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Plot Summary:
The Little Man lives happily in his little house in the Hollow Mountain. His peaceful life ends once he begins to have dreams about a mysterious house where he is to find what he desires. Even though he does not feel like having any desires, he crack the mystery himself. (A-Company CZ).
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 76
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, psychotronic, humorous, captivating, entertaining, stylized, colorful, spooky, retro, urban fantasy
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A Tale of Lost Times (1964)
Plot Summary:
Four evil wizards succeeded to become young by using a time stolen from lazy kids. Now these kids who became seniors must act fast if they want to return to their real age.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 607
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, sincere, captivating, sentimental, light
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The Midsummer Wreath (2015)
Plot Summary:
Princess Verunka's marriage is to save the kingdom, impoverished as a result of its ruler's crazy ideas. She's not hard up for suitors: there's a talented poet, twins - one a general, the other a composer - as well as a mysterious marquis wielding the magic of his mother Morana, the Queen of Death. Could Ondra, an ordinary youth, desiring to become a rafts man on wild waters, stand a chance in competing with them? At first the game is about Verunka's hand in marriage, but later on the lives of all the kingdom's inhabitants are at stake. This time the path to a happy end will have many curves and turns. But there's also a small wreath floating on the river surface, and carrying a message of love, plus the king's latest invention - so that the end may be happy after all.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 108
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, fairy tale, light, feel good, humorous
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A Christmoose Carol (2005)
Plot Summary:
A bullied young boy befriends a flying, talking moose that crashed through his ceiling after a test-flight with Santa went terribly awry in this holiday film for the whole family. But later, just as Mr. Moose and Beril strike up a friendship, the young boy's nefarious landlord Mr. Pannecke decides a mounted moose head would make a fine new addition to his trophy wall. But Santa has other plans for Mr. Moose, and when he turns up looking for his lost pal, Beril is faced with the prospect of losing his one and only friend.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 299
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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The Magic Book (1996)
Plot Summary:
An evil witch is trying to steal a magic purse possessed by the local ruler. Thanks to Princess Blanka's love, Prince Petr wins out over the witch.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 184
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Czech Republic, Germany
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, psychotronic, campy
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Crown Prince (2015)
Plot Summary:
Somewhere in the Forbidden Forest lives a wicked sorcerer Kruciatus (Josef Abrhám). One hundred years ago he tried to destroy a kingdom now ruled by King Alexander (Jaromír Hanzlík), who has two sons - the heir of the throne Prince Jan (Patrik Dergel) and the younger Prince Karel (Krystof Hádek). Karel is not satisfied with his role of the underrated second-placer. With the help of his servant Pakosta (Pavel Kríz), he breaks into the forbidden chamber full of magical properties, remaining there after the evil wizard, and intends to destroy his brother in order to get the throne for himself.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 229
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, crying, psychotronic
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Princess and the Scribe (2014)
Plot Summary:
Pranks and horseplay are what royal scribe Janek and princess Amálka amuse themselves with most of the time. Preparations for a grand party are in full swing at the castle, and everything appears to be bathing in sunshine. Until a dark cloud emerges, in the form of three rich visitors with lord Dietrich at their head. The strange theft of their coffer full of gold and precious stones, of which Janek is accused, sets events into motion. In order to save his life, Janek has to slip away. Amálka, whom Dietrich claims for wife as a compensation for the stolen gold, soon follows him. Together they have to find the true perpetrator of the robbery the roots of which reach deep into the past, uncover the mystery of the secret sign on Dietrich's arm, and put right an injustice of long ago. In the process they find that they're coming ever closer to each other, and love is not long in coming. But their persecutors are hot on their heels, and getting rid of them is not going to be easy.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 102
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, light, atmospheric, enigmatic, humorous, talky, intense, crying, psychotronic, freeze frame
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How Not to Marry a Princess (2021)
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 141
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, crying, psychotronic
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Pinocchio (2019)
Plot Summary:
Live-action adaptation of the classic story of a wooden puppet named Pinocchio who comes to life.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Italy, France, UK, Belgium
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, light, entertaining, enigmatic, surreal, costume drama
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Crazy Kingdom (2016)
Plot Summary:
By some quirk of fate, the two small-time thieves and the spoiled princess find themselves in the Black Forest full of magic beings who believe that everyone has a chance to mend his ways. However, sometimes even the best intentions need to take a pretty long way round to be achieved... Funny fairy tale full of action, excitement, fun, magic but also love.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 95
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Czech Republic
Duration:
Plot tags: fairy tale, crying, psychotronic
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The Promised Princess (2016)
Plot Summary:
A narrative fairy tale in which golden-haired princess Radost is promised as wife to a pirate. Will brave Jirík fulfill three tasks, defeat the suitor, keep his promise and bring Radost to his cruel prince?.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 80
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, tense, humorous, suspense, freeze frame
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The Canterville Ghost (1986)
Plot Summary:
A young American couple inherits an English castle, only to find that it is haunted by the spirit of a disgraced ancestor, doomed to stay on the estate because of his cowardice. The only way he can escape is if one of his descendants performs an heroic act, something he intends to get the husband to do.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 882
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: creepy, humorous, semi serious, psychotronic
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Nim's Island (2008)
Plot Summary:
A young girl inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates with a reclusive author of the novel she's reading.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: exciting, scenic, captivating, fairy tale, sad, light, colorful, touching, humorous, realistic
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Fuchsia the Mini-Witch (2010)
Plot Summary:
Great adventures can hatch from the smallest eggs. Fucsia wants to learn to do magic just like her father, and so is pleased as punch when she is allowed to go to witches' school. There, Fucsia learns to make wind and conjures with the clouds. But her magic often has unexpected results, however, as she is sometimes that little bit too ambitious.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 412
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, humorous, captivating, entertaining, feel good, mystic
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Roberto Benigni's Pinocchio (2002)
Plot Summary:
Roberto Benigni adapts the classic children's tale by Carlo Collodi for the big-budget family-oriented comedy Pinocchio.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Italy
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, feel good, humorous, semi serious, stylized, light, retro, anamorphic, scary, inspirational
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The Smurfs 2 (2013)
Plot Summary:
The evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence. But when he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him what he wants, and only a secret spell that Smurfette knows can turn the Naughties into real Smurfs, Gargamel kidnaps Smurfette and brings her to Paris, where he has been winning the adoration of millions as the world¹s greatest sorcerer. It's up to Papa, Clumsy, Grouchy, and Vanity to return to our world, reunite with their human friends Patrick and Grace Winslow, and rescue her! Will Smurfette, who has always felt different from the other Smurfs, find a new connection with the Naughties Vexy and Hackus or will the Smurfs convince her that their love for her is True Blue?.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, France, Canada, Belgium
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: entertaining, humorous, not serious, slapstick, sweet, relaxing, computer animated, funny, unusual plot structure, melancholic
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Little Monsters (1989)
Plot Summary:
A young boy is scared of the monster under his bed. He asks his 6th grade brother to swap rooms for the night as a bet that the monster really exists. Soon the brother becomes friends with the monster and discovers a whole new world of fun and games under his bed where pulling pranks on kids and other monsters is the main attraction.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: light, entertaining, melancholic, feel good, humorous, semi serious, epic, mysterious, visual, creepy
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Stuart Little 2 (2002)
Plot Summary:
Stuart, an adorable white mouse, still lives happily with his adoptive family, the Littles, on the east side of Manhattan's Central Park. More crazy mouse adventures are in store as Stuart, his human brother, George, and their mischievous cat, Snowbell, set out to rescue a friend.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 58000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: light, entertaining, sentimental, stylized, sweet, feel good, humorous, semi serious, touching, fairy tale
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Bibi Blocksberg (2002)
Plot Summary:
In order to save some kids who are about to die in a fire, Bibi, the daughter of a prestigious witch, manages to trigger a heavy rain with her powers. The head of all witches gives her an award called "Crystal Ball", reserved for older girls. German adventure film very much in line of Harry Potter, but in female version.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 982
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, captivating, semi serious, tense, spooky, fairy tale
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Magic Camp (2020)
Plot Summary:
Andy, at the urging of his former mentor and Magic Camp owner Roy Preston, returns to the camp of his youth hoping to reignite his career. Instead, he finds inspiration in his ragtag bunch of rookie magicians.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, captivating, atmospheric, enigmatic, feel good, entertaining, disturbing, funny, light, humorous
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Tooth Fairy (2010)
Plot Summary:
When minor-league hockey player Derek Thompson -- who has a penchant for knocking out his opponents' teeth every time he plays -- disillusions a fan, he is sentenced to a stint for one week as a bona fide, tutu-clad, real-life tooth fairy. Soon, Derek is inspired to rekindle his youthful dreams.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 49000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, light, surreal, fairy tale, feel good, teen, romantic, romantic comedy, inspirational
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Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011)
Plot Summary:
Jim Carrey stars as Tom Popper, a successful businessman who’s clueless when it comes to the really important things in life...until he inherits six “adorable” penguins, each with its own unique personality. Soon Tom’s rambunctious roommates turn his swank New York apartment into a snowy winter wonderland — and the rest of his world upside-down.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 104000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, entertaining, feel good, light, slapstick, sweet, sentimental, touching, uplifting
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Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang (1999)
Plot Summary:
Jacob Two Two Meets The Hooded Fang is about a young boy who strives to be heard. He is nicknamed "Two-Two" for having to say things twice to be heard. One day, he decided to buy the groceries for his parents. There is a misunderstanding by the clerk, so Jacob finds himself in court. He is sentenced Two Years, Two months, two weeks, two minutes and five seconds in the Children's Prison hundreds of miles away from civilization. It is a dark, dirty dungeon-like place where the children work and are kept in cells. There are the three head characters, Master Fish, a fish/human, Mistress Fowl, a bird like woman and the Hooded Fang himself. They also have green henchmen who spray "slime resistors" at the children to prevent them escaping. Two child agents try to help him out, as the children also come up with a plan for escape.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 370
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: independent film, atmospheric, offbeat, stylized, semi serious, fairy tale, gothic
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Casper (1995)
Plot Summary:
Furious that her late father only willed her his gloomy-looking mansion rather than his millions, Carrigan Crittenden is ready to burn the place to the ground when she discovers a map to a treasure hidden in the house. But when she enters the rickety mansion to seek her claim, she is frightened away by a wicked wave of ghosts. Determined to get her hands on this hidden fortune, she hires afterlife therapist Dr. James Harvey to exorcise the ghosts from the mansion. Harvey and his daughter Kat move in, and soon Kat meets Casper, the ghost of a young boy who's "the friendliest ghost you know." But not so friendly are Casper's uncles--Stretch, Fatso and Stinkie--who are determined to drive all "fleshies" away.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 145000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, light, sweet, humorous, touching, slapstick, horror comedy, spooky, parody, gothic
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A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting (2020)
Plot Summary:
Recruited by a secret society of babysitters, a high schooler battles the Boogeyman and his monsters when they nab the boy she's watching on Halloween.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: entertaining, exciting, enigmatic, unusual plot structure, visually appealing, hilarious, spooky
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Princess Lost in Time (2020)
Plot Summary:
Every day princess Elen wakes up to her birthday celebrations knowing that she must kill the evil witch who cursed her or find a true love. In case she didn't make it, the kingdom will be destroyed by dark storm, as it already had happened multiple times. Luckily, the princess is protected by a magical mark which she was given by court alchemist. However, will she be able to persuade her friends, break the strong warding spells and defeat the powerful witch? The mark weakens and is unluckily revealed and destroyed by the witch. Princess has got one last chance to save herself and the kingdom. Her friends are willing to sacrifice everything but why should they be successful right now? Well, maybe destroying the witch is not the only way and the princess will have to sacrifice much more.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 416
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, psychotronic, light, feel good, crying
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Pinocchio (2022)
Plot Summary:
A live-action adaptation of Disney's 'Pinocchio'.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 41000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, action adventure, crying, surprise ending
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Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007)
Plot Summary:
Molly Mahoney is the awkward and insecure manager of Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, the strangest, most fantastic, most wonderful toy store in the world. But when Mr. Magorium bequeaths the store to her, a dark and ominous change begins to take over the once remarkable Emporium.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 47000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, humorous, fairy tale, inspirational, motivational, touching, melancholic, semi serious, cute
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Son of the Mask (2005)
Plot Summary:
Tim Avery, an aspiring cartoonist, finds himself in a predicament when his dog stumbles upon the mask of Loki. Then after conceiving an infant son "born of the mask", he discovers just how looney child raising can be.
IMDB Rating: 2.3
IMDB Votes: 59000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, slapstick comedy, absurd, light, slapstick, feel good, semi serious, psychotronic, independent film, sexy
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Plot Summary:
A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 513000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, feel good, stylized, colorful, offbeat, visual, touching, visually stunning, funny, sweet
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Paddington (2014)
Plot Summary:
After a deadly earthquake destroys his home in Peruvian rainforest, a young bear makes his way to England in search of a new home. The bear, dubbed "Paddington" for the london train station, finds shelter with the family of Henry and Mary Brown. Although Paddington's amazement at urban living soon endears him to the Browns, someone else has her eye on him: Taxidermist Millicent Clyde has designs on the rare bear and his hide.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 129000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, France, USA, China
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, sweet, colorful, stylized, not serious, semi serious, funny, humorous, slapstick