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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 |
Genre | fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon |
Country | USA, United Kingdom |
Duration | 01:12 |
Captain New Eyes travels back in time and feeds dinosaurs his Brain Grain cereal, which makes them intelligent and non-violent. They agree to go to the Middle Future in order to grant the wishes of children in New York city. They are to meet Dr. Bleeb of the Museum of Natural History, but get sidetracked with their new children friends and run into the Captain's evil brother, Professor Screweyes.
Mark | imdb: 6.6 |
Genre | fantastic, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon |
Country | USA, Denmark, Australia, Norway |
Duration | 01:47 |
It's been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: LEGO DUPLO® invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild.
Mark | imdb: 7 |
Genre | fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, detective |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:32 |
In the town of Blithe Hollow, Norman Babcock is a boy who can speak to the dead, but no one besides his eccentric new friend, Neil, believes his ability is real. One day, Norman's estranged eccentric uncle tells him of an important annual ritual he must take up to protect the town from an curse cast by a witch it condemned centuries ago. Eventually, Norman decides to cooperate, but things don't go according to plan. Now, a magic storm of the witch threatens Blithe Hollow as the accursed dead rise. Together with unexpected new companions, Norman struggles to save his town, only to discover the horrific truth of the curse. With that insight, Norman must resolve the crisis for good as only he can.
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: 6.1 |
Genre | fantastic, action, fantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon |
Country | USA |
Lilo, Stitch, Jumba and Pleakley have finally caught all of Jumba's genetic experiments and found the one true place where each of them belongs. Stitch, Jumba and Pleakley are offered positions in the Galactic Alliance, turning them down so they can stay on Earth with Lilo. But Lilo realizes her alien friends have places where they belong, and it's finally time to say "aloha."
Mark | imdb: 6.3 |
Genre | fantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:08 |
Pete, a young orphan, runs away to a Maine fishing town with his best friend a lovable, sometimes invisible dragon named Elliott! When they are taken in by a kind lighthouse keeper, Nora, and her father, Elliott's prank playing lands them in big trouble. Then, when crooked salesmen try to capture Elliott for their own gain, Pete must attempt a daring rescue.
Mark | imdb: 5 |
Genre | fantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon |
Country | USA, China, Canada, Thailand |
Duration | 01:23 |
In the adorably different town of Uglyville, weirdness is celebrated, strangeness is special and beauty is embraced as more than meets the eye. After traveling to the other side of a mountain, Moxy and her UglyDoll friends discover Perfection -- a town where more conventional dolls receive training before entering the real world to find the love of a child.
Mark | imdb: 6.1 |
Genre | fantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:07 |
Russia is being terrorized by an evil witch known as Baba Yaga; the only one who is not afraid of her is Bartok the Magnificent. Bartok, an albino bat, has just arrived in Moscow and is impressing everyone with his performances, including Prince Ivan Romanov. However, one person is not impressed; Ludmilla finds Bartok annoying and naive. After Bartok's show, a violent bear suddenly attacks. Bartok must save everyone by stunning the bear with dust and then knocks him over and traps him in a wagon.
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: 5.2 |
Genre | fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon |
Country | United Kingdom, France, Republic of Ireland, Australia |
Duration | 01:25 |
A shaggy, candy-loving puppy named Dougal along with a group of friends embarks on a dangerous journey in an effort to imprison their oppressor -- the evil ice sorcerer ZeeBad (Zebedee's evil twin). As the world is placed in mortal danger Zeebad who wants to turn the world to ice. Doogal and his friends must recover 3 diamonds that are needed to stop him.
Mark | imdb: 7.1 |
Genre | fantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon |
Country | Japan, USA |
Duration | 01:25 |
A little boy whose dreams transcend reality is sucked into his own fantasy, which is everything he has dreamed of, until he unleashes an old secret that may not only destroy this perfect dream world but reality itself.
Mark | imdb: 5.3 |
Genre | fantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon |
Country | United Kingdom, USA, India |
Duration | 01:23 |
A lowly stable elf finds that he is the only one who can stop an invasion of the North Pole by using the secret of Santa's Sleigh, a TimeGlobe, to travel back in time to Save Santa - twice.
Mark | imdb: 6.8 |
Genre | horror, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, detective |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:15 |
Join Scooby-Doo, Shaggy and the Mystery Inc. crew as they head to Chicago for Talent Star, a hit talent show in which Fred and Daphne are finalists with some high hopes. Unlucky for them, the competition is frightful as the show is being broadcast from an opera house with a history of horrors and a particularly vengeful phantom that has cursed the show's production.
Mark | imdb: 5.9 |
Genre | comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:12 |
A harried prehistoric bird mom Ethel entrusts her precious, soon-to-hatch egg to Sid. When she recommends him to her neighbors – a condor mom, Cholly Bear and Gladys Glypto – business booms at his new egg-sitting service. However, dastardly pirate bunny Squint, who is seeking revenge on the herd, steals, camouflages and hides all the eggs. Once again, with Squint’s twin brother, Clint, assisting, Manny, Diego and the rest of the gang come to the rescue and take off on a daring mission that turns into the world’s first Easter egg hunt.
Mark | imdb: 7.3 |
Genre | fantastic, action, fantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:37 |
When an evil spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces for the first time to protect the hopes, beliefs and imagination of children all over the world.
Mark | imdb: 6.5 |
Genre | comedy, family |
Country | USA |
Ivan is a 400-pound silverback gorilla who shares a communal habitat in a suburban shopping mall with Stella the elephant, Bob the dog, and various other animals. He has few memories of the jungle where he was captured, but when a baby elephant named Ruby arrives, it touches something deep within him. Ruby is recently separated from her family in the wild, which causes him to question his life, where he comes from and where he ultimately wants to be.
Mark | imdb: 6.3 |
Genre | fantasy, comedy, musical, family, cartoon, short |
Country | USA |
It's Halloween in the 100 Acre Wood, and Roo's best new friend, Lumpy, is looking forward to his first time trick-or-treating. That is, until Tigger warns them about the scary Gobloon, who'll turn them into jack-o'-lanterns if he catches them. But if Roo and Lumpy turn the tables on the Gobloon, they get to make a wish! Lumpy and Roo decide to be "brave together, brave forever" and catch the Gobloon so they can make their wishes come true.
Mark | imdb: 7.1 |
Genre | fantasy, comedy, drama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon |
Country | USA, United Kingdom |
Duration | 01:03 |
During an ordinary day in Hundred Acre Wood, Winnie the Pooh sets out to find some honey. Misinterpreting a note from Christopher Robin, Pooh convinces Tigger, Rabbit, Piglet, Owl, Kanga, Roo, and Eeyore that their young friend has been captured by a creature named "Backson" and they set out to save him.
Mark | imdb: 7.1 |
Genre | fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon |
Country | United Kingdom, USA, Republic of Ireland, France, Canada |
Duration | 01:37 |
Each Christmas, Santa and his vast army of highly trained elves produce gifts and distribute them around the world in one night. However, when one of 600 million children to receive a gift from Santa on Christmas Eve is missed, it is deemed ‘acceptable’ to all but one – Arthur. Arthur Claus is Santa’s misfit son who executes an unauthorized rookie mission to get the last present half way around the globe before dawn on Christmas morning.
Mark | imdb: 6.5 |
Genre | action, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon |
Country | France, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg |
Duration | 01:18 |
Dragon Hunters is a fantastic tale telling the adventures of two dragon hunters: the world has become a vast conglomerate of islands of varying size and shape. This babbling universe is mainly peopled with ruthless rogues, surly peasants and illiterate, petty lords Their main concerns revolve around two fundamental rules : Eat and don't get eaten.
Mark | imdb: 6.6 |
Genre | fantasy, comedy, melodrama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon |
Country | USA |
Gulliver washes ashore on Lilliput and attempts to prevent war between that tiny kingdom and its equally-miniscule rival, Blefiscu, as well as smooth the way for the romance between the Princess and Prince of the opposing lands. In this he is alternately aided and hampered by the Lilliputian town crier and general fussbudget, Gabby. A life-threatening situation develops when the bumbling trio of Blefiscu spies, Sneak, Snoop, and Snitch, manage to steal Gulliver's pistol.
Mark | imdb: 4.8 |
Genre | fantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon |
Country | France, United Kingdom, Germany, China, Canada, USA |
Marla is forced to abandon her carefully structured life to embark on an epic journey to find her younger brother Charlie who has disappeared into the vast and wondrous animated world of Playmobil toys.
Mark | imdb: 6.8 |
Genre | fantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon, music |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:22 |
One day, Horton the elephant hears a cry from help coming from a speck of dust. Even though he can't see anyone on the speck, he decides to help it. As it turns out, the speck of dust is home to the Whos, who live in their city of Whoville. Horton agrees to help protect the Whos and their home
Mark | imdb: 6.1 |
Genre | fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon |
Country | United Kingdom, USA |
Duration | 01:33 |
Once upon a time... in the far away kingdom of Dor... lived a brave and virtuous mouse with comically oversized ears who dreamt of becoming a knight. Banished from his home for having such lofty ambitions, Despereaux sets off on an amazing adventure with his good-hearted rat friend Roscuro, who leads him, at long last, on a very noble quest to rescue an endangered princess and save an entire kingdom from darkness.
Mark | imdb: 5.3 |
Genre | fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon |
Country | USA, Belgium, Canada |
Duration | 01:45 |
The evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence. But when he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him what he wants, and only a secret spell that Smurfette knows can turn the Naughties into real Smurfs, Gargamel kidnaps Smurfette and brings her to Paris, where he has been winning the adoration of millions as the world¹s greatest sorcerer. It's up to Papa, Clumsy, Grouchy, and Vanity to return to our world, reunite with their human friends Patrick and Grace Winslow, and rescue her! Will Smurfette, who has always felt different from the other Smurfs, find a new connection with the Naughties Vexy and Hackus or will the Smurfs convince her that their love for her is True Blue?
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: 5.7 |
Genre | fantastic, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:21 |
When the sky really is falling and sanity has flown the coop, who will rise to save the day? Together with his hysterical band of misfit friends, Chicken Little must hatch a plan to save the planet from alien invasion and prove that the world's biggest hero is a little chicken.
Mark | imdb: 7.8 |
Genre | fantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, comedy, drama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon, detective |
Country | USA, South Korea, Spain, Japan, Mexico |
Two years after the events of "Change Your Mind", Steven (now 16 years old) and his friends are ready to enjoy the rest of their lives peacefully. However, all of that changes when a new sinister Gem arrives, armed with a giant drill that saps the life force of all living things on Earth. In their biggest challenge ever, the Crystal Gems must work together to save all organic life on Earth within 48 hours.
Mark | imdb: 5.9 |
Genre | comedy, adventure, family, cartoon |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:23 |
When world-famous air racer Dusty learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he must shift gears and is launched into the world of aerial firefighting. Dusty joins forces with veteran fire and rescue helicopter Blade Ranger and his team, a bunch of all-terrain vehicles known as The Smokejumpers. Together, the fearless team battles a massive wildfire, and Dusty learns what it takes to become a true hero.
Mark | imdb: 6.3 |
Genre | action, fantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon |
Country | USA |
Duration | 00:48 |
A holiday themed animated direct-to-video film starring Academy Award-winners, Tom and Jerry. It uses a good deal of Tchaikovsky's famous ballet The Nutcracker as background music. This film would be the last animated production for Tom and Jerry co-creator, Joseph Barbera, who would die on December 18, 2006. The film features all of the exaggerated violence usually found in Tom and Jerry.
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: 7.3 |
Genre | fantasy, comedy, melodrama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:35 |
The journey of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an incredible adventure that spans three fantastical worlds where he must face his greatest fears.
Mark | imdb: 5.8 |
Genre | comedy, melodrama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon, music |
Country | USA, Australia, New Zealand |
Duration | 01:40 |
Mumble the penguin has a problem: his son Erik, who is reluctant to dance, encounters The Mighty Sven, a penguin who can fly! Things get worse for Mumble when the world is shaken by powerful forces, causing him to brings together the penguin nations and their allies to set things right.
Mark | imdb: 6.3 |
Genre | fantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon, biography |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:15 |
The Grimm brothers Wilhelm and Jacob, known for their literary works in the nineteenth century, have their lives dramatized. In the movie they write a family history for a duke which includes reenactments of three of their stories including "The Dancing Princess," "The Cobbler and the Elves" and "The Singing Bone."
Mark | imdb: 6.3 |
Genre | fantasy, comedy, melodrama, adventure, family, cartoon |
Country | USA, Japan |
Duration | 01:30 |
A bored and domesticated Shrek pacts with deal-maker Rumpelstiltskin to get back to feeling like a real ogre again, but when he's duped and sent to a twisted version of Far Far Away—where Rumpelstiltskin is king, ogres are hunted, and he and Fiona have never met—he sets out to restore his world and reclaim his true love.