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Plot Summary:
Soccer Dog: European Cup opens with the titular hero, Kimble, escaping the clutches of an evil scientist, bent on performing animal experiments. Our plucky canine hero then falls into the hands of Zack (Jake Thomas), an American boy who's been brought to Scotland after the death of his mother to be reunited with the father he never knew, Brian (Nick Moran). After a bumpy introduction, father and son eventually connect by playing soccer together, and when the unusually nimble Kimble storms onto the field one day, their lives change forever.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 560
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, captivating
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IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 427
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious
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IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 4.5
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IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 418
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IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 8000
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IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 701
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 40000
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IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 369
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Country: Canada
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
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Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
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Country: USA, Canada
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IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 397
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
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IMDB Votes: 229
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IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 805
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IMDB Votes: 8000
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IMDB Votes: 139
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IMDB Votes: 2000
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