poland
Duration: 81 min
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On Our Own (1998)
Plot Summary:
Three siblings ingeniously avoid being sent off to a children's home while their solo-mother serves a short sentence in a prison for shoplifting. Rather than have the news leak out and have to be escorted off with the eccentric welfare officer, they invent a 'never present' dad who is looking after them.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 189
Genere: Family
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: sentimental
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Bambi's Childhood (1985)
Plot Summary:
First of the two movies bases on the novel "Bambi, a Life in the Woods" written by Felix Salten.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 68
Genere: Family
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags:
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Bark Ranger (2015)
Plot Summary:
Two kids and their trusty dog, Ranger, stumble across a treasure map while playing in an abandoned ranger station. They set out on the adventure of a lifetime in search of a forgotten gold mine, but things take a turn for the worst when they come across a pair of bumbling crooks hiding out from the police.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 184
Genere: Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min
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Dakota (2022)
Plot Summary:
Dakota, an ex-service dog, joins single mum Kate and her daughter Alex to live on their small-town family farm. Dakota quickly adjusts to her new home and becomes somewhat of a local hero, soon becoming inseparable from Alex. But when the farm’s existence is threatened by the town’s rogue sheriff, Dakota must help the family band together and save the land.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Family
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, disturbing
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A Doggone Christmas (2016)
Plot Summary:
When the CIA discovers a cute orphan puppy with amazing telepathic abilities, the powers-that-be in Washington immediately lock him down and plan on forcing the poor dog to become a covert secret weapon. But fate steps in and frees the pint-sized Jack Russel Terrier from government clutches.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 230
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
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Joey and Ella (2021)
Plot Summary:
When a baby kangaroo gets accidentally swept up in a jewelry heist, she becomes separated from her mother for the first time in her young life. Alone and frightened, a worldly teenage girl Ella, who also knows the pain of losing her mother, discovers her and nurses Joey back to health. However, when Joey is falsely implicated in the robbery, Ella has to work quickly to reunite her with her mother before shes either captured by the bumbling jewel thieves or taken into custody by a determined detective hot on their trail.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 179
Genere: Family
Country: France, USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Trigger (2006)
Plot Summary:
A warm, dramatic story about eleven-year-old Alise's encounter with a wild horse on the run.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 183
Genere: Family
Country: Norway
Duration: 78 min
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Little Bigfoot 2: The Journey Home (1998)
Plot Summary:
A single father and his children come to Little Bigfoot's rescue when a wealthy landowner hunts him down, hoping to use him as a profitable circus attraction.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 224
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: independent film, touching, humorous, serious
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The Field of Enchantment (2011)
Plot Summary:
A man remembers holidays at his uncle in a little village in the French countryside when he was something like 10. He feels so bored until he finds a pond and starts discovering the life in it.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 236
Genere: Family
Country: France
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: captivating, surreal, stylized, serious, contemplative
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Pegasus: Pony With a Broken Wing (2019)
Plot Summary:
It’ll take a miracle to save the Killian family’s ranch… but miracles come in all shapes and sizes. Just as a greedy developer plans to take over their ranch, tween girl Sydney Killian and a neighbor boy find a mysterious pony with an injured wing. As they secretly heal the creature, they find the pony’s magical powers could change their fortunes forever.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 145
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, entertaining, disturbing
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A Gift Horse (2015)
Plot Summary:
Torn apart by the loss of her mother, young Amanda spends time at a ranch owned by a business tycoon. When his spoiled daughter rejects their new horse, Amanda proves that Misty is a true champion and restores her happiness in the process.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 319
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, disturbing
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A.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission Impawsible (2018)
Plot Summary:
In this sequel, the super intelligent artificial robotronic dog, Archie, befriends Gregory, a young boy who is the son of a carnival owner. Gregory is concerned that someone has been stealing from the carnival and enlists his new friend to help find the culprit.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 102
Genere: Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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The Tiger Rising (2022)
Plot Summary:
When 12-year-old Rob Horton discovers a caged tiger in the woods near his home, his imagination runs wild and life begins to change in the most unexpected ways. With the help of a wise and mysterious maid, Willie May and the stubborn new girl in school, he must navigate through childhood memories, heartache, and wondrous adventures.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 951
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, sincere
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The Wild Soccer Bunch (2003)
Plot Summary:
The school year is over and for a diverse group of children between six and ten years with no worries, football is king! These kids are convinced they are the local gold team and there is nothing they like more than just improve their game. "If you want to be cool, you should be wild." But this holiday more bad luck will accompany the due. The relentless rain turns their field in a quagmire. They must be with their parents who do not like their passion for the game. And when finally the sun comes, a gang of older boys, bigger and stupid, have just taken the field. Although not given any choice, the boys challenge them to play a game to solve the problem. All you have to do now is win ... First installment of the series German "The Beast Football Club".
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious
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My Giraffe (2017)
Plot Summary:
Dikkertje Dap was born on the same day as Raf the giraffe. Dikkertje can often be found at the zoo, because Raf is his best friend. They are inseparable, until Dikkertje goes to school for the first time and finds out giraffes can’t go to school. Dikkertje dearly misses Raf, but also experiences exciting new things. He even makes a new friend: Yous. Raf misses Dikkertje too. So Dikkertje devises a plan to bring the giraffe to school and introduce his two friends to each other.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 297
Genere: Family
Country: Netherlands, Belgium, Germany
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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The Children of Noisy Village (1986)
Plot Summary:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Children of Noisy Village (Swedish: Alla vi barn i Bullerbyn) is a 1986 film directed by Lasse Hallström, based on books by Astrid Lindgren. The movie starred Anna Sahlin and premiered in December 6, 1986 and its sequel, Mer om oss barn i Bullerbyn, premiered the following year. The two movies were then reworked into a 7 episode TV-series that was broadcast in 1989. It is also the name of a 1960 television series based on Lindgren's books. Description above from the Wikipedia article The Children of Noisy Village (film), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Family
Country: Sweden
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Treasure Hounds (2017)
Plot Summary:
Moving into his late grandfather's house, young Jack inherits the old man's dog, Skipper (Norm MacDonald) - who can talk! With the sassy pooch's help, Jack learns that Grandpa left a priceless Spanish treasure hidden somewhere in the town. Jack joins forces with a trio of clever neighbor kids - a goth girl, a socialite, and a jokester - to find the valuable booty, with Skipper leading the way. But can they outrun the brazen, bumbling thieves that will stop at nothing to seize the prize for themselves?.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 223
Genere: Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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Adventures of Bailey: The Lost Puppy (2010)
Plot Summary:
Bailey, an adorable Golden Retriever puppy, is moving! On the road trip to their new home, his family makes a stop and mistakenly leaves Bailey behind. This mischievous and playful pup sets out to find his family and stumbles across "Sharkarosa," an exotic wildlife ranch. At the ranch, Bailey meets and is befriended by an assortment of animals, including kangaroos, camels, a bearcat, a baby tiger, and "Puck," the sheepdog entrusted with running "Sharkarosa." Will Bailey ever see his family again? Or will he be left to work at the ranch until the "Cows Come Home?".
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 195
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, touching, humorous, semi serious
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A Horse Tale (2015)
Plot Summary:
Uptight city accountant Michael Thompson is hired to help a family save their stable before the bank shuts them down. Michael reluctantly agrees, but as he searches for ways to save a family's legacy, he finds something he never expected.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 309
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, entertaining, disturbing
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Flicka 2 (2010)
Plot Summary:
Carrie is a big-city teenager whose life is turned upside down when she moves to a horse ranch in Wyoming to live with her father. But everything changes when Carrie meets Flicka, a wild, jet-black mustang who's just as free-spirited and strong-willed as Carrie. The two form a special bond and Carrie opens her heart to her father and a handsome, local boy, but when a jealous rival puts Flicka's life in jeopardy, Carrie must do whatever it takes to save her best friend.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, realistic, feel good, semi serious, independent film
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School of Life (2017)
Plot Summary:
Paris 1930. Paul has only ever had one and the same horizon: the high walls of the orphanage, an austere building in the Parisian working class suburbs. Entrusted to a joyful country woman, Célestine, and her husband, Borel, the rather stiff gamekeeper of a vast estate in Sologne, the city child, recalcitrant and stubborn, arrives in a mysterious and disturbing world, that of a soverign and wild region. The huge forest, misty ponds, heaths, and fields all belong to the Count de la Fresnaye, an elderly taciturn man who lives alone in his manor.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: France
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: scenic, touching, atmospheric, nature documentary, sincere, captivating, stylized, sweet
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The Fox and the Child (2007)
Plot Summary:
A young girl of about 10 years lives in a solitary peasant's house on the edge of the jurassic mountains in the East of France. One day in autumn, when she is on her way to school through the forest, she observes a hunting fox. Of course, the fox flees from her, but the girl feels a strong desire to meet the fox again.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: France
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: captivating, sincere, touching, sentimental, entertaining, disturbing, independent film, minimal cast, cult classic, poetic
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Apple of My Eye (2017)
Plot Summary:
A young girl struggles after a traumatic horse riding accident causes her to lose her eyesight. CHARLES, the head trainer of Southeastern Guide Dogs, trains Apple, a miniature horse, to be her companion and surrogate eyes.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 495
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, captivating, disturbing
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Belle & Sebastian (2013)
Plot Summary:
Belle and Sebastian is set high in the snowy Alps during the Second World War. The resourceful Sebastian is a lonely boy who tames and befriends a giant, wild mountain dog, Belle – even though the villagers believe her to be ‘the beast’ that has been killing their sheep.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: France
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, stylized, educational, realistic
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Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure (2009)
Plot Summary:
Aussie, a lovable Australian mutt, embarks on a mission to return his young owner's missing Teddy Bear.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 217
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: semi serious, sincere, humorous, captivating
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Where Is Winky's Horse? (2007)
Plot Summary:
In the sequel to "Winky's Horse", 8-year old Winky looks after the horse of St Nicholas. Then one day the horse runs away.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 462
Genere: Family
Country: Netherlands, Belgium
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, light, captivating, entertaining, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious