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Plot Summary:
This is an Australian made-for-television animated film from Burbank Films Australia. The film is an adaptation on Jules Verne's classic French novel, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870).
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 166
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, History, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: anime, atmospheric, semi serious, psychotronic
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The Ten Commandments (2007)
Plot Summary:
This vibrantly animated feature recounts the biblical epic of the Hebrew prophet Moses and the Ten Commandments. Led by the word of God, Moses challenges the ominous Egyptian pharaoh, performs miracles and guides the chosen people on a 40-year journey through the desert to free them from captivity and lead them to the Promised Land.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Family, History
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: biblical, feel good, semi serious, captivating, exciting, light, christian film, anime, independent film, epic
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BIONICLE 3: Web of Shadows (2005)
Plot Summary:
The Toa Metru return to their glorious city of Metru Nui to finally accomplish their mission, only to find the city in ruins, overrun by the dreaded Visorak horde. Captured by their new enemy and transformed into hideous Toa Hordika, our heroes must find a figure out of myth to be cured of their mutations and fulfill their destiny before the beast within overtakes them.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK, Denmark
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, semi serious
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The Water Babies (1978)
Plot Summary:
This children's fantasy tells the story of a 12-year-old boy who discovers a complex underwater world where young children are held prisoner by an evil shark and an eel.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Poland, UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: sad, feel good, humorous, semi serious, independent film, vintage, 2d animation
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Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time (2003)
Plot Summary:
Kim and Ron start out a new school year, only to find out that Ron's family is moving to Norway. This puts a strain on their partnership, just as Dr. Drakken, Monkey Fist, and Duff Killigan team up to find and use an ancient time travel device to rule the world. Attacking Kim in the past, present, and future, can these villians succeed? Or will an unforeseen force be more destructive?.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 66 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, 2d animation
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Pokemon: Mewtwo Returns (2000)
Plot Summary:
In this direct-to-video sequel to Pokémon: The First Movie, Ash, Misty, and Brock continue exploring the Johto region, then have to rescue Pikachu after Jessie and James of Team Rocket kidnap him. The search leads them to the hidden plateau where Mewtwo has established a haven for the cloned Pokémon from the previous film. The evil Giovanni is plotting to recapture Mewtwo and renew his efforts to create an army of bio-engineered Pokémon. Aided by the reluctant Meowth, Ash and his friends defeat Giovanni and his henchman.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, suspenseful, humorous, stylized, captivating
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Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists (2000)
Plot Summary:
The sailor is "persuaded" by a princess to help her rescue her kingdom from something fishy.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 689
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure
Country: India, USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: semi serious, exciting, captivating, entertaining, anime
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Beyblade the Movie: Fierce Battle (2002)
Plot Summary:
Immediately after winning the National Championships, Tyson is challenged by a mysterious boy named Daichi, who is determined to become the next Beyblading champion. But when they battle, their Beyblades awaken ancient dark forces that take human form and become the evil Shadow-Bladers who vow to destroy mankind! Now it's up to Tyson and the Bladebreakers to defeat the Shadow-Bladers before they carry out their destructive plan. Will they succeed... or is this the end of the Bladebreakers?.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 460
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, shounen, fast
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Eon Kid (2007)
Plot Summary:
Eon Kid is the English title of a South Korean-Spanish CGI animated television series Iron Kid produced by Daewon Media and Design Storm in South Korea, and BRB Internacional in Spain. While the series is known as Iron Kid in South Korea, Spain and other non-English-speaking countries, it is known as Eon Kid in the English-speaking countries due to the legal concerns. It premiered in Korea on KBS2 on April 6, 2006, and on TVE in fall 2006. In the United States, it is distributed by Manga Entertainment and premiered on The CW's Saturday morning Kids WB block September 22, 2007.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 470
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA, Spain, South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: exciting, stylized, semi serious, captivating, anime, scenic, manga, 3d animation
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Slayers (1995)
Plot Summary:
Slayers follows the exploits of the young sorceress Lina Inverse, whose life revolves around food, treasure, and fighting. After stealing treasure from a group of bandits, Lina is accosted by stragglers during her journey to the next town. She's not in any real danger, but a dim-witted but good-natured swordsman named Gourry Gabriev springs to her rescue anyways. The two team up, and head to Atlas City, fighting foes they encounter on the way. Unbeknownst to Lina and Gourry however, two mysterious figures are hot on their tail, and they are especially interested in the “treasure” Lina and Gourry have stolen. Credits to myanimelist.com for overview.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, fantasy anime, humorous, semi serious
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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.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Philippines
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, stylized, enigmatic, humorous, semi serious, road movie, clever, unusual plot structure, sweet, melancholic
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Freedom Force (2012)
Plot Summary:
There is a plot under way to change the course of history. Four kids are chosen to be the Freedom Force—a gang of unlikely heroes who travel through time to change the outcome of sacred stories.
IMDB Rating: 2.3
IMDB Votes: 810
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Peru, USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: semi serious, exciting, humorous, anime, mockbuster, computer animated
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Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy (1997)
Plot Summary:
Son Goku Jr. is the grand-grandson of the legendary warrior Son Goku, unlike his predecessor he's not a brave fighter. He's constantly picked on by school bullies, his grandmother Pan sees this and she's worried, but even tough Goku is not a strong and powerful saiyan, he has a kind heart, and Pan loves him. When Pan gets sick Goku Jr. realizes he must do something if he doesn't want to lose Pan. Then he will remember about the legends of the Dragon Spheres. It was told they granted a wish to the bearer, Goku needs a magical wish more than ever.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, feel good, humorous, serious, suspenseful, stylized, semi serious, slapstick
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Pokemon Heroes (2002)
Plot Summary:
Ash, Pikachu and his friends try and stop a pair of thieves hiding out in the canals and alleyways of Alto Mare, the age-old water capital. Joining the adventure are two new legendary Pokémon, a pair of siblings named Latias and Latios, who serve as peacekeepers and protectors of the Soul Dew - a priceless treasure with a mysterious power.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: anime, stylized, light, feel good, captivating, humorous, semi serious, exciting, unusual plot structure, entertaining
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Digimon: The Movie (2000)
Plot Summary:
The first story focused on Tai and Kari Kamiya four years before their adventure in the Digital World. It shows their first encounter with Digimon and what happened to them (as well as the other children). Tai and Kari wake one morning to find a Digi-Egg that came out of their computer the night before and the egg soon hatches, revealing a Botamon. The Digimon then evolves into Koromon and then Agumon (not the same one that became friends with Tai in the series, and yet, somehow, both Koromon and Kari remember each other), who then goes out and unintentionally destroys a good part of the neighborhood with Kari riding on his back. A second Digi-Egg appears in the sky to reveal an evil digimon, Parrotmon. Agumon then Digivolves to Greymon but isn't strong enough to beat Parrotmon and is knocked out. Tai grabs Kari's whistle and wakes up Greymon, who defeats Parrotmon and disappears with him.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: anime, melancholic, road movie, humorous, surreal, shounen, stylized, semi serious, scary, exciting
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Pokemon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2005)
Plot Summary:
In the legendary past, before Poké Balls were made; an aura-guiding hero Pokémon named Lucario sensed two groups of armies about to clash, and a threat of a massive war in front of Cameron Palace in Kanto that would leave no survivors. He transferred this message to his master, the legendary hero Sir Aaron, while he was being attacked by a violent group of Houndoom. During the battle, his sense of sight was lost and he was rendered unable to see. He used the detection of his Aura, and so with the offensive Aura Sphere, he eliminated them. Though by the threat, the queen of Cameroon, Lady Rin was resolute to die with her civilians, and so Sir Aaron made a choice.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: anime, semi serious, humorous, exciting, entertaining, light, captivating, melancholic, visually appealing
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Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight (2008)
Plot Summary:
After five years apart, searching the world of Krynn for proof of the existence of the true gods, a group of adventurers reach their goal in the form of a barbarian woman carrying a miraculous blue crystal staff. Soon they are thrust into war as an army of dragons overtakes their homeland.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, India, Germany
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, entertaining, anime, adult animation, semi serious, mystical, cult film
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Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow (2008)
Plot Summary:
The children of the Avengers hone their powers and go head to head with the very enemy responsible for their parents' demise.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, anime, 2d animation
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SlugTerra: Return of the Elementals (2014)
Plot Summary:
A new member has joined Eli and the Shane Gang! Junjie, once the protector of the Eastern Caverns, is a master of the slugslinging art of Slug Fu! But even with the power of five slingers, the Shane Gang find themselves in over their heads as they race across The 99 Caverns in search of the Legendary Elemental Slugs. The five Elementals are ancient slugs of great power, and the forbearers of all slugs found in SlugTerra today. In the wrong hands, they could bring Slugterra to the brink of destruction. So when an evil alliance starts hunting down the Elementals, Eli and his friends — old and new — take off in pursuit of the greatest threat their world has ever faced!.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 202
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, entertaining, light, 3d animation, anime, humorous, semi serious
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Superman: The Last Son of Krypton (1996)
Plot Summary:
The last survivor of the dead planet Krypton uses his amazing powers to defend people of his adopted world Earth.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 64 min
Plot tags: epic, anime, exciting, serious, stylized, 2d animation
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Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure (2002)
Plot Summary:
Wilbur the pig knows how important friendship is - he learned that from a spider named Charlotte. So when Wilbur meets Cardigan, a lonely lamb, Wilbur immediately makes him his friend.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 833
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, inspirational
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A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise (2012)
Plot Summary:
Sammy and Ray, leatherback turtles and friends forever, are enjoying an atoll's water and sand, shepherding new hatchlings Ricky and Ella out to sea. Suddenly, a poacher swoops in and ships them off to be part of a spectacular aquarium show for tourists in Dubai. The kingpin of the place, Big D the seahorse, enlists them in his plans for a great escape. But with their new friends Jimbo the bug-eyed blob fish and Lulu the snippy lobster, Annabel the sweet Octopus, and a whole family of penguins, Sammy and Ray hatch breakout plans of their own. That is when little Ricky and Ella arrive, determined to break in to rescue them. After a series of thrilling adventures and narrow escapes, our heroes head south to meet up with Shelly, Sammy's first and only love.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: Belgium, USA, France, Italy
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: semi serious, feel good, humorous, 3d animation, light, entertaining, anime, computer animated
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Boonie Bears: To the Rescue (2014)
Plot Summary:
A 2014 Chinese animated film based on the animated television series Boonie Bears.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 283
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: China, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, not serious, anime, computer animated
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The Reef (2006)
Plot Summary:
After losing everything, a young fish, Pi, goes to live with his family on the Reef. There he meets the love of his life but finds that she already has the unwanted affections of a bully shark. He must follow his destiny to save her and rid the Reef of this menace for good.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: USA, South Korea
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, not serious, captivating, touching, computer animated
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Care Bears: Oopsy Does It! (2007)
Plot Summary:
While villain Grizzle plots against the Care Bears, it is up to Oopsy Bear to come to their rescue.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 215
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: semi serious, feel good, humorous, light, anime, computer animated
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Pokémon: Jirachi - Wish Maker (2003)
Plot Summary:
Ash, Pikachu and friends (minus Misty) were visiting a festival celebrating the appearance of a comet when they stumble upon a mysterious rock-like crystal.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: anime, semi serious, exciting, light, feel good, humorous, crying
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Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)
Plot Summary:
Soren, a young barn owl, is kidnapped by owls of St. Aggie's, ostensibly an orphanage, where owlets are brainwashed into becoming soldiers. He and his new friends escape to the island of Ga'Hoole, to assist its noble, wise owls who fight the army being created by the wicked rulers of St. Aggie's. The film is based on the first three books in the series.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 86000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, fairy tale, scenic, computer animated, atmospheric, heroic, 3d animation, visually appealing, epic
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Donkey X (2007)
Plot Summary:
The donkey, Rucio, tells the true story of Don Quixote and defends the idea that he wasn't insane, but a very intelligent, passionate and enthusiastic fellow.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, not serious, mockbuster, 3d animation, anime, slapstick, computer animated
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Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds (2010)
Plot Summary:
Maltazard, the Evil M, is now 7 feet tall and evolving among the humans, causing terror wherever he goes. His goal is simple: forming an army of giant henchmen and ruling over the universe. Meanwhile, Arthur is still a Minimoy, and thus in a state where he's unable to fend him off. With the help of Selenia and Betameche, he hatches a plan to regain his usual size: all they must do is infiltrate Arthur's house through the pipeworks, catch an electric train from his bedroom to his grandfather's study and find an elixir that will make him grow back to his human size. Sounds simple enough, if it weren't for Darkos, Maltazard's own son, hot on their tails.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: France
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, exciting, semi serious, light, 3d animation, tense, captivating, entertaining, fairy tale
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Dragon Hunters (2008)
Plot Summary:
Dragon Hunters is a fantastic tale telling the adventures of two dragon hunters: the world has become a vast conglomerate of islands of varying size and shape. This babbling universe is mainly peopled with ruthless rogues, surly peasants and illiterate, petty lords Their main concerns revolve around two fundamental rules : Eat and don't get eaten.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, Luxembourg, Germany
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, atmospheric, stylized, 3d animation, anime, mystical, mythical, computer animated
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Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys (2004)
Plot Summary:
A comet bearing a deadly Pokemon creature crash-lands onto Earth, terrorising a nearby high-tech city, where Ash, Pikachu and friends are currently visiting.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, futuristic, stylized, humorous, semi serious, captivating