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Plot Summary:
When the joker Tommy Tricker plays some practical jokes on some of his friends, his best friend Ralph, a stamp collector, discovers the secret of "stamp travel" to make him travel around the world on a stamp to bring back the mysterious Charles Merriweather, who never returned on a stamp for 75 years.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, independent film, nostalgic
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The Amazing Wiplala (2014)
Plot Summary:
Seven-year-old Johannes Blom gets blown away when he discovers a little man in the kitchen cupboard, hidden behind the peanut butter jar. He’s even more astonished when he realizes that this little man, ‘Wiplala’, has magical powers. When Wiplala accidentally transforms the Blom family to little people, the adventure begins. Will they ever go back to normal-sized people?.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 856
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, light, scenic, exciting
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Barney's Great Adventure (1998)
Plot Summary:
Mom and dad dump son Cody, daughter Abby, her best friend Marcella and a baby on the farm with Grandpa and Grandma. Purple dinosaur Barney soon appears to entertain kids, and when a large colorful egg deposited on a farm by a shooting star is accidentally carted off, Barney and kids start their chase for it.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, funny, independent film, semi serious, light, romantic, sexy, unusual plot structure, sweet
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The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005)
Plot Summary:
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz follows a young woman named Dorothy Gale who dreams of becoming a singer but is unable to pursue her dreams. After being swept up by a tornado with her pet prawn Toto, Dorothy embarks on a journey to meet the Wizard of Oz, the person who both Dorothy and the citizens of Oz believe can help make her dream come true.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious, fantasy adventure, exciting, crying, campy, cult film
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A Dog's Tale (2000)
Plot Summary:
Anything is possible when the Professor tells Tim about a supernova that grants wishes. Unfortunately, when Tim's wish doesn't go as planned, he finds himself in a dog's body!.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 125
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: feel good, touching, humorous, semi serious, exciting
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The Return of Tommy Tricker (1994)
Plot Summary:
Welcome to the world of stamps with Tommy Tricker and friends as they learn the magic of travelling through time and space for the mere price of the postage. Though of course, nothing is as easy as it seems as they soon learn when they try to rescue Charles Merriweather, a stamp traveller frozen in time since his last attempt at stamp- travelling, 65 years ago. But Charles turns out to be a girl, his sister Molly! And she is rapidly turning into an old woman. To find a cure, Tommy takes off in a race against the time that leads him and Molly to the exotic and magical South Pacific islands.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 241
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, Australia
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: semi serious, independent film
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Body Troopers (1996)
Plot Summary:
A little kid shrinks himselfs so that he can travel into the body of his grandfather. Here he has to kill the kidney-stone his grandfather is suffering from.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Country: Norway
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: cult classic, exciting, offbeat, feel good, humorous, surreal, semi serious, fast, cult film
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The Great Land of Small (1987)
Plot Summary:
Two children enter a fantasy kingdom and are confronted by evil forces.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 290
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, semi serious, independent film
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After the Wizard (2011)
Plot Summary:
A 12-year-old Kansas orphan turns to the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman for help during a difficult time. She imagines that things have not gone well in Oz since the Wizard left and that the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman must travel to Kansas to find Dorothy.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 378
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, semi serious, exciting, captivating
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The Mystical Adventures of Billy Owens (2008)
Plot Summary:
When Billy turns 11 on November 11 he realises he is no ordinary boy.
IMDB Rating: 2.2
IMDB Votes: 310
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, captivating, suspenseful
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The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)
Plot Summary:
Elmo loves his fuzzy, blue blanket, and would never let anything happen to it. However, a tug-of-war with his friend Zoe sends his blanket to a faraway land, and Elmo in hot pursuit. Facing life without his cherished blanket, Elmo musters all of his determination and courage and heads off on an action-packed rescue mission that plunges him into Grouchland-a place full of grouchy creatures, stinky garbage and the villainous Huxley. Along the way, Elmo learns an important lesson about sharing, realizing that he was selfish with his friend and responsible for what happened.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: feel good, funny, mysterious, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, scary, fairy tale, light, clever
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Red Riding Hood (1988)
Plot Summary:
The high spirited daughter of the village lord and her mother have been living in the forest for seven years near her wise grandmother. They wait for her father to come home, meanwhile, her literally heartless uncle rules. He sells his soul for the aid of an enchanted wolf who turns himself human in order to spy. As the tyranical lord begins to see his niece as a threat, he sends the wolf to deal with her.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 474
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Israel
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, mysterious, grindhouse, independent film, atmospheric, humorous, stylized, semi serious
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Peter Pan (2000)
Plot Summary:
Broadway musical adaptation of the fabled children's story.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 611
Genere: Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, humorous, captivating, semi serious
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Peter Pan Live! (2014)
Plot Summary:
Following in the footsteps of the phenomenally successful The Sound of Music LIVE! - which drew over 18 million viewers - comes this musical masterpiece that tells the beloved story of Peter Pan, the mischievous little boy who ran away to Neverland. Get ready for show-stopping stars, stunning costumes, extravagant sets and delightful music that will have everyone in your home singing along. From Executive Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron comes a soaring holiday event guaranteed to take viewers on a magical and musical journey to the second star to the right.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, semi serious, captivating, fairy tale
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The Snow Queen (2005)
Plot Summary:
When Gerda befriends penniless Kay their growing friendship is cut short as one cold winter night a fragment of glass pierces Kay's eye, turning his heart cold. Enchanted by the Snow Queen he is swept away on her chariot over the glittering landscape to her frozen palace in the North. Gerda embarks on a magical and perilous journey to find and rescue Kay, finally arriving in the realm of the Snow Queen. But will this little girl in her red velvet cloak be able to match the power of the winter witch?.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 434
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 56 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, sincere, captivating, mysterious, dark fantasy, fairy tale
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Joey (1997)
Plot Summary:
Billy is a boy who is trying to save a baby kangaroo called Joey when it is caught and taken to Sydney. Linda, the young daughter of the U.S. Ambassador is helping Billy in his task.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 606
Genere: Family, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, independent film
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Bigfoot (2009)
Plot Summary:
The whole family will enjoy huge laughs and giant, hairy adventures with this touching tale about a big-hearted Bigfoot. Lost in the forest, he befriends three kids, Percy, Madison and Leonard, who are determined to protect him. When two local bullies kidnap the legendary creature with plans to sell him to the highest bidder, it's up to his human buddies to rescue him and return him to his home.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 385
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, light, touching, offbeat, humorous, semi serious, independent film
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Napoleon (1995)
Plot Summary:
The adventures of Golden Retriever pup Napoleon and his friend, the parrot Birdo Lucci.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: Australia, Japan, USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, independent film
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Rusty: A Dog's Tale (1998)
Plot Summary:
Two orphans named Jory and Tess live with their grandparents. However, their cousins Bart and Bertha try to take them away because the two kids have trust funds from their dead parents. When Bart and Bertha kidnap the newborn puppies, Rusty the dog decides to save them.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 295
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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The White Pony (1999)
Plot Summary:
The search for a mystical pony in Ireland.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 225
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: Ireland, USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: offbeat, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Jett Jackson: The Movie (2001)
Plot Summary:
Jett Jackson, who is the star of Silverstone, is considering quitting Silverstone when it is given a three year extension. During the filming of the last episode, Jett is accidently sucked into Silverstone's world when a prop malfunctions. Silverstone is zapped into Jett's world as well. In Silverstone's world, Jett has to save the world from Dr. Kragg's evil plans.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, stylized, semi serious, teen, exciting, nostalgic
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A Wrinkle in Time (2003)
Plot Summary:
Based on a children's series by the same name. Meg and Charles Wallace are aided by Calvin and three interesting women in the search for their father who disappeared during a government experiment. Their travels take them around the universe to a place unlike any other.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 251 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, spiritual, psychotronic
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Kids of the Round Table (1995)
Plot Summary:
Set in modern times, Alex finds King Arthur's sword Excalibur and must prove himself worthy of it.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 357
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, stylized, arthurian, independent film, offbeat, feel good, semi serious, light, romantic, sexy
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The Neverending Story III (1994)
Plot Summary:
A young boy must restore order when a group of bullies steal the magical book that acts as a portal between Earth and the imaginary world of Fantasia.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: offbeat, feel good, fairy tale, mysterious, fantasy adventure, cult classic, action adventure, stylized, semi serious, metafiction
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Kids World (2000)
Plot Summary:
What would you wish for if you were eleven and could have anything in the world? Your parents don't understand you. Your teenage brother is constantly getting you in trouble...for things he did! You're in love with the twelve-year-old girl across the street... who, unfortunately, is dating the local bully. Then, one afternoon, while being chased by the bully, you fall into a sinkhole, which happens to be in an ancient Indian burial ground. You find a glass, which you discover turns out to be a witchdoctor's Wishing Glass. When Ryan Mitchell discovers the Wishing Glass, he wishes that all the teenagers and parents would disappear. Soon it's "Kids World," with no adults and teenagers - nobody over the age of 12 anywhere! You can only imagine what happens next... *IT'S A CANADIAN FILM*.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 303
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany, New Zealand, USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, independent film, suspense
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The Gnome-Mobile (1967)
Plot Summary:
An eccentric millionaire and his grandchildren are embroiled in the plights of some forest gnomes who are searching for the rest of their tribe. While helping them, the millionaire is suspected of being crazy because he's seeing gnomes! He's committed, and the niece and nephew and the gnomes have to find him and free him.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, fairy tale, sentimental, funny, light, romantic, clever
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Sherlock: Undercover Dog (1994)
Plot Summary:
Billy, 10, a dreamer, wants to be taken seriously so he can live with his toy-designer father on Catalina Island. Billy's plans get seriously spoilt when Sherlock, a talking police dog, demands his help to rescue his police detective handler kidnaped by smugglers. But Sherlock likes to keep his talking a closely-guarded secret. So now no one will take Billy seriously until he rescues the kidnaped detective and catches the smugglers.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 520
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: independent film, offbeat, feel good, humorous, semi serious, detective
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The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)
Plot Summary:
One of puppet-maker Geppetto's creations comes magically to life. This puppet, Pinocchio, has one major desire and that is to become a real boy someday. In order to accomplish this goal he has to learn to act responsibly. This film shows you the adventures on which he learns valuable lessons.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Germany, UK, Czech Republic, France
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, touching, offbeat, feel good, humorous, mysterious, anamorphic, independent film, semi serious, exciting
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Five Children and It (2004)
Plot Summary:
A Psammead is 'It', an ancient, irritable, ugly sand fairy, which five children find one day in a gravel pit. As a reward for finding him, It grants the children one wish a day, the results of which will last until sunset.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, UK, USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, entertaining, offbeat, semi serious, gothic
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Prancer Returns (2001)
Plot Summary:
This holiday-themed children's film offers a unique take on the legend of Santa Claus and his tiny reindeer. In this movie, a young boy finds a deer in the forest he is sure is Santa's beloved Prancer. Determined to return the creature to the North Pole and his rightful destiny, the child overcomes the cynicism of his family to teach them and us a lesson about the true spirit of Christmas.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 651
Genere: Family, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Mio in the Land of Faraway (1987)
Plot Summary:
They're two best friends, a million miles from home. On an incredible adventure, beyond the boundaries of space and time. A fantasy about a lonely boy who is transferred from his dull life with his adoptive parents to the land where his real father is the king.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Sweden, Soviet Union, Norway
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, light, captivating, entertaining, exciting, cult classic, humorous, stylized, semi serious, crying