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Plot Summary:
Dear Mr. Cash is a story of ten-year-old Heicke, whose obsession with the music of Johnny Cash, leads her to appoint herself as President of his local fan club.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 28
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Sea People (1999)
Plot Summary:
At 14, Amanda is a perfect swimmer and a great student. When the factory where his father works closes and he must go to work in another city, she feels very sad. One morning she meets the McRea, a very nice elderly couple who, like her, cannot live without the sea, although in another sense.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 474
Genere: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: cult film
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Split Infinity (1992)
Plot Summary:
A.J. Knowlton learns that getting what you want is not always what you need. When enterprising A.J. is transported back to the past through a sudden accident, she is forced to put her obsession to get rich on hold. As she observes the events in her family's past, A.J. slowly starts to see why relationships and happiness are more important than money. Before time runs out, A.J. must put her money interests aside so she can discover something that will change her family's future forever.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 317
Genere: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Oliver's Ghost (2011)
Plot Summary:
Eleven-year-old Oliver has a unique ability to see "full-bodied apparitions," otherwise known as ghosts. When his family moves from the bustling city to an older home in the suburbs, only Oliver is able to see the spirit of Clive Rutledge (Martin Mull), the previous owner. Clive causes every manner of destruction to force Oliver and his family to leave. But perhaps Oliver's special talent, along with the help of a kind neighbor (Rhea Perlman), will show Clive how to release his earthly regrets so he can leave the house and the family in peace.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 332
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, semi serious, light
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The Skateboard Kid (1993)
Plot Summary:
No one could be more bored than Zack, the new kid in town with no friends in sight. When a gang of hip, skateboarding thrashers start cruising his neighborhood, Zack hopes his luck will change. But they want nothing to do with him. Then Zack makes the discovery of his life: a talking wisecracking, magical skateboard. And suddenly, skateboarding rises to entirely new heights. Written by Concorde - New Horizons.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 721
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Kid with the Broken Halo (1982)
Plot Summary:
Andy LeBeau is a fallen angel of sorts. He keeps messing up and causing trouble in angel training. The archangel, Michael, decides to give him one more shot. His mission: Help out the problems of three cases. First, the Desautel family, who are on the edge of breaking up. Then, the McNulty family, who are workaholics. Finally, Dorothea Powell who is a secluded, grumpy old woman. Andy's guide on earth is Blake, who is none too thrilled to work with Andy.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 264
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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Angel in Training (1999)
Plot Summary:
Thirteen-year-old Desi has two big problems: her cartoonist father is being duped by a sexy, money-hungry agent, and she needs to find a date for a friend's birthday party. An apprentice angel is sent to Earth to help Desi deal with the situation.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 212
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags:
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Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny (1972)
Plot Summary:
Poor Santa Claus. This live-action feature finds his sleigh stuck in the sand on a Florida beach only days before Christmas Eve.
IMDB Rating: 1.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, cult classic, hilarious, humorous, semi serious, independent film, weird, bizarre, cult film
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The Flying Sneaker (1991)
Plot Summary:
Little Rehor isn't allowed to play with the other boys. His only friend is the girl next door, Luci. Rehor's father is doctor on a boat and he has sent Rehor a package with butterfly larvae. When they hatch he discover a fairy who can do magic tricks.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 129
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: Czechoslovakia, Canada
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: anime, fairy tale, touching, humorous, semi serious
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The Skateboard Kid 2 (1994)
Plot Summary:
Take a roller coaster ride full of high octane adventure as 12 year old Sammy takes to the skies. With the help of a magical flying skateboard, Sammy ends up the hottest skateboarder in town. But a group of local thrashers don't like the extra competition. They plot to destroy any chance of Sammy competing against them in a local tournament. But they don't have a clue of what they're up against.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 407
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Someone Like Hodder (2003)
Plot Summary:
Hodder is nine years old. He lives on his own with his father, who works nights as a bill poster. One night a fairy appears to Hodder and asks him to save the world.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 381
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: Denmark
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: sincere, humorous, captivating, semi serious
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Jack and the Beanstalk (1970)
Plot Summary:
Retelling of the classic fairy tale, but from a decidedly 1960s point of view, complete with "groovy" dialogue.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 95
Genere: Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 62 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, psychotronic, independent film
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Magic Christmas Tree (1964)
Plot Summary:
A boy is given a ring by an old witch, he uses the ring to bring upon a magic Christmas that grants him 3 wishes.
IMDB Rating: 2.4
IMDB Votes: 314
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: independent film, offbeat, humorous, psychotronic
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The Littlest Angel (1969)
Plot Summary:
Adapted from the book by Charles Tazewell. Michael, a shepherd boy living in Biblical times, finds himself transported to Heaven on his eighth birthday. Michael doesn't fully understand where he is, or why he's there. A guardian angel named Patience is given the task of showing Michael the joys of Heaven and helping him find his place in the Hereafter.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 374
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: touching, offbeat, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Day-O (1992)
Plot Summary:
A five-year-old named Grace creates an imaginary friend, because her parents only pay attention to the new baby, Tony. Now at 35, his sole friend reappears to help her.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 227
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags:
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Gooby (2009)
Plot Summary:
Imagine if you'd had a six-foot tall monster to help you through the rough times when you were 11! Willy is terrified about moving into the family's new house. He's convinced it's filled with evil space aliens out to get him. In response to his wish for someone to save him, Gooby comes to life as a loveable, full-size, scraggly, orange, furry creature who in fact seems more frightened of the world than Willy. The two have hair-raising adventures and learn something about the power of friendship. In the end, Gooby fulfills Willy's initial wish by bringing Willy and his dad together in a touching and exciting climax.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 968
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sincere, feel good, light, captivating, entertaining, offbeat, humorous, not serious
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The Last Keepers (2013)
Plot Summary:
This romantic fantasy movie is about two people who are the last survivors of an ancient line of goddess worshipers, who sell art at a shop. When their teenage daughter Rhea falls in love with a poetically inclined boy , she begins to develop magical powers of her own throwing everything into chaos.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: captivating, light, entertaining, disturbing, sentimental, serious
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A Light in the Forest (2003)
Plot Summary:
Britta, the new girl in school Highland, has reason to be jubilant this Christmas: Her sadness has served to invoke Holly Boy, the holiday spirit, waking him from his deep slumber imposed by a dark elf, King Otto. This sets off a battle earthly and supernatural fury that develop simultaneously. The Young Britta must face her fears and death defying aerial action in the holidays from school, while Holly Boy has to fight against the forces of evil. Both battles must escape to save their lives, school, and the sacred forest, although, in reality, what is really at stake is the Christmas and values.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 172
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: exciting, light, captivating, contemplative, offbeat
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Mel (1998)
Plot Summary:
Set in the beauty of the Pacific Northwest, the legend of Swanson Lake is kept by one man, Bill (Ernest Borgnine). And he's not about to surrender it! When Bill's grandsons come for a summer visit, they stumble into a big-time adventure with a giant turtle named Mel. When Bill's neighbor Bailey (Jack Scalia) tries to kidnap Mel in order to feature him in a proposed theme park, the grandsons plot to hide Mel from the neighbor. Then the fun begins, and Mel becomes an unlikely hero!.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 278
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: independent film, humorous, semi serious
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After the Wizard (2011)
Plot Summary:
A 12-year-old Kansas orphan turns to the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman for help during a difficult time. She imagines that things have not gone well in Oz since the Wizard left and that the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman must travel to Kansas to find Dorothy.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 378
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, semi serious, exciting, captivating
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Scales: Mermaids Are Real (2017)
Plot Summary:
Siren has lived her life thinking she's an ordinary girl, in an ordinary town. On her 12th birthday, she learns that she's far from ordinary.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 901
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: exciting, light, enigmatic, captivating
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The Little Mermaid (1976)
Plot Summary:
Retelling of the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairytale 'The Little Mermaid'.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 642
Genere: Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: Soviet Union, Bulgaria
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: fairy tale
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Puss in Boots (1988)
Plot Summary:
A cat belonging to a poor miller's son thinks up a great plan for bringing a title, wealth, and marriage for his owner. He begins to carry it out, using a few birds and rabbits as gifts for the king, his own wit, and a pair of boots that make him appear human when he puts them on. However, his owner has no idea that the cat has told everyone that his master is a marquis rather than a miller's son until the king has arrived to meet him. Soon the king's daughter and the miller's son fall in love, and the king wants very much to see the land and the castle belonging to this rich "marquis.".
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 756
Genere: Fantasy, Musical, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, mysterious, feel good, humorous, stylized, semi serious, period piece
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Back to the Secret Garden (2000)
Plot Summary:
A youngster living in a stately home discovers the magical garden Mary, Colin & Dickon stumbled across years before - but faces a battle with the housekeeper over whether to nurture it.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 991
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Germany, UK
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sentimental, atmospheric, feel good, serious
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The White Pony (1999)
Plot Summary:
The search for a mystical pony in Ireland.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 225
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: Ireland, USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: offbeat, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Little Ghost (1997)
Plot Summary:
While on location in a spooky Italian villa with his Hollywood big-shot mom and her dorky boyfriend, twelve-year-old Kevin befriends a Renaissance-era girl ghost who helps him cause unrest on the set.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: Romania, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, humorous, semi serious, independent film
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The Thirteenth Year (1999)
Plot Summary:
A teen learns that his birth mother is a mermaid after he begins to grow fins and slimy scales on his thirteenth birthday.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, stylized, touching, offbeat, teen, semi serious, teen comedy
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Snow 2: Brain Freeze (2008)
Plot Summary:
It's three days before Christmas, and Nick Snowden forgets about spending early Christmas with his wife, Sandy due to pressure at work. After a fight, Nick walks through a magical mirror and ends up with amnesia. Now it's up to Sandy to recharge his memory and save Christmas once and for all, but Nick's old nemesis Buck Seger returns and uses Santa's amnesia to his advantage.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, sentimental, touching, emotional
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One Magic Christmas (1985)
Plot Summary:
Ginny Grainger, a young mother, rediscovers the joy and beauty of Christmas, thanks to the unshakable faith of her six-year-old daughter Abbie and Gideon, Ginny's very own guardian angel.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, emotional, surprise ending, feel good, humorous, semi serious, light, unusual plot structure, sweet
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The Night Before the Night Before Christmas (2010)
Plot Summary:
When Santa sets off on his Christmas duties a day early, crashes into the Fox family's house, ends up with amnesia and loses his magic sack of presents, he needs help! But the Fox family are a modern and broken family. Can they help him? The parents are preoccupied with work and the kids aren't very festive. But it's up to them to help Santa find his magical bag of toys and the clock is ticking or Christmas will be ruined. Forced to set their own problems aside and work together the Fox family rediscover how much they enjoy being together and realise that maybe they need to reprioritise their lives. The Night Before The Night Before Christmas is a crazy Christmas fantasy for all the family, brimming with festive spirit.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 725
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: feel good, semi serious, sincere, funny, light, touching
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Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang (1999)
Plot Summary:
Jacob Two Two Meets The Hooded Fang is about a young boy who strives to be heard. He is nicknamed "Two-Two" for having to say things twice to be heard. One day, he decided to buy the groceries for his parents. There is a misunderstanding by the clerk, so Jacob finds himself in court. He is sentenced Two Years, Two months, two weeks, two minutes and five seconds in the Children's Prison hundreds of miles away from civilization. It is a dark, dirty dungeon-like place where the children work and are kept in cells. There are the three head characters, Master Fish, a fish/human, Mistress Fowl, a bird like woman and the Hooded Fang himself. They also have green henchmen who spray "slime resistors" at the children to prevent them escaping. Two child agents try to help him out, as the children also come up with a plan for escape.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 370
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: independent film, atmospheric, offbeat, stylized, semi serious, fairy tale, gothic