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Plot Summary:
Hope Douglas has a dream but her parents have thrown her into battle between playing sports and dancing ballet. When a tragedy strikes, Hope has to make a difficult choice that will decide her fate - which way does she go?.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 102
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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Wagtail's Army Fighting Again (1967)
Plot Summary:
A kids from "Armiya Tryasoguzki" are fighting "whites" again.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 45
Genere: Family
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags:
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Snow White Live (1980)
Plot Summary:
Thought to have been murdered by her evil stepmother, Snow White lives happily in the woods with the Seven Dwarfs. The Queen, discovering Snow White is still alive, plots to destroy the princess once and for all. Armed with a deadly "wishing apple" and dressed as a peddler woman, the Queen sets out to find her rival. Will the Evil Queen finally become the "fairest in the land"? Will the Seven Dwarfs arrive in time to stop the Queen? Will Snow White be reunited with her one true love?.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 58
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: fairy tale
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My First Barbie: Happy DreamDay (2023)
Plot Summary:
Sing along with Barbie, Barbie, Teresa, and Renee in this musical adventure as they plan the biggest surprise birthday party ever for Barbie’s sister, Chelsea.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 33
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration:
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Crescent Gang (2023)
Plot Summary:
When five kids learn they are leaving the only home they've known the new kid forms a hopeless plan. With their friendship hanging in the balance, a group of kids embarks on a high-stakes scavenger hunt in Las Vegas. The kids endure a quirky adventure until the story comes full circle.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 84
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags:
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Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days (2009)
Plot Summary:
A look back at 40 years of Seasame Street.
IMDB Rating: 9.2
IMDB Votes: 15
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 330 min
Plot tags:
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Anna (1988)
Plot Summary:
This film is the theatrical follow-up to a very popular German TV-series (also called "Anna"), about a young girl who wants to make it as a prima ballerina.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 226
Genere: Drama, Family, Music, Romance, Sport
Country: West Germany
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags:
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Bambi's Childhood (1985)
Plot Summary:
First of the two movies bases on the novel "Bambi, a Life in the Woods" written by Felix Salten.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 68
Genere: Family
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags:
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Scout & The Gumboot Kids (2015)
Plot Summary:
A hybrid animated and live-action children's show about mindfulness and nature. The show features Scout, a curious mouse who leads the Gumboot Kids through a series of clues that take them outdoors to solve nature mysteries.
IMDB Rating: 8.7
IMDB Votes: 47
Genere: Family
Country: Canada
Duration:
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Thomas and Friends: Up Up & Away! (2012)
Plot Summary:
Thomas and Percy have a special Special as they try and try again to bring balloons to Mr. Bubbles' Big Balloon Show. At the Children's Steam Fair, Emily learns there are great rewards - and laughs - in helping others, Kevin tries his hook at Hide and Peep, and Thomas has a wonky whistle! Up, up and away for exciting adventures with Thomas & Friends!.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 14
Genere: Family
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 49 min
Plot tags: funny, light, captivating, entertaining
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Lift Me Up (2015)
Plot Summary:
A young lady, who recently lost her mother, faces the challenges of high school and her very strict step-father. Through personal growth, and an amazing dedication to dance, she learns to find the peace and happiness of family.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 699
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Monsters at Large (2018)
Plot Summary:
Alex decides to end his kid brother's nightmares by forming a task force to take care of imaginary monsters. When their business becomes a hit, nothing can go wrong...until one of the monsters turns out to be real, and really big.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 512
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, semi serious, psychotronic
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Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy? (2007)
Plot Summary:
Join Sesame Street's curious red monster as he explores the things that make him happy: friends, singing, and dancing.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 57
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: semi serious, feel good, humorous, light
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Little Bigfoot 2: The Journey Home (1998)
Plot Summary:
A single father and his children come to Little Bigfoot's rescue when a wealthy landowner hunts him down, hoping to use him as a profitable circus attraction.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 224
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: independent film, touching, humorous, serious
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Topsy and Tim (2013)
Plot Summary:
Follow the activities of two children.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 198
Genere: Family
Country: UK
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags:
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A Gift Horse (2015)
Plot Summary:
Torn apart by the loss of her mother, young Amanda spends time at a ranch owned by a business tycoon. When his spoiled daughter rejects their new horse, Amanda proves that Misty is a true champion and restores her happiness in the process.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 319
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, disturbing
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Sesame Street: Friends to the Rescue (2005)
Plot Summary:
There's a hurricane headed toward Sesame Street! When weatherman Al Roker issues a weather warning for Sesame Street, the neighborhood prepares for the big storm.
IMDB Rating: 8.7
IMDB Votes: 16
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 53 min
Plot tags: educational, realistic, serious, captivating, contemplative
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Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency (2009)
Plot Summary:
13-year-old Sam Steele Jr. forms his own private detective agency to emulate his father, Des Moines detective Sam Steele, and helps track down a jewel thief.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 164
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, feel good, captivating, exciting, realistic, suspenseful, detective
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Sophie & Sheba (2010)
Plot Summary:
Growing up at a zoo, young ballet dancer Sophie always loved animals - but none as much as her pet elephant Sheba. When her parents are forced to sell Sheba to a travelling circus, Sophie has no choice but to runaway and join him on the road to get him back.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 316
Genere: Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, semi serious, captivating, light, sincere, touching, realistic
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Angelina Ballerina: Love to Dance (2010)
Plot Summary:
Put on your dancing shoes and get ready to take center stage with Angelina Ballerina!.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 8
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 61 min
Plot tags: feel good, light, captivating, entertaining, humorous, semi serious
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Barney's Animal ABCs (2008)
Plot Summary:
Barney and his friends are playing a game and finding an animal for each letter of the alphabet, and everyone is excited to give it a try.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 20
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 56 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, offbeat, educational
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1 Chance 2 Dance (2014)
Plot Summary:
When a 17-year old aspiring dancer is uprooted in her high school senior year, she finds herself divided between two boys, and she will have one last shot at making her dream a reality.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 595
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: captivating, light, sincere, emotional
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Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid (2008)
Plot Summary:
Roxy is at it again when, in pursuit of a local journalism award, she brings home a mysterious amnesiac who was found soaking wet outside of the local coffee shop. After ceremoniously naming her ANNIE NONYMOUS, Roxy takes the young lady home and finds that even the most common household item is a complete mystery to Annie. When Annie returns dripping wet from the lake several nights in a row, Roxy determines what is abundantly clear to her, Annie is a mermaid. A mermaid who has to find her way home.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 234
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, light, touching, offbeat, stylized, semi serious
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Adventures of Bailey: The Lost Puppy (2010)
Plot Summary:
Bailey, an adorable Golden Retriever puppy, is moving! On the road trip to their new home, his family makes a stop and mistakenly leaves Bailey behind. This mischievous and playful pup sets out to find his family and stumbles across "Sharkarosa," an exotic wildlife ranch. At the ranch, Bailey meets and is befriended by an assortment of animals, including kangaroos, camels, a bearcat, a baby tiger, and "Puck," the sheepdog entrusted with running "Sharkarosa." Will Bailey ever see his family again? Or will he be left to work at the ranch until the "Cows Come Home?".
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 195
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, touching, humorous, semi serious
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A Horse Tale (2015)
Plot Summary:
Uptight city accountant Michael Thompson is hired to help a family save their stable before the bank shuts them down. Michael reluctantly agrees, but as he searches for ways to save a family's legacy, he finds something he never expected.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 309
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, entertaining, disturbing
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Thomas & Friends: Merry Christmas, Thomas! (2011)
Plot Summary:
Thomas lights up the tracks in a magical Christmas collection! Watch as your favourite engines prepare for a festive celebration. Charlie discovers how much fun snow can be whilst Percy gets covered in so much snow that Thomas cannot find him! Salty doesn't have time for presents and parties until Edward finds him the perfect gift, and the engines compete to find the perfect Christmas tree! It is the season for Christmas magic with Thomas & Friends.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 16
Genere: Family
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: funny, light, captivating, entertaining
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Elmo Saves Christmas (1996)
Plot Summary:
Can there be such a thing as too much Christmas? Find out... when a magical Christmas wish is granted and Elmo gets to see what the world would be like if every day were Christmas! You'll enjoy lots of songs and holiday cheer with Elmo and his new friend Lightning, the reindeer, and discover for yourself why Christmas is best kept to one day a year!.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 420
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: independent film, crying, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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The Snow Queen (1986)
Plot Summary:
A Finnish live action adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale, The Snow Queen. The tale centers on the struggle between good and evil as experienced by a little boy and girl, Kai and Kerttu.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 490
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: Finland
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, uplifting, sweet, surreal, cute, whimsical
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Lost Stallions: The Journey Home (2008)
Plot Summary:
After the death of his father, troubled teen Jake (Alex Hugh) travels with his mother to Harmony Ranch, a special retreat for families dealing with problems. There, Jake gets to know Troubadour, a young distressed stallion. Ranch owner Chief (Mickey Rooney), works to calm the uneasy horse. Jake witnesses Chief's determination with the stallion, and begins to see the wisdom in the old man life. When Troubadour runs away, Jake makes it his mission to bring the lost stallion home. The ranch hand Grey Wolf (Roger Willie) explains to Jake the Native American legend of Heaven's Pathway, a mountain that towers over Harmony Ranch, said to be a place where wounded souls go to find peace. With this knowledge, Jake sets out with his new friends Nicki (Rachael Handy) and Isaac (Evan Tilson Stroud), two other troubled teens, on a journey to the top of Heaven's Pathway in search of Troubadour.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 93
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, emotional, realistic
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Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure (2009)
Plot Summary:
Aussie, a lovable Australian mutt, embarks on a mission to return his young owner's missing Teddy Bear.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 217
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: semi serious, sincere, humorous, captivating
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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