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Plot Summary:
Anina Yatay Salas is a ten-year-old whose name spells trouble: those three palindromes in a row are an ongoing source of teasing at school. When a playground fight results in mysterious punishment, Anina will learn to put her problems in perspective and empathize with others in this sweet little daydream of a tale.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 903
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: Uruguay, Colombia
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, light, enigmatic, anime, semi serious, 2d animation
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Mai Mai Miracle (2009)
Plot Summary:
In 1955 in western Japan, nine-year-old Shinko knows she comes from a family that dates back to over a thousand years. This long genealogy and stories about it feed her daydreams: she invents an imaginary friendship with a young girl in the Japan of a thousand years ago. One day, Kiiko, a timid child from Tokyo, is transferred into Shinko's class at school. Struggling to fit in, she finds a friend in Shinko. They set off together on a magical adventure into a story from ancient history.Adapted from the Takagi Nobuko novel Mai Mai Shinko — winner of the prestigious Akutagawa Prize —, this animated feature film portrays the relationship of two children linked not only by friendship, but also by that power that transcends eras: imagination. And perhaps it might become reality?.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: anime, feel good, light, captivating, entertaining, touching, offbeat, social, manga, semi serious
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A Letter to Momo (2011)
Plot Summary:
Clinging to an unfinished letter written by her recently deceased father, young Momo moves with her mother from bustling Tokyo to the remote Japanese island of Shio. Upon their arrival, she begins to explore her new habitat, meeting local children and learning their routines and customs. However, it's not long before several bizarre occurrences crop up around the previously tranquil island. Orchards are found ransacked, prized trinkets start disappearing and, worst of all, each morning after her mother leaves for work, Momo hears strange mumblings coming from the attic of their home. Annoyed by these creepy goings-on and her mother's refusal to believe them, Momo embarks on a strange and supernatural adventure to discover the source of the mischief, which leads her to a trio of troublesome imps: the flatulent lizard Kawa, the childlike Mame and their hulking ogre leader Iwa. Momo also learns that her visit to the island is in some way connected to her father's mysterious letter.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: anime, touching, humorous, semi serious, stylized, captivating, uplifting, epic, whimsical
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Moomins on the Riviera (2014)
Plot Summary:
The Moomins along with Little My and Snorkmaiden had a sea journey that after storms and desert island dangers leads the family to Riviera, the place that takes their unity to the test.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: Finland, France
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, anime, light, sincere, feel good, captivating, fairy tale, 2d animation
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Otto the Rhino (2013)
Plot Summary:
Topper thinks summer vacation is boring. He misses his father who is sailing the seven seas. He can't figure out Sille who's cute. And his best friend, Viggo, always has to help out his punctilious dad, Mr Lion, in the café on the first floor of the red house where Topper lives on the top floor with his mother. One day, Topper finds a magic pencil and when he draws a rhino on the wall, the drawing comes to life! While Topper and Viggo try to keep the rhino, which they name Otto, well fed with black bread and raspberry soda before it devours all the furniture, Mr Lion pleads with the local authorities to come and remove the stomping pachyderm.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 358
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, not serious, computer animated, sincere, captivating, anime
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Here Come the Littles (1985)
Plot Summary:
Henry's parents are lost in Africa, so he must live with his greedy and heartless Uncle Augustus. In the crevices of the house live the "Littles" kind, elf-like creatures. August enslaves Henry and wants to tear down his house to build a shopping center. Grandpa Little cares for Tom and Lucy, the Littles' children. Tom befriends a vicious cat by removing a splinter from his paw. After a series of adventures, the Littles and Henry get evidence of Augustus' plot to steal Henry's home. Augustus is arrested, the house is saved, and all ends well.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 264
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: USA, France, Japan, Canada
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, feel good, semi serious
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Stella and Sam (2011)
Plot Summary:
Stella and Sam is a preschool television series based on the Canadian book series "Stella" and "Sam" by Marie-Louise Gay and published by Groundwood Books Inc. The second season of the series is currently in production with Radical Sheep Productions and Family Channel. The French-language version of the show Stella et Sacha premiered on Playhouse Disney Tele on Sunday, October 3, 2010 while the English-language version of the series will premiere on Playhouse Disney on Sunday, January 9, 2011. The show's theme music is performed by singer Emilie Mover.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 108
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: feel good, sincere, captivating, light, entertaining, exciting, semi serious
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Moomins and the Comet Chase (2010)
Plot Summary:
One day Moomintroll wakes to notice that grey dust is covering everything in the Moominvalley. He runs to ask the philosophical Muskrat if he knows what is happening, who advises him that things tend to look like this before an awful fate coming from the sky hits the Earth. With the help of his father, Moominpappa, Moomintroll and his close friends Sniff and Snufkin build a raft and head out on a challenging journey to the observatory in the Lonely Mountains hoping to find out more from the wise professors there. The friends have to overcome several adversities in order to make it there. When they arrive, they find the professors deep in calculations. They reveal that a comet will reach the Earth in four days, four hours, four minutes and 44 seconds.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 620
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: Finland, UK, Poland
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, touching, humorous, semi serious, offbeat
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Thomas & Friends: Blue Mountain Mystery - The Movie (2012)
Plot Summary:
When trouble strikes at the Blue Mountain Quarry, Thomas is sent to help his Narrow Gauge engine friends. While shunting and hauling, he catches a glimpse of a small engine trying to hide, yet no one will provide any clues to the engine's identity. Thomas is determined to get to the bottom of the mystery but discovering the truth is harder than he imagined! Will Thomas be able to save his new friend? Or will the mysterious engine be sent away from Sodor forever? Travel on an exciting journey with Thomas and his friends in his biggest movie ever, tracking down clues, discovering lost engines, and revealing the power of friendship!.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 323
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Mystery
Country: Canada, USA, UK
Duration: 62 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, funny, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining
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Thomas & Friends: The Great Discovery - The Movie (2008)
Plot Summary:
Thomas the Tank Engine rediscovers the lost railway town of Great Waterton. A new engine named Stanley is brought to help restore the town, but Thomas becomes jealous when Stanley wins over his friends.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 372
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, feel good, captivating, funny, light, entertaining, anime
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Bigfoot Family (2020)
Plot Summary:
Bigfoot, Adam's father, wants to use his fame for a good cause. Protecting a large wildlife reserve in Alaska sounds like the perfect opportunity! When Bigfoot mysteriously disappears without a trace, Adam and his animal friends will brave anything to find him again and save the nature reserve.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, captivating, sentimental, touching, feel good, semi serious
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Princess Lillifee (2009)
Plot Summary:
In an enchanted kingdom, Princess Fairy Lillifee rules creating beauty and spreading goodness wherever she goes. Together with her best friend, Pupsi pork, she flies all over her kingdom, leaving behind a magical trail: clouds of pink butterflies and twinkling stars. She soon discovers that not everyone is happy. Many complain about the antics of some fairies. If things don't change, the farm goblins, fishermen elves and mermaids will leave the enchanted kingdom.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 175
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: feel good, sincere, captivating, entertaining, light, anime, humorous, semi serious
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Ribbit (2014)
Plot Summary:
A frog who hates the water and jumping wishes that he could be like the other animals in the Amazon rainforest.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 733
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Malaysia, USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, sincere, captivating, mockbuster, sentimental, semi serious, computer animated
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The Boxcar Children (2014)
Plot Summary:
Four orphaned and homeless siblings happen upon an abandoned boxcar, which, they furnish with all the comforts of home. Fearful that they will be sent to live with their grandfather they have never met, the children keep their new home a secret.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 600
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: USA, Guatemala, South Korea
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, semi serious, exciting, sincere, captivating, light, computer animated, realistic
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Ploey (2018)
Plot Summary:
A plover chick has not learned to fly when his family migrates in the fall. He must survive the arctic winter, vicious enemies and himself in order to be reunited with his beloved one next spring.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: Iceland, Belgium
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, captivating, entertaining, feel good, 3d animation
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Pinocchio: The Adventures of Pinocchio (2012)
Plot Summary:
Geppetto the carpenter carves the object of his hidden desires out of a log: a puppet that will keep him company and will be like a son to him. He will call him Pinocchio. Imagine his surprise when he discovers that the puppet moves, as if by magic, and is gifted with a life on its own.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 374
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Italy, Luxembourg, France, Belgium
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, feel good, captivating, entertaining, exciting, fairy tale, touching, humorous, semi serious
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All Creatures Big and Small (2015)
Plot Summary:
It's the end of the world. A flood is coming. Luckily for Dave and his son Finny, a couple of clumsy Nestrians, an Ark has been built to save all animals. But as it turns out, Nestrians aren't allowed. Sneaking on board with the involuntary help of Hazel and her daughter Leah, two Grymps, they think they're safe. Until the curious kids fall off the Ark. Now Finny and Leah struggle to survive the flood and hungry predators and attempt to reach the top of a mountain, while Dave and Hazel must put aside their differences, turn the Ark around and save their kids. It's definitely not going to be smooth sailing.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ireland, USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, exciting, captivating, semi serious, light, 3d animation, christian film, computer animated
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A Fox's Tale (2008)
Plot Summary:
The film is about Little Vuk, the son of the legendary fox who proves its excellent mind and courage.
IMDB Rating: 1.3
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: UK, Hungary
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, captivating, light, entertaining, anime, 3d animation
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Eleanor's Secret (2009)
Plot Summary:
Natanaël, seven, still doesn't know how to read. His eccentric old aunt bequeaths her house to his parents and her book collection to the young boy. Nat discovers that the books serve as a shelter for all the heroes found in children's literature. They are the original characters and are counting on him for protection. For if they leave the library, they will disappear along with their stories forever! When his parents start selling off the books, Nathanaël, who is shrunk by the evil witch Carabosse, braves everything to save his tiny friends.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 982
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, light, sincere, anime, touching, humorous, semi serious, fairy tale
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The Snow Queen (2012)
Plot Summary:
The ice-cold Snow Queen wishes to turn the world into a frozen landscape, with no light, no joy, no happiness, and no free will. A young man, Kai, is rumored to be the son of a man who is the queen's only remaining threat. He is abducted and held captive in the queen's palace, and it's up to his sister, Gerda, to rescue him. Gerda journeys across an icy land, facing difficult obstacles and meeting wonderful new friends that help her in her quest to set Kai free, defeat the Snow Queen, and save the world from eternal frost.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: Russia, USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, exciting, captivating, computer animated, scenic, folk tale, sweet, 3d animation, mockbuster, humorous
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Tinker Bell (2008)
Plot Summary:
Journey into the secret world of Pixie Hollow and hear Tinker Bell speak for the very first time as the astonishing story of Disney's most famous fairy is finally revealed in the all-new motion picture "Tinker Bell.".
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, India
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, sincere, exciting, feel good, 3d animation, sweet, entertaining, saga, cute, humorous
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Bratz: Super Babyz (2007)
Plot Summary:
When an alien matter-converter machine transforms four baby girls into superheroes, the quartet must learn to work together as a team to fend off the extraterrestrials who are looking for their powerful device. The aliens regain possession of the converter and use it to remove the girls' superpowers, but the friends soon realize they already have plenty of amazing abilities in this entry in the Bratz series of popular animated films.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 172
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, feel good, captivating, exciting, computer animated
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Pim & Pom: The Big Adventure (2014)
Plot Summary:
The friendship between the impulsive and adventurous Pim and the more cautious Pom is put to the test when they are faced with trying to find their way home.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 85
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, humorous, semi serious, anime, 2d animation
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Yona Yona Penguin (2009)
Plot Summary:
Rintaro directs a tale of three children who visit a land of wonder. This is the first "3D anime" that Madhouse has produced. Oh, and there are penguins.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 192
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan, France
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, entertaining, light, sincere, feel good, exciting, stylized, semi serious, super sentai
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Raven the Little Rascal (2012)
Plot Summary:
A children’s animated feature film based on an internationally bestselling book series for a main target audience of 3 to 8 year olds telling a universal story about friendship, loyalty and honesty in which Little Raven and his friends have to work up all their courage to save their beloved forest.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 182
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, anime
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The Dolphin: Story of a Dreamer (2009)
Plot Summary:
The amazing story of Daniel, a dolphin who abandons the safety of his pod to explore the ocean and discover the true purpose of his life.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 706
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: Germany, Italy, Peru
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: light, captivating, entertaining, sincere, feel good, anime, sentimental, touching, humorous, stylized
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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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Dragon Rider (2020)
Plot Summary:
An unlikely trio of heroes – a dragon, a boy and a forest brownie – embark on an epic adventure to find the “Rim of Heaven” - the mythological safe haven for all dragons.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany, Belgium
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: 3d animation, entertaining, captivating, semi serious, light, anime
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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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Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (2009)
Plot Summary:
A blue harvest moon will rise, allowing the fairies to use a precious moonstone to restore the Pixie Dust Tree, the source of all their magic. But when Tinker Bell accidentally puts all of Pixie Hollow in jeopardy, she must venture out across the sea on a secret quest to set things right.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, India
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, semi serious, feel good, humorous, 3d animation, sweet, sincere, captivating, entertaining, light
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Nussa: The Movie (2021)
Plot Summary:
Planning to impress his father who is coming home after being abroad for a year, Nussa the smart 9-year-old kid participates in his school’s science competition. But when he receives news that his father cancelled his trip home and is unable to attend the competition, and at the same time a new, smart student named Jonni quickly becomes his rival in the school's science competition, Nussa learns the true meaning of gratitude.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 555
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, funny, light, sincere, humorous, entertaining, anime, 3d animation, smart