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Plot Summary:
Dinosapien is a British/Canadian children's television program produced jointly by BBC Worldwide and Cambium Catalyst International with SEVEN24 Films. Overall 15 episodes were made, each 21 and half minutes long. The series is filmed in Bragg Creek, Alberta. The program made its debut on March 24, 2007 on Discovery Kids and CBBC. The series ended on June 30, 2007. Each program contains around six minutes of CGI. Brittney Wilson stars as Lauren Slayton, Suzanna Hamilton as Dr. Slayton and James Coombes as the villain, Dr. Aikens. Because of the Native Americans role in the series, the show could possibly be loosely based on Turok. Sci-fi veteran David Winning directed the pilot and first three episodes and Brendan Sheppard, known for his work on Doctor Who DVDs, directed five episodes. Marc Lougee, veteran of several award-winning animated series directed CG animation and Visual Effects/2nd unit for the series prior to filming The Pit and the Pendulum, a stop motion animated adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale. The Pit and the Pendulum was executive produced by animation icon Mr. Ray Harryhausen, joined by DINOSAPIEN producer Pete Denomme and Fred Fuchs.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 182
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 21 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, captivating
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Connor Heath always dreamed of a spy career. When his parents take in the mysterious Gisela, who turns out to be a politician's daughter, Connor gets opportunities to taste the spy life. He seizes those eagerly, and soon proves his worth while learning on the job.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 256
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Family, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration:
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IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 402
Genere: Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, semi serious, captivating, light, sincere, computer animated
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IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family
Country: Australia
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: sincere, exciting, suspenseful, touching, semi serious
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Power Rangers Dino Charge (2015)
Plot Summary:
On prehistoric Earth, an alien entrusted powerful Energems to 10 dinosaurs, but when the dinosaurs went extinct, the Energems were lost. Now an intergalactic bounty hunter is determined to reclaim the Energems and destroy our planet. A new team of Power Rangers must find the lost Energems and use their Dino Chargers to power up an arsenal of dino-fueled battle gear, Zords and Megazords to save the world. Will the Power Rangers be able to save our planet?.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min
Plot tags: exciting, super sentai, suspenseful, unusual plot structure, semi serious, suspense, cult classic, serious
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IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Documentary, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, educational, nature documentary, colorful, prehistoric, computer animated, colourful
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IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 166
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family
Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
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Duration: 250 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, captivating, entertaining, light, semi serious, children's program, teen comedy, nostalgic
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IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 748
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IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 209
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 422
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
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IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 393
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IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 780
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IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 241
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IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 802
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IMDB Rating: 2.2
IMDB Votes: 310
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 848
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Country: UK, USA
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IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 434
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Country: UK, Canada
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IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Mystery
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Plot tags: feel good, realistic, captivating, entertaining, light, serious
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
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IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
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IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia, Poland
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, semi serious, captivating, humorous, nostalgic
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 70
Genere: Action, Adventure, Mystery
Country: Germany
Duration:
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 271
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
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