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Plot Summary:
Based on Gordon Korman's book 'Swindle,' this movie is about a boy named Griffin who finds a valuable multi-million dollar baseball card. After accidentally selling the card for a million dollar loss, he enlists the help of his best friend Ben and his colleagues to regain the baseball card.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, captivating, light, feel good, romantic drama, realistic, semi serious
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Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life (2011)
Plot Summary:
Jeremy Fink and his best friend Lizzy must search high and low throughout the streets of Manhattan for clues to unlock the mysterious box he received a month before his birthday.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 386
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, sentimental, captivating, light, feel good, entertaining, touching, interesting
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iParty with Victorious (2011)
Plot Summary:
Carly is enjoying life with her new boyfriend Steven Carson, a home-schooled boy with divorced parents who spends part of his life in Los Angeles. What she doesn't know is that while in Los Angeles, Steven has another girlfriend, a student at Hollywood Arts High School named Tori Vega. An internet search makes Carly's friends suspicious of her new beau, and sends them on an LA road trip to a party at the home of Kenan Thompson in an attempt find out whether or not he's cheating on her.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country:
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, realistic, semi serious, surprise ending
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Famous Five 3 (2014)
Plot Summary:
In their third cinema adventure the Famous Five are searching for a pirate treasure.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 429
Genere: Adventure, Crime, Family
Country: Germany, Thailand
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, light, exciting
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Queenpins (2021)
Plot Summary:
Bored and frustrated suburban homemaker Connie and her best pal JoJo, a vlogger with dreams, turn a hobby into a multi-million-dollar counterfeit coupon caper. After firing off a letter to the conglomerate behind a box of cereal gone stale, and receiving an apology along with dozens of freebies, the duo hatch an illegal coupon club scheme that scams millions from mega-corporations and delivers deals to legions of fellow coupon clippers. On the trail to total coupon dominance, a hapless Loss Prevention Officer from the local supermarket chain joins forces with a determined U.S. Postal Inspector in hot pursuit of these newly minted “Queenpins” of pink collar crime.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: entertaining, buddy comedy, humorous, light, surprise ending, feel good, captivating, funny, dark comedy, action comedy
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Splitting Adam (2015)
Plot Summary:
After accidentally stumbling into his uncle's mysterious "tanning bed", Adam learns the answer to all of his problems - multiple Adams. With his new collection of clones, Adam is hopping on one wild summer ride with an epic splash.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, not serious, captivating, entertaining
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The Prince and the Pauper: The Movie (2007)
Plot Summary:
A modern day telling of the Mark Twain classic, The Prince and the Pauper.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 995
Genere: Action, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, feel good, semi serious, teen
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LazyTown (2002)
Plot Summary:
Things are upside-down in LazyTown. Stephanie, an optimistic girl with bright pink hair, comes to live in LazyTown and meets a zany mix of townspeople, including the world’s laziest super-villain, Robbie Rotten. Fortunately for Stephanie, LazyTown is also under the watchful eye of Sportacus, an athletic, super-active, slightly-above-average hero, who runs, jumps, flips and flies to the rescue in his futuristic AirShip. Sportacus always manages to save the day and to help the kids of LazyTown foil Robbie’s latest lazy schemes. The citizens of Lazytown learn the importance of things like eating right and exercising from the ultra-athletic superhero, Sportucus, who must stop the evil plots of Robbie Rotten, who hates physical activity, among other things.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Music, Sport
Country: Iceland
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, exciting, light, captivating, colorful, anime, educational, colourful, nostalgic
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The Crocodiles (2009)
Plot Summary:
Ten-year-old Hannes, growing up with his young, poor and single mother wants to join the coolest gang in the area, the Vorstadtkrokodile. When the ‘entry test’ goes wrong, Hannes’s life is saved by Kai, who is desperate to join too but is wheelchair bound and unable to even run away when things get hot. Hannes would accept Kai but the other gang members don’t seem happy to accept a handicapped member. Finally Kai has something to offer. One night a shop is robbed and Kai sees the robbers with his telescope. This is his chance to give some important information to the Crocodiles who want to catch the robbers and gain the € 1000 reward. The Crocodiles and their new member will embark on a big and dangerous adventure.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: feel good, realistic, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, light, educational, humorous, fast
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Dummie the Mummy (2014)
Plot Summary:
In a dull village where nothing ever happens, a boy finds a living mummy in his room. It's the start of an amazing friendship.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 342
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Western
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining, exciting, light, semi serious, psychotronic
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Famous Five 2 (2013)
Plot Summary:
For their bicycle tour to Catmoor, the friends Julian, Dick and Anne, their cousin Georgina, called George, and her dog Timmy have long looked forward to. But the camping holiday in the countryside ends with the kidnapping of Dick, confuse the two underprivileged hoodlums with the same age millionaire's son Hardy. With sophistication and courage, the five friends take on his trail that leads from a mysterious traveling circus to the castle "Owls Nest" where the kidnappers force Dick to coax the clue to a giant emerald.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 506
Genere: Adventure, Crime, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, light, captivating, exciting, realistic
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Cop Dog (2008)
Plot Summary:
Ever since Robby's father was killed while on police duty, Robby has been angry and alone. His father's old partner, a police dog named Marlowe, suffers the same fate. So when Robby sees Marlowe alone and locked up in a cage he begs his mum to let him have him. Instantly, the two are best friends. But, being a cop dog, when Marlowe, sees two familiar criminals in the woods.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 498
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining, light, feel good, semi serious
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Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)
Plot Summary:
At 12 years old, Kermit the Frog and best friends Goggles and Croaker travel outside their homes in the swamps of the Deep South to do something extraordinary with their lives.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, humorous, not serious, fantasy adventure
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After School Special (2017)
Plot Summary:
Two high school kids mentored by a nightclub owner go on a mission to find their classmate when she is kidnapped by a secret society.
IMDB Rating: 2.1
IMDB Votes: 316
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, exciting, funny, realistic, not serious
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Bad Hair Day (2015)
Plot Summary:
The film is about a high school tech whiz (Laura Marano), who is determined to become prom queen. But on the big day, she suddenly wakes up having a bad hair day, and her destroyed prom dress, and everything that can go wrong, does go badly wrong. A police officer (Leigh-Allyn Baker) seeks the necklace that the teen somehow ends up possessing. Prom day goes really bad as the pair is pursued by a dogged jewel thief (Christian Campbell) on a wild ride cross around the city.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, light, teen, funny, realistic, detective, not serious, fun
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In Security (2013)
Plot Summary:
The owners of a failing security company start robbing houses to boost business.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 896
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, semi serious, light, captivating, entertaining, realistic
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Kim Possible (2019)
Plot Summary:
Live-action film adaptation of the Disney Channel original series "Kim Possible". The tale of an everyday high school girl who, in her spare time, saves the world from villains.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: light, exciting, feel good, humorous, captivating
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Dadnapped (2009)
Plot Summary:
Melissa has a bad case of sibling rivalry, only her competition is a fictional character in her father's best-selling novel about a teenage super spy. When her father is "dadnapped" by a group of overzealous fans, it's up to Melissa to help him by tapping her inner superhero.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, exciting, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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M.I. High (2007)
Plot Summary:
M.I. High is a BBC children's spy-fi adventure series. It was produced for the BBC by the independent production company Kudos, who also produced the hit BBC spy drama Spooks. It follows in the success of the Young Bond and the Alex Rider series of books and films. M.I. High is recorded in high definition and is shown on the CBBC Channel and CBBC Outputs on BBC One and BBC Two. M.I. High is also shown on the BBC HD Channel. Repeats also frequently air in Australia on ABC3. As of October 2012 the series has began airing on the UKTV channel Watch.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Family, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 28 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, captivating, entertaining, light, humorous, nostalgic
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K-9 Adventures: Legend of the Lost Gold (2014)
Plot Summary:
When Kassie and her friends stumble across an old, broken pocket watch they begin an unexpected journey to unlock the secret of the legendary Garrison Gold. They'll have to solve riddles and follow clues to find the lost treasure. With the help of her faithful dog, Scoot and her gang of misfit friends, Kassie is about to go on the adventure of a lifetime! - Written by BigK509.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 230
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, light, realistic, independent film
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An American Girl: Saige Paints the Sky (2013)
Plot Summary:
Meet nine-year old Saige, a talented artist with a passion for horses, in this modern-day story about finding your voice! Saige is excited about the new school year, until she discovers that art-her favorite class-has been cut. On top of that, her best friend, Tessa, seems to be spending more and more time with another girl. For help, Saige turns to her grandma Mimi, a well-known artist and horse-woman, who inspires her to take action. Can Saige find the courage to overcome her fears and save the art program-and her friendship with Tessa? Heart-warming, empowering, and fun, it's a movie for every girl who has ever dreamed big. Written by Anonymous (IMDB.com).
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 523
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, captivating, light, realistic, semi serious
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The Kids Who Saved Summer (2004)
Plot Summary:
A group of youngsters trying to save their playground from an unscrupulous developer who wants to build a factory there.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 84
Genere: Action, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious
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The Sleepover (2020)
Plot Summary:
Two siblings who discover their seemingly normal mom is a former thief in witness protection. Mom is forced to pull one last job, and the kids team up to rescue her over the course of an action-packed night.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: entertaining, captivating, exciting, light, humorous, semi serious, action adventure, colorful, feel good, colourful
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Naturally, Sadie (2005)
Plot Summary:
Naturally, Sadie is a Canadian comedy teen drama sitcom that ran for three seasons from June 24, 2005 to August 26, 2007. It was produced in Canada, set in Whitby, Ontario. Filmed in Toronto, Ontario, most of the show was shot inside a former Catholic elementary school in Little Italy, including the school and home scenes. Mall scenes were filmed in the nearby Dufferin Mall.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, captivating, light, touching, realistic, semi serious
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Veritas, Prince of Truth (2006)
Plot Summary:
Kern has to fight an evil menace that could destroy the earth when Veritas, his favorite comic book hero, comes to life and seeks his help.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 271
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Mexico, USA, UK, Puerto Rico, Spain
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, entertaining, light, feel good, offbeat, humorous, stylized, semi serious, psychotronic
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Babysitters Beware (2009)
Plot Summary:
Seven-year-old Danny Parker is a good kid who loves his parents. But they have to go out on business dinners all the time, leaving him stuck with a sitter. It's not so bad when it's his favorite babysitter, Janelle but he also gets stuck with sitters like Ms. Greene who won't let him have any fun. Danny just wants to spend more time with his Mom and Dad.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 428
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, captivating, light, entertaining, realistic, semi serious
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Show Dogs (2018)
Plot Summary:
Max, a macho, solitary Rottweiler police dog is ordered to go undercover as a primped show dog in a prestigious Dog Show, along with his human partner, to avert a disaster from happening.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, exciting, sweet, entertaining, suspenseful, psychotronic, controversial, buddy comedy
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I Heart Shakey (2012)
Plot Summary:
Shakey is a family film about a 35-year-old widower named J.T. O'Neil, his precocious 10-year-old daughter and their devoted mutt Shakey. After moving from a small town to Chicago and missing the fine print in their rental contract, J.T. is forced to try and get rid of his lovable pooch. Shakey and Chandler won't have it and hatch a plan to keep Shakey and teach J.T. a valuable lesson about loyalty and the importance of keeping family together.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 226
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, light, entertaining, realistic, semi serious, independent film
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Beethoven's 5th (2003)
Plot Summary:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. When Sara takes Beethoven to spend summer vacation with wacky Uncle Freddie in an old mining town, the mischievous canine "digs up" the missing clue to a legendary hidden fortune of Rita and Moe Selig. Now everybody wants to be the dog's best friend as his discovery unleashes a frenzy of treasure hunting among the community's cast of kooky creatures. With help from Uncle Freddie and Garrett (a friend or maybe more), Sara and Beethoven try to help uncover a secret that has been in the crazy little town for years. Description above from the Wikipedia article Beethoven's 5th (film), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, entertaining, light
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Santa Hunters (2014)
Plot Summary:
Four children trIn Santa Hunters, Alex and his cousins Zoey (Yde) and Richard (Coronel) create an elaborate setup of traps to catch Santa on tape, but their plan backfires when they realize that seeing Santa will cause him to lose his Christmas magic. The kids have to protect the tape to save Christmas, learning that believing is more important than seeing.y to claim that Santa Claus is real.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 430
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, entertaining, light, captivating
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Golden Winter (2012)
Plot Summary:
A runaway boy befriends a pack of homeless puppies. Together, they stop a bank robbery and find a family to adopt them all.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 400
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, light, captivating, realistic, semi serious