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Plot Summary:
The Russo family and friends are headed to Tuscany, Italy, to meet their long lost relatives... but when Alex tries to prove she's more than a seemingly carefree young Wizard, she inadvertently conjures a spell that creates a Good Alex and an Evil Alex. When Evil Alex gets roped into a charming young wizard's foreboding plan to take over the world, Good Alex must find a way to save her family and humankind, which leads to a monumental battle between the two versions of herself - all atop the Tower of Pisa.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: feel good, not serious, humorous, stylized, captivating, teen
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Shirou Emiya finds himself an unwilling participant in a deadly competition where seven Mages summon heroic spirits as servants to duel each other to the death. They compete for the chance to make a wish from the Holy Grail, which has the power to grant any wish. Shiro is unskilled as a mage and knows nothing of the Holy Grail War, but he and his servant, Saber, enter into a temporary partnership with another Mage, Rin Tohsaka. However, problems arise between Shirou and Rin's servant, Archer, who seems to seriously despise him.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, humorous, manga, shounen, serious, stylized
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IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 995
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, South Korea
Duration: 80 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, light, captivating, funny, feel good, entertaining
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IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 282
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, Italy
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IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 522
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IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: France
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, touching, feel good, captivating, 3d animation, fairy tale, mystical, mythical, semi serious
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 17000
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 404
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Country: USA, Canada, France, Belgium, Taiwan
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, entertaining, captivating, stylized, semi serious, enigmatic, funny, light
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The Sandman and the Lost Sand of Dreams (2010)
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Each night, like every other child in the world, Miko goes to Dreamland thanks to magic sand dispersed by the Sandman. But one night, the evil dream Habumar steals the Sand of Dreams and takes control of Dreamland. The Sandman and his faithful sheep Neopomuk ask Miko to help them get back the precious sand, and to hence foil the plans of terrifying Habumar. So begins a great adventure in a world where all is possible.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 146
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany, France
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IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 448
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Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 85 min
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min
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Plot Summary:
Powerful magic cast by Alex spells trouble for the Russo's. The kids must go on an adventure to save their family and their existence.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, teen, exciting, dramatic, predictable, not serious, surprise ending, stylized
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 37000
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 20000
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 147
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 7000
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 15000
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 6000
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IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 8000
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IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Votes: 690
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IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 11000
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 90000
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IMDB Votes: 169000
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 12000
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IMDB Votes: 5000
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