Best movies like He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special
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Plot Summary:
In this special Christmas episode of the He-Man and She-Ra cartoons, their sidekick Orko accidentally gets beamed to Earth during a test of a new spy satellite. Orko manages to get back Planet Eternia, but brings along two Earth children, Alisha and Manuel, with him. Since it's Christmastime on Earth, the kids are naturally filled with the holiday spirit, but this overflowing goodwill attracts the unwelcome attention of the Horde Prime and Skeletor. Will the combined power of He-Man, She-Ra and the spirit of Christmas be enough to stop them?.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 51 min
Plot tags: christmas special, exciting, humorous, stylized, semi serious, campy
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: France, Canada, USA, Japan
Duration: 30 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 847
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Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
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IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 244
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Country: USA, Denmark
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IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 995
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Country: USA, South Korea
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 522
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Country: USA, UK
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 302
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 187
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 20000
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
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IMDB Votes: 202
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 7000
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IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 7000
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IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 690
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
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Country: USA, Canada
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 13000
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Country: USA
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