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Plot Summary:
Ivan and his three brothers are sent to protect the fields again so mysterious culprit responsible for destroying the wheat crop. Lo and behold that culprit is a magic pony who leads them on the enchanted adventure filled with wondrous encounters.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 88
Genere: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 63 min
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Grendel Grendel Grendel (1981)
Plot Summary:
This is an animated story covering the ancient legend of Beowulf, as narrated by Grendel himself, the "monster" in the legend.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 204
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Australia
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: anime, crying, psychotronic, independent film
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The Legend of the Three Trees (2001)
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Vivid visual imagery brings this classic legend to life. Told simply, in language even the youngest family members will understand, the story begins with three young trees who dream - as all children do - of doing big deeds. When the woodcutters come, the trees each find that the reality of their existence doesn't match their dreams... and yet... This touching story contains a simple lesson about God's Plan for every life, told in a way that will touch hearts. Narrated by Hal Holbrook.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 52
Genere: Animation, Short, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: christian film
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Robot Dreams (2023)
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Dog lives in Manhattan and he's tired of being alone. One day he decides to build himself a robot, a companion. Their friendship blossoms, until they become inseparable, to the rhythm of 80's NYC. One summer night, Dog, with great sadness, is forced to abandon Robot at the beach. Will they ever meet again?.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 570
Genere: Animation, Drama, Music
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: adult animation, 2d animation
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Winter Spirits (2016)
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In 1920s Japan the boy Akeno lives without his father, but he has a mysterious friend. When Akeno gets kidnapped by soldiers, his friend sets out to return him home. But soon they both realize, something mysterious happened in their lives.
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Genere: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Germany
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: sincere, rough, touching, captivating, suspense, ambiguous ending, crying, anime
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A Family Circus Christmas (1979)
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The family is decorating their tree when Daddy notices the star his father made is missing. When Billy asks Mommy why this made Daddy sad, she tells him it's because the star was made by his father, their Granddad, who is in Heaven. Jeffy then has a vivid dream about Santa, and asks him in the dream to bring Granddad home from Heaven for Christmas to make Daddy happy again. When Billy learns that Jeffy thinks this really will happen, he is afraid that Jeffy's Christmas will be ruined, since Santa can't do that. Mommy tries to explain why it's not possible to Jeffy after Dolly tells her what Jeffy thinks, but he gets upset and doesn't want to hear it. That night, he gets a visit from Santa, and Granddad.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 131
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: christmas special, crying
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The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily (2019)
Plot Summary:
Our story starts with Tonio, the son the bears King, being kidnapped by some hunters in the Sicilian mountains. Because of the harshness of a winter that threatens its clan with famine, the Bear King decides to invade the land of men (in the hope of finding his son). Thanks to his powerful army and the help of a wizard, he will succeed at both quests but he will soon find out that bears are not meant to live in the land of men.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Adama (2015)
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12 year-old Adama lives in a remote village in West Africa, sheltered by the Cliffs. Out, beyond, lies "the land of breaths", the kingdom of wicked spirits hungry for war. When Samba, his elder brother, suddenly vanishes from the village, Adama decides to set off in search of him. Accompanied first by Abdou, a tragically lucid griot, then by Maximin, a street urchin who is his own negative twin, he crosses a Europe in the grip of war. We're in 1914. Borne by the energy of desperation and the poetry of childhood, Adama travels to the hell of the frontline in order to free his brother. Ultimately, Adama's love for his brother will open an unexpected way to his initiatory journey.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 347
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, War
Country: France
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, sincere, touching, suspenseful, anime
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Go West: A Lucky Luke Adventure (2007)
Plot Summary:
The Daltons have escaped to New York, where their accumulated loot is hidden in the carts of Monsieur Pierre's group of honest, naive European immigrants, who naively bought land in California from Crook, who inserted a clause they must claim it within 80 days. Joe emotionally blackmails Luke to guide them there, hoping to escape on the way. The usual route must shortened from 6 to 2 months, so no danger can be avoided. Given Lucky's reputation, Crook decides to shadow them to add sabotage, just to be sure- or is it?.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Western
Country: France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: anime
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Willy The Sparrow (1989)
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What would it feel like to be a bird and fly over the trees and housetops? A boy named Willy finds out when the Sparrow Guardian turns him into a Sparrow for shooting a BB gun at the little birds. Suddenly, Willy's own cat thinks of him as lunch but, luckily, some new sparrow friends rush to Willy's rescue. They deliver him to a grandfatherly old bird named Cipur who takes Willy under his wing, teaches him how to fly, and so much more. In return, Willy fulfills Cipur's lifelong dream for knowledge by teaching him ow to read. Willy's new friendship helps him understand that all creatures have feelings and deserve to be treated with kindness and respect. Before Willy is turned back into a boy, he leads the sparrows in a brave but perilous plan to retake their home in the barn from Blacky the cat. Finally, the Sparrow Guardian offers Willy a very special opportunity.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Hungary
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: retro, anime, cult classic, fairy tale, light, epic, mystic, cult film
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Heidi's Song (1982)
Plot Summary:
Much under-rated animated feature film from the people behind the classic film "Charlotte's Web" (and most notably Fred Flintstone, Yogi Bear, Scooby-Doo, and Tom and Jerry). Unlike the limited animation they developed for television, H-B Studios' "Heidi's Song" features rich, gorgeous, and colorful scenery, a beloved classic story, and wonderful songs.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 330
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: anime, independent film, 2d animation, cult film
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Lucky Luke: The Daltons on the Run (1983)
Plot Summary:
The cowboy Lucky Luke tracks the Dalton brothers who escaped from prison and are seeking refuge in Canada.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 727
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Western
Country: France, USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: anthology, funny, anime, exciting, rough, humorous, semi serious
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The Enchanted Journey (1981)
Plot Summary:
Enthralled with tales of the Great North Forest conveyed to him by friendly carrier pigeon Pippo, young chipmunk Glikko leaves the safety of his comfortable cage to explore the world. Stars Jim Backus and Orson Welles.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 147
Genere: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: anime, feel good, humorous, stylized, semi serious
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Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia (2022)
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Ernest and Celestine are travelling back to Ernest's country, Gibberitia, to fix his broken violin. This exotic land is home to the best musicians on earth and music constantly fills the air with joy. However, upon arriving, our two heroes discover that all forms of music have been banned for many years - and for them, a life without music is unthinkable. Along with their friends and a mysterious masked outlaw, Ernest and Celestine must try their best to bring music and happiness back to the land of bears.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 465
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family
Country: France, Luxembourg
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags:
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The Magic of Herself the Elf (1983)
Plot Summary:
Herself must stop an evil king from upsetting the balance of nature in this animated adventure.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 62
Genere: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: crying
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A Garfield Christmas Special (1987)
Plot Summary:
Garfield, Jon and Odie go to Jon's family farm for Christmas, where Garfield finds a present for Grandma.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: christmas special
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The Humpbacked Horse (1975)
Plot Summary:
The Humpbacked Horse Dubbed in America as "The Magic Pony," (Russian: Конёк-Горбуно́к; tr.:Konyok Gorbunok) is a 1947 Soviet/Russian traditionally-animated feature film directed by Ivan Ivanov-Vano and produced by the Soyuzmultfilm studio in Moscow. The film is based on the poem by Pyotr Pavlovich Yershov, and because of this everyone in the film speaks in rhymes. A remake was made in 1975 by the same director and studio.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: folk tale, anime
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Giovanni's Island (2014)
Plot Summary:
In the aftermath of the most devastating conflict mankind had ever experienced, the tiny island of Shikotan became part of the Sakhalin Oblast... and on the unhealed border in this remote corner of the world, friendship among children from two different countries timidly blossomed, striving to overcome language barriers and the waves of history. Inspired by true events.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Drama, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: anime, touching, emotional, realistic, serious, mind bending, psychedelic, surreal, adult animation, manga
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Wish (2023)
Plot Summary:
Asha, a sharp-witted idealist, makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force – a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star confront a most formidable foe - the ruler of Rosas, King Magnifico - to save her community and prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: computer animated, fairy tale, crying, creepy, 3d animation, 2d animation
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The Greening of Whitney Brown (2011)
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Whitney, a spoiled pre-teen from Philadelphia, is forced to move to the country when her parents feel the squeeze of economic hard times. A fish out of water, far from her comfort zone, she befriends an amazing horse, and undertakes a misguided journey back to her old life, only to discover that her family is her home.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 674
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: sentimental, captivating, light, sincere, serious, realistic
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Yakari, a Spectacular Journey (2020)
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With his tribe's move to follow the migrating bison, Yakari, the little Sioux boy, sets out on his own to follow the trail of Little Thunder, a wild mustang said to be untameable. Travelling far from home and deep into the territory of the terrible cougarskins, Yakari and Little Thunder undertake a great adventure and find their way back home.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 499
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Western
Country: Belgium, France, Germany
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, entertaining, anime, computer animated
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The Phantom Tollbooth (1970)
Plot Summary:
The Phantom Tollbooth, based upon the children's adventure novel by Norton Juster, tells the story of a bored young boy named Milo. Unexpectedly receiving a magic tollbooth and, having nothing better to do, Milo drives through it and enters a kingdom in turmoil following the loss of it's princesses, Rhyme and Reason.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychedelic, anime, feel good, humorous, not serious, surprise ending, light, road movie, thought provoking, clever
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My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Legend of Everfree (2016)
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When Canterlot Highschool goes on a trip to Camp Everfree, they’re surprised to find a magical force is causing strange things to happen around camp. With the help of the Mane 6 and especially Sunset Shimmer, Twilight Sparkle must confront the dark “Midnight Sparkle” within herself and embrace her newfound magical abilities to save the camp.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: funny, light, sweet, anime, 2d animation
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Three Heroes and the Shamakhan Queen (2010)
Plot Summary:
A bogatyr is an epic warrior from ancient Kievan Rus. Most are directed in the traditional bylinas, traditional Russian epic poems, as being endowed with enormous strength and cunning, although often not completely immune to human weaknesses. Here, our three heroes gather together once more to rescue the ruler of the land from the attempts of an evil foreign queen. She plans to make him fall in love with her so her youth and beauty can be renewed, but in exchange will destroy his kingdom.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Russia
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, entertaining, light, humorous, folk tale, anime, surprise ending, twist ending
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Ploey (2018)
Plot Summary:
A plover chick has not learned to fly when his family migrates in the fall. He must survive the arctic winter, vicious enemies and himself in order to be reunited with his beloved one next spring.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: Iceland, Belgium
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, captivating, entertaining, feel good, 3d animation
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My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever (2018)
Plot Summary:
As the ponies prepare for another Hearth's Warming, families come together to celebrate the holiday; Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Applejack, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash are ready for the big day, but Princess Twilight Sparkle doesn't have time to celebrate.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 685
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, entertaining, humorous, christmas special, contemplative, visually appealing, 2d animation
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My Little Pony: A New Generation (2021)
Plot Summary:
Equestria's divided. But a bright-eyed hero believes Earth Ponies, Pegasi and Unicorns should be pals — and, hoof to heart, she’s determined to prove it.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Ireland, Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: entertaining, sincere, humorous, captivating, 3d animation, anime, computer animated
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The Snowman (1982)
Plot Summary:
A young boy makes a snowman one Christmas Eve, which comes to life at midnight and takes the boy on a magical adventure to the North Pole to meet Santa Claus.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 26 min
Plot tags: sweet, heartbreaking, sad, christmas special, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, 2d animation, nostalgic
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A Stork's Journey (2017)
Plot Summary:
Orphaned at birth and raised by storks, the teenage sparrow Richard believes he is one of them. But when the time comes to migrate to Africa, his stork family is forced to reveal his true identity and leave him behind in the forest, since he is not a migratory bird and would not survive the journey. Determined to prove he is a stork after all, Richard ventures south on his own. But only with the help of Olga, an eccentric owl with an imaginary friend and Kiki, a narcissistic, disco-singing parakeet, does he stand a chance to reach his goal and learn to accept who he really is.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Norway, USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, 3d animation, light, feel good, captivating, queer cinema
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My Little Pony: The Movie (2017)
Plot Summary:
A new dark force threatens Ponyville, and the Mane 6 – Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Rarity – embark on an unforgettable journey beyond Equestria where they meet new friends and exciting challenges on a quest to use the magic of friendship and save their home.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music, Musical
Country: USA, Canada, Bulgaria
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: light, funny, sincere, feel good, captivating, entertaining, sweet, independent film, anime, computer animated
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Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962)
Plot Summary:
An animated, magical, musical version of Dickens' timeless classic "A Christmas Carol." The nearsighted Mr. Magoo doesn't have a ghost of a chance as Ebenezer Scrooge, unless he learns the true meaning of Christmas from the three spirits who haunt him one Christmas Eve.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 53 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, christmas special