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Plot Summary:
A group of kids must protect their vacation home from invading aliens.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: entertaining, humorous, semi serious, teen, funny, light, captivating, futuristic, psychotronic, computer animated
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Zenon: Z3 (2004)
Plot Summary:
Zenon Kar a teenager living on a space station in the year 2054 competes in the first ever Galactic Teen Supreme contest.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, not serious, futuristic, teen
Similar in 78%
Stepsister from Planet Weird (2000)
Plot Summary:
A teenager's life is disrupted when her mother falls in love with an alien.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, captivating, teen
Similar in 87%
Aliens Stole My Body (2020)
Plot Summary:
The Galactic Patrol is back - but they've lost Deputy Rod Allbright's body. It's been stolen by B'KR, the most fiendish villain in the galaxy, which leaves Rod's mind sharing one body with his annoying cousin Elspeth. Stranded on a mysterious alien planet, our young heroes embark on a mission to find the only being who can stop B'KR once and for all, the legendary time-strider himself; Art Allbright - who also happens to be Rod's dad. The Galactic Patrol's high-flying adventures continue in this thrilling second film based on the global best-selling book series from acclaimed author Bruce Coville and Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing. This rip-roaring sequel draws the crew of the Good Ship Ferkel into a web of alien plots that will test their courage to the utmost -- and ultimately bring them face-to-face with one of the galaxy's most guarded secrets.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 610
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, futuristic, satirical, funny
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Level Up (2011)
Plot Summary:
Four very different high school teenagers battle trolls, ghouls and a dark leader of them named Maldark in a video game that goes haywire and releases the battle into the real world (IMDb.com).
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 822
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 67 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, captivating, entertaining, tense, witty, semi serious
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Monster Makers (2003)
Plot Summary:
Monster Makers is based on Tim Stoker's experience as a Monster movie geek. The monsters in an old non released movie come out of the movie and Tim and his friends in the real world must find a way to stop the monsters.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 286
Genere: Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, scary, offbeat
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Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (2009)
Plot Summary:
The story of how Mystery Inc. was formed.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious, detective, exciting, suspenseful, slapstick
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Girl Vs. Monster (2012)
Plot Summary:
Skylar finds out that her parents are monster hunters after she accidentally releases some monsters from a secret containment chamber; so she and her techno friends must recapture all the monsters and also save her mom and dad from these monsters who are out for revenge.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, psychotronic, parody, scenic, teen, spooky, spoof
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Return from Witch Mountain (1978)
Plot Summary:
In this sequal to "Escape From Witch Mountain," Tia and Tony leave their safe refuge on witch mountain for a trip to Los Angeles. Tony is kidnapped by the evil Dr. Gannon and his spinster partner Letha and brainwashed into helping Gannon and Letha commit various crimes. It's up to Tia and a gang of truant kids to rescue Tony and prevent a major disaster.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, gothic, epic, saga, cult classic, feel good, semi serious, psychotronic, exciting, light
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Space Buddies (2009)
Plot Summary:
B-Dawg, Mudbud, Budderball, and all the rest of the Buddies are back, but this time, they're setting their sights even higher -- as in, the moon! With the help of their new pals Spudnick (voiced by Jason Earles) and Gravity, these pooches are go for launch. But to pull off their moon landing and make it home safely, our canine heroes will have to summon all their bravery and imagination.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, tense, light, captivating, entertaining, futuristic
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Aliens Ate My Homework (2018)
Plot Summary:
When a tiny intergalactic starship crashes into the bedroom of middle-schooler Rod Allbright, he is enlisted by the extraterrestrial Galactic Patrol, a group of out-of-this-world lawmen, and must race to save the world from Total Planetary Disaster with his cousin Elspeth.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, futuristic
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Meet Dave (2008)
Plot Summary:
A crew of miniature aliens operate a spaceship that has a human form. While trying to save their planet, the aliens encounter a new problem, as their ship becomes smitten with an Earth woman.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, semi serious, slapstick, parody, inspirational, romantic, black comedy, family comedy, teen
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CJ7 (2008)
Plot Summary:
Ti, a really poor construction worker that struggles to keep his son, Dicky, in private school, mistakes an orb he finds in a junkjard for a toy which proves to be much, much more once the young boy starts to play with it.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, light, captivating, funny, sad, semi serious, crying, sentimental, touching
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Mom and Dad Save the World (1992)
Plot Summary:
Emperor Spengo sees Marge Nelson and using a giant magnet, kidnaps her and her husband Dick, hoping to make Marge his before blowing up the Earth. The Emperor and other inhabitants of his planet are somewhat less than bright, and Dick begins reliving episodes of Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers in order to rescue Marge, save the Earth, and restore the rightful emperor to the throne.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, grindhouse, sexy, semi serious, parody, light, road movie, clever, entertaining
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Spaced Invaders (1990)
Plot Summary:
A crew of Martians overhears a radio broadcast of Orson Welles' "War of the Worlds" coming from Earth, and, thinking the Martian fleet is attacking Earth, they land their broken-down ship in a backwater mid-American town. As luck would have it, they land on Halloween and get mistaken for trick-or-treaters. Comedy ensues as the Martians try to get taken seriously.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: cult classic, humorous, dark, grindhouse, independent film, offbeat, semi serious, surprise ending, slapstick comedy, parody
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Earth to Echo (2014)
Plot Summary:
After a construction project begins digging in their neighborhood, best friends Tuck, Munch and Alex inexplicably begin to receive strange, encoded messages on their cell phones. Convinced something bigger is going on, they go to their parents and the authorities. When everyone around them refuses to take the messages seriously, the three embark on a secret adventure to crack the code and follow it to its source. But taking matters into their own hands gets the trio in way over their heads when they discover a mysterious being from another world who desperately needs their help. The epic, suspenseful and exciting journey that follows will change all of their lives forever.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: exciting, sentimental, suspenseful, stylized, enigmatic, scenic, freeze frame, serious, psychotronic, light
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Galaxy Quest (1999)
Plot Summary:
The stars of a 1970s sci-fi show - now scraping a living through re-runs and sci-fi conventions - are beamed aboard an alien spacecraft. Believing the cast's heroic on-screen dramas are historical documents of real-life adventures, the band of aliens turn to the ailing celebrities for help in their quest to overcome the oppressive regime in their solar system.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 173000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, funny, entertaining, futuristic, cult classic, hilarious, humorous, witty, uplifting
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Race to Witch Mountain (2009)
Plot Summary:
A taxi driver gets more than he bargained for when he picks up two teen runaways. Not only does the pair possess supernatural powers, but they're also trying desperately to escape people who have made them their targets.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 62000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: exciting, entertaining, atmospheric, semi serious, fast, futuristic, action adventure, sweet, epic, saga
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G-Force (2009)
Plot Summary:
A team of trained secret agent animals, guinea pigs Darwin, Juarez, Blaster, mole Speckles, and fly Mooch takes on a mission for the US government to stop evil Leonard Saber, who plans to destroy the world with household appliances. But the government shuts them down and they are sentenced to a pet shop. Can they escape to defeat the villain and save the world?.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 49000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: entertaining, humorous, computer animated, funny, feel good, light, social, cult classic, light hearted, semi serious
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Underdog (2007)
Plot Summary:
A lab accident gives a hound named Shoeshine some serious superpowers -- a secret that the dog eventually shares with the young boy who becomes his owner and friend.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: light, entertaining, feel good, not serious, humorous, exciting, fast, fairy tale, parody, funny
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Spy Kids (2001)
Plot Summary:
Carmen and Juni think their parents are boring. Little do they know that in their day, Gregorio and Ingrid Cortez were the top secret agents from their respective countries. They gave up that life to raise their children. Now, the disappearances of several of their old colleagues forces the Cortez' return from retirement. What they didn't count on was Carmen and Juni joining the "family business.".
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 125000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: exciting, intense, teen, action adventure, colorful, spy comedy, light, funny, feel good, ironic
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Sky High (2005)
Plot Summary:
Set in a world where superheroes are commonly known and accepted, young Will Stronghold, the son of the Commander and Jetstream, tries to find a balance between being a normal teenager and an extraordinary being.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 93000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: feel good, entertaining, exciting, teen, light, humorous, not serious, stylized, funny, cult classic
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Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)
Plot Summary:
In a world where people collect pocket-size monsters (pokemon) to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent monster who seeks to be a detective.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 179000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan, UK, Canada
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: exciting, touching, buddy comedy, entertaining, stylized, detective, anime, humorous, funny, futuristic
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Plot Summary:
After a gentle alien becomes stranded on Earth, the being is discovered and befriended by a young boy named Elliott. Bringing the extraterrestrial into his suburban California house, Elliott introduces E.T., as the alien is dubbed, to his brother and his little sister, Gertie, and the children decide to keep its existence a secret. Soon, however, E.T. falls ill, resulting in government intervention and a dire situation for both Elliott and the alien.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 431000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, emotional, sad, inspirational, sweet, touching, entertaining, light, exciting
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Little Monsters (1989)
Plot Summary:
A young boy is scared of the monster under his bed. He asks his 6th grade brother to swap rooms for the night as a bet that the monster really exists. Soon the brother becomes friends with the monster and discovers a whole new world of fun and games under his bed where pulling pranks on kids and other monsters is the main attraction.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: light, entertaining, melancholic, feel good, humorous, semi serious, epic, mysterious, visual, creepy
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The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
Plot Summary:
Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 101000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, exciting, scary, semi serious, visual, visually stunning, mystical, captivating, spooky, psychological
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Plot Summary:
In a soon to be demolished block of apartments, the residents resist the criminal methods used to force them to leave so a greedy tycoon can build his new skyscraper. When tiny mechanical aliens land for a recharge, they decide to stay and help out.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: feel good, entertaining, touching, sentimental, light, emotional, sweet, humorous, semi serious, funny
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Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
Plot Summary:
Accident prone teenager, Percy discovers he's actually a demi-God, the son of Poseidon, and he is needed when Zeus' lightning is stolen. Percy must master his new found skills in order to prevent a war between the Gods that could devastate the entire world.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 198000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: exciting, epic, entertaining, humorous, semi serious, teen, fairy tale, psychotronic, mystical, mystic
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Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
Plot Summary:
After their father is called into work, two young boys, Walter and Danny, are left in the care of their teenage sister, Lisa, and told they must stay inside. Walter and Danny, who anticipate a boring day, are shocked when they begin playing Zathura, a space-themed board game, which they realize has mystical powers when their house is shot into space. With the help of an astronaut, the boys attempt to return home.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 113000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: exciting, intense, semi serious, epic, captivating, futuristic, mystical, funny, atmospheric, mysterious
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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.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 110000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, India
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: light, emotional, entertaining, exciting, semi serious, 3d animation, computer animated, uplifting, feel good, sad
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Bedtime Stories (2008)
Plot Summary:
Skeeter Bronson is a down-on-his-luck guy who's always telling bedtime stories to his niece and nephew. But his life is turned upside down when the fantastical stories he makes up for entertainment inexplicably turn into reality. Can a bewildered Skeeter manage his own unruly fantasies now that the outrageous characters and situations from his mind have morphed into actual people and events?.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 100000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: feel good, fairy tale, funny, romantic, humorous, light, sweet, predictable, slapstick, surreal