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Plot Summary:
In 1996, George Lucas hired T.M. Christopher to aid in re-editing the complete series into twenty-two feature-length episodes. The series was also retitled The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones. Each chapter contains two episodes, with all the chapters being in chronological order. As such, the scenes where an older Indiana Jones reminisces are never seen in these versions.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 804
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, History, Mystery, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, cult classic, educational
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Blippi (2014)
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FUN EDUCATIONAL videos for children! Kids will learn colors, learn shapes, learn numbers, learn letters, the alphabet, abc's and so much more with Blippi's nursery rhymes, educational songs, and educational videos! Blippi ties in things children love like Backhoes, Tractors, Planes, Trains, Animals, Boats, Unicorns, Construction Equipment, Firetrucks, Horses, and the list goes on! Incorporating cartoons and animation with real life footage!.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 576
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: educational, funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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Go Astro Boy Go! (2019)
Plot Summary:
A high-flying robot boy with superpowers gets ready to blast off into new adventures alongside Suzu and Astro Kitty to save the Earth from destruction.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 23
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: France, Japan
Duration: 12 min
Plot tags: funny, captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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Power Rangers Operation Overdrive (2007)
Plot Summary:
Five teenagers must locate and secure ancient relics with unbelievable power, while at the same time stop a demonic corporation who want the relics for their power.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, New Zealand, Japan
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, captivating, stylized, fast, super sentai
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Fantasy Island (1977)
Plot Summary:
Fantasy Island is the title of two separate but related American television series, both originally airing on the ABC television network.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: feel good, semi serious, anthology, captivating, exciting, entertaining, light, funny, offbeat, vintage
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception (1999)
Plot Summary:
September, 1916. As Corporal Henri Defense, young Indiana Jones has become a motorcycle courier stationed near the trenches at Verdun. His friend Remy is still in the trenches, and both grow more disillusioned about the war each day. Chosen to sneak into enemy territory on account of his gift for languages, Indy overhears German officers speaking of the imminent arrival of their most powerful artillery guns, nicknamed Big Bertha. A month later Indy and Remy are granted leave to Paris, where Indiana meets the exotic dancer Mata Hari at a dinner party. He falls for her immediately, but soon finds out she is dating other men as well, including the French Minister of War.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 422
Genere: Adventure, Family, History
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags:
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Adventure Inc. (2002)
Plot Summary:
Adventure Inc. is a dramatised adventure television series produced primarily in Canada which aired from 30 September 2002 to 12 May 2003. It was a co-production of Fireworks Entertainment, Tribune Entertainment, M6, Amy International, and Tele München. The series premise was inspired by the work of modern-day explorer Barry Clifford. Distribution was by syndication throughout the United States and by Global in Canada. Following its only season, the episodes were aired in Canada on Space.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 374
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Canada, UK, France
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, exciting, semi serious, humorous, stylized, fast
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Dinotopia (2002)
Plot Summary:
Frank Scott, a wealthy American, crashes his plane into the Caribbean. His two teenaged sons, Karl and David, survive, only to find themselves castaways on Dinotopia. Karl and David are constantly at odds, even as they struggle to adjust to life in their strange new world where talking dinosaurs live side by side in an uneasy alliance with humans.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, captivating, exciting, spiritual, offbeat
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Candle in the Tomb: The Weasel Grave (2017)
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In the 1980s, when middle-aged Hu Ba Yi packs his belongings for one of his adventures, he finds an old photo, which brings his memory back to his college days in the 1960s. He then reminiscence about his first adventure that led him to become a tomb-expert.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 69
Genere: Action, Adventure, Horror, Mystery
Country: China
Duration: 40 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, enigmatic, captivating
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Yilong Zhu and Xiaotong are leading the cast! Let’s see the restart of these grave robbers. With mysteries unsolved, they’re gathering for adventure! On the way through all sorts of life and death, the secret about “the sound of the providence” is being uncovered step by step….
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 216
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating
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Dinosapien (2007)
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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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The Troop (2009)
Plot Summary:
The Troop is an American-Canadian live-action, single camera comedy-adventure television series about a trio of teenagers who fight and capture monsters and other supernatural phenomena that invade the fictional town of Lakewood. Created and executive produced by Max Burnett, Greg Coolidge and Chris Morgan, the series premiered on Nickelodeon on September 18, 2009. The second season premiered on June 25, 2011 and Nickelodeon cancelled the series midway through its second season. The remaining episodes of season 2 were aired on Nicktoons with the series finale airing on May 8, 2013.
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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Ace Wonder: Message from a Dead Man (2014)
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Ace Wonder is a 10-year-old detective, struggling to find a storyline for his latest novel. When his path tangles with Derek Morton, a simple family mystery becomes a very real case of corporate espionage, scientific discovery, and one coldblooded killer.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 296
Genere: Adventure, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, semi serious, detective, humorous, realistic, independent film
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Unnatural History (2010)
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Teenager Henry Griffin acquired many skills through years of travelling the world with his anthropologist parents. Sent to live with his uncle and cousin in Washington DC, and with the help of his cousin Jasper and friend Maggie, he must now use those skills to solve the modern mysteries of high school.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, semi serious, feel good, realistic, suspenseful
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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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K-9 Adventures: Legend of the Lost Gold (2014)
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When Kassie and her friends stumble across an old, broken pocket watch they begin an unexpected journey to unlock the secret of the legendary Garrison Gold. They'll have to solve riddles and follow clues to find the lost treasure. With the help of her faithful dog, Scoot and her gang of misfit friends, Kassie is about to go on the adventure of a lifetime! - Written by BigK509.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 230
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, light, realistic, independent film
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Voyagers! (1982)
Plot Summary:
Voyagers! is an American science fiction time travel-based television series that aired on NBC during the 1982–1983 season. The series stars Jon-Erik Hexum and Meeno Peluce.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious
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4 Against Z (2005)
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Vier gegen Z is a German children's television program shown on ARD and KI.KA in which four children are appointed as "Wächter" by their deceased aunt Hedda to prevent Zanrelot, the "Herrscher der Finsternis" from leaving the underworld and gaining control over Lübeck. As of September 2006, two seasons of 13 episodes each have been broadcast. The show's success has sparked the creation of a total of 6 novelized versions of the television episodes.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 70
Genere: Action, Adventure, Mystery
Country: Germany
Duration:
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, entertaining, light, serious
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Hooten & The Lady (2016)
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Hugely charismatic, roguish American adventurer Hooten and his fantastically feisty partner in crime, Lady Alexandra travel the world, from the Vatican to The Himalayas, the Amazon to Egypt, in their quest to save the world's lost treasures.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 46 min
Plot tags: entertaining, feel good, captivating, semi serious, funny
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The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992)
Plot Summary:
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles is an American television series that aired on ABC from March 4, 1992, to July 24, 1993. Filming took place in various locations around Wilmington, North Carolina and on the campus of UNCW. The series was an Amblin Entertainment/Lucasfilm production in association with Paramount Network Television. The series explores the childhood and youth of the fictional character Indiana Jones and primarily stars Sean Patrick Flanery and Corey Carrier as the title character, with George Hall playing an elderly version of Jones for the bookends of most episodes, though Harrison Ford bookended one episode. The show was created and executively produced by George Lucas, who also created, co-wrote and executively produced the Indiana Jones feature films. Due to its enormous budget, the series was cancelled in 1993. However, following the series' cancellation, four made-for-television films were produced from 1994 to 1996 in an attempt to continue the series. In 1999, the series was re-edited into 22 television films under the title The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, captivating, light, feel good, cult classic, retro, relaxing, realistic, semi serious
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King Solomon's Mines (2004)
Plot Summary:
An adventurous quest for a treasure hidden in King Solomon's mines, based on H. Rider Haggard's timeless tale.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, Germany, South Africa
Duration: 173 min
Plot tags: captivating, epic, fast, serious
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The Charlemagne Code (2008)
Plot Summary:
An action-packed race to find the legendary treasure of the Nibelungen hidden by Charlemagne and thought to be the biggest lost treasure in the world.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 424
Genere: Action, Adventure, Mystery
Country: Germany
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating
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Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation (1989)
Plot Summary:
After seeing Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981, three 12 year old friends, Chris Strompolos, Eric Zala and Jayson Lamb, began filming their own shot-by-shot adaptation of the Spielberg classic in the backyards of their Mississippi homes. After 6 years, the film was ready.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 807
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: exciting, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, light, inspirational, sexy, clever, feel good, unusual plot structure
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen (1995)
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Indiana Jones transfers from the Belgian army to the French intelligence service, where his first assignment is as a reconnaissance photographer for the 124th Squadron, a group of volunteer American pilots in the French army. When his plane is shot down, Indy encounters the infamous "Red Baron" - Manfred von Richthofen. After a daring escape, Indy is parachuted back into Germany on a mission to convince aircraft designer Anthony Fokker to defect to France, and he discovers a new German superweapon - a new airplane intended to bring the war overseas.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 746
Genere: Adventure, War
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags:
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure (1999)
Plot Summary:
The sixth film in the series.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 716
Genere: Action, Adventure, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: cult film
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Relic Hunter (1999)
Plot Summary:
Relic Hunter is an anglophone Canadian television series, starring Tia Carrere and Christien Anholt. Actress Lindy Booth also starred for the first two seasons; Tanja Reichert replaced her for the third. It was inspired by the success of the video game Tomb Raider. It centers around Sydney Fox who is a professor but primarily a globe-trotting "relic hunter", looking for ancient artifacts to return to museums and/or the descendants of the original owner. She is aided by her linguistic assistant Nigel and occasionally by her somewhat air-headed secretary Claudia. She often ends up battling rival hunters seeking out artifacts for the money. The series includes fantasy and science fiction elements, with many of the relics featured having genuine supernatural powers or being pieces of unusually advanced technology. It ran for three seasons in the U.S. between 1999 and 2002 after fulfilling its initial three-season, 66-episode contract, from which it was not renewed. In both Ireland and the United Kingdom, it is aired on Sky1 and subsidiary channels, while in Canada, it is aired on CityTV and Space, CTV's sister network A-Channel and recently Showcase. The series was shot in the Toronto area, explaining Carrere's frequent attendance in courtside seats at Toronto Raptors games during the time.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: France, Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sexy, exciting, tense, captivating, witty, cliffhanger, semi serious, intellectual, campy
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell (1999)
Plot Summary:
August, 1917. Using the name 'Henri Defense', 17 year old Indiana Jones has enlisted in the Belgian army to fight in the Great War. After all his commanding officers have been wiped out during combat in Flanders, Corporal 'Defense' is left in charge of what's left of the 9th Belgian Infantry. They are assigned to the French 14th Company and dispatched into the Battle of the Somme. When Indy is captured by the Germans, he quickly gains a reputation as an escape artist, and is sent to the maximum security prison at Dunsterstadt on the Danube.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 703
Genere: Adventure, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: psychotronic
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life (1999)
Plot Summary:
Africa, December 1916. Despite disobeying orders, Indy is promoted to Captain after capturing a German machine gun. He is then ordered to cross the jungle with Remy and Captain Boucher to pick up a shipment of weaponry. Along the way his Ubangan Sgt, Barthelemy picks up the sole surviving child from a disease ridden village despite Boucher's orders against it. On the way back, Indy and company succumb to disease themselves, and are picked up by Albert Schweitzer and the orderlies from his jungle hospital. At first resistant to being treated by a German, Indy soon begins to realize that Schweitzer is not interested in war, only attempting to cure people against all odds.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 530
Genere: Adventure, War
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: cult film
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Veritas, Prince of Truth (2006)
Plot Summary:
Kern has to fight an evil menace that could destroy the earth when Veritas, his favorite comic book hero, comes to life and seeks his help.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 271
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Mexico, USA, UK, Puerto Rico, Spain
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, entertaining, light, feel good, offbeat, humorous, stylized, semi serious, psychotronic
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The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010)
Plot Summary:
An adventure set in the early part of the 20th century, focused on a popular novelist and her dealings with would-be suitors, the cops, monsters, and other distractions.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: France, USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, dark fantasy, sweet, captivating, entertaining, gothic horror, period piece, fantasy adventure, humorous
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye (1995)
Plot Summary:
Finds Indy vagabonding around the South Pacific on a treasure hunt for a fabled lost diamond. The war in Europe ends but a new adventure begins for Indy when a mysterious man's dying words, "The eye of the peacock!" send him and Remy on a thrilling treasure hunt for one of Alexander the Great's most prized possessions. Pursued by a dangeroud one-eyes man, Indy follows the trail of the diamond from London to Alexandria to the South Seas, where he has a run-in with a murderous band of Chinese pirates. The shipboard battle that ensues is a spectacular display of swords, guns and flying fists. Marooned by the priates on a remote desert island, Indy is captured by savage headhunters, but before they can turn him into a shrunken head and cannibal stew, he is rescued by anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski, and makes a life-altering decision.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, fast, cult film