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Inside Out (2015)
Plot Summary:
Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness. The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside Riley's mind, where they help advise her through everyday life. As Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new life in San Francisco, turmoil ensues in Headquarters. Although Joy, Riley's main and most important emotion, tries to keep things positive, the emotions conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house and school
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 766000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan
Plot tags: imaginary friend, memory, creativity, dream, joy, childhood, parents and children, life philosophy, subconscious, coming of age, friendship, happy ending, imagination, erased memory, sadness, psychology, moving, imaginary, anger, mind, family relations, fear, new house, tomboy, hockey
The little prince (2015)
Plot Summary:
Based on the best-seller book 'The Little Prince', the movie tells the story of a little girl that lives with resignation in a world where efficiency and work are the only dogmas. Everything will change when accidentally she discovers her neighbor that will tell her about the story of the Little Prince that he once met
Duration: 108 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 66000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: France, Canada, Italy, USA, China
Plot tags: imaginary, stop motion, imaginary kingdom, life philosophy, philosophy, little boy, friends, little girl, children, child, coming of age, surrealism, prince, desert, self discovery, life & death, adaptation, social differences, escapades, old man, animal, mentor, mysterious planet, strong female lead, beast
Our Little Sister (2015)
Plot Summary:
A story that revolves around three sisters who live in their grandmother's home and the arrival of their 13-year-old half sister
Duration: 127 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Japan
Plot tags: teenage girl, sister sister relationship, teenager, orphan, japanese girl, family relations, sisters, stepsister stepsister relationship, friendship, responsibility, food, death, restaurant, small town, nurse, coming of age, living together, relationships, custody, sister, three sisters, child custody, superhero, women, lgbt
Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015)
Plot Summary:
When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he bargained for. A mix up with the Farmer, a caravan and a very steep hill lead them all to the Big City and it's up to Shaun and the flock to return everyone safely to the green grass of home
Duration: 85 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, France
Plot tags: farm, dog, stop motion, hospital, city, friendship, countryside, best friend, animal life, amnesia, creativity, farmer, imaginary, memory loss, sheep, pig, rooster, rescue, escapades, disorder, restaurant, hairdresser, fish out of water, kids and family, animal
The Peanuts Movie (2015)
Plot Summary:
Snoopy embarks upon his greatest mission as he and his team take to the skies to pursue their arch-nemesis, while his best pal Charlie Brown begins his own epic quest back home
Duration: 88 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 49000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: peanuts, dog, friendship, school, popularity, young heroes, imagination, youth, pets, young lovers, american football, unrequited love, poodle, beagle, kids and family, writers, love, christmas, moving, lonely, occupation, inspiration, life lesson, dancing, airplane
Cinderella (2015)
Plot Summary:
When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her daughters. Never one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger in the woods
Duration: 105 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 188000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, USA, Denmark, Canada, Italy
Plot tags: cinderella, princess, happy ending, love, magic, cinderella story, fall in love, prince, imaginary kingdom, kindness, love and romance, royalty, rags to riches, good versus evil, fairy, beautiful scenery, kingdom, true love, dance, hopes, transformation, female protagonist, sisters, greed, king
Mr. Holmes (2015)
Plot Summary:
The story is set in 1947, following a long-retired Holmes living in a Sussex village with his housekeeper and rising detective son. But then he finds himself haunted by an unsolved 50-year old case. Holmes' memory isn't what it used to be, so he only remembers fragments of the case: a confrontation with an angry husband, a secret bond with his beautiful but unstable wife
Duration: 104 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 67000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Family, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: sherlock holmes, private detective, aging, death, elderly, uncover truth, character study, who done it, haunted by the past, one last case, memory, suicide, husband wife relationship, retirement, confusion, housekeeper, grief, little boy, beekeeper, old man, old age, storytelling, asexual, memory loss, teenager
The Good Dinosaur (2015)
Plot Summary:
An epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend
Duration: 93 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 125000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan
Plot tags: dinosaur, tyrannosaurus rex, pterodactyl, friendship, waterfall, interspecies friendship, alternate history, coming of age, loneliness, happy ending, humanity, creativity, wilderness, culture clash, storytelling, environment, firefly, family bonds, unlikely friendships, talking animal, caveman, unlikely partners, youth, family relations, family life
Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
Plot Summary:
When the old-old-old-fashioned vampire Vlad arrives at the hotel for an impromptu family get-together, Hotel Transylvania is in for a collision of supernatural old-school and modern day cool
Duration: 89 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 139000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: hotel, vampire, monster, supernatural, zombie, children, dracula, fantasy world, female vampire, magic, frankenstein, imaginary, imaginary kingdom, frankenstein's monster, friendship, culture clash, halloween, kids and family, werewolf, technology, full moon, grandfather grandson relationship, teenager, wedding, insect
Max (2015)
Plot Summary:
A dog that helped soldiers in Afghanistan returns to the U.S. and is adopted by his handler's family after suffering a traumatic experience
Duration: 111 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, War
Country: USA
Plot tags: dog, youth, teenage life, military, betrayal, pets, twists and turns, family bonds, war, friendship, runaway, vengeance, family drama, rescue, escapades, dog training, dog actor, child, childhood, animal, friends, parents and children, family problems, death in the family, kidnapping
Home (2015)
Plot Summary:
When Earth is taken over by the overly-confident Boov, an alien race in search of a new place to call home, all humans are promptly relocated, while all Boov get busy reorganizing the planet. But when one resourceful girl, Tip, manages to avoid capture, she finds herself the accidental accomplice of a banished Boov named Oh. The two fugitives realize there’s a lot more at stake than intergalactic relations as they embark on the road trip of a lifetime
Duration: 94 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 110000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, India
Plot tags: alien, friendship, benign alien, alien invasion, imaginary, culture clash, loneliness, save the world, odd couple, animal, escapades, space and aliens, friends, unlikely partners, christmas, runaway, love, new year, airplane, winter, lgbt, beast, female protagonist, working class, girl power
Tomorrowland (2015)
Plot Summary:
Bound by a shared destiny, a bright, optimistic teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor jaded by disillusionment embark on a danger-filled mission to unearth the secrets of an enigmatic place somewhere in time and space that exists in their collective memory as "Tomorrowland."
Duration: 130 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 189000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Spain, France, Canada, UK
Plot tags: utopia, time travel, youth, young heroes, alternate reality, heroes, apocalypse, androids and robots, post apocalyptic, artificial intelligence, obsessive quest, end of the world, alternate dimension, imaginary, distopia, boy genius, destiny, alternate world, robot, inventor, nasa, parallel universe, science, save the world, cyberpunk
Minions (2015)
Plot Summary:
Minions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a super-villain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over the world
Duration: 91 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 254000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, France
Plot tags: minion, imaginary, giant, silly humor, mad scientist, creature, escapades, super villain, villain, disorder, animal, dinosaur, fantasy world, creativity, alternate timeline, police officer, queen, coronation, crown, toys, heroes, ambition, christmas, wilhelm scream, assistant
Descendants (2015)
Plot Summary:
A present-day idyllic kingdom where the benevolent teenage son of King Adam and Queen Belle offers a chance of redemption for the troublemaking offspring of Disney's classic villains: Cruella De Vil (Carlos), Maleficent (Mal), the Evil Queen (Evvie) and Jafar (Jay)
Duration: 112 min
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Plot tags: teenager, fairy godmother, teenage protagonist, good versus evil, high school, happy ending, villain, imaginary kingdom, imaginary, witchcraft, island, danger, witch, moral dilemma, curses spells and rituals, destiny, rivalry, manipulation, redemption, escapades, relationships, revenge, runaway, stereotypes, adaptation
Daddy's Home (2015)
Plot Summary:
The story of a mild-mannered radio executive (Ferrell) who strives to become the best stepdad ever to his wife's two children, but complications ensue when their freewheeling, freeloading real father arrives, forcing stepdad to compete for the affection of the kids
Duration: 96 min
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10
IMDB Votes: 127000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Plot tags: father, children, uninhibited rivalry, christmas, kids and family, parents, parenting, stepfather stepson relationship, step parent, divorce, dumb, bullying, culture clash, parenthood, father daughter relationship, father son relationship, rivalry, stereotypes, husband wife relationship, ex husband, ex husband ex wife relationship, house, jealousy, stepfather, buddy
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)
Plot Summary:
Burger Beard is a pirate who is in search of the final page of a magical book that makes any evil plan he writes in it come true, which happens to be the Krabby Patty secret formula. When the entire city of Bikini Bottom is put in danger, SpongeBob, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Squidward, Sandy, and Plankton need to go on a quest that takes them to the surface. In order to get back the recipe and save their city, the gang must retrieve the book and transform themselves into superheroes
Duration: 92 min
IMDB Rating: 6.0/10
IMDB Votes: 60000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, South Korea, Australia
Plot tags: underwater, superhero, time travel, sea, pirate, talking animal, good versus evil, best friend, surrealism, fish out of water, goofy hero, friendship, friends, escapades, imaginary, disorder, silly humor, heroic mission, giant, heroes, villain, teamwork, fictional city, trippy, anthropomorphic animal
Strange Magic (2015)
Plot Summary:
A love potion works its devious charms on fairies, elves and the swamp-dwelling Bog King as they all try to possess the potion for themselves
Duration: 99 min
IMDB Rating: 5.7/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: Singapore, USA
Plot tags: fairy, love potion, imaginary, true love, imaginary kingdom, betrayal, save the day, elf, kidnapping, heroes, rivalry, princess, magic, sword and sorcery, disorder, escapades, beauty and the beast, magical creature, happy ending, shakespeare, griffin, fae, curses spells and rituals, danger, singing
Pan (2015)
Plot Summary:
Living a bleak existence at a London orphanage, 12-year-old Peter finds himself whisked away to the fantastical world of Neverland. Adventure awaits as he meets new friend James Hook and the warrior Tiger Lily. They must band together to save Neverland from the ruthless pirate Blackbeard. Along the way, the rebellious and mischievous boy discovers his true destiny, becoming the hero forever known as Peter Pan
Duration: 111 min
IMDB Rating: 5.7/10
IMDB Votes: 67000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK, Australia
Plot tags: pirate, magic, fantasy world, childhood, mischievous children, young heroes, heroes, good versus evil, child in peril, treasure hunt, flying, youth, orphan, island, imaginary kingdom, child hero, bravery, chosen one, children, journey, child protagonist, danger, medieval, rivalry, disorder
Barely Lethal (2015)
Plot Summary:
A 16-year-old international assassin yearning for a "normal" adolescence fakes her own death and enrolls as a senior in a suburban high school. She quickly learns that being popular can be more painful than getting water-boarded
Duration: 96 min
IMDB Rating: 5.4/10
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Plot tags: teenager, youth, high school, teenage life, school, young heroes, female agent, assassin, tough girl, high school life, danger, adolescence, undercover, spy, hidden identity, female spy, child spy, female assassin, espionage, friends, mission, double agent, rivalry, college, on the run
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015)
Plot Summary:
Through a series of misunderstandings, Alvin, Simon and Theodore come to believe that Dave is going to propose to his new girlfriend in New York City - and dump them. They have three days to get to him and stop the proposal
Duration: 92 min
IMDB Rating: 4.9/10
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Plot tags: chipmunk, animal protagonist, road trip, anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic animal, talking animal, friends, youth, family relations, animal life, disorder, siblings relations, artists and showbiz, young heroes, travel, furry, superhero, dancing, kids and family, animal lover, animal, on the road, hitchhiker, music band, christmas
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015)
Plot Summary:
Security guard Paul Blart is headed to Las Vegas to attend a Security Guard Expo with his teenage daughter Maya before she departs for college. While at the convention, he inadvertently discovers a heist - and it's up to Blart to apprehend the criminals
Duration: 94 min
IMDB Rating: 4.4/10
IMDB Votes: 40000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA
Plot tags: justice, fight scenes, shopping mall, single father, family relations, parents and children, goofy hero, shopping, heist, art, hotel, wilhelm scream, cop, security guard, conspiracy, satire, buddies, mobster, meme, die hard, heroes, law enforcement, disorder, love, thief