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Plot Summary:
Children's Story about a allways unlucky Highwayman of the southern geman Forestaicion's in the later half of the 19th Century,witty Grammafication by the Author,in,off Course german Lingua.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 519
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious
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A Clever Little Girl Like Lotta (1992)
Plot Summary:
Lotta is a five old girl living in Sweden with her mother, father, brother and sister. She is living the very normal life of all children of her age.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Family, Comedy
Country: Sweden
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Wickie the Mighty Viking (2009)
Plot Summary:
Vicky is a viking-boy who lives with his parents Halvar and Ylva in the small village Flake. He is a typical viking boy, but rather fearful. He is also not very strong but smart. One day he sails with the grown up vikings out to the sea and to experience a great and funny adventure.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: semi serious, exciting, feel good, humorous, light, parody, educational
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Famous Five 3 (2014)
Plot Summary:
In their third cinema adventure the Famous Five are searching for a pirate treasure.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 429
Genere: Adventure, Crime, Family
Country: Germany, Thailand
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, light, exciting
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Castle Ra-Tim-Bum (1999)
Plot Summary:
A young wizard must create new spells in his magic book before the planets align. His uncle and aunt, powerful mages themselves, help him achieve that. Based on the award-winning Brazilian TV series.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 768
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, humorous, semi serious, awful
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Little Miss Dolittle (2018)
Plot Summary:
An eleven year old girl can talk to animals. When a thief causes trouble in the local zoo, she comes to the rescue.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 552
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, funny, captivating, colorful, humorous, fairy tale, exciting, colourful
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The Dogfather (2010)
Plot Summary:
When a Mafia don's right-hand man, a bulldog named Sonny, swallows his ring, comedy ensues as two of the don's best soldiers try and retrieve the ring from Sonny, who has been adopted by a new family.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 557
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious, captivating, funny, light, entertaining
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Still Not Quite Human (1992)
Plot Summary:
In the final film of the series, Chip and his "father" attend a robotics convention. Here, Dr. Carson is kidnapped and replaced by an android. Can Chip and his newfound friends save Dr. Carson from a dangerous competitor?.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 534
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Lilly the Witch: The Journey to Mandolan (2011)
Plot Summary:
Lilli is traveling to India, to solve a mystery.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 274
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Germany, Spain, Austria
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, entertaining, computer animated
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Famous Five 2 (2013)
Plot Summary:
For their bicycle tour to Catmoor, the friends Julian, Dick and Anne, their cousin Georgina, called George, and her dog Timmy have long looked forward to. But the camping holiday in the countryside ends with the kidnapping of Dick, confuse the two underprivileged hoodlums with the same age millionaire's son Hardy. With sophistication and courage, the five friends take on his trail that leads from a mysterious traveling circus to the castle "Owls Nest" where the kidnappers force Dick to coax the clue to a giant emerald.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 506
Genere: Adventure, Crime, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, light, captivating, exciting, realistic
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Pippi Goes on Board (1969)
Plot Summary:
This is the film version which is a compilation of the 1969 TV Series shown in 13 parts. It is therefore technically the "first" Pippi Långstrump film, although it wasn't released as a film until 1973. Pippi lives alone in Villekulla because her mother is an angel in heaven and her father is a king in the Southern Seas. Brother & sister Tommy and Annika become her friends and the 13 episodes detail their adventures together. Pippi Goes on Board is the USA title, with the original title being "Here Comes Pippi Longstocking!" (Här kommer Pippi Långstrump).
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Sweden, West Germany
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: exciting, offbeat, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Beverly Hills Family Robinson (1997)
Plot Summary:
Marsha Robinson, host of a TV cooking show, takes her family on a working vacation to a South Seas Island, but their yacht is hijacked by pirates, and then shipwrecked, and the Robinsons must survive Marsha's complaints while they build a treehouse, meet a handsome carpenter, bond together as a family and fight off the pirates.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 677
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, light
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A Loud House Christmas (2021)
Plot Summary:
Lincoln Loud gears up for the ultimate Christmas, until he finds out that most of his sisters have plans to be elsewhere for the big day. Determined to remind his family that they all need to be together, Lincoln and his best friend Clyde McBride embark on a mission to preserve the family’s holiday traditions.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 64 min
Plot tags: funny, sincere, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief (2008)
Plot Summary:
Maya Dolittle (Kyla Pratt) is back in a heartwarming adventure of presidential proportions! Maya's dream of going to vet school is put on hold when she gets a call from the president of the United States. It seems the First Dog is out of control, and the president needs Maya's help. It's up to Maya and her own dog, Lucky, to stop a canine catastrophe from becoming a national crisis!.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, offbeat
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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 Little Ghost (2013)
Plot Summary:
The Little Ghost lives in the castle over looking a small town and awakens for precisely one hour after the clock strikes midnight. Follow him on this adventure to see his first sunrise ever!.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 616
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany, Switzerland
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, exciting, spooky, semi serious
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Ace Ventura Jr: Pet Detective (2009)
Plot Summary:
"I will try to be normal" 12-year-old Ace Ventura Jr. promises. Thats cool, except whats normal for him is finding missing mutts, kidnapped kitties or gone gators and creating hilarious chaos every step of the way.
IMDB Rating: 2.1
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, saga, slapstick, detective, ridiculous
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Monkey Trouble (1994)
Plot Summary:
Dodger, a criminal monkey, belongs to a crooked street performer but escapes his life of crime only to end up in the arms of Eva, an innocent little girl whose mother has no idea that her daughter is harboring a fugitive.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, independent film, touching, feel good, semi serious, light, road movie, sexy, clever, unusual plot structure
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Ozzie (2006)
Plot Summary:
Ozzie is a young koala living in Australia. He is kidnapped by two goons (Buzz and Tank) who work for Max Happy, president of Happy Toys. Legend says that Ozzie speaks English and Max wants to clone Ozzie into hundreds of koalas and sell them for a fortune as talking pets! Buzz and Tank "lose" Ozzie on the plane-ride home by accident to Justin Morton, an 8 year old who is celebrating his birthday with his mom, Beth with a trip to Austrailia. Ozzie winds up in Justin's backpack. When Max finds out the koala is missing, a screwball comedy chase begins and ends in a surprise that knocks Max off her throne!.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 160
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: New Zealand, Germany
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, neo screwball comedy
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The Kids Who Saved Summer (2004)
Plot Summary:
A group of youngsters trying to save their playground from an unscrupulous developer who wants to build a factory there.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 84
Genere: Action, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Mr. Troop Mom (2009)
Plot Summary:
Public Defender Eddie is a widower with a 13 year-old daughter, Naomi. A classic workaholic, Eddie has been M.I.A. for most of Naomi's big moments. But when an unfortunately timed accident gives Eddie the opportunity to become the "Team Mom" for the Killer Bees, Naomi's team in the Spring Action Classic at camp Hulka's Rock, he grabs it.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 917
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, touching, realistic
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Cool Dog (2010)
Plot Summary:
Jimmy lives in the tranquil town of Eagle Rock, Louisiana, with his father, stepmother and his best friend Rainy, a German Shepherd. When Jimmy's father gets a promotion, the family must relocate to an apartment in New York City that has a strict no pet policy. Unwilling to let his master go without a fight, Rainy embarks on a cross-country journey to New York but navigating the Big Apple is just the beginning of his challenging adventure.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 643
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, semi serious, light, road movie, entertaining, exciting, independent film, slapstick
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Treasure Buddies (2012)
Plot Summary:
Disney's irresistible talking puppies are back in an all-new movie that takes them halfway across the world to the ruins of ancient Egypt. With the help of some exotic new friends, this epic adventure is a treasure trove of pure Buddy fun. In a race against a devious cat, the Buddies and their new friends, Cammy and Babi, must avoid booby traps, solve puzzles and explore a mysterious tomb - all in search of the greatest treasure known to animalkind!.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: feel good, sentimental, humorous, semi serious
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Beethoven's 4th (2001)
Plot Summary:
The family is pleasantly surprised and puzzled when Beethoven suddenly becomes obedient. Turns out it's a prince and the pauper scenario, with the real Beethoven now living with a pompous rich family.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Bailey's Billion$ (2005)
Plot Summary:
Sweet and savvy talking golden retriever, Bailey, is one doggone lucky pooch when his devoted owner, Constance Pennington, leaves him her entire billion-dollar fortune. Bailey is lucky, that is, until he becomes the target of an elaborately-designed dognap scheme hatched by Constance's nasty nephew Caspar and his money-hungry wife Dolores. The despicable duo's wicked plan is to ultimately gain custody of the canine so they can get their greedy paws on his inheritance. Unfortunately for them, there's a thing or two they don't know about Bailey. Not only does he have great street smarts, he has great pals too. Bailey's loyal guardian Ted, kind-hearted animal advocate Marge, her daughter Sam, and a clever border collie named Tessa set out on a hilarious madcap adventure to free their four-legged friend and put the nasty dognappers out of business-for good!.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 673
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, sweet
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Beethoven's 5th (2003)
Plot Summary:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. When Sara takes Beethoven to spend summer vacation with wacky Uncle Freddie in an old mining town, the mischievous canine "digs up" the missing clue to a legendary hidden fortune of Rita and Moe Selig. Now everybody wants to be the dog's best friend as his discovery unleashes a frenzy of treasure hunting among the community's cast of kooky creatures. With help from Uncle Freddie and Garrett (a friend or maybe more), Sara and Beethoven try to help uncover a secret that has been in the crazy little town for years. Description above from the Wikipedia article Beethoven's 5th (film), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, entertaining, light
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Santa Hunters (2014)
Plot Summary:
Four children trIn Santa Hunters, Alex and his cousins Zoey (Yde) and Richard (Coronel) create an elaborate setup of traps to catch Santa on tape, but their plan backfires when they realize that seeing Santa will cause him to lose his Christmas magic. The kids have to protect the tape to save Christmas, learning that believing is more important than seeing.y to claim that Santa Claus is real.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 430
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, entertaining, light, captivating
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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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When Santa Fell to Earth (2011)
Plot Summary:
Christmas is just two weeks away, it is pouring with rain, and Ben is struggling to get into the Christmas spirit. Suddenly, Bens life takes a turn for the better when Santa Niklas Goodfellow and his Christmas caravan come crashing down to Earth in the middle of thunderstorm and land in Foggy Lane. Santa is on the run from the ruthless Gerold Geronimus Goblynch and his army of nutcrackers who have outlawed all of the old magical ways and have transformed the bright and peaceful Christmas world into a dark and hostile place, governed by greed and money. Goblynch has banned work for all Santas and confined the Christmas angels to tiny prison cells, where they can no longer hear the dearest wishes of children. Goblynch also wants to force Santa Niklas Goodfellow, the last real Santa, to work for his commercialized Christmas company and forces him to do hard labour in the ordering department of the Christmas Palace.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 270
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, melancholic, sentimental, touching, captivating, educational
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A Christmas Story 2 (2012)
Plot Summary:
The original traditional one-hundred-percent red-blooded two-fisted all-american christmas continues five years later with Ralphie, Randy mom and the old man. This time Ralphie has his eyes fixed on a car. But trouble is sure to follow.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, light, sincere, uplifting, realistic, semi serious
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Hotel for Dogs (2009)
Plot Summary:
Placed in a foster home that doesn't allow pets, 16-year-old Andi and her younger brother, Bruce, turn an abandoned hotel into a home for their dog. Soon other strays arrive, and the hotel becomes a haven for every orphaned canine in town. But the kids have to do some quick thinking to keep the cops off their tails.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: feel good, entertaining, humorous, light, romantic, family comedy, teen, realistic, semi serious, fairy tale