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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
Plot Summary:
Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Spider-Verse saga, an epic adventure that will transport Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man across the Multiverse to join forces with Gwen Stacy and a new team of Spider-People to face off with a villain more powerful than anything they have ever encountered
Duration: 140 min
IMDB Rating: 8.7/10
IMDB Votes: 312000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, peter parker character, african american, villain, alternate universe, teen superhero, alternate dimension, fight, police, laboratory, father son relationship, superheroine, death of friend, teenager, superhero team, superpower, spider man, child, anthropomorphism, loss of son, parallel universe, secret identity, multiverse, revenge, escape
The Boy and the Heron (2023)
Plot Summary:
While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."
Duration: 124 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Plot tags: world war two, bullying, spirituality, poverty, courage, education, teenage boy, traumatic childhood, coming of age, magic, school, ghost, king, sailor, student, life, shipwreck, death, mother, meteorite, beach, bird, fire, father, power
Nimona (2023)
Plot Summary:
A knight framed for a tragic crime teams with a scrappy, shape-shifting teen to prove his innocence
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: shapeshifting, magic, teenager, knight, monster, lgbt, medieval, lesbian subtext, werewolf, metamorphosis, shark, gay, dancing, dragon, strong female lead, fight, mutant, train, heroes, warrior, castle, kingdom, technology, villain, weapons
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - To the Swordsmith Village (2023)
Plot Summary:
After his family is viciously murdered, a kind-hearted boy named Tanjiro Kamado resolves to become a Demon Slayer in hopes of turning his younger sister Nezuko back into a human. Together with his comrades, Zenitsu and Inosuke, along with one of the top-ranking members of the Demon Slayer Corps, Tengen Uzui, Tanjiro embarks on a mission within the Entertainment District, where they encounter the formidable, high-ranking demons, Daki and Gyutaro
Duration: 110 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Plot tags: demon, female nudity, battles, skinny dipping, battle
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)
Plot Summary:
After years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers through heroic acts. Their new friend April O'Neil helps them take on a mysterious crime syndicate, but they soon get in over their heads when an army of mutants is unleashed upon them
Duration: 99 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 52000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan, Canada
Plot tags: superhero, ninja turtle, ninja, turtle, anthropomorphic animal, fight, master, friend, animal, skateboard, sibling relationship, crime fighter, teenager, horse, martial arts, monster, swat team, giant, mutant, heroes, gang, scientist, subway, warrior, villain
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
Plot Summary:
After finding himself in a world known as the Mushroom Kingdom, A Brooklyn plumber Mario must travel through this world with a princess named Peach and a mushroom named Toad to find his brother Luigi and save the world from a ruthless fire-breathing monster called Bowser
Duration: 92 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 211000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan
Plot tags: princess, brother brother relationship, mushroom, evil, turtle, rainbow, magical power, sibling relationship, alternate world, alternate universe, canceled wedding, unlikely hero, alternate dimension, fictional kingdom, plumber, magic mushroom, anthropomorphism, evil king, superhero, gorilla, holiday, piano, adaptation, siblings, dinosaur
Elemental (2023)
Plot Summary:
In a city where fire, water, land, & air residents live together, a fiery young woman & a go-with-the-flow guy will discover something elemental: How much they have in common
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 102000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: city, interracial romance, earth, water, journey, land, fictional city, teen romance, fire, immigrant, father daughter relationship, life, mother daughter relationship, cultural difference, anthropomorphism, love interest, love, train, motorcycle, forbidden love, flood, racism, romantic relationship, beach, underground
Leo (2023)
Plot Summary:
Coming-of-age animated musical comedy about the last year of elementary school – as seen through the eyes of a class pet
Duration: 102 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: Australia, USA
Plot tags: turtle, lizard, bucket list, teacher, student, elementary school, godzilla, peer pressure, alligator, singing, drone, coming of age, school, death, lego, zebra, selfie, friend, gross out humor, iguana, animal, classroom, aquarium, school bus, song
Wish (2023)
Plot Summary:
Asha, a sharp-witted idealist, makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force – a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star confront a most formidable foe - the ruler of Rosas, King Magnifico - to save her community and prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 5.9/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Plot tags: friendship, female protagonist, magical, magic, princess, kingdom, birthday, disney princess, betrayal by friend, disabled person, dancing, horse, knight, village, island, king, bear, forest, queen, sorcerer, betrayal, castle, desire, sleeping, book