Best movies like How the Toys Saved Christmas
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Plot Summary:
When Santa's helper La Befana falls ill and must take off a Christmas Eve, she recruits Scarafoni to help deliver all the toys. No one but the toys knows is that Scarafoni plans to auction off the toys to the highest bidder, which means the toys won't make it to the children who have been good all year and deserve them. The toys decide to deliver themselves, and the story follows them as they struggle to avoid the heartless Scarafoni and to find their true homes.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 585
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, humorous, semi serious, fairy tale
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The Nutcracker and The Mouseking (2004)
Plot Summary:
The fairytale story revolves around a young prince who - along with his entourage - is turned into a nutcracker through his own ungrateful and selfish behaviour, and awaits a kindly soul who'll release him from the spell. The mouse-king seeks the magic that made this happen so that he can become all-powerful. The prince (now a nutcracker) finds hope in the form of a girl who risks everything to help him become real again, while the mouse-king and his armies do everything they can to steal the magic for themselves.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 341
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: Germany, Croatia, UK, Russia, USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: humorous, stylized, semi serious, light, light hearted, fairy tale
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Pippi Longstocking (1997)
Plot Summary:
Pippi is a little girl who lives in her house with her horse and her monkey, while her father is sailing the seas.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: Sweden, Germany, Canada
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, independent film
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Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure (2006)
Plot Summary:
When his Granny comes down with a mysterious ailment, Franklin and his friends must search for the treasure of Turtle Lake. This is said to be a talisman that can cure the illness.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 234
Genere: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, France, Germany, Luxembourg
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, anime
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Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer (1985)
Plot Summary:
Rainbow Brite, and her magical horse Starlite, must stop an evil princess and her underlings from taking over the planet Spectra. When they meet Orin, the wise Sprite tries to make the two children get along and work together to stop the evil Princess. Orin tells them that they can only destroy her by combining their own powers against her. Getting in the way of their mission is the sinister Murky Dismal and his bumbling assistant Lurky who, as usual, are lavishing in the new gloom created by the darkening of Spectra, as well as trying to steal Rainbow's magical color belt.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan, France
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious
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Little Golden Book Land Friends in The Great Harbor Rescue (1989)
Plot Summary:
A storm threatens the already damaged harbor breakwater, and Beamer, the Lighthouse, fears for the safety of all who live in Little Golden Book Land! When Scuffy overhears Beamer sharing bad news with the big ships anchored nearby, he promises to help. Undaunted, Scuffy recruits Tootle the Train, Poky Little Puppy, and Shy Little Kitten to join him on his mission.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 31
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags:
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Impy's Island (2006)
Plot Summary:
Impy's Island (German: Urmel aus dem Eis) is a 2006 German computer-animated feature film based on the children's novel Urmal from the Ice Age by Max Kruse. On a magical tropical island, a fun-loving group of misfit animals and people make a marvelous discovery.... a baby dinosaur frozen since prehistoric times! Little Impy, as the call him, is loving his new family and ready to explore the strange new world. but when a king from a faraway country vows to capture the love able baby dino for his private collection, all the inhabitants of Impy's island must join together to save their new friend.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 802
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, anime, computer animated, fairy tale
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Kirikou and the Wild Beasts (2005)
Plot Summary:
The film is a sub-story to Kirikou and the Sorceress rather than a straight sequel. The movie is set while Kirikou is still a child and Karaba is still a sorceress. Like Princes et princesses and Les Contes de la nuit, it is an anthology film comprising several episodic stories, each of them describing Kirikou's interactions with a different animals. It is however unique among Michel Ocelot's films, not only in that it is co-directed by Bénédicte Galup (who has previously worked with him as an animator) but also for each of the stories being written by a different person (in all other cases, Ocelot has been the sole writer and director of his films).
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: France
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, anime, adult animation, exciting, offbeat
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Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (2009)
Plot Summary:
Arthur answers a distress call from Princess Selenia, who is menaced by the nefarious Maltazard.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: France
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, touching, feel good, captivating, 3d animation, fairy tale, mystical, mythical, semi serious
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Kirikou and the Men and Women (2012)
Plot Summary:
The grandfather welcomes us into his blue grotto, there was still beautiful memories of childhood to tell Kirikou: the times when he helped the men and women of his village and elsewhere ... He tells us how Kirikou, thanks to his bravery and intelligence, came to the aid of the strong woman. He tells us by what trick the little hero found the grumpy old man, who had been lost in the bush, and how a cherry threatened by the witch was finally able to pass on his knowledge to the villagers. We also discover the secret of a mysterious blue monster, and finally through a flute linked to the family of our small and valiant heroes, the magical power of music.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 673
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: France
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, captivating, light, anime, adult animation, computer animated, sentimental, semi serious
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The Snow Queen 2 (2014)
Plot Summary:
After the trolls' victory over the Snow Queen, Orm claims that he is destined to marry the princess and inherit great power.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Russia, USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, humorous, semi serious, 3d animation, exciting, computer animated
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The Sandman and the Lost Sand of Dreams (2010)
Plot Summary:
Each night, like every other child in the world, Miko goes to Dreamland thanks to magic sand dispersed by the Sandman. But one night, the evil dream Habumar steals the Sand of Dreams and takes control of Dreamland. The Sandman and his faithful sheep Neopomuk ask Miko to help them get back the precious sand, and to hence foil the plans of terrifying Habumar. So begins a great adventure in a world where all is possible.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 146
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, humorous, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, sentimental, touching
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Pinocchio (1992)
Plot Summary:
The Little Wooden Toy. The unforgettable story of a little wooden boy who longs with all his heart to become real. When a small spark of magic escapes from the Blue Fairy's home, it travels down toy maker Gepetto's chimney, bringing one small log to life. Then, when Gepetto's toys stop being sold regularly, he decides to make a toy for his own using this same log. Soon, his new wooden puppet is complete, which instantly comes to life getting mixed up in all kinds of troubles. Soon, however, with the guidance of the talking cricket and the Blue Fairy, Pinocchio learns what is needed for him to earn his heart's desire of becoming a real boy. Written by Frederick Irizarry.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 157
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 49 min
Plot tags: mockbuster, exciting, touching, feel good, humorous, stylized, semi serious, fairy tale
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The Velveteen Rabbit (2009)
Plot Summary:
A lonely boy wins over his distant father and strict grandmother with help from a brave velveteen rabbit whose one wish is to become a real rabbit someday.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 824
Genere: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, light, anime, fairy tale, humorous, serious, stylized
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Babes in Toyland (1997)
Plot Summary:
Everyone's favorite nursery rhyme characters come magically and musically to life in this animated adventure based on the classic holiday tale.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 610
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: mysterious, anime, independent film, fairy tale, touching, humorous, semi serious, christmas special
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Pinocchio: The Adventures of Pinocchio (2012)
Plot Summary:
Geppetto the carpenter carves the object of his hidden desires out of a log: a puppet that will keep him company and will be like a son to him. He will call him Pinocchio. Imagine his surprise when he discovers that the puppet moves, as if by magic, and is gifted with a life on its own.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 374
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Italy, Luxembourg, France, Belgium
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, feel good, captivating, entertaining, exciting, fairy tale, touching, humorous, semi serious
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Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun (2002)
Plot Summary:
The evil space pirate Gloomius Maximus is determined that since he can't have fun, nobody else will either. Unfortunately for our heroes, an invitation to Zowie Polie's third birthday party accidentally finds its way to Gloomius's ship. Gloomius never had a birthday party himself, so he sets out to make Zowie's as miserable as possible. He tries a glum ray, kidnapping Zowie and Pappy, and ultimately towing the entire Polie Planet to the Gloomy Galaxy. Between Olie's Super Silly Ray (his present to Zowie) and some help from Saturday morning hero Space Boy the day is saved for silliness. The whole planet helps charge up the Super Silly Ray and fix Gloomius's happy gear.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 187
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, France, USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, stylized, semi serious, exciting, offbeat
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The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (1979)
Plot Summary:
This emmy award winner for Best Animated Special is based on the first tale of C.S. Lewis' acclaimed children's books, "The Chronicles of Narnia." When four children pass through a special wardrobe closet, they discover the kingdom of Narnia, a land of talking animals and mythical creatures. But an evil witch's spell has cast Narnia into eternal winter. Fearing that an ancient prophecy has come true, and that the children are Narnia's chosen rulers, the witch tricks their youngest brother into betraying his family. Now, only Aslan, noble lion and King of the Woods, can help them defeat the witch, restore springtime to Narnia... and claim their rightful places on the throne.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: mystical, sentimental, mythical, feel good, humorous, semi serious, 2d animation
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Return to Never Land (2002)
Plot Summary:
The classic tale of 'Peter Pan' continues in Disney's sequel 'Return to Never Land'. In 1940 on a world besieged by World War II, Wendy, now grown up, has two children, one of them is her daughter, Jane.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada, Australia
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, sentimental, entertaining, exciting, feel good, humorous, semi serious, cute, light, light hearted
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Eleanor's Secret (2009)
Plot Summary:
Natanaël, seven, still doesn't know how to read. His eccentric old aunt bequeaths her house to his parents and her book collection to the young boy. Nat discovers that the books serve as a shelter for all the heroes found in children's literature. They are the original characters and are counting on him for protection. For if they leave the library, they will disappear along with their stories forever! When his parents start selling off the books, Nathanaël, who is shrunk by the evil witch Carabosse, braves everything to save his tiny friends.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 982
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, light, sincere, anime, touching, humorous, semi serious, fairy tale
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Thor: Legend of the Magical Hammer (2011)
Plot Summary:
An over confident teen with a magical weapon and a handful of imperfect gods join forces against an evil queen and her army of giants.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Iceland, Germany, Ireland
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, feel good, entertaining, anime, computer animated
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Yona Yona Penguin (2009)
Plot Summary:
Rintaro directs a tale of three children who visit a land of wonder. This is the first "3D anime" that Madhouse has produced. Oh, and there are penguins.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 192
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan, France
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, entertaining, light, sincere, feel good, exciting, stylized, semi serious, super sentai
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The Magic Crystal (2011)
Plot Summary:
A magic crystal causes double the number of gifts Santa can deliver all over the world and this makes for many happy gezinnetjes. His criminal assistant Basil however has a diabolical plan: he wants to steal the crystal so as to gain control over the minds of the children. The brave boy Yotan act to prevent and concocts a plan.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 269
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Finland, Belgium
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, captivating, light, humorous, anime, semi serious
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Happily N'Ever After 2 (2009)
Plot Summary:
Fairy tales collide when Mambo and Munk tip the scales of good and evil once again.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, humorous, not serious, exciting, parody, computer animated, whimsical
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Dreamworks Spooky Stories (2012)
Plot Summary:
In these spooktacular stories, your favorite DreamWorks characters from the blockbuster hits Shrek and Monsters vs. Aliens return in these chilling tales for the whole family.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 690
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, feel good, humorous, witty, stylized, not serious, computer animated, exciting
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The Magic Roundabout: The Movie (2005)
Plot Summary:
A shaggy, candy-loving puppy named Dougal along with a group of friends embarks on a dangerous journey in an effort to imprison their oppressor -- the evil ice sorcerer ZeeBad (Zebedee's evil twin). As the world is placed in mortal danger Zeebad who wants to turn the world to ice. Doogal and his friends must recover 3 diamonds that are needed to stop him.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, France
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, computer animated, exciting
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Bartok the Magnificent (1999)
Plot Summary:
Russia is being terrorized by an evil witch known as Baba Yaga; the only one who is not afraid of her is Bartok the Magnificent. Bartok, an albino bat, has just arrived in Moscow and is impressing everyone with his performances, including Prince Ivan Romanov. However, one person is not impressed; Ludmilla finds Bartok annoying and naive. After Bartok's show, a violent bear suddenly attacks. Bartok must save everyone by stunning the bear with dust and then knocks him over and traps him in a wagon.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 68 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, semi serious
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Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds (2010)
Plot Summary:
Maltazard, the Evil M, is now 7 feet tall and evolving among the humans, causing terror wherever he goes. His goal is simple: forming an army of giant henchmen and ruling over the universe. Meanwhile, Arthur is still a Minimoy, and thus in a state where he's unable to fend him off. With the help of Selenia and Betameche, he hatches a plan to regain his usual size: all they must do is infiltrate Arthur's house through the pipeworks, catch an electric train from his bedroom to his grandfather's study and find an elixir that will make him grow back to his human size. Sounds simple enough, if it weren't for Darkos, Maltazard's own son, hot on their tails.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: France
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, exciting, semi serious, light, 3d animation, tense, captivating, entertaining, fairy tale
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Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970)
Plot Summary:
A postman, S.D. Kluger, decides to answer some of the most common questions about Santa Claus, and tells us about a small baby named Kris who is raised by a family of elf toymakers named Kringle. When Kris grew up, he wanted to deliver toys to the children of Sombertown. But its Mayor is too mean to let that happen. And to make things worse, the Winter Warlock who lives between the Kringles and Sombertown, but Kris manages to melt the Warlock's heart and deliver his toys.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 48 min
Plot tags: feel good, touching, humorous, semi serious, sweet, christmas special, banned
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Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (2009)
Plot Summary:
A blue harvest moon will rise, allowing the fairies to use a precious moonstone to restore the Pixie Dust Tree, the source of all their magic. But when Tinker Bell accidentally puts all of Pixie Hollow in jeopardy, she must venture out across the sea on a secret quest to set things right.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, India
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, semi serious, feel good, humorous, 3d animation, sweet, sincere, captivating, entertaining, light
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Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014)
Plot Summary:
During a post-Christmas play date, the gang find themselves in uncharted territory when the coolest set of action figures ever turn out to be dangerously delusional. It's all up to Trixie, the triceratops, if the gang hopes to return to Bonnie's room in this Toy Story That Time Forgot.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: humorous, sweet, christmas special, entertaining, light, exciting, feel good, semi serious, stylized, fairy tale