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Plot Summary:
Featuring the characters from Murray Ball's "Footrot Flats", (New Zealands most beloved local cartoon strip ). Questions to be answered include: Will Wal Footrot win the affections of Cheeky Hobson over the sleazy Spit Murphy? Will the Dog win the affections of the lovely Jess? Will Wal make a good impression on the All Black selectors at Saturdays rugby match? Can Rangi and Pongo save Cooch's prize stag from the depths of Blackwater station, home of the Murphy's, their vicious dogs and deadly croco-pigs? All this and more will be answered as the small town of Raupo comes to life on the big screen.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: anime, cult classic, feel good, humorous, semi serious, weird, cult film
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: Finland, France
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: retro, children's program, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 736
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IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Crime
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Duration: 85 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 486
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IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 650
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IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 870
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 48
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IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 733
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IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 719
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IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Votes: 200
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IMDB Votes: 323
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IMDB Votes: 136
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IMDB Votes: 372
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IMDB Votes: 645
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