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Plot Summary:
Gerald, James and Kathleen discover a garden in which is hidden a Princess and a magic ring. Although the Princess is not quite who she says she is the ring is truly magic and so are other parts of the castle's grounds.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 53
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 174 min
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Bambi's Youth (1987)
Plot Summary:
Second of the two movies bases on the novel "Bambi, a Life in the Woods" written by Felix Salten.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 49
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 68 min
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The Moon Stallion (1978)
Plot Summary:
The Moon Stallion is a British children's television serial made by the BBC in 1978 and written by Brian Hayles, who also authored its novelization. The series stars Sarah Sutton as Diana Purwell, a young blind girl who becomes embroiled in mystical intrigue set around the Wiltshire countryside.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 48
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min
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Journey to the Center of the Earth (2023)
Plot Summary:
Diego and his friends spend the summer at the camp run by Pompilio Calderón, an eccentric explorer. There they find a medallion that belonged to Pola, Diego's grandmother. Following in her footsteps, they will experience incredible adventures in a parallel dimension as they try to save the planet from disaster.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 252
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Mexico, Argentina, Colombia
Duration: 30 min
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Here Come the Double Deckers (1970)
Plot Summary:
Here Come the Double Deckers was a 17-part British children's TV series from 1970-71 revolving around the adventures of seven children whose den was an old red double-decker London bus in an unused works yard.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 273
Genere: Family, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
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Help! I'm a Teenage Outlaw (2004)
Plot Summary:
Help! I'm A Teenage Outlaw is a British television programme filmed in the Czech Republic and first aired on CITV. The show follows three hapless outlaws during the English Civil War, who are trying to bring justice back to the land.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 57
Genere: Family
Country: UK
Duration:
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The Changes (1975)
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When a strange noise is emitted from machinery and electricity pylons, previously placid and easy-going folk turn violent against the technology that surrounds them, ruthlessly attacking radios, TVs and other domestic appliances. In the devastating aftermath, young Nicky Gore (Victoria Williams) is separated from her parents and finds a surrogate home with a group of Sikhs. But they soon are dubbed ‘The Devil’s Children’ by superstitious locals and Nicky is accused of sorcery by a witch-finder. In grave danger, she is forced to find a way to escape, find her parents and uncover what caused the world to become so unbalanced. (BFI).
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 191
Genere: Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min
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The Magician's House (1999)
Plot Summary:
The Magician's House is a quartet of children's fantasy books by William Corlett. Two mini-series were produced in 1999 for British television, which were directed by Paul Lynch. The series featured Jennifer Saunders and Stephen Fry voicing some of the animal characters. The books were published in the early 1990s, and named as follows: ⁕The Steps up the Chimney ⁕The Door in the Tree ⁕The Tunnel behind the Waterfall ⁕The Bridge in the Clouds Although in a rural setting, this series' focus on subjects such as industrial development and the combining of present-day and past settings in the plotline gives it a feeling tending more towards urban fantasy than simply contemporary fantasy. In addition, though there is no specific mention of Welsh myths and legends, the strong part nature plays in the stories and the settings bring to mind other British children's authors. Authors like Alan Garner, who is perhaps best known for The Owl Service and Elidor, and Susan Cooper, famous for The Dark Is Rising sequence of books, who allude more specifically to British myth and legend in their writings.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 211
Genere: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 30 min
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Today's Special (1981)
Plot Summary:
Today's Special was a Canadian children's television show produced by Clive VanderBurgh at TVOntario from 1981 to 1987. It also ran on Nickelodeon and the Faith and Values Channel/Odyssey as well as many PBS stations throughout the United States. It was set in a department store, based on the flagship location of the now defunct Simpson's in Toronto. Many sequences for it were shot at the Queen Street West and Yonge Street store after hours.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 832
Genere: Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: educational
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Jackanory (1965)
Plot Summary:
Jackanory is a long-running BBC children's television series that was designed to stimulate an interest in reading. The show was first transmitted on 13 December 1965, the first story being the fairy-tale Cap-o'-Rushes read by Lee Montague. Jackanory continued to be broadcast until 1996, clocking up around 3,500 episodes in its 30-year run. The final story, The House at Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne, was read by Alan Bennett and broadcast on 24 March 1996. The show returned on 27 November 2006 for two one-off stories. The show's format, which varied little over the decades, involved an actor reading from children's novels or folk tales, usually while seated in an armchair. From time to time the scene being read would be illustrated by a specially commissioned still drawing, often by Quentin Blake. Usually a single book would occupy five daily fifteen-minute episodes, from Monday to Friday. A spin off series was Jackanory Playhouse which were a series of thirty minute dramatisations. These included a dramatisation by Philip Glassborow of the comical A. A. Milne story "The Princess Who Couldn't Laugh".
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 409
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 15 min
Plot tags: anthology, anime, children's story
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The Owl Service (1969)
Plot Summary:
Three teenagers discover a mysterious set of owl and flower-patterned dinner plates in the attic and the magical ancient legend of the "Mabinogion" comes to life once again in their Welsh valley.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 222
Genere: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 200 min
Plot tags: spooky
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Mr. Merlin (1981)
Plot Summary:
Mr. Merlin is an American sitcom that ran for one season, from 1981 to 1982, about Merlin the wizard, who is immortal, living in modern-day San Francisco, and disguised as Max Merlin, a mechanic. Mr. Merlin was produced by Larry Rosen and Larry Tucker, working as the Larry Larry Company, in association with Columbia Pictures Television.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 286
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom
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Guinevere Jones (2002)
Plot Summary:
Gwen Jones is a high school student. She has fled to Melbourne, Australia with Karen, her Australian-born mother, to escape shadowy danger in Canada, Gwen's birthplace. At fourteen, Gwen is going through huge changes. For most of her life she has been on the run, moving from town to town with her mother, always in hiding - but from what, Karen would never say. When they left Canada for Australia, Gwen's mother becomes withdrawn, refuses to eat, and eventually is placed in hospital. Gwen winds up in foster care. Gwen is a devoted daughter and a devout believer in justice but she has the hot blood of Guinevere running through her veins, which gives her a wildness and unpredictability. She resents and resists the idea that she is re-living somebody else's life. Like any teenager, she thinks of herself as an original.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 92
Genere: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Australia, Canada
Duration:
Plot tags: arthurian, surprise ending
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Simon and the Witch (1987)
Plot Summary:
Simon is a very sensible young schoolboy, who has a friend who is a real witch. She is very silly, and a huge showoff.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 188
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 15 min
Plot tags:
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Jinx (2007)
Plot Summary:
Jinx is a British children's comedy television sitcom based on the 'Lulu Baker' trilogy of books, written by Fiona Dunbar. The first series premiered on 31 October 2009 on CBBC and ended its initial run on 23 January 2010. The series follows the life of Lulu Baker, a teenager who is able to cook spells. However, her fairy godmother, Cookie, stops things from going smoothly. The first series was produced by Kindle Entertainment and over a three month period, filmed in BBC Manchester studios and Oxford Road Studios, a second series has not been commissioned yet. Australian free-to-air channel ABC3 started airing the first episode on 28 September 2010.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 37
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, teen comedy
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Life as a Mermaid (2016)
Plot Summary:
Life as a Mermaid follows Madison, a Mermaid of the sea, who comes to land to prove that merpeople and humans can coexist, while three villains plot to capture Madison - but they catch her sister instead. Madison must overcome obstacles and try her hardest to find friends in a world that’s so foreign.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 33
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining
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Moondial (1988)
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Moondial is a British television serial made for children by the BBC and transmitted in 1988, with a repeat in 1990. It was written by Helen Cresswell, who also wrote the novel on which the series was based. The story deals with a young girl, Minty, staying with her aunt after her mother is injured in a car accident. Minty spends much of her time wandering around the grounds of a nearby mansion, and is drawn to a moondial that enables her to travel back in time, where she becomes involved with two children, Tom, who lives in the Victorian era, and Sarah, who seems to live in "the previous century" to that, and must save them from their own unhappy lives. Regarded as a nostalgic favourite by followers of 1980s BBC children's drama, Moondial employs extensive location filming and fantastical, dreamlike imagery. The series was produced by Paul Stone and directed by Colin Cant. Other cast members include Valerie Lush as Minty's aunt Mary, Arthur Hewlett as the elderly, mysterious Mr. World and Jacqueline Pearce in the dual role of the vicious Miss Vole and the present-day ghost hunter Miss Raven.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 252
Genere: Drama, Family, Fantasy, History, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 158 min
Plot tags: psychological thriller, weird
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The Phoenix and the Carpet (1997)
Plot Summary:
Four young children hope for anything to happen and, when they become owners of the Phoenix, their adventure begins.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 143
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 28 min
Plot tags:
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Genie in the House (2006)
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Genie in the House is a British sitcom broadcast on Nickelodeon UK about a widowed father with two teenage daughters who find a dusty old golden lamp while exploring the loft of their new home. A quick rub of the lamp releases Adil, a trainee genie from Balamkadaar who has been confined to life in the lamp for 1000 years. Philip has banned any use of magic in the house, yet the girls and Adil the Genie find ways to get themselves into trouble using Adil's wish granting powers. The mother is never mentioned, except on Adil's birthday when Philip mentions being a widower. As of March 2012, Genie in the House is now airing on the Starz Kids & Family cable network.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 515
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Boohbah (2003)
Plot Summary:
Boohbah was a children's television show. It premiered in 2003 on ITV in the United Kingdom, and on 19 January 2004 in the United States on PBS until 2 July 2006. It was created by Anne Wood with scripts by Alan Dapre and Robin Stevens. Anne Wood also created the children's show Teletubbies, and Boohbah is produced by the UK's Ragdoll Ltd. and the USA's PBS Kids. The similarity between this show and Teletubbies, both of which have a "science fiction" theme, is notable. One of the show's trademarks is a child's voice pronouncing the show's name in sing-song. "Boohbah" means "doll" in Hebrew, but it is not clear if this influenced the name of the show, or even if the creators are aware of this.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 614
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 20 min
Plot tags: educational, funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, weird, learning, nostalgic
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Pinocchio (2008)
Plot Summary:
The enchanted story of Pinocchio.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 463
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Italy, UK
Duration: 179 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, sincere, thought provoking, captivating, entertaining, mysterious
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Dinotopia (2002)
Plot Summary:
Carl and David, two boys flying a small aircraft over the ocean with their father, crash land near an uncharted island. The boys swim safely to shore, but their father unfortunately drowns in the crash. On their own, the brothers explore the island and soon discover it is not only inhabited by people, but by dinosaurs as well! While the place seems easy enough to get used to, the boys must find a way of returning to their home.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 250 min
Plot tags: serious, exciting, feel good, captivating, colorful, epic, mockbuster, colourful
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Dinosapien (2007)
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Dinosapien is a British/Canadian children's television program produced jointly by BBC Worldwide and Cambium Catalyst International with SEVEN24 Films. Overall 15 episodes were made, each 21 and half minutes long. The series is filmed in Bragg Creek, Alberta. The program made its debut on March 24, 2007 on Discovery Kids and CBBC. The series ended on June 30, 2007. Each program contains around six minutes of CGI. Brittney Wilson stars as Lauren Slayton, Suzanna Hamilton as Dr. Slayton and James Coombes as the villain, Dr. Aikens. Because of the Native Americans role in the series, the show could possibly be loosely based on Turok. Sci-fi veteran David Winning directed the pilot and first three episodes and Brendan Sheppard, known for his work on Doctor Who DVDs, directed five episodes. Marc Lougee, veteran of several award-winning animated series directed CG animation and Visual Effects/2nd unit for the series prior to filming The Pit and the Pendulum, a stop motion animated adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale. The Pit and the Pendulum was executive produced by animation icon Mr. Ray Harryhausen, joined by DINOSAPIEN producer Pete Denomme and Fred Fuchs.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 182
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 21 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, captivating
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Pirlimpimpim (2001)
Plot Summary:
The adventures in science, history, learning and fantasy of a girl, a boy and their two living toys, starting from the ranch where they live, known as the Yellow Woodpecker.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 411
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Brazil
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, fairy tale, captivating, fable
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Prince Caspian and the Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1989)
Plot Summary:
Based on "Prince Caspian" and "Voyage of the Dawn Treader". Prince Caspian escapes his uncles assassination attempt and call for the aid of four young children from our world. Then, they go for a voyage over the sea to find six missing noblemen and a way to Aslan's kingdom.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Family, Fantasy, Adventure
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, saga, stylized, semi serious
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Grachi (2011)
Plot Summary:
Grachi is a Nickelodeon Latin America fantasy television series written by Mariela Romero, Catharina Ledeboer and Mariana Palos that focuses on the life and love experiences of Graciela "Grachi" Alonso, a teenage witch. It premiered in Latin America on May 2, 2011. The series stars Isabella Castillo as Grachi, Andrés Mercado as Daniel and Kimberly Dos Ramos as Matilda; also featuring Mauricio Henao, Sol Rodríguez and Lance Dos Ramos in supporting roles. In June 2011 it was confirmed that the series was renewed for a second season, which began airing on February 27, 2012. The second season features a rogue teen witch named Mía, portrayed by María Gabriela de Faría, and a new rival for Daniel, Leo, portrayed by Willy Martin. In June 2012 the series was renewed for a third and last season of 50 episodes, which aired from March 4, 2012 to May 10, 2013: the third season features two new wizards, Axel and Manú, while Lance Dos Ramos leave. The series has been dubbed to English and is currently being aired through Nickelodeon Philippines since January 2012. Season 2 will air on May 6, 2013.Season 3 will aired 2014.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 588
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, feel good, sweet, not serious
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Wolfblood (2012)
Plot Summary:
Being a teenager is hard enough. Being a Wolfblood teenager is ten times more complicated. 14 year old Maddy loves her abilities - heightened senses, being faster, stronger and more graceful - but hates the secrets that come with them.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, serious, suspenseful, bleak
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The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019)
Plot Summary:
Return to the world of Thra, where three Gelfling discover the horrifying secret behind the Skeksis' power and set out to ignite the fires of rebellion and save their world.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: computer animated, atmospheric, exciting, captivating, colorful, touching, anime, children's program, epic fantasy, confusing
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The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe (1988)
Plot Summary:
Four kids travel to the magical land of Narnia where they must battle an evil queen with the direction of the Lion, Aslan.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 171 min
Plot tags: exciting, offbeat, serious, mystical, mythical, cult classic, stylized
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The Silver Chair (1990)
Plot Summary:
Eustace, along with a new companion named Jill Pole, is brought back to Narnia. The pair are told by Aslan they must search for King Caspian's missing son, Prince Rillian.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Fantasy, Family, Adventure
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, exciting, humorous, stylized, semi serious
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The Worst Witch (2017)
Plot Summary:
Join Mildred Hubble in CBBC's adaptation of The Worst Witch books, written by Jill Murphy.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: entertaining, humorous, feel good, light, captivating, spooky