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Plot Summary:
This is yet another telling of the adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn as the two try to clear their friend Jim of murder charges.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 151
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
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Pals (2016)
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The Pals are neighborhood kids that become great friends and go through the ups and downs of life in the 21st Century. They learn that friendship is truly a gift.
IMDB Rating: 9.0
IMDB Votes: 12
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration:
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The Robber Hotzenplotz (2022)
Plot Summary:
When the infamous Robber Hotzenplotz leaves his hideout in the forest to steal a beloved musical coffee grinder belonging to Kasperl’s grandmother, the town’s clumsy police sergeant proves to be of little help with arresting him. The young Kasperl and his friend Seppel decide that they will track down the thief themselves, but stopping him will not be easy – especially when Hotzenplotz involves the wicked magician Petrosilius who lives in a terrifying castle where he will imprison our heroes. Joined by a fairy-turned-toad, Kasperl and Seppel must escape the castle, catch the two vicious crooks, and bring the coffee grinder back to Kasperl’s beloved grandmother!.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 324
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany, Switzerland
Duration: 106 min
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Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn (1982)
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The adventures and misadventures of Tom and Huck on the Mississippi River in Missouri with their involvement when they fall in with a gang of con artists, take up with a ragtag circus, help a freed slave buy his sister's freedom, and then see a dastardly villain get his.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 105
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
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The Hijacking of 'Savoy' (1979)
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Polish schoolboy Janek, and Russian girl Tanya are traveling by a plane which ended up in the hands of a gang of drug dealers headed by ex Nazi criminal Henrich Scharf.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 93
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: Soviet Union, Poland, Bulgaria
Duration: 92 min
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Skydog (2020)
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After a high school senior working on his pilot’s license rescues a dog named Oreo, he finds out his mom is a CIA agent who’s been captured. He teams up with Oreo and a new friend to find his mother and uncover double agents inside the CIA.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 157
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
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Lippel's Dream (2009)
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Lippel is alone with a new housekeeper while his father, a cook, is away on business. The housekeeper is very strict and shows no appreciation for Lippel. Then Lippel finds new friends and a tale from the book "One Thousand and One Nights".
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 170
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 101 min
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Little Marines (1991)
Plot Summary:
Little Marines is an action/adventure/comedy film set in Little Rock, Arkansas. The film portrays a journey embarked upon by three boys across the woodlands near their home town to spend a summer vacation together camping in the wilderness. The film lacks the “traditional plot” of other films and focuses more on the life of the three boys in general. The film opens on the last day of school in Bryant, Arkansas. The audience is introduced to the three main characters leaving school and heading home to enjoy their summer vacation. They later meet up at Stevie's house and discuss the camping trip they've been planning on taking. The next morning Chris, Noah, & Stevie head out on bike to a remote campsite. Once there they construct a teepee, gather fire wood, swim, tell stories, reminisce, build a zip-line, and have a semi-dangerous encounter with a hooligan named "Snake" who temporarily terrorizes the three boys with a paintball gun.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 109
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Prince and the Pauper (1972)
Plot Summary:
A poor boy named Tom Canty and Edward, the Prince of Wales exchange identities but events force the pair to experience each other's lives as well.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 68
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 73 min
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The Little Ark (1972)
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This heart-rending family-oriented drama chronicles the adventure of two Dutch children who temporarily lose their father and mother during the great flood of 1953. Fortunately, they and their animals are taken in by a salty old boatman who helps them reunite with their father.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 130
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Celestial Camel (2015)
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When his father sells their baby camel Altynka, his mother, Mara, escapes to be find her calf. Her disappearance is a potential disaster for the family so eldest son, Bayir, takes off to retrieve her. What follows is part road movie, part coming-of-age as Bayr adventures across the Kalmyk steppe.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 196
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: Russia
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, captivating, contemplative, visually appealing
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Four Junior Detectives (1992)
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The four young snoopers Tim, Karl, Kloesschen and Gaby by chance discover a hidden cave near an old castle. In it there's a board that seems to describe the way to a legendary sword. They ask their history teacher Schindler about it. He forbids them further actions, but secretly continues investigations with help of two ruthless criminals. But our young heros don't give up on an adventure so fast.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 292
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 84 min
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Blinker-Ciko (1982)
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Roman Hlava grew up with his diplomat parents in Latin America where he had been home-schooled by his over doting mother. The over indulgence of affection and praise has given the boy an over confidence. This is quickly squashed by his new peers when the family returns to the Czech Republic. This leads to neurotic tics and the nickname Mrkácek the 'Blinker.' A stay at a children's camp provides new friends, acceptance, an appreciation of nature, a new outlook on life, and loss of the tics.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 28
Genere: Family, Adventure
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 76 min
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Sugar Creek Gang: Secret Hideout (2005)
Plot Summary:
This is the fourth film in The Sugar Creek Gang series. The gang races through the swamp only to stumble upon previously unexplored territory that leads them right into the middle of a mystery. As if the puzzling new discoveries aren't enough, Poetry's lamb causes mischief in the schoolhouse and gets everyone into hot water with Miss Lilly. When things calm down, the gang plans an overnight stay in a cave near the cemetery, but Tom Till has been keeping a secret that is sure to shake things up. Matters get even more interesting when Old Man Paddler appears and reveals the truth behind the gang's secret hideout! Look for the other films in the five part Sugar Creek Gang DVD series to complete your collection: Swamp Robber, The Great Canoe Fish, Revival Villains, and Teacher Trouble.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 48
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Maya (1966)
Plot Summary:
An American boy runs away in the Indian jungle after a fight with his father.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 384
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
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To Be King (2012)
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The seventeen year old Stach is faced with five impossible assignments he has to complete in order to become king. Things do not go as easily as the boisterous Stach had expected, especially when he is confronted with matters of life and death.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 735
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: Netherlands, Italy
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: semi serious, light, captivating, entertaining, exciting, humorous
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A Little Game (2014)
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Ostracized at her posh new uptown school and shaken by the death of her beloved grandmother, a 10 year-old downtown girl finds an unlikely mentor in the form of an irascible chess-master, who uses the game to teach Max lessons in resilience, perseverance, and how to embrace inevitable change.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 757
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining
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Wild Chicks (2006)
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Sprotte is about 12 years old and has a "gang" with her three friends Frieda, Melanie and Trude. Together the girls take Care of Sprottes grandmothers chickens. The new girl in School, Wilma, wishes to join the group, which Melanie is very unhappy about, and on top of all of that they have an on going revalisasion with a group of boys. Sprottes grandmother is planning on slaughtering the chickens! Will the Wild Chicks put Down their war with the boys? And Will they be able to save the chicken?.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 861
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, captivating
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Tom Sawyer (2011)
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Tom Sawyer (LOUIS HOFMANN) has a head full of pranks and drives when he invents is not just a new adventure, preferably around with his best buddy Huck Finn (LEON SEIDEL) - much to the chagrin of his Aunt Polly (HEIKE MAKATSCH) with Tom and his half-brother Sid (ANDREAS WARM Brunn) in the town of St. Petersburg on the Mississippi river (excerpt from http://tomsawyer-film.de).
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 937
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: Germany, Romania
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, realistic, humorous, captivating, educational
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The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar III: The Mystery of the Snake Crown (2008)
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The snake crown is stolen (or taken back) from the Knight Templars by the earth worshippers of Crete; the three kids try to retrieve it on behalf of the Knight Templars.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 457
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 85 min
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Treasure of Pirate's Point (1999)
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Ahoy Maties! There's a treasure chest of gold buried on Pirate's Point. When the living descendant of legendary pirate Captain Vane lets Ray in on the secret, there's mutiny in the town. Now, Ray and his friends are on a mission to recover the loot and foil an evil plan. In the meantime they learn that friendship is the most precious treasure of all.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 151
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, surprise ending
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Black Beauty (2015)
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A modern retelling of Anna Sewell’s classic novel, Black Beauty explores the heartfelt story of 15 year-old Audry who makes the discovery of a lifetime whilst volunteering at a city animal shelter. Rescued from an abusive owner and recovering from a traumatic past, Black Beauty possesses a most unique quality of character, endearing itself to Audry and her Grandpa who adopt the horse in order to give it a second chance and perhaps even help revitalize their own family situation. Aided by dedicated trainer James and tested by the many challenges of equine life, Black Beauty has his work cut out for him as he embarks on a remarkable journey of discovery and friendship.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 328
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, feel good, captivating
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The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story (1998)
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Told from Mowgli's point of view, it's the story of how a boy became a mancub and a mancub became a man.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 867
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar (1967)
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A heartwarming Disney classic in which a cougar, who was rescued as a cub and raised by a group of loggers in the Pacific Northwest, reverts back to his natural instincts, leading to hilarious (and dangerous) consequences.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 925
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, semi serious, romantic, clever, unusual plot structure, humorous, sweet, entertaining, educational
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Benji the Hunted (1987)
Plot Summary:
Benji has become stranded on a remote island after a boating accident. He finds himself struggling to survive in the wilderness, avoiding close encounters with a wolf, a bear, and a territorial female cougar with her cub.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film, light, inspirational, sexy, touching, feel good, unusual plot structure
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Nikki, Wild Dog of the North (1961)
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A family film about Nikki, a half-wolf, half-dog raised in the Yukon during the gold rush era. After being separated from her master, Nikki must fend for herself amidst bears, the harsh Yukon weather, and a trapper who wants her skin.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 500
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: retro, exciting, serious
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White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf (1994)
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A boy and his dog, White Fang, must try to save the noble Haida tribe from evil white men in turn-of-the-century Alaska.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, semi serious, sexy, enigmatic, feel good, unusual plot structure, entertaining, melancholic, surreal
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My Side of the Mountain (1969)
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Film adaption of the novel by Jean Craighead George. A family movie made by Paramount Studios, the story revolves around thirteen-year old Sam Gribley (Teddy Eccles), a devotee of Thoreau, as many were back in the in 1960's. Sam decides to leave the city (set in Toronto) to spend a sabbatical in the Canadian woods and see if he can make it as a self-sufficient spirit after his parents promise a summer trip that doesn't pan out.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, serious, realistic
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The Black Stallion Returns (1983)
Plot Summary:
"Black" is a stunning fire-and-silk stallion celebrated the world over. But to his young American owner, Alec Ramsay (Kelly Reno), he's much more. So, when the amazing animal is stolen, Alec will stop at nothing to get him back. Alec finally unravels the mystery of Black's theft...only to discover that he must overcome even greater odds to reclaim his beloved horse.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: independent film, tense, humorous, semi serious, exciting, inspirational, sexy, clever, feel good, breathtaking
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1982)
Plot Summary:
The screen version of the most famous novel by American writer Mark Twain "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer". Without a book about the adventures of Tom and his friends Huckleberry Finn and Becky Thatcher, one can not imagine the childhood of a child! The small but brave heroes Tom and Huck search for the treasure, become "pirates", enter into a dangerous battle with the Indian Joe.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 411
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 225 min
Plot tags: feel good, sentimental, serious, realistic
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The Treasure of the White Falcons (2005)
Plot Summary:
Three friends find a treasure map from the mysterious 'White Falcons', a juvenile gang whose leader disappeared ten years before.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 259
Genere: Family, Adventure
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious