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Up (2009)
Plot Summary:
Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old Wilderness Explorer named Russell) gives him a new lease on life
Duration: 96 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 11000000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA, Japan
Plot tags: dog, loneliness, unlikely friendships, friendship, follow your dream, hopes, friends, animal life, journey, obsessive quest, aging, wilderness, talking animal, dream, children, talking dog, giant bird, balloon, cartoon dog, human dog relationship, adventurer, mischievous children, love, animal, sadness
Mary and Max (2009)
Plot Summary:
A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York. In the mid-1970's, a homely, friendless Australian girl of 8 picks a name out of a Manhattan phone book and writes to him; she includes a chocolate bar. He writes back, with chocolate. Thus begins a 20-year correspondence. Will the two ever meet face to face?
Duration: 92 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 184000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Plot tags: loneliness, stop motion, friendship, letter, social misfits, depression, mental illness, asperger's syndrome, relationships, young woman, correspondence, solitude, bullying, imaginary friend, disability, suicide attempt, melancholy, psychology, suffering, bittersweet, autism, friends, coming of age, life philosophy, suicide
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
Plot Summary:
The Fantastic Mr. Fox bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his family
Duration: 87 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 262000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: stop motion, anthropomorphic animal, unlikely partners, anthropomorphism, fox, talking animal, furry, heroic mission, evil, danger, dishonesty, melancholy, village life, eccentricity, partner, disorder, rivals, daring rescue, farmer, vixen, trippy, slick, animal life, heist, dysfunctional family
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009)
Plot Summary:
Under constant attack by monstrous creatures called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind, U.N. Special Agency NERV introduces two new EVA pilots to help defend the city of Tokyo-3: the mysterious Makinami Mari Illustrous and the intense Asuka Langley Shikinami. Meanwhile, Gendo Ikari and SEELE proceed with a secret project that involves both Rei and Shinji. The film was retitled "Evangelion: 2.22" for its DVD/Blu-Ray release
Duration: 112 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Plot tags: giant robot, post apocalypse, apocalypse, giant, mental illness, brutality, escapades, danger, imaginary, good versus evil, man versus machine, heroes, pilot, transformation, heroic mission, technology gone awry, fate of humanity, dystopian future, end of the world, loneliness, father son relationship, distopia, friendship, high school, superhero
Coraline (2009)
Plot Summary:
When Coraline moves to an old house, she feels bored and neglected by her parents. She finds a hidden door with a bricked up passage. During the night, she crosses the passage and finds a parallel world where everybody has buttons instead of eyes, with caring parents and all her dreams coming true. When the Other Mother invites Coraline to stay in her world forever, the girl refuses and finds that the alternate reality where she is trapped is only a trick to lure her
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 257000
Genere: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan
Plot tags: stop motion, children, monster, parallel world, alternate reality, weirdo, doll, secret place, heroine, fantasy world, loneliness, imagination, danger, family relations, alternate world, young heroes, clue, parents and children, magic, nightmare, imaginary, save the day, distopia, dream, goth
Redline (2009)
Plot Summary:
The most dangerous and exciting car race in the universe is held only once every five years. And that's tonight. The competitors are lined up at the starting block. In his vehicle, JP, the most daredevil driver on the circuit, is ready for the green light. Female driver Sonoshee, with whom he is secretly in love, is also on the starting line. She will stop at nothing to get on to that podium. In this race, not only is anything possible, but also anything is allowed. In fact, their adversaries have modified their vehicles to equip them with highly destructive weapons; with such participants, it is hardly surprising that Redline is forbidden by the authorities, who will try anything to halt the proceedings. These speed addicts have to put themselves in mortal danger to achieve their aim: eternal glory for those who finally mount the podium
Duration: 102 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi, Sport
Country: Japan
Plot tags: car chase, race, ambition, driving, mafia, fight, creature, chases and races, racing, contests and competitions, rivalry, danger, uninhibited rivalry, car, escapades, trippy, biopunk, cyberpunk, lucifer, stoner, mature, tournament, identity, space opera, hidden treasure
The Secret of Kells (2009)
Plot Summary:
Adventure awaits 12 year old Brendan who must fight Vikings and a serpent god to find a crystal and complete the legendary Book of Kells. In order to finish Brother Aiden's book, Brendan must overcome his deepest fears on a secret quest that will take him beyond the abbey walls and into the enchanted forest where dangerous mythical creatures hide. Will Brendan succeed in his quest?
Duration: 71 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Ireland, Belgium, France
Plot tags: good versus evil, magic, legends and myths, medieval, monastery, imaginary, self discovery, heroic mission, fairy, viking, children, art, obsessive quest, woods, pagan, secrets, folklore, mythology, nature, storytelling, childhood, forest, witch, teenager, women
Summer Wars (2009)
Plot Summary:
Kenji is your typical teenage misfit. He’s good at math, bad with girls, and spends most of his time out hanging out in the all-powerful online community known as OZ. His second life is the only life he has – until the girl of his dreams, Natsuki, hijacks him for a starring role as a fake fiancé at her family reunion. Things only get stranger from there. A late-night email containing a cryptic mathematic riddle leads to the unleashing of a rogue AI intent on using the virtual world of OZ to destroy the real world. As Armageddon looms on the horizon, Kenji and his new “family” set aside their differences and band together to save the worlds they inhabit in this "near-perfect blend of social satire and science fiction."
Duration: 114 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Plot tags: virtual reality, artificial intelligence, code breaking, satellite, technology gone awry, teenage life, family relations, save the world, code, relationships, technology, adaptation, computer genius, imaginary, heroic mission, computer, youth, prodigy, danger, virtual world, high school student, heroes, love and romance, family reunited, teenage love
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009)
Plot Summary:
Leela becomes an outlaw when she and a group of ecologically-minded feminists attempt to save an asteroid of primitive life forms and the Violet Dwarf star from being destroyed, while Fry joins a secret society and attempts to stop a mysterious species known as the "Dark Ones" from destroying all life in the universe
Duration: 89 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: save the world, conspiracy, outer space, creativity, adaptation, stupidity, space opera, space and aliens, rescue, good versus evil, supernatural, androids and robots, danger, imaginary, partner, disorder, extinction, robot, feminist, stoner, mature, extraterrestrial, environment, environmental, intergalactic
Wonder Woman (2009)
Plot Summary:
On the mystical island of Themyscira, a proud and fierce warrior race of Amazons have raised a daughter of untold beauty, grace and strength: Princess Diana. When an Army fighter pilot, Steve Trevor, crash-lands on the island, the rebellious and headstrong Diana defies Amazonian law by accompanying Trevor back to civilization
Duration: 74 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, female warrior, wonder woman, heroes, vengeance, heroine, betrayal, revenge, women, justice, brutality, vigilantism, vigilante, good versus evil, comic book, rescue, superpower, heroic mission, princess, pilot, rivalry, master villain, save the world, escapades, danger
Green Lantern: First Flight (2009)
Plot Summary:
Test pilot Hal Jordan finds himself recruited as the newest member of the intergalactic police force, The Green Lantern Corps
Duration: 77 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, comic book, good versus evil, betrayal, frame up, law enforcement, heroic mission, intergalactic, pilot, theft, supernatural ability, imaginary, secret identity, master villain, protagonist as suspect, battles, murder, test pilot, false accusation, multiverse, torture, villain, green lantern, distopia, superpower
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009)
Plot Summary:
United States President Lex Luthor uses the oncoming trajectory of a Kryptonite meteor to frame Superman and declare a $1 billion bounty on the heads of the Man of Steel and his ‘partner in crime’, Batman. Heroes and villains alike launch a relentless pursuit of Superman and Batman, who must unite—and recruit help—to try and stave off the action-packed onslaught, stop the meteor Luthors plot
Duration: 67 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, batman, good versus evil, justice, frame up, false accusation, superman, violence, transformation, comic book, heroes, fight scenes, heroism, supernatural power, danger, save the world, u.s. president, save the planet, imaginary, dishonesty, master villain, uninhibited rivalry, murder, space travel, fistfight
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
Plot Summary:
A waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human being, but she has to face the same problem after she kisses him
Duration: 97 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 162000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Japan
Plot tags: princess, jazz, good versus evil, prince, magical, disney princess, animal life, imaginary, cinderella story, love and romance, dream, fall in love, transformation, human becomes animal, restaurant, firefly, girl, enemies to lovers, happy ending, talking animal, frog, turned into an animal, curses spells and rituals, african american, interracial romance
9 (2009)
Plot Summary:
When 9 first comes to life, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world. All humans are gone, and it is only by chance that he discovers a small community of others like him taking refuge from fearsome machines that roam the earth intent on their extinction. Despite being the neophyte of the group, 9 convinces the others that hiding will do them no good
Duration: 79 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 146000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Luxembourg
Plot tags: steampunk, apocalypse, post apocalypse, dystopia, survival, danger, technology gone awry, life is a bitch, vestiges of humanity, distopia, fate of humanity, robot, save the world, parallel world, end of the world, artificial intelligence, transformation, alternate history, scientist, man versus machine, hopes, heroes, friendship, post apocalyptic, trippy
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
Plot Summary:
Times are changing for Manny the moody mammoth, Sid the motor mouthed sloth and Diego the crafty saber-toothed tiger. Life heats up for our heroes when they meet some new and none-too-friendly neighbors – the mighty dinosaurs
Duration: 94 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 260000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Plot tags: dinosaur, jungle, ice age, talking animal, fantasy world, friendship, parenthood, birth, rescue, animal life, iceberg, life philosophy, rescue team, baby, survival, youth, friends, love and romance, escapades, babies and infants, danger, dimwit, partner, silly humor, bonding
Hulk Vs. (2009)
Plot Summary:
Two stories featuring Marvel's anti-hero The Incredible Hulk and his encounters with the X-Man Wolverine and the god known as Thor
Duration: 82 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, battles, supernatural, experiment gone awry, hulk, comic book, danger, imaginary, monster, heroes, mutant, beast, blood, alien, mature, family life, trap, supernatural ability, escapades, rivalry, fighting crime, wilderness, countryside, disorder, top secret
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
Plot Summary:
Inventor Flint Lockwood creates a machine that makes clouds rain food, enabling the down-and-out citizens of Chewandswallow to feed themselves. But when the falling food reaches gargantuan proportions, Flint must scramble to avert disaster. Can he regain control of the machine and put an end to the wild weather before the town is destroyed?
Duration: 90 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 252000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: food, inventor, nerd, natural disaster, father son relationship, mad scientist, greed, small town, parents and children, save the world, friendship, weatherman, goofy hero, fall in love, social misfits, inventions and discoveries, disorder, save the day, chaos, monkey, restaurant, cooking, scientist, mayor, technophobia
A Christmas Carol (2009)
Plot Summary:
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption
Duration: 96 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 126000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: christmas, holiday, ghost, scrooge, redemption, snow, time travel, christmas spirit, greed, christmas eve, regret, victorian england, life changing experience, christmas season, rich and poor, supernatural, human nature, coldhearted, afterlife, christmas carol, xmas, adaptation, winter, lesson, charles dickens
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (2009)
Plot Summary:
A blue harvest moon will rise, allowing the fairies to use a precious moonstone to restore the Pixie Dust Tree, the source of all their magic. But when Tinker Bell accidentally puts all of Pixie Hollow in jeopardy, she must venture out across the sea on a secret quest to set things right
Duration: 81 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, India
Plot tags: fairy, friendship, imaginary kingdom, mischievous children, magic, supernatural, imaginary, tinkerbell, pirate, heroes, friends, family relations, escapades, danger, disorder, siblings relations, young heroes, good versus evil, curses spells and rituals, mission, female protagonist, peter pan, small town, love, teenager
Monsters vs. Aliens (2009)
Plot Summary:
When Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches. The military jumps into action and captures Susan, secreting her away to a covert government compound. She is renamed Ginormica and placed in confinement with a ragtag group of Monsters
Duration: 94 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 173000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: alien, alien invasion, giant, superhero, monster, robot, mad scientist, evil alien, giant robot, space and aliens, unlikely friendships, mutant, fantasy world, talking animal, save the world, good versus evil, heroic mission, heroes, invasion, escapades, team, rivalry, danger, imaginary, secret place
Astro Boy (2009)
Plot Summary:
Set in the futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy (Atom) is a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist in the image of the son he had lost. Unable to fulfill his creator's expectations, Astro embarks on a journey in search of acceptance, experiencing betrayal and a netherworld of robot gladiators, before returning to save Metro City and reconcile with the father who rejected him
Duration: 94 min
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Hong Kong, USA, Japan
Plot tags: robot, androids and robots, androids, transformation, hi-tech, children, superhero, family in danger, evil force, goodhearted, giant, good versus evil, heroes, escapades, identity crisis, longing, family relations, imaginary, save the day, cyborgs, dystopia, artificial intelligence, warrior, giant monster, rescue
Planet 51 (2009)
Plot Summary:
When Earth astronaut Capt. Chuck Baker arrives on Planet 51 -- a world reminiscent of American suburbia circa 1950 -- he tries to avoid capture, recover his spaceship and make it home safely, all with the help of an empathetic little green being
Duration: 91 min
IMDB Rating: 6.0/10
IMDB Votes: 58000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Spain, UK, USA, Canada
Plot tags: alien, benign alien, space and aliens, alien planet, fish out of water, small town, mysterious planet, space travel, imaginary, astronaut, monster, alien invasion, fantasy world, space program, mad scientist, talking animal, robot, happy ending, chase, creativity, distant planet, spacecraft, space, friendship, friends
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (2009)
Plot Summary:
Arthur answers a distress call from Princess Selenia, who is menaced by the nefarious Maltazard
Duration: 107 min
IMDB Rating: 5.2/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: France
Plot tags: fairy, imaginary kingdom, young heroes, youth, good versus evil, daring rescue, save the day, escapades, rivalry, danger, rite of passage, magical creature, insect, myth, underground, creature, animal, heroes, vengeance, imaginary, dog, wolf, elf, spider, bear