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Plot Summary:
In the village of Pama, Sirga the lioness and Oule the young boy, born the same day, grow up together as sister and brother. Oule discovers the world alongside Sirga, and it is through her that he learns the secrets of the brush. He knows how to speak to the trees, the beasts, the bees and the wind. But one day, horsemen arrive from the Nord to take away all of the children of the village in chains and sell them into slavery. Oule and his friend Lena are bought by a nobleman of the high plains who, terrified by Oule's powers, sends him into exile. But Oule posesses the strength of lions and he finds Sirga. With Lena, they will reconstruct the village of Pama.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 311
Genere: Family
Country: France
Duration: 86 min
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Kan du vissla Johanna? (1994)
Plot Summary:
Young Berra has a friend, Ulf. Ulf has a grandfather which he likes very much, he gives Ulf presents and takes him on fishing trips. Berra doesn't have a grandfather, but he wants one that's nice to him and who can teach him to whistle. Ulf knows where to find a grandfather - at a home for senior citizens. They go searching together and Berra finds a great pretend grandfather, Nils.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Family
Country: Sweden
Duration: 55 min
Plot tags: feel good
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The Wooden Camera (2003)
Plot Summary:
A township near Cape Town. Two young teens, Madiba and Sipho, find a gun and a camera. Sipho takes the gun, and Madiba the camera, sealing their fate.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 532
Genere: Family
Country: France, UK, South Africa
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sincere, thought provoking, touching, serious, realistic, contemplative
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Devil's Hill (1988)
Plot Summary:
Set in Tasmania, a boy is sent to stay with cousins while his mother is ill and discovers a wilderness adventure.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 45
Genere: Family
Country: Australia, France
Duration: 95 min
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Poly (2020)
Plot Summary:
The adventures of Shetland pony Poly, in the South of France.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 210
Genere: Family
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 102 min
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The Secret Garden (2017)
Plot Summary:
Steampunk update of the classic tale by Frances Hodgson Burnett, with orphaned teen Mary Lennox discovering the magic and mystery of the secret garden.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 250
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
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Muffin (1973)
Plot Summary:
A story of an eight year old girl nicknamed "Muffin" who is trying to adapt to life in a big city.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 32
Genere: Family
Country: Poland
Duration: 81 min
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On Our Own (1998)
Plot Summary:
Three siblings ingeniously avoid being sent off to a children's home while their solo-mother serves a short sentence in a prison for shoplifting. Rather than have the news leak out and have to be escorted off with the eccentric welfare officer, they invent a 'never present' dad who is looking after them.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 189
Genere: Family
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: sentimental
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Bambi's Childhood (1985)
Plot Summary:
First of the two movies bases on the novel "Bambi, a Life in the Woods" written by Felix Salten.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 68
Genere: Family
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags:
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Tolo Tolo (2020)
Plot Summary:
Checco is a young Apulian entrepreneur dreamer who has opened a sushi restaurant in his Apulia. However, after one month, the restaurant went bankrupt and he chose to emigrate to Africa to escape from debt. Here he adapts to being a waiter in a resort in Kenya, but at the outbreak of a civil war he decides to embark on a stowaway trip on a boat for migrants to Europe and chooses to do it with his African friends. However, he would not like to return to Italy, but rather to go to Liechtenstein where banking secrecy is in force and there is a lower tax burden than in Italy.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: captivating, funny, light, neorealism, controversial
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Jillian's Travels: Africa (2012)
Plot Summary:
Viewers will take a trip into the heart of Africa, and become immersed in a spectacular world where wild animals seem so close you can touch them.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 18
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: realistic, suspenseful, colorful, exciting, colourful
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Dakota (2022)
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Dakota, an ex-service dog, joins single mum Kate and her daughter Alex to live on their small-town family farm. Dakota quickly adjusts to her new home and becomes somewhat of a local hero, soon becoming inseparable from Alex. But when the farm’s existence is threatened by the town’s rogue sheriff, Dakota must help the family band together and save the land.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Family
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, disturbing
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Rudy: The Return of the Racing Pig (2007)
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Up to now, Nickel (9) and his single dad Thomas have been managing very well together. Then Nickel goes on a school excursion and brings the little piglet Rudy back with him in his rucksack. Once he´s home, he makes a terrifying discovery: dad has a girlfriend! Worse yet, she´s moved in with him and brought her daughter Felicitas (12) along! Nickel makes a deal with Thomas: if those two stay, then so can Rudy. When life becomes unbearable for Nickel, he flees with Rudy to ‘Porkland’, followed by Feli and pursued by two dumb crooks. It’s the beginning of an adventure that ends in the swamps of the Oder Valley, where Rudi saves the lives of the two children and finds a new home.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 159
Genere: Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Joey and Ella (2021)
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When a baby kangaroo gets accidentally swept up in a jewelry heist, she becomes separated from her mother for the first time in her young life. Alone and frightened, a worldly teenage girl Ella, who also knows the pain of losing her mother, discovers her and nurses Joey back to health. However, when Joey is falsely implicated in the robbery, Ella has to work quickly to reunite her with her mother before shes either captured by the bumbling jewel thieves or taken into custody by a determined detective hot on their trail.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 179
Genere: Family
Country: France, USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Trigger (2006)
Plot Summary:
A warm, dramatic story about eleven-year-old Alise's encounter with a wild horse on the run.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 183
Genere: Family
Country: Norway
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags:
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The Field of Enchantment (2011)
Plot Summary:
A man remembers holidays at his uncle in a little village in the French countryside when he was something like 10. He feels so bored until he finds a pond and starts discovering the life in it.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 236
Genere: Family
Country: France
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: captivating, surreal, stylized, serious, contemplative
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Pegasus: Pony With a Broken Wing (2019)
Plot Summary:
It’ll take a miracle to save the Killian family’s ranch… but miracles come in all shapes and sizes. Just as a greedy developer plans to take over their ranch, tween girl Sydney Killian and a neighbor boy find a mysterious pony with an injured wing. As they secretly heal the creature, they find the pony’s magical powers could change their fortunes forever.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 145
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, entertaining, disturbing
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Tornado and the Kalahari Horse Whisperer (2009)
Plot Summary:
Tornado is a true life story of patience, endurance and passion. The picture tells the story of two damaged souls: Pierre, a depressed and damaged young man and Tornado, an emotionally tormented horse. Sensing Tornado’s potential, Pierre travels to Noenieput, in the Groen Kalahari, to find Barrie Burger, a horse whisperer. With Barrie’s advice, Pierre and Tornado embark on a journey of healing.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 117
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: South Africa
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing
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Spirit Riders (2015)
Plot Summary:
When a rebellious teen is arrested and sentenced to an equine therapy camp, she forms a connection with a spirited thoroughbred that she helps train with the guidance of the ranch's no-nonsense owner.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 309
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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A Gift Horse (2015)
Plot Summary:
Torn apart by the loss of her mother, young Amanda spends time at a ranch owned by a business tycoon. When his spoiled daughter rejects their new horse, Amanda proves that Misty is a true champion and restores her happiness in the process.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 319
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, disturbing
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Robo-Dog: Airborne (2017)
Plot Summary:
After an accident causes Robo-Dog to get lost and lose his memory, he is taken in by a new family. Tyler enlists the help of Barry as they scour the town in search of their missing robotic best friend.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 169
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining
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A.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission Impawsible (2018)
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In this sequel, the super intelligent artificial robotronic dog, Archie, befriends Gregory, a young boy who is the son of a carnival owner. Gregory is concerned that someone has been stealing from the carnival and enlists his new friend to help find the culprit.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 102
Genere: Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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Marshall's Miracle (2015)
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A 13-year-old boy becomes the target of bullies at his new school and is feeling hopeless, until he finds Marshall being caged up by a dog-hoarder in deplorable conditions. Finn knows he must rescue Marshall, but he has been abused by the other dogs and needs to see the vet right away. The bond of friendship is immediate.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 264
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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The Tiger Rising (2022)
Plot Summary:
When 12-year-old Rob Horton discovers a caged tiger in the woods near his home, his imagination runs wild and life begins to change in the most unexpected ways. With the help of a wise and mysterious maid, Willie May and the stubborn new girl in school, he must navigate through childhood memories, heartache, and wondrous adventures.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 951
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, sincere
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The Seven of Daran: Battle of Pareo Rock (2008)
Plot Summary:
Jimmy, an 11-year old European boy, goes to Africa with his mother, a busy executive charged with establishing a golf resort. However, on arriving they find themselves caught up in a war situation between rival indigenous tribes fighting over the land. To his surprise, Jimmy meets the talking giraffe, Seraf, at a busy market. Seraf tells Jimmy that he cannot easily avoid this tribal battle. But together with Charita, a poor African girl, Jimmy embarks on an adventurous and magical trip through the African jungle, where they must overcome many obstacles. Fortunately they have help, not only from Seraf, but also from a precious medallion. Throughout their trip, they discover that they can only achieve their goal if they truly believe in themselves and don't let anybody or anything get in their way.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 186
Genere: Family
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, light, exciting, semi serious
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My Giraffe (2017)
Plot Summary:
Dikkertje Dap was born on the same day as Raf the giraffe. Dikkertje can often be found at the zoo, because Raf is his best friend. They are inseparable, until Dikkertje goes to school for the first time and finds out giraffes can’t go to school. Dikkertje dearly misses Raf, but also experiences exciting new things. He even makes a new friend: Yous. Raf misses Dikkertje too. So Dikkertje devises a plan to bring the giraffe to school and introduce his two friends to each other.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 297
Genere: Family
Country: Netherlands, Belgium, Germany
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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More About the Children of Noisy Village (1987)
Plot Summary:
Bullerbyn är en liten, liten by i Småland. Där ligger tre gårdar. I Mellangården bor Lisa med sina bröder Lasse och Bosse, i Norrgården bor systrarna Britta och Anna och i Sörgården bor Olle. Ja, och så Kerstin också, Olles lillasyster. Fler barn finns det inte i Bullerbyn, med det räcker? Det är höst och vinter och det bara vimlar av äventyr varje dag!.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Family
Country: Sweden
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, humorous, serious, realistic
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The Children of Noisy Village (1986)
Plot Summary:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Children of Noisy Village (Swedish: Alla vi barn i Bullerbyn) is a 1986 film directed by Lasse Hallström, based on books by Astrid Lindgren. The movie starred Anna Sahlin and premiered in December 6, 1986 and its sequel, Mer om oss barn i Bullerbyn, premiered the following year. The two movies were then reworked into a 7 episode TV-series that was broadcast in 1989. It is also the name of a 1960 television series based on Lindgren's books. Description above from the Wikipedia article The Children of Noisy Village (film), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Family
Country: Sweden
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Living Free (1972)
Plot Summary:
When Elsa's three mischievious cubs begin wreaking havok on the nearby villages, Joy and her husband are forced to move them hundreds of miles to a game preserve.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 623
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, independent film, wild
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Treasure Hounds (2017)
Plot Summary:
Moving into his late grandfather's house, young Jack inherits the old man's dog, Skipper (Norm MacDonald) - who can talk! With the sassy pooch's help, Jack learns that Grandpa left a priceless Spanish treasure hidden somewhere in the town. Jack joins forces with a trio of clever neighbor kids - a goth girl, a socialite, and a jokester - to find the valuable booty, with Skipper leading the way. But can they outrun the brazen, bumbling thieves that will stop at nothing to seize the prize for themselves?.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 223
Genere: Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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A Horse Tale (2015)
Plot Summary:
Uptight city accountant Michael Thompson is hired to help a family save their stable before the bank shuts them down. Michael reluctantly agrees, but as he searches for ways to save a family's legacy, he finds something he never expected.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 309
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, entertaining, disturbing