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Plot Summary:
Present-day Portland suburbs kids Dylan and Nicole go on the camping trip with their family, and when they enter a mysterious cave in the mountains, they're transported back in time to 1870, where they meet mountain man Jeremiah.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 293
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sincere, entertaining, feel good, captivating, independent film
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Through the Magic Pyramid (1981)
Plot Summary:
A lad finds himself magically sent back to ancient Egypt where he and the young King Tut team up to stop their evil and overly ambitious elders.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 165
Genere: Action, Family, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags:
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Caddie Woodlawn (1989)
Plot Summary:
The exciting adventures of an 11-year-old tomboy growing up in the Wisconsin frontier of the 1860s. Based on the children's book.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 107
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: tension, suspense
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The Capture of Grizzly Adams (1982)
Plot Summary:
A wilderness-loving man must clear himself of a wrongful murder charge and rescue his daughter who may be sent to an orphanage in this made-for-TV movie.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 323
Genere: Adventure, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: wild
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The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (1977)
Plot Summary:
The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams is an American television series starring Dan Haggerty that aired on NBC from February 9, 1977 to May 12, 1978.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: wild
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Tom's Midnight Garden (1999)
Plot Summary:
When Tom Long's brother Peter gets measles, Tom is sent to stay with his Uncle Alan and Aunt Gwen in a flat with no garden and an elderly and reclusive landlady, Mrs Bartholomew, living upstairs. Because he may be infectious he is not allowed out to play, and feels lonely. Without exercise he is less sleepy at night and when he hears the communal grandfather clock strangely strike 13, he investigates and finds the small back yard is now a large sunlit garden. Here he meets another lonely child called Hatty, who seems to be the only one who can see him. They have adventures which he gradually realises are taking place in the 19th century. And each night when Tom visits, Hatty is a different age, chronologically out of sequence.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 871
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA, Japan
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: exciting, touching, serious, stylized, independent film
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The Fakir (2004)
Plot Summary:
When two children move into an old house with their mother they find magical mystery involving a lively spirit and a precious diamond.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 578
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Denmark
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining
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Mandie and the Secret Tunnel (2009)
Plot Summary:
In 1899, Mandie's life changes when her Cherokee friends help her escape to a mansion that holds the hidden secrets of her past and the key to her future.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 389
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, light, sincere, touching, feel good, serious
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The Night of the Grizzly (1966)
Plot Summary:
Marshall "Big Jim" Cole turns in his badge and heads to Wyoming with his family in order to settle on some land left him by a relative. He faces opposition both from a neighbor who wants that land for his own sons, and from a grizzly bear nicknamed "Satan" who keeps killing Cole's livestock.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, tense, captivating, natural horror, retro, wild
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Escape to Grizzly Mountain (2000)
Plot Summary:
Jimmy, a young boy trying to gain acceptance from his peers, is horrified when he sees a circus trainer abusing a bear cub. One of the circus employees tells Jimmy that there is a magic cave in the hills nearby that can transport people to another time, and that maybe he can use it to help the bear. Jimmy does some exploring, finds the cave, and is amazed to find himself transported back to the early 1800's where he encounters Jeremiah, a nature-loving mountain man with a bear friend of his own. Jeremiah agrees to come to the future and help out Jimmy, but the 21st century is quite different from the 19th, and springing the bear cub will not be as easy as Jeremiah thinks. Not in any way related to the "Grizzly Adams" television series.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 295
Genere: Drama, Family, Sci-Fi, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, feel good, semi serious, independent film, surprise ending
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The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (1974)
Plot Summary:
After fleeing into the mountains after he is wrongly accused of murder, woodsman "Grizzly Adams" discovers an uncanny bond to the indigenous wildlife of the region after rescuing an orphaned grizzly bear cub whom he adopts and calls "Ben".
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, semi serious
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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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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 Return of Tommy Tricker (1994)
Plot Summary:
Welcome to the world of stamps with Tommy Tricker and friends as they learn the magic of travelling through time and space for the mere price of the postage. Though of course, nothing is as easy as it seems as they soon learn when they try to rescue Charles Merriweather, a stamp traveller frozen in time since his last attempt at stamp- travelling, 65 years ago. But Charles turns out to be a girl, his sister Molly! And she is rapidly turning into an old woman. To find a cure, Tommy takes off in a race against the time that leads him and Molly to the exotic and magical South Pacific islands.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 241
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, Australia
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: semi serious, independent film
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The Island at the Top of the World (1974)
Plot Summary:
A Victorian gentleman hopes to find his long-lost son, who vanished whilst searching for a mysterious Viking community in a volcanic valley somewhere in uncharted Arctic regions. The gentleman puts together an expedition team to go on the search, but when they reach their destination they must escape from some Viking descendants who will kill to keep their existence a secret.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, serious, stylized, suspense, epic fantasy
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Space Buddies (2009)
Plot Summary:
B-Dawg, Mudbud, Budderball, and all the rest of the Buddies are back, but this time, they're setting their sights even higher -- as in, the moon! With the help of their new pals Spudnick (voiced by Jason Earles) and Gravity, these pooches are go for launch. But to pull off their moon landing and make it home safely, our canine heroes will have to summon all their bravery and imagination.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, tense, light, captivating, entertaining, futuristic
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Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar (1967)
Plot Summary:
A heartwarming Disney classic in which a cougar, who was rescued as a cub and raised by a group of loggers in the Pacific Northwest, reverts back to his natural instincts, leading to hilarious (and dangerous) consequences.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 925
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, semi serious, romantic, clever, unusual plot structure, humorous, sweet, entertaining, educational
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The Further Adventures of the Wilderness Family (1978)
Plot Summary:
The Wilderness Family now face terrifying times in fierce winter storms, an avalanche, and being attacked by a ferocious pack of hungry wolves. Watch as America's favorite family stands strong together to prove that the best things in life are really free.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 743
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, realistic, independent film
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Seven Alone (1974)
Plot Summary:
A fictionalized account of the real-life adventure of the Sager family. Travelling with a wagon train from Missouri to Oregon, things are going well for the Sagers, until father Sager dies from blood poisoning following an Indian attack, and mother Sager dies soon afterward from pneumonia. The leaders of the wagon train decide to send the children back, but the oldest, John (who had been described by all the adults as lazy and worthless), decides to lead his siblings through the wilderness to complete the journey their parents started.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 592
Genere: Adventure, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: independent film, sincere, uplifting, touching, serious, emotional, realistic
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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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The Adventures of the Wilderness Family (1975)
Plot Summary:
The story of a modern family bored with the hassles of the city life in Los Angeles. They head for the wilderness never to return.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: action adventure, exciting, sentimental, uplifting, touching, feel good, serious, realistic, independent film
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TimeCrafters: The Treasure of Pirate's Cove (2020)
Plot Summary:
While searching for lost treasure, time traveling pirates end up in the modern day and do battle with unlikely foes: a group of kids with the latest in techy gadgetry.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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A Wrinkle in Time (2003)
Plot Summary:
Based on a children's series by the same name. Meg and Charles Wallace are aided by Calvin and three interesting women in the search for their father who disappeared during a government experiment. Their travels take them around the universe to a place unlike any other.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 251 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, spiritual, psychotronic
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Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves (1997)
Plot Summary:
The joke's on absent-minded scientist Wayne Szalinski when his troublesome invention shrinks him, his brother and their wives so effectively that their children think they've completely disappeared. Of course, this gives the kids free rein to do anything they want, unaware that their parents are watching every move.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious, light, captivating, epic, hilarious, psychotronic, slapstick comedy, nostalgic
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The Call of the Wild (2020)
Plot Summary:
A sled dog struggles for survival in the wilds of the Yukon.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 55000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: captivating, disturbing, sincere, inspirational, fairy tale, period piece, tense
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Across the Great Divide (1976)
Plot Summary:
Two orphans set out to claim their inheritance - a 400 acre plot of land in Salem Oregon. To Do so they must cross the rugged snow covered Rocky Mountains in the year 1876.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 830
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, sentimental, atmospheric, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Against a Crooked Sky (1975)
Plot Summary:
The eldest daughter of a pioneer family is kidnapped by a mysterious Indian tribe and the eldest son pursues. In order to win back his sister's freedom, he must sacrifice his own life by passing the test of "Crooked Sky" and shield his sister from an executioner's arrow. Along the way, he recruits a broken down, drunk prospector to help him track down the unknown tribe and rescue his sister.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 720
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: action adventure, independent film, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
Plot Summary:
In 1926, Newt Scamander arrives at the Magical Congress of the United States of America with a magically expanded briefcase, which houses a number of dangerous creatures and their habitats. When the creatures escape from the briefcase, it sends the American wizarding authorities after Newt, and threatens to strain even further the state of magical and non-magical relations.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 499000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, light, exciting, dark fantasy, entertaining, cliffhanger, absurd, psychotronic, saga, semi serious
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The Ewok Adventure (1984)
Plot Summary:
The Towani family civilian shuttlecraft crashes on the forest moon of Endor. The four Towani's are separated. Jermitt and Catarine, the mother and father are captured by the giant Gorax, and Mace and Cindel, the son and daughter, are missing when they are captured. The next day, the Ewok Deej is looking for his two sons when they find Cindel all alone in the shuttle (Mace and Cindel were looking for the transmitter to send a distress call), when Mace appears with his emergency blaster. Eventually, the four-year old Cindel is able to convince the teenage Mace that the Ewoks are nice. Then, the Ewoks and the Towani's go on an adventure to find the elder Towanis.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, exciting, captivating, saga, light, sincere, feel good, entertaining, epic
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Alaska (1996)
Plot Summary:
Jake Barnes and his two kids, Sean and Jessie, have moved to Alaska after his wife died. He is a former airline pilot now delivering toilet paper across the mountains. During an emergency delivery in a storm his plane goes down somewhere in the mountains. Annoyed that the authorities aren't doing enough, Jessie and Sean set out on an adventure to find their father with the help of a polar bear which they have saved from a ferocious poacher. Conflict ensues.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, captivating, sentimental, sweet, semi serious, exciting, enigmatic, breathtaking, unusual plot structure
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Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
Plot Summary:
A mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by Indians when he proves to be the match of their warriors in one-to-one combat on the early frontier.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, epic, realistic, scenic, meditative, factual, serious, bleak, existential, spaghetti western