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Plot Summary:
A cult Soviet musical based on Ali Baba story with spoken-word interludes stylized as Persian poetry.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 98
Genere: Family, Musical
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags:
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Plot Summary:
A boy makes a reckless wish, and everybody in the world stops moving. A wizard's daughter tries to help him get the world restarted again.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 89
Genere: Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 69 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, grindhouse, independent film
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Point, Point, Comma... (1972)
Plot Summary:
A lyric comedy about eight-graders, their life and first love.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 149
Genere: Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 84 min
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Cirque du Soleil: Dralion (2001)
Plot Summary:
The Chinese consider the lion a symbol of good luck, so it's a half-dragon, half-lion – a dralion – that is the symbol of the East-meets-West fusion of this performance in which 36 Chinese acrobats join the renowned Canadian troupe. Celebrating the four elements as represented in four colours – blue (air), green (water), red (fire) and ochre (earth) – Dralion combines ancient Chinese circus traditions with Cirque du Soleil's usual stunning elements: the techno-oriented single ring; the multicoloured lights and costumes; the music that mixes rock, New Age and various world influences (though not Chinese); and the madcap clowns that pull a victim out of the audience.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 526
Genere: Family, Musical
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: captivating, exciting, serious, realistic, stylized
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 508
Genere: Comedy, Family, Musical, Fantasy
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 135 min
Plot tags: children's story, spoof, parody
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 63
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IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 264
Genere: Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 57 min
Plot tags: independent film
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A story of court intrigues, love, and betrayal. A vain king is turned into a stag and only true love can save him.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 151
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 286
Genere: Family, Musical
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 114
Genere: Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 189
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Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: sentimental
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 68
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Country: Soviet Union
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 936
Genere: Family, Musical
Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 383
Genere: Family
Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 187
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 67 min
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IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 105
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 269
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Country: Soviet Union
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IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 203
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Country: Soviet Union
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IMDB Votes: 454
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IMDB Votes: 164
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 449
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IMDB Votes: 182
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IMDB Votes: 191
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IMDB Votes: 223
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IMDB Votes: 251
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IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Votes: 41000
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IMDB Votes: 25000
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