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Plot Summary:
This heart warming film is about a dog named Cooper who is the lone survivor of a terrible car accident. Jake, a family patriarch, loses his wife and children in the accident. Not being a dog person, Jake is angry and resentful toward the dog for even surviving. However, eventually Jake bonds with Cooper, and this bond ends up being the one thing that gets him out of bed in the morning, the one thing that helps him to go on living after such a tragic loss.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 449
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: touching, emotional, realistic, sentimental, serious, crying, uplifting
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The Stray (2017)
Plot Summary:
A young father takes his nine year old son, the family dog, and two of his son's friends backpacking in the mountains of Colorado only for all five of them to be struck by lightning.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sincere, psychological, captivating
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Heidi (1995)
Plot Summary:
After charming her reclusive grandfather and falling in love with the beautiful mountain he calls home, Heidi is uprooted and sent to Frankfurt where she befriends Klara, a young girl confined to a wheelchair.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 335
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 47 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, touching, feel good, serious, realistic, crying, cult film
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The Greatest Miracle (2011)
Plot Summary:
The story is focused on three characters who are in crisis: Monica, Mr Chema and Ms Cata. When they feel the necessity of going to church they meet wach other and their lifes change. Under the tutelage of guardian angels, they will understand the true meaning of the Mass, the constant struggle between good and evil and the triumph of faith and hope.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 400
Genere: Animation, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: sentimental, uplifting, serious, emotional, anime, computer animated
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Ben Hur (2003)
Plot Summary:
During the first century A.D., Judah Ben-Hur is a young Hebrew prince who is thrown into slavery by the Romans after a tragic accident. He sets out to win his way back to his home on a heroic journey of discovery. Judah's love for a beautiful slave girl is threatened by the bitter conflict dividing two former friends, and his triumph is set against the backdrop of the historic struggle between a captive people and a mighty empire.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 950
Genere: Animation, Drama, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: epic, exciting, uplifting, serious, captivating, christian film
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Tibetan Dog (2011)
Plot Summary:
Jiantan is a young boy who has to leave Xi'an after the death of his mother to go deep into the Tibetan prairies to start living with the father he barely remembers. His dad, LaGeBa, is a busy doctor who decided to depart from the city and reside in Tibet where he is the essential physician of the poor community he lives in. To help his father, Jiantan has to learn how to herd sheep. While trying to learn his new responsibility, he is saved by a stray gold-colored Tibetan Mastiff. Both Jiantan and the big dog help each other as they try to adjust to this new environment.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 244
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan, China
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: anime, atmospheric, touching, captivating, emotional, serious, stylized, gloomy, super sentai
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My Dog Tulip (2009)
Plot Summary:
The story of a man who rescues a German shepherd and how the two become fast friends.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: adult animation, sincere, atmospheric, touching, serious, realistic, anime, stylized, independent film, 2d animation
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Around June (2008)
Plot Summary:
A love story set in the shadow of the shipyards of San Francisco. A young woman living with her much adored uncle Henry and domineering, abusive father, meets a penniless illegal immigrant, whose love gives her the insight and courage to finally break free and live her own life.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 191
Genere: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: uplifting, touching, serious, emotional, fairy tale, anime, offbeat, realistic, surreal, gloomy
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Why, Charlie Brown, Why? (1990)
Plot Summary:
A new girl comes to the neighbourhood school and Linus is smitten with her. Unfortunately, she develops the symptoms of leukemia and must go to the hospital for cancer treatment. Linus and Charlie Brown help her through the traumas of chemotherapy as best they can while Snoopy plays at being the world's greatest doctor.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Short, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, semi serious
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Vampire Dog (2012)
Plot Summary:
VAMPIRE DOG is a feature length family film about finding courage and discovering that you belong. Ace, a 12-year-old boy is new in middle school. His grandfather from Transylvania passes away at the ripe age of 99, and sends him his dog, Fang, to look after. Ace soon discovers that Fang is a vampire dog. Professor Warhol, a mad scientist and her bumbling assistant Frank, try to capture Fang to steal his DNA, in order to look young. They are constantly in pursuit of Fang but Fang uses his superpowers to stay one step ahead of them. During their adventure Ace shows Fang how to behave like a normal dog and embrace his vampire powers. Fang helps Ace open up and come alive again through his music. Ace and Fang discover with the help of each other, when they face their fears, they can do anything.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, light, feel good, unusual plot structure, vampire comedy
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Snoopy Come Home (1972)
Plot Summary:
When Snoopy receives a letter from his original owner Lila, he goes to visit her in the hospital while Charlie Brown and the gang are on the lookout for him. Suddenly, Snoopy feels that he must go live with Lila, but must say goodbye to all his friends. In his adventure to the hospital, he encounters numerous "No Dogs Allowed" signs, an annoying little girl who desires to keep him, and more!.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: sweet, touching, sentimental, entertaining, adult cartoon, feel good, humorous, semi serious, crying, independent film
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I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown (2003)
Plot Summary:
Linus and Lucy's younger brother Rerun wants a dog for Christmas, and Snoopy's brother Spike may be the answer.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, touching, semi serious, christmas special, light, melancholic
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All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
Plot Summary:
When a casino owning dog named Charlie is murdered by his rival Carface, he finds himself in Heaven basically by default since all dogs go to heaven. However, since he wants to get back at his killer, he cons his way back to the living with the warning that doing that damns him to Hell. Once back, he teams with his old partner, Itchy to prep his retaliation. He also stumbles on to an orphan girl who can talk to the animals, thus allowing him to get the inside info on the races to ensure his wins to finance his plans. However, all the while, he is still haunted by nightmares on what's waiting for him on the other side unless he can prove that he is worthy of Heaven again.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: touching, sad, sweet, sentimental, entertaining, bleak, southern gothic, cult classic, crying, exciting
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Heaven's Door (2012)
Plot Summary:
Julie Taylor has a problem how to cope with a pending divorce, find meaningful employment, live with her mother's constant advice and raise her two children. In their small rural town it isn't so much what people say as what they believe. And since the death of her father her no-holds-barred mother has been leaning more toward the belief that angels and heaven is right here with them. Unseen but as real as this world.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 536
Genere: Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: uplifting, touching, sincere, captivating, light, serious, emotional
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Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog (1961)
Plot Summary:
In Scotland 1865, An old shepherd and his little Skye terrier go to Edinburgh. But when the shepherd dies of pneumonia, the dog remains faithful to his master, refuses to be adopted by anyone, and takes to sleeping on his master's grave in the Greyfriars kirkyard, despite a caretaker with a "no dogs" rule. And when Bobby is taken up for being unlicensed, it's up to the children of Edinburgh and the Lord Provost to decide what's to be done.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, realistic, anthology
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Red Dog (2011)
Plot Summary:
Based on the legendary true story of the Red Dog who united a disparate local community while roaming the Australian outback in search of his long lost master.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: touching, sentimental, uplifting, realistic, serious, romantic, depressing, heartbreaking, emotional, sad
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The Fox and the Hound (1981)
Plot Summary:
When a feisty little fox named Tod is adopted into a farm family, he quickly becomes friends with a fun and adorable hound puppy named Copper. Life is full of hilarious adventures until Copper is expected to take on his role as a hunting dog -- and the object of his search is his best friend!.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 100000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: touching, emotional, tear jerker, sad, sentimental, sweet, semi serious, fairy tale, heartbreaking, anime
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From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
Plot Summary:
The story is set in 1963 in Yokohama. Kokuriko Manor sits on a hill overlooking the harbour. A 16 year-old girl, Umi, lives in that house. Every morning she raises a signal flag facing the sea. The flag means “I pray for safe voyages”. A 17 year-old boy, Shun, always sees this flag from the sea as he rides a tugboat to school. Gradually the pair are drawn to each other but they are faced with a sudden trial. Even so, they keep going without running from facing the hardships of reality.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 50000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: anime, touching, sentimental, atmospheric, romantic, sweet, emotional, talky, serious, manga
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Bambi II (2006)
Plot Summary:
Return to the forest and join Bambi as he reunites with his father, The Great Prince, who must now raise the young fawn on his own. But in the adventure of a lifetime, the proud parent discovers there is much he can learn from his spirited young son.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, feel good, sentimental, emotional, gloomy, semi serious, cult classic, 2d animation
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The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration (2003)
Plot Summary:
A bedtime story leads Littlefoot and his grandparents on a journey to a new land, where Littlefoot discovers someone who vanished before he was born: his father! Now Littlefoot must decide between two worlds. Will he leave to be with his friends in the Great Valley, or stay behind and start a new life with his father?.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, touching, suspense, crying, exciting, 2d animation
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Wonder Park (2019)
Plot Summary:
The story of a magnificent amusement park where the imagination of a wildly creative girl named June comes alive.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: feel good, light, sweet, captivating, touching, 3d animation, computer animated
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The Fox and the Hound 2 (2006)
Plot Summary:
Best friends Tod, a fox kit, and Copper, a hound puppy, visit a country fair when they see a band of dogs called "The Singin' Strays". The band has five members: Dixie, Cash, Granny Rose, and twin brothers Waylon and Floyd. It is important that they perform well because a talent scout is visiting.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 69 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, 2d animation
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The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar (2015)
Plot Summary:
Set in the African savannah, the film follows Kion as he assembles the members of the 'Lion Guard'. Throughout the film, the diverse team of young animals will learn how to utilize each of their unique abilities to solve problems and accomplish tasks to maintain balance within the Circle of Life, while also introducing viewers to the vast array of animals that populate the prodigious African landscape.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: sentimental, funny, light, touching, emotional, colorful, feel good, humorous, fairy tale, tv series pilot
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Jock the Hero Dog (2011)
Plot Summary:
Animated-family adventure based on a true story that tells the heart-warming, coming-of-age story of a man and his best-friend, a lovable and fearless dog named, Jock. Set in the Bushveld near what is today the world famous Kruger National Park, this animated family tale is about Jock's adventures with Fritz, his master. Jock escapes death, builds crazy friendships and displays his unrivalled loyalty to Fritz. The story is set in the late 1880s when Africa's mineral richness, teeming animal life and incomparable natural beauty drew and captivated explorers and adventurers from all over the world. A place where big game roamed in their thousands and the wildest tales were true! Jock Of The Bushveld is a great story and the only animal classic to come out of Africa.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 645
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: feel good, exciting, humorous, semi serious, computer animated, anime
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Room on the Broom (2012)
Plot Summary:
Animated film based on the wonderful children's picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. The story of a kind witch who invites a surprising collection of animals to join her on her broom, much to the frustration of her cat. The gang ultimately saves the witch from a fearsome dragon, and in gratitude she rewards them with a magnificent new broom which has room for everyone. A magical tale about friendship and family from Magic Light Pictures, the producers of the hugely successful The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, christmas special, light, entertaining, computer animated
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Bolt (2008)
Plot Summary:
Bolt is the star of the biggest show in Hollywood. The only problem is, he thinks it's real. After he's accidentally shipped to New York City and separated from Penny, his beloved co-star and owner, Bolt must harness all his "super powers" to find a way home.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 225000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: exciting, light, entertaining, touching, sweet, humorous, computer animated, fairy tale, 3d animation, feel good
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Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)
Plot Summary:
A drama based on the true story of a college professor's bond with the abandoned dog he takes into his home.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 305000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Family
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: touching, emotional, sad, heartbreaking, sentimental, poignant, inspirational, tear jerker, uplifting, feel good
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Open Season 2 (2008)
Plot Summary:
After falling head over hooves in love with Giselle, Elliot's road to the altar takes a slight detour when Mr. Weenie is kidnapped by a group of pampered pets determined to return him to his owners.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: computer animated, funny, humorous, colorful, 3d animation, feel good, exciting, intense, not serious, anime
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The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
Plot Summary:
The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 214000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Japan, France
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: light, entertaining, funny, humorous, computer animated, 3d animation, anime, colorful, feel good, captivating
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Up (2009)
Plot Summary:
Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old Wilderness Explorer named Russell) gives him a new lease on life.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 11000000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: feel good, inspirational, touching, sweet, tear jerker, heartfelt, exciting, sentimental, sad, computer animated