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Toy Story of Terror (2013)
Plot Summary:
What starts out as a fun road trip for the Toy Story gang takes an unexpected turn for the worse when the trip detours to a roadside motel. After one of the toys goes missing, the others find themselves caught up in a mysterious sequence of events that must be solved before they all suffer the same fate in this Toy Story of Terror
Duration: 22 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Plot tags: halloween, toy story, superhero, cowboy, friendship, happy ending, good versus evil, little girl, dark and stormy night, objects come to life, friends, escapades, danger, imaginary, road trip, hotel, toys, on the road, 007, holiday, escape, astronaut, girl, motel, female protagonist
Frozen (2013)
Plot Summary:
Young princess Anna of Arendelle dreams about finding true love at her sister Elsa’s coronation. Fate takes her on a dangerous journey in an attempt to end the eternal winter that has fallen over the kingdom. She's accompanied by ice delivery man Kristoff, his reindeer Sven, and snowman Olaf. On an adventure where she will find out what friendship, courage, family, and true love really means
Duration: 102 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 653000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Plot tags: princess, sisters, disney princess, snow, magic, magical, happy ending, power of love, female protagonist, wizards and magicians, love and romance, snowman, sister sister relationship, ice, royal family, imaginary, save the day, reindeer, supernatural ability, first love, family relations, prince, hopes, imaginary kingdom, good versus evil
Despicable Me 2 (2013)
Plot Summary:
Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal
Duration: 98 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 419000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, France, Japan
Plot tags: adoption, single father, minion, father daughter relationship, spy, female agent, dating, good versus evil, villain, imaginary, parent child relationship, assistant, master villain, chicken, overprotective father, heroes, scientist, family relations, parents and children, family life, rivals, love, kids and family, happy ending, wilhelm scream
Monsters University (2013)
Plot Summary:
A look at the relationship between Mike and Sulley during their days at Monsters University — when they weren't necessarily the best of friends
Duration: 104 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 382000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Plot tags: college, monster, friendship, unlikely friendships, underdog, university, competition, teamwork, foe turned friend, creativity, fraternity, student life, odd couple, teachers and students, social relations, college life, halloween, creature, good versus evil, teacher, student, friends, fear, contests and competitions, wilhelm scream
The Croods (2013)
Plot Summary:
The Croods is a prehistoric comedy adventure that follows the world's first family as they embark on a journey of a lifetime when the cave that has always shielded them from danger is destroyed. Traveling across a spectacular landscape, the Croods discover an incredible new world filled with fantastic creatures -- and their outlook is changed forever
Duration: 98 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 228000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Plot tags: father daughter relationship, youth, caveman, family life, parents and children, survival, family relations, parenthood, jungle, road trip, animal, forces of nature, end of the world, prehistoric man, peril, parent child relationship, creature, journey, fantasy world, happy ending, curiosity, tradition versus modernity, dimwit, teen romance, against the rules
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (2013)
Plot Summary:
A 12-year-old cartographer secretly leaves his family's ranch in Montana where he lives with his cowboy father and scientist mother and travels across the country on board a freight train to receive an award at the Smithsonian Institute
Duration: 105 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: France, Canada
Plot tags: prodigy, genius, coming of age, on the road, young heroes, children, childhood, loneliness, cowboy, tragedy, dysfunctional family, unlikely friendships, train, adventurer, train travel, parents and children, farm, magic realism, child, father son relationship, youth, boy, boyhood, boy genius, child prodigy
Epic (2013)
Plot Summary:
A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group characters in order to save their world -- and ours
Duration: 102 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 109000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: imaginary kingdom, imaginary, good versus evil, teenage life, friendship, save the kingdom, young heroes, protector, daughter, danger, father daughter relationship, flying, unlikely friendships, bird, magic, fantasy world, queen, scientist, artifact, happy ending, love, teenager, insect, chase, redhead
Underdogs (2013)
Plot Summary:
In the small village where Amadeo lives there is no one good enough to challenge his skills at Table Football. But, while Amadeo may be a genius as a table football player in real life he's a loser. He's in love with Lara, his childhood friend, but he's so shy that he can't bring himself to confess his love for her. So he just hangs out in his quaint, timeless village. When Amadeo beats the village bully Flash at Table Football. The scene is set for an epic rivalry. Consumed with anger Flash vows to get even and 10 years later he returns as an International Superstar, a Football Icon and Galatico determined to wreak his revenge
Duration: 106 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sport
Country: Argentina, Spain, UK, France, USA
Plot tags: soccer, sport team, youth, escapades, rivalry, contests and competitions, football, friends, love and romance, imaginary, silly humor, bully, toy comes to life, teenage love, objects come to life, young, wig, fair, stadium, adventure, computer animation, family, romance
Turbo (2013)
Plot Summary:
The tale of an ordinary garden snail who dreams of winning the Indy 500
Duration: 96 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 108000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA, India
Plot tags: racing, snail, contests and competitions, chases and races, friends, follow your dream, animal life, race, escapades, ambition, ambitious, supportive friend, chase, underdog, car, transformation, unlikely friendships, car race, auto racing, competition, obsession, anthropomorphism, success, mechanic, disorder
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
Plot Summary:
Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus illusionist and con-artist, is whisked from Kansas to the Land of Oz where the inhabitants assume he's the great wizard of prophecy, there to save Oz from the clutches of evil
Duration: 130 min
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
IMDB Votes: 213000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Plot tags: witch, magic, imaginary kingdom, good versus evil, circus, wizards and magicians, magic trick, wizard of oz, prophecy, medieval, betrayal, transformation, fantasy world, redemption, wizard, villain, escapades, save the kingdom, monkey, self discovery, curses spells and rituals, witchcraft, magician, teenager, warlock
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)
Plot Summary:
After the disastrous food storm in the first film, Flint and his friends are forced to leave the town. Flint accepts the invitation from his idol Chester V to join The Live Corp Company, which has been tasked to clean the island, and where the best inventors in the world create technologies for the betterment of mankind. When Flint discovers that his machine still operates and now creates mutant food beasts like living pickles, hungry tacodiles, shrimpanzees and apple pie-thons, he and his friends must return to save the world
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
IMDB Votes: 112000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: food, inventor, friendship, scientist, island, kids and family, animal, danger, chaos and mayhem, save the day, creator, escapades, goofy hero, jungle, villain, cooking, betrayal, love, teenager, magical, science, chef, restaurant, holiday, talking animal
Teen Beach Movie (2013)
Plot Summary:
Cowabunga! Catch a perfect wave of fun in the sun, splashed with excitement, surprises and budding romance. Life's a beach for surfers Brady (Ross Lynch) and McKenzie (Maia Mitchell) – until a rogue wave magically transports them inside the classic '60s beach party flick, "Wet Side Story," where a full-blown rivalry between bikers and surfers threatens to erupt. There, amidst a sea of surfing, singing and dancing, Brady and Mack accidentally change the storyline, and the film’s dreamy hero and heroine fall for them instead of for each other! Can our heroes get the plot back on track, or will they be trapped there forever? Overflowing with hilarious comedy and high-energy musical numbers, "Teen Beach Movie" makes it an endless summer all year long!
Duration: 110 min
IMDB Rating: 5.9/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Plot tags: teenager, teenage life, teenage love, surfing, beach, summer, rivalry, getting home, surfer, self confidence, disorder, teen romance, parallel world, time travel, youth, love and romance, hopes, teenage girl, time, college, underwater, surf, music and dance, two worlds meeting, dancing
Free Birds (2013)
Plot Summary:
In this irreverent, hilarious, adventurous buddy comedy for audiences of all ages, directed by Jimmy Hayward (Horton Hears a Who!), two turkeys from opposite sides of the tracks must put aside their differences and team up to travel back in time to change the course of history - and get turkey off the holiday menu for good
Duration: 91 min
IMDB Rating: 5.8/10
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada, Japan, Australia
Plot tags: thanksgiving, time travel, bird, changing the past or future, talking animal, secret service, destiny, mentor, animal, friends, escapades, imaginary, disorder, reluctant partners, freedom, anthropomorphism, holiday, furry, love, christmas, prison, time, prison escape, vegan, countdown
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)
Plot Summary:
In their quest to confront the ultimate evil, Percy and his friends battle swarms of mythical creatures to find the mythical Golden Fleece and to stop an ancient evil from rising
Duration: 106 min
IMDB Rating: 5.7/10
IMDB Votes: 124000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Plot tags: mythology, monster, youth, fantasy world, heroic mission, young heroes, greek mythology, legends and myths, superhuman powers, friendship, greek, artifact, teenage life, demi god, imaginary kingdom, sword, imaginary, immortality, good versus evil, fight scenes, friends, escapades, magic, transformation, myth
Planes (2013)
Plot Summary:
Dusty is a cropdusting plane who dreams of competing in a famous aerial race. The problem? He is hopelessly afraid of heights. With the support of his mentor Skipper and a host of new friends, Dusty sets off to make his dreams come true
Duration: 91 min
IMDB Rating: 5.7/10
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sport
Country: USA, India
Plot tags: underdog, airplane, friendship, self discovery, contests and competitions, competition, ambition, rivalry, chases and races, escapades, countryside, small town life, kids and family, aviation, follow your dream, racing, love, pilot, flying, occupation, car, life lesson, meme, aeroplane, mentor
The Smurfs 2 (2013)
Plot Summary:
The evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence. But when he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him what he wants, and only a secret spell that Smurfette knows can turn the Naughties into real Smurfs, Gargamel kidnaps Smurfette and brings her to Paris, where he has been winning the adoration of millions as the world¹s greatest sorcerer. It's up to Papa, Clumsy, Grouchy, and Vanity to return to our world, reunite with their human friends Patrick and Grace Winslow, and rescue her! Will Smurfette, who has always felt different from the other Smurfs, find a new connection with the Naughties Vexy and Hackus or will the Smurfs convince her that their love for her is True Blue?
Duration: 105 min
IMDB Rating: 5.3/10
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, France, Canada, Belgium
Plot tags: magical power, kidnapping, chase, children, fantasy world, talking animal, rescue, imaginary, disorder, friends, chases and races, escapades, danger, good versus evil, creature, superhero, farce, hotel, father son relationship, teenager, gay, sorcerer, inventor, comic book, tiny
Walking with Dinosaurs (2013)
Plot Summary:
Walking with Dinosaurs 3D is a film depicting life-like 3D dinosaur characters set in photo-real landscapes that transports audiences to the prehistoric world as it existed 70 million years ago. The film is based on the 1999 documentary television miniseries Walking with Dinosaurs, produced by the BBC. Walking with Dinosaurs 3D is being produced by Evergreen Studios, the company that produced Happy Feet, and it is was released on October 11, 2013
Duration: 87 min
IMDB Rating: 5.2/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: India, UK, Australia, USA
Plot tags: dinosaur, wilderness, against the odds, heroes, danger, predator, prehistoric animal, adaptation, life philosophy, jungle, twins, science, giant monster, orphan, believe in yourself, eye, brother, prehistoric creature, never give up, kaiju, reptiles, walking, escapades, siblings relations, silly humor
Tarzan (2013)
Plot Summary:
One of the most classic and revered stories of all time, Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan returns to the big screen for a new generation. Tarzan and Jane face a mercenary army dispatched by the evil CEO of Greystoke Energies, a man who took over the company from Tarzan's parents, after they died in a plane crash in the African jungle
Duration: 94 min
IMDB Rating: 4.8/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Germany, USA
Plot tags: tarzan, jungle, feral man, heroes, escapades, danger, wilderness, teaching the ways of the world, rivalry, uninhibited rivalry, monkey, ape, explorer, love, superhero, lost world, tour guide, meteorite, gorilla, power, evil, energy, industrialist, lost, mogul