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Plot Summary:
One plotting politician, Sir Daniel Brackley, is using the royal unrest to his advantage and unwittingly giving rise to the arrival of a medieval hero, Black Arrow, whose steel cross bow and stout heart are pitted against the kingdom's villains. Black Arrow is saving one final arrow for the assassin who murdered his good friend, Harry Shelton, and left young Richard Shelton fatherless. Join the exciting adventures of Richard Shelton and the mysterious Black Arrow, brought together through turmoil and tragedy to begin the adventure of a lifetime.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 61
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: Australia
Duration: 55 min
Plot tags: 2d animation
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The Count of Monte Cristo (1973)
Plot Summary:
Cartoon adaptation of the classic of world literature by Alexandre Dumas, which tells the dramatic odyssey of Edmond Dantes since he's unjustly accused and sentenced for life.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 47
Genere: Animation, Adventure
Country: Australia
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags:
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Peter Pan (1988)
Plot Summary:
This animated fairy tale for kids tells the classic story of Peter Pan, the boy who never grew up. Determined never to become an adult, Peter stays forever young in a magical word called Neverland, where he leads a band of mischevious kids called the Lost Boys. Unfortunately, Neverland's chief other inhabitant is a pirate named Captain Hook, who would like nothing more than to put a permanent end to Peter's fun.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 229
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Australia
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: psychotronic
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Treasure Island (1987)
Plot Summary:
Young Jim Hawkins is caught up with the pirate Long John Silver in search of the buried treasure of the buccaneer Captain Flint, in this adaptation of the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 109
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Musical
Country: Australia
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags:
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The New Adventures of Robin Hood (1992)
Plot Summary:
The Crusades had finished and Robin Hood and his band of merry men had disbanded. That is until the Sheriff of Nottingham escapes with the much valued Crown Jewels of the King.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 24
Genere: Animation
Country: Australia
Duration: 48 min
Plot tags:
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Ivanhoe (1986)
Plot Summary:
Based on the novel by Sir Walter Scott, Ivanhoe's 12th-century England comes to life in Burbank Film's classic animated film.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 116
Genere: Animation, Adventure
Country: Australia
Duration: 55 min
Plot tags: surprise ending
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The Dagger of Kamui (1985)
Plot Summary:
Young Jiro finds his mother and sister murdered at home; falsely accused, he flees to a new life and trains to be an assassin.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 770
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure
Country: Japan
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, serious, suspenseful
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The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998)
Plot Summary:
Based on the book by Thomas M. Disch and intended as the third film in the series, this sequel was finished and released prior to 'The Brave Little Toaster To The Rescue'. Whilst trying to protect their new "Little Master" the anthropomorphic appliances set off on an epic adventure and make many new friends along the way.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, semi serious, independent film
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Storybook Classics: Westard Ho (1988)
Plot Summary:
Features the beautiful young lady, Rose Salterne, who together with Lucy Oxman is captured by Spanish pirates, launching the nationwide cry for a high-seas chase to win the girls' return. When the British hero Leigh hears the cry, he takes an unlikely crew to search for Rose and Lucy, braving the wide seas and Spanish pirates. He chases down clues through remote jungle islands with fearsome natives and hidden gold.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 29
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 55 min
Plot tags: slapstick comedy, slapstick
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The Three Musketeers (1992)
Plot Summary:
A young man proves his worth in order to belong to the French squad of the musketeers.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 113
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Romance
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, realistic, stylized, semi serious, anime
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Black Beauty (1987)
Plot Summary:
Produced by Burbank Films Australia.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 93
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: Australia
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags:
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Alice in Wonderland (1988)
Plot Summary:
It's a whimsical romp through Wonderland when Alice falls down the rabbit hole and finds herself in a strange land filled with a fabulous menagerie of curious characters.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 199
Genere: Animation, Fantasy, Family
Country: Australia
Duration: 51 min
Plot tags:
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Redwall: The Movie (2000)
Plot Summary:
Redwall is a compelling tale of fantasy, courage and adventure; the fable of a daunting quest to recover a legendary lost weapon and the classic strugle between good and evil. The delightful world of Redwall - a place of peace and beauty, companionship and courage - has captured the dedication of millions of readers worldwide. See the story brought to life!.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 279
Genere: Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, captivating, semi serious
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Onigamiden - Legend of the Millennium Dragon (2011)
Plot Summary:
A spectacular journey of an unwilling young hero thrust into a mysterious past full of monsters, dragons, and strange hidden powers. Through a series of out of this world battles and adventures, Jun, a shy middle school boy, is transformed into a hero destined to battle evil and ensure harmony and tranquility in the world.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, stylized, serious, emotional, epic, crying
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Animal Treasure Island (1971)
Plot Summary:
A Japanese adaption of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, featuring animals as the majority of the cast. By chance Jim comes upon a map of Treasure Island. He leaves the port accompanied by Glan, the rat and Bub, the baby on a strange looking boat of his own make to look for the island. Pirates soon find him and adventure ensues.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 487
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: anime
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Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (2004)
Plot Summary:
In Disney's take on the Alexander Dumas tale, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy want nothing more than to perform brave deeds on behalf of their queen (Minnie Mouse), but they're stymied by the head Musketeer, Pete. Pete secretly wants to get rid of the queen, so he appoints Mickey and his bumbling friends as guardians to Minnie, thinking such a maneuver will ensure his scheme's success. The score features songs based on familiar classical melodies.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Australia, Philippines
Duration: 67 min
Plot tags: humorous, stylized, semi serious, light, slapstick, cult classic, light hearted, exciting, fast, 2d animation
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The Nutcracker Prince (1990)
Plot Summary:
After young Clara receives a wooden nutcracker as a Christmas gift, she dreams about a fantastical battle between her Nutcracker Prince and the evil Mouse King. At stake is the Nutcracker's freedom - and Clara's future happiness.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, cult classic, feel good, humorous, semi serious, surprise ending, crying, independent film, 2d animation, nostalgic
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The Pirates of Tortuga: Under the Black Flag (2001)
Plot Summary:
The Pirates Of Tortuga :Under The Black Flag Set sail with three young boys on an adventure where time travel, gold treasure and battling villainous pirates are all in a day’s work! On a trip to the city museum, three young boys, Alex, Max and Califax discover a golden bowl — part of a legendary Aztec treasure.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 273
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Germany, South Korea
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, stylized, semi serious, anime
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The Magic Sword: Quest for Camelot (1998)
Plot Summary:
During the times of King Arthur, Kayley is a brave girl who dreams of following her late father as a Knight of the Round Table. The evil Ruber wants to invade Camelot and take the throne of King Arthur, and Kayley has to stop him.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, France
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: humorous, stylized, semi serious, arthurian, cute, sentimental, anime, surprise ending, crying, psychotronic
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Tarzan & Jane (2002)
Plot Summary:
Sprightly amusement for kids of all ages, Disney's direct-to-video sequel to its animated hit sandwiches jungle derring-do and lots of silly sight gags between song and dance number. With the first anniversary of her wedding to Tarzan (voice of Michael T. Weiss) beckoning, Jane (Olivia D'Abo) ponders how to make it the perfect English celebration.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: USA, Philippines, Australia, Taiwan
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, entertaining, surprise ending
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Tarzan 2: The Legend Begins (2005)
Plot Summary:
Experience the beginning of the legend with Disney's Tarzan Ⅱ, a hilarious, all-new, animated motion picture loaded with laughs, irresistible new songs by Phil Collins, and the inspired voice talent of Glenn Close, George Carlin, and Emmy Award winner Brad Garrett. Before he was King of the Jungle, Tarzan was an awkward young kid just trying to fit in. When one of his missteps puts his family in jeopardy, Tarzan decides they would be better off without him. His thrilling new journey brings him face to face with the mysterious Zugor, the most powerful force in the land. Together, Tarzan and Zugor discover that being different is not a weakness and that friends and family are the greatest strength of all. This action-packed adventure is sure to delight the entire family. Get ready to GO APE over Disney's wild, new Tarzan Ⅱ.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, light, colorful, romantic, touching, semi serious, 2d animation, colourful
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The Flight of Dragons (1982)
Plot Summary:
The realm of magic is being threatened by the realm of logic, so Carolinus, the green wizard decides to shield it for all time. Ommedon, the evil red wizard, stands in his way. Carolinus then calls for a quest that is to be led by a man named Peter Dickinson, who is the first man of both the realms of science and magic. It is Peters job to defeat Ommedon.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sweet, anime, light, talky, colorful, humorous, semi serious, stylized, sentimental, epic
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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 Black Cauldron (1985)
Plot Summary:
Taran is an assistant pigkeeper with boyish dreams of becoming a great warrior. However, he has to put the daydreaming aside when his charge, an oracular pig named Hen Wen, is kidnapped by an evil lord known as the Horned King. The villain hopes Hen will show him the way to The Black Cauldron, which has the power to create a giant army of unstoppable soldiers.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 40000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, stylized, cult classic, mysterious, anime, tense, retro, gothic, period piece, creepy
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The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue (1998)
Plot Summary:
Timmy meets a girl mouse and they set off to find the Great Owl.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 66 min
Plot tags: independent film, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Return to Never Land (2002)
Plot Summary:
The classic tale of 'Peter Pan' continues in Disney's sequel 'Return to Never Land'. In 1940 on a world besieged by World War II, Wendy, now grown up, has two children, one of them is her daughter, Jane.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada, Australia
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, sentimental, entertaining, exciting, feel good, humorous, semi serious, cute, light, light hearted
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The Snow Queen (2012)
Plot Summary:
The ice-cold Snow Queen wishes to turn the world into a frozen landscape, with no light, no joy, no happiness, and no free will. A young man, Kai, is rumored to be the son of a man who is the queen's only remaining threat. He is abducted and held captive in the queen's palace, and it's up to his sister, Gerda, to rescue him. Gerda journeys across an icy land, facing difficult obstacles and meeting wonderful new friends that help her in her quest to set Kai free, defeat the Snow Queen, and save the world from eternal frost.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: Russia, USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, exciting, captivating, computer animated, scenic, folk tale, sweet, 3d animation, mockbuster, humorous
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Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure (2002)
Plot Summary:
Wilbur the pig knows how important friendship is - he learned that from a spider named Charlotte. So when Wilbur meets Cardigan, a lonely lamb, Wilbur immediately makes him his friend.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 833
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, inspirational
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Riki Rhino (2020)
Plot Summary:
Riki, a young Sumatran rhino, lost his horn, which was stolen by a hunter. Riki goes on an adventure with Beni and gets horns with a hidden power.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 69
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, visually appealing, anime, 3d animation
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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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Treasure Planet (2002)
Plot Summary:
When space galleon cabin boy Jim Hawkins discovers a map to an intergalactic "loot of a thousand worlds," a cyborg cook named John Silver teaches him to battle supernovas and space storms. But, soon, Jim realizes Silver is a pirate intent on mutiny!.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 130000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, exciting, entertaining, futuristic, stylized, semi serious, anime, feel good, retro, educational