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Finding Nemo (2003)
Plot Summary:
Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist's office aquarium. It's up to his worrisome father Marlin and a friendly but forgetful fish Dory to bring Nemo home -- meeting vegetarian sharks, surfer dude turtles, hypnotic jellyfish, hungry seagulls, and more along the way
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 11000000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Japan
Plot tags: friendship, underwater, shark, memory loss, father son relationship, animal, freedom, courage, single father, rescue, odd couple, talking animal, fish, amnesia, escape attempt, parent child relationship, father son reunion, ocean, anthropomorphism, pelican, protective father, friends, sea, overprotective father, obstacle
Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003)
Plot Summary:
A sci-fi anime House-musical movie collaboration between Daft Punk--and their music--and designer Leiji Matsumoto. During the recording of their DISCOVERY album and using the themes of sci-fi celebrity, decadence and space travel, Daft Punk--with help from Cedric Hervet--wrote the story and inspired seasoned Japanese animators to symbiotically create this stunning space musical
Duration: 68 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Music, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, France
Plot tags: music, space and aliens, self discovery, music business, space travel, musician's life, rising to stardom, rescue, space, music band, escapades, ambition, lifestyle, dishonesty, benign alien, heroic mission, dancing, trippy, space opera, clubbing, stoner, migration, worship, nemesis, generation y
Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
Plot Summary:
One Christmas Eve three people, a middle-aged alcoholic named Gin, a former drag queen Hana and a dependent runaway girl Miyuki, discover an abandoned newborn while looking through the garbage
Duration: 92 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Plot tags: holiday, christmas, homeless, transgender, baby, friends, parents and children, life is a bitch, friendship, gay, loneliness, lgbt, runaway, melancholy, lgbtq, snow, homelessness, society, new year, lgbtqi, humour, group of friends, help, uncover truth, mafia
The Triplets of Belleville (2003)
Plot Summary:
When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters--an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire--to rescue him
Duration: 80 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 56000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Music, Sport
Country: France, Belgium, Canada, UK, Latvia, USA
Plot tags: dog, cycling, tour de france, very little dialogue, bicycle, dream, chase, mafia, boy, friendship, rescue, escapades, danger, old woman, friends, championship, melancholy, eccentricity, boat, sister sister relationship, grandmother grandson relationship, journey, darkness, rivalry, european
Brother Bear (2003)
Plot Summary:
When an impulsive boy named Kenai is magically transformed into a bear, he must literally walk in another's footsteps until he learns some valuable life lessons. His courageous and often zany journey introduces him to a forest full of wildlife, including the lovable bear cub Koda, hilarious moose Rutt and Tuke, woolly mammoths and rambunctious rams
Duration: 85 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 121000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Japan
Plot tags: friendship, unlikely friendships, brother brother relationship, brotherhood, bear, talking animal, turned into an animal, survival, self sacrifice, wilderness, native american, transformation, revenge, redemption, vengeance, animal life, self discovery, human becomes animal, animal, sibling relationship, sibling rivalry, life philosophy, tribe, bear attack, heroes
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
Plot Summary:
The sailor of legend is framed by the goddess Eris for the theft of the Book of Peace, and must travel to her realm at the end of the world to retrieve it and save the life of his childhood friend Prince Proteus
Duration: 88 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 58000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: pirate, mythology, treasure hunt, sinbad, arabian nights, chase, treasure, swashbuckler, heroes, danger, good versus evil, friendship, sea monster, giant bird, sea adventure, adventurer, sailor, daring rescue, rivalry, sword fight, talking animal, destiny, greed, wizard, heroic mission
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (2003)
Plot Summary:
A new vigilante, Batwoman, is wreaking havoc in Gotham City. The dynamic duo must discover her true identity
Duration: 75 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, batman, revenge, good versus evil, justice, fighting crime, heroic mission, supernatural, save the world, supernatural ability, escapades, danger, save the day, righting the wronged, vengeance, investigation, violence, villain, arms dealer, vigilante, dark hero, penguins, multiverse, justice league, heroine
Stitch! The Movie (2003)
Plot Summary:
The continuing adventures of Lilo, a little Hawaiian girl, and Stitch, the galaxy's most wanted extraterrestrial. Stitch, Pleakley, and Dr. Jumba are all part of the household now. But what Lilo and Stitch don't know is that Dr. Jumba brought one of his alien "experiments" to Hawaii
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: friendship, rescue, escapades, disorder, odd couple, young heroes, save the day, benign alien, love, teenager, child protagonist, family relations, space and aliens, friends, misfit, rivalry, mad scientist, heroic mission, dog, alien, spacecraft, pilot, surrealism, furry, sister sister relationship
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
Plot Summary:
Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck are up to their feuding ways again. Tired of playing second fiddle to Bugs, Daffy has decided to leave the Studio for good. He is aided by Warner Bros.' humor impaired Vice President of Comedy, Kate Houghton, who releases him from his contract and instructs WB security guard/aspiring stunt man DJ Drake to capture and "escort" Daffy off the studio lot
Duration: 93 min
IMDB Rating: 5.8/10
IMDB Votes: 40000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Germany, USA
Plot tags: looney tunes, chase, rescue, danger, treasure hunt, heroic mission, rabbit, secret agent, movie business, escapades, obsessive quest, 007, destiny, spy, monkey, wilhelm scream, anthropomorphic animal, duck, uncover truth, jungle, transformation, spy spoof, children, devil, alien invasion
The Jungle Book 2 (2003)
Plot Summary:
Mowgli, missing the jungle and his old friends, runs away from the man village unaware of the danger he's in by going back to the wild
Duration: 72 min
IMDB Rating: 5.3/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Music, Musical
Country: USA, Australia, France
Plot tags: jungle, wolf, tiger, feral child, friendship, orphan, bear, rescue, jungle book, danger, leaving home, vengeance, love, monkey, betrayal, elephant, village, disney princess, river, ape, dog, young girl, underwater, young boy, youth
Atlantis: Milo's Return (2003)
Plot Summary:
Three different stories come to life in this sequel to the hit animated Disney adventure. Explorer Milo Thatch, his new sweetheart, Queen Kida, and the rest of the team are preparing to rebuild the underwater city. But trouble crops up. Harnessing the power of the crystal of Atlantis, the adventurers set out to defend their kingdom against dark forces that threaten from sand, sea and snow
Duration: 70 min
IMDB Rating: 5.0/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Philippines
Plot tags: steampunk, sea monster, adventurer, lost world, submarine, viking, heroes, disaster, atlantis, superhero, pirate, treasure hunt, danger, good versus evil, heroic mission, friendship, rescue, escapades, native american, princess, giant squid, disney princess, love, sea battle, diver