Best movies like Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave
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Plot Summary:
Thomas is working at the Clay Pits when a storm closes in and the rain makes the clay cliffs unstable. A flash of lightning reveals what looks like giant footprints on the slope above, but a landslide has begun and Thomas cannot stay to investigate. Bill and Ben push Thomas to safety just in time. Unable to go back and confirm what he saw, Thomas tells Percy about it, but Percy quickly becomes convinced that there is a monster on the island. He even becomes frightened of taking the mail train at night. When an unusual engine with sloping boilers first appears, Percy thinks he must be the monster. James teases Percy and tries to scare him even more, but the new engine, who is called Gator, proves to be a good friend and ally, who helps Percy discover what it really means to be brave.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 309
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 63 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, sincere, captivating, funny, light, feel good, entertaining, 3d animation
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Chuggington (2008)
Plot Summary:
Chuggington is a British computer-animated television series for children produced by Ludorum plc and on the BBC children's channel CBeebies in the UK and Disney Channel and Disney Junior in the US and other 175 territories throughout the world.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 672
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 10 min
Plot tags: humorous, colorful, light, entertaining, computer animated, semi serious, 3d animation, colourful
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Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure (2015)
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Shiver me timbers. Surprises await Thomas and his friends as they dig up their most daring adventure yet. Unearthing an old pirate ship, Thomas is on the hunt for Sodor's lost treasure. When Thomas rocks the boat with some new friends, trouble soon rushes in. Will Thomas track down the treasure in time, or will Sailor John set sail with it? Join Thomas and Friends in this explosive movie adventure.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 483
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 63 min
Plot tags: funny, light, sincere, captivating, entertaining, suspenseful, contemplative
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Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor (2017)
Plot Summary:
Join Thomas and his friends in this exciting adventure to the mainland that shows us friendship is more important than being the favorite engine. Can Thomas and the new experimental engines save James and help bring him back to the Island of Sodor?.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 262
Genere: Animation, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: funny, light, captivating, entertaining, anime
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Thomas & Friends: Trouble on the Tracks (2014)
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Cinders and ashes...there's trouble on the tracks for Thomas and his friends! The Troublesome Trucks delight in causing chaos for Thomas, as Annie, Clarabel and Toad encounter unexpected high-speed adventures. Oily Diesel gives Paxton a fright, while Salty's spooky story has the engines running scared. All Aboard for fun and exciting escapades with Thomas & Friends!.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 45
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 57 min
Plot tags: funny, light, captivating, entertaining
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Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway (2013)
Plot Summary:
Thomas discovers mysteries of the past and must help a new friend, save a ruined castle and may even find some treasure when Sir Robert Norramby comes to the Island of Sodor.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 321
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 62 min
Plot tags: funny, light, captivating, entertaining
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Thomas & Friends (1984)
Plot Summary:
Thomas & Friends is a British children's television series, which had its first broadcast on the ITV network on 4 September 1984. It is based on The Railway Series of books by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry. These books deal with the adventures of a group of anthropomorphised locomotives and road vehicles who live on the fictional Island of Sodor. The books were based on stories Wilbert told to entertain his son, Christopher during his recovery from measles. From Series one to four, many of the stories are based on events from Awdry's personal experience.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, light, feel good, colorful, anime, semi serious, cult classic, colourful
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Thomas & Friends: The Great Race (2016)
Plot Summary:
Thomas goes to the Great Railway Show and competes with some of the world's finest locomotives.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 330
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 61 min
Plot tags: funny, light, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue (2010)
Plot Summary:
The engines are hard at work to build the new Sodor Search and Rescue Center. When Thomas helps a friend in need, he is rewarded with an exciting trip to the Mainland. Along the way, he gets lost at sea and finds himself on the mysterious Misty Island, where he meets new friends Bash, Dash, and Ferdinand. Together they try to help Thomas find his way home. Will Sir Topham Hatt's search party ever find Thomas? Find out in in this action-packed movie adventure the whole family will enjoy!!.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 389
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: entertaining, funny, light, feel good, captivating, anime, serious, contemplative
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Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesels (2011)
Plot Summary:
The Steamies and the Diesels face off in this action-packed movie adventure! There is a fire on Sodor and two new fire fighting engines - Flynn and Belle - arrive to help Thomas and Percy save the day! When Thomas starts spending all of his time with Sodors newest heroes, Percy is drawn to the Dieselworks, where he is made to feel special by the master of mischief himself Diesel 10! But Percy does not know that he is part of Diesel 10s master plan to take over the steamworks. The Steam Team rallies for sure-fire excitement in this all-new movie from Thomas & Friends!.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 277
Genere: Animation
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, exciting, captivating, funny, light, entertaining
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Thomas & Friends: Blue Mountain Mystery - The Movie (2012)
Plot Summary:
When trouble strikes at the Blue Mountain Quarry, Thomas is sent to help his Narrow Gauge engine friends. While shunting and hauling, he catches a glimpse of a small engine trying to hide, yet no one will provide any clues to the engine's identity. Thomas is determined to get to the bottom of the mystery but discovering the truth is harder than he imagined! Will Thomas be able to save his new friend? Or will the mysterious engine be sent away from Sodor forever? Travel on an exciting journey with Thomas and his friends in his biggest movie ever, tracking down clues, discovering lost engines, and revealing the power of friendship!.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 323
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Mystery
Country: Canada, USA, UK
Duration: 62 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, funny, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining
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Thomas & Friends: The Great Discovery - The Movie (2008)
Plot Summary:
Thomas the Tank Engine rediscovers the lost railway town of Great Waterton. A new engine named Stanley is brought to help restore the town, but Thomas becomes jealous when Stanley wins over his friends.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 372
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, feel good, captivating, funny, light, entertaining, anime
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Princess Lillifee and the Little Unicorn (2011)
Plot Summary:
Together with her friends and the unicorns, Princess Lillifee must free the neighboring country Bluetopia from a cold spell, which has covered everything in ice and snow.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 88
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, captivating, funny, light, entertaining, sentimental, contemplative
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Little Golden Book Land Friends in The Great Harbor Rescue (1989)
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A storm threatens the already damaged harbor breakwater, and Beamer, the Lighthouse, fears for the safety of all who live in Little Golden Book Land! When Scuffy overhears Beamer sharing bad news with the big ships anchored nearby, he promises to help. Undaunted, Scuffy recruits Tootle the Train, Poky Little Puppy, and Shy Little Kitten to join him on his mission.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 31
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 22 min
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Jungle Beat: The Movie (2020)
Plot Summary:
The Jungle Beat animals think it’s the best thing ever when an alien arrives in the jungle bringing with him the power of speech. They also surprisingly think it’s the best thing ever when they find out that he’s been sent to conquer them.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: China, South Africa, UK
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: exciting, light, captivating, semi serious, touching, humorous, 3d animation, anime, epic
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Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction (2014)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, anime, feel good, captivating
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 202
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, entertaining, light, 3d animation, anime, humorous, semi serious
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Thomas and Friends: The Adventure Begins (2015)
Plot Summary:
All aboard for Thomas' very first adventure! A little tank engine discovers a big new world when he arrives on the Island of Sodor. Escapades abound as Thomas explores his new home and meets some Really Useful new friends. Finding the true blue meaning of hard work and friendship, Thomas transforms into the Number 1 engine!.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 315
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, light, funny, feel good, captivating, entertaining
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Knight Rusty (2013)
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Rusty lives with his dragon Cole and faithful friend Bo in the kingdom of Scrapland, a magical world completely made of scrap-metal. With dreams of winning the great knights' tournament, Rusty acquires a speedy engine for his horse Chopper that propels them into first place. But when the engine turns out to be stolen from ambitious Prince Novel, brave Rusty must redeem his knightly honor, save the kingdom and prove that true friends always stick together.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 323
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, light, captivating, exciting, anime, semi serious
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The Magic Crystal (2011)
Plot Summary:
A magic crystal causes double the number of gifts Santa can deliver all over the world and this makes for many happy gezinnetjes. His criminal assistant Basil however has a diabolical plan: he wants to steal the crystal so as to gain control over the minds of the children. The brave boy Yotan act to prevent and concocts a plan.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 269
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Finland, Belgium
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, captivating, light, humorous, anime, semi serious
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Care Bears To the Rescue (2010)
Plot Summary:
You’re invited to the biggest celebration of the year – the Care-a-Lot Awards – where all the Care Bears come together to award their heroes who have spread caring and sharing throughout the year! Whether it’s Cheer helping a baby Gobblebug build a new home, Funshine rescuing the Nimbits, or Bedtime and Grumpy stopping a machine from running amok all over town, the Care Bears are always ready for helpful hero fun in this awesome adventure!.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 104
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: computer animated, feel good, humorous, semi serious, captivating, anime
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The Hairy Tooth Fairy (2006)
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Lucía, an active little girl, looses a tooth. Santiago, her father, is an out-of-work boss, and her mother, Pilar, is a successful but overworked architect, reassure Lucía, by telling her that the Hairy Tooth Fairy (a mouse named Pérez) will come to her bedroom to collect her tooth, leaving some money in its place. A mouse who had been monitoring the situation tells another mouse, who in turn tells another mouse until finally the news reaches Pérez, The Hairy Tooth Fairy, who lives in a boat in the port along with hundreds of other mice. They receive the teeth that he collects, and then clean, shape and polish them so that they can be transformed into shiny round pearls. These pearls are then carried through the citys sewers until finally they reach the jewellers owned by Morientes, where an old friend exchanges them for their weight in gold.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 883
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, computer animated, feel good, captivating
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Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures (2009)
Plot Summary:
The new Strawberry Shortcake is a comedy/educational CG series of 22-minute episodes for girls ages 3-6. The series focuses on the quirky community of Berry Bitty City, a miniature town tucked into a strawberry patch. It is home to Strawberry Shortcake and her five girlfriends, all nine years old and two inches tall. The series teaches social/emotional lessons and Emotional Intelligence lessons on community life that will benefit our young audience. The series is also fruit forward Strawberrys earlier series has evolved from a world plentiful with cake and candy to one that now emphasizes fruit, vegetables and healthy eating. Colorful, whimsical fruit motifs are used in visuals and naming conventions.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 326
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, USA, Canada
Duration: 29 min
Plot tags: feel good, semi serious, computer animated, funny, light, captivating, entertaining, sentimental
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Freshly hatched bee Maya is a little whirlwind and won't follow the rules of the hive. One of these rules is not to trust the hornets that live beyond the meadow. When the Royal Jelly is stolen, the hornets are suspected and Maya is thought to be their accomplice. No one believes that she is the innocent victim and no one will stand by her except for her good-natured and best friend Willy. After a long and eventful journey to the hornets hive Maya and Willy soon discover the true culprit and the two friends finally bond with the other residents of the opulent meadow.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Australia, Germany
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, 3d animation, light, captivating, computer animated, semi serious
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Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails - The Movie (2009)
Plot Summary:
The British children's series THOMAS & FRIENDS follows the animated adventures of a helpful locomotive named Thomas the Tank Engine as he and his train buddies work the rail lines and teach kids about the spirit of teamwork. This cartoon movie breaks new ground in the series by providing voices for each individual character (previously, the tales were narrated by a single storyteller) and introducing three new friends: a train named Hiro, a steam engine named Victor, and a crane named Kevin.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 383
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 61 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, computer animated, feel good, captivating, funny, light, entertaining
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The Magic Roundabout: The Movie (2005)
Plot Summary:
A shaggy, candy-loving puppy named Dougal along with a group of friends embarks on a dangerous journey in an effort to imprison their oppressor -- the evil ice sorcerer ZeeBad (Zebedee's evil twin). As the world is placed in mortal danger Zeebad who wants to turn the world to ice. Doogal and his friends must recover 3 diamonds that are needed to stop him.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, France
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, computer animated, exciting
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Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004)
Plot Summary:
Clifford overhears Mr. Bleakman say that feeding him must cost a lot of money. A carnival act called "Larry's Amazing Animals" has just been in town, and the animals in the show told Clifford about an animal contest with a prize of a lifetime supply of Tummy Yummies. So he decides to run away along with Cleo and T-Bone, join the carnival act, win the contest, and bring the food back.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, 2d animation
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Dragon Rider (2020)
Plot Summary:
An unlikely trio of heroes – a dragon, a boy and a forest brownie – embark on an epic adventure to find the “Rim of Heaven” - the mythological safe haven for all dragons.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany, Belgium
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: 3d animation, entertaining, captivating, semi serious, light, anime
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Plot Summary:
A young domestic "indoor" cat named Marcello escapes from his home one day into the big outdoors to visit "Jujube", a pretty out-door female kitty. Alone for the first time in his short life, Marcello learns to grow up and finds true love.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 109
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, light, semi serious
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Arthur's Missing Pal (2006)
Plot Summary:
No overview found.When Arthur's dog Pal disappears, Arthur must enlist the help of his friends to track him down. While Pal discovers his newfound freedom, Arthur discovers how much he misses his dog. Good thing Arthur has the gang to turn to--especially his best friend, Buster Baxter who dusts off his old detective gear to get on the case. This canine quest leads Arthur and Buster across Elwood city, deep into the bowels of an ice cream factory, past a giant cow on ice skates, and right up to the point where all hope seems lost. Could the solution to this caper, though, be right in front of Arthur's eyes? And why has DW been acting funny so lately? One thing's for certain, Arthur is determined to get to the bottom of this case. Follow Arthur, Buster, and all their friends through the streets of Elwood City as they sniff out clues and chase after leads...and learn a valuable lesson about friendship, teamwork, and responsibility.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 242
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 68 min
Plot tags: light, captivating, feel good, entertaining, humorous, semi serious
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The Hairy Tooth Fairy 2 (2008)
Plot Summary:
Eight year old Lucas would like to know how the Tooth Fairy exchanges coins for teeth without getting caught. He is determined to stay awake all night to find out. Meanwhile, a little mouse falls into a trap set by a dishonest contractor who is desperate to tell the world his secret, that the mouse is the Tooth Fairy. Lucas and his family has to do everything in their power to help the sweet little mouse with its mission, which since time immemorial, is to make children happy.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 295
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Spain, Argentina
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, light, entertaining, feel good, anime, computer animated