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Plot Summary:
A baby is washed up on a Pacific Island and is adopted by a childless woman. The tribal priest takes an instant dislike to the child, proclaiming him a demon. The child is deaf and mute and therefore excluded from hunting with the other young men. Out of loneliness, he befriends a white turtle. When a drought befalls the island, the priest blames the silent one. When the chief protects the boy, the priest plots the chiefs' downfall.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 140
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Children of Captain Grant (1996)
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IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 47
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Germany, Russia, USA, Canada, UK
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags:
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Lippel's Dream (2009)
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Lippel is alone with a new housekeeper while his father, a cook, is away on business. The housekeeper is very strict and shows no appreciation for Lippel. Then Lippel finds new friends and a tale from the book "One Thousand and One Nights".
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 170
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 101 min
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The Beginning of a Story (1988)
Plot Summary:
A story about one summer from the life of 7 years old Marin.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 34
Genere: Family, Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 87 min
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Swiss Family Robinson: Lost in the Jungle (2000)
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After having been recently shipwrecked, a group of survivors begin dealing with both the reality of being stranded on a remote island as well as with feelings of alienation and isolation. Adapted from the novel by Johann Wyss, this was the pilot episode for a proposed television series co-produced by Edgar G. Ulmer and Louis Hayward. Filmed in Mexico in 1957 and bearing a 1958 copyright, Swiss Family Robinson: Lost in the Jungle was not "released" until 2000, when it was included as an extra feature on the DVD version of Ulmer's The Pirates of Capri.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 18
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: tv series pilot
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Mr. Car and the Knights Templar (2023)
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A well-known art historian, treasure hunter and owner of an unusual car stumbles upon a Templar treasure, which is the key to a great power that can upset the balance of good and evil in the world. Supported by friendly scouts, Mr. Car starts a big race against time and a hostile organization, the stake of which is the heritage of knightly orders.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Poland
Duration: 110 min
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Whale Rider (2002)
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On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people believe their presence there dates back a thousand years or more to a single ancestor, Paikea, who escaped death when his canoe capsized by riding to shore on the back of a whale. From then on, Whangara chiefs, always the first-born, always male, have been considered Paikea's direct descendants. Pai, an 11-year-old girl in a patriarchal New Zealand tribe, believes she is destined to be the new chief. But her grandfather Koro is bound by tradition to pick a male leader. Pai loves Koro more than anyone in the world, but she must fight him and a thousand years of tradition to fulfill her destiny.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 44000
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: New Zealand, Germany
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: touching, emotional, thought provoking, atmospheric, inspirational, poignant, independent film, realistic, intense, intellectual
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Red Zora (2008)
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In this sun soaked adventure for the entire family, a group of five orphaned children form their own makeshift family while attempting to operate outside the rules of society. Though they must sometimes steal to survive, their loyalty to one another means that they will always have a brother or sister to count on.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 305
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Germany, Sweden
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags:
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The Patriarch (2016)
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It is the 1960s. Two Maori families, the Mahanas and the Poatas, make a living shearing sheep on the east coast of New Zealand. The two clans, who are bitter enemies, face each other as rivals at the annual sheep shearing competitions. Simeon is a 14-year-old scion of the Mahana clan. A courageous schoolboy, he rebels against his authoritarian grandfather Tamihana and his traditional ways of thinking and begins to unravel the reasons for the long-standing feud between the two families. Before long, the hierarchies and established structures of the community are in disarray because Tamihana, who is as stubborn as he is proud, is not prepared to acquiesce and pursue new paths.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 998
Genere: Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing
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The Jennie Project (2001)
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Hugo Archibald is a doctor and brings home a wide variety of exotic animal species. The latest animal he brings home is a chimpanzee named Jennie. Dr. Archibald is not home very much, and Andrew feels he does not care about him. And Lea his wife does not want Jennie, and says she makes trouble. But the children take an instant liking to her. Jennie is unique in that she is learning to use and understand sign language. Jennie becomes an important part of Archibald family and Dr. Archibald's son, Andrew develops a close relationship with her. Jennie loves the things Andrew does, such as baseball and comic books. Jennie is also there for Andrew when he and his father disagree. A doctor Pamela Prentiss starts training with Jennie. She does not agree with the way Jennie is being cared for, and is seen as being rude to the Archibald family. She teaches Jennie sign language in a way that Jennie does not understand, but Lea finds a way she understands.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 259
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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The Legend of Johnny Lingo (2002)
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When a storm washes a canoe bearing an infant boy ashore upon a small South Pacific island, he is at first well-received as a gift from the heavens, even to the point of the tribal chief adopting him as a successor. However, with time as hardships are blamed upon Tama (as he is named), he is finally outcast to live with the poorest people on the island, Mahana and her drunken father. Mahana is considered homely and undesirable, but Tama feels differently, so when he is old enough to build a craft to sail away, he vows to return for her one day. A lucky stroke brings him to land upon the island of the legendary Johnny Lingo, the wealthiest trader in the islands, and after years of service to him, Tama has learned much about life and himself as he dreams of honoring his pledge to Mahana.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 843
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: exciting, sentimental, touching, feel good, semi serious
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Hurricane (1979)
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The story of the desperate love affair between a young Samoan chief and a beautiful American painter, against the will of her father, the powerful governor of the island. Amid this man-made tension comes a powerful hurricane so devastating, the lives of the lovers and the entire island are imperiled.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 683
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, serious, realistic, psychotronic, period drama, disaster movie
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The Cay (1974)
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When Young Phillip is separated form his mother and found by a black man named Timothy and his cat Stewcat, Phillip becomes blind and they all end up on an island. Will they survive or will they die?.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 178
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
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Belle and Sebastian (1965)
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Mountain-based adventures of a young boy and his dog in a small village in the southern Alps.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 304
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: France
Duration: 26 min
Plot tags:
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The Railway Children Return (2022)
Plot Summary:
Follow a group of children who are evacuated to a Yorkshire village during the Second World War, where they encounter a young soldier who, like them, is far away from home.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Robby (1968)
Plot Summary:
Shipwrecked on a tropical island, a young boy befriends an abandoned native youth, forcing him to reevaluate societal prejudice about race, religion and nudity.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 295
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Belstone Fox (1973)
Plot Summary:
Based on the novel "The Ballad of the Belstone Fox", this heartwarming film chronicles the life of a fox much smarter than the dogs that hunt him. In fact, they never could catch him!.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 354
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: wild
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Blue Fin (1978)
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Based on the children's novel by celebrated South Australian author 'Colin Thiele' , this is an emotional father and son story about tuna fishing of Southern Blue Fin tuna in South Australia's Port Lincoln fishing district. Accident prone son Snook is forever making mistakes much to the chagrin of his father Pascoe. But when tragedy strikes the fishing boat during a deep sea fishing trek in the Southern Ocean, the boy is called on to become a man in a rites of sea passage to reconcile is past mishaps and save both his father and the ship from certain disaster.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 268
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Australia
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: semi serious, independent film
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George's Island (1989)
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This is a tale about two children who are put in a foster home, and then on Halloween they breakout and are rescued by their eccentric grandfather who is in a Halloween costume of an eyeball. They then go to George's island to try and find the treasure of Captain Kidd. Written by Andrew Hazeden.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 179
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: epic, independent film
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The Rainbow Troops (2008)
Plot Summary:
In the 1970s, a group of 10 students struggles with poverty and develop hopes for the future in Gantong Village on the farming and tin mining island of Belitung off the east coast of Sumatra.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: touching, captivating, psychological, atmospheric, serious, realistic, gloomy, inspirational, cult film
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Secret of the Cave (2006)
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A young American boy spends his summer in Ireland and solves the mystery that captivates the entire village. Driven by curiosity and his own search for meaning in life, he faces his fears and discovers the Secret of the Cave.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 507
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, suspenseful, captivating
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Flipper's New Adventure (1964)
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While widowed Porter Ricks is away at school learning to be a park ranger, his teen-aged son, Sandy, under adult supervision from a neighbor, remains at the family home in the Florida Keys with his pet dolphin, Flipper. While Po (as Porter is called by most) is away, Sandy learns that the family home, built on state land, is being torn down to make way for a highway. In turn, Sandy would be sent to live with relatives, while Flipper would be sent to the seaquarium permanently. Not wanting to be separated from Flipper, Sandy, using his skiff, runs away with Flipper. A distraught Po returns home to look for his son. Meanwhile, the Hopewell family from Britain are vacationing in the area. Their sailboat is hijacked by three escaped convicts, who take the father, Halsey, hostage, and set the three Hopewell women - mother Julia, and teen-aged daughters Gwen and Penny - adrift, they who eventually land on the island where Sandy is hiding... Written by Huggo.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 626
Genere: Family, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: exciting, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, cult film
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Remi, Nobody's Boy (2018)
Plot Summary:
The adventures of the young Rémi, an orphan, collected by the gentle Madam Barberin. At the age of 10 years, he is snatched from his adoptive mother and entrusted to the signor Vitalis, a mysterious itinerant musician. Has its sides, he will learn the harsh life of acrobat and sing to win his bread. Accompanied by the faithful dog capi and of the small monkey Joli-Coeur, his long trip through France, made for meetings, friendships and mutual assistance, leads him to the secret of its origins.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: feel good, inspirational, touching, scenic
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Nights in the Gardens of Spain (2010)
Plot Summary:
Kawariki must become the leader of the family after his father retires in this intimate drama. A husband and father, he realizes that in order to lead with integrity, he must come out and be honest about his own life, even though it will test the boundaries of acceptance and unconditional love. Offering valuable insights into Maori traditions, family ideals and cultural values, this feature debut is rich and textured with emotional layers and stunning New Zealand landscapes. Written by Websurfer (IMDB.com).
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 404
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: emotional, realistic, psychological, sentimental, sincere, touching, serious, crying, queer cinema
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Different Drummers (2013)
Plot Summary:
When David accurately foretells the death of their teacher and says God told him, Lyle devises a plan to find out if God really exists.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 320
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: touching, sentimental, serious, realistic
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War of the Buttons (1994)
Plot Summary:
The children of Ballydowse and Carrickdowse engage in battles where they cut of the buttons, shoe-laces and underwear of their captured opponents. This is to get the boys in trouble with their parents. They go to battle in mass groups of dozens, throwing stones and cutting off their opponents buttons etc. And sometimes they go to battle completely naked and exposed. In one such scene about 30 boys return from a battle to celebrate victory at a barn-house only to find some girls waiting for them and they get very embarrassed at losing their privacy.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: UK, France, Japan, USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, realistic, epic, sincere, serious, contemplative, light, romantic, sexy
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Call of the Wild (2009)
Plot Summary:
Self-centered and status-conscious, ten year old Ryann Hale journeys to Montana to visit her down-to-earth grandpa, Bill Hale. Ryann bonds with a wolf-dog, Buck, and schemes to save him from a cruel dogsledder.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 881
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, realistic, captivating, contemplative
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Flicka (2006)
Plot Summary:
A headstrong 16 year old Katy McLaughlin desires to work on her family's mountainside horse ranch, although her father insists she finish boarding school. Katy finds a mustang in the hills near her ranch. Katy then sets her mind to tame a mustang and prove to her father she can run the ranch. But when tragedy happens, it will take all the love and strength the family can muster to restore hope.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: talky, sentimental, touching, realistic, teen, feel good, road movie, sad, humorous, semi serious
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The Trial of Old Drum (2000)
Plot Summary:
Inspired by a true story set in Missouri, "The Trial of Old Drum" tells the story of a valiant golden retriever, Old Drum, an orphan dog that becomes a boy's best friend and is then forced to stand trial for killing a neighbor's sheep.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 377
Genere: Drama, Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: touching, realistic, light, sentimental, captivating, independent film, serious
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Free Willy 2 (1995)
Plot Summary:
Jesse becomes reunited with Willy three years after the whale's jump to freedom as the teenager tries to rescue the killer whale and other orcas from an oil spill.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: France, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, feel good, sweet, retro, epic, anamorphic, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Fly Away Home (1996)
Plot Summary:
Amy is only 13 years old when her mother is killed. She goes to Canada to live with her father, an eccentric inventor whom she barely knows. Amy is miserable in her new life... until she discovers a nest of goose eggs that were abandoned when a local forest is torn down. The eggs hatch and Amy becomes "Mama Goose". When Winter comes, Amy, and her dad must find a way to lead the birds South.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: uplifting, emotional, touching, serious, inspirational, sentimental, thought provoking, feel good, epic, sad