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Plot Summary:
'Grand Champion' weaves the tale of a spunky young boy named Buddy and his prize-winning calf, Hokey, as they climb from the underdog position and up through the ranks of several Texas stock shows to ultimately win the coveted title of Grand Champion. People from all walks of life help Buddy and Hokey make their way across Texas by cheering them on to a toe-tapping surprise ending. Written by Sujit R. Varma.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 805
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, realistic, semi serious, feel good, humorous
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Your Love Never Fails (2011)
Plot Summary:
Your Love Never Fails is the story of Laura (Elisa Donovan), a working mother who just wants to spend more time with her daughter Kelsey, 9. Unfortunately, her demanding boss Paul (Fred Willard) has other ideas. When Kelsey’s father, Dylan (Brad Rowe) files for joint custody, Laura is forced to take Kelsey to Texas, where she confronts the lifestyle, church and father (Tom Skerritt) that she left behind. With the help of the local church Pastor, Frank (John Schneider), Laura and Dylan will find their way back to the commitment they made to each other and to Kelsey.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 891
Genere: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, captivating, feel good, entertaining, realistic, semi serious
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The Widow's Might (2009)
Plot Summary:
From the creators of Bubble Trouble and Heartstrings comes an all new feature-length comedy adventure! John Moore and Cameron Cavillo are buddies; aspiring filmmakers with the dream of winning the prestigious American Viewfinder film festival. When an acquaintance of Cameron's, an elderly Widow, faces losing her home to the outrageous property taxes in her area, the Moore family takes action.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 259
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, light, entertaining, christian film, sentimental, touching, realistic, semi serious, independent film
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Best Player (2011)
Plot Summary:
Chris Sanders and Quincy are both involved in a video game called "Black Hole", and they both want to win the tournament with a $175,500 prize. Quincy then tries to sabotage Chris, but it all goes wrong, because Chris' mom Tracy thinks that Quincy is her Internet date. Quincy lies to Tracy on their first date saying that he is a Home Ec. teacher at Chris' school. Right before the tournament, Chris figures out that Quincy was lying about everything. So, Chris decides that she will "destroy" him at the tournament. Quincy ends up forfeiting the tournament to show that he is sincerely sorry. Tracy takes him back, and they go to Chris' prom. Chris decides to go with her love interest in the movie, Ash.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, scenic
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Down and Derby (2005)
Plot Summary:
A local Pinewood Derby competition transforms an average group of dads into overzealous rivals desperate to build the winning car. As egos swell, the kids are lucky if they get to pick the paint color. While the dads are busy with outlandish gimmicks and sabotage, the underestimated scouts pull together and discover the true meaning of sportsmanship.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 701
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, sentimental, epic, realistic, family comedy
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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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Soccer Dog: European Cup (2004)
Plot Summary:
Soccer Dog: European Cup opens with the titular hero, Kimble, escaping the clutches of an evil scientist, bent on performing animal experiments. Our plucky canine hero then falls into the hands of Zack (Jake Thomas), an American boy who's been brought to Scotland after the death of his mother to be reunited with the father he never knew, Brian (Nick Moran). After a bumpy introduction, father and son eventually connect by playing soccer together, and when the unusually nimble Kimble storms onto the field one day, their lives change forever.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 560
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, captivating
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Home Run Showdown (2012)
Plot Summary:
Two little league teams take on their coaches' sibling rivalry, and end up doing battle in a place the baseball world never expected: in the outfield of the Home Run Derby.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 292
Genere: Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, crying
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Tommy and the Cool Mule (2009)
Plot Summary:
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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Boys Club (2001)
Plot Summary:
Sent to San Francisco to spend the summer with his aunt, teenager Mario Vandetti makes fast friends with a group of neighborhood kids and encouraged by a caring priest they soon form a basketball team, becoming contenders in a city tournament.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 229
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, touching
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Gym Teacher: The Movie (2008)
Plot Summary:
Dave Stweie was America's hope for the gold in the 1988 Seoul Games.... until he ran face first into the vault. After Suffering humiliation on a global scale, Dave eventually faded into obscurity and became a gym teacher. A gym teacher with the drive of a former Champion, that is, who takes his job seriously. Very seriously!.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 623
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Safe at Home! (1962)
Plot Summary:
A Florida boy (Bryan Russell) tells his Little League buddies that his father knows two New York Yankees (Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris).
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 357
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: uplifting, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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The Sandlot 2 (2005)
Plot Summary:
A decade has passed in the small town where the original Sandlot gang banded together during the summer of ’62 to play baseball and battle the Beast. Now comes the sequel, a campy romp back to the dugout where nine new kids descend on the diamond only to discover that a descendant of the Beast lives in Mr. Mertle’s backyard--a monster of mythical proportions known as "The Great Fear.".
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, semi serious, sentimental, humorous, realistic, saga
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Miracle Dogs Too (2006)
Plot Summary:
Zack, a young boy, finds two cocker spaniels caged in the woods and takes them home. The animals, Sissy and Buddy, have magical healing powers that change the people of a small town.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 340
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, serious, touching
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Finding Buck McHenry (2000)
Plot Summary:
When an 11 year old boy gets cut from his Little League baseball team, he sets out to form his own team.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 282
Genere: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, uplifting, realistic, non-linear, semi serious
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Kart Racer (2003)
Plot Summary:
14-year-old Watts Davies is estranged from his dad, a former International Karting Federation (IKF) champion. Watts's resolve to race in the upcoming IKF Regional Championships rekindles their relationship as they pursue the dream together.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 652
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic
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Soccer Dog: The Movie (1999)
Plot Summary:
A heart-warming comedy about the friendship between the new kid in town and a soccer-playing dog on the lam from the dog-catcher. It's up to these two underdogs to win the PeeWee Soccer League championship game.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: independent film, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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The Town That Banned Christmas (2006)
Plot Summary:
The competition heats up at the annual Greenlawn Christmas Decorating Contest when Norbert Bridges moves to town and stirs up trouble with the reigning champion Donnie Manning. But when the town outlaws Christmas after things get out of control it s up to the feuding neighbors to save Christmas.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 213
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: feel good, light, entertaining, captivating, sentimental, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Adventures of Bailey: Christmas Hero (2012)
Plot Summary:
It's "Christmas time" at the Baker household, and Bailey is at it again. Worried that he will not get any presents from Santa because he's been a bad doggie, Bailey learns about a mysterious Native American Indian called the "Handsome Fellow," who may be able to make his Christmas wishes come true. With thoughts of tennis balls, stuffed animals and more dog bones then he can count, he sets out to find this legend, inadvertently dragging his brother along for the ride. But when Bailey's misguided missteps cause harm to Duke and even threaten their family's Christmas plans, Bailey must not only find a way to save his brother, but he is also forced to make a big decision... one that just might enable him to finally understand the "true" meaning of Christmas.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 118
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, sentimental, feel good, semi serious, independent film
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How to Eat Fried Worms (2006)
Plot Summary:
During the first day of his new school year, a fifth grade boy squares off against a bully and winds up accepting a dare that could change the balance of power within the class.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, touching, semi serious, epic
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Short Track (2008)
Plot Summary:
Carolinian Blake Beckett (Pepper Sweeney), the son of a stock car racing legend, is a 4-time short track racing champion. Blake never made it to the speedways of the National Cup Racing circuit, but surely he could still have a shot? The daily life experiences of Blake's family and crew are exposed through unique characters that work and play through the weeks that culminate in 120 mph Saturday nights.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 139
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, touching, realistic, exciting, independent film
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The Big Green (1995)
Plot Summary:
In a depressed Texas town, British foreign exchange teacher Anna attempts to inject some life into her hopeless kids by introducing them to soccer. They're terrible at first, but Anna and her football-hero assistant whip them into shape. As they work overtime, the pair help kids build their self-esteem and also get involved in solving family squabbles.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sentimental, light, inspirational, melancholic, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, entertaining, epic
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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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Mayor Cupcake (2011)
Plot Summary:
A hard-working cupcake maker is inadvertently elected mayor of a small town burdened with debt. Uneducated, she relies on her street smarts to clean up the town.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 685
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: humorous, sincere, captivating, entertaining, touching, realistic, semi serious, independent film
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Snowmen (2010)
Plot Summary:
Three young friends find adventure and purpose in their attempts to set a Guinness World Record. Set in a wintry mountain town, the unpopular trio pursues fame through a series of schemes and stunts that eventually imperil their own lives. Along the way, they conquer schoolyard bullies, unite their community and discover that while fame is fleeting, true friendship lasts forever.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 748
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: uplifting, touching, sentimental, feel good, semi serious, offbeat, humorous, realistic, independent film, surprise ending
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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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Soccer Mom (2008)
Plot Summary:
A warm-hearted comedy about a compulsive soccer mom who masquerades as a famous Italian soccer star hired to coach her daughter's floundering soccer team, then struggles frantically to keep her wacky charade going long enough to see the girls win their big tournament.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, touching, realistic
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Racing Stripes (2005)
Plot Summary:
Shattered illusions are hard to repair -- especially for a good-hearted zebra named Stripes who's spent his life on a Kentucky farm amidst the sorely mistaken notion that he's a debonair thoroughbred. Once he faces the fact that his stark stripes mark him as different, he decides he'll race anyway. And with help from the young girl who raised him, he just might end up in the winner's circle.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: humorous, inspirational, touching, feel good, funny, fast, semi serious, light, clever, sweet
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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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Blizzard (2003)
Plot Summary:
A young girl's aunt tells her the tale of a young ice skater and an enchanted reindeer.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious