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Plot Summary:
During a championship baseball match, the three brothers hear that their grandfather in Japan is in trouble, and head out to help him, conceding the match. When they arrive in Japan, they must use all their powers to defend him against his ancient enemy, who has returned to exact revenge.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, motivational, epic, feel good, semi serious, slapstick comedy, light, unusual plot structure, sweet, entertaining
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Pocket Ninjas (1997)
Plot Summary:
Somewhere in New Jersey, a group masked rollerblading children "save the universe" by training to fight the evil Cobra Khan through a series of action-packed montages. Along the way they hypothesize some slapstick hijinks in a balloon factory, and save the day through a hypothetical Sonic Virtual Reality battle. A real treat!.
IMDB Rating: 1.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: funny, hilarious, independent film, humorous, semi serious
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Magic Kid (1993)
Plot Summary:
Karate action and laughs never cease when a brother and sister go to California to visit their uncle. They soon discover that he's an alcoholic on the run from the Mob who want him to pay up or else.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 426
Genere: Action, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, humorous, semi serious
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Kung Fu Kid (2007)
Plot Summary:
A young martial arts student gets caught up in a series of Kung Fu adventures with a woman who manages a Chinese restaurant.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 166
Genere: Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: exciting, sincere, captivating, entertaining, humorous, semi serious
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Ed (1996)
Plot Summary:
Jack Cooper (Matt LeBlanc) could be a world-class baseball pitcher if he didn't keep buckling under the pressure. He tries to keep his spirits up after he's traded to a minor league team but loses all hope when he discovers that Ed, one of his teammates, is a chimp. Ed used to be the team mascot, but was promoted to third base when the owners realized he had a talent for baseball. As Jack struggles to get used to his new surroundings, Ed helps him regain his confidence on and off the field.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious, family comedy, offbeat, slapstick comedy, inspirational, scary, sexy, clever
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Undercover Grandpa (2017)
Plot Summary:
When the girl he likes goes missing, Jake enlists the help of his grandpa and his WWII buddies.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, captivating, disturbing, romantic
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Ninja in the Dragon's Den (1982)
Plot Summary:
Two rival warriors, a Japanese and a Chinese, are forced to work together after their master has been killed by a mighty enemy.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong, Japan
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: scenic, exciting, humorous, suspenseful, semi serious, fast
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Jackie Chan Kung Fu Master (2009)
Plot Summary:
Jackie Chan is the undefeated Kung Fu Master who dishes out the action in traditional Jackie Chan style. When a young boy sets out to learn how to fight from the Master himself, he not only witnesses some spectacular fights, but learns some important life lessons along the way.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Family
Country: China
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, slapstick comedy, slapstick
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American Ninja 5 (1993)
Plot Summary:
When a scientists daughter is kidnapped, American Ninja, attempts to find her, but this time he teams up with a youngster he has trained in the ways of the ninja.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: suspense, grindhouse, independent film, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, fast
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Forest Warrior (1996)
Plot Summary:
John McKenna is a spiritual being who is able to transform into bear, wolf or eagle. He lives in the forests of Tanglewood and has dedicated his life to protect them. One day a gang of evil lumberjacks led by Travis Thorne arrive Tanglewood to chop the forest down. McKenna cannot let this happen, and together with his new friends - Lords of the Tanglewood, a band of children who love to play in the forest - he battles against Thorne and his evil gang.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, sincere, captivating, disgusting, independent film, surprise ending
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Surf Ninjas (1993)
Plot Summary:
Two Asian-American "surfer-dude" brothers discover they are the long lost princes from a China Sea Island. Part of their inheritance are magically-induced martial arts prowess. Using their new powers they act to overthrow the island's current dictator, a despotic madman.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, slapstick, independent film, slapstick comedy, semi serious, fast, detective, scary, parody, clever
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3 Little Ninjas and the Lost Treasure (1993)
Plot Summary:
A treasure map found by three young boys allows them reason to get their kicks in more ways than one.
IMDB Rating: 2.3
IMDB Votes: 851
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: independent film, humorous
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3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain (1998)
Plot Summary:
Three young boys, Rocky, Colt and Tum Tum together with their neighbor girl, computer whiz Amanda are visiting Mega Mountain amusement park when it is invaded by an army of ninjas led by evil Medusa, who wants to take over the park and hold the owners for ransom. Kids and retired TV star Dave Dragon, who made his farewell appearance at the park at the time the ninjas appeared, have to break Medusa's vicious plans.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, exciting, feel good, realistic, semi serious, fast, scary, light, unusual plot structure, melancholic
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The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978)
Plot Summary:
In this third film version of the Bad News Bears series, Tony Curtis plays a small time promotor/hustler who takes the pint-sized baseball team to Japan for a match against the country's best little league baseball team which sparks off a series of adventures and mishaps the boys come into.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, family comedy, sentimental, feel good, realistic, semi serious, sexy, unusual plot structure, suspense, melancholic
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3 Ninjas (1992)
Plot Summary:
Each year, three brothers Samuel, Jeffrey and Michael Douglas visits their Japanese grandfather, Mori Shintaro whom the boys affectionately refer to as Grandpa, for the summer. Mori is a highly skilled in the fields of Martial arts and Ninjutsu, and for years he has trained the boys in his techniques. After an organized crime ring proves to be too much for the FBI, it's time for the 3 brother NINJAS! To use their martial arts skills, they team up to battle the crime ring and outwit some very persistent kidnappers!.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, entertaining, semi serious, sentimental, exciting, slapstick, motivational, epic, romantic comedy
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Mr. Nanny (1993)
Plot Summary:
A former pro-wrestler is hired to be the bodyguard/nanny for a couple of bratty kids whose inventor father is being stalked by a rival.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: funny, melancholic, intense, humorous, semi serious, entertaining, independent film, parody, clever, unusual plot structure
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Funky Monkey (2004)
Plot Summary:
Boy genius Michael Dean (Adkins) teams up with a super-talented chimpanzee and his caretaker (Modine) to take down an animal testing lab. In exchange the scientist gives the boy some pointers on the girl of his dreams.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 838
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious, melancholic, sentimental, captivating, entertaining, fast
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3 Ninjas Knuckle Up (1995)
Plot Summary:
Rocky, Colt and TumTum must battle an evil wealthy toxic waste dumper in order to save a local Indian tribe and their friend Joe. The 3 Ninjas must help find Joe's father and find a secret disk that contains evidence that could stop the toxic landfill that is destroying the Indian community. However the town is owned by the rich man and he controls the police and even the mayor. They must fight a motorcycle gang and renegade cowboys in this non-stop ninja adventure.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, motivational, cult classic, exciting, feel good, realistic, semi serious, light, road movie, sexy
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Little Big League (1994)
Plot Summary:
When the owner of the Minnesota Twins passes away, he bequeaths the team to his preteen grandson. The newly minted head honcho quickly appoints himself manager, causing unrest in an organisation that struggles to take orders from a 12-year-old.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: humorous, epic, touching, feel good, realistic, semi serious, independent film, scary, exciting, light
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Rookie of the Year (1993)
Plot Summary:
12-year-old Henry Rowengartner, whose late father was a minor league baseball player, grew up dreaming of playing baseball, despite his physical shortcomings. After Henry's arm is broken while trying to catch a baseball at school, the tendon in that arm heals too tightly, allowing Henry to throw pitches that are as fast as 103 mph. Henry is spotted at nearby Wrigley Field by Larry "Fish" Fisher, the general manager of the struggling Chicago Cubs, after Henry throws an opponent's home-run ball all the way from the outfield bleachers back to the catcher, and it seems that Henry may be the pitcher that team owner Bob Carson has been praying for.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: inspirational, feel good, exciting, epic, freeze frame, hilarious, semi serious, humorous, funny, light
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)
Plot Summary:
The Turtles and the Shredder battle once again, this time for the last cannister of the ooze that created the Turtles, which Shredder wants to create an army of new mutants.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 60000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, semi serious, light, stylized, psychotronic, epic, cult classic, action packed, light hearted
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The Sandlot: Heading Home (2007)
Plot Summary:
A successful professional baseball player gets his ego in check via an unreality check when he travels back in time to his boyhood sandlot ball-playing days.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Family, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: feel good, semi serious, humorous, saga
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Home Run Showdown (2012)
Plot Summary:
Two little league teams take on their coaches' sibling rivalry, and end up doing battle in a place the baseball world never expected: in the outfield of the Home Run Derby.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 292
Genere: Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, crying
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D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994)
Plot Summary:
After Gordon Bombay's hockey comeback is cut short he is named coach of Team USA Hockey for the Junior Goodwill Games. Bombay reunites the Mighty Ducks and introduces a few new players, however, he finds himself distracted by his newfound fame and must regather if the Ducks are to defeat tournament favourites Iceland.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: epic, hilarious, spectacular, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, exciting, funny, light
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The Sandlot 2 (2005)
Plot Summary:
A decade has passed in the small town where the original Sandlot gang banded together during the summer of ’62 to play baseball and battle the Beast. Now comes the sequel, a campy romp back to the dugout where nine new kids descend on the diamond only to discover that a descendant of the Beast lives in Mr. Mertle’s backyard--a monster of mythical proportions known as "The Great Fear.".
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, semi serious, sentimental, humorous, realistic, saga
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The Karate Kid Part III (1989)
Plot Summary:
Kreese, his life in tatters after his karate school was defeated by Daniel and Mr. Miyagi, visits Terry, a friend from Vietnam. Terry is a ruthless business man and a martial arts expert, and he vows to help Kreese take revenge on Daniel and Mr. Miyagi.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 68000
Genere: Action, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: motivational, spiritual, saga, action packed, sentimental, feel good, serious, realistic, inspirational, romantic
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The Karate Kid (1984)
Plot Summary:
Hassled by the school bullies, Daniel LaRusso has his share of adolescent woes. Luckily, his apartment building houses a resident martial arts master: Kesuke Miyagi, who agrees to train Daniel ... and ends up teaching him much more than self-defense. Armed with newfound confidence, skill and wisdom, Daniel ultimately faces off against his tormentors in this hugely popular classic underdog tale.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 240000
Genere: Action, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: feel good, inspirational, sentimental, uplifting, touching, captivating, teen, epic, entertaining, saga
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The Karate Kid Part II (1986)
Plot Summary:
Mr. Miyagi and Daniel take a trip to Okinawa to visit Mr. Miyagi's dying father. After arriving Mr. Miyagi finds he still has feelings for an old love. This stirs up trouble with an old rival who he originally left Okinawa to avoid. In the mean time, Daniel encounters a new love and also makes some enemies.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 97000
Genere: Action, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: sentimental, saga, motivational, uplifting, slasher, action packed, sincere, touching, feel good, serious
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Slappy and the Stinkers (1998)
Plot Summary:
Five 2nd-grade kids who don't follow strict rules by their school principal Brinway are dubbed "Stinkers" by him. On the class visit to an aquarium the Stinkers decide that a sea lion called Slappy doesn't feel too good there, "free" him, and plant him into Brinway's hot-tub.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: epic, family comedy, feel good, humorous, semi serious, slapstick comedy
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The Big Green (1995)
Plot Summary:
In a depressed Texas town, British foreign exchange teacher Anna attempts to inject some life into her hopeless kids by introducing them to soccer. They're terrible at first, but Anna and her football-hero assistant whip them into shape. As they work overtime, the pair help kids build their self-esteem and also get involved in solving family squabbles.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sentimental, light, inspirational, melancholic, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, entertaining, epic
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The Spy Next Door (2010)
Plot Summary:
Former CIA spy Bob Ho takes on his toughest assignment to date: looking after his girlfriend's three kids, who haven't exactly warmed to their mom's beau. And when one of the youngsters accidentally downloads a top-secret formula, Bob's longtime nemesis, a Russian terrorist, pays a visit to the family.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 46000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: feel good, exciting, humorous, realistic, not serious, light, action comedy, spy comedy, sweet, spoof