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Plot Summary:
Laughter and Grief by the White Sea is a 1987 Soviet traditionally animated feature film directed by Leonid Nosyrev made at the Soyuzmultfilm studio. The film is a celebration of the culture of the Russian Pomors who live around the White Sea.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 515
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 59 min
Plot tags: anthology
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By a fortunate coincidence, Juan is inspired and encouraged by a girl with the same name. Therefore, he decides to form a lion dance troupe with his friends, Cat and Dog, to break the constraints of reality and fight for themselves for once.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags:
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Scamper the Penguin (1986)
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Scamper is a little penguin who loves wandering around the Artic where he lives with his parents. Unfortunately his little adventures tend to get he, and his friend Snowflake into trouble, especially when he disobeys his father and goes exploring with seagulls who want to eat him flying above, and men and dogs on the ground with them. One day the adventure goes too far and they float out to sea, only to be caught by men who want to sell them to the zoo. Scamper, Snowflake and their new friend, a macaroni penguin named Louie, must escape and get back to their families to warn them.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Family
Country: Japan, Soviet Union, USA
Duration: 29 min
Plot tags: sweet, crying
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Ali Baba steals hidden treasure from some raiders who then seek revenge on his family.
IMDB Rating: 2.0
IMDB Votes: 76
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy
Country: Malaysia
Duration: 52 min
Plot tags: low-budget
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IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 19
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: anthology
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Donald Duck Goes West (1965)
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This compilation of previously released western-themed Disney cartoons features Two Gun Goofy (1952), Up a Tree (1955), Californy er Bust (1945), Donald's Gold Mine (1942), Pests of the West (1950), Beezy Bear (1955), The Legend of Coyote Rock (1945), Wide Open Spaces (1947), A Cowboy Needs a Horse (1956), Good Scouts (1938) and Pueblo Pluto (1949).
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 142
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 57 min
Plot tags: anthology, anime, humorous, stylized, not serious
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Maria, Mirabella (1981)
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Two little girls - Maria and Mirabella - go to the woods for a walk and encounter several magical characters, among them a frog with his feet frozen in ice, a fireworm whose shoes keep catching fire, and a butterfly who's afraid of flying. To help their new friends, the girls must carry them to a sorceress who lives deep in the forest.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 685
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Romania, Soviet Union
Duration: 69 min
Plot tags: anime
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 182
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Germany, Hungary, USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: anime
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 852
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 53 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, captivating, tense, sincere, suspenseful, mysterious, anime, folk tale
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: folk tale, anime
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Kuso (2017)
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IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: disturbing, anthology, psychological, enigmatic, captivating, satirical, semi serious, dark, mumblecore, controversial
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Animal Crossing: The Movie (2006)
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This is the story of a young self-reliant girl called Ai, who one day, moves into the Animal Village. While working at Tom Nook's shop "Nook's Cranny" she begins living her life away from her family. To begin with, she doesn't know left from right, but under the guidance of Mayor Tortimer, the angry but correct Mr. Resetti, and the wandering musician K.K. Slider among others, she is eventually accepted as a member of the village. One night as she walked along the beach, she finds a message in the bottle. It sets her off on a quest of planting pine trees around the village to fulfill a miracle on the eve of the Winter Festival.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 955
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: anime, funny, feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, 2d animation
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IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: light, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, retro, feel good, humorous, mockumentary, cute
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The Seventh Brother (1991)
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A lost puppy learns a lesson about the importance of family in this charming Hungarian animated feature.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 706
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Hungary, Germany, USA
Duration: 80 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
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Country: Ukraine
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, romantic, captivating, independent film
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 774
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Norway
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
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Plot tags: fairy tale, humorous, exciting, entertaining, touching, stylized, anime
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Canada
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
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Robot Carnival (1987)
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An anthology of various tales told in various styles with robots being the one common element among them.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
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A Disney Christmas Gift (1983)
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Christmas-themed compilation of animated shorts featuring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck combined with excerpts from Disney feature films as well as the 1933 classic short "The Night Before Christmas".
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 123
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 47 min
Plot tags: christmas special
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IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 401
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IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Soviet Union, USA
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
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IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
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Plot tags: fairy tale, funny, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, anthology
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 6000
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 10000
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 65000
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