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Plot Summary:
Frans (nicknamed The Red for his red hair), an elementary school teacher involuntarily gets involved in a conspiracy to save the young Geert-Jan Grisenstijn from the hands of his uncle, the evil count, who lives in a mansion where one of Geert-Jan's forefathers allegedly hid a treasure.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 502
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 323 min
Plot tags: suspense
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Atlantis (2008)
Plot Summary:
Shy, thirteen year old Xenia doesn't feel comfortable in the overly-regulated society she lives in. In search of a place for herself she discovers an island on which time doesn't seem to exist. This is where she finds the key to her future.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 100
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 90 min
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Thorn Castle (1967)
Plot Summary:
A story about two urban boys, who spend a summer at the romantic Kis-Balaton side with an old field keeper, and gradually change their point of view about their civilized life, and fall in love with the nature.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 727
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: Hungary
Duration:
Plot tags: black and white
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The Substitute (2022)
Plot Summary:
Lucio, a prestigious university professor, takes the position of substitute teacher at a high school in the suburbs of Buenos Aires, where he grew up. Through tales, novels and poetry, he tries to distract his class from the harsh reality of their everyday lives. But soon, he must step out of his professional duties when Dilan, one of his students, is threatened by a local drug kingpin.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Spain, Mexico, Italy, France, Switzerland, UK
Duration: 112 min
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Good Morning Children (2005)
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The intermediate school in the small community of Kroka is preparing for the annual Lucia, Queen of Light, celebration. Each year, the prettiest girl in the school is chosen to play Lucia, but this year they decide to break the tradition and instead vote off the candidates one by one.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 117
Genere: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 175 min
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The Flying Liftboy (2000)
Plot Summary:
A boy about 12 years old gets detention from his teacher because he got hit with a skateboard. His mother is furious with the teacher and takes her son from school to work. He finds work as a liftboy, but on the first day of his job he sees his teacher and the police at the warehouse were he works. He then presses the forbidden green button. The adventure then begins.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 73
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: Netherlands
Duration:
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Lesson of the Evil: Prologue (2012)
Plot Summary:
Follows high school teacher Seiji Hasumi's background history and in the process depicts the horror inherent in daily life.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 82
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 108 min
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Jungle Fish 2 (2010)
Plot Summary:
A beautiful high school student, who is the top student of her class, mysteriously dies. Six of her friends who graduated from the same elementary school attempts to track down the reasons for her death by communicating in real time. While the six friends dig for the truth behind her death, they face difficulties in their studies, dropping out of school, bullying and boyfriend troubles.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 35
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration:
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Dark Season (1991)
Plot Summary:
Dark Season is a British science-fiction television serial for adolescents, screened on BBC1 in late 1991. Comprising six twenty-five minute episodes, the two linked three-part stories tell the adventures of three teenagers and their battle to save their school and their classmates from the actions of the sinister Mr Eldritch. It was the first television drama to be written by Russell T Davies, and is also noteworthy for co-starring a young Kate Winslet in her first major television role.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 251
Genere: Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min
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13 Hours: Race Against Time (2010)
Plot Summary:
Allein gegen die Zeit is a German real-time television series, aired since 2009. Broadcast on KI.KA, structurally, it resembles the series 24.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 177
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense
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A Level (2017)
Plot Summary:
After getting through the O/L Examination with outstanding results, Anuththara with his friends eagerly look forward to experience their final years in school as seniors in the A/L class. They befriend Ahinsa and the other new girls who join their school. Ahinsa draws everyone’s attention for her smartness as well as her cheerful yet mysterious behaviour. Her irregular school attendance and the rumours circulating about her, make the others suspect that there’s a hidden story behind her cheerfulness.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 214
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Sri Lanka
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: crying
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13 Never Again! (1996)
Plot Summary:
13-year old Rikke sees Bea, the new girl in her class, as a challenge. After an endurance test to find which of them can lie longer in a circle of flames, they become friends. However, as a result of some unfortunate truths and half-truths, the friendship falters. Rikke feels that Bea has let her down, and resolves to continue the rivalry between them, but now in a less physical, more artful way. In addition we meet Rikke's elder sister Ninni, who has been in England to learn the language, and has had to leave her great love, a man twelve years her senior. The film is also about the problems Rikke encounters in fulfilling the expectations of those around her as she approaches womanhood.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 312
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Norway
Duration: 77 min
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The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton (1974)
Plot Summary:
A 13-year-old brainiac invents an ingenious listening device, which he uses to bring a crooked city official and his pals to justice.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 73
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
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The Purse Snatcher (1995)
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Alex is very close to his elderly grandmother partly because his busy parents seem to have little or no time for him. One day he surprises two boys from his school leaving her house and is shocked to find her tied up inside - they have robbed her! Alex is sworn to secrecy as his gran is worried that her daughter will think her incompetent. This secret leads Alex into trouble as the two boys accost him in the street and bully him into becoming a "bagsnatcher" (tasjesdief) for them, mugging old ladies. Alex learns how to deal with this situation in the end.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Family, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags:
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¡Vivan los niños! (2002)
Plot Summary:
¡Vivan los niños! is a Mexican telenovela for children that premiered in 2002. It ran for 155 episodes and finished in 2003. The opening, Vivan los niños, was recorded by the Latin pop group OV7. One of its closing themes, also entitled Vivan los niños, was performed by Cuban-American singer and songwriter Ana Cristina. The show is a version of the Argentinian telenovela "Jacinta Pichimahuida, la maestra que no se olvida". The series starred Andrea Legarreta as 2nd grade teacher Lupita Gómez. After the series ended, Andrea became the long-time host of the morning talk show Hoy. On July 12, 2012, in celebration of Andrea's birthday, the producers of Hoy reunited her with the young actors who played her students on the series.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 182
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Mexico
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: soap opera, captivating, telenovela
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A Kind of Spark (2023)
Plot Summary:
Addie tries to get her village to make a memorial to the women who were put on trial for witch craft there. Can she challenge the way her community see her and her family?.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 192
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration:
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Thorn Castle (2012)
Plot Summary:
Tutajos is an excellent student whose parents decide to reward his academic achievements with a vacation to the countryside. Robbed of his gadgets and easy city-lifestyle, Tutajos finds himself completely out of his element – until a goodhearted ranger named Matula teaches him how to get back to nature. As Tutajos’ best friend Bütyök joins him on his vacation, the two boys learn the joys of camping, hunting, and living off of the land.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 263
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Hungary
Duration:
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Grange Hill (1978)
Plot Summary:
Grange Hill is a British television drama series originally made by the BBC. The show began in 1978 on BBC1 and was one of the longest-running programmes on British television when it ended its run in 2008. It was created by Phil Redmond who is also responsible for the Channel 4 dramas Brookside and Hollyoaks; other notable production team members down the years have included producer Colin Cant and script editor Anthony Minghella. After 30 years, the show was cancelled and the last episode was shown on 15 September 2008.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: children's program
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Mr. Headmistress (1998)
Plot Summary:
Tucker recently got out of prison, but is soon sought after by other bad men. So to escape them, he disguises himself as the new Headmistress of an all-girl school.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 459
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
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Crossbow (1987)
Plot Summary:
Crossbow is a 1987 action/adventure television series that aired on The Family Channel. The series was produced by Steven North and Richard Schlesinger for Robert Halmi Inc., in co-production with French television network FR3, and filmed entirely on location in France.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 501
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: France, UK, USA
Duration: 26 min
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Room 222 (1969)
Plot Summary:
Room 222 is an American comedy-drama television series produced by 20th Century Fox Television. The series aired on ABC for 112 episodes from September 17, 1969 until January 11, 1974. The show was broadcast on Wednesday evenings at 9:00 for its first two seasons before settling into its best-remembered time slot of Friday evenings at 9:00, following The Brady Bunch and The Partridge Family, and preceding The Odd Couple and Love, American Style. In 1970, Room 222 earned Emmy Awards in three categories: Outstanding New Series, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, sitcom
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The Japanese the Japanese Don't Know (2010)
Plot Summary:
Haruko lands a job in a local tutoring establishment and upon showing up for work on the first day, she discovers that she will not be teaching Japanese people, but teaching people Japanese. Her students are all foreigners who live in Japan for several reasons, and she is faced with their many questions on the Japanese Language that she'd never really thought of before.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 148
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Dangerous Minds (1996)
Plot Summary:
Dangerous Minds is an American drama television series that aired on ABC network between September 1996 and March 1997. The series is based on the motion picture film, Dangerous Minds. Annie Potts stars in the lead role originated by Michelle Pfeiffer.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 206
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: hood
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Conspiracy 365 (2012)
Plot Summary:
Conspiracy 365 is a 12-part Australian television miniseries based on the novels written by Gabrielle Lord. It follows the adventures of Callum Ormond, a 15 year old who is forced to become a fugitive as he searches for the truth behind the death of a family member.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 253
Genere: Action, Drama, Family, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, realistic, captivating, tense, serious, suspenseful
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Devils (2020)
Plot Summary:
After being implicated in a deadly scandal, a trader at a leading London bank fights to clear his name, but instead uncovers an intercontinental conspiracy masterminded by powerful forces operating in the shadows.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, France, UK
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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The Worst Witch (1998)
Plot Summary:
Mildred Hubble is a young witch attending Cackles Academy. She's called the "Worst Witch" because she's always caught getting into trouble.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: semi serious, spooky, offbeat, humorous
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The Neighbors (2014)
Plot Summary:
Peter and Eva, a nice young couple expecting their first child, buy a house in a suburban village. Before they get to move into their new home, they lose their baby girl. Eva has a hard time coping with her loss. Peter has mixed feelings. The baby wasn’t his to begin with.He’s infertile and hopes the chapter of having children has now come to an end. Then they meet their new neighbors Rebecca and Steve, a carefree outgoing couple, that helps them forget their pain. But are they really who they say they are?.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: tense, touching, serious, realistic
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Best Friends (2007)
Plot Summary:
Best Friends follows the life of a group of friends at their high school ‘Spangalis College’. Inside and outside of school exciting and challenging experiences take place. Growing up is never easy; every character has its own, unique story of love, friendship, loneliness, sorrow, discovery. There is drama and joy in school, family, teachers, parents, divorce, bullying, and always dreams for the future.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 440
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 20 min
Plot tags: light, captivating, feel good, humorous, sentimental, sincere, thought provoking, serious, realistic, soap opera
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Avonlea (1990)
Plot Summary:
After her father is accused of embezzlement, wealthy Sara Stanley is sent to live with her deceased mother's relatives on Prince Edward Island. While there, she must adjust to life in the small rural town of Avonlea, learn to cope with her infamous aunts, Hetty and Olivia, and learn to get along with her jealous cousins who become victims and cohorts in Sara’s antics and misadventures. Everything comes to a head when the adults are called away and her older cousin, Felicity, is left in charge – not knowing what troubles will ensue. Soon Sara must make a heart wrenching decision: whether to stay in Avonlea or return to her father. Through the combination of the episodes “The Journey Begins” and “Proof of the Pudding” this digitally-mastered movie was created as an introduction to the award-winning “Road to Avonlea” series.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, Mystery, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, humorous, semi serious, soap opera, realistic, saga, period drama, vintage
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The Mosquito Coast (2021)
Plot Summary:
Allie Fox—a brilliant inventor and stubborn idealist—uproots his family for a dangerous quest through Mexico to flee the U.S. government and find safety.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, thrilling
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Harlan Coben's Shelter (2023)
Plot Summary:
The story of Mickey Bolitar and his new life with a mom in rehab, a dead father, an annoying aunt, and a new school in New Jersey.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration:
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