Best movies like Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion
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Plot Summary:
When a native village is apparently terrorized by a Lion, the local sergeant enlists the help of a veterinarian working at a nearby animal study center. It is soon discovered that the Lion has a unique problem, it has double vision due to the fact that it is cross eyed and therefore cannot hunt. The Lion is taken back to the study center and is soon adopted by the vet's daughter. Meanwhile, a dangerous criminal is planning to capture young Gorillas and sell them on the black market.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 721
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: captivating, realistic, semi serious
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Little Heroes (1999)
Plot Summary:
Harry Burton is going to fly to Washington DC to testify against his former employer, which could hardly hurt the whole tobacco industry. For two days, Harry and his wife Shelly have let their kid Charlie alone in the big house, only with their maid Maria and their dogs Samson and Hercules. But two thugs are breaking into the house to threaten Charlie's life and so force Harry to change his testimony.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 252
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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My African Adventure (2013)
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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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Lena and Snowball (2021)
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Lena, a troubled youth takes a white lion cub under her wing; little does she know the lion escaped from criminals intended to take the cub to an evil trophy hunter named Ben Percy.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 334
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, feel good, sweet, sentimental
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Mr. Moll and the Chocolate Factory (2017)
Plot Summary:
A weekend alone at home with the children - and already breaks out of the mess with Papa minor. For while Moll pushes overtime in the chocolate factory, between his children and the offspring of his boss a merciless battle breaks out: for cotton candy, homework - and the most famous circus dog in the world.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 213
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, educational
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Escape from Angola (1976)
Plot Summary:
Adventure - Moving to the unspoiled terrain of Africa was a risk the Mallory family survived. This family of animal trainers soon find themselves in a desperate struggle for their lives after their truck breaks down deep in the African bush. They split up to search for help, only to find themselves face to face with some of the most dangerous wild animals in Africa: crocodiles, cobras and other deadly beasts. - Stan Brock, Anne Collings, Steven Tors.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 78
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, independent film
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Born Free (1974)
Plot Summary:
The adventures of two married game wardens in Kenya. George Adamson and Diana Muldaur live with their adopted lioness Elsa the Lioness, where they protect the animals in the surrounding area from all sorts of danger, both natural and human.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 189
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: wild
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Rufus 2 (2017)
Plot Summary:
Rufus is a dog but turns into a human with a pendant. He meets a girl named Kat who asks him to go out. Kat is a cat who can also turn into a human as well.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 484
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min
Plot tags: romantic, feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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Living Free (1972)
Plot Summary:
When Elsa's three mischievious cubs begin wreaking havok on the nearby villages, Joy and her husband are forced to move them hundreds of miles to a game preserve.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 623
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, independent film, wild
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White Tuft, the Little Beaver (2008)
Plot Summary:
White Tuft is a small beaver who lives in the north of Canada; It is a dangerous place so in his adventure he would have to recognice his friends and his enemies.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 307
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: France
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, semi serious, sincere, realistic
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Mountain Family Robinson (1979)
Plot Summary:
A family goes "back to nature" by homesteading in the Colorado Rockies.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 610
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: action adventure, independent film, realistic, semi serious
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Roar (1981)
Plot Summary:
Roar follows a family who are attacked by various African animals at the secluded home of their keeper.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: surreal, disturbing, mondo, creepy, independent film, exciting, realistic, semi serious, psychotronic, weird
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An Elephant Called Slowly (1970)
Plot Summary:
Bill and Ginny are invited by a naturalist friend to take care of his home in Africa while he is away, and they find themselves adopted by three orphan elephants.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 142
Genere: Comedy, Action, Adventure, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: independent film, offbeat, feel good, humorous, epic, semi serious
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Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011)
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Puppy mayhem turns the lives of newlywed Chihuahua parents Papi and Chloe upside down when their rambunctious, mischievous puppies present one challenge after another. But when their human owners end up in trouble, the tiny pups will stop at nothing to save them - because in good times and hard times, the family always sticks together. So Papi, Chloe and the puppies embark on a heroic adventure, proving once again that big heroes come in small packages.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, entertaining, humorous, suspense, feel good, not serious, slapstick, sweet, scary, sexy
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To Grandmother's House We Go (1992)
Plot Summary:
When the twins feel like their mom is tired of them, they take off on an exciting adventure to grandmother's house and encounter a pair of villains along the way.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, nostalgic
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Opposite Day (2009)
Plot Summary:
The world goes backwards on Opposite Day. The kids become adults, and the adults become kids.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, captivating, melancholic, exciting
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Just 4 Kicks (2003)
Plot Summary:
Best known as the production designer on most of the Farrelly Brothers films, Sidney J. Bartholomew Jr. makes his directorial debut with this family-friendly soccer comedy. Real-life twin brothers Dylan and Cole Sprouse play a pair of soccer-playing kids severely lacking in skill on the field. But when they pledge to win, they have to pull it together or face the wrath of a local bully. Just 4 Kicks also stars Tom Arnold and features an appearance by soccer pro Cobi Jones. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: realistic, humorous, semi serious, captivating
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The Magic of the Golden Bear: Goldy III (1994)
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When a sly magician casts a spell so that he can buy Goldy, the last Golden Bear, Jesse runs away with her pet. Hiding deep in the heart of the forest, the youngster meets a 'Ghostman' who believes all animals should be free.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 81
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: absurd, independent film, exciting, touching, offbeat, humorous, semi serious
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Cheetah (1989)
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An American boy and girl, spending six months in Kenya with their scientist parents adopt a cheetah, only to realize that they must set it loose so that it can learn to hunt and be free. However, when the animal is captured by poachers planning to race it against greyhounds, the two city kids, together with a young African goat herder they befriended, head off into the wild to rescue the cheetah.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, romantic, clever, touching, unusual plot structure, sweet, melancholic, twist ending
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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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Tommy and the Cool Mule (2009)
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Tommy Braxxton's father went away to war and never returned leaving Tommy faced with the daunting journey of becoming a man and the responsibility of supporting his single mom and sister. Along the way Tommy finds an unusual friend - a mule...that talks! Driven by the possibility of winning money to help save his family's farm Tommy ignores the insults hurled at him by the older kids and trains on his new mule friend Jackie A. for the big county stock show. Going against all odds Tommy and Jackie A. triumph over the older kids on horses in a spectacular show of resolve and determination.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 397
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, captivating, light, semi serious
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Rusty: A Dog's Tale (1998)
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Two orphans named Jory and Tess live with their grandparents. However, their cousins Bart and Bertha try to take them away because the two kids have trust funds from their dead parents. When Bart and Bertha kidnap the newborn puppies, Rusty the dog decides to save them.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 295
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
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The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit (1968)
Plot Summary:
Frederick Bolton has to solve two problems. First, his boss has instructed him to come up with a reasonable campaign to promote a new product, a stomach pill named "Aspercel" - by tomorrow. The second problem is Fred's daugther, Helen. She is absolutely fond of horses, takes riding classes and has already had decent success in some competitions. Her biggest wish is to own a horse herself, a dream her father cannot afford at all. Now Fred tries to solve both problems at once by simply combining them: A horse named "Aspercel", ridden by his daugther should bring the name of the pill into the papers and make Helen happy, too. But there's still one more obstacle: Helen and Aspercel of course have to win a few prices to make this idea work.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, spoof, parody
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Mr. Troop Mom (2009)
Plot Summary:
Public Defender Eddie is a widower with a 13 year-old daughter, Naomi. A classic workaholic, Eddie has been M.I.A. for most of Naomi's big moments. But when an unfortunately timed accident gives Eddie the opportunity to become the "Team Mom" for the Killer Bees, Naomi's team in the Spring Action Classic at camp Hulka's Rock, he grabs it.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 917
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, touching, realistic
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Hatari! (1962)
Plot Summary:
A group of men trap wild animals in Africa and sell them to zoos. Will the arrival of a female wildlife photographer change their ways?.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 157 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, black and white, feel good, realistic, semi serious, surprise ending, tense, funny, light
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Babysitters Beware (2009)
Plot Summary:
Seven-year-old Danny Parker is a good kid who loves his parents. But they have to go out on business dinners all the time, leaving him stuck with a sitter. It's not so bad when it's his favorite babysitter, Janelle but he also gets stuck with sitters like Ms. Greene who won't let him have any fun. Danny just wants to spend more time with his Mom and Dad.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 428
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, captivating, light, entertaining, realistic, semi serious
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I Heart Shakey (2012)
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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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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
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Garfield: The Movie (2004)
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Garfield, the fat, lazy, lasagna lover, has everything a cat could want. But when Jon, in an effort to impress the Liz - the vet and an old high-school crush - adopts a dog named Odie and brings him home, Garfield gets the one thing he doesn't want. Competition.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 92000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: feel good, not serious, romantic, entertaining, light, 3d animation, anime, cult classic, light hearted, humorous
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Buddy (1997)
Plot Summary:
An eccentric socialite raises a gorilla as her son.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: light, touching, semi serious, feel good, humorous, realistic, road movie, unusual plot structure, sweet, suspense
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Duma (2005)
Plot Summary:
An orphaned cheetah becomes the best friend and pet of a young boy living in South Africa.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 9000
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Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sweet, sentimental, touching, captivating, inspirational, sad, atmospheric, realistic, semi serious, romantic