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Plot Summary:
A young man in high school moves in with his Mother to a town in the U.S. Southwest where his father is serving time in prison.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 262
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: independent film
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McDuff, the Talking Dog (1976)
Plot Summary:
McDuff, The Talking Dog was a Saturday morning live action television program that aired on NBC in 1976. The show centered around the ghost of a 100-year-old sheepdog who used to live in the home now owned by a veterinarian, Dr. Calvin Campbell. McDuff could talk not only to the other animals, but also to Dr. Campbell. However, Dr. Campbell was the only person who could hear or see McDuff, which often led to wacky situations. Dr. Campbell’s neighbor, Amos Ferguson, was played by Gordon Jump, who would later go on to WKRP in Cincinnati fame.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 9
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags:
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School Ghost (1987)
Plot Summary:
Carola is a mischievous girl who doesn't care much for school- except for sports and recess, of course. Without her good friend Willi to keep her on the straight and narrow, she would really be in trouble. One day at school, Carola has an idea. She invents what she calls "International Ghosts' Day" and a ghost named "Buh" to go with it. When Buh turns out to be less-than-imaginary the two decide to switch places, with Buh taking on all the schoolwork, and Carola taking the opportunity to play practical jokes on all her friends.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 97
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: East Germany
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: grotesque
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The Usual Children (1997)
Plot Summary:
The night before Christmas, dad has to stop his two excited children from fighting. But Scoop hates his sister Hela and wishes her dead. Everything they say and do comes true in an unreal parallel world. Hela decides to become a Ghost and haunt Scoop even more. Scoops world without rules soon starts to fall apart and he soon finds he needs both rules and his sister.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 33
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: touching, offbeat, feel good, humorous, serious
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Ghoster (2022)
Plot Summary:
When a mysterious letter appears on the day they are being evicted, Elizabeth and her father can’t believe their luck to discover they've inherited Echoville Manor, a sprawling, thirty-seven room estate. Upon arriving, Elizabeth finds that the mansion is inhabited by the world’s cutest spirit, Ghoster, who has been trapped within a mirrored prison there for fifty years. Together, they must uncover the secrets to Echoville to free Ghoster before the nefarious Yuto captures her soul as well in his quest for immortality.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 333
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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The Little Patriot (1995)
Plot Summary:
Join in one boy's heroic adventure as he fights in the struggle for freedom on the American frontier. James Todd is a young boy growing up in the hostile American wilderness-a rugged and dangerous land also inhabited by the American Indians. His peaceful life is shattered when the treacherous British troops suddenly storm through the countryside in an attempt to crush the American Revolution. During the battle for freedom, James is ruthlessly captured and held prisoner in the enemy fort by the brutal Major Smythe. But his bravery seems without limits as an unlikely and legendary alliance is forged with the neighboring Indians in a bold and fearless rescue effort. It is a rugged and wondrous adventure which culminates as the fortress is infiltrated and James narrowly escapes to lead the spirited fight against the British Red Coats.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 126
Genere: Family, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Big and Hairy (1998)
Plot Summary:
A boy moves into a new town and has difficulty making friends, so he joins the basketball team. Initially experiencing little success, his popularity increases when he convinces a Sasquatch to join the team.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 296
Genere: Family, Fantasy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags:
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Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny (1972)
Plot Summary:
Poor Santa Claus. This live-action feature finds his sleigh stuck in the sand on a Florida beach only days before Christmas Eve.
IMDB Rating: 1.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, cult classic, hilarious, humorous, semi serious, independent film, weird, bizarre, cult film
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Munchie (1992)
Plot Summary:
The ever hungry and funny Munchie is back in this sequel to "Munchies".
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House (2016)
Plot Summary:
Just one enchanted jewel stands between earth and an army of evil spirits led by the devious ghoul, Phears. With the help of his new girlfriend and ghost pals, Max Doyle races to find the crystal and save the world.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 593
Genere: Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: enigmatic, captivating, suspense, entertaining, feel good
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Someone Like Hodder (2003)
Plot Summary:
Hodder is nine years old. He lives on his own with his father, who works nights as a bill poster. One night a fairy appears to Hodder and asks him to save the world.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 381
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: Denmark
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: sincere, humorous, captivating, semi serious
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The Water of Life (2017)
Plot Summary:
Terminally ill kings has trouble deciding which one his two, fundamentally different, sons should be his heir. It would be best if he would have more time to make his decicion but none of the treatments are working as expected. Finally a hunter tells him about a miracle cure, called the water of life, that can cure any ailment. First the king sends his brave and valiant son to find the cure. When he doesn't return, his brother who is known for his kindness and good heart, sets out to search for his brother and the cure.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 98
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, sincere, captivating
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The Secret of Loch Ness (2008)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 226
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: mystical, mythical
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The Last Whistle (2019)
Plot Summary:
A high school football coach struggles with the fallout after one of his players dies onfield during practice.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 316
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Last Keepers (2013)
Plot Summary:
This romantic fantasy movie is about two people who are the last survivors of an ancient line of goddess worshipers, who sell art at a shop. When their teenage daughter Rhea falls in love with a poetically inclined boy , she begins to develop magical powers of her own throwing everything into chaos.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: captivating, light, entertaining, disturbing, sentimental, serious
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A Light in the Forest (2003)
Plot Summary:
Britta, the new girl in school Highland, has reason to be jubilant this Christmas: Her sadness has served to invoke Holly Boy, the holiday spirit, waking him from his deep slumber imposed by a dark elf, King Otto. This sets off a battle earthly and supernatural fury that develop simultaneously. The Young Britta must face her fears and death defying aerial action in the holidays from school, while Holly Boy has to fight against the forces of evil. Both battles must escape to save their lives, school, and the sacred forest, although, in reality, what is really at stake is the Christmas and values.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 172
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: exciting, light, captivating, contemplative, offbeat
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And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird (1991)
Plot Summary:
Two boys follow in their late fathers foot steps by inventing weird and wonderful gadgets. Trouble lies ahead when after a halloween party the spirit of their father ends up in the latest invention, a robot.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 672
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film, offbeat, feel good, humorous, semi serious, weird
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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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Upside-Down Magic (2020)
Plot Summary:
Nory and her best friend Reina enter the Sage Academy for Magical Studies, where Nory’s unconventional powers land her in a class for those with wonky, or “upside-down,” magic. Undaunted, Nory sets out to prove that that upside-down magic can be just as powerful as right-side-up.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: light, sweet, captivating
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Ghost Dad (1990)
Plot Summary:
Elliot Hopper is a widower with three children, he is currently working on a deal. It seems like his wife illness was very costly and this deal could put them out of the red. However he gets into a cab that is driven by a maniac, and Elliot crashes into a river. Elliot is sent back so that he could finish the deal and make sure that his children are taken care of.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: light, entertaining, humorous, semi serious, epic, absurd, black comedy, scary, touching, feel good
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The Scream Team (2002)
Plot Summary:
Eccentric Frank Carlyle ran a horror shop in small-town Steeple Falls, which takes pride in and profit from its Halloween traditions. Frank's widower grandson Richard grudgingly returns there from Boston with his own kids, bright Ian and bratty Claire, to settle the inheritance. Ian discovers great-grandpa's house is really haunted, and not just, as legend holds, by historic owner Zachariah Kull, who was burned on the stake.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: scary, humorous, semi serious, exciting, horror comedy, spooky
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Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? (2014)
Plot Summary:
Bella Thorne, Madison Pettis and Ryan Ochoa lead an ensemble cast in this spook-tacular adventure with new ghosts, new thrills, and the return of some old friends. Max (Ochoa) only has eyes for Cammy (Thorne), the smart, popular redhead at school. When Max finally scores a date with Cammy on Halloween, Phears, an evil ghost with plans on taking over the world, unleashes his ghouls and things go haywire. With the help of his ghostly pals, Tara and Nicky, can Max thwart Phears' evil plot, help reunite his ghost friends with their long-lost parents and still make his date with Cammy on Halloween? R.L. Stine's Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? is a frightful family delight!.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, humorous, entertaining, stylized
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Susie Q (1996)
Plot Summary:
Susie Q was going to a dance one night when she and her boyfriend got into a car crash and fell off a bridge. Years later, a teenager named Zach Sands moves into Susie's old house. Zach's father died in a car accident so his family is his mother and his sister, Penny Sands. One night, Zach sees Susie, and she discovers that he can see her. Then Susie explains to Zach, there is a Heaven. But after death people are sent back to Earth to help their families. And sometimes when they can't help by themselves, they get special help. And that is why Zach can see her. So that he could help her family. In fact, Zach is the only one who can see Susie. And on the way, Zach falls in love with Susie. Is their love divine?.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: teen, humorous, semi serious, nostalgic
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The Canterville Ghost (1996)
Plot Summary:
When a teenaged girl moves to England, with her brothers and parents into the ancient Canterville Hall, she's not at all happy. Especially as there's a ghost and a mysterious re-appearing bloodstain on the hearth. She campaigns to go back home, and her dad, believing the ghost's pranks are Ginny's, is ready to send her back. But then Ginny actually meets the elusive 17th-century Sir Simon de Canterville (not to mention the cute teenaged duke next door), and she sets her hand to the task of freeing Sir Simon from his curse.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Family, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: spooky, captivating, semi serious, baroque
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Touchback (2011)
Plot Summary:
A former high-school football star loses his shot at a college scholarship due to a devastating gridiron injury, but gets a second chance at living his dream.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: sentimental, uplifting, captivating, disturbing, light, touching, serious, independent film, interesting
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Field of Dreams (1989)
Plot Summary:
Ray Kinsella is an Iowa farmer who hears a mysterious voice telling him to turn his cornfield into a baseball diamond. He does, but the voice's directions don't stop -- even after the spirits of deceased ballplayers turn up to play.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 126000
Genere: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: inspirational, feel good, sweet, sad, sentimental, uplifting, touching, emotional, spiritual, twisted
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Little Ghost (1997)
Plot Summary:
While on location in a spooky Italian villa with his Hollywood big-shot mom and her dorky boyfriend, twelve-year-old Kevin befriends a Renaissance-era girl ghost who helps him cause unrest on the set.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: Romania, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, humorous, semi serious, independent film
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The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
Plot Summary:
A nine-year-old boy gets a plastic Indian and a cupboard for his birthday and finds himself involved in adventure when the Indian comes to life and befriends him.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: touching, light, clever, epic, grindhouse, juvenile, cult classic, weeping, offbeat, feel good
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Zapped (2014)
Plot Summary:
Zoey is a talented dancer whose organized life is rudely disrupted when she moves in with her new step-dad and three step-brothers, until she discovers a dog-training app that can get boys to obey her every command. But she soon learns that it isn't the cure-all she had hoped for.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, teen, light, feel good, funny, offbeat, teen comedy, fun
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My Brother the Pig (1999)
Plot Summary:
If you act like an animal, you just may become one!.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film, humorous, semi serious
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When Good Ghouls Go Bad (2001)
Plot Summary:
In October of 1981, Curtis Danko, the creepy kid from the small town of Walker Falls, was killed in a mysterious accident. He left behind a warning to the town: "If you ever have another Halloween again, I will return and destroy you all!" Curtis was buried in a locked crypt, along with a sculpture so evil, that unearthly fates were said to await anyone who looked at it. Now, 20 years later, the Walker men have returned to Walker Falls. They start a chain of events that unleashes an army of zombies on the town. Has Curtis Danko risen from the grave to exact his revenge? And will the people of Walker Falls make it through the night?.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Family
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, light, captivating, spooky, scary, semi serious