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Plot Summary:
El Jeremías is a heartwarming comedy film about family love and the hard choices that come with opportunity. Set in Sonora Mexico, the film tells the story of Jeremías an eight year old who finds out he is a gifted child and initiates a journey of self discovery. When an opportunistic physiologist makes contact with Jeremías, a new world of experiences open up to him but at the expense of being away from the family he loves. Jeremías must choose between this exciting but lonely new world he finds himself in or returning home to his loving family.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Mexico
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: psychological, humorous, captivating, entertaining, disturbing
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Arab Blues (2019)
Plot Summary:
Selma, a psychoanalyst, deals with a cast of colorful new patients after returning home to Tunisia to open a practice.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Tunisia
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining, independent film
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Dad Wanted (2020)
Plot Summary:
What does a thrill-seeker tween girl do when her mom forbids her to enter a BMX race? Cast an actor with nothing to lose to play her approving dad.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Mexico
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: light, captivating, entertaining, dramatic
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No Big Deal (2003)
Plot Summary:
Three sons are sent on a journey to trace their father's checkered past.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 293
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music
Country: France, Belgium, Spain
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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To See the Sea (2014)
Plot Summary:
Tomas (12) gets a camera and begins making a film about his family. His enigmatic father (Ondrej Vetchý) works from home. By hiding a camera in his office, Tomas discovers that on Tuesdays and Thursdays his father leaves the house. When confronted with that fact, he denies it. On the pursuit of the great family secret Tomas reveals the hidden side of Haris, his best friend, who starts using a camera as the only way to get his mum and brother away from the hell of his violent father. Courage and profound friendship lead Tomas and Haris to the final revelation and an unpredictable conclusion. The whole film is shot and edited as if by a twelve-year-old boy. This technique allows us to perceive the world through the eyes of a child.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 320
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, suspense, melancholic, suspenseful, disturbing, mockumentary
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Half Ticket (2016)
Plot Summary:
A story of the 'Have Nots' struggling to survive in a world of 'Haves'.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 258
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, disturbing
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For Here or to Go? (2015)
Plot Summary:
An aspiring Indian tech entrepreneur in the Silicon Valley finds himself unexpectedly battling the bizarre American immigration system to keep his dream alive or prepare to return home forever.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 650
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, India
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining
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The Carpenter's Miracle (2013)
Plot Summary:
Josh, a small town carpenter, finds himself at the center of a national media story when his touch brings a twelve year-old boy, who fell into a freezing lake, back to life. Although many consider it a miraculous act, Josh isn't convinced he has done anything special - even after he seemingly heals several others. Thrust into a whirlwind he never expected, Josh must make a decision that could change his life and the lives of those he cares about most.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 262
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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3 Day Test (2012)
Plot Summary:
Martin Taylor has totally lost touch with his family. He has no clue who his teenage daughter's friends are, why his son only communicates with an electronic sign outside his bedroom door, or why his youngest child only watches faith TV. Convinced the family needs to reconnect, Martin surprises the wife and kids with a little experiment-he locks them in their own home with no power, no heat, no running water, and absolutely no contact with the world outside! The sudden holiday staycation isn't what the Taylors had in mind for the weekend, but they'll have to team up to prove they can survive Dad's wacky mission. With a heartfelt message and some persistence, one little member of the family helps put their priorities back in the pews, because they'll need all the faith they have to get through this!.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 449
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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H Is for Happiness (2019)
Plot Summary:
A twelve year old girl with boundless optimism and a unique view of the world is inspired by the strange new boy at school, and sets out to mend her broken family – whatever it takes.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 662
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Australia
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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My Brother's Keeper (2020)
Plot Summary:
Travis Fox is a returning veteran struggling with PTSD and his faith in God.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 146
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, christian film
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A Boy Called Sailboat (2018)
Plot Summary:
A Hispanic family find hope in their extraordinary son named Sailboat when a personal gesture awakens a global desire. Armed with a "little guitar", Sailboat leads an offbeat cast into the miraculous story of the greatest secret never told.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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Billionaire Boy (2016)
Plot Summary:
The story of Len, who made a billion dollars from inventing a new toilet roll, and his 12-year-old son Joe who appears to have everything he could want but what he really needs is a friend.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 711
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, satirical, disturbing
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Born To Sing (2013)
Plot Summary:
A movie directed by comedian Lee Kyeong-kyu about the laughter and inspiration of competitiors in the process of getting prepared for the singing comtest that has become one of Korea's representing event.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 87
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Christmas vs. The Walters (2021)
Plot Summary:
Diane Walters, an over-burdened mother of two with a third child on the way, strives to create the perfect Christmas while her loving but dysfunctional family falls apart around her.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 365
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, independent film
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Cinnamon (2012)
Plot Summary:
Maria is a girl who loves to cook and lives with his grandmother, Doña Tere, in Mexico City's downtown. Doña Tere has a traditional Mexican restaurant called "El Molcajete". After the death of her daughter, Doña Tere abandoned his passion for cooking and stopped working in "El Molcajete", now operating under the direction of chef Rosi. Maria does everything possible to bring her grandmother back to the restaurant, while chef Rosi cooks dishes according to new trends in fusion cuisine which highlights the light food, but Maria and Doña Tere won't accept the traditional flavors and cooking secrets to be forgotten. The cuisine battle between Tere and chef Rosi is an epic fight not only between long-stablished mexican food and light food, but also a struggle of family bonds, friendship, cooking secrets, flavour’s passion and more than two hundred ingredients that are needed in order to prepare Mole, a traditional mexican sauce.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 165
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Mexico
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Little Red Wagon (2012)
Plot Summary:
With nothing more than a blazing spirit of philanthropy and his beat-up red wagon, Zach sets out to help homeless children in America. In the process, he sweeps his fractured family - and ultimately the entire country - along with him.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 641
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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See You Tomorrow (2013)
Plot Summary:
2013 Italian comedy.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 478
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: Italy
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Austin Found (2017)
Plot Summary:
A woman who is fed up with her mundane lifestyle hatches a scheme to make her family instant celebrities by having her ex-boyfriend kidnap her 11-year-old daughter for a month.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 937
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Beethoven Lives Upstairs (1992)
Plot Summary:
When his mother rents their vacant room to a peculiar composer, Christoph can't believe his bad luck. But as the abrasive boarder, Ludwig Van Beethoven, begins creating his masterful 9th Symphony, Christoph is won over by the majesty of his music. This lighthearted family drama was awarded the 1993 Emmy for Outstanding Children's Program.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 481
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music
Country: Canada
Duration: 51 min
Plot tags: independent film, sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, captivating, realistic, witty, semi serious
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Better Nate Than Ever (2022)
Plot Summary:
13-year-old Nate Foster has big Broadway dreams but there’s only one problem — he can’t even land a part in the school play. When his parents leave town, Nate and his best friend Libby sneak off to the Big Apple for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to prove everyone wrong. A chance encounter with Nate’s long-lost Aunt Heidi turns his journey upside-down, and together they must learn that life’s greatest adventures are only as big as your dreams.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious, teen comedy
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Christmas in the Heartland (2018)
Plot Summary:
Kara and Jessie are two teenage girls from very different worlds, but with a little Christmas magic, they find they have much more in common than they ever imagined.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, entertaining, disturbing
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Troop Zero (2019)
Plot Summary:
In rural 1977 Georgia, a misfit girl dreams of life in outer space. When a national competition offers her a chance at her dream, to be recorded on NASA’s Golden Record, she recruits a makeshift troupe of Birdie Scouts, forging friendships that last a lifetime and beyond.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: entertaining, funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, inspirational, fun
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The Clapper (2017)
Plot Summary:
15 minutes of fame destroys the life of a man who works as a clapper in television.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, humorous, captivating, disturbing, romantic, romantic comedy
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The New Year (2010)
Plot Summary:
A young woman is forced to return to her hometown to take care of her ailing father and, in turn, finds herself living a life she never imagined for herself.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 357
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, contemplative, psychological, captivating, realistic
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First Dog (2010)
Plot Summary:
A foster boy is befriended by a lost dog who turns out to belong to the President of the United States. The boy decides to run away from the foster home to return the canine to the White House -- "Because it's the right thing to do!".
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 648
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, light, feel good, touching, realistic
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Never Too Young to Dream (2001)
Plot Summary:
A group of kids have a dream: to play a football championship and to win. Their dream is going to be fulfilled by Don Pepe, an old guy with lots of expectations for his kids.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 392
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Mexico
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, 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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East Side Sushi (2014)
Plot Summary:
Years of working in the food industry have made Juana, a working-class Latina, a chef of speed and skill. Searching for financial stability, she stumbles into a high-energy, male-dominated Japanese cuisine kitchen. The new atmosphere re-ignites her passions for food and life and makes her hungry to get mixed up in the flavors of this new world.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, culinary, intercultural, inter cultural
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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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Chillar Party (2011)
Plot Summary:
A gang of innocent but feisty kids who lead carefree lives in Chandan Nagar colony take own the big bad world of politics when one of their friend's life is endangered.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 135 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, light, parody, sentimental, realistic, not serious, slapstick