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Plot Summary:
Rather than adapt a later or create a new Oz story, this production has Dorothy still in posession of the shoes, and she clings to an apple tree during a tornado which takes her back to Oz. The Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Lion (using the names created for the nearly-abstract television series, Tales of the Wizard of Oz, from which this was derived) have had their MGM gifts destroyed by the restored Wicked Witch, and the four proceed to the Wizard for help, who is ineffectual as usual.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 192
Genere: Animation, Family, Musical, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 51 min
Plot tags: exciting, sincere, atmospheric, touching, feel good, serious, corny
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The Wizard of Oz (1982)
Plot Summary:
An animated version of the classic story of a young farm-girl who is transported to the magical land of Oz.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 430
Genere: Animation, Family, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Musical, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, enigmatic, captivating, fairy tale, atmospheric, touching, sincere, scenic, colorful
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1987)
Plot Summary:
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is an imaginative, feature-length animated film, faithfully adaptied from the classic book by L. Frank Baum. In this brand new version, the limitations of live action film are transcended by fanciful full animation and whimsical narration. This version of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz contains scenes from the book not included in the MGM movie. The Lightyear Wizard of Oz series was featured exclusively on HBO. Now reacquaint your family with some of the best loved characters ever to dance the yellow brick road and into your heart in this colorful, timeless adventure.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 207
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, touching, feel good, serious, independent film, cult film
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The Scarecrow (2000)
Plot Summary:
Animated musical fantasy about a scarecrow that saves an orphaned girl from the evil clutches of a maniacal count. Brought to life through magic and love, and aided by his two sidekicks -- a cantankerous mouse and a flying broom -- he's willing to sacrifice everything to win her freedom.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 270
Genere: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, stylized, semi serious, anime, exciting
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Fantastic Journey to Oz (2017)
Plot Summary:
The cunning and wicked Urfin wants to become ruler of Magic Land. With an army of wooden soldiers, he captures the Emerald City and renames it ti Urfinville. He is all but ready to celebrate victory, when his plans are ruined by an ordinary girl named Dorothy, who arrives in Magic Land just at the right time. She must return home, but not before she helps her friends - the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and new-brave Lion - defeat Urfin. And in order to do that, they need to find out who he really is.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 352
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Russia
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, exciting, sentimental, funny, touching, feel good, captivating, entertaining, allegory, colorful
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Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui (2004)
Plot Summary:
In the time before time, six unlikely Matoran find themselves transformed into mighty Toa. The new Toa Metru must prove themselves as true heroes, find the missing Toa Lhikan, and uncover a plot that threatens the heart of Metru Nui.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Denmark
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious
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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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Care Bears: Big Wish Movie (2005)
Plot Summary:
Feeling sad that her fellow Care Bears don't seem to appreciate her wishes, Wish Bear uses her wish star, Twinkers, to find some bears who love wishing as much as she does. That's when three new bears move to Care-a-lot...with some very unexpected results.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 264
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Canada
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: feel good, semi serious, computer animated, humorous, captivating
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Barbie as Rapunzel (2002)
Plot Summary:
Long, long ago, in a time of magic and dragons, there lived a girl named Rapunzel who had the most beautiful radiant hair the world had ever seen. But Rapunzel's life was far from wonderful. She lived as a servant to Gothel, a jealous, scheming witch who kept her hidden deep in a forbidding forest, guarded by the enormous dragon Hugo and surrounded by an enchanted glass wall. However, in a twist of fate, Rapunzel's discovery of a magic paintbrush leads her on a journey that will unravel a web of deception, bring peace to two feuding kingdoms, and ultimately lead her to love with the help of Penelope(TM), the least intimidating of dragons!.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, computer animated, fairy tale
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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 Adventures of Brer Rabbit (2006)
Plot Summary:
Get ready for all of the laughs, adventure and hip-hopping good times in this all-new imaginative and modern retelling of Uncle Remus' best-loved tales. Parents and kids alike will delight in the escapades of the most mischievous and clever Brer Rabbit as he gleefully outwits Brer Fox, Brer Bear and a whole cast of other critters!.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 411
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, exciting, offbeat
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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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Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (2005)
Plot Summary:
It's Halloween in the 100 Acre Wood, and Roo's best new friend, Lumpy, is looking forward to his first time trick-or-treating. That is, until Tigger warns them about the scary Gobloon, who'll turn them into jack-o'-lanterns if he catches them. But if Roo and Lumpy turn the tables on the Gobloon, they get to make a wish! Lumpy and Roo decide to be "brave together, brave forever" and catch the Gobloon so they can make their wishes come true.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Philippines, Thailand
Duration: 67 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, spooky
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Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968)
Plot Summary:
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood is an American children's television series that was created and hosted by namesake Fred Rogers. The series originated in 1963 as Misterogers on CBC Television, and was later debuted in 1966 as Misterogers' Neighborhood on the regional Eastern Educational Network, followed by its US network debut on February 19, 1968, and it aired on NET and its successor, PBS, until August 31, 2001. The series is aimed primarily at preschool ages 2 to 5, but has been stated by PBS as "appropriate for all ages". Mister Rogers' Neighborhood was produced by Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA public broadcaster WQED and Rogers' non-profit production company Family Communications, Inc.; previously known as Small World Enterprises prior to 1971, the company was renamed The Fred Rogers Company after Rogers' death. The series could be seen in reruns on most PBS stations until August 31, 2007, when it was removed by PBS from their daily syndicated schedule. Despite this, a number of stations have chosen to continue airing it independently of the PBS feed.
IMDB Rating: 8.7
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Family, Fantasy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: retro, sentimental, sincere, feel good, serious, educational, vintage
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Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz (2011)
Plot Summary:
They're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz! Tom and Jerry soar over the rainbow and travel down the yellow brick road in this all-animated retelling of the classic tale. You'll see your favorite characters: Dorothy, Toto, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, the Lion, the Wicked Witch of the West, the Wizard, the Munchkins and more. You'll hear many of your favorite songs, including "Over The Rainbow". And you'll laugh at the antics of your favorite cat and mouse as they get twisted up in a twister, go paw-to-paw against flying monkeys and storm the Wicked Witch's castle in a heroic attempt to get Dorothy and Toto (and themselves) safely back to Kansas. After all, there's no place like home.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 56 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, humorous, feel good, semi serious, funny, light, entertaining, exciting, slapstick
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Toto’ Sapore and the Magic Story (2003)
Plot Summary:
Naples, 18th century. Salvatore "Totò" Sapore, an unemployed minstrel, always manages to cheer up the hungry with his songs about good food, always upsetting Vesuvia, a magma witch who lives inside the Vesuvius.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 374
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, anime, exciting
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Deltora Quest (2007)
Plot Summary:
The evil Shadow Lord has taken control of the kingdom of Deltora and has driven the land and its people into misfortune and suffering. Lief, the son of a blacksmith, has just turned sixteen and is entrusted, along with his two companions Barda and Jasmine, with an important mission: to retrieve the stolen seven magical stones that once reunited within the Belt of Deltora, will bring power to the true heir of Deltora and give him the power to free the kingdom from the tyranny of the Shadow Lord. There is just one problem; the seven stones have been scattered all across Deltora and currently reside in the hands of seven wicked men who are not easily willing to give them up.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 285
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, exciting, serious, stylized
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The Hobbit (1977)
Plot Summary:
Bilbo Baggins the Hobbit was just minding his own business, when his occasional visitor Gandalf the Wizard drops in one night. One by one, a whole group of dwarves drop in, and before he knows it, Bilbo has joined their quest to reclaim their kingdom, taken from them by the evil dragon Smaug. The only problem is that Gandalf has told the dwarves that Bilbo is an expert burglar, but he isn't.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: stylized, exciting, uplifting, psychedelic, adult animation, grindhouse, fantasy adventure, humorous, semi serious, dark fantasy
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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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The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina (2002)
Plot Summary:
Voiced by Elijah Wood, Jennifer Love Hewitt and others, this film features Tom Thumb and Thumbelina, the tiny, famed fairy-tale favorites, who are together for the first time in this heartwarming, magical musical story about courage and friendship.After 15 years, the two reunite and remember when their village was destroyed by a giant. Soon, they find out that they have neat powers they can use for good.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 690
Genere: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: touching, exciting, feel good, humorous, independent film, fairy tale, semi serious, psychotronic
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Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams (2007)
Plot Summary:
Your little princess will want to follow her dreams as she tags along on an adventure with two of Disney's most popular princesses in this new animated fairy tale. Aurora, star of the beloved classic Sleeping Beauty, and Jasmine, from the Academy Award-winning film Aladdin, journey to faraway lands and make new discoveries about themselves.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 448
Genere: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 56 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, anthology, feel good, humorous, semi serious, exciting
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Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2013)
Plot Summary:
Dorothy wakes up in post-tornado Kansas, only to be whisked back to Oz to try to save her old friends the Scarecrow, the Lion, the Tin Man and Glinda from a devious new villain, the Jester. Wiser the owl, Marshal Mallow, China Princess and Tugg the tugboat join Dorothy on her latest magical journey through the colorful landscape of Oz to restore order and happiness to Emerald City.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, India
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, semi serious, 3d animation, light, entertaining, mysterious, anime, exciting, feel good, computer animated
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Jake and the Never Land Pirates (2011)
Plot Summary:
A crew of kid pirates - leader Jake and pals Izzy and Cubby - and their Never Land adventures as they work to outwit two infamous characters, the one and only Captain Hook and Smee.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 15 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, entertaining, tense, sincere, feel good, captivating, exciting, computer animated
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Tinker Bell (2008)
Plot Summary:
Journey into the secret world of Pixie Hollow and hear Tinker Bell speak for the very first time as the astonishing story of Disney's most famous fairy is finally revealed in the all-new motion picture "Tinker Bell.".
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, India
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, sincere, exciting, feel good, 3d animation, sweet, entertaining, saga, cute, humorous
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Care Bears To the Rescue (2010)
Plot Summary:
You’re invited to the biggest celebration of the year – the Care-a-Lot Awards – where all the Care Bears come together to award their heroes who have spread caring and sharing throughout the year! Whether it’s Cheer helping a baby Gobblebug build a new home, Funshine rescuing the Nimbits, or Bedtime and Grumpy stopping a machine from running amok all over town, the Care Bears are always ready for helpful hero fun in this awesome adventure!.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 104
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: computer animated, feel good, humorous, semi serious, captivating, anime
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Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-Lot (2004)
Plot Summary:
Funshine Bear travels to Joke-a-lot where the people there crown him king.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 301
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, not serious
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Care Bears: Oopsy Does It! (2007)
Plot Summary:
While villain Grizzle plots against the Care Bears, it is up to Oopsy Bear to come to their rescue.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 215
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: semi serious, feel good, humorous, light, anime, computer animated
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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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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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Barbie: Fairytopia (2005)
Plot Summary:
Elina is a flower fairy who discovers that her home of Magic Meadow has been overcome by a horrible malady that is killing the flowers and making the fairies unable to fly. With the help of Bibble, a puffball and a giant butterfly named Hue she attempts to find Azura, a Guardian Fairy. She's challenged along the way by the evil Laverna who wants to usurp the Enchantress, the ruler of Fairytopia.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, feel good, exciting, light, sincere, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, computer animated
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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