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Plot Summary:
A brother and sister who befriend a badly sunburned dolphin separated from his family and uncover a secret plan that could destroy the beach and their new friend's home. The kids must devise a clever plan to stop the bad guys, protect the sea life, and, most importantly, save their best friend, Bernie.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: sincere, feel good, captivating, entertaining
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My Giraffe (2017)
Plot Summary:
Dikkertje Dap was born on the same day as Raf the giraffe. Dikkertje can often be found at the zoo, because Raf is his best friend. They are inseparable, until Dikkertje goes to school for the first time and finds out giraffes can’t go to school. Dikkertje dearly misses Raf, but also experiences exciting new things. He even makes a new friend: Yous. Raf misses Dikkertje too. So Dikkertje devises a plan to bring the giraffe to school and introduce his two friends to each other.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 297
Genere: Family
Country: Netherlands, Belgium, Germany
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Oddball (2015)
Plot Summary:
The story of Allan "Swampy" Marsh and his Maremma dog Oddball. Swampy convinced local authorities to allow Oddball to protect a colony of Little Penguins on Middle Island from wild cats and dogs. Oddball succeeds in his campaign and becomes a front runner for Maremma dogs being used to protect other endangered Australian wildlife.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: Australia
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, captivating, exciting, feel good
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Franklin's Magic Christmas (2001)
Plot Summary:
Franklin and his family are off on a Christmas visit with Grandma and Grandpa at Faraway Farm. When a sudden ice storm hits and Grandpa takes a terrible tumble, Franklin and his baby sister Harriet begin a magical adventure as they journey home in search of help. With the aid of a mysterious flying creature and some very special new friends, the two manage to return with Doctor Bear and her family. Once back together, friends and family share an enchanted Christmas Ever and a memory they will hold forever of a magical Christmas night.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 151
Genere: Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: sincere, feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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Monica and Friends: Bonds (2019)
Plot Summary:
Fluffy, Jimmy Five's pet dog, vanished. He develops an infallible plan to rescue the little dog, but, he will need help from his faithful friends: Monica, Maggy and Smudge. Together, they will face challengers and live incredible adventures to get Fluffy back home.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Brazil
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, feel good, captivating, entertaining
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Benjamin the Elephant (2019)
Plot Summary:
Benjamin and his best friend Otto have to deal with the shrewd Zora Zack and to reach deep into their bag of tricks to save the Newtown Zoo.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 309
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: sincere, feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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Shiverstone Castle (2016)
Plot Summary:
Eleven-year-old outsider Stephan arrives at Castle Schreckenstein, an all-boys boarding school, where he learns about life within a community and soon finds himself being part of a funny 'pranks-competition' the boys are currently fighting against the neighboring girls of Castle Rosenfels. When the girls have no choice but to move to Schreckenstein after a failed prank, life at school is suddenly nothing like it used to be.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 294
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, educational
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School of Magical Animals (2021)
Plot Summary:
Ida has a hard time making friends. One day, her weird class teacher announces that everyone in the class will have a magical animal with them. Ida is put to the side of the fox Rabbat. Benni, just like Ida also an outsider, has the turtle Henrietta as a new companion. Together they have amazing adventures ahead of them, but will they be able to fulfill the main requirement of the "Magic Pet Shop": to keep their new friends a secret from adults?.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 645
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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The Adventure Club (2017)
Plot Summary:
With the discovery of an ancient puzzle box, a Boy, with the help of his friends, begins an adventure to find his fortune.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 339
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining
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My African Adventure (2013)
Plot Summary:
This time our already familiar family moves to Africa in order to save endangered wildlife.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 328
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, captivating, entertaining
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Help, I Shrunk My Parents (2018)
Plot Summary:
Felix's school is haunted again, only this time it's not the benevolent spirit of school founder Otto Leonhard and the nuisance he caused, but the hated and long-since dead Director Hulda Stingbeard. A coincidence causes the former shrunken and skeletonized school principle to rise again. When she manages to return to real life she almost defeats Otto Leonhard, manages to shrink Dr. Schmitt-Gössenwein and Felix' parents, and takes over the school. It takes Felix, Ella and their gang to set the levers in motion to save the school and bring Dr. Schmitt-Gössenwein and his parents back to their original size again.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 408
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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The Skippers of the Cameleon (2003)
Plot Summary:
Two young boy twins receive a boat of their own by a stroke of luck. It turns out to be very fast and they use their boat to help out their friends.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, captivating, light, feel good, entertaining, realistic, semi serious
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Timber the Treasure Dog (2016)
Plot Summary:
A boy rises to the occasion with his best friend (a lovable talking dog) to save his home and family.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 219
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, entertaining
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The Secret of the Magic Gourd (2007)
Plot Summary:
The Secret of the Magic Gourd follows the wondrous adventures of a young schoolboy named Wang Bao. When Wang Bao discovers a magical gourd that can instantly grant his every wish, the awkward child suddenly becomes a hero amongst his curious classmates. When the gourd proves more of a burden than a blessing and the boy decides to get rid of it, he quickly discovers that's easier said than done.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 849
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: China, Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, light, feel good, semi serious
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Monkey Up (2016)
Plot Summary:
A talking monkey seeks to gain fame and fortune as a movie star, but instead finds what's most important, a family.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 429
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, cult film
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To the Sea! (2009)
Plot Summary:
Three young Russian families go for winter vacations to an unnamed exotic country, intending to rent a beach condo. However due to numerous comedic obstacles they never make it to the beach, staying at the hotel for the entire trip.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 510
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: Russia
Duration:
Plot tags: feel good, sincere, ironic, light, humorous, entertaining, funny, captivating
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Swallows and Amazons (1974)
Plot Summary:
On holiday with their mother in the Lake District in 1929 four children are allowed to sail over to the nearby island in their boat Swallow and set up camp for a few days. They soon realise this has been the territory of two other girls who sail the Amazon, and the scene is set for serious rivalry.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film, happy, sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Air Bud: Spikes Back (2003)
Plot Summary:
In Disney's fifth installment to the franchise, Air Bud finds that he has the uncanny ability to play volleyball.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: feel good, sentimental, humorous, light, sincere, semi serious
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Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder (2014)
Plot Summary:
By helping Doctor Proctor getting recognition for his amazing invention in a world quite different from ours, two lonely children gets help to stand on their own two feet.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 561
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Norway, Germany
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, captivating, entertaining, light
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Hoot (2006)
Plot Summary:
A young man (Lerman) moves from Montana to Florida with his family, where he's compelled to engage in a fight to protect a population of endangered owls.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: touching, entertaining, feel good, humorous, semi serious, inspirational, unusual plot structure, sweet, satirical, visually appealing
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Mark & Russell's Wild Ride (2015)
Plot Summary:
Mark is having that dream moment when Ashley, the most popular girl in his class, asks HIM to drive her to an exclusive pool party. Mark's excitement comes to a quick halt when he comes down from cloud nine and remembers one minor detail - he doesn't have his driver's license! He's tried five times and five times has failed. He needs to make this happen! And Glenn Bufferton, known for easy testing, is just the DMV instructor to give Mark his driving street cred. Or. so he thinks! On the verge of road warrior victory, Mark's plans are thrown off course when Glenn learns that his wife is leaving him. A woeful DMV instructor makes for a negative test outcome. So with his license on the line, Mark agrees to help Glenn rescue his marriage. With his vertically-challenged best friend Russell in tow, the trio hit the road on a cross-town adventure that may make survival the biggest test of all!.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 454
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, funny
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Bigfoot (2009)
Plot Summary:
The whole family will enjoy huge laughs and giant, hairy adventures with this touching tale about a big-hearted Bigfoot. Lost in the forest, he befriends three kids, Percy, Madison and Leonard, who are determined to protect him. When two local bullies kidnap the legendary creature with plans to sell him to the highest bidder, it's up to his human buddies to rescue him and return him to his home.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 385
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, light, touching, offbeat, humorous, semi serious, independent film
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Belle and Sebastian, Friends for Life (2017)
Plot Summary:
12 year-old Sebastian has decided not to follow his father and Angelina to Canada, deciding to stay in the alps to watch over Belle who has now become the mother of three beautiful pups. When a stranger arrives claiming to be Belle’s rightful owner, Sebastian will do all it takes to protect his best friend and her little ones.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 865
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: France
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, captivating, suspenseful, scenic, stylized
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Zeus and Roxanne (1997)
Plot Summary:
Mary Beth is a marine biologist that gets annoyed when a dog called Zeus stows aboard her research boat. Nevertheless she is intrigued when the intrusive canine makes best-friends with her captive dolphin, Roxanne. She falls in love with Zeus's owner, Terry, a musician who rides a bike.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: sweet, melancholic, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, light, clever, unusual plot structure, entertaining
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Flipper (1963)
Plot Summary:
Many kids might say their best friend is a puppy or a pony. But for 12-year-old Sandy, the most special pet of all is the exuberant dolphin he rescues and who returns the favor by rescuing Sandy from sharks.The dolphin named Flipper first swam into the world's minds and hearts in this 1963 film starring Chuck Connors and Luke Halpin as Sandy (a role he would continue in the 1964-68 TV series that followed.) James B. Clark, a long-time family filmmaker whose credits include "Island of the Blue Dolphins" and "My Side of the Mountain," directs the story of hard times (Hurricane Hazel and its aftermath) and joy (Sandy's dolphin-powered rides through the waves). And two fins up for Mitzie, the animal star who plays flipper.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: melancholic, touching, exciting, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sentimental, romantic, clever
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Wild America (1997)
Plot Summary:
Three brothers - Marshall, Marty and Mark dream of becoming naturalists and portraying animal life of America. One summer their dream comes true, they travel through America, filming alligators, b ears and moose.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: entertaining, intense, feel good, humorous, semi serious, exciting, epic, buddy comedy, sentimental, romantic
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Bibi & Tina: Girls vs. Boys (2016)
Plot Summary:
At summer camp, young Bibi and her friends are pitted against the boys in a treasure hunt. But what's a witch to do when she loses her powers?.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 729
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: Germany
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, spooky
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Treasure Buddies (2012)
Plot Summary:
Disney's irresistible talking puppies are back in an all-new movie that takes them halfway across the world to the ruins of ancient Egypt. With the help of some exotic new friends, this epic adventure is a treasure trove of pure Buddy fun. In a race against a devious cat, the Buddies and their new friends, Cammy and Babi, must avoid booby traps, solve puzzles and explore a mysterious tomb - all in search of the greatest treasure known to animalkind!.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: feel good, sentimental, humorous, semi serious
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I Heart Shakey (2012)
Plot Summary:
Shakey is a family film about a 35-year-old widower named J.T. O'Neil, his precocious 10-year-old daughter and their devoted mutt Shakey. After moving from a small town to Chicago and missing the fine print in their rental contract, J.T. is forced to try and get rid of his lovable pooch. Shakey and Chandler won't have it and hatch a plan to keep Shakey and teach J.T. a valuable lesson about loyalty and the importance of keeping family together.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 226
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, light, entertaining, realistic, semi serious, independent film
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Horrid Henry: The Movie (2011)
Plot Summary:
When Henry fails yet again to hand in his homework for the umpteenth time, he has no idea that this will set off a chain of events which will see him forming an unlikely alliance with Moody Margaret, the infuriating girl next door, and his irritating little brother Perfect Peter, outwitting corrupt School Inspectors and toppling an evil Headmaster, winning a talent contest and facing his ultimate nemesis with no way out - all because he is trying to save the very school which he has always professed to hate!.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, light, realistic, not serious
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Beethoven's 5th (2003)
Plot Summary:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. When Sara takes Beethoven to spend summer vacation with wacky Uncle Freddie in an old mining town, the mischievous canine "digs up" the missing clue to a legendary hidden fortune of Rita and Moe Selig. Now everybody wants to be the dog's best friend as his discovery unleashes a frenzy of treasure hunting among the community's cast of kooky creatures. With help from Uncle Freddie and Garrett (a friend or maybe more), Sara and Beethoven try to help uncover a secret that has been in the crazy little town for years. Description above from the Wikipedia article Beethoven's 5th (film), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, entertaining, light