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Mark | imdb: 8.1 |
Genre | adventure, family, cartoon, music |
Country | USA |
Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful gig at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body and is transported to the You Seminar, a center in which souls develop and gain passions before being transported to a newborn child. Joe must enlist help from the other souls-in-training, like 22, a soul who has spent eons in the You Seminar, in order to get back to Earth.
Mark | imdb: 6.1 |
Genre | fantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon, short |
Country | USA |
When Brainy Smurf is favored to win the annual Smurfberry Hunt for the ninth year in a row, Gutsy Smurf sets out to discover how Brainy wins every year. Gutsy’s investigation takes him into spooky Smurfy Hollow–and right into Gargamel’s trap! Can Brainy and Gutsy, with the help of Smurfette, put aside their rivalry before Gargamel captures them–or worse, they come face-to-face with the legendary ghost, the Headless Horseman?
Mark | imdb: 5.8 |
Genre | fantasy, cartoon, short |
Country | USA |
Join the Monster High ghouls on an all new aquatic adventure as they dive deep into the crystal deep blue waters of the Great Scarrier Reef. When the ghouls get pulled in the school pool, they find themselves transported to a world of corals and florals - a wild underwater wonderland! But Lagoona is not there to see the sights - she's on a mission of the heart, as she realizes she has come home! She must confront her childhood nemesis and bully, come to terms with her own freaky flaws, win an aquatic dance extravaganza, and fight a terrible beast from the deep. So take the plunge - you won't believe what awaits you under the waves!
Mark | imdb: 6.7 |
Genre | fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short |
Country | USA |
Duration | 00:21 |
The Zoosters are back in an all-new holiday adventure. When Santa and his reindeer crash onto the island of Madagascar it's up to Alex, Marty, Gloria, Melman and those wacky penguins to save Christmas. Get ready for a sleigh full of laughs in this hilarious new holiday classic.
Mark | imdb: 6.9 |
Genre | fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short |
Country | USA |
Duration | 00:05 |
A legendary and friendly creature named Nessie lives happily in a small pond with her friend MacQuack, a rubber duck. When a rich developer takes the pond and land surrounding it to build a miniature golf course, Nessie is forced to search for a new home.
Mark | imdb: 7.5 |
Genre | action, fantasy, comedy, melodrama, adventure, cartoon, short |
Country | USA, United Kingdom, Canada, Japan |
Duration | 01:52 |
Scott Pilgrim is a 23 year old Canadian slacker and wannabe rockstar who falls in love with an American delivery girl, Ramona V. Flowers, and must defeat her seven "evil exes" to be able to date her.
Mark | imdb: 7.2 |
Genre | horror, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short |
Country | USA, Philippines, India, United Kingdom |
A dark comedic adventure about the titular Bunnicula, a vampire rabbit, Mina, his owner, and her two pets, Chester the cat and Harold the dog. Instead of blood, Bunnicula feeds on carrots to sustain himself which gives him super abilities which come in handy on his and his friends escapades. The series is based on the book series of the same title by James Howe and Deborah Howe.
Mark | imdb: 6.8 |
Genre | action, thriller, fantasy, family, cartoon, short |
Country | USA |
Duration | 00:38 |
Sanjay's Super Team follows the daydream of a young Indian boy, bored with his father's religious meditation, who imagines "a kind of ancient, Hindu version of The Avengers, with the gods appearing like superheros.
Mark | imdb: 7.2 |
Genre | fantastic, action, fantasy, comedy, family, cartoon, short |
Country | USA, Australia, Denmark |
Duration | 00:21 |
Luke Skywalker embarks on a mission to destroy a Imperial base, but is relentlessly chased by a group of fanatic girls who think of him as a celebrity. Meanwhile, Darth Vader engages a rivalry with Darth Maul, in order to prove that he's the best Sith Lord.
Mark | imdb: 7 |
Genre | fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short |
Country | USA |
Duration | 00:05 |
Mike and Sulley are back at Monsters University for a fun-filled weekend with their Oozma Kappa fraternity brothers. The gang is throwing their first party, but no one’s showing up. Luckily for them, Mike and Sulley have come up with a plan to make sure “Party Central” is the most epic party the school has ever seen.
Mark | imdb: 8.4 |
Genre | action, fantasy, comedy, adventure, cartoon, short |
Country | USA |
In a dark future wasteland, the great cities have risen and fallen, primordial beasts have reclaimed the wilderness and thieves and savages populate sparse, dirty towns. From the frozen north emerges a warrior known as Korgoth, and his merciless savagery may be his only key to survival.
Mark | imdb: 8 |
Genre | fantasy, comedy, family, cartoon, short |
Country | USA |
Duration | 00:06 |
When Day, a sunny fellow, encounters Night, a stranger of distinctly darker moods, sparks fly! Day and Night are frightened and suspicious of each other at first, and quickly get off on the wrong foot. But as they discover each other's unique qualities--and come to realize that each of them offers a different window onto the same world-the friendship helps both to gain a new perspective.
Mark | imdb: 7 |
Genre | fantastic, action, fantasy, adventure, cartoon, short |
Country | USA |
Duration | 00:25 |
Chosen the world’s protector against the Seven Deadly Enemies of Man – pride, envy, greed, hatred, selfishness, laziness and injustice – young Billy Batson accepts his destiny as Captain Marvel. Battling alongside Superman against nefarious Black Adam, Billy soon discovers the challenge super heroes ultimately face: is it revenge or justice?
Mark | imdb: 7.4 |
Genre | fantasy, cartoon, short |
Country | Netherlands |
Duration | 00:14 |
A wandering warrior finds an unlikely friend in the form of a young dragon. The two develop a close bond, until one day the dragon is snatched away. She then sets out on a relentless quest to reclaim her friend, finding in the end that her quest exacts a far greater price than she had ever imagined.
Mark | imdb: 7.9 |
Genre | fantasy, drama, family, cartoon, short |
Country | USA |
Duration | 00:07 |
A young boy comes of age in the most peculiar of circumstances. Tonight is the very first time his Papa and Grandpa are taking him to work. In an old wooden boat they row far out to sea, and with no land in sight, they stop and wait. A big surprise awaits the boy as he discovers his family's most unusual line of work. Should he follow the example of his Papa, or his Grandpa? Will he be able to find his own way in the midst of their conflicting opinions and timeworn traditions?
Mark | imdb: 6.8 |
Genre | fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:32 |
Storks deliver babies…or at least they used to. Now they deliver packages for a global internet retail giant. Junior, the company’s top delivery stork, is about to be promoted when he accidentally activates the Baby Making Machine, producing an adorable and wholly unauthorized baby girl...
Mark | imdb: 6.5 |
Genre | comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short |
Country | USA |
Duration | 00:25 |
When Sid accidentally destroys Manny's heirloom Christmas rock and ends up on Santa's naughty list, he leads a hilarious quest to the North Pole to make things right and ends up making things much worse. Now it's up to Manny and his prehistoric posse to band together and save Christmas for the entire world!
Mark | imdb: 7.2 |
Genre | fantasy, melodrama, musical, family, cartoon, short, music |
Country | USA |
Duration | 00:07 |
The story follows the love story of two volcanoes, Uku and Lele. It features a song, "Lava", which is written by Murphy and performed by Kuana Torres Kahele and Napua Greig, who voice the two volcanoes.
Mark | imdb: 7.3 |
Genre | fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short |
Country | USA |
Duration | 00:22 |
Lanny and Wayne are at it again! With the Big 2-5 fast approaching, Wayne and Lanny must race to recover classified North Pole technology which has fallen into the hands of a computer-hacking Naughty Kid! Desperate to prevent Christmas from descending into chaos, Wayne seeks out the foremost Naughty Kid expert to aid in the mission: a bombastic member of the Coal Bucket Brigade who also happens to be his estranged brother, Noel.
Mark | imdb: 6.3 |
Genre | fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short |
Country | USA |
Duration | 00:17 |
So you want to be a dragon trainer do you? Prepare yourself for adventure, excitement and training as Hiccup, Astrid, Toothless and Gobber tell the legend behind the Book of Dragons and reveal insider training secrets about new, never-before-seen dragons.
Mark | imdb: 6.2 |
Genre | fantasy, comedy, musical, family, cartoon, short |
Country | USA |
Duration | 00:07 |
The mythological satyr plays some tunes on his pipes and gets various flora and fauna dancing to them. Two clouds also dance; they bump into each other, causing lightning strikes that start a forest fire. The animals rush to escape the fire. Finally, an animal comes to tell Pan of the fire; he rushes to it, and gets it to dance to his tune, right into the lake.
Mark | imdb: 6.7 |
Genre | fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon |
Country | Canada, USA, United Kingdom |
Duration | 02:13 |
The charismatic Sir Lionel Frost considers himself to be the world's foremost investigator of myths and monsters. Trouble is, none of his small-minded, high-society peers seems to recognize this. Hoping to finally gain acceptance from these fellow adventurers, Sir Lionel travels to the Pacific Northwest to prove the existence of a legendary creature known as the missing link.
Mark | imdb: 8 |
Genre | fantasy, drama, musical, family, cartoon, short |
Country | USA |
Duration | 00:25 |
The Once-ler, a ruined industrialist, tells the tale of his rise to wealth and subsequent fall, as he disregarded the warnings of a wise old forest creature called the Lorax about the environmental destruction caused by his greed.
Mark | imdb: 7.9 |
Genre | fantasy, drama, family, cartoon, short |
Country | USA |
Duration | 00:18 |
In a desolate future, one small town has survived because of a large windmill dam that acts as a fan to keep out pollution. The dam's operator, Pig, works tirelessly to keep the sails spinning and protect the town, despite abuse from classmates and an indifferent public. When a new student joins Pig's class, nothing will be the same again.
Mark | imdb: 7.8 |
Genre | fantasy, drama, family, cartoon, short |
Country | USA |
An animated short based on Hans Christian Andersen's tale about a poor young girl with a burning desire to find comfort and happiness in her life. Desperate to keep warm, the girl lights the matches she sells, and envisions a very different life for herself in the fiery flames filled with images of loving relatives, bountiful food, and a place to call home.
Mark | imdb: 6.9 |
Genre | fantasy, comedy, family, cartoon, short |
Country | USA |
Duration | 00:08 |
Mickey's orphans ask for a story; Mickey casts himself as Jack in Jack and the Beanstalk. He starts with the climbing of the beanstalk; after evading the giant a few times, he ends up inside a cheese sandwich, and then in the giant's mouth, where he ultimately grabs onto a pipe and gets pulled out by the giant. In the ensuing chase, Mickey launches a pepper bomb to slow the giant down, then outruns him coming down the beanstalk and sets the stalk on fire.
Mark | imdb: 6.7 |
Genre | fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon |
Country | USA, Republic of Ireland |
Duration | 01:42 |
A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group characters in order to save their world -- and ours.
Mark | imdb: 7.1 |
Genre | fantasy, comedy, family, cartoon, short |
Country | United Kingdom, Germany, USA, Republic of Ireland |
A follow up to the 2009 animated feature and adapted from the childrens' book by Julia Donaldson and Alex Scheffler. The Gruffalo's child explores the deep dark wood in search of the big bad mouse and meets the Snake, Owl and Fox in the process. She eventually finds the mouse, who manages to outwit her like the Gruffalo before!