Best movies like Eep!
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Plot Summary:
Iep! is about Viegeltje, who looks like a girl but has wings in stead of arms. Bird watcher Warre finds her under brushwood and takes her home. Warre and his wife Tine decide to keep Viegeltje and to raise her like an ordinary girl. But Viegeltje isn't an ordinary girl and she flies away. She wants to go to the South with the other birds. It becomes a long and adventurous journey.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 512
Genere: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Belgium, Netherlands
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: captivating, sincere, uplifting, semi serious, contemplative, touching
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The Nightingale (2013)
Plot Summary:
Zhigen, an old Chinese farmer, has lived alone in Beijing for over 20 years after moving to the city to allow his son Chongyi to attend university. He decides to make the long journey from Beijing to Yangshuo to honour the promise he made to his wife to bring back the bird that has been his only companion in the city. His daughter-in-law Qianying, a beautiful rich career woman, asks him to take along his granddaughter Renxing, an only child brought up in the lap of luxury. While grandfather and granddaughter set out on their journey - one travelling back in time, the other discovering her roots - Chongyi and Qianying, ponder the meaning of the life they have led in the sole pursuit of success and money.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 664
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: China, France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, contemplative, profound, touching, realistic, stylized, semi serious, road movie, visually appealing
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My Angel (2011)
Plot Summary:
Fifteen year old Eddie's mother falls very ill after a serious car accident. Eddie and his brother Stewart end up having to take care of themselves and one night when they have ran out of food and electricity, Eddie dreams that his mother asks him to find an angel's halo so that she can be saved. Will Eddie be able to save his mother in time for Christmas?.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 182
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: uplifting, emotional, captivating, sincere, serious
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How to Survive Myself? (2008)
Plot Summary:
Rosa is thirteen. She is sensitive, creative and has a sense of humor. But she is also good at worrying, dissatisfied with her appearance, insecure and shy. Rosa's mother wants to live together with her new boyfriend, so they move to Groningen, where Alexander lives. Rosa hates that. She must leave everything she knows and what is familiar to her behind. including her best friend Esther. She has to go to a new school where she doesn't know anyone, and live in the house of Monkeyass! Basically, she needs a lot of things she doesn't want. How will she survive this?.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 356
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Chubby Drums (2010)
Plot Summary:
Fat adolescent Dik Trom enjoys growing up in a hedonistic town devoted to food and fun. When a restaurant chain offers his father the life-long-dreamed opportunity to run his own, the Trom family moves. Their new home town Dunhoven is however inhabited by health freaks who prefer only fitness to dietary sobriety.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Family
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, captivating, light, sincere, realistic
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Magic Journey to Africa (2010)
Plot Summary:
Jana’s magical journey to Africa contains a deep message about friendship, love, passion, nature and imagination. It is a spiritual journey for adults and a magical one for kids, full of mysteries, adventures and discoveries.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 209
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Spain
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: semi serious, sincere, captivating, exciting, light, stylized
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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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Stardust (1998)
Plot Summary:
A scientist finds his newest invention; a microchip that infuses inanimate objects with human qualities co-opted by the company he works for, which wants to capitalize on his findings. Knowing his creation can be used for evil purposes, he stashes it away, but his 11-year-old son, Charlie (Jared Robbins), finds it and implants it into a vacuum cleaner he calls Stardust. Will he manage to elude his dad's greedy bosses?.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 180
Genere: Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: independent film, touching, offbeat, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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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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Superbror (2009)
Plot Summary:
"Superbrother" tells the story of Anton, a 10 year old boy desperate for, he says, an older and true brother as Buller, his brother, is autistic. Always distracted looking at the sky, Anton receives an unexpected visit from some stranger who comes from space and Buller becomes a superhero. Unfortunately, these powers do not last forever. Will they be able to learn to use them?.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 270
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Denmark
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, captivating, semi serious, exciting, uplifting, offbeat
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Finn on the Fly (2008)
Plot Summary:
FINN ON THE FLY is a madcap comedy filled with wild chases, mistaken identity and young romance.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 232
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, feel good, captivating, offbeat
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Monster Makers (2003)
Plot Summary:
Monster Makers is based on Tim Stoker's experience as a Monster movie geek. The monsters in an old non released movie come out of the movie and Tim and his friends in the real world must find a way to stop the monsters.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 286
Genere: Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, scary, offbeat
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Eskil & Trinidad (2013)
Plot Summary:
Eskil moves from town to town with his father in Northern Sweden. He misses his mother and sucks at playing hockey, the main activity among the boys his age. Things changes when he meets Trinidad, a mysterious woman who lives outside society spending her time building a great ship that perhaps could take Eskil to his mother.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 185
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Sweden
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, realistic, feel good, sentimental, light, sincere, captivating, exciting, tense
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Anne of Green Gables (2016)
Plot Summary:
A retelling of L.M. Montgomery's story of Anne Shirley, an orphan who is accidentally sent to a couple looking to adopt a boy instead.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, uplifting, captivating, compassionate, period drama
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A Year in My Life (2006)
Plot Summary:
In 1950s France, a young boy is taken in by a couple after spending a few months in the care of social service.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 224
Genere: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: sentimental, uplifting, touching, sincere, captivating, feel good, serious, realistic, contemplative
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Shiloh (1996)
Plot Summary:
An abused beagle runs away from his owner. On the road, he meets young Marty Preston and follows him home. The boy immediately forms a bond with the dog and names him Shiloh. His stern father won't let him keep the dog because it belongs to Judd Travers, a local hunter. After Shiloh is mistreated again, he runs away and returns to Marty. Knowing his father will once again make him bring Shiloh back to Judd, he makes a home for the dog in an old shed up the hill from the Prestons' house and hides him from his family. His secret is soon discovered when a stray attacks the dog one night and he must turn to his father for help.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: sweet, touching, emotional, semi serious, feel good, gothic, epic, independent film, fairy tale, sentimental
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Rascal (1969)
Plot Summary:
A comedy filled with tenderness as a baby raccoon snuggles his way into the life of a lonely boy. He becomes the boy's only companion during his father's frequent absences. Because of Rascal, both father and son realize their responsibility to each other.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 516
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, 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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Mo (2007)
Plot Summary:
Every kid wants to be cool and fit in - life's a blast even when you're different. When Mo's reflection is revealed, he sees a body that doesn't quite resemble any of his peers. Here, he tells the tale of his youth, growing up on the south shore of Long Island, New York.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 222
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, feel good, semi serious, offbeat, humorous, realistic
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Mr. Christmas (2004)
Plot Summary:
A young father struggling to make ends meet on a Depression-era salary can't afford to buy his 5-year-old daughter what she's expecting Santa Claus to bring her for Christmas. The surprise, uplifting ending is guaranteed to put even the most embittered Scrooge into the Christmas spirit.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 234
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 56 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, touching, realistic
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Booky & the Secret Santa (2007)
Plot Summary:
Booky does everything she can to make an enjoyable Christmas, for her family, during the depression as her father is out of work.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 311
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, realistic, sincere, captivating, feel good, serious
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Smitty (2012)
Plot Summary:
SMITTY is a family film about a rescue dog. When life gets tough for Ben, a friendly paw is all it takes to pull him through. Mischievous thirteen-year-old Ben is sent to his grandfather's farm for the summer, where he crosses paths with a lovable mutt. With help from the unlikely canine companion, Ben learns the importance of friendship, family and responsibility.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 659
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, light, feel good, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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The Christmas Bunny (2010)
Plot Summary:
The Christmas Bunny tells the story of a lonely foster child (Sophie Bolen) who finds a lost, injured rabbit in the woods on Christmas Eve. The rabbit is nursed back to health by The Bunny Lady (Florence Henderson), who runs a rabbit rescue in an old barn behind her Michigan farmhouse.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 854
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: sentimental, uplifting, touching, sincere, captivating, light, serious, realistic, gloomy
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Mary Christmas (2002)
Plot Summary:
Californian widower Joel Wallace, a successful businessman, is a great catch in a grand mansion, but absorbed by his work. His daughter Felice writes to a TV Christmas special, hoping for a 'new mammy'.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 545
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, captivating, light, uplifting, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Chestnut: Hero of Central Park (2004)
Plot Summary:
Ray and Sal, two orphaned sisters, adopt and hide a Great Dane puppy from their two adopted parents living in a luxury downtown New York apartment that expressely forbids dogs.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, touching
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The Borrowers (2011)
Plot Summary:
Family adventure based on Mary Norton's classic children's books about a race of tiny people who live under the floorboards, resourcefully surviving by borrowing bits and pieces from the large residents who dwell above. After being discovered by 'human beans', borrower Arrietty and her parents are forced to leave their home while attempting to evade the clutches of obsessive scientist Professor Mildeye.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, South Africa
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, not serious
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Prancer Returns (2001)
Plot Summary:
This holiday-themed children's film offers a unique take on the legend of Santa Claus and his tiny reindeer. In this movie, a young boy finds a deer in the forest he is sure is Santa's beloved Prancer. Determined to return the creature to the North Pole and his rightful destiny, the child overcomes the cynicism of his family to teach them and us a lesson about the true spirit of Christmas.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 651
Genere: Family, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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When Zachary Beaver Came to Town (2003)
Plot Summary:
Zachary Beaver, a sideshow attraction also known as the world's fattest boy, arrives in the sleepy town of Granger, Texas.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 850
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: feel good, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, touching
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Benji: Off the Leash! (2004)
Plot Summary:
Benji and his friends try to save his mother from a puppy mill.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 668
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Lloyd (2001)
Plot Summary:
A boy learns that confidence and self-esteem are the greatest gifts.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 759
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Change of Plans (2011)
Plot Summary:
Sally and Jason Danville's life are turned upside down when a tragic accident suddenly names them the caretakers of four young children.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 942
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: humorous, sincere, captivating, light, feel good, romantic, sentimental, touching, realistic, semi serious
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