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Plot Summary:
In this fascinating adventure of the England of the 1750s, the huge Frenchman Black Jack (Jean Franval) miraculously survives a hanging by the British authorities in Yorkshire and escapes from the grim jaws of "justice." He takes to the countryside in the company of Tolly, a teenaged boy who is able to translate Black Jack's odd speech into something comprehensible. They join up with Belle, an aristocratic teenager who has escaped from the madhouse her family imprisoned her in when she grew troublesome. Together, the three join a carnival. However, as it becomes clear that the girl is far from crazy, love between Tolly and Belle grows. This story, set in the mid-18th century, is based on a novel by Leon Garfield.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 745
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Blue Bird (1979)
Plot Summary:
In the middle of the 18th Century, the Ruster family immigrates to the United States. The father, a former farm laborer, leads a hard life as a settler along with his family. One day the nine year-old George, his second-youngest son, is kidnapped by Iroquois. He is taken in by an Indian family in the place of a deceased son and receives the name "Blue Bird." The boy has homesickness and difficulties accustoming to the customs of the Indians.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 143
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, Western
Country: East Germany
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags:
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Twins at the Zoo (1989)
Plot Summary:
The parents decided to send two twins, Honza, and Martin, on vacation to their grandfather.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 115
Genere: Comedy
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags:
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Twelve Plus One (1969)
Plot Summary:
Mario, a young philanderer, receives 13 antique chairs in a bad state by inheritance and decides to sell off them to get some money. Afterwards he gets to know that one of them contains documents worth a lot of money. So he begins an adventurous trip to regain possession of the chair. On the way he meets many strange people who would like to help or to swindle him.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 663
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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Time Pirates (2022)
Plot Summary:
Shooting a music video aboard a tall ship, band SM6 discovers a partial treasure map. After reading the incantation on the map, a waterspout emerges and transports the ship back to an era where pirates rule the seven seas. As SM6 searches for a way back home, they run into dread pirate Blackbeard, the fearsome Kraken, and make an alliance with female pirate Anne Bonny.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 101
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags:
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Going Bananas (1987)
Plot Summary:
An evil circus owner chases a chimp and his friends through Africa. Not necessarily 'Dyn-O-Mite!', but this silly monkey business is decent family fun.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 502
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA, Israel
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, independent film, eighties, neo screwball comedy
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Zip & Zap and the Marble Gang (2013)
Plot Summary:
Zip and Zap, two mischievous twins, were placed in the Esperanza, a school where the games are prohibited. There will found the Club of Marble, child resistance to challenge the authority of adults. Thanks to her intelligence, her courage and her unwavering faith in friendship, Zip and Zap and the rest of the club will discover a mysterious secret that is hidden in the school and live the most exciting adventure of their lives.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, exciting, sentimental
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You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah (2023)
Plot Summary:
Stacy and Lydia are BFFs who've always dreamed about having epic bat mitzvahs. But things start to go comically awry when a popular boy and middle school drama threatens their friendship and their rite of passage.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: teen comedy
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Carry on Dick (1974)
Plot Summary:
Dick Turpin is terrorising the countryside around Upper Dencher. Captain Fancey and Sergeant Jock Strapp plan to put an end to his escapades, and enlist the help of the Reverend Flasher. Little do they know that the priest leads a double life. Then Madame Desiree and her "Birds of Paradise" arrive in the village.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, double entendre, spoof, parody, humorous, witty, not serious, independent film, campy
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Kummeli Goldrush (1997)
Plot Summary:
Psychiatric patient Elmeri knows about the existence of a gold treasure in Finnish Lapland, hidden there by his late father who somehow managed to capture it from withdrawing German troops on the last days of WW2. His openly gay nurse helps him escape from the mental institution, and the two men slowly find their way up north to reach the gold. On their way, the odd couple meets a cavalcade of even odder characters.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: Finland
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, road movie, parody, funny, light, clever, brutal, feel good
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Lover Boy (1978)
Plot Summary:
"The Pocket Lover" tells the story of Julien, a 15 year-old boy who falls in love with an older woman, later discovered to be a prostitute. Now, Julien will have to face several obstacles, which includes his parents opposition with this affair, and Julien's own perceptions about the woman's line of work, going out with wealthy guys.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 189
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sex comedy
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Ghost in the Noonday Sun (1974)
Plot Summary:
A pirate crewman kills his captain after learning where he has hidden his buried treasure. However, as he begins to lose his memory, he relies more and more on the ghost of the man he just murdered to help him find the loot.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 336
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: mystical, independent film, spoof, slapstick comedy, slapstick, parody
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The Chaos Class Failed the Class (1975)
Plot Summary:
Hababam Sinifi is basically a movie based on the novel by Rifat Ilgaz, telling the story about a class of lazy high school pranksters. The movie just presents the most entertaining moments of high school years; which we have all been there once, and feel deep down a nostalgia for the days when life was fun and we were teenagers, going only after fun and entertainment. Cheating in Literature exams, smoking in the mens room, playing hookey from school for a football game; those were the best days of our lives. While the movie is brilliantly and incredibly funny; it contains some heart breaking emotional moments as well.
IMDB Rating: 8.9
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: offbeat, humorous, realistic, not serious, student film
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The Hidden Fortress (2001)
Plot Summary:
Just like every other summer, the children of two camp-sites play "war". But, this summer it takes an interesting turn.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 331
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, semi serious, thought provoking, touching, realistic
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The Butterfly (2002)
Plot Summary:
An old man who has one interest in life, collecting butterflies, has his life changed by an eight year old girl.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, semi serious, sweet, emotional, mind bending
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Emil and the Detectives (2001)
Plot Summary:
The twelve-year-old Emil and his father are haunted by bad luck. To take a break from a series of family disasters, Emil is allowed to spend a few days with a friend of the family, the female priest Hummel in Berlin. In the train he runs across the slick Max Grundeis who anaesthetizes Emil and steals his savings of 1500 DM. When he finally arrives in Berlin, Emil and a gang of street kids, led by the cheeky girl Pony Hütchen, try to find the gangster, who haunts the posh Hotel Adlon as a hotel thief. Meanwhile, to prevent anyone from finding out about Emil's mishap, Gypsi, a member of the gang of kids, passes himself off as Emil, thus wreaking havoc on the home of the priest.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Family, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: Germany
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, humorous, entertaining
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Treasure Island (2007)
Plot Summary:
A treasure buried on an island of the Antilles. A pirate without a straight leg, without a boat, treacherous and bloodthirsty and without the treasure map. A baroness flamboyant, unscrupulous, praying mantis, penniless, but with a boat. A young man without fear and without brains, but with the treasure map engraved somewhere in his failing memory. A doctor without drinking, providential specialist of failing memories and other atypical amnesia ... It is this dream team that sails anchor one morning in the year of grace a thousand and seven hundred and a few, towards the treasure island and its coves of pink sand.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 635
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: France, UK, Hungary
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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My Uncle Killed a Guy (2004)
Plot Summary:
Eder (Lázaro Ramos) is arrested after confessing the murder of a man. Duca (Darlan Cunha), a 15 years old boy who is Eder's nephew, wants to prove the innocence of his uncle, he's sure that his uncle confessed the crime to protect his girlfriend, Soraya (Deborah Secco), ex-wife of the deceased. Duca also wants to win the heart of Isa (Sophia Reis), a classmate who seems more interested in his best friend, Kid (Renan Gioelli). To be able to prove his theory, Duca gets help from Isa and Kid.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, captivating, realistic, detective
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The Exchange Student (1967)
Plot Summary:
Monsieur Bosquier, the owner of a private school, is far from pleased when his eldest son, Philippe, fails his end of year exams. He decides to send his wayward offspring to England to improve his English. In exchange, Philippe’s host, a wealthy whisky distiller, Mac Farrel, will send his daughter, Shirley, to live with the Bosquiers in France. However, Philippe has already decided to spend the summer holidays on a yacht with his friends, so he sends a fellow student, Michonnet, to England in his place. The deception is soon discovered but things go from bad to worse when Philippe and Shirley fall in love and fly to Scotland to get married.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags:
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Captain Ron (1992)
Plot Summary:
When mild-mannered Martin Harvey finds out that he has inherited a vintage yacht, he decides to take his family on a Caribbean vacation to retrieve the vessel. Upon arriving on a small island and realizing that the ship is in rough shape, Martin and his family end up with more than they bargained for as the roguish Captain Ron signs on to sail the boat to Miami. It doesn't take long before Ron's anything-goes antics get the Harveys into plenty of trouble.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, cult classic, hilarious, feel good, semi serious, exciting, light, clever, unusual plot structure
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3 Little Ninjas and the Lost Treasure (1993)
Plot Summary:
A treasure map found by three young boys allows them reason to get their kicks in more ways than one.
IMDB Rating: 2.3
IMDB Votes: 851
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: independent film, humorous
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The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)
Plot Summary:
Climb aboard for an extraordinary version of Mark Twain's sweeping adventure when Walt Disney presents The Adventures of Huck Finn, starring Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings). Directed by Stephen Sommers (The Mummy, The Mummy Returns), it's the unforgettable saga of a mischievous youngster and a runaway slave.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: road movie, uplifting, gothic, epic, juvenile, sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic
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Africa United (2010)
Plot Summary:
"Africa United" tells the extraordinary story of three Rwandan children who attempt to realize the dream of their life: to attend the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup 2010 at Johannesburg. But the problems begin when Fabrice, Dudu and Béatrice get on the wrong bus and end up in Congo. Without papers, without money, they are brought into a children's refugee camp. But with incredible ingenuity, a some guts and a poster for the World Cup as a map, our heroes escape from the camp and leave to pursue their dreams, bringing with them a "dream team" of refugee children to help them through a series of exciting adventures. During this journey of 5000 km through seven countries, the film reveals an unseen Africa.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, South Africa, Rwanda
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: semi serious, sincere, touching, humorous, realistic, road movie, educational
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Friendship! (2010)
Plot Summary:
A young man from East Germany travels to San Francisco to search for his father, who fled 12 years ago. Together with his best friend, he starts the journey from New York with no money and the only word they ever learned in english-lessons: "friendship".
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, realistic, touching, melancholic
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Sweet Little Lies (2011)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 74
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: captivating, thought provoking, humorous, road movie, light, feel good, uplifting, touching, realistic, semi serious
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A Birder's Guide to Everything (2013)
Plot Summary:
David Portnoy, a 15-year-old birding fanatic, thinks that he's made the discovery of a lifetime. So, on the eve of his father's remarriage, he escapes on an epic road trip with his best friends to solidify their place in birding history.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film
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Bored Silly (2000)
Plot Summary:
What starts out as a boring day for Bobby, Johnnie and Chuck quickly escalates into a riotous backyard adventure. A swarming beehive, a lawn mower with a mind of its own, a mysterious junkman and the neighborhood bully are just some of the hilarious encounters these close-knit friends will experience on a day that began with the classic kid question of all time: "What do you guys wanna do?".
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 69
Genere: Comedy, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, captivating
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Bixler High Private Eye (2019)
Plot Summary:
Teenage detective Xander DeWitt is the new kid at Bixler Valley High, and he's there to unravel the biggest mystery of his life- the truth about his missing father. But in order to crack this case, Xander must learn to work with a partner- fearless investigative reporter Kenzie Messina.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 436
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 66 min
Plot tags: entertaining, not serious, humorous, detective
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Good Boys (2019)
Plot Summary:
A group of young boys on the cusp of becoming teenagers embark on an epic quest to fix their broken drone before their parents get home.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 60000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: absurd, funny, light, not serious, sex comedy, teen comedy
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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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Stand by Me (1986)
Plot Summary:
After the death of a friend, a writer recounts a boyhood journey to find the body of a missing boy.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 432000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sad, emotional, feel good, atmospheric, cult classic, teen, road movie, inspirational, clever