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Plot Summary:
Bullerbyn är en liten, liten by i Småland. Där ligger tre gårdar. I Mellangården bor Lisa med sina bröder Lasse och Bosse, i Norrgården bor systrarna Britta och Anna och i Sörgården bor Olle. Ja, och så Kerstin också, Olles lillasyster. Fler barn finns det inte i Bullerbyn, med det räcker? Det är höst och vinter och det bara vimlar av äventyr varje dag!.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Family
Country: Sweden
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, humorous, serious, realistic
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 231
Genere: Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 87 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 259
Genere: Family
Country: Denmark
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IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 186
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Family, Comedy
Country: Sweden
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The Children of Noisy Village (1986)
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Children of Noisy Village (Swedish: Alla vi barn i Bullerbyn) is a 1986 film directed by Lasse Hallström, based on books by Astrid Lindgren. The movie starred Anna Sahlin and premiered in December 6, 1986 and its sequel, Mer om oss barn i Bullerbyn, premiered the following year. The two movies were then reworked into a 7 episode TV-series that was broadcast in 1989. It is also the name of a 1960 television series based on Lindgren's books. Description above from the Wikipedia article The Children of Noisy Village (film), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Family
Country: Sweden
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 193
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 53
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
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1960. The thrilling battles waged by a band of kids from two rival villages in the southern French countryside.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 418
Genere: Family
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 299
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IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 999
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 185
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 847
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IMDB Votes: 996
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 462
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 118
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IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 143
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 311
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IMDB Votes: 615
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IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
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