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Plot Summary:
The Challenge is an action adventure/adventure comedy. Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen play estranged twins with very opposite personalities. Lizzie is very focused and driven, while Shane is more relaxed, but concerned about the environment. Both girls are chosen for a Survivor-like popular game show with college scholarships as the prize.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, touching, realistic, romantic, sweet, romantic comedy
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Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006)
Plot Summary:
It is the story of an average, popular American teenager named Wendy Wu who discovers that in order to win the coveted crown she must first learn the way of the warrior. Wendy Wu has a one track mind, and that track leads directly to the title of homecoming queen -- no unscheduled stops, and no unnecessary detours. When a mysterious Chinese monk named Shen arrives to mold Wendy into a fearless kung fu warrior, however, her royal aspirations suddenly jump the track as she desperately attempts to juggle her boyfriend, her homework, and of course, the fierce competition to become homecoming queen. Now, as Wendy begins to train her mind, body, and spirit in the ancient tradition of the martial arts and her inner warrior gradually begins to emerge, the girl who once obsessed over popularity finally begins to put that popularity into perspective as she gradually realizes what truly matters in life.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: feel good, exciting, humorous, semi serious, teen
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Hatching Pete (2009)
Plot Summary:
Pete Ivey (Jason Dolley) is the type of guy who's easily overlooked in the school halls -- unlike his boisterous best friend, Cleatus Poole (Mitchel Musso), who's proudly carrying on the family tradition of spreading school spirit as the spirited Brewster High chicken. But when the costume prompts an allergy attack, Poole begs Pete to take his place at center court; the resulting anonymity frees Pete to discover his inner star. Trouble is, it's Poole who's getting all the attention from fans, who think he's the one behind the mask. Meanwhile, Pete's attempts to get noticed by pretty new girl Angela (Josie Loren) are complicated by the fact that she's also entranced with the mysterious man in the chicken suit. In the end, Pete must decide whether facing the possibility of rejection is worth revealing himself for what -- and who -- he really is.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, touching, semi serious, romantic, scenic
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Bad Hair Day (2015)
Plot Summary:
The film is about a high school tech whiz (Laura Marano), who is determined to become prom queen. But on the big day, she suddenly wakes up having a bad hair day, and her destroyed prom dress, and everything that can go wrong, does go badly wrong. A police officer (Leigh-Allyn Baker) seeks the necklace that the teen somehow ends up possessing. Prom day goes really bad as the pair is pursued by a dogged jewel thief (Christian Campbell) on a wild ride cross around the city.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, light, teen, funny, realistic, detective, not serious, fun
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Our Lips Are Sealed (2000)
Plot Summary:
Follow Mary-Kate and Ashely halfway around the world in this Aussie adventure jam packed with non-stop action, laughs, super spies and surfer guys. The extraordinary escapade begins when the girls eyewitness a crime and are forced to go undercover in the FBI Witness Protection Program.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, realistic, entertaining, sweet, teen
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Switching Goals (1999)
Plot Summary:
Twin sisters Emma and Sam come up with a scheme to switch places so each can play in the soccer team they prefer.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, semi serious, realistic
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To Grandmother's House We Go (1992)
Plot Summary:
When the twins feel like their mom is tired of them, they take off on an exciting adventure to grandmother's house and encounter a pair of villains along the way.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, nostalgic
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Getting There (2002)
Plot Summary:
This film is about Mary-Kate and Ashley turning sixteen years old and going on a road trip without parents. They are headed to Utah for the Olympics and arrive late. There are also scenes in Las Vegas. The twins do not drive alone in this movie, they take a bus. Written by Anonymous Taylor and Kylie Hunter are celebrating their 16th birthday and now they are licensed to drive. They plan to go to Salt Lake City, Utah with their friends for the 2002 Winter Olympics. When they stop at a local restaurant on their way, they notice that their car is stolen and their adventure becomes a misadventure when they board the wrong plane to San Diego. They make it to Salt Lake City but they don't make it to the Olympics. Now they decide to create their own fun to celebrate their 16th birthday.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, road movie, entertaining, sweet
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Winning London (2001)
Plot Summary:
When Chloe and Riley Lawrence are invited to London to participate in the international Model U.N. competition, they enjoy seeing the sights and head over heals romance with cute british boys of course.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, sweet
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When in Rome (2002)
Plot Summary:
Teenage sisters Charli and Lola are on the verge of an experience beyond their wildest dreams! Pack your bags and jet off to Rome as the girls start their summer internship working for the legendary Derek Hanson - the totally cool international tycoon whose empire reaches from airlines to cutting-edge fashion. Amid the fabulous sights of this exciting city, the girls do their best to impress their boss, while still finding time to design their own line of very hip clothing, meet some very cute guys and turn their summer abroad into one awesome adventure they - and you - will never forget!.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, teen, sweet
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Double, Double Toil and Trouble (1993)
Plot Summary:
The Farmer family is in big debts; they might lose their house soon. The seven year old Farmer twins, Kelly and Lynn, decide not to let this happen. They discover that somebody really mean and shrewd is responsible for all the problems of their family: it's their aunt Agatha! Thanks to the moon stone that she found years ago, aunt Agatha is now a witch. She has supernatural abilities but unfortunately uses them to do bad things. She is malicious and loves injuring others, even her own family. The girls must take the magic stone from Agatha.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: spooky, offbeat, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Holiday in the Sun (2001)
Plot Summary:
Sisters Alex and Madison are whisked away to the Bahamas for winter break but soon find themselves crossing paths with a man smuggling stolen artifacts.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, sweet, teen, touching, teen comedy
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Best Player (2011)
Plot Summary:
Chris Sanders and Quincy are both involved in a video game called "Black Hole", and they both want to win the tournament with a $175,500 prize. Quincy then tries to sabotage Chris, but it all goes wrong, because Chris' mom Tracy thinks that Quincy is her Internet date. Quincy lies to Tracy on their first date saying that he is a Home Ec. teacher at Chris' school. Right before the tournament, Chris figures out that Quincy was lying about everything. So, Chris decides that she will "destroy" him at the tournament. Quincy ends up forfeiting the tournament to show that he is sincerely sorry. Tracy takes him back, and they go to Chris' prom. Chris decides to go with her love interest in the movie, Ash.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, scenic
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Down and Derby (2005)
Plot Summary:
A local Pinewood Derby competition transforms an average group of dads into overzealous rivals desperate to build the winning car. As egos swell, the kids are lucky if they get to pick the paint color. While the dads are busy with outlandish gimmicks and sabotage, the underestimated scouts pull together and discover the true meaning of sportsmanship.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 701
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, sentimental, epic, realistic, family comedy
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Just 4 Kicks (2003)
Plot Summary:
Best known as the production designer on most of the Farrelly Brothers films, Sidney J. Bartholomew Jr. makes his directorial debut with this family-friendly soccer comedy. Real-life twin brothers Dylan and Cole Sprouse play a pair of soccer-playing kids severely lacking in skill on the field. But when they pledge to win, they have to pull it together or face the wrath of a local bully. Just 4 Kicks also stars Tom Arnold and features an appearance by soccer pro Cobi Jones. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: realistic, humorous, semi serious, captivating
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Billboard Dad (1998)
Plot Summary:
High above Hollywood Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are playing Matchmakers! One's a surfer. The other's a high diver. When these two sisters team up to find a new love for their newly single Dad, it's a fun-loving, eye-catching California adventure gone wild. Mary-Kate and Ashley star in this fabulously funny love-struck comedy filled with crazy schemes and cool surprises. Determined to find their Dad, Max, a new love, the girls paint a personal ad on a giant billboard in the heart of Hollywood. After a few disastrous dates, Max finally meets Brooke and it's love at first sight. There's just one hitch, her unruly skateboarding son is the girls' arch rival. Now, with the girls plotting every action-packed step of the way, they've got to find out if love really does conquer all. Full of outrageous events, mixed-up matches and lots of laughs, Billboard Dad tops the charts as Mary-Kate and Ashley's coolest mischief-making adventure ever!.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sweet, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Boys Club (2001)
Plot Summary:
Sent to San Francisco to spend the summer with his aunt, teenager Mario Vandetti makes fast friends with a group of neighborhood kids and encouraged by a caring priest they soon form a basketball team, becoming contenders in a city tournament.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 229
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, touching
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Double Teamed (2002)
Plot Summary:
Heather and Heidi play volleyball for their school team, when their family decides that they need to go to a bigger school so that they will have a better chance for scholarships. But at the new school, the twins are discovered by the basketball coach. Inspired by the true story of Heather and Heidi Burge.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, touching, realistic, teen, offbeat
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Grand Champion (2002)
Plot Summary:
'Grand Champion' weaves the tale of a spunky young boy named Buddy and his prize-winning calf, Hokey, as they climb from the underdog position and up through the ranks of several Texas stock shows to ultimately win the coveted title of Grand Champion. People from all walks of life help Buddy and Hokey make their way across Texas by cheering them on to a toe-tapping surprise ending. Written by Sujit R. Varma.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 805
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, realistic, semi serious, feel good, humorous
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Passport to Paris (1999)
Plot Summary:
Sent to Paris to visit their grandfather, the twins fall in love with France, not to mention two French boys.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Family, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: feel good, touching, humorous, semi serious, realistic, sweet, teen, independent film
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Short Track (2008)
Plot Summary:
Carolinian Blake Beckett (Pepper Sweeney), the son of a stock car racing legend, is a 4-time short track racing champion. Blake never made it to the speedways of the National Cup Racing circuit, but surely he could still have a shot? The daily life experiences of Blake's family and crew are exposed through unique characters that work and play through the weeks that culminate in 120 mph Saturday nights.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 139
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, touching, realistic, exciting, independent film
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The Cheetah Girls: One World (2008)
Plot Summary:
Chanel, Dorinda, and Aqua, are off to India to star in a Bollywood movie. But when there they discover that they will have to compete against each other to get the role in the movie. Will the Cheetah's break up again?.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, touching, realistic, semi serious, teen, stylized, teen comedy
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Cadet Kelly (2002)
Plot Summary:
Hyperactive teenager Kelly is enrolled into a military school when her new stepfather becomes the Commandant. At first she has problems fitting in and taking orders until she tries out for the drill team.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, light, entertaining, teen, romantic, romantic comedy, touching, teen comedy
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Ramona and Beezus (2010)
Plot Summary:
Ramona is a little girl with a very big imagination and a nose for mischief. Her playful antics keep everyone in her loving family on their toes, including her older sister Beezus, who's just trying to survive her first year of high school. Through all the ups and downs of childhood, Ramona and Beezus learn that anything's possible when you believe in yourself and rely on each other.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, sentimental, teen, romantic, uplifting, family comedy, romantic comedy
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Mr. Troop Mom (2009)
Plot Summary:
Public Defender Eddie is a widower with a 13 year-old daughter, Naomi. A classic workaholic, Eddie has been M.I.A. for most of Naomi's big moments. But when an unfortunately timed accident gives Eddie the opportunity to become the "Team Mom" for the Killer Bees, Naomi's team in the Spring Action Classic at camp Hulka's Rock, he grabs it.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 917
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, touching, realistic
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So Little Time (2001)
Plot Summary:
So Little Time is an American sitcom starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen that aired on Fox Family. The first half of the series aired from June 2, 2001, to August 15, 2001. The series then went on a four-month hiatus owing to network management changes. By December 2001, Fox Family had become ABC Family, and the remaining episodes aired until May 4, 2002.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, semi serious, realistic, entertaining
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Legally Blondes (2009)
Plot Summary:
Moving from England to California, the youngest cousins of Elle Woods must defend themselves when their schools reigning forces turn on the girls and try to frame them for a crime.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, not serious, teen, realistic, teen comedy
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Two of a Kind (1998)
Plot Summary:
Two of a Kind is an American sitcom that aired on ABC as part of the network's TGIF line-up, starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. The show aired from September 25, 1998 to July 9, 1999. The series was produced by Griffard/Adler Productions, Dualstar Productions, and Miller-Boyett-Warren Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television. It was the last series to be produced by Miller-Boyett Productions in any of its identities.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: touching, semi serious, humorous, realistic, sitcom, family comedy
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Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005)
Plot Summary:
Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt return as heads of the Baker family who, while on vacation, find themselves in competition with a rival family of eight children, headed by Eugene Levy,.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 62000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: feel good, hilarious, humorous, touching, semi serious, funny, light, entertaining, family comedy, anamorphic
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New York Minute (2004)
Plot Summary:
Top student Jane Ryan heads to Manhattan for a college-scholarship competition. Her rebellious twin Roxy Ryan goes along to crash a video shoot. But anything can happen - and does - in a romp involving a pursuing truant officer, a smuggler, hunkalicious guys and the girls' realization that when the chips are down, a sister can be the best friend of all.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: romantic, not serious, feel good, sweet, teen, humorous, romantic comedy, witty, entertaining, realistic
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Alice Upside Down (2007)
Plot Summary:
Still mourning the death of her mother a few years back, ALICE McKINLEY finds her life seriously disrupted when her father BEN buys a store and moves her and her older brother LESTER to a new town. In the painful throes of adolescence, Alice has a rough time adjusting to her new school, especially after she gets the stern MRS. PLOTKIN as her core teacher. Feeling shy and isolated, Alice frequently escapes into a vivid fantasy life that occasionally gets her into hot water. But with a little unexpected help from Mrs. Plotkin, Alice learns not to judge by appearances or jump to conclusions. More importantly, she confronts her father over his inability to accept their loss and move on into the future.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: France, USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, teen, silent, silent film