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Plot Summary:
The insatiably curious and headstrong inventor Leonardo da Vinci leaves Italy to join the French court, where he can experiment freely, inventing flying contraptions, incredible machines, and study the human body. There, joined in his adventure by the audacious princess Marguerite, Leonardo will uncover the answer to the ultimate question – "What is the meaning of it all?".
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 262
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: France, USA, Ireland
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: retro, anime
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Town Musicians of Bremen (1989)
Plot Summary:
Based on the Brothers Grimm folktale, four aging farm animals, a donkey, a dog, a cat and a rooster, leave their farms to become musicians in Bremen and enjoy life. However, they find a den of thieves and decide to outsmart them.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 260
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Musical
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: retro, anime, folk tale
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Where the Toys Come From (1983)
Plot Summary:
Two curious toys, Peepers and Zoom, wonder about how they become toys. Aided by Robin, their equally curious owner, Zoom and Peepers visit a toy museum - "Home for Old Toys" to discover their existence.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 156
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 58 min
Plot tags: anime
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Rilakkuma's Theme Park Adventure (2022)
Plot Summary:
Rilakkuma, Korilakkuma, Kiiroitori, and Kaoru are off on an adventure to the theme park, but with closing time imminent it leads to a series of fun mishaps and incidents as the group squeeze a day of fun into tiny amount of time.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 254
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 15 min
Plot tags: anime
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The Jungle Bunch 2: The Great Treasure Quest (2014)
Plot Summary:
Your favorite animals are back for an all-new family adventure! Join Maurice, the beloved penguin-tiger, and the Jungle Bunch on their exciting quest for hidden pirate treasure! Hold on to your seats, because the wacky treasure hunt includes all sorts of new adventures and silly surprises, including booby traps, a village of crazy rabbits, and a mysterious "Yellow Dragon." Can the Jungle Bunch outsmart Captain Grubby Beard, his evil gang of Pirates, and an outrageous heap of obstacles to find the precious hidden treasure?.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 399
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: France
Duration: 46 min
Plot tags: anime
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Big Trip 2: Special Delivery (2022)
Plot Summary:
It has been a year since Mic Mic and Oscar returned from their incredible adventure. And now, after a diabolical plan by Vulture to sabotage the delivery of the Grizzly cub to his opponent in the American presidential elections, Mic Mic, Oscar, Panda teenager and Stork set off on another great adventure as they ride a zeppelin to return little Grizzly to its rightful parents and save the American elections and the whole continent from an erupting volcano.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 525
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Russia, Hungary
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: anime
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Hamtaro: Adventures in Ham-Ham Land (2001)
Plot Summary:
Hamtaro is a kind Ham-Ham with a big heart. He lives happily with his owner Laura and his other Ham-Ham friends until... One day, while Hamtaro and the other Ham-Hams are out tunnel-digging, they accidentally stumble upon the entrance to a legendary place called Ham-Ham Land. Ham-Ham Land is a wondrous place where only hamsters live. Legend has it that somewhere in Ham-Ham Land, there is a magical sunflower seed that gives hamsters the power to talk with humans... So, with great excitement, Hamtaro sets out on a big adventure in search of the magical sunflower seed that will give him the power to share his thoughts with Laura. The great little adventure of Hamtaro in Ham-Ham land is about to begin! Will Hamtaro find the amazing magical sunflower seed of his dreams?.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 30
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime
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The Nutcracker and The Magic Flute (2022)
Plot Summary:
It is New Year’s Eve, and Marie is in for a very unpleasant surprise: her mother is forced to marry against her will to the revolting money lender Mr. Ratter. As a token of proposition, he gives Marie a doll named Nutcracker. A miracle occurs and Marie becomes the same size as her childhood toys, who all come to life. Nutcracker turns out to be Prince George, who has been put under a spell. Marie, George and toy friends travel to the Land of Flowers with a mission to save the world from falling under the control of the rat people.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 183
Genere: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Country: Russia
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: anime
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The Adventures of Don Coyote (1990)
Plot Summary:
The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera and Italian public service broadcaster RAI, loosely based on the main characters in Miguel de Cervantes' 17th century novel, Don Quixote: Don Quixote himself and Sancho Panza.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 100
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: retro, anime, parody
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Heathcliff: The Movie (1986)
Plot Summary:
One rainy day, Heathcliff babysits and recounts old stories while his nephews are relucatantly forced to listen.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 295
Genere: Family, Animation, Comedy
Country: Canada, France, USA
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: anime
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Captain of the Forest (1988)
Plot Summary:
This entertaining film highlights the importance of integrity, justice, and appreciation for the environment. The compassionate and wise Captain is the hero, who is trying to stop long-time troublemaker and master of disguise Zero the Cat as he plans his biggest coup ever. Helping the Captain along the way are the bright Constable Eleméri Ede and seasoned secret agent Góliát. The resourceful Gólíat succeeds in locating Zero's hiding place, where he overhears part of Zero's newest plan. Although unable to get all the details, Gólíat reports to the station and it becomes clear that stopping Zero will be quite a challenge.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 720
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy
Country: Hungary
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: retro, anime
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Daisy Town (1971)
Plot Summary:
When the members of a caravan of pioneers find a daisy growing in the middle of the desert they decide to stop there and to build their town on this very spot. Houses soon spring up like mushrooms, immediately followed by a bank, a saloon, a prison, etc: Daisy Town is born. Unfortunately a city does not go without its bad boys and the peaceful place is soon turned into a lawless place. To restore law and order, a lawman is needed. Lucky Luke, the cowboy who shoots faster than his shadow, will be this man: all the villains had better watch out!.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Western
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: funny, anime
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Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Sky Utopia (2023)
Plot Summary:
Doraemon, Nobita and his friends go to find Utopia, a perfect land in the sky where everyone lives with happiness, using an airship having a time warp function.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 933
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: anime
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Strike (2018)
Plot Summary:
A young mole must try to achieve his impossible dream of becoming a footballer in order to save his hometown gold mine from a greedy supervillain known only as 'The Boss'.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 245
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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Dot And Keeto (1986)
Plot Summary:
Dot, an Australian girl, seeks the magical green root that will give her the ability to talk to animals. She eats a red root by mistake, and is shrunk to the size of an ant. With the help of her friends Keeto the mosquito and Butterwalk the caterpillar, she searches for the green root that will restore her size. But she must find it before sundown, or she will shrink even smaller.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 102
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Australia
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: anime, independent film, cult film
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10 Lives (2024)
Plot Summary:
Beckett is a pampered and selfish cat who totally takes for granted the lucky hand he has been dealt. All that is about to change, however, when he carelessly loses his ninth life.
IMDB Rating:
IMDB Votes:
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: anime
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The Underdog (2018)
Plot Summary:
After his owner abandons him, a stray dog named Moongchi sets off on an adventure with his fellow strays.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 224
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: South Korea
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: anime, computer animated
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Three Musketeers in Boots (1972)
Plot Summary:
Pero is back in Go Go Town, a fearful place in the Wild West that desperately awaits for a sheriff to come. In this town of no law and order, Pero and a boy named Jimmy try to help Annie, daughter of a saloon owner who has just been killed.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 146
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Western
Country: Japan
Duration: 53 min
Plot tags: anime
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Puss 'N Boots Travels Around the World (1976)
Plot Summary:
Brave cat Pero once had a bet with treacherous multimillionarie Grumon that he can travel around the world in 80 days. The stake is high, in case of success Grumon will give all of his fortune to Pero, but in case of failure Pero becomes slave of Grumon for the rest of his life. Pero departs together with his faithful friends behemoth Kato and brave Small Mouse. Grumon tries everything to prevent their arrival to the finish.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 266
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 68 min
Plot tags: anime, independent film
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Hidden Dragon (2023)
Plot Summary:
In a magical undersea world where dragons rule and humans are feared, a naive young dragon forms an uneasy alliance with the sea's greatest enemy - a human girl.
IMDB Rating: 8.9
IMDB Votes: 13
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, China
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: 3d animation, anime
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The Puppetoon Movie (1987)
Plot Summary:
Animated characters introduce a compilation of George Pal replacement animation Puppetoon short films from the 1930s and 1940s. Originally released in 80 minutes length, The Puppetoon Movie also exists in a subsequently expanded ten minutes longer version.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 269
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: anthology, anime
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In the Forest of Huckybucky (2016)
Plot Summary:
In the woods there lives a mouse and his friends, and they are always scared of getting eaten by the fox or other predators who can't get food in a fair way. They have to make some laws so they all can live togheter in peace.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 651
Genere: Animation, Family, Musical
Country: Norway, Netherlands
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: anime
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Louis & Luca - The Big Cheese Race (2015)
Plot Summary:
Two rival villages, Flåklypa and Slidre, decide to re-launch their traditional Cheese Race after years of inactivity. The boastful bird Nolan, the anxious hedgehog Louis and the kind-hearted inventor Reodor are sure they’ll come out on top in this adventurous showdown, but their opponents are not to be taken lightly, and there’s much more than honour at stake here.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 857
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: Norway
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, experimental, claymation, anime
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Pat & Mat (1976)
Plot Summary:
Pat & Mat is a Czech stop-motion animated series featuring two handymen, Pat and Mat. It was created by Lubomír Beneš and Vladimír Jiránek.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moon (2018)
Plot Summary:
In the international race to the moon, the Norwegian mission is led by brilliant inventor Reodor from the village of Pinchcliffe. With Luca the Magpie as the brave astronaut, what could possibly go wrong?.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 774
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Norway
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, anime
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Adventures of Petey and Friends (2016)
Plot Summary:
Desert Sky Air Force Base is instructed to carry out an urgent mission. Petey, a new fighter plane, arrives by forced landing. Petey is determined to carry out the most important task by himself and rescue his best friend.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 85
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: funny, light, captivating, entertaining, anime, mockbuster
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Pettson and Findus: A Little Nuisance, a Great Friendship (2014)
Plot Summary:
Old farmer Pesonen gets a kitten from his neighbour Mrs Kosonen and calls the cat Viiru. When Viiru starts to talk, the two become inseparable friends.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 403
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Music
Country: Germany
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: anime, funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)
Plot Summary:
A band of fearless chickens flock together to save poultry-kind from an unsettling new threat: a nearby farm that's cooking up something suspicious.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 989
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: UK, USA, France
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: claymation
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Tall Tales from the Magical Garden of Antoon Krings (2017)
Plot Summary:
When Apollo, a kind-hearted travelling performer, lands in the village of the Funny Little Bugs, it’s not too long before he upsets the life of the kingdom. As Apollo falls into a trap set by Wendy, the jealous and treacherous cousin of the queen, he is framed for kidnapping Queen Marguerite, causing panic in the hive! In reality, Marguerite is held by the Vermin, Wendy’s accomplices, while she takes over the throne. With the help of his new friends, Apollo embarks on a perilous rescue mission. To free the Queen and save the hive, the Little Bugs will bravely face many dangers and be more imaginative than ever!.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 306
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: France, Luxembourg
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: funny, light, humorous, sweet, entertaining, colorful, anime, colourful
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Moomins and the Winter Wonderland (2017)
Plot Summary:
This winter is extraordinary; Moomintroll decides to stay awake to explore the winter instead of hibernating as usually. And winters are certainly totally different than he had imagined. Strangest creatures wander amidst the snowdrifts; midwinter darkness surrounds the Moominvalley, and on top of that, an eccentric guest is soon to appear. This guest requires many measures, and is called Christmas, Hemulen tells to a surprised Moomintroll.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 455
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Finland, Poland
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, anime
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Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
Plot Summary:
Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: He has burned through eight of his nine lives, leaving him with only one life left. Puss sets out on an epic journey to find the mythical Last Wish and restore his nine lives.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 163000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, 3d animation, anime, sad, saga, cute, profound, epic fantasy, computer animated, masterpiece