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Plot Summary:
In the aging orphanage the days pass very uneventfully, but the nights are something quite different; at least for Tim they are. The light reflected from the stars is the only cure for his fear of the dark. One night this fear leads him to the orphanage rooftop. Where he discovers that his favorite star has disappeared, and unfortunately it´s not going to be the last one. Tim also discovers.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: exciting, surreal, anime, captivating, entertaining, light, adult animation, stylized, semi serious, 2d animation
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Brave Story (2006)
Plot Summary:
Jr. High School Student Wataru and his friends like playing in an abandond building and looking for ghosts. However it seems he is not the only one. Another mysterious student Mitsuru shows Wataru that there is a magical door to another world where one can go and get the Goddess of Fortune to grant one wish! When tragedy strikes Wataru's family he decides to open the door for himself.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, entertaining, manga, tense, serious
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Digimon Adventure tri. Part 3: Confession (2016)
Plot Summary:
After seeing Meicoomon's abrupt transformation and killing of Leomon, Agumon and the other Digimon are kept isolated in Koushiro's office in order to prevent them from infection, but signs of infection begin to appear in Patamon.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: anime, tense, captivating, entertaining, stylized
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Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest (2006)
Plot Summary:
Once upon a time there were two children nursed by same woman. Azur, a blonde, blue-eyed son of a noblewoman and Asmar, the dark skinned and dark-eyed child of the nurse. As kids, they fought and loved each other as brothers do. As grown ups, they mercilessly become rivals in the quest years later, when Azur is being haunted by memories of the legendary Djinn-fairy, and takes it upon himself to journey all the way to Asmar's homeland to seek it out. Now reunited, he finds that she has since become a successful merchant, while Asmar is now a member of the royal guard. However, Asmar also longs to find the Djinn-fairy, and only one of the two youths can be successful in their que.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, Belgium, Spain, Italy
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: stylized, feel good, humorous, semi serious, anime, fairy tale, educational, computer animated, fable
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Moshi Monsters: The Movie (2013)
Plot Summary:
Join Katsuma, Poppet, Mr. Snoodle, and the other Moshi Monters in an action-packed, song-filled race against time! Together they must stop evil Dr. Strangeglove and his incompetent Glump sidekick Fishlips from pulverising the recently discovered Great Moshling Egg.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 653
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music, Musical, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, semi serious, captivating, anime, 2d animation
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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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Beyblade the Movie: Fierce Battle (2002)
Plot Summary:
Immediately after winning the National Championships, Tyson is challenged by a mysterious boy named Daichi, who is determined to become the next Beyblading champion. But when they battle, their Beyblades awaken ancient dark forces that take human form and become the evil Shadow-Bladers who vow to destroy mankind! Now it's up to Tyson and the Bladebreakers to defeat the Shadow-Bladers before they carry out their destructive plan. Will they succeed... or is this the end of the Bladebreakers?.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 460
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, shounen, fast
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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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DragonBlade : The Legend of Lang (2005)
Plot Summary:
A town is attacked by a deadly creature, it can only be stopped with the Dragon Blade. The one person who knows where the blade is won't tell Lang, and even if he did, untold peril will fall on anyone who dares to find this legendary weapon.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 448
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, captivating, entertaining, anime, semi serious, independent film, slapstick comedy, computer animated
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The Secret of Kells (2009)
Plot Summary:
Adventure awaits 12 year old Brendan who must fight Vikings and a serpent god to find a crystal and complete the legendary Book of Kells. In order to finish Brother Aiden's book, Brendan must overcome his deepest fears on a secret quest that will take him beyond the abbey walls and into the enchanted forest where dangerous mythical creatures hide. Will Brendan succeed in his quest?.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Ireland, Belgium, France
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, stylized, anime, light, surreal, scenic, lyrical, visually stunning, colorful, feel good
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Boy & the World (2013)
Plot Summary:
Suffering because of his father departure to the big city, a boy leaves his village and discovers a fantastic world dominated by bug-engines and strange beings. An unusual animation with various artistic techniques that portrays the issues of the modern world through the eyes of a child.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: Brazil
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: stylized, atmospheric, touching, surreal, claymation, adult animation, serious, 2d animation
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Digimon Adventure tri. Part 1: Reunion (2015)
Plot Summary:
It's been six years since that summer adventure when Taichi Yagami and the rest of the DigiDestined crossed over to the Digital World. And nearly three years have passed since the final battle between Hikari Yagami's group and BelialVamdemon. As the peaceful days passed by, at some point the gate to the Digital World closed. Not even the DigiDestined know what caused this, and time alone continues to pass.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, captivating, tense, entertaining
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Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us (2018)
Plot Summary:
A young athlete whose running days might be behind her, a compulsive liar, a shy researcher, a bitter old woman, and a little girl with a big secret—the only thing they have in common is the annual Wind Festival in Fula City. The festival celebrates the Legendary Pokémon Lugia, who brings the wind that powers this seaside city. When a series of threats endangers not just the festival, but all the people and Pokémon of Fula City, it’ll take more than just Satoshi and Pikachu to save the day! Can everyone put aside their differences and work together—or will it all end in destruction?.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, light, sincere, entertaining, crying
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Freedom Force (2012)
Plot Summary:
There is a plot under way to change the course of history. Four kids are chosen to be the Freedom Force—a gang of unlikely heroes who travel through time to change the outcome of sacred stories.
IMDB Rating: 2.3
IMDB Votes: 810
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Peru, USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: semi serious, exciting, humorous, anime, mockbuster, computer animated
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Song of the Sea (2014)
Plot Summary:
The story of the last Seal Child’s journey home. After their mother’s disappearance, Ben and Saoirse are sent to live with Granny in the city. When they resolve to return to their home by the sea, their journey becomes a race against time as they are drawn into a world Ben knows only from his mother’s folktales. But this is no bedtime story; these fairy folk have been in our world far too long. It soon becomes clear to Ben that Saoirse is the key to their survival.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 62000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Ireland, Denmark, Belgium, France
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: touching, emotional, stylized, fairy tale, captivating, sweet, anime, sad, lyrical, visual
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SlugTerra: Return of the Elementals (2014)
Plot Summary:
A new member has joined Eli and the Shane Gang! Junjie, once the protector of the Eastern Caverns, is a master of the slugslinging art of Slug Fu! But even with the power of five slingers, the Shane Gang find themselves in over their heads as they race across The 99 Caverns in search of the Legendary Elemental Slugs. The five Elementals are ancient slugs of great power, and the forbearers of all slugs found in SlugTerra today. In the wrong hands, they could bring Slugterra to the brink of destruction. So when an evil alliance starts hunting down the Elementals, Eli and his friends — old and new — take off in pursuit of the greatest threat their world has ever faced!.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 202
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, entertaining, light, 3d animation, anime, humorous, semi serious
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Bakugan Battle Brawlers (2007)
Plot Summary:
Bakugan Battle Brawlers is a Japanese action adventure anime television series produced by TMS Entertainment and Japan Vistec under the direction of Mitsuo Hashimoto. The story centers on the lives of creatures called Bakugan and the battle brawlers who possess them. Though initially a failure in Japan, the series became popular in the United States and Canada, prompting the creation/order of several follow-up seasons, which aired in other countries before Japan. The fourth and final season, Mechtanium Surge, was never broadcast in Japan and instead aired in Canadian and U.S. markets. The Bakugan franchise are co-productions from Nelvana Enterprises, Spin Master, Sega Toys and TMS Entertainment, with animation by TMS Entertainment in association with Sega Toys. On January 15, 2012, CoroCoro Comics announced that a spin-off series is currently in production that will be based and feature the characters from the BakuTech manga.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, South Korea, Japan
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: exciting, anime, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, humorous, stylized, epic fantasy
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A Fox's Tale (2008)
Plot Summary:
The film is about Little Vuk, the son of the legendary fox who proves its excellent mind and courage.
IMDB Rating: 1.3
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: UK, Hungary
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, captivating, light, entertaining, anime, 3d animation
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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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Delgo (2008)
Plot Summary:
In a divided land, it takes a rebellious boy and his clandestine love for a Princess of an opposing race to stop a war orchestrated by a power hungry villain.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, computer animated, captivating, entertaining, exciting, anime, cult classic, independent film, stylized
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The Magic Snowflake (2013)
Plot Summary:
A young boy named Nicholas is about to become the next Santa Claus, but must first avoid a crisis that's threatening the magic of Christmas before he can succeed in his new role.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 310
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: feel good, touching, humorous, exciting, captivating, entertaining, light, anime, semi serious
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Bratz: Babyz the Movie (2006)
Plot Summary:
Follow fashion-forward toddlers Cloe, Sasha, Jade and Yasmin on an exciting adventure through the local mall, where they're on a mission to rescue a stolen puppy. When twins Nora and Nita lose their puppy at the hands of a bully looking to collect a ransom, the girls are on the case. Slipping out of day care, the girls must dodge mall security, brave the waters of a fountain and rock a karaoke contest before they can put the bully in his place.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 423
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 66 min
Plot tags: light, captivating, feel good, entertaining, exciting, humorous, realistic, semi serious, 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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Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure (2007)
Plot Summary:
When the Boogey Man causes Grim to lose his powers, rank, and title in the Underworld Court for misusing his powers, he plots to seek out Horror's Hand and take over the world. It's up to Billy, Mandy, Irwin, and Grim to get to Horror's Hand before the Boogey Man does.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, semi serious, captivating, cult classic
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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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The Boxtrolls (2014)
Plot Summary:
An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the evil exterminator, Archibald Snatcher.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 61000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: exciting, dark fantasy, feel good, colorful, surreal, entertaining, 3d animation, humorous, stylized, computer animated
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A Cat's Tale (2008)
Plot Summary:
A young domestic "indoor" cat named Marcello escapes from his home one day into the big outdoors to visit "Jujube", a pretty out-door female kitty. Alone for the first time in his short life, Marcello learns to grow up and finds true love.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 109
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, light, semi serious
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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