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Plot Summary:
This entertaining film highlights the importance of integrity, justice, and appreciation for the environment. The compassionate and wise Captain is the hero, who is trying to stop long-time troublemaker and master of disguise Zero the Cat as he plans his biggest coup ever. Helping the Captain along the way are the bright Constable Eleméri Ede and seasoned secret agent Góliát. The resourceful Gólíat succeeds in locating Zero's hiding place, where he overhears part of Zero's newest plan. Although unable to get all the details, Gólíat reports to the station and it becomes clear that stopping Zero will be quite a challenge.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 720
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy
Country: Hungary
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: retro, anime
Best tv shows and movies like Captain of the Forest (1988):
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Town Musicians of Bremen (1989)
Plot Summary:
Based on the Brothers Grimm folktale, four aging farm animals, a donkey, a dog, a cat and a rooster, leave their farms to become musicians in Bremen and enjoy life. However, they find a den of thieves and decide to outsmart them.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 260
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Musical
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: retro, anime, folk tale
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Big Trip 2: Special Delivery (2022)
Plot Summary:
It has been a year since Mic Mic and Oscar returned from their incredible adventure. And now, after a diabolical plan by Vulture to sabotage the delivery of the Grizzly cub to his opponent in the American presidential elections, Mic Mic, Oscar, Panda teenager and Stork set off on another great adventure as they ride a zeppelin to return little Grizzly to its rightful parents and save the American elections and the whole continent from an erupting volcano.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 525
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Russia, Hungary
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: anime
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Stowaways on the Ark (1988)
Plot Summary:
Willie, a sweet little woodworm, accidentally becomes a stowaway on Noah's Ark and Noah and the animals believe he is drilling holes into the wooden boat. Can Willie really be responsible?.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 221
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: West Germany
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: anime
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The Life of Guskou Budori (2012)
Plot Summary:
Remake of The Life of Guskou Budori (1994). The fairy tale follows a young man named Guskou in the Tohoku forests of northeastern Japan in the 1920s. After an onslaught of droughts and natural disasters, Guskou is forced to leave his home and search for a better life elsewhere. Guskou joins a group of scientists at the Ihatov Volcano Department, which deals with the same natural disasters that drove Guskou from his home.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 304
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: anime, tense, captivating, fairy tale, super sentai
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The Biskitts (1983)
Plot Summary:
The Biskitts is an animated cartoon television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions from 1983 to 1984 and aired on CBS. The series lasted for only one season; Shirt Tales replaced the show in its time slot the following year. The Biskitts returned to that same time slot in March 1985 but only aired reruns in the remainder of that season. Following the series retirement from CBS, like many other cartoons, it was acquired by the Armed Forces Network and shown throughout much of the 1980s, mainly as entertainment for children of deployed American servicemen in Asia and Europe.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 198
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: retro
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The Fearless Four (1997)
Plot Summary:
Four aging animals, a dog, a cat, a donkey and a rooster escaped from their former homes because of they weren't as productive and useful for their owners as they used to be. To avoid death they all moved out to Bremen to find a better life.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 337
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: independent film, anime, exciting, feel good, humorous, semi serious, 2d animation
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Willy The Sparrow (1989)
Plot Summary:
What would it feel like to be a bird and fly over the trees and housetops? A boy named Willy finds out when the Sparrow Guardian turns him into a Sparrow for shooting a BB gun at the little birds. Suddenly, Willy's own cat thinks of him as lunch but, luckily, some new sparrow friends rush to Willy's rescue. They deliver him to a grandfatherly old bird named Cipur who takes Willy under his wing, teaches him how to fly, and so much more. In return, Willy fulfills Cipur's lifelong dream for knowledge by teaching him ow to read. Willy's new friendship helps him understand that all creatures have feelings and deserve to be treated with kindness and respect. Before Willy is turned back into a boy, he leads the sparrows in a brave but perilous plan to retake their home in the barn from Blacky the cat. Finally, the Sparrow Guardian offers Willy a very special opportunity.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Hungary
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: retro, anime, cult classic, fairy tale, light, epic, mystic, cult film
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Maria, Mirabella (1981)
Plot Summary:
Two little girls - Maria and Mirabella - go to the woods for a walk and encounter several magical characters, among them a frog with his feet frozen in ice, a fireworm whose shoes keep catching fire, and a butterfly who's afraid of flying. To help their new friends, the girls must carry them to a sorceress who lives deep in the forest.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 685
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Romania, Soviet Union
Duration: 69 min
Plot tags: anime
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Tiny Heroes (1997)
Plot Summary:
Tiny is the forest ranger's dog, still really a puppy. He is friends with many of the forest animals, especially Dr. Owl, who protects the animals of the forest. One day, a mysterious stranger hires two bumbling poachers to capture a selection of animals. But Dr. Owl keeps thwarting their efforts. They realize they must take Dr. Owl out of the picture. They capture him and begin to collect their other animals. Tiny and his forest friends realized that they must free Dr. Owl and defeat the poachers, but only by combining their talents.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 182
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Germany, Hungary, USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: anime
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The Inventor (2023)
Plot Summary:
The insatiably curious and headstrong inventor Leonardo da Vinci leaves Italy to join the French court, where he can experiment freely, inventing flying contraptions, incredible machines, and study the human body. There, joined in his adventure by the audacious princess Marguerite, Leonardo will uncover the answer to the ultimate question – "What is the meaning of it all?".
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 262
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: France, USA, Ireland
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: retro, anime
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Silverwing (2003)
Plot Summary:
Silverwing is a children's animated television series based on Kenneth Oppel's novel of the same name.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 195
Genere: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration:
Plot tags:
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Three Musketeers in Boots (1972)
Plot Summary:
Pero is back in Go Go Town, a fearful place in the Wild West that desperately awaits for a sheriff to come. In this town of no law and order, Pero and a boy named Jimmy try to help Annie, daughter of a saloon owner who has just been killed.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 146
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Western
Country: Japan
Duration: 53 min
Plot tags: anime
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Puss 'N Boots Travels Around the World (1976)
Plot Summary:
Brave cat Pero once had a bet with treacherous multimillionarie Grumon that he can travel around the world in 80 days. The stake is high, in case of success Grumon will give all of his fortune to Pero, but in case of failure Pero becomes slave of Grumon for the rest of his life. Pero departs together with his faithful friends behemoth Kato and brave Small Mouse. Grumon tries everything to prevent their arrival to the finish.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 266
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 68 min
Plot tags: anime, independent film
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Catnapped! The Movie (1995)
Plot Summary:
The story involves a boy and his younger sister whose dog Papadoll is missing. They find out that he has been abducted by anthropomorphic cats to be brought to a world called Banapal Witt, which is built on top of a giant sleeping cat. There the sun turns poor Papadoll into a bizarre giant monster. He becomes the weapon and beloved pet of a spoiled Princess who turns everything she touches into balloons. She plans to use Papadoll and a giant inflatable mouse to control the sleeping cat and thus Banapal Witt itself.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 191
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: anime
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Unico in the Island of Magic (1983)
Plot Summary:
Based on "Unico and the Kingdom of the Sun," which was newly written as a theater version, this animated film features a battle between the wizard Kukuruku and Unico. Kukuruku builds a castle using dolls transformed from men as building parts. The story revolves around the sorrow and terror of men who have been transfigured into dolls, and a girl named Cherry who wishes to recover the kindness in her brother, who is a student of Kukuruku. This work reminds us of the fact that "transformation" or "transfiguration" --- favorite themes of Tezuka Osamu --- involves not only material aspects, but also man's immaterial heart [Taken from AniDB].
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 574
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: anime
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Yankee Doodle Cricket (1975)
Plot Summary:
The War of Independence has begun, and Tucker the Mouse, Harry the Cat and Chester C. Cricket are indispensable to the American colonies' effort to free themselves from the rule of the despotic English king. Harry and Tucker help Thomas Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence. Chester creates the tune for "Yankee Doodle Dandy." And all the animals--including John and Marsha, the lightning bugs--help Paul Revere spread the message that the British are coming. [Plot summary written by J. Spurlin.].
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 169
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags:
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Oggy and the Cockroaches (2013)
Plot Summary:
Ever since the world was born, two forces have been locked in perpetual battle. Their struggle is so Manichean, so ferocious, so Herculean that it makes the clash between good and evil look like a game of checkers! This ancestral duel is so ancient and so merciless that it can only be, Oggy against the Cockroaches! Written by Jiilo_Kim.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: France
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, not serious, anthology, funny, light, atmospheric, anime, slapstick, detective
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Doraemon: Nobita and the Space Heroes (2015)
Plot Summary:
One day Doraemon, Nobita, Shizuka, Gian and Suneo were shooting a film as space heroes. When they were shooting the film in the open lot a boy called Aron comes and alerts them of aliens attacking his planet. They agree to help him by turning into real superheroes, but it isn't as easy as it looks.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 815
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, South Korea
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: anime, light, captivating, entertaining, futuristic, 2d animation
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Catcher: Cat City 2 (2007)
Plot Summary:
The story of CC2 centers around an investigative journalist named Stanley Mouse, who wants to find out about the legend of an ancient "cat tribe" lost in Africa. He finds them and much more, once again threatening the continued existence of mouse civilization. Special Agent Grabowsky will act to save the day, however. The events are supposed to take place at least 10, possibly 20 years after the first episode, as one of the already leaked cells shows the titular Cat-Catcher mecha rusting away in a shelter.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Hungary
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: adult cartoon, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, anime, adult animation
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The Seventh Brother (1991)
Plot Summary:
A lost puppy learns a lesson about the importance of family in this charming Hungarian animated feature.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 706
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Hungary, Germany, USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: retro, anime, independent film, cult film
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Two Tails (2018)
Plot Summary:
The adventures of two completely different in nature beasts - a serious and economic Beaver and restless Cat. They meet when the cat is looking for shelter from the rain in the forest. The beaver rescues the Cat, and they become bosom friends. The cat really wants to become famous and believes that everyone wants to become famous, but not everyone can admit it. One day the life of this couple changes abruptly when aliens from a distant galaxy land in the forest.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 963
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Russia
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: humorous, exciting, funny, entertaining, anime, slapstick comedy
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Cat City (1986)
Plot Summary:
In the year 80 AMM (After Mickey Mouse) on planet X the crime-syndicated Cats try to erase the Mouse-population once and for all. A scientist of the mice, prof. Fushimishi seems to have found the weapon against the threat - so Intermouse calls it's best, but now retired agent - Nick Grabowsky - to get the plans. As a distraction for the Cats, they also send a second agent - Seargent Lazy Dick - for the mission.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Hungary, Canada, West Germany
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: adult animation, feel good, humorous, semi serious, captivating, retro, anime, adult cartoon, exciting
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The Gruffalo (2009)
Plot Summary:
The magical tale of a mouse who takes a walk though the woods in search of a nut.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 27 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, christmas special, feel good, captivating, 3d animation, anime, cult classic, computer animated
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Ernest & Celestine (2012)
Plot Summary:
Celestine is a little mouse trying to avoid a dental career; Ernest is a big bear craving an artistic outlet. When Celestine meets Ernest, they overcome their natural enmity by forging a life of crime together.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, Belgium, Luxembourg
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, uplifting, sincere, sentimental, thought provoking, captivating, inspirational, anime, visually stunning
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Puss in Boots (1969)
Plot Summary:
His goal is to help the weak and defenseless, but his saving a mouse makes him the most wanted in all the land. On the run from incessant, dim-witted mice, Perro befriends a young miller's boy, Pierre; together, they decide to seek fame and fortune. When they cross paths with the lovely Princess Rosa, Perro determines to get Pierre hitched to Her Royal Highness.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 987
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: anime, fairy tale
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The Little Fox (1981)
Plot Summary:
A tale about a little fox Vuk from the novel of the famous Hungarian writer István Fekete.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Hungary
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: feel good, cult classic, retro, anime, humorous, semi serious, independent film, fable, cult film
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Space Dogs: Adventure to the Moon (2014)
Plot Summary:
Get ready to blast off to an out-of-this-world adventure with canine teenage astronaut, Pushok, who is determined to find his missing astronaut father. Against all odds, Pushok stows away on a US rocket ship to the moon but soon finds he is not alone, as he is reunited with his mom and encounters a macho monkey and a baby alien. Together, the furry heroes learn the true meaning of teamwork as they join the search for Pushok's dad.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 464
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Russia
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, anime, computer animated
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Fantastica: A Boonie Bears Adventure (2017)
Plot Summary:
Boonie bears and Bald Qiang work together with secret primitive girl to smash a conspiracy to destroy old-growth forest.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 245
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: China
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, anime
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Air Bound (2015)
Plot Summary:
Gamba, a town mouse with a brave spirit decides to go on an adventure to discover the ocean. On his way, he meets a troubled child mouse, Chuta. He says his family and other mice on a nearby island have been killed by a clan of weasels, led by the terrifying Noroi. Gamba promises to save the island, his family and the other mice. He and his friends team up to defeat the evil Noroi and his clan.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 345
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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Bamse and the Witch's Daughter (2016)
Plot Summary:
In Bamse and the Witch’s daughter Croesus Vole finds gold in the beavers' dam. To demolish the dam and get the gold he tricks the witch's daughter Lova to enchant Bamse. With Bamse gone, it's up to the children to help each other to stop Croesus - but to do that they have to be friends.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 337
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Sweden
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, anime