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Plot Summary:
The Octonauts is a British children's television series, produced by Silvergate Media for the BBC channel Cbeebies. The series is animated in Ireland by Brown Bag Films but uses British voice actors. The TV series is based on American-Canadian children's books written by Vicki Wong and Michael C. Murphy of Meomi Design Inc. The Octonauts follows an underwater exploring crew made up of stylized anthropomorphic animals, a team of eight adventurers who live in an undersea base, the Octopod, from where they go on undersea adventures with the help of a fleet of aquatic vehicles. The subject matter is reminiscent of Star Trek and Thunderbirds blended with Jacques Cousteau. Although it is science fiction as regards its technology, the exotic creatures and locations that the crew encounter are real marine animals in their natural habitats.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Ireland, UK
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, 3d animation, tense, clever, entertaining, exciting, smart, computer animated
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The Sylvester & Tweety Show (1976)
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Sylvester Cat is a lisping, inept, and often loud-mouthed cartoon alley cat with a penchant for chasing elusive mice and a weakness for various types of fowl, especially an innocent-looking but fiesty yellow canary named Tweety, whom Sylvester would like nothing better than to roast and eat. Each episode of this series contains three theatrical cartoons featuring Sylvester, two of them with Tweety, the other featuring Sylvester away from Tweety and often with his little son, Junior, and Hippety Hopper, a baby kangaroo he always mistakes for a giant mouse.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Animation, Family, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sentimental, anime, exciting, humorous, semi serious
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Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks (2003)
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, UK, Ireland
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, computer animated, educational
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Geronimo Stilton (2009)
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Geronimo Stilton is a 2009 television series based on the books of the same name. It is produced by Atlantyca Ent. and MoonScoop Group. It first premiered on September 15, 2009 on Rai 2 in Italy. On April 15, 2010, Atlantyca Entertainment and MoonScoop announced they would continue the series with a second season of twenty-six episodes, which premiered in Italy on October 24, 2011.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 401
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Mystery
Country: Italy, Canada, France
Duration: 26 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous
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Oggy Oggy (2021)
Plot Summary:
Join adorable kitten Oggy and his cast of cat pals in a bright and colorful kitty world. They're always on the go for fun times and fantastic adventures!.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 74
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: France
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: 3d animation, funny, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, fairy tale, slapstick comedy, computer animated
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Pororo the Little Penguin (2003)
Plot Summary:
Pororo the Little Penguin is a computer-generated animated cartoon series created by Iconix Entertainment, SK Broadband, Ocon and EBS with the North Korean company Samchŏlli in Kaesŏng. Production began in 2002 and the program began airing in South Korea on EBS in 2003. Internationally, the program currently airs on Australian, French, Taiwanese, Indian, Italian, Puerto Rican, Japanese, Chinese, Singaporean and Vietnamese channels. It also started airing in Norway, on Boomerang, and Cartoonito in the UK. It will air on Disney Channel Asia and CITV in 2013. In South Korea, Pororo has become famous among preschool kids and children and has earned the nickname "Pororo the President" while to some teenagers, "Pororo the God". The series revolves around the adventures of Pororo and his friends who live in the snowy village of Porong Porong Forest, who often encounter challenges and learn practical and moral lessons in each episode.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 125
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 5 min
Plot tags: 3d animation, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, computer animated, disaster movie
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Maya the Bee (2012)
Plot Summary:
Hello everyone, I'm Maya the Bee! What do I love? Freedom! That's why I live in the meadow instead of the hive. I have a thousand and one adventures with my friends: Shelby snail, Max the worm ... and of course Willy! Willy is very lazy and greedy ... But he's my best friend. Together, we go on an many adventures! Let's go!.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 367
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 13 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating
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Shaun the Sheep: Adventures from Mossy Bottom (2020)
Plot Summary:
Clever sheep Shaun, loyal dog Bitzer and the rest of the Mossy Bottom gang cook up oodles of fun and mischief on the farm.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 739
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 14 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Maya the Bee (1975)
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Maya the Bee is an anime television series produced by Zuiyo Enterprise in Japan. The series consisted of 52 episodes and was originally telecast across Japan from April 1975 to April 1976 on the TV Asahi network. Based on the classic children's book Maya the Bee by Waldemar Bonsels, the anime series has become extremely popular in Europe and has been rebroadcast in countries and languages all around the world since its premiere. Two English-dubbed versions of the series exist, a British version, using a translated version of the original theme tune, and featuring British accents for the characters; and a United States version with an entirely new theme tune, produced by Saban Entertainment, which was broadcast from January 1, 1990 to December 31, 1992 on the children's television channel Nickelodeon. Maya the Bee aired alongside other juvenile-targeted anime such as Adventures of the Little Koala, Noozles and The Littl' Bits as part of Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block of programming for young children. A second Maya the Bee series, Shin Mitsubachi Māya no Bōken, was a co-production made in 1979 by Wako Productions and Austrian/German Apollo Film, Wien. The second series first premiered in Germany from September 1979 to September 1980. The very different and cartoon-like second series, which lasted for 52 episodes, wasn't very popular and did not premiere in Japan until October 1982, on TV Osaka, and aired through September 1983. Ten episodes from this series were added to 45 from the original for the U.S. broadcast run, bringing the total of Maya episodes aired on Nickelodeon in the U.S. to 55.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Austria, Japan, West Germany
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: anime, retro, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Baby Looney Tunes (2001)
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Baby Looney Tunes is an American animated television series showing the Looney Tunes characters as babies. It was produced by Warner Bros. Animation. The show premiered on WB stations usually before or after the Kids' WB! block on September 7, 2002 and continued to air on Cartoon Network until 2006. The show is similar to Muppet Babies, with the main characters taken care of by Granny.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, captivating, anime, exciting, cute, 2d animation
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Clifford's Puppy Days (2003)
Plot Summary:
Talk about going to the dogs! Everyone's favorite fire engine red puppy, Clifford, is back in a series of fun new adventures. In "Helping Paws," Clifford proves that although he's kind of little, he can be a big help to his friends. In "Puppy Play Time," the pooch discovers that via imagination, sharing and friendship, you don't always need a toy to have fun during playtime.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 358
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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Shaun the Sheep (2007)
Plot Summary:
Shaun the Sheep is a British stop-motion animated children's television series produced by Aardman Animations, and commissioned by the British Broadcasting Corporation and Westdeutscher Rundfunk, a constituent member of the consortium of German public-broadcasting institutions, ARD. It is a spin-off of the Wallace and Gromit franchise, starring Shaun from A Close Shave as its main protagonist. It first aired in the UK on CBBC in March 2007. The series has also inspired its own spin-off show, Timmy Time, which is aimed at younger viewers. The show has been broadcast in 180 countries around the world.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Animation, Short, Comedy, Family
Country: UK, Finland, Germany
Duration: 7 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious, anime, light, captivating, semi serious, claymation
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Nature Cat (2015)
Plot Summary:
Nature Cat can’t wait to get outside for a day of backyard nature excursions and bravery! But there’s one problem; he’s still a house cat with no real instincts for nature. That doesn’t stop this passionate and curious feline, who loves learning and experiencing all he can about nature.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 410
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: educational, feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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Pecola (2001)
Plot Summary:
Pecola is a 3D Japanese anime series from Canada which stars cube-shaped anthropomorphic animals in a place called Cube Town. It is based on a series of children's picture books by Naomi Iwata. The series aired on Cartoon Network in 2003 for 26 episodes. It was produced by Nelvana and Milky Cartoon. This show uses the same graphics as Gregory Horror Show, which was also created by Iwata. The series has also been shown on TV Tokyo, Teletoon in Canada, YoYo TV in Taiwan, Nick Jr. in Australia, TF1 in France and Qubo in the US. The show stars Pecola, a curious and hyperactive penguin who tries to help the people of Cube Town but often wreaks havoc instead. Pecola is an orphaned penguin who lives with Pecolias, his grandfather. Cube Town is a small, isolated coastal village which contains an art museum, a beach, a lighthouse and a canal. It is located adjacent to Crescent Bay surrounded by the Rookery Mountains coastal range and serviced by regular ships which deliver mail, food and other supplies, as well as occasional tourists from a nearby metropolis named Cubic City. The heights above it lead into Glacier Valley which is snowbound even during summer.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 133
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: Canada, Japan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Peppa Pig (2004)
Plot Summary:
Peppa Pig is an energetic piggy who lives with Mummy, Daddy, and little brother George. She loves to jump in mud puddles and make loud snorting noises.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 9 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, colorful, semi serious, educational, captivating, 2d animation, colourful
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Snorks (1984)
Plot Summary:
The Snorks is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera which ran on NBC from September 15, 1984, to May 13, 1989. Although not as popular as the animated series The Smurfs, the program continued to be available in syndication from 1986 to 1989 as part of The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera's 3rd season, on USA Network in the late-1980s and early-1990s, on the BBC in the late 1990s, and from 2009–2011 and again from 2012–Present on Boomerang.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Belgium, France, Philippines, Taiwan
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: anime, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Angry Birds Blues (2017)
Plot Summary:
Angry Birds Blues is a Finnish computer-animated television series starring the Blues (Jay, Jake and Jim) and the Hatchlings that appeared in The Angry Birds Movie. Animated in the same style as the movie, it was produced by Rovio Entertainment along with its affiliated company Kaiken Entertainment, with Bardel Entertainment providing its animation. The series premiered on 10 March 2017 on the Toons.TV channel, before continuing on the Angry Birds' official YouTube channel after ToonsTV was shut down.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 222
Genere: Animation, Short, Comedy, Family
Country: Finland, Canada
Duration: 2 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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CatDog (1998)
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CatDog is an American animated television series created for Nickelodeon by Peter Hannan. The series depicts the life of conjoined brothers, with one half being a cat and the other a dog. Nickelodeon produced the series from Burbank, California. The first episode aired on April 4, 1998, before the show officially premiered in October. The episode "Fetch" was also shown in theaters with The Rugrats Movie. Toward the end of the series run, a made-for-TV film was released, titled CatDog: The Great Parent Mystery. Reruns were played on Nicktoons until 2011 and later aired on TeenNick as part of The '90s Are All That block. The series is produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio and Peter Hannan Productions and has been released on DVD.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: humorous, stylized, colorful, touching, dark comedy, retro, semi serious, sitcom, buddy comedy, black comedy
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Peep and the Big Wide World (2004)
Plot Summary:
Peep and the Big Wide World is an animated cartoon that teaches nature and basic science concepts to preschoolers. The main characters include a yellow baby chick named Peep and his friends Quack, a teenaged blue drake, and Chirp, a baby red robin with pink eyelids. The current show, narrated by Joan Cusack is based on a National Film Board of Canada cartoon short of the same name, created in 1988 by Kaj Pindal and narrated by Peter Ustinov, and another short, "The Peep Show", from 1962. The original short comprised three 10-minute films featuring Peep, Quack, and Chirp as they meet a cat, a ladybug, a turtle and a frog who speaks from both sides of his mouth. The show is produced by WGBH in Boston and 9 Story Entertainment in Toronto, Canada. In the US, this show formerly aired on Discovery Kids as part of its commercial-free and sponsor-free "Ready, Set, Learn!" programming block. It now airs nationally in the United States on public television, distributed by American Public Television. In Canada, it airs on TVOntario. DVDs and books are also available for purchase. Peep and the Big Wide World is currently sponsored by the National Science Foundation in conjunction with WGBH-TV as part of an education and outreach program. The principal investigator is Kate Taylor, also of the ZOOM block. The National Science Foundation is the only permanent sponsor of the show. Northrop Grumman, The Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and Toyota funded the show for only season two. The Discovery Kids Foundation funded the show for only season one. In 1999, the show was produced by Clumsy PriStar Television. The VHS copies are produced from Clumsy Pristar's home viewings.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 724
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, clever, educational
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Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales (2008)
Plot Summary:
Mater the tow truck travels from country to country as he retells his infamous but unbelievable stories.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 36 min
Plot tags: humorous, exciting, feel good, stylized, clever, semi serious, computer animated, 2d animation
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Go, Diego, Go! (2005)
Plot Summary:
Go, Diego, Go! is a children's television series created by Chris Gifferd and Valerie Walsh, and is a spin-off of Dora the Explorer. The show premiered on September 6, 2005 and ended on September 16, 2011 on Nickelodeon. It also aired as part of the Nick Jr. on CBS block from September 17, 2005 to September 9, 2006. On December 20, 2006, Nick Jr. announced that it had ordered twenty new episodes that were in production. Since April 2008, the show has been dubbed into Spanish and airs in the United States on Univision as part of their Planeta U block.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, entertaining, educational
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Justin Time (2011)
Plot Summary:
Looking for adventure? Then come along as Justin and his imaginary pals Olive and Squidgy star in the biggest stories of all time. Justin’s imagination catapults him into larger-than-life adventures all around the world!.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 236
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, semi serious, feel good, captivating, entertaining, educational, 2d animation
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Sea of Love (2022)
Plot Summary:
Sea animal friends Bruda, Bobbi, Wayu and Puri go on mini adventures in the ocean, where relatable, everyday moments come with a splash of magic.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 66
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Thailand
Duration: 10 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, 2d animation
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Octonauts and the Caves of Sac Actun (2020)
Plot Summary:
The Octonauts embark on an underwater adventure, navigating a set of challenging caves to help a small octopus friend return to the Caribbean Sea.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 226
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: educational, sincere, feel good, humorous, sweet, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, contemplative, visually appealing
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Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (2006)
Plot Summary:
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is an American animated television series, that premiered in prime time on Disney Channel on May 5, 2006. The program was originally part of the Playhouse Disney daily block intended for preschoolers. On February 14, 2011, it was moved to the Disney Junior block, serving as Playhouse Disney's replacement. It is the only Mickey Mouse program to be aimed at preschoolers. The series was co-developed by Bobs Gannaway, who is also responsible for Jake and the Never Land Pirates. Production of the show was put on a four-month suspension in the spring of 2009, due to the death of voice artist Wayne Allwine, the longtime voice of Mickey Mouse. Production resumed when Bret Iwan has been cast as the fourth performer of Mickey's voice. On June 23, 2013, Bill Farmer, the voice actor for Goofy and Pluto, confirmed on his official Twitter account that Mickey Mouse Clubhouse would cease production after 7 years of episodes. However, reruns will still continue on the Disney Junior 24/7 service.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: educational, humorous, feel good, semi serious, computer animated, 3d animation, funny, light, entertaining, captivating
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Pound Puppies (2010)
Plot Summary:
A group of pound dogs make it their mission to place puppies with their perfect person and have lots of adventures along the way.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 574
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, light, feel good, exciting
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A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise (2012)
Plot Summary:
Sammy and Ray, leatherback turtles and friends forever, are enjoying an atoll's water and sand, shepherding new hatchlings Ricky and Ella out to sea. Suddenly, a poacher swoops in and ships them off to be part of a spectacular aquarium show for tourists in Dubai. The kingpin of the place, Big D the seahorse, enlists them in his plans for a great escape. But with their new friends Jimbo the bug-eyed blob fish and Lulu the snippy lobster, Annabel the sweet Octopus, and a whole family of penguins, Sammy and Ray hatch breakout plans of their own. That is when little Ricky and Ella arrive, determined to break in to rescue them. After a series of thrilling adventures and narrow escapes, our heroes head south to meet up with Shelly, Sammy's first and only love.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: Belgium, USA, France, Italy
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: semi serious, feel good, humorous, 3d animation, light, entertaining, anime, computer animated
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The Lion of Judah (2011)
Plot Summary:
Upon learning that Judah has been trapped in the clutches of the townspeople and faces the possibility of being the sacrifice at the annual Festival, the stable mates leave their cozy barn and embark on an adventure to find and free their friend.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 686
Genere: Animation
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, computer animated, feel good, entertaining, christian film, anime, 3d animation
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The Reef 2: High Tide (2012)
Plot Summary:
Trained in the skills of sea power, Pi the fish can fight a shark, sink a squid or batter any random predator that ever threatens his friends and neighbors on the reef. Unfortunately, being the only hero in town can take its toll, especially when a group of sharks declares that the end of the reef is soon at hand.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: South Korea, USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, light, feel good, anime, exciting, computer animated
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Paw Patrol (2013)
Plot Summary:
A group of six rescue dogs, led by a tech-savvy boy named Ryder, has adventures in "PAW Patrol." The heroic pups, who believe "no job is too big, no pup is too small," work together to protect the community. Among the members of the group are firedog Marshall, police pup Chase, and fearless Skye. All of the animals have special skills, gadgets and vehicles that help them on their rescue missions. Whether rescuing a kitten or saving a train from a rockslide, the PAW Patrol is always up for the challenge while also making sure there's time for a game or a laugh.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: multicultural, colorful, entertaining, talky, funny, feel good, captivating, exciting, humorous, semi serious
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Finding Dory (2016)
Plot Summary:
Dory is reunited with her friends Nemo and Marlin in the search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did she learn to speak Whale?.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 296000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, China
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: feel good, light, humorous, touching, sentimental, sweet, emotional, entertaining, 3d animation, semi serious