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Attack on Titan: Chronicle (2020)
Plot Summary:
In the fourth recap movie, episodes 1-59 of the anime are retold, compiling the first three seasons of the anime into one two hour event
Duration: 122 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Plot tags: monster, extinction, catastrophe, fight, violence, friendship, macabre, murder, alternate reality, destiny, brutality, mutation, vengeance, danger, life philosophy, fictional war, violent, survival, military, post-apocalyptic future, lone hero, blood, titan, giant, post apocalypse
Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train (2020)
Plot Summary:
Tanjirō Kamado, joined with Inosuke Hashibira, a boy raised by boars who wears a boar's head, and Zenitsu Agatsuma, a scared boy who reveals his true power when he sleeps, board the Infinity Train on a new mission with the Fire Hashira, Kyōjurō Rengoku, to defeat a demon who has been tormenting the people and killing the demon slayers who oppose it!
Duration: 117 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 70000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Plot tags: master warrior, demon, magic, supernatural, fight, mutilation, superhuman powers, violence, danger, battles, conspiracy, graphic violence, vengeance, manipulation, ambition, dishonesty, daring rescue, uninhibited rivalry, tough heroes, villain, love, virus, gore, demon hunter, tragedy
Wolfwalkers (2020)
Plot Summary:
In a time of superstition and magic, when wolves are seen as demonic and nature an evil to be tamed, a young apprentice hunter comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last pack. But when she saves a wild native girl, their friendship leads her to discover the world of the Wolfwalkers and transform her into the very thing her father is tasked to destroy
Duration: 103 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Ireland, Luxembourg, France
Plot tags: folklore, friendship, wolf, peril, father daughter relationship, family relations, legends and myths, hunter, happy ending, human animal relationship, wolf pack, good versus evil, celtic, healer, courage, rescue, foe turned friend, lone wolves, friend, kids and family, teamwork, unlikely friendships, forest, magic, waterfall
Soul (2020)
Plot Summary:
Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful gig at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body and is transported to the You Seminar, a center in which souls develop and gain passions before being transported to a newborn child. Joe must enlist help from the other souls-in-training, like 22, a soul who has spent eons in the You Seminar, in order to get back to Earth
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 365000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Music
Country: USA, Japan
Plot tags: jazz, self discovery, life after death, afterlife, meaning of life, life, lifestyle change, acceptance, life & death, following a dream, teaching the ways of the world, death, musician, soul transference, jazz musician, teacher, african american, life philosophy, pianist, wisdom of life, happiness, out of body experience, black, mentor, ambition
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020)
Plot Summary:
Earth is decimated after intergalactic tyrant Darkseid has devastated the Justice League in a poorly executed war by the DC Super Heroes. Now the remaining bastions of good – the Justice League, Teen Titans, Suicide Squad and assorted others – must regroup, strategize and take the war to Darkseid in order to save the planet and its surviving inhabitants
Duration: 90 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: justice league, superhero, batman, heroes, superman, villain, fictional war, wonder woman, good versus evil, superhero team, multiverse, superpower, end of the world, fight, teamwork, team, supernatural power, reluctant hero, super powers, hand to hand combat, occult, white supremacy, comic book, ninja, alien invasion
Onward (2020)
Plot Summary:
In a suburban fantasy world, two teenage elf brothers embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a little magic left out there
Duration: 102 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 165000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Plot tags: brother brother relationship, elf, magic, teenage protagonist, fantasy world, teenage boy, cyclops, wizard, centaur, dead father, creature, coming of age, family relations, widow, race against time, brotherhood, birthday, mythical creature, van, magical, magician, wizards and magicians, supernatural power, magical power, fairy
Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020)
Plot Summary:
After the vicious slaughter of his family by stone-cold mercenary Sub-Zero, Hanzo Hasashi is exiled to the torturous Netherrealm. There, in exchange for his servitude to the sinister Quan Chi, he’s given a chance to avenge his family – and is resurrected as Scorpion, a lost soul bent on revenge. Back on Earthrealm, Lord Raiden gathers a team of elite warriors – Shaolin monk Liu Kang, Special Forces officer Sonya Blade and action star Johnny Cage – an unlikely band of heroes with one chance to save humanity. To do this, they must defeat Shang Tsung’s horde of Outworld gladiators and reign over the Mortal Kombat tournament
Duration: 80 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Plot tags: martial arts tournament, ninja, fight to the death, master warrior, revenge, villain, save the world, blood, monster, fight, sorcerer, martial arts, rivalry, contests and competitions, fistfight, hand to hand combat, shaolin monk, superhero, batman, computer game, immortal, mature, mission, street fighter, magic
Rose Island (2020)
Plot Summary:
In 1968, engineer Giorgio Rosa established the independent state called "The Isle of Roses" off the coast of Rimini, built on a platform outside the territorial waters, with Esperanto as the official language. The Italian authorities did not take it well because the micronation was seen as an expedient to not pay taxes on the revenues obtained thanks to the arrival of numerous tourists and curious people
Duration: 117 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Adventure, Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Plot tags: civil engineer, utopia, politics, island, social problems, satire, political conflict, social satire, social issues, conflict of interest, architecture, conflict, anarchism, european, deserter, female lawyer, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, scuba diving, motorcycle accident, italian soldier, italian abroad, bare chested male, biopic, italian history, battleship
The Croods: A New Age (2020)
Plot Summary:
A Sequel to the 2013 animation movie The Croods
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 51000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Plot tags: caveman, teenager, father daughter relationship, friendship, feminism, teenage girl, mother daughter relationship, father son relationship, teenage boy, husband wife relationship, grandmother granddaughter relationship, grandmother grandson relationship, female empowerment, family relations, parent child relationship, escapades, peril, survival, youth, parents and children, hunting, trippy, ancient world, dinosaur, strong female lead
Love and Monsters (2020)
Plot Summary:
Seven years after the Monsterpocalypse, Joel Dawson, along with the rest of humanity, has been living underground ever since giant creatures took control of the land. After reconnecting over radio with his high school girlfriend Aimee, who is now 80 miles away at a coastal colony, Joel begins to fall for her again. As Joel realizes that there’s nothing left for him underground, he decides against all logic to venture out to Aimee, despite all the dangerous monsters that stand in his way
Duration: 109 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 140000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA, Australia
Plot tags: monster, post apocalypse, creature, apocalypse, overcoming fear, mutant, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, survival, giant monster, mutant animal, jungle, fight, loneliness, lifestyle change, end of the world, teenager, teamwork, love, friendship, saving a life, infection, violent woman, crab, giant insect, mutation
Boss Level (2020)
Plot Summary:
A retired special forces officer is trapped in a never-ending time loop on the day of his death
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 77000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: time loop, repeated event, one against many, time travel, tough guy, time traveler, dying repeatedly, trapped, martial arts, hitman, end of the world, brutality, death, murder, final battle, time, time machine, male protagonist, revenge, urban setting, time paradox, distopia, space, superhero, travel
News of the World (2020)
Plot Summary:
A Texan traveling across the wild West bringing the news of the world to local townspeople, agrees to help rescue a young girl who was kidnapped
Duration: 118 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 94000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA, China
Plot tags: native american, civil war veteran, teaching the ways of the world, friendship, rescue, cowboy, runaway, civil war, organized crime, mentor, hopes, unlikely friendships, american civil war, loneliness, glory, redemption, small town, training, life philosophy, loss of family member, young heroes, complex characters, survival, wild west, summer
A Whisker Away (2020)
Plot Summary:
Miyo "Muge" Sasaki is a peculiar second-year junior high student who has fallen in love with her classmate Kento Hinode. Muge resolutely pursues Kento every day, but he takes no notice of her. Nevertheless, while carrying a secret she can tell no one, Muge continues to pursue Kento. Muge discovers a magic mask that allows her to transform into a cat named Tarō. The magic lets Muge get close to Kento, but eventually it may also make her unable to transform back to a human
Duration: 104 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Plot tags: teenager, classmate, school, cat, secret love, unrequited love, transformation, magic, love, supernatural, parallel world, love letter, slice of life, animal, magical, island, life, supernatural power, happy ending, furry, heartwarming, grandfather, cartoon cat, isekai, student
The Call of the Wild (2020)
Plot Summary:
A sled dog struggles for survival in the wilds of the Yukon
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 55000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Plot tags: dog, survival, dog sled, wolf, snow, gold rush, danger, friendship, wolf pack, animal, grizzly bear, gold, medieval, animal cruelty, native american, winter, jungle, children, cold, wildlife, courage, best friend, road trip, frozen, redemption
Enola Holmes (2020)
Plot Summary:
While searching for her missing mother, intrepid teen Enola Holmes uses her sleuthing skills to outsmart big brother Sherlock and help a runaway lord
Duration: 123 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 213000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Plot tags: sherlock holmes, strong female lead, victorian england, feminism, amateur detective, female detective, female protagonist, teenage protagonist, private detective, fight, runaway teen, obsessive quest, teenage detective, strong female character, breaking the fourth wall, runaway, child prodigy, feminist, train, teenager, police, master of disguise, teenage love, women, coming of age
The One and Only Ivan (2020)
Plot Summary:
Ivan is a 400-pound silverback gorilla who shares a communal habitat in a suburban shopping mall with Stella the elephant, Bob the dog, and various other animals. He has few memories of the jungle where he was captured, but when a baby elephant named Ruby arrives, it touches something deep within him. Ruby is recently separated from her family in the wild, which causes him to question his life, where he comes from and where he ultimately wants to be
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Plot tags: circus, talking animal, human animal relationship, gorilla, friendship, animal rights, talent, animal life, affection, animal that acts human, unlikely friendships, animal, family relations, mentor, getting home, animal training, imprisonment, seal the animal, wild animal, child, dog, elephant, fight for freedom, amusement park, zoo
Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
Plot Summary:
Sonic and the gang must team up to fight Dr. Eggman
Duration: 99 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 155000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan, Canada
Plot tags: hedgehog, on the run, superhero, friendship, road trip, military, friend, villain, super speed, bar fight, chase, anthropomorphic animal, speed, police, mad scientist, police officer, running, apartment building, talking animal, alien, monster, scientist, teleportation, evil man, planet
Da 5 Bloods (2020)
Plot Summary:
Four African-American Vietnam veterans return to Vietnam. They are in search of the remains of their fallen squad leader and the promise of buried treasure. These heroes battle forces of humanity and nature while confronted by the lasting ravages of the immorality of the Vietnam War
Duration: 154 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 54000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: USA
Plot tags: vietnam war, father son relationship, minefield, friendship between men, war veteran, black lives matter, black, military, widower, post traumatic stress disorder, gunfight, racism, african american, black history, friendly fire, heist, hippie, soldier, gory, cold war, villain, parents, revolution, private detective, urban
The Willoughbys (2020)
Plot Summary:
When the four Willoughby children are abandoned by their selfish parents, they must learn how to adapt their Old-Fashioned values to the contemporary world in order to create something new: The Modern Family
Duration: 90 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA, UK
Plot tags: abusive parent, siblings relations, parents and children, mischievous children, three brothers, children, friendship, teamwork, search and rescue, kids and family, family relations, brother sister relationship, family problems, survival, vacation, conspiracy, escapades, satire, plan, brother brother relationship, domineering father, assassination plot, power relations, nanny, teenager
Over the Moon (2020)
Plot Summary:
In this animated musical, a girl builds a rocket ship and blasts off, hoping to meet a mythical moon goddess
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Sci-Fi
Country: China, USA
Plot tags: child, frog, moon, rocket, girl, love, photograph, philosophy, grownups, parent child relationship, imaginary, life philosophy, rabbit, women, teenager, death, grief, coming of age, true love, mother daughter relationship, goddess, gift, loss of mother, stroke, ping pong
Trolls World Tour (2020)
Plot Summary:
Queen Poppy and Branch make a surprising discovery — there are other Troll worlds beyond their own, and their distinct differences create big clashes between these various tribes. When a mysterious threat puts all of the Trolls across the land in danger, Poppy, Branch, and their band of friends must embark on an epic quest to create harmony among the feuding Trolls to unite them against certain doom
Duration: 91 min
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Japan
Plot tags: singing, friendship, dancing, happiness, salvation, worm, troll, culture clash, happy ending, talking animal, destiny, love, desert, jail, country music, concert, pop music, mirage, spaceship, rock music, electronic music, king, tribe, evil queen, fantasy world
Don't Listen (2020)
Plot Summary:
Daniel, Sara and their only son Eric are a happy family that move to an old house in the country. Working as home restaurateurs, Daniel and Sara plans for restoring and sale the house after the job be done change drastically when the own Eric is found dead in the pool close to the house. Broken by the pain, Sara moves to her parents for a days after a strong discussion with him, while Daniel keeps alone in the house. However, at the next night Daniel tapes Eric's voice in his cell phone when he was sending an audio message to apologize Sara. Looking for answers, Daniel meets Germán Redondo, a veteran and renowned writer and supernatural investigator specialized in electronic voice phenomena. Traveling to the house with his daughter Ruth, Germán analyzes Daniel's audio message, installing infrared cameras hoping to find any kind of ghostly activity, while at the same time Ruth tries get closer to her father, still affected by the suicide of his wife (Ruth's mother) happened years ago
Duration: 97 min
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Plot tags: ghost, supernatural, death of son, investigation, hallucination, haunted, haunted house, suicide, delusion, inquisition, danger, family problems, relocation, family relations, fear, desperation, paranormal activity, supernatural horror, couple relations, writers, witchcraft, doll, swimming, toys, swimming pool
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two (2020)
Plot Summary:
Kate Pierce is reluctantly spending Christmas with her mom’s new boyfriend and his son Jack. But when the North Pole and Christmas are threatened to be destroyed, Kate and Jack are unexpectedly pulled into a new adventure with Santa Claus
Duration: 112 min
IMDB Rating: 6.0/10
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Plot tags: santa claus, christmas, christmas season, holiday, saving christmas, christmas spirit, magic, snow, north pole, teenage girl, brother sister relationship, imaginary character, new year, elf, teenager, family relations, good versus evil, new year's eve, christmas present, save the day, miraculous event, faith, theft, journey, christmas eve
Mortal (2020)
Plot Summary:
Fantasy adventure origin story about a young man discovering he has God-like powers based on ancient Norwegian mythology
Duration: 104 min
IMDB Rating: 5.9/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Norway, USA, UK
Plot tags: magician, norse god, norse mythology, supernatural ability, danger, redemption, magic, imaginary, adaptation, disorder, heroes, secret, superpower, viking, folklore, curse, sheriff, wilderness, super powers, sniper, curses spells and rituals, survival, superhero, swat team, revenge
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)
Plot Summary:
After SpongeBob's beloved pet snail Gary is snail-napped, he and Patrick embark on an epic adventure to The Lost City of Atlantic City to bring Gary home
Duration: 91 min
IMDB Rating: 5.9/10
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, South Korea
Plot tags: sea voyage, friendship, snail, search and rescue, friends, journey, best friend, abduction, deception, kindness, unlikely friendships, talking animal, travel, sea, water, migration, robot, king, desert, kidnapping, restaurant, squirrel, quest, camp, computer
Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)
Plot Summary:
Yet to fulfill their rock and roll destiny, the now middle-aged best friends Bill and Ted set out on a new adventure when a visitor from the future warns them that only their song can save life as we know it. Along the way, they are helped by their daughters, a new batch of historical figures and a few music legends—to seek the song that will set their world right and bring harmony to the universe
Duration: 91 min
IMDB Rating: 5.9/10
IMDB Votes: 52000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Music, Sci-Fi
Country: Bahamas, USA
Plot tags: time travel, father daughter relationship, teenager, musician, time machine, nostalgia, time traveler, friendship, schoolboy, sent to the past, rock and roll, stoner, predicting the future, humour, magical, time, rocker, moving, countdown, space, prison, robot, demon, police, grim reaper
Mulan (2020)
Plot Summary:
A young Chinese maiden disguises herself as a male warrior in order to save her father
Duration: 115 min
IMDB Rating: 5.8/10
IMDB Votes: 157000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, China
Plot tags: female warrior, martial arts, heroine, woman dressed as man, tough girl, cross dressing, sword, mythical creature, chinese woman, female protagonist, princess, asian, chinese mythology, medieval, heroes, soldier, emperor, sexism, training, gender disguise, women, human spirit, chinese emperor, kung fu, assassin
Bloodshot (2020)
Plot Summary:
After he and his wife are murdered, marine Ray Garrison is resurrected by a team of scientists. Enhanced with nanotechnology, he becomes a superhuman, biotech killing machine - Bloodshot. As Ray first trains with fellow super-soldiers, he cannot recall anything from his former life. But when his memories flood back and he remembers the man that killed both him and his wife, he breaks out of the facility to get revenge, only to discover that there's more to the conspiracy than he thought
Duration: 109 min
IMDB Rating: 5.7/10
IMDB Votes: 83000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, nanotechnology, regeneration, rescue, cyberpunk, superhuman powers, one man army, virtual reality, supernatural power, super soldier, superhuman, back from the dead, memory, revenge, dark hero, superpower, invulnerability, love, assassin, hi-tech, redemption, one against many, self healing, tattoo, mind control
The Midnight Sky (2020)
Plot Summary:
A lone scientist in the Arctic races to contact a crew of astronauts returning home to a mysterious global catastrophe
Duration: 118 min
IMDB Rating: 5.7/10
IMDB Votes: 88000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: space travel, space station, astronaut, survival, post apocalypse, apocalypse, nuclear radiation, space colony, scientist, spaceship, space exploration, snow, space, winter, disaster, post apocalyptic, spacecraft, dream, hallucination, terminal illness, mass death, space adventure, cold, monster, distopia
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
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 5.7/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Plot tags: espionage, boy, school, rescue, mafia, police, escapades, top secret, gang, friendship, kids and family, family relations, chase, double life, danger, children, parent child relationship, family secret, interrogation, teenager, youth, villainess, mother, sleepover, bed wetting