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Plot Summary:
Spy School is the story of a twelve year old boy known for telling tall tales who overhears a plot to kidnap the President's daughter. When he goes public with his story, no one believes him, and he is forced to save her on his own.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, spoof
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Secret Agent Dingledorf and His Trusty Dog Splat (2021)
Plot Summary:
Overcoming bullies and his own loser mentality, 10-year-old Bernie Dingledorf must destroy Dr. Chuckles’s diabolical Laugh Generator before it sends the world into uncontrollable fits of laughter.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 93
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: christian film, inspirational, independent film, sentimental, funny
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Minor Details (2009)
Plot Summary:
Someone's trying to make the students sick at the upscale boarding school, Danforth Academy! Abby, Paige, Claire and Taylor, join forces to solve the mystery. Whoever it is, the four best friends are going to find out!.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 955
Genere: Adventure, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags:
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Monica and Friends: Bonds (2019)
Plot Summary:
Fluffy, Jimmy Five's pet dog, vanished. He develops an infallible plan to rescue the little dog, but, he will need help from his faithful friends: Monica, Maggy and Smudge. Together, they will face challengers and live incredible adventures to get Fluffy back home.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Brazil
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, feel good, captivating, entertaining
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Shiverstone Castle (2016)
Plot Summary:
Eleven-year-old outsider Stephan arrives at Castle Schreckenstein, an all-boys boarding school, where he learns about life within a community and soon finds himself being part of a funny 'pranks-competition' the boys are currently fighting against the neighboring girls of Castle Rosenfels. When the girls have no choice but to move to Schreckenstein after a failed prank, life at school is suddenly nothing like it used to be.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 294
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, educational
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Baby Bedlam (2000)
Plot Summary:
A 10-year-old boy's fondness for practical jokes gets him into trouble when a baby is accidentally kidnapped.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 166
Genere: Family, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Baby Geniuses 3: Baby Squad Investigators (2013)
Plot Summary:
When valuable objects begin disappearing throughout Europe, it's up to a band of brilliant babies to travel overseas and catch the thieves before it's too late.
IMDB Rating: 1.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Life Is Ruff (2005)
Plot Summary:
Calvin Wheeler is a scheming 13-year-old boy with everything going for him, except for an original issue of his precious comic book collection. When a prized show-dog chases him down while skateboarding one day, his owner inadvertently convinces him to adopt and train a dog of his own. However the only one available, is an uncouth stray Labrador/St. Bernard-mix named Tyko from a local animal shelter, who proves to be more than anybody can handle.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, light, humorous
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Spymate (2003)
Plot Summary:
Amelia, a young genius and daughter of a top secret agent, unknowingly invents a contraption that makes her the target of an evil scientist.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, light, captivating
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First Kid (1996)
Plot Summary:
Some say that to be the leader of a country is one of the loneliest jobs in the world. But being the child of a world leader can be doubly so. Constantly surrounded by security officers, restricted in movements and having almost every waking moment carefully monitored makes normalcy an impossibility. No one knows this better than young Luke Davenport, the son of U.S. President Davenport. He vents his loneliness, frustration and feelings of isolation from family and friends by being a brat to his private Secret Service agent. When the agent snaps from the strain in front of the First Lady, a new agent is assigned to Luke. He turns out to be the enormous Sam Simms, a bit of a rogue who managed to rise through the ranks by sheer determination rather than strict adherence to Secret-Service protocol. At first, Luke tries all his old tricks upon Sam. But instead of getting angry, Sam seems to actually understand.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, touching, semi serious, epic, political, black comedy, weeping, realistic, crying
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Hoot (2006)
Plot Summary:
A young man (Lerman) moves from Montana to Florida with his family, where he's compelled to engage in a fight to protect a population of endangered owls.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: touching, entertaining, feel good, humorous, semi serious, inspirational, unusual plot structure, sweet, satirical, visually appealing
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Blurt! (2018)
Plot Summary:
When nice-guy Jeremy Martin puts on mysterious virtual reality glasses at the mall, he suddenly loses his “inside voice” and starts spouting every thought he has out loud. Making matters worse, Jeremy is running for student council president against his classmate Milly, who is full of great ideas to improve the school. Desperate to get back to normal, Jeremy and his sister Victoria must figure out how to convince his brain that he can speak up for himself.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 610
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: funny, light, sincere, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Catch That Kid (2004)
Plot Summary:
Athletic 12-year-old Maddy (Kristen Stewart) shares an enthusiasm for mountain climbing with her father, Tom (Sam Robards). Unfortunately, Tom suffers a spinal injury while scaling Mount Everest, and his family is unable to afford the surgery that can save him. Maddy decides to get the money for her father's operation by robbing a high-security bank. She relies on her climbing skills and help from her geeky friends (Max Thieriot, Corbin Bleu) to pull it off successfully.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, feel good, semi serious, exciting, action thriller, realistic, experimental, fast, sexy
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Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)
Plot Summary:
With all-new gadgets, high-flying action, exciting chases and a wisecracking new handler, Derek (Anthony Anderson), Cody has to retrieve the device before the world's leaders fall under the evil control of a diabolical villain.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: exciting, entertaining, humorous, spy comedy, captivating, spoof, parody, not serious, fast, buddy comedy
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Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
Plot Summary:
Exploring the further adventures of Carmen and Juni Cortez, who have now joined the family spy business as Level 2 OSS agents. Their new mission is to save the world from a mad scientist living on a volcanic island populated by an imaginative menagerie of creatures. On this bizarre island, none of the Cortez's gadgets work and they must rely on their wits--and each other--to survive and save the day.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 73000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, surreal, futuristic, exciting, semi serious, spy comedy, colorful, sweet, suspense
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Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (2011)
Plot Summary:
Eight years after the third film, the OSS has become the world's top spy agency, while the Spy Kids department has since become defunct. A retired spy Marissa (Jessica Alba) is thrown back into the action along with her stepchildren when a maniacal Timekeeper (Jeremy Piven) attempts to take over the world. In order to save the world, Rebecca (Rowan Blanchard) and Cecil (Mason Cook) must team up with their hated stepmother. Carmen and Juni have since also grown up and will provide gadgets to them.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Music, Musical, Sci-Fi, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: entertaining, exciting, semi serious, spy comedy, satirical, spoof, cult classic, fast, humorous, sexy
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Little Savages (2016)
Plot Summary:
Visiting the charming lake town of Culver, a boy genius and his sister race against bullies to find a treasure hidden by an eccentric philanthropist.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 358
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
Plot Summary:
Carmen's caught in a virtual reality game designed by the Kids' new nemesis, the Toymaker. It's up to Juni to save his sister, and ultimately the world.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 65000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: humorous, exciting, entertaining, melancholic, semi serious, stylized, spy comedy, action adventure, spoof, cult classic
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The Sleepover (2020)
Plot Summary:
Two siblings who discover their seemingly normal mom is a former thief in witness protection. Mom is forced to pull one last job, and the kids team up to rescue her over the course of an action-packed night.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: entertaining, captivating, exciting, light, humorous, semi serious, action adventure, colorful, feel good, colourful
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The Three Investigators and the Secret of Skeleton Island (2007)
Plot Summary:
In "The Three Investigators and The Secret of Skeleton Island" the cult detective trio from Rocky Beach, California, fall into a breath-taking mixture of adventure, thriller and mystery. Only by a hairs-breadth did they escape with their lives after the successful completion of their last case.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Mystery
Country: Germany, South Africa
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, detective, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, fast
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Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016)
Plot Summary:
A quiet teenage artist Rafe Katchadorian has a wild imagination and is sick of middle school and the rules that have been put before him. Rafe and his best friend Leo have come up with a plan: break every rule in the school hand book and as you expect trouble follows.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: entertaining, funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, inspirational, hot, teen comedy
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Bingo (1991)
Plot Summary:
Bingo, the runaway circus dog, is off the leash and saving Chuckie's life! Bingo and the boy become the best of friends in this canine comedy featuring doggy disguises and skateboarding, pinball and prison. Chuckie and his parents (Cindy Williams and David Rasche) are moving house, a thousand miles away, but Bingo won't be allowed to join them. Chuckie and Bingo's determination to be reunited is t.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, touching, not serious, spoof, entertaining, feel good, parody, funny, clever, unusual plot structure
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Spy Kids (2001)
Plot Summary:
Carmen and Juni think their parents are boring. Little do they know that in their day, Gregorio and Ingrid Cortez were the top secret agents from their respective countries. They gave up that life to raise their children. Now, the disappearances of several of their old colleagues forces the Cortez' return from retirement. What they didn't count on was Carmen and Juni joining the "family business.".
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 125000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: exciting, intense, teen, action adventure, colorful, spy comedy, light, funny, feel good, ironic
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I Heart Shakey (2012)
Plot Summary:
Shakey is a family film about a 35-year-old widower named J.T. O'Neil, his precocious 10-year-old daughter and their devoted mutt Shakey. After moving from a small town to Chicago and missing the fine print in their rental contract, J.T. is forced to try and get rid of his lovable pooch. Shakey and Chandler won't have it and hatch a plan to keep Shakey and teach J.T. a valuable lesson about loyalty and the importance of keeping family together.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 226
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, light, entertaining, realistic, semi serious, independent film
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Horrid Henry: The Movie (2011)
Plot Summary:
When Henry fails yet again to hand in his homework for the umpteenth time, he has no idea that this will set off a chain of events which will see him forming an unlikely alliance with Moody Margaret, the infuriating girl next door, and his irritating little brother Perfect Peter, outwitting corrupt School Inspectors and toppling an evil Headmaster, winning a talent contest and facing his ultimate nemesis with no way out - all because he is trying to save the very school which he has always professed to hate!.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, light, realistic, not serious
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Beethoven's 5th (2003)
Plot Summary:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. When Sara takes Beethoven to spend summer vacation with wacky Uncle Freddie in an old mining town, the mischievous canine "digs up" the missing clue to a legendary hidden fortune of Rita and Moe Selig. Now everybody wants to be the dog's best friend as his discovery unleashes a frenzy of treasure hunting among the community's cast of kooky creatures. With help from Uncle Freddie and Garrett (a friend or maybe more), Sara and Beethoven try to help uncover a secret that has been in the crazy little town for years. Description above from the Wikipedia article Beethoven's 5th (film), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, entertaining, light
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Air Buddies (2006)
Plot Summary:
Here’s the delightful tale of teamwork and adventure your whole family will love! Air Bud is the proud father of five adorable puppies - the hip-hopping B-Dawg, lovely Rosebud, mellow Buddha, dirt-loving Mudbud, and the big fella Budderball - with an unbelievable secret: They can talk! And the hilarious, hair-raising exploits of these barking, talking, ball-playing pups will have you cheering as they run off on a daring rescue mission to save their parents!.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, touching, feel good
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Yes Day (2021)
Plot Summary:
A mom and dad who usually say no decide to say yes to their kids' wildest requests — with a few ground rules — on a whirlwind day of fun and adventure.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: feel good, funny, light, humorous, captivating, entertaining, smart, family comedy
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Dog Gone (2008)
Plot Summary:
A courageous boy battles a gang of bumbling thieves to rescue a dog carrying a fortune in stolen diamonds.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 840
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, light, captivating, entertaining, realistic, semi serious, slapstick
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Snow Day (2000)
Plot Summary:
When a school in upstate New York is snowed in, a group of students hi-jack a plow to keep the school closed.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, melancholic, entertaining, semi serious, scary, romantic, clever, unusual plot structure, sweet
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Lassie (1994)
Plot Summary:
An update of the Lassie legend stars Thomas Guiry as a troubled city kid whose family retreats to the country, where he befriends the famous collie and changes for the better. Conflict develops when a ruthless sheep rancher causes trouble for everyone.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Family, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, feel good, sweet, light, emotional, melancholic, semi serious, tear jerker, epic